209: Chapter 209 Dragon Crystal Mine Opens? Everyone's Treasure Hunting is Awesome!

As soon as the Dragon Domain administrators took office, order at the mine entrances stabilized immediately.

solo players queued up to enter the mines.

Guild players stood obediently at the back.

If anyone dared to cut the line, a red light would instantly flash above their head.

[Warning: Malicious line-cutting is prohibited in public mining areas!]

Buzzcut Warrior stood at the entrance, holding a management light screen, his expression stern.

"Enter in order."

"Anyone who causes trouble will have their access frozen immediately."

Several major guild members were fuming, their faces turning blue with frustration, but no one dared to move.

A team had just been teleported out and banned for three days earlier; no one wanted to be next.

High above Wanlong City.

Lin Zhe looked down at the long lines snaking from the mine entrances, his expression calm.

Ao Ningshuang stood by his side, her silver eyes scanning several sealed mining mountains in the distance.

"The five core mines that Qing Yan kept hidden have been inventoried."

"The reserves are very plentiful."

"Among them are two medium-sized mines and three small high-yield mines, all of which he previously hid in the back mountains of Black Wind Valley."

Qing Yu also handed over the inventory list.

Lin Zhe glanced at it.

That old fellow Qing Yan was indeed wealthy.

In addition to the dragon crystals and equipment confiscated earlier, he also secretly controlled five core Dragon Crystal Mines.

If the rebellion hadn't completely cleared out Black Wind Valley, these mines might never have been discovered.

Lin Zhe spoke indifferently: "Open them."

Qing Yu immediately bowed her head: "Yes."

The next second, golden light vibrated across the sky of the Dragon Domain.

A server-wide announcement boomed out.

[Server Announcement: Lin Zhe, the Honorary Co-Lord of the Dragon Domain, announces that the five core Dragon Crystal Mines hidden by Qing Yan are officially open to all players!]

[Open Mining Areas: Black Wind Mine No. 1, Black Wind Mine No. 2, Black Wind Mine No. 3, Rift Valley Dragon Crystal Mine, Red Rock Rich Mine!]

[Mining Rules: 30% of the dragon crystals mined by players belong to the individual, and 70% are handed over in exchange for double suppression points!]

[The Dragon Crystal exchange rate has been lowered by another 10% on top of the original base!]

[All mining areas will be maintained by Dragon Domain player administrators; guild monopolization, malicious road-blocking, and reselling mining spots are prohibited!]

As soon as the announcement finished.

The entire server exploded.

"Holy crap! All five mines are opening?"

"And we keep 30% while 70% gets double points?"

"The exchange rate dropped another 10%? Isn't this just giving away money?"

"To the Dragon Domain! Go now!"

The Luofeng Village teleportation array instantly lit up as bright as day.

Teleportation points in Holy Light City, Fengyu Village, Shiti Village, and Blackstone Town were all swamped by players.

Life-class players went even crazier.

Usually, they weren't strong at killing mobs, and no one rushed to group with them for dungeons.

But mining was different.

As long as you had a pickaxe, stamina, and patience, you could make a profit.

A blacksmith player closed his shop on the spot.

"I'm not forging anymore!"

"I'm going to mine dragon crystals first!"

A tailor player nearby also shouldered a pickaxe.

"Don't ask me to make clothes today, I'm going to get rich!"

Outside the Wanlong City teleportation array, the long line stretched further and further.

One hundred meters.

Five hundred meters.

Eventually, it exceeded a thousand meters.

Ye Xiaoying stood beside the queue, shouting loudly: "All players, divert according to mining areas!"

"If Mine No. 1 is full, go to Mine No. 2!"

"Don't crowd the solo player exclusive tunnels!"

"Guild teams take the team tunnels; if you dare steal a solo player's spot, you'll be banned for three days!"

Mining Expert, with an administrator badge floating above his head, had already rushed to the entrance of the Red Rock Rich Mine.

He looked at the swarming crowd of players and grinned.

"Don't get rowdy."

"There are plenty of mines."

"Whoever mines seriously will get rich."

As soon as he finished speaking, a new announcement popped up.

[Dragon Domain Announcement: The First Dragon Domain Mining Competition has officially begun!]

[Event Duration: Seven Days!]

[Ranking Rules: Rankings are calculated based on the total weight of dragon crystals handed over by players during the event!]

[1st Place Reward: Dragon Race Exclusive Orange Weapon [dragon blood battle axe]!]

[2nd Place Reward: mid-grade dragon crystal × 50!]

[3rd Place Reward: 20 free entries to all Dragon Domain dungeons!]

[The top one thousand players will all receive varying amounts of Dragon Crystal fragments and suppression points!]

[The final right of interpretation for this event belongs to Lin Zhe and the Dragon Domain administrators!]

Boom!

With this, the entire server went completely mad.

"Top prize is an orange weapon!"

"Dragon Race Exclusive Orange Weapon [dragon blood battle axe]? That's the end-game weapon for warriors!"

"Second place gets fifty mid-grade dragon crystals? This reward is insane!"

"Seven days! I'm not sleeping for these seven days!"

At the mine entrances, players flooded in like a tide.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of pickaxes hitting the mine walls soon merged into a continuous rhythm.

Inside Black Wind Mine No. 1, dragon crystals were embedded in the rock walls, shimmering with a blue-gold light.

A warrior player swung his pickaxe and struck hard.

Crack!

A low-grade dragon crystal fell out.

His eyes lit up instantly.

"I got one!"

A priest player nearby stopped healing people, rolled up his sleeves, and swung his pickaxe frantically.

"Don't block my path to riches!"

"I'm going to mine a hundred today!"

The advantages of life-class players soon became apparent.

They had better stamina management, higher gathering proficiency, and could accurately find cracks in the ore veins.

A gathering player with the ID [Old Miner] dug out over seventy low-grade dragon crystals in half a day.

When settling at night, his hands were trembling as he looked at his backpack.

"Based on the current real-world trading price..."

"I earned over ten thousand today?"

The eyes of several players nearby turned red with envy.

"For real?"

"You really made over ten thousand?"

"I only make eight thousand a month at my job!"

"What job? Take leave and come mining!"

The world channel was soon flooded with screenshots.

[Screenshot: low-grade dragon crystal × 116]

"Mined for a day, real-world profit of thirteen thousand. Thanks, Boss Lin Zhe!"

[Screenshot: Handed over points doubled]

"70% handed over for double points, then swapped for materials—massive profit!"

[Screenshot: Mine Leaderboard Rank 37]

"Life-class players have finally risen up!"

Someone even shouted directly in the channel.

"Brothers, I've resigned."

"I'm a full-time dragon crystal miner from now on."

A wave of replies followed immediately.

"Stay calm!"

"But I understand you!"

"A Dragon Domain miner earning over ten thousand a month—nothing to be ashamed of!"

In the official back-end, Zhou Ming watched the skyrocketing data, unable to hide his grin.

"The number of online players has risen again?"

The technician's voice trembled: "It has! The activity level of life-class players has quadrupled!"

"Dragon Domain teleportation revenue, pickaxe sales, stamina potion sales—they're all exploding!"

Zhou Ming took a deep breath.

"Don't let it lag."

"Continue to expand the capacity of the Dragon Domain mining areas."

"Whoever dares to let players get stuck in a queue now, I'll have their head."

High above Wanlong City, the clanging sounds of mining drifted from the direction of the five mining mountains.

From morning until night.

It never stopped.

Players entered with empty baskets and came out with glowing faces.

Some stuffed 30% of the dragon crystals into their backpacks.

Some handed over 70% in exchange for points.

Some stared at the Mining Competition leaderboard, their eyes bloodshot.

[Current 1st Place: Mining Expert, Total Weight: 3,860 catties]

[Current 2nd Place: Old Miner, Total Weight: 3,512 catties]

[Current 3rd Place: Iron Pickaxe War God, Total Weight: 3,320 catties]

Every time the leaderboard refreshed, a burst of strange shouts erupted in the mines.

"First place went up again!"

"Work harder! The dragon blood battle axe is mine!"

"Stop talking and swing those pickaxes!"

Ao Ningshuang looked at the five mining mountains that were bustling once more, her silver eyes shimmering slightly.

The wealth Qing Yan had hidden for three hundred years had now become a carnival for the players.

Lin Zhe simply stood with his hands behind his back, calmly looking toward the mining areas.

The Dragon Domain had just suppressed a rebellion; it needed popularity, order, and the flow of resources.

Now, these five mines were fully alive.