World-saving Plan: The Only Savior

Chapter 1771 - 52: Plague Relics (8)

The bearded man named Onorato is a member of the Lan Family’s mining crew, participating in the extraction of various transcendent resources during this mission.

Onorato was born on a planet rich in mineral resources, and he grew up in the mining area, having a profound understanding of the various mineral resources abundant in the Dark Star Alliance.

This action at the plague relics was hard-won by Onorato, who went through layers of tests and selections to finally gain the opportunity to join the mining crew among many competitors.

According to the conditions provided by the Lan Family, as long as he participates in the action, regardless of the result, he will certainly receive a large amount of money, as well as five portions of Life Gene Potion and one portion of Dark Spirit Affinity Potion.

The former is used to significantly extend the lifespan of ordinary people, something he and his family urgently need, while the latter is used to enhance the affinity for dark spiritual power, offering those without dark spiritual talent more chances to awaken as Dark Spirits, even though it’s not guaranteed and the probability can be tricky, yet it does not affect people’s eagerness for it.

For ordinary people in this world, becoming a true Dark Spirit is the quickest way to make a name for oneself, and Onorato plans to have his daughter use such a potion as he does not want her to end up like him, spending a lifetime in mining pits.

Thus, Onorato chose to join this relic expedition, becoming an honorable miner within the mining crew.

Of course, besides these basic rewards, the Lan Family also promised to grant additional rewards based on the quantity of ores each individual obtains.

Therefore, when the foreman proposed that Onorato could go back to rest, the latter hesitated visibly.

"Foreman, I feel I can still work for a while longer. I’ll leave with everyone later."

Onorato declined the foreman’s suggestion and resumed swinging his extractor, getting back to work diligently.

Due to the impact of the plague relics’ internal environment, everyone’s movements here become exceedingly difficult, especially for the ordinary members of the mining crew, who without wearing the exoskeleton armor, can’t even leave the base, fearing they would be instantly torn apart with a single step outside.

"My physical strength is now below forty percent. I must return before it falls below the safe threshold. I can likely continue working for three more hours, perhaps even find a raw stone if luck is on my side..."

Onorato explores within the mining pit while constantly monitoring his physical strength.

Here, every miner must pay attention to this attribute, as it’s a value displayed by the exoskeleton mecha fitted to one’s constitution. Once the physical strength falls below twenty percent, they will face imminent danger, as working every second in this extreme environment is torturous.

Onorato operated his detection instrument for a while, eventually discovering a new Olharast mineral after digging through numerous ordinary rocks.

"Onorato, quite lucky there, looks like you made another find?"

A passing friend couldn’t help but give a jealous glance.

Onorato greeted his friend and then started digging seriously.

"Damn, this stone is buried quite deep. At this angle, it might be hard to extract it. Direct excavation risks damage, I’ll have to try a different angle..."

He spent a long time comparing angles against the rock face but couldn’t find a suitable leverage point.

The mineral in front was enormous, and Onorato felt that if he could extract it, he’d surely earn a considerable amount of contribution value rewards.

After careful deliberation, Onorato finally picked a direction and began the extraction with his mining tool.

However, as the extractor merely touched the rock face before him, the surrounding space shook, dirt and gravel fell incessantly, causing Onorato to momentarily lose his footing.

"What’s happening!?"

Onorato was shocked and immediately looked around.

"Run! The mine is collapsing! Run!"

The shouts of his companion echoed in his ears, and the mining tunnel instantly plunged into chaos. Everyone here knew the consequences of a mine collapse, especially in such a harsh environment. No one can remain calm under these circumstances.

The terrain of the Olharast vein is extremely complex, with a high difficulty of extraction, compounded by the environmental constraints within the plague relics, requiring skilled technicians to retrieve minerals here.

No one who descends here is less than excellent in this aspect, and they understand better than anyone the situation they are in now.

Onorato’s forehead was sweating profusely, and he decisively discarded the extractor, then turned the exoskeleton armor up to maximum power, and sprinted towards the upper exit along with the others.

"Boom!"

Another loud noise occurred, with the tremors stronger than imagined, and Onorato and the others were blocked by debris shortly after escaping, with seven or eight people trapped inside a temporary rest area in the tunnel.

Fortunately, this rest area is built with resilient dark spiritual materials, its hardness highly trustworthy, maintaining an intact status amidst the increasingly violent tremors.