The Game of Global Mining
Chapter 671 - 520: I’m "Logging Off" to Make Baguettes
After breakfast, Chun was pushed onto a teleportation array and transported to a place he had never been to before, where four noticeably stronger mechanical puppets awaited.
With a flash of electricity, Chun was enveloped in a faint energy shield.
— System Alert: Warning! You have entered a static electric field. Any misconduct will result in a forceful conversion of the field and more charges against you.
Aileen immediately became tense: "I feel my Divine Domain has been unsettled. This force field seems to be specifically monitoring my domain!"
Chun was shocked: "Then I can't go out-of-body either?"
Aileen uneasily replied: "I'm not sure. It's best not to move."
Then the puppet pushed the wheelchair out through a small door onto the street.
And so, the city tour officially began, much to the astonishment of NPCs and players on the street.
Chun was dumbfounded. Was this really a city tour?
Chun asked, "You said I could freely choose the places to tour?"
"Yes!"
Chun asked again, "Can I go to the city's most luxurious Dancing Girl Tavern?"
"You can!"
Chun was stunned: "And the expenses?"
"Any expense below 1000 Mining Coins per day will be reimbursed by the prison. You'll have to cover anything above that yourself."
Holy shit, reimbursement!
Chun was in agony, completely confirming that it was Tifa's doing! For a rich lady who casually allocates a million to Tom the cat, a 1000-a-day reimbursement is nothing at all! She must have found out I was ill last night, so she's giving me special treatment! The Ten Lords would love to frame me until the game shuts down!
Chun asked again, "What if I'm offline?"
"We'll arrange for you to tour the city as we see fit."
If it doesn't make sense, why not log off? Can't accept this favor from Tifa! Also make sure the Ten Lords can't figure it out!
"Aileen, pull me back to the Divine Domain; let's ignore the outside world!"
Aileen was amused: "Okay, dear, shall we continue to rest?"
Again?
Chun sweat: "No matter what, this is still the street. Let's do something else, like studying how baguettes are made. We've observed the process, so how about we try making some?"
Aileen laughed: "Sure, since we're free, we can try several times."
Indeed, materials science is about continuous trials. Eventually, we'll get it right! But this static electric field outside is annoying!
Chun reminded: "Aileen, we can't use the Gourmet Domain."
Aileen frowned: "That will greatly reduce our success rate. We should send more Dancing Girls to try, even if they fail; it will improve their cooking skills."
Chun asked: "Great, how many Dancing Girls can cook?"
"There are twenty intermediate ones."
Chun frowned: "Intermediate..."
It feels a bit like we're wasting food. The more people there are, the more wasteful we get.
Aileen smiled: "My dear, don't worry. The Bitch has her ways. Didn't they also successfully make the Electric Wolf Fang Dagger?"
Holy shit, that was a dagger? Wait a second!
Chun was stunned: "So, you mean to make baguettes the same way they made the dagger?"
Aileen cheerfully said: "Exactly!"
Uh... Chun sweat: "Not the same at all, okay? Baguettes are actually quite soft when they're just out of the oven!"
Aileen coquettishly laughed: "It's actually the same, dear. You were also quite soft in the beginning..."
Holy shit! Such a vivid comparison, it might just work?
Chun sweat: "Alright, let's do it!"
...
Ten Lords Chat Group.
As the Ten Lords gradually came online and wished each other a good morning, Metatron announced the results: "Everyone, a bomb has been planted on Chun's wheelchair and he's on his official city tour today! The escort robots are equipped with high-sensitivity static electric fields to specifically monitor his domain, so he can't make any moves."
Michael sighed: "These robots aren't low-grade. What about the rumors?"
Metatron proudly said: "Already arranged. I've had all the taverns in the city claim he's working with me to lure and kill Pirates, reversing his reputation among the Pirates!"
Sariel laughed: "Really looking forward to seeing his reaction!"
Gabriel wondered: "Sariel, you pulled another all-nighter? Even the Mermaid returned to town to rest, yet you're not resting?"
Sariel laughed: "I couldn't sleep because I wanted to see how this clown would perform!"
Metatron chuckled: "Look at him, he's already heading to the tavern! Is he planning to use the tavern to send messages?"
Sariel scoffed: "That daily reimbursement of 1000 is really too cheap for him!" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Metatron laughed: "The 1000 a day benefit is also announced to the taverns, and spreading it will further provoke Pirate resentment."
Gabriel was puzzled: "He's asking about logging off?"
Metatron was also startled: "He's really logged off!"
The Lords were bewildered: "What's going on? He really logged off? Avoiding risks by logging off?"
Gabriel asked in surprise: "Is his domain fluctuating?"
"Not at all!"
Sariel grumbled: "So boring, I'm going to rest."
Metatron was also helpless: "Alright, I stayed up all night making bombs; I need to rest too. Butler, keep an eye on Chun for me."
Butler: "Understood, sir. Rest assured."
Michael asked: "Uriel, you also pulled an all-nighter. Aren't you resting?"
Uriel chuckled: "I'm familiar with the route now. I can rest while transporting minerals along the safe route. I've already delivered two batches from the Earth Flame Tribe to the Black Dragon Fortress, a hundred cars in total!"
Michael eagerly asked: "How many more cars are needed to activate Secret Abyss City?"
Uriel sighed: "Let's wait for the Black Dragon Lord's notice. It seems she has the idea, seeing me work so hard. She also wants to acquire other high-grade minerals from Lost Paradise to help startup."
Sela laughed: "Isn't the Black Dragon Lord notoriously stingy? Isn't she willing to buy when she gets free minerals from you?"
Uriel laughed: "That means starting up Secret Abyss City is a major event!"
Michael laughed: "In that case, I really don't wish for you to rest. Work as hard as an ox or a horse..."
...
At this moment, Chun was enjoying himself happily in a cake shop with Aileen and a group of Dancing Girls.
There's no denying that Aileen's Path of Green was useful. Although these Dancing Girls were just getting started, their creativity in this aspect, with this soft and hard dichotomy, might actually succeed! Meanwhile, I, the expert-level chef, am actually the one wasting food materials.
Just then, a text message sounded on the phone. It was Zhou Qing: "Bro Chun, if you're busy, no need to reply."
Not busy at all.
Chun replied: "Leader, I'm not busy."
Zhou Qing immediately asked: "Bro Chun is touring Bronze City; do you need players to cooperate?"
Chun got anxious: "No no no, there's nothing going on, just let it be."
Zhou Qing laughed: "Mainly because we don't understand; global players don't understand either. But since Bro Chun has the Little Demon, I'm still reassured."
Uh... Now being monitored by the force field, I don't dare let Little Demon take action!
Chun remembered something: "Have the brothers who cooperated with me in playing the abstract red names and went to prison been released?"
Zhou Qing laughed: "They don't want to leave! They've taken on those red-named factions who set fire to the city, won a lot of prisoner support, and triggered many strange tasks, gaining a lot. They're actually experiencing the benefits of being in prison."
Holy shit, they're all talents!