Chapter 2438

Not far away, several people were wielding tools, engaged in mining. They must be mining for the essence stones. When they saw Adrian, they waved their tools and asked, "Hey, what are you doing here? Don't you know it's dangerous?" Adrian smiled and replied, "Aren't you all here, too? If you're not afraid of danger, why should I be?" While speaking, he used his consciousness to scan the group. He found that none of them emitted any trace of mana—they were all ordinary people. Thus, he had no reservations. The apparent leader asked, "We're miners from out of town. We're here to mine. How about you?" Adrian chuckled. "I'm from out of town, too. I heard there's a valuable mineral vein here, so I came to take a look. Hope you don't mind." The leader generously said, "This mineral vein was discovered by everyone together. It doesn't belong to any one person. Feel free to mine. If we strike it rich, we'll share the wealth! Hehe, buddy, do you need tools?" The leader kindly offered Adr