Su Xiaobai was stunned for a second, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Just a moment ago, he had been lamenting that metal and mineral resources were always insufficient, requiring hefty sums to purchase. He had been hoping for an ability that could automatically mine underground for him… And as soon as he finished speaking, the new system function he unlocked turned out to be [One-Click Auto Mining]!
With this feature, didn't it mean that Su Xiaobai would now have an enormous additional source of income every moment of every day?
Moreover, mining underground in the wild was completely different from acquiring mineral resources from the market. The market had fixed prices, but wild underground mining didn't!
Who knew? Maybe he'd dig up something incredibly valuable, something worth billions in an instant.
And if he discovered an entire vein of some rare metal, then it wouldn't just be billions—it could be hundreds of billions or even trillions!
Most importantly… With this function, Su Xiaobai would have the chance to obtain even more unimaginable resources from the foreign world!
Even the mighty Martial Gods would covet such resources!
"Unlock it! Unlock it now!"
Su Xiaobai commanded without hesitation.
"640 million deducted. Unlock successful!"
As the system notification sounded, a brand-new space appeared beside the [One-Click Forging Space].
Inside, a creature resembling a pangolin appeared. However, it was as tall as a human, covered in grayish-white scales… and its nose was unbelievably sharp, resembling a spiral drill bit—a Mining Gremlin!
With Su Xiaobai's order, the Mining Gremlin instantly disappeared.
In the next second, the Mining Gremlin reappeared in a barren wasteland.
Not far away, a pack of ferocious beasts sensed its presence and charged at it, roaring.
But the Mining Gremlin didn't seem to know what fear was. It sniffed the air in all directions with its drill-like nose.
Just as the beasts were about to pounce with their bloody maws wide open, the Mining Gremlin suddenly caught a special scent. It leaped forward, and its drill-like nose pierced straight into the ground!
It burrowed at an astonishing speed. By the time the beasts arrived, its presence had completely vanished…
All they saw was a deep, pitch-black hole. The beasts snorted in frustration before scattering in disappointment.
"Ding! Discovered 'Cloudsound Rock'!"
"Ding! Obtained 'Cloudsound Rock' ×2!"
"Ding! Obtained 'Cloudsound Rock' ×1!"
"Ding! Obtained 'Cloudsound Rock' ×2!"
The Mining Gremlin had barely been dispatched for less than three minutes before the system's notification started rolling in.
One neatly cut Cloudsound Rock after another appeared out of thin air in Su Xiaobai's storage space—at a rate of one every five seconds!
"This mining speed… is insane!"
"And it started with Cloudsound Rock? This is amazing!"
Su Xiaobai burst out laughing.
A single fist-sized Cloudsound Rock was worth at least millions! Whether for alchemy or forging, it was an essential material.
Because of its rarity, it was always sold out the moment it appeared on the market.
Su Xiaobai had been lucky enough to find some on the black market a few times, but he had always needed large amounts.
And now? He didn't have to spend a single cent—Cloudsound Rock was raining into his hands!
This isn't just gathering materials.
This is printing money!
"At this rate, once I gather enough minerals, I can forge a whole batch of spirit weapons in no time!"
"And the profit… Tsk, tsk, tsk! I can't even imagine!"
By forging them into spirit weapons, my net worth would skyrocket nearly a hundredfold!
After all, martial artists are always desperate for spirit weapons.
Even if I raised the price by 50%, they would still fight to buy them!
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that if Su Xiaobai put up 100 spirit weapons, they would sell out instantly.
Even if he put up 10,000, they'd still be gone in no time!
This was the proper way to turn mineral resources into wealth!
"System, how much does it cost to upgrade One-Click Auto Mining?"
With such an overpowered function, how could Su Xiaobai not upgrade it?
"Level 2: 32 million spirit coins. Mining Gremlins: 2."
"Level 3: 160 million spirit coins. Mining Gremlins: 3."
"Level 4: 800 million spirit coins. Mining Gremlins: 4."
From the system's response, Su Xiaobai quickly calculated the cost: each upgrade required 5 times the previous cost!
This was the most expensive upgrade cost so far.
But he wasn't dissatisfied at all.
Because the profit potential of this function was just too enormous!
Unlike one click-collection—where resources were limited to specific locations—minerals were everywhere underground!
Randomly finding just one could mean an entire deposit—or even an incredible mineral vein!
With such sky-high profits, who cared if the upgrade cost 5 times as much?
Upgrade it! No hesitation!
"System, upgrade One-Click Auto Mining!"
"Deducting 32 million spirit coins. Upgraded to Level 2. Mining Gremlins: 2."
"Deducting 160 million spirit coins. Upgraded to Level 3. Mining Gremlins: 3." ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ NoveI[F]ire.net
"Deducting 800 million spirit coins. Upgraded to Level 4. Mining Gremlins: 4."
As soon as the upgrade was completed, three new Mining Gremlins materialized.
Without delay, they were automatically dispatched to the wild, searching for treasures and mining at full speed!
"Well… Now I'm broke."
After reaching Level 4, Su Xiaobai was completely cleaned out.
He had only a few hundred million spirit coins left—not enough to upgrade anything further.
"I've upgraded what I needed, unlocked what I needed… Now, it's time to head to Base No. 15!"
"I need to experience the might of a major base firsthand… and see what the foreign world truly looks like!"
Time flashed by, and three days passed in an instant.
"Ding! 'Unification Law Codex' advanced to Intermediate!"
"Ding! 'Chasing Sun Blade' advanced to Beginner!"
"Ding! 'Ten Absolute Heavenly Gang Body' advanced to Intermediate!"
"Ding! 'Great Sun Blade' advanced to Beginner!"
"Ding! 'Chasing Sun Blade' advanced to Intermediate!"
"Ding! 'Burning Heaven Flame' advanced to Beginner!"
Throughout the past three days, the auto-practice notifications never stopped.
Countless Lesser Transcendent techniques had been strengthened…
But Su Xiaobai's system panel hadn't changed in the slightest.
This only reinforced his belief—the leap from Elite Martial Commander to Ultimate Martial Commander was unimaginably difficult!