Nian Shutong did not know what others were thinking and did not care even if she knew.
People with poor vision see too little and not far enough.
How could she possibly start mining crystal stones right away?
Or rather, how could she let others know she was mining crystal stones from the start?
Nian Shutong had already discussed with the Little Black Rabbit that once they found crystal stones, they would store them below until they reached a certain quantity or it became impossible to hide if discovered.
As for how much to bring out, that would be their own choice.
Nian Shutong did not intend to bring all the harvest out, although Floating Star sounded promising, but what if! Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on NoveI-Fire.ɴet
It was still better to trust herself.
She initially wanted the Little Black Rabbit to go down with a Space Button, but the little rabbit said it could store them in its stomach.
Only after understanding did Nian Shutong realize that the Little Black Rabbit not only could dig but also had Sumeru Qiankun inside its stomach, not big but definitely enough to store crystal stones.
By hiding them this way, no one would know.
This was also why Nian Shutong sat above; she hadn’t gone down, so how could a rabbit possibly hide anything.
Therefore, Nian Shutong was communicating with the Little Black Rabbit at the moment.
"Did you find any crystal stones?"
"Yes, Master, I’ve started storing the top-grade crystal stones."
Below, the Little Black Rabbit swallowed the top-grade crystal stones one by one into its stomach, leaving quite a few middle-grade and low-grade ones outside.
The essence of crystal stones would seep out, so the Little Black Rabbit kept moving busily. Swallowing one more stone was another stone secured, the master had said as long as they had crystal stones, they would win.
There was no need to let others know how much they had.
The Little Black Rabbit kept busy, while Nian Shutong feigned indifference above, drawing other people’s attention; she crunched on a bag of chips and then gnawed on a peach apple.
Regardless, she was attracting quite some attention.
"Hmm? Who is so lucky to have mined crystal stones?"
A pleasant voice floated down.
While eating peanuts, the thought that crossed Nian Shutong’s mind was: the disruptor has arrived.
"Little Black Rabbit, faster!"
The Little Black Rabbit did not dare waste time, hoarding one more stone was still one more.
However, the woman’s words had also drawn everyone’s attention.
Who mined the crystal stones?
Nine people looked at each other, sizing up one another, who could it be?
The woman above had now landed on the third-floor surface and smiled at Ye Zi who had always been in the back: "Our Ye Zi is getting prettier."
Seeing the woman, Ye Zi, who had a mature charm, unexpectedly showed a naive and bright smile, sweetly calling out, "Aunt Mei."
"Ah, even calling is so pleasant to hear."
Aunt Mei praised Ye Zi with a few words, making her a bit embarrassed; however, she pointed at Nian Shutong and said to Aunt Mei, "Something’s not quite right."
Aunt Mei nodded, indicating she understood.
However, since they were in a competition, they wouldn’t intervene; Aunt Mei’s arrival was only to ensure the bet would proceed smoothly.
Now, the other nine were still suspicious of each other, but there was always someone who would speak up.
"It’s not me, I only dug up ore."
"Maybe someone made a mistake!"
"Are you fucking stupid, didn’t you hear them calling Aunt Mei?"
All nine people here knew one thing: Aunt Mei was the last person you wanted to provoke on Floating Star. Ever since Aunt Mei arrived, none of them dared to look her in the eye.
Wasn’t Aunt Mei beautiful? Naturally, she was.
It was a beauty that aged like a fine wine, not only showing no signs of aging but instead being as fitting and fragrant as a cup of tea.
After each of the nine people had their say, all eyes turned to Nian Shutong. Nian Shutong knew there was no point in pretending or covering it up anymore, especially since she intended to win.
The bets were placed, how could she not win?
"Wow, I’m quite lucky to still find some crystal stones."
As soon as Nian Shutong finished speaking, a little black rabbit emerged from the hole, holding a translucent crystal stone in its front paws.
"Little Black Rabbit, you’re really capable, keep it up."
Nian Shutong crouched by the hole, took the crystal stone, and casually tossed it into an empty bamboo basket beside her.
Following that, everyone saw a little rabbit occasionally popping out to deliver a crystal stone—one after another. It made them anxious!
Can’t you go down and help the rabbit?
With one stone at a time, when will this end!
But no matter how anxious these nine people were, Nian Shutong continued at her own pace, satisfied as long as there were crystal stones, regardless of the quantity.
Each time the Little Black Rabbit went down, it first swallowed a bit of top-grade crystal stones for itself then brought up a low-grade crystal stone. This repeated action made everyone outside anxious.
Now not only were the people at the scene anxious, but those watching the video were as well.
"Is that a crystal stone?"
"Holy smokes! There are crystal stones!"
"Damn, I’m going to lose!"
"Not necessarily, given this speed of mining, there won’t be many."
"Who cares if he wins or loses, those are crystal stones!"
"Crystal stones are one thing, but would you dare to provoke Aunt Mei?"
At the mention of provoking Aunt Mei, everyone shut up.
However, you can’t lay a hand on someone in Floating Star. But what about outside Floating Star?
Many were pondering this, and some even stood up, ready to go check out the third floor.
At the very least, they had to see it for themselves and confirm it, and make sure not to lose anyone.
Many held this thought and headed toward the third floor. In the end, only a handful of people were left in the betting room, including Lian Qing.
He looked at the empty room and wanted to tell these people: Offending Nian Shutong was nowhere near as bad as offending Aunt Mei.
Unfortunately, hindsight is always perfect.
On the third floor, more and more people were arriving. Everyone who came down nodded toward the direction of Aunt Mei, greeted her with a call of "Aunt Mei", and quickly left to choose a spot to stand and watch Nian Shutong.
At this time, Nian Shutong sensed more and more people were coming down and urged again, "Hurry up!"
Little Black Rabbit was fully cooperating and acting, and the crowd saw one low-grade crystal stone being taken out after another, which seemed somewhat odd.
Only these few low-grade crystal stones have this kind of aura?
Nian Shutong immediately issued an instruction, and the next time Little Black Rabbit came up, its front paws held a high-grade crystal stone.
"Oh my god! I’m going to strike it rich!"
Crouching at the opening, Nian Shutong slapped her thigh, displaying a greedy expression, and quickly urged, "Fast! Speed it up!"
This time, everyone outside, watching Nian Shutong, saw her take two steps inside the hole.
Many above also anxiously stepped forward, but only stopped when Aunt Mei lazily raised an arm and asked, "Would everyone please hold back a moment?"