Who says a sickly daughter can’t break through the weirdness?

After two days of investigation and exploration, Shen Qinyin and her team finally found the abandoned mining area in Jiuyin Mountain that was abandoned by the military district.

The iron gate of the mining area had long been twisted and deformed, half hanging on the hinges and swaying in the wind, making a teeth-grinding creaking sound.

The remaining "Military Control" warning sign on the door frame seemed to have been corroded by some sticky liquid, leaving only half of the word "Forbidden", which glowed a strange dark red under the gloomy sky.

Shen Qinyin stood at the entrance of the abandoned mining area, looking at the dead silence that permeated the surroundings, and a chill rose in her heart.

Tang Miao's Arcana gave Shen Qinyin a sharper insight. As she rushed here, she had already confirmed that there were no living people other than them within a radius of hundreds of miles, so naturally there was no ambush.

She glanced at the giant Titan standing in the mining square at the back, then looked at the dark mine in front of her that seemed to lead to hell, and couldn't help but sigh.

With such a small entrance, there is no hope of driving a Titan in. Moreover, the internal structure of the mine is generally relatively fragile and cannot withstand the tossing of such a giant machine.

"Tang Miao, Xiao Xiang, and sister, you guys wait for us outside. We'll be out before sunset. If anything happens, hide inside the Titan. Don't act rashly. Wait for us to come out."

Shen Qiyin gave these instructions.

"Got it, you guys have to be careful..."

Lin Qiutang couldn't help but smile bitterly at this.

Her telekinesis ability has gradually become useless in the team.

It's okay to deal with strange beasts, but it's obvious that they will feel powerless when dealing with entities.

Seeing Lin Qiutang's lonely smile, Shen Qinyin felt uncomfortable in her heart.

She knew that her sister was blaming herself for not being able to help. In addition, Shen Qiyin was also very anxious because her soul resonance level with Lin Qiutang had reached level 4.

Only one level left for her to awaken the "Arkana" form.

However, improving the level of soul resonance depends not only on daily accumulation, but also on the "spiritual connection" at a certain moment.

To describe it in terms of a game, a "special event" is needed as a key to unlock the next level.

This judgment condition of the notebook is very convenient when it is convenient, but it is very torturous when it gets stuck. It can be regarded as a double-edged sword.

As for why Tang Miao should be left here, the answer is simple.

After Tang Miao fully awakened as the "Popeess", the detection ability she gained was no less powerful than Shen Qiyin's "insight".

With her around, any outsiders approaching the mining area can be sensed in advance and given an early warning.

The most important thing is that the fully awakened "Arcana" seems to be able to create a vague sense of connection with Shen Qinyin.

This feeling is more like a telepathy between each other. If one party encounters an emergency, the other party will notice it.

With this help, Shen Qiyin can sense their situation even if they are far apart.

Shen Qinyin took Kana into the mine. The air was turbid and humid, mixed with rust and some kind of corrupt stench.

The two men's tactical flashlights cut through the darkness, and the beams of light shone on the mottled rock walls of the tunnel, reflecting large areas of dark brown moss.

She didn't know if it was her illusion, but Shen Qinyin always felt that the veins of the moss looked a bit like a hideous human face.

However, the third eye did not detect anything amiss from above, and the mines covered by the perception network did not detect any other abnormalities.

According to the feedback from the perception network, the interior of this mine is not large, with an estimated depth of only seventy or eighty meters, and a diameter from north to south of only about three hundred meters at most, which can be completely covered by Shen Qinyin's exploration network.

"Something's not right about this place." Kana looked around and kicked off a rusty hard hat at her feet. The sound of metal clashing was particularly harsh in the silent mine tunnel. "If that guy codenamed Gray Wolf didn't lie to us, this place has been abandoned for at most a month."

As she spoke, she squatted down and picked up a piece of rusty ash from a corroded and rotten iron pickaxe with her fingers: "Look, this iron pickaxe is rotten beyond recognition.

Even though it's damp inside the mine, it would take at least a year or two for a perfectly good pickaxe to corrode to this extent."

"Some kind of entity may have appeared in this place before," Shen Qiyin glanced at the pickaxe and said, "Be careful. Although I haven't felt anything unusual yet, there's no guarantee that the entity that attacked me last time won't appear.

There was no spiritual reaction before the thing appeared, so it was difficult to detect in advance."

"Well, let's keep going down."

The mine tunnel extended downward, and the humid air was filled with a strange sweet smell, like the scent of rust mixed with rotten fruit.

Shen Qinyin's detection network spread out like water waves, covering every corner of the mine.

It's so quiet.

It was so quiet that Shen Qiyin felt a little uncomfortable.

At this time, she would rather some terrible monster emerge from the mine than continue to be worried like now.

After exploring all the way, we didn't find anything special. The inside of the mine was basically rough metal rocks and abandoned mining equipment.

The elevator was of course already broken, but this was not a problem for the two qualified people.

Very smoothly, the two of them reached the deepest part of the mine.

The air here was so thick that you could almost wring water out of it. Even without doing any strenuous exercise, Shen Qiyin felt her skin was wet and sticky, and it stuck tightly to the fabric, which was very awkward.

"right here."

Shen Qinyin suddenly stopped, and the beam of light stopped at an inconspicuous crack on the left rock wall.

The edge of the crack had a strange bluish-white luster, as if covered with a thin layer of frost.

"Hmm, it's quite hard to find. The White Flame Ore seems to automatically generate a barrier that blocks perception. When it's far away, my perception network can't detect its existence at all."

"Are you sure it's this?" Kana asked, tilting her head.

"Yes, it's confirmed. Although the original ore is different from the White Flame I type processed and purified by the military, the unique aura of White Flame is unmistakable."

As she spoke, Shen Qinyin walked forward and placed her fingers in the crack of the rock.

Her pupils shone, and the dense threads of telekinesis that covered the space in front of her were activated instantly, cutting the rock into pieces with a force that was barely noticeable to the naked eye.

"Your ability to use telekinesis seems to be improving rapidly." Kana smiled meaningfully at Shen Qinyin.

The latter shrugged without responding, and said casually: "Stop talking about this. Are you going to wait for me here, or go in together?"

"It's narrow and stuffy inside. I'd better wait for you outside. It's only a few steps away anyway."

Kana blinked and took out a slender ladies' cigarette from the cigarette box with a relaxed expression.

"Hey, Kana, the mine is already stuffy, and you're still smoking in here..."

"Well, because smoking keeps me awake, dear, but the best tonic is your sweet blood..."

Kana showed a look of attachment and deliberately licked her plump lips with her tongue. "How about, while there is no one else around, let's do..."

"Stop it, don't say stupid things at a time like this, idiot."

Shen Qinyin was a little helpless. She shook her head and entered the cave through the gap cleared by the space killing method.

A mineral vein about half a meter wide meanders through the rock layer. The scattered minerals embedded in the rock layer appear translucent milky white, and there seems to be cold air flowing inside.

"This should be the raw ore of White Flame... Hmm, it should be called Duskstone."

She squatted down and gently pinched the edge of a piece of ore with two fingers.

The ore felt so cold that it seemed to freeze her fingerprints.

"The processed white flame has no temperature, but the ore is full of coldness. How interesting."

Shen Qiyin used a telekinetic thread instead of a sharp blade to gently cut off the white flame ore that was flashing a faint white light.

The density of this ore seems to be greater than that of pure iron. It is very heavy, and a piece the size of a palm can weigh several kilograms.

"After mining, it still needs to be processed and purified before it can be turned into the finished White Flame I product. Perhaps it can be directly upgraded with a laptop, saving all this effort..."

While thinking, Shen Qinyin tentatively came up with the idea of ​​upgrading in her mind.

As soon as this thought came to mind, a prompt popped up on the notebook:

[Do you want to spend 50 Desire Stones to upgrade "Dusk Ore" to "Flawed Dusk Stone"?]

Huh? This Dusk Stone actually requires 50 Desire Stones to upgrade to a Flawed one...

Previously, the consumption of upgrading those egg-sized White Flame Type I to defective Dusk Stones was basically between 5 and 10 Desire Stones.

Perhaps it’s because a purification and refining process has been added?

After all, such a large piece of white flame ore may only be the size of an egg after purification and refining.

If you let a laptop upgrade it, you should be able to completely upgrade the entire stone.

With this idea in mind, Shen Qinyin immediately upgraded her laptop.

As the light flickered and dissipated, the ore in his hand suddenly turned into a crystal clear flawed dusk stone.

Sure enough, without any refining loss, the white flame ore was directly upgraded into a finished product.

Shen Qinyin glanced at the scattered white flame vein in front of her. If all the ore was mined, it would weigh at least one or two tons.

In other words, if all the refining is completed, Shen Qinyin can get nearly 2 tons of defective dusk stone!

This amount of Dusk Stone may not be a big deal compared to the amount mined and consumed by the national army, but for individuals like Shen Qinyin and others, it is definitely an "astronomical figure."

However, what Shen Qinyin wanted most on this trip was not only the flawed Dusk Stone, but also the Dusk Stone Marrow.

Duskstone is a necessary material for upgrading perfect duskstone, and it only exists in the original ore vein.

There isn't much white flame ore here, but there should be at least some stone marrow...

Shen Qinyin calmed down, placed her fingers on the vein, and mobilized her keen perception.

As her perception deepened, Shen Qinyin suddenly felt an extremely weak yet very special energy fluctuation deep in a mineral vein.

This fluctuation is different from the energy emitted by the dusk ore. It is deeper and more restrained, like a treasure hidden under the deep sea, exuding an alluring breath.

She quickly located the scent and followed it to find a white flame vein that grew integrally with the rock.

Using telekinesis, the rock instantly cracked, revealing the complete white flame ore.

Right at the bottom of this pile of ore, a special substance is emitting a faint blue light.

As soon as she covered it with her hand, the notebook immediately sent a prompt -

[Do you want to spend 500 Desire Stones to upgrade "Dusk Marrow + Dusk Stone" to "Perfect Dusk Stone"?]

Oh my god, 500?

The Dusk Stone Marrow is only the size of an egg, but the amount of Lust Stones consumed to upgrade it has increased tenfold.

Considering the efficacy of the defective Dusk Stone, Shen Qiyin can be sure that the perfect Dusk Stone upgraded from 500 Desire Stones is definitely far superior to the evil-suppressing bronze mirror of the same value in exorcism ability.

It’s a pity that only such a small piece of stone marrow was found in this vein.

After spending some time mining all the ore, Shen Qiyin summoned Mona and placed all the stones into the independent space provided by Mona.

The independent space of the small mona is only a few cubic meters, which cannot hold anything too big. It is just right for storing treasures with high density and large mass, just like a safe.

It's almost time, let's go out.

Shen Qiyin looked at her watch, then stood up and left.

But, at this moment——

"Woooooooo..."

A faint, mournful cry, like that of a female ghost, suddenly rang out in the mine.

Kana's figure quickly appeared at the entrance of the cave, and the smile on her face turned serious: "Did you hear that? There's something."

"Yeah, the crying sound is very close." Shen Qinyin frowned, and her perception network spread out like ripples.

Then, she clearly felt that the mine, which was dead silent just a second ago, suddenly had a strange feeling out of nowhere.

This strange feeling was so close to the two of them that they could almost touch it...

No, it’s not as if, it’s clearly very close!

Shen Qinyin's pupils narrowed, and her gaze was fixed on the rock formation in front of her.

This rock formation doesn't look much different from the surrounding ones, but the strong sense of unease clearly comes from behind.

"There seems to be something behind this."

Shen Qinyin and Kana looked at each other and saw seriousness in each other's eyes.

The mournful cries still echoed in the mine, as if countless wronged souls were whispering in the darkness.

【Help......】

[Save me...]

Suddenly, a faint cry for help appeared among the crying.

"Huh? Someone's shouting for help?" Kana lowered her voice, a hint of murderous intent surfacing in her purple eyes. "Could it be a physical entity?"