"The thing is, no one has ever gotten grade ten rating since the owner of the mine set such a rule. It's rare for people to get anything higher than grade six. Most people just get grade one or two." Wilbur was a little speechless to hear this. Tuttle Mine was supposed to be sealed off, and mining here was supposed to be banned. How could such a rule still exist? Punter could see the gears turning in Wilbur's mind and smiled. "I guess you haven't figured it out yet, young man. Some things have varying factors, you know. Tuttle Mine might be announced as sealed off, but Mister Buck has his own rules for cultivators." Wilbur was confused. "What special purpose does this mine have? Do cultivators actually come all the way here to challenge Mister Buck just to mine here?" "Of course. It's been said that the copper mined from Tuttle Mine has the ability to absorb one's aura, and wearing an accessory made of this copper ore can hide one's aura. Aside from that, a bronze chest made ou
Buck seemed rather eager as he led the two men further into the mansion. They reached the middle of the house, which Wilbur noticed was much wider than it looked on the outside. An arena almost a thousand meters wide appeared in front of him, the ground covered with rocks as if to minimize heavy pressure of some sort. Buck entered the arena, explaining as he walked. "I'm so sorry, but all these duels over the past few decades have really made me… intolerable to weaklings. You see, I only wish to deal with people who deserve my time. I hope my enthusiasm doesn't thwart you." "No, of course not. In fact, I think it's great that neither of us are wasting each other's time." Wilbur stood across from Buck. He blinked and saw that Buck was already standing ten meters away from him. Buck saw Wilbur looking at him and waved. "Best of luck, Mister Penn." "Thank you." Just then, Buck flashed a smile. "Let's begin, young man. Oh, I forgot to mention just now that I've changed the rul
Buck smirked at Wilbur and vanished the next second, causing Wilbur to look around him carefully. Two seconds later, Buck's spiritual aura appeared from his left. Wilbur activated his Earth-type powers then, casting an Earth Wall. Boom! In the blink of an eye, a large hole was blasted into the Earth Wall. Wilbur could sense Buck's powerful aura and scrambled to cast a transparent barrier right in front of himself. The next second, there was another explosion as Buck appeared out of thin air to cast a heavy blow against Wilbur's chest. The transparent barrier was blown apart and Wilbur was sent flying, crashing onto the floor heavily. Wilbur spat out a mouthful of blood, and Buck smiled at him. "Mid Sanctuary level. Not bad. Alright, you can get up. You've passed my test, and I give you a grade two rating. You may enter Tuttle Mine once in the next seven days and take out two hundred kilograms of copper ore." "Thank you, Mister Buck." Wilbur expressed his thanks to Buck, w
Wilbur barely hesitated in agreeing with Punter. The truth was that he could take as much copper as he wanted once he got into that mine, as long as he put it all in his demiplane. The two hundred kilograms were nothing to him. "You're the man, Mister Penn. I sure am lucky to have met you." … Wilbur returned to his hotel and got ready to head to Tuttle Mine at once. After all, he was in Bruille Town to find the broken pieces of the Nine Dragon Cauldron. The pride of the people in Eweyn made Wilbur rather uncomfortable. The Nine Dragon Cauldron had been broken into nine pieces, which meant that putting it back together would require finding all nine of those pieces. Wilbur had not even found one of the pieces, so he had to move fast. That afternoon, Wilbur entered Tuttle Mine on his own. There was still a hint of light when he first walked in, but it was completely dark not long after. Wilbur cast Illuminos, and a ball of white light appeared above his head to light his way
Grace points were hard to come by for sure. Wilbur knew this from the hard work he had put into getting only a handful of points. One Thunder-type Healing Pill would already cost him eight hundred grace points! Had it not been for the dragon cauldrons, Wilbur would have not been able to release the dragon aura in his body, and it would have ripped him to death. Dangers like this had presented themselves to Wilbur more than once, and thus he had a strong impression of them. The Dragon's Altar, as well as grace points, were something Wilbur desired heavily, and now, there were all these copper ores in Tuttle Mine. Wilbur had dug up these ores with ease, and all he had to do was keep going and he would be able to get a good amount of grace points. A thirst for grace points exploded inside Wilbur, and he began to mine tirelessly for copper ore. As he contributed more and more of the ore, Wilbur's collection of grace points began to grow. Wilbur watched as the number on the screen
Within just a few seconds, runes appeared on the walls of the mine and the ground. There seemed to be a strange formation laid through the entire space, and each of the formation cores emitted a brilliant golden glow. There were a dozen or so golden lights around the space that shone on the first dragon cauldron, forming an oval-shaped ball of light. The next second, a broken piece of the ninth dragon cauldron appeared out of thin air. The golden light disappeared the second the piece appeared along with the formation. All that was left was the first dragon cauldron and the broken piece floating in mid-air. Wilbur was stunned by the sight as he knew that this was a special kind of formation. Such a formation created a secret dimension where the broken cauldron piece was hidden until now. The first dragon cauldron's appearance activated the formation, which revealed the broken cauldron piece from the hidden space. Wilbur opened his hands and caught the first dragon cauldron and
The next time Wilbur stopped to look at the walls of the tunnel, he saw the mark he had made just now. It seemed like he had been walking in a circle. Wilbur frowned. If he was walking in circles, he would never make it out of this mine. He would have to think of another way. After pondering for a while, Wilbur looked up to see five tunnels in front of him. An image flashed through his head. He felt as if he had seen this exact sight before. Wilbur's mind raced furiously before his eyes lit up in realization! That parchment map that the liquid woman had asked the shopkeeper to pass to him! Wilbur suddenly remembered that he had seen these exact five tunnels on the map before and took the piece of parchment out at once. Sure enough, the sight before him matched the map exactly. This was a map of Tuttle Mine, after all. Wilbur was excited, as there was a sign marking the exit of the mine. He followed the sign and walked for a little over ten minutes before he heard an audible d
"I can tell you where the remaining eight pieces of the ninth cauldron are, but I need you to kill someone for me in exchange." "Help you kill someone? Who?" "Buck, the owner of Tuttle Mine." Wilbur was confused. "Buck? You want me to kill him?" "That's right." The liquid woman turned back to face Wilbur. "The truth is, I know that there are more evil thoughts in this world than kind ones. The aura of darkness has overpowered that of light, but such auras can be hidden in this mine. I had begged Buck for him to let Adam stay in the mine for a while, just so he'd be able to escape his tragic fate. However, Buck turned me down. In the end, Adam went feral, which led to everything that happened between us. What kind of mother would not love her son? While it's true that you killed Adam, I know you're not to blame. I honestly feel no hatred towards you anymore now. It's Buck whom I resent." There was a murderous glint in her eyes as she mentioned Buck's name. "If Buck had be