Yang Xiao gave a faint smile,

"I'm Yang Xiao."

"Ah, Young Master Yang!"

Luo Meng suddenly became somewhat stuttered, possibly too excited.

Beside him, Yuri was equally thrilled and said,

"Young Master Yang, are you thirsty? I have water here."

After speaking, he took out a bottle of water from a large food box next to him and handed it to Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao, unceremoniously, took the water bottle, twisted it open, took a few sips, gave a faint smile, and said,

"I know you value mental power training highly, and I happen to have a knack for chess. If you are willing, I can teach you to play chess every day."

Yang Xiao immediately stated his stance, refusing to be deceived.

The reason Luo Meng did not dare to deceive Yang Xiao, fooled him, or even pretentiously allowed Yang Xiao to play chess with them, was because Yang Xiao had followed the owner of the Genetic Store in cultivating Spiritual Power Technique. He certainly understood spiritual power, Go, and his own importance.

Although Yang Xiao was just one of their miners, his talents now made him an exotic treasure to them.

Luo Meng immediately said,

"Young Master Yang, you have been wronged during this period. Starting today, you no longer need to work in the mine. Also, for your safety, you definitely can't sleep in the mine at night. You'll come back with us to rest, but of course, you'll still come over with us during the day."

Yang Xiao smiled and said,

"That's fine, but I can only play two games of Go with you each night, two in the morning, and two in the afternoon. Too long and even I will run out of energy."

Luo Meng had made an appointment with a chess master two years ago, but only played one game.

Now, Yang Xiao could play six games with him every day, and Yang Xiao's chess skills seemed to be even better than that master's.

What more could Luo Meng ask for?

It was just like finding a pie falling from the sky and hitting him.

Two years ago, Luo Meng spent at least a hundred million Crystal Coins just to reserve a game with the chess master, and now playing chess with Yang Xiao wouldn't cost him a dime.

Knowing that Yang Xiao had not yet broken through to King Level, Luo Meng said,

"Young Master Yang, rest assured, I will definitely help you gather cultivation resources to break through to King Level as soon as possible."

"Thank you very much," Yang Xiao said, unceremoniously accepting what was his due reward.

That afternoon, Yang Xiao played another two games with both men.

Zhao Benling, Du Tianxing, and others, seeing Yang Xiao and Luo Meng playing chess, did not dare disturb them, so they went down the mine to work.

Du Tianxing and others knew, the closer Yang Xiao and Luo Meng got, the more advantageous it was for everyone.

In the evening, the spaceship came to take Luo Meng and others back, and Yang Xiao also bade farewell to Zhao Benling and others, instructing them to be careful at night.

Hearing that Yang Xiao was going to the main camp with Luo Meng, everyone immediately got excited.

Once Yang Xiao had left with Luo Meng and others on the spaceship, Zhao Benling clapped his head and said,

"I knew I should have learned Go when I was young. Back then, my old man asked if I wanted to join a Go training class, but I found Go boring and refused."

Old Ninth laughed,

"Learning to play Go is easy, but mastering it is hard."

"Yang Xiao said he has been attending Go classes since he was young, participated in many Go competitions, and won many prizes. It's all about having the talent."

"Yang Xiao being able to infiltrate Luo Meng's team is good for us. In the future, if anything happens, at least Yang Xiao can speak a few words for us. I see that Luo Meng was very respectful towards Yang Xiao today."

"Sigh, I really hope one day we can leave this minefield, leave this planet."

...

The spaceship then went to two other mines along the way, and through the cabin door of the spaceship, Yang Xiao saw similar purple rocks everywhere in the other two mines as in his own.

From this flight, Yang Xiao broadly understood that these three mines were all located in deep mountains.

At this moment, the spaceship was already carrying nearly forty Iron Tower Warriors and men in cloaks.

Captain Luo is the team leader, and everyone shows great respect towards Captain Luo.

Yang Xiao sat next to Captain Luo, to whom Captain Luo also showed great respect.

This left the other men in black cloaks puzzled, not understanding why their captain was so respectful towards a miner.

Captain Luo naturally did not offer any further explanation.

The fewer people who knew about it the better, otherwise, if everyone wanted to play chess with Yang Xiao, wouldn't his chances to play decrease significantly?

Captain Luo had his reasons for keeping Yang Xiao close.

"This is Young Master Yang, who assists me in managing the mine."

This had happened before when a miner skilled at mining was appointed by Captain Luo to help manage the mine.

Hearing the captain introduce him this way, everyone nodded towards Yang Xiao.

However, even if he was assisting in managing the mine, was there a need to bring him back to the base camp? Such treatment for a miner seemed too high.

As subordinates, they could only keep their thoughts to themselves.

How could subordinates challenge the authority of their boss?

What if the boss had some unsavory habits?

Wouldn't pointing it out be extremely awkward?

Upon arriving at the base, Captain Luo took Yang Xiao directly to his own private room and ordered dinner to be brought in.

The dinner consisted of a bowl of soup, a large piece of meat, a plate of snacks, and a red fruit.

Each dish contained a strong current which could enhance Yang Xiao's Evolution Energy.

Compared to the food at the mine, the base's food was definitely several levels higher.

After resting for a while following dinner, Captain Luo entered the room, set up the chessboard, and began to play chess with Yang Xiao.

Yuri watched the game from the side.

This game lasted forty minutes, and Captain Luo lost again, sweating profusely.

Captain Luo did not dare to play two games in a row, as that would cause too much damage to his spiritual power. He stepped away in the middle and let Yuri play against Yang Xiao.

After more than forty minutes, Yuri too was defeated by Yang Xiao.

Having played two and a half games, Yang Xiao also felt mentally fatigued.

Captain Luo quickly brought over a cup of juice,

"Young Master Yang, this juice has the effect of replenishing energy and refreshing the mind. It's much stronger than the Small Blood Pill."

Yang Xiao, not standing on ceremony, took the juice and drank a sip. A cool current flowed through his body, finally shooting up to his forehead, instantly making him feel energetically rejuvenated.

After drinking the entire cup of juice, Yang Xiao's mental state returned to its peak condition.

Captain Luo and Yuri each drank a cup as well, then continued to play another game with Yang Xiao.

Captain Luo and Yuri took their leave.

"Young Master Yang, rest well tonight. Here's my room. There's just one thing - don't go out of this campsite at night. Having stayed at the mine for a while, you know that fierce beasts often attack our camp."

Yang Xiao nodded and asked:

"Doesn't the base have an orange protective glow? Are there still monsters bold enough to break in?"

Captain Luo replied with a wry smile:

"The orange protective glow has limited effects; some powerful monsters are not afraid of the orange glow's attack. At that time, we have to confront them ourselves. Just don't go out of the room at night. This room also has protective devices to ensure your safety."

That night, Yang Xiao constantly heard monster roars outside, occasionally accompanied by the sounds of battle.

At one point, a roar shook the ground, and Yang Xiao couldn't help but quietly open his door, peeking through the crack. He saw dozens of Iron Tower Warriors and several men in black cloaks with longswords, surrounding and attacking a two-headed giant crocodile monster.

After a few minutes of fighting, they finally killed the two-headed monster.

Captain Luo and the others did not deal with the corpse of the two-headed monster, leaving it lying at the camp entrance.

Yang Xiao was stunned,

"Holy shit, the two-headed monsters came again. Damn it, I wonder if I can ask Captain Luo for the monster's corpse tomorrow? After all, it could increase my attribute value by 1!"

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