I, who was exiled, became the king of farming

Chapter 6: Strange Beasts

Deng Yi led Fan Yuexing to through the winding mine caves. Yesterday, Fan Yuexing could still remember the route of the mine cave, but today's location was much farther than yesterday. After barely remembering two-thirds of the route, Fan Yuexing's brain completely stopped working.

Every mine cave looked exactly the same, which was really hard to remember.

But there were also benefits. Along the way, Fan Yuexing met fewer and fewer people, and finally could not hear the voices of other people at all. This place was quite quiet, without anyone disturbing, which was quite good.

"I am in the inner mine cave, and you can come to me if you have anything." Deng Yi pointed to the deeper mine cave, still following the same rule as yesterday.

Fan Yuexing nodded, took out her shovel, and found a mine cave to start digging. The quiet underground mine cave sounded a series of silent tapping sounds.

After two hours of digging, a fine layer of sweat covered Fan Yuexing's forehead, and her right hand was sore and weak. Fan Yuexing wiped the sweat off her forehead, shook her sore and weak right hand, and switched to the other hand to continue digging.

Deng Yi heard that the ding-dong-dong sound in the mine cave not far away from him stopped, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, she took a rest.

Deng Yi wiped the sweat and also intended to take a light rest. The ding-dong-dong sound sounded again, and Deng Yi's wipe sweat action froze in mid-air. He swallowed his saliva and couldn't believe his ears.

Wasn't it? Did this not-get-tired roll king rest so quickly? With this roll king who wouldn't feel tired, Deng Yi could only roughly wipe the sweat and follow Fan Yuexing to roll together.

After another three hard hours, Deng Yi endured until noon and quietly breathed a sigh of relief. He had never felt that mining was so difficult before. Fan Yuexing had only been here for two days, but it had changed his idea.

Clearly it was time to rest and eat, but Fan Yuexing was still mining in the mine cave. Deng Yi took his things and came to the mine cave where Fan Yuexing was.

"We take a rest? I have something to share with you." Deng Yi's words made Fan Yuexing stop her action.

She wiped the sweat off her forehead and was curious about what Deng Yi wanted to share.

Deng Yi's bag contained a box, and Fan Yuexing's eyes lit up.

It was food!

The round cookies, Fan Yuexing couldn't tell what they were made of, looking a bit like pumpkin cookies.

Fan Yuexing tentatively took a bite. The taste of this cookie was great, and it was even salted! Fan Yuexing also figured out what the cookie was made of! It was taro! In this place where the food only had nutrient solution, she actually ate taro cookies.

Fan Yuexing's expression changed from confusion and curiosity, to shock and enjoyment. Deng Yi knew that he asked Fan Yuexing to eat was the right thing to do.

"How is it? Isn't it delicious?"

"This is my unique technique."

Deng Yi was a little proud. In the past, when he gave others his homemade food, they all politely refused.

"Where did you get these things?"

"The main ingredient was what I got from the primitive area over there. When I saw those strange beasts digging those things out of the ground and eating them, I got some and brought them back. I didn't expect that people could also eat them and could be full!"

Deng Yi didn't expect Fan Yuexing to ask this question. "The seasoning was found in my supply bag."

Deng Yi pointed to the top of his head, and Fan Yuexing instantly understood.

It was the starship that escorted the prisoners, and also delivered supplies. Fan Yuexing had a slight movement in her heart and set a goal for the next step.

She wanted to get the condiments!! That's it!

"Very delicious!" Fan Yuexing nodded and praised, and her two eyes shone brightly.

Deng Yi was stunned by Fan Yuexing's shining eyes, and a stream of warmth burst out from his heart, making his whole body soft and warm.

"Delicious, just eat more!" Deng Yi generously pushed the box to Fan Yuexing's face!

After eating this bunch of things, Fan Yuexing took a long-lost belch. There were still two taro cookies left in the box. Fan Yuexing was so happy that she only remembered at this time that Deng Yi hadn't eaten a bite.

Deng Yi teased and smiled, "It was meant for you. If you can't finish it, take it away!"

Fan Yuexing saw that Deng Yi wasn't joking and didn't refuse, directly putting the box in her pocket.

"Thank you, and I will treat you to food next time." Fan Yuexing said seriously.

But Deng Yi only took it as a joke. He got the ingredients he found that time by chance in the primitive area.

After that time, he had a psychological shadow on the primitive area and swore never to set foot in the primitive area again. As the mine's revenue decreased day by day, Deng Yi's state of mind also changed. He wanted to go to the primitive area to take a risk.

It was not easy to get the ingredients, and Deng Yi didn't take it seriously. He smiled, showing his eight white teeth, "Then I'll be waiting for you."

Fan Yuexing raised her eyebrows and could also see that Deng Yi didn't take her words seriously. To be frank, she had food at home, but just lacked some condiments.

Fan Yuexing was too lazy to explain. It wasn't too late to show the results to Deng Yi when she made them.

"Should we continue mining then?" Fan Yuexing now had a full stomach, a well-rested body, and after knowing that there were also ingredients in the prison star, Fan Yuexing was full of energy all over.

Deng Yi's expression stiffened, gritted his teeth and stood up from the ground, "Okay."

The mine cave has declined in all aspects. An hour after lunch, Fan Yuexing dug the mine in her cave clean, and not even a nail-sized ore could be found. Even the locusts weren't as excessive as Fan Yuexing. Fan Yuexing wasn't very clear about her position. The nearby mine caves were also messy, and she was afraid that she would get lost if she walked around randomly. In the end, she could only go to Deng Yi's mine cave to pick up some leftover materials.

An hour later, Deng Yi's mine cave was also dug clean...

Deng Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead. He didn't expect this result. He thought that this mine cave could last for at least one day...

He underestimated Fan Yuexing, and also underestimated himself.

Deng Yi looked hesitantly at the deeper part of the mine cave. He had not been there before, and few people ever reached here. He had no idea what the situation was down there.

Should he go down? Or just turn back?

Fan Yuexing stood at the entrance of the mine cave waiting for Deng Yi to make a decision, but Deng Yi could see that Fan Yuexing wanted to go down. Her toes were pointing towards the deeper part of the mine cave!

"We go down and take a look. There have been no other dangers in the mine cave except for people for so many years. At worst, we come back empty-handed." Deng Yi made up his mind, grabbed the cloth bag and shovel, and walked straight ahead.

Fan Yuexing's eyes twitched slightly... She bit her lower lip and was a little hesitant.

She looked towards the dark depths of the mine cave. She really wanted to go down, but Deng Yi's words really sounded like setting a flag...

After a moment of hesitation, Fan Yuexing ultimately didn't call out to stop Deng Yi, but chose to follow him and walk towards the deep part of the cave together.

"This is the first time I've been here below. We walk slowly and make some marks." Deng Yi said as he used his mental power to cover the tip of the shovel and carved an arrow symbol on the wall.

Marking is easier than mining. When Deng Yi saw the arrow painted, he showed a relaxed smile.

"The mine cave is complicated. In case we get lost inside and can't get out, no one will come to save us." Deng Yi looked at Fan Yuexing, "You also need to be careful when you come to the mine cave by yourself in the future."

Fan Yuexing's eyelashes trembled for a moment. Separation is inevitable. She could not follow Deng Yi's actions forever. The separation came earlier than Fan Yuexing imagined.

"I will remember that."

The two of them, one in front and one behind, followed the curved mine cave all the way down. Only the footsteps of the two could be heard in the mine cave.

This scene is really a bit awkward. Deng Yi searched in his mind for something that could be talked about. Deng Yi looked at the damp and smooth wall and thought of a topic.

"You know how this mine cave came about?"

When Fan Yuexing heard Deng Yi's words, she only took a serious look at the appearance of the mine cave.

Today is the second day that Fan Yuexing has entered the mine cave, but before Deng Yi raised this topic, Fan Yuexing had not taken a serious look at the mine cave.

There is not much to look at, the walls are all chisel marks, and the feet are all footprints left by previous people.

But Deng Yi said so, Fan Yuexing looked at the wall, very...smooth. It seemed that something had passed through here and left a hole.

As soon as this guess popped up, Fan Yuexing immediately rejected it. After mining for two days, she was very clear about the hardness of the wall.

Even if the machine came to dig, it wouldn't be easy. Fan Yuexing shook her head, "I can't guess it."

"Animals, it is the trace left by the animals passing by." Deng Yi didn't sell the clue anymore and directly gave the answer.

Fan Yuexing's heart jumped, she had a contract beast, and those that could be contracted were generally spiritual beasts, while those that could not be contracted were beasts.

These beasts have a irascible personality, strong attack power, and are also very powerful.

Allowing the beasts to appear in the place where humans move about is a disaster for humans.

Fan Yuexing narrowed her eyes with suspicion.

"Don't not believe it, it's true!" When Deng Yi saw Fan Yuexing's suspicious look, he immediately became unconvinced.

"But I also heard it! Do you want to listen?" Deng Yi looked at Fan Yuexing.

Fan Yuexing nodded. How could she not listen!

Deng Yi took a deep breath and recalled the rumors about the mine cave, "It is said that a long, long time ago, at that time, no one even knew that there was a mine cave here. Suddenly, the prisoners nearby could feel the ground shaking every night, and then the prisoners kept disappearing. Later, someone discovered that there were beasts here."

Fan Yuexing waited for Deng Yi to continue, "And then?"

"And then it was the Prison Star, asking for help from the First Military Academy, and some people came to deal with that beast. Later, they found that there was a mine here, and there was also the path that the beast had drilled out, which was convenient for activities."

Fan Yuexing narrowed her eyes even more, and she was even more skeptical that Deng Yi was lying to her. It sounded so simple and seemed like it was made up on the spot.

"You aren't lying to me, are you?" Fan Yuexing narrowed her eyes and stared at Deng Yi's back of the head.

Deng Yi sighed helplessly and raised three fingers, "I swear that what I said is true. You can go out and inquire. It's just that the details that everyone describes may be different."

Fan Yuexing didn't mean to make things difficult for Deng Yi either, "Do you know what the alien beast looks like?"

"You ask this for what?" Deng Yi was curious. Few people would care about this.

"I'm just accumulating experience, so that if I encounter an alien beast, I can run faster." Fan Yuexing casually found a reason.

"It is said to be a long one, exactly the same as the shape of the mine cave."

Fan Yuexing's body stiffened. Such a description made her think of something that could be seen everywhere in the soil before, the earthworm.

Fan Yuexing swallowed, and Deng Yi walking in front noticed Fan Yuexing's nervousness.

"Don't be afraid. The people from the First Military Academy at that time even burned the body of the alien beast. It is impossible to come and catch you after being resurrected."

Fan Yuexing's heavy mood did not relax. Is that so?

But for something like an earthworm, which can still survive even when cut into three or four sections... Fan Yuexing looked at the mine cave they were walking on.

If it really is an earthworm, such a big earthworm, leaving a small section... can it survive?

Fan Yuexing didn't dare to think anymore.