Divine Presence Command Center.
The Young Master watched the hellish mines with a mixture of satisfaction and conflict, as the sound of mining rose and fell like a grand symphony.
Satisfaction came from the fact that the subsequent arrival of red-named team members in hell meant that all three thousand of them who had given up their human identity had continuously mined and improved their Basic Mining Technique level, seemingly only needing proficiency to advance to Intermediate.
The conflict arose from the question of what the trial of the first layer actually was. Was completing the resource collection for the siege all that was required? That seemed too simple.
Furthermore, these three thousand people were essentially working as slaves for nothing, with their only nourishment being mushrooms. Where was the future profit point?
Additionally, this mine had seven teleportation arrays. Where did they lead? Did six Magic Stones need to be retrieved?
