22 The end of the Skeleton Wasteland(Part 2)

At this moment, Su Tongxin also saw this message, but she didn't pay much attention to it.

Right now, they were mining continuously.

However, after mining for a long time, they still hadn't excavated even one percent of this Magite mine.

Players gradually appeared around the entrance of the Magite mine. Initially, they were hesitant to approach when they saw the fully armed members of the Jingwu Association staying outside.

As time passed, more and more players arrived.

Their courage grew, and they inched closer and closer. The guards above didn't dare to stop them because there were now hundreds of spectators around.

At this point, some players were already shouting to invade the Magite mine.

The guards above had no choice but to send someone to inform Su Tongxin.

When Su Tongxin came up and saw so many people, she knew that it was impossible to stop them.

So, she ordered someone to erect a wooden board not far from the entrance.

It read, "Selling tickets to the Magite mine for one copper coin per hour."

The surrounding players thought this was a fairly good deal. After all, one unit of Magite sold for four copper coins, and they could mine at least three units in an hour.

So, they could still make a profit. They were aware of the earlier battle and didn't want to clash with the Jingwu Association.

As a result, some players with weaker combat abilities paid the fee and began mining.

Other players in the vicinity saw this and followed suit, paying their fees.

Only some novice players, who hadn't earned any income yet, were allowed by the kind-hearted Su Tongxin to mine in exchange for the materials they collected. Although these materials couldn't count towards the daily task, they could still be sold for money later.

With this arrangement, players flocked into the Magite mine to mine.

Eventually, only members of the Dragon Rising Guild remained in the area. They had been fanning the flames earlier among the crowd, but now they were left alone.

They had no choice but to slink away and mine elsewhere.

After all, they didn't want to miss out on today's event.

For a while, the only sound on the desolate Skeleton Wilderness was the sound of players mining.

...

Zhou Heng watched this scene from within the World Tree space with a satisfied smile. This was more like it. Why should the players fight each other?

Let them mine peacefully!

Although these Magite mines provided limited divine power to the World Tree, it was better to keep the players occupied and cultivate this habit in them.

Moreover, regardless of their value, these materials could still be converted into divine power. Even if it was a small amount, every little bit helped.

Some ordinary resources could also be directly placed within the plane, enhancing its foundation.

There was no waste.

Time always flew when one was working.

Soon, it was 9 o'clock in Chinese time.

The players had almost turned over the entire 60-square-kilometer Skeleton Wilderness.

Just as one player killed a skeleton, changes began to occur in the Skeleton Wilderness plane.

At the boundary of the land, several already precarious rocks fell into the abyss, followed by the ones next to them.

Chunks of land broke off and fell into the bottomless abyss.

Outside the plane, the already dim and bubble-like crystalline wall completely lost its luster and began to disappear bit by bit.

Zhou Heng noticed this situation and urgently informed the players that the mission was over and they must quickly return to the Orolas plane.

Then he hurriedly called out to Nina, wanting to ask her what was going on.

Nina, who had been sleeping, awoke as soon as she heard Zhou Heng's call and quickly appeared in the World Tree space.

Zhou Heng saw Nina emerge and quickly explained the situation to her.

Nina thought for a moment and said, "Master, this is most likely a scene where the plane is about to be destroyed, and the plane consciousness is completely dissipating."

She then replayed the previous footage, trying to identify the cause of the plane's destruction.

Suddenly, she seemed to discover something and paused the footage at the scene where a player killed an ordinary skeleton.

She then carefully examined it.

Zhou Heng watched her intently, trying to understand what she saw.

However, after looking for a while, he still didn't understand.

Feeling embarrassed to ask, he pretended to understand beside her.

After a while, when a quarter of the Skeleton Wilderness had already been destroyed, Nina seemed to understand the reason. She turned to Zhou Heng next to her and said, "This could be because the player just killed the last living being in this plane, leading to the disappearance of the plane's consciousness."

"Generally speaking, plane consciousness is the summation of all consciousness within the plane, a kind of collective consciousness. After this plane was transformed into an undead world, no new life was born, so the plane consciousness could only rely on these skeletal undead."

Zhou Heng asked, "So, we caused the destruction?"

"Master, no. Generally, planes that enter the Plane Graveyard have various problems and are destined for destruction. We just accelerated the process," Nina explained.

"Let's go see its final moments," Zhou Heng suggested after a moment of thought.

"Yes, Master," Nina replied.

Zhou Heng then teleported outside the Skeleton Wilderness plane and watched silently as it destroyed itself.

Nina also projected an illusion there.

At the same time, she also broadcast this scene to the players.

The players were protesting. They had been mining peacefully when they were suddenly ordered to return. Many of them felt dissatisfied.

Just then, the game system displayed a live broadcast.

The players initially didn't know what the black sphere in this scene represented.

However, when the figures of Anthony (Zhou Heng) and their goddess Nina appeared, they immediately erupted in excitement.

One by one, they chanted, "Long live the goddess," showing Nina's significant status in their hearts.

Anthony (Zhou Heng) then began explaining the reason: "This is the Skeleton Wilderness plane where you were mining earlier. It has suddenly begun to destroy itself, which is why I asked you to return."

The scene then shifted inside the plane.

The players watched in awe as the continent collapsed and the plane destroyed itself.

Anthony (Zhou Heng) continued, "This could also be the future of our plane. If we cannot defeat the Demon God in the future, our plane will suffer the same fate of destruction."

"So, everything you are doing now is for our future, to accumulate strength for defeating the Demon God in the future."

At this moment, the players eagerly expressed their thoughts on the forum.

"This is really terrifying. I'm glad it's not real."

"I never thought mining could be such a noble cause. I'll mine more in the future."

"Long live the goddess."

"Look, are those people still running on top?"

...

Longteng and his subordinates felt extremely unlucky. After being killed, they fell behind the other players in terms of mining progress.

Finally, they found a place rich in resources and began mining.

However, they hadn't mined for long when they received the message to return.

But they were unwilling to give up, so they forcibly stayed, ignoring the system's warnings.

But when they realized something was wrong, the portal had already closed.

Leaving only them to engage in a "survival race" in the Skeleton Wilderness.

...

When the land was reduced to the size of a football field, Zhou Heng noticed the group and teleported them to the Orolas plane.

Moments later, the plane completely destroyed itself, and its remains floated towards the Origin Point.

Suddenly, a beam of light emerged from the remains.