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The night on the alien planet was getting darker, but Wang Zhifan and his men were still working hard in the mine, with little time to rest.

After all, the commander of the mining base said that the mining team is now only given 4 hours of rest time a day.

Such an abnormal schedule is undoubtedly inhumane and extremely stupid.

On this first night, Wang Zhifan observed that many miners were gradually unable to hold on and the efficiency of mining was obviously declining. It was hard to imagine what would become of them if they continued like this in the future.

At this moment, it was already late at night. According to the regulations of the base commander, the miners still had at least three hours of work to complete. However, in the No. 3 mining team led by Wang Zhifan, this did not seem to be the case.

In a spacious location in the southern area of ​​the mine, Wang Zhifan gathered all the miners and security team members and announced his management strategy in front of everyone.

"Everyone! I have called you all here to announce something! That is, you can rest today! This is to reward you for your hard work!
The same applies in the future. As long as the basic tasks of the day are completed, you can take a break directly without worrying about any working hour requirements!
But you all know the commander's request, so everyone should just rest in the mine for now, and then return to the base when the time comes!"

As soon as Wang Zhifan announced the humane management, the more than one hundred people in front of him cheered immediately, and each of them let out excited roars in their respective mecha cockpits.

Then after a while, these people all leaned their heads on their seats and started snoring one after another. It was obvious that they were very tired.

"You guys go to sleep too. Leave all the guarding duties to me."

After discovering that most of the miners fell asleep quickly, Wang Zhifan then instructed the security team members who were guarding the periphery of the group in combat mechas, telling them not to worry about their safety.

"Captain! We're not sleepy yet! We're with you!"

These team members seemed to be somewhat touched by Wang Zhifan's care and concern, and they immediately cheered up and expressed their collective opinions.

But in fact, the reason why they didn't want Wang Zhifan to be responsible for the night watch work of so many people alone was because they heard that a monster had just appeared in the northern area of ​​the mine. They were still a little nervous and a little worried that Wang Zhifan alone could not protect the safety of everyone.

Seeing that they were trying to hold on, Wang Zhifan immediately frowned and scolded them:
"If the captain wants you to rest, then you should rest! Looking at your faces, do you not look sleepy? Could it be that you still don't believe in the captain's ability? Are you worried about being attacked by some monster?"

For a moment, his words reminded everyone of the scene when they encountered a swarm of war mantises on the bus. At that time, everyone thought they were in trouble, but the captain in front of them easily solved the problem by himself.

So after a while, the security team members guarding the periphery of the hundred miners also began to fall asleep one after another and fell asleep together with the surrounding miners.

Wang Zhifan was very satisfied seeing this. It was very important for him that these people could get enough rest time.

Because what he needs is for them to complete the mining task for a month straight, rather than working hard in the first few days and then fainting or dying suddenly in the last few days.

In other words, he arranged extra rest time for them not out of pity, but because it was necessary to complete the copy mission.

"Working also requires a balance between work and rest. The stupid officer at the base who only works longer hours has no future. It is more cost-effective to get enough rest to achieve a high-efficiency work state."

While thinking about it, Wang Zhifan left a clone of me at the original place to guard it, and the real me quietly went somewhere else.

For someone with his physique, rest is something that can be ignored. Even if he doesn't sleep for a whole year, it will have no effect.

His powerful strength has liberated his freedom. Within the known enemy range of the current copy, there is no need for him to stay and guard. Leaving a clone is enough to deal with most situations. If an unexpected situation occurs, he can rely on entering or breaking dreams to transfer back.

After a short while, his original form arrived at the northern area of ​​the mine, where many monsters had appeared before.

The reason he chose to come here and take a look was because he had talked with William Glenn, the captain of the No. 2 mining team in charge of this place, not long ago through a communication watch and learned about some strange situations.

"Captain Wang, as you can see, the caves where the monsters came out are all here, but they are almost disappearing. In a while, there may be no trace left."

At this moment, under the guidance of William Glenn, Wang Zhifan came to a remote corner in the northern area of ​​the mine.

The light from the mining lamp shone on the ground, and the two men could find a row of shallow pits the size of washbasins. As time passed, these shallow pits were slowly smoothing out automatically.

"It's really strange... There are absolutely no living organisms or machines underground, but the hole on the surface can be repaired by itself... It's hard to say that this is a natural phenomenon."

Wang Zhifan's powerful perception immediately swept the surroundings and underground, but just like when he came here during the day, he did not find anything unusual. Only the monster cave on the surface disappeared automatically, which was very unusual.

"I have already reported this to the base... In addition, since my mining team suffered heavy casualties in today's monster attack, I will most likely be fired."

William Glenn, the middle-aged white security captain, then sighed and said goodbye to Wang Zhifan.

"I'm sorry to hear that, but I think the universe is so big, there must be a better job for you."

Wang Zhifan, who was familiar with the base's rules and regulations, realized that this person was right, and a look of regret appeared on his face.

This is indeed the case. As the security team leader, he failed to fulfill his duty to protect the miners and will most likely be fired.

And being fired was already a relatively good result for him. Otherwise, according to the development of events this evening, if the powerful foreign aid Wang Zhifan had not arrived in time, he and his men might have been wiped out in the monster's mouth.

"Haha, Captain Wang, I accept your encouragement... By the way, the base of the miners who are still alive under my command will probably be handed over to you for management. You have to make relevant preparations."

William Glenn smiled and replied.

"Leave it all to me? The higher-ups should assign a new captain, right?"

Wang Zhifan was speechless when he heard this. He really didn't want to add more people to the team because adding more people meant increasing the mining indicators and increasing the difficulty of management.

"It's most likely you, because you have proven that you can adapt to this dangerous mine. The people above like to assign tasks to capable people."

After hearing this, William Glenn smiled, as if to say that you will be blessed in the future.

Wang Zhifan couldn't help but feel a little helpless after hearing this, but just like what the other party said, the situation might really develop in this way, and he could only accept it. So, the two chatted for a while, and Wang Zhifan asked William Glenn, an old employee, about some secrets of this job, and William Glenn also tried to find out some of his secrets, such as the origin of the Greedy Wolf mecha.

Afterwards, the surviving members of the No. 2 mining team, who had finished the finishing work, evacuated the mine first. The No. 10 mining team, which Wang Zhifan was in charge of, also completed their work a few hours later. The miners and security team members were awakened from their sleep, left the mine and took the bus back to the base.

The whole process could be described as smooth sailing. No monster suddenly popped out to cause trouble, and no one was blind enough to challenge Wang Zhifan's authority as captain.

After returning to the base, Wang Zhifan suddenly had more free personal time. His subordinates began to rest, and all security issues were taken over by the base, so he didn't have to worry about them at all.

Feeling a bit bored, he went to the base store to have a look and see for himself the most mysterious place in the base.

Just as the information he had obtained in advance showed, the base store was not very large, perhaps only thirty square meters, but the items sold inside were quite complete, enough to attract miners or other employees with wages to spend like crazy.

"Captain Wang, our store sells everything, including cold weapons, hot weapons, protective equipment, and even combat mechas. As long as you have money, you can order them. You can choose any food you want. Even the interstellar meals with added ingredients can be delivered to the base within three days. If you want special services, we can arrange them as soon as possible..."

At this moment, at the not-so-spacious window of the plain-looking base store, a fat "human" clerk with green skin was standing inside, and Wang Zhifan was standing outside.

The clerk recognized him as the team leader and felt that he was a potential customer, so he started to sell him the product.

"You can really do everything? Can you help me achieve my sales target for this month?"

Seeing the green-skinned clerk in the small shop window blowing the trumpet loudly, Wang Zhifan asked jokingly. After all, he no longer had any need for ordinary supplies and was only concerned about completing the task.

"Well... I can definitely help, but the price is..."

The green-skinned clerk at the window surprisingly did not feel embarrassed after hearing his joking words. Instead, he rubbed his fingers together out of habit, as if the price needed to be negotiated.

"Can you really help? It's not nice to lie, my friend."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be talking nonsense, Wang Zhifan suddenly became interested and continued to ask.

The clerk lowered his voice, poked his head out of the window and said to him mysteriously:

"Captain Wang, you may not know the situation of our base commander. Because of his poor performance last month, I heard that he will be fired soon.

You said he was at that age, where could he find a good job after being fired? So he must have taken whatever he could before leaving!

There are some rules for making money. As long as you can afford the price, he will definitely arrange what he can do. Otherwise, why would he suddenly bother you guys? Just to give you a reminder!
Don't worry, we have an agreement with the boss. This is the situation. If you pay, everything will be fine!

He gets the lion's share and we get the smaller share. You don't have to go to him in person and cause extra trouble in the company's procedures. It's better for everyone to make the deal through me..."

The clerk's words actually encouraged Wang Zhifan to bribe the base commander to achieve his own goal, which can be said to be quite bold.

"Could this clerk be someone arranged by the Kaibo Company to fool fools? How could he say it so blatantly?..."

Suddenly, Wang Zhifan was surprised. He found that he had found a new route to pass the level, but he was not very sure about the authenticity of the route. Maybe he came here specifically for fishing.

But he then thought about the various ridiculous regulations of this mining base and felt that it was possible.

After all, this place doesn't have the atmosphere of striving for good governance, but more like a messy and deceptive industry. It's possible that it will be sold by the all-powerful boss.

Seeing Wang Zhifan's hesitation, the green-skinned clerk at the window added fuel to the fire and continued:
"Captain Wang, you look unconvinced. Let me tell you something. As long as you can afford this amount, your mining team will be able to add five miners who do not occupy the performance quota tomorrow, making it much easier for you to complete your monthly performance quota. It is definitely worth it."

"Can it be operated this way? Aren't you afraid that the higher-ups will find out that the number of miners doesn't match?"

Wang Zhifan found it hard to believe the statement of clearly marked prices. This was already a serious deception of the company's top management, and if it was discovered, it would be a big problem.

"Haha... How can it be so easy to investigate a mine dug by a dead person? There are no cyborgs monitoring the mine! Besides, if we really follow the company's regulations, we won't be exhausted. These are all valuable experiences of our predecessors!"

The green-skinned clerk replied immediately.

"Okay... let me think about it. I don't have that much money in my card right now. I can only do it if you support me with a loan."

Wang Zhifan felt more and more that this was the unspoken rule of the base. He had some ideas to try, but his financial conditions did not allow him to do so, so he asked tentatively.

"Loans are not an option! We only want cash! It's OK if we don't have cash collateral."

The clerk answered without hesitation, then glanced at the Qingdi Sword hanging on Wang Zhifan's waist and said:

"For example, the weapon hanging on your waist, Captain Wang, looks pretty good. It should be sold to customers in the interstellar market who are interested in these ancient things. How about you take a closer look at it and I'll give you an estimate of its price?"

The clerk asked tentatively, but Wang Zhifan would never agree to such a request. The Green Emperor Sword was his only legendary weapon. If he sold it, it would be a huge joke. So he shook his head decisively in response:
"No, this knife is my heirloom. I won't sell it. I'll go back and see if there's anything more suitable."

After saying this, he left in a hurry, as if he was going to prepare for this matter.

A few seconds after Wang Zhifan left, a puzzled voice suddenly rang out from the air a few meters behind the green-skinned clerk:

"Identification magic told me that the equipment on that person just now was of extremely high quality. Is there something wrong with this...

It's just an intermediate level dungeon, there shouldn't be a player with such good equipment... I guess I need to pay more attention to him."

It turns out that the green-skinned clerk is not a real base store merchant, and behind him, there is a mysterious manipulator!
And this person is a player, a player with SVIP status like Wang Zhifan! (End of this chapter)