At this point, Kai and the other two had already gotten used to the different atmosphere within the Virtual World.
It just felt like reality, and as a matter of fact, it even felt slightly better to be moving around here.
At this time, Jules lowered his clipboard as he studied the three of them. "New recruits?"
Mei nodded. "Yes. We were sent by Dalen. We're here to work temporarily…"
The foreman gave a curt nod.
"Good. Then listen carefully. The mines aren't complicated, but they demand discipline. You'll be swinging pickaxes for hours, and if you don't pace yourselves, fatigue will cripple you before you've filled a single sack."
He gestured toward the glowing crystals embedded in the walls. Their light glowed across veins of darker stone, where faint metallic glints peeked through.
