Interstellar Hunting Nation

Chapter 3: Identity Problem

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Did Wu Chang get shot while lying down? He had already hidden in a corner, but she still didn’t let him off. The woman in front of him who spoke arrogantly actually used him as an excuse to attack.

Wu Chang was quite embarrassed. He felt that it was quite immoral for a woman to insist on recognizing a stranger as her son1 in front of her actual son.

Perhaps it was because of his bad habits in his previous life, but Wu Chang suddenly made a remark in a strange tone.

“Sister, don’t randomly acknowledge me. Your two fat sons are right beside you. Why do you still want to acknowledge me as your son?”

These words immediately silenced the entire hall. Blood Rose’s eyes widened even more than a cow’s. She pointed at Wu Chang and trembled without saying a word.

Everyone in the room was dumbfounded. No one had expected Wu Chang to say such a thing out of the blue. Everyone knew that Blood Rose was the third daughter of Aardwolf Saywen1. She was not even 30 years old this year. The two thugs behind her were fat twins. They were already in their 20s. Could it be that she had given birth at the age of 10?

People looked at Wu Chang as if he was an idiot. ‘Look at how angry the Blood Rose was. Just wait and see how Saywen deals with you later.’

Wu Chang looked at everyone in confusion. He thought to himself, ‘Can’t you guys tell such an obvious thing? Those two fat twins are clearly the sons of the Blood Rose, okay? I’ve learned a lot from my master. Physiognomy is only the most basic knowledge. If I can’t even understand the mother-son relationship when looking at their faces, my master will be so angry that he’ll come back to life.’

Blood Rose gradually calmed down, but the cold killing intent in her eyes could not be concealed at all. At this moment, she was no longer interested in talking nonsense. She looked at everyone present and spoke up.

“I gave you face, but you don’t want it. This is your last chance. If you don’t cherish it, don’t blame me.” With that, she turned around and left with her four bodyguards.

As soon as the Blood Rose left, the dirty old man, Lion, ran over. “Silly kid, how did you offend her? She’s the Blood Rose of Aardwolf Saywen. Not only do these two control the B1314 mining area in the west, but they also have a high-level mining area, A332. They’re definitely rich.

“Moreover, Saywen has more than 300 bodyguards and thugs under him. He’s the biggest leader among the 10 mines in the surrounding area. They monopolize all the women in this area. He’s someone we can’t afford to offend.

“Also, Blood Rose isn’t even 30 yet. How can you say that she has a son? Don’t say that she doesn’t like to hear it. Aardwolf Saywen wouldn’t like to hear it, either.”

At this moment, Wu Chang finally understood. It turned out that the Blood Rose had concealed her age and even deceived her man. A woman in her forties had actually disguised herself as a woman in her thirties, and even hid her former illegitimate sons by her side.

Wu Chang scratched his head in frustration. This was really troublesome. The dirty old man, Lion, took pity on him, and persuaded him in a low voice, “Don’t be afraid. As long as you keep a low profile, be careful, and don’t run around for no reason, they can’t barge in and cause trouble for you. That’s a taboo…”

At this moment, Boss Pann walked over, and interrupted Lion. “Don’t be afraid of them. They won’t dare to brazenly barge in under Captain Ye Tian’s rule. However, your identity is a big problem. If you don’t get an identity tattoo as soon as possible, no one will be able to save you once the guards appear.”

At this point, Boss Pann paused for a moment. “But a black market identity tattoo costs five rainbow coins each. That’s a total of 500 gold coins. When will you be able to earn that?”

Now, the crux of the problem had been found. If Aardwolf Saywen and Blood Rose wanted to deal with Wu Chang now, they had to use the power of the underworld. The only excuse was to search for illegal immigrants. If Wu Chang wanted to survive this calamity, he had to obtain a black market tattoo. However, the price of a black market tattoo cost 500 gold coins. At present, it seemed that it was really a huge sum of money.

After Lion and Boss Pann’s introduction, Wu Chang finally understood that this tattoo was actually the identity card of this world. Using liquid mithril as ink, a QR code containing a lot of information was tattooed on a person’s skin. This was the identity information of a person’s life.

You could choose the location of the tattoo, and you could also use other patterns as cover later. No wonder Wu Chang saw that everyone had tattoos on their bodies when he was bathing. No wonder Lion was curious when he saw the patterns on his back. It turned out that the culture of tattoos was so prevalent in this world.

“In that case, I understand. I have to earn 500 gold coins as soon as possible, or the five rainbow coins you mentioned. Only then can I be temporarily safe?”

Lion and Boss Pann nodded, and Wu Chang continued to speak.

“If I’m caught by the guards before I earn this money, I can only admit that I’m unlucky?”

Lion and Boss Pann still nodded. At this moment, Wu Chang embarrassedly continued to speak.

“Th-then can you lend me some money first?”

“Aiya, the weather today is not bad…”

“That’s right, that’s right. Let’s drink again…”

The two of them couldn’t even be bothered to shake their heads. They went straight to the bar to drink, leaving Wu Chang alone.

Wu Chang was actually just joking. He knew that his identity was unknown, and it was impossible for the other party to lend him money. If he wanted to get out of this predicament, he could only rely on his own efforts.

From noon that day onwards, other than eating, sleeping, and going to the toilet, Wu Chang spent all his time beside the abandoned slag mountain. From sunrise to sunset, he searched for Rainbow Crystals tirelessly in the dark mine.

One day, two days, three and four days, all the way to 10 days. Wu Chang had created a miracle in the entire B1313 mining area. A single person could actually earn five gold coins every day from the waste pile. This result stunned the mining king, Ground Mouse Parker.

“He’s crazy. He’s simply crazy. If he has such perseverance and ability, why doesn’t he go to the mine?” Many people had this question. In everyone’s eyes, only newbies and weaklings would choose to go to the waste slag to try their luck. A strong person like Wu Chang should go to the mine.

In addition, everyone was also looking forward to Wu Chang’s luck. If a person could earn money every day from the waste slag, it meant that this person’s luck was already heaven-defying. If he went into the mine, he might really be able to create a miracle.

Wu Chang didn’t make everyone wait for long. On the night of the 10th day, Wu Chang finally made a request to Boss Pann. The moment Wu Chang finished speaking, the entire Allocation Center fell silent.

“Boss, don’t persuade me. I know what you want to say. It’s that I don’t have enough experience, and it’s very dangerous underground. However, I’ve been busy for 10 days, and only earned 50 gold coins. Do you think Aardwolf Saywen can give me 100 days of freedom?”

His words silenced everyone. In the end, Boss Pann had nothing to say. He turned around and stared at Ground Mouse Parker.

“Tomorrow, you’re in charge of bringing Wu Chang down the well.”

“Ah? You want me to take him? He’s a novice!”

“Who isn’t a newbie? Besides, there’s still 20% of your income when you lead a newbie.” After saying that, Boss Pann looked at Wu Chang, and said, “You should know the rules. If an old man brings you down the well, 20% of your income will belong to the old man. This is an ironclad rule.”

Wu Chang was not someone who cared about the tuition fees. Ground Mouse Parker was a capable person. It was only right for him to spend money if he could hang out with a pro.

Seeing that Wu Chang had nodded, Parker lowered his head and drank his wine gloomily. It was only when Aileen glared at him that he smiled at Wu Chang.

“Remember to wake up early tomorrow.” After saying that, he ignored Wu Chang.

The next morning, when Parker opened his eyes, Wu Chang had already finished breakfast, and was ready to leave. Although Parker did not like Wu Chang, his diligence was still admirable.

When the Allocation Center’s airtight door’s outer gate was opened, the black volcanic ash that hit their faces covered the goggles on their masks.

“F*ck!” Ground Mouse Parker immediately cursed. “I’m so unlucky today. I met black snow when I went out.”

Wu Chang was also quite depressed. When he had woken up, he had observed the weather through the watchtower, and found that the weather had been no different from usual. Why was it that the black snow had already covered the whole world in just the time it took for breakfast?

What he didn’t know was that predicting volcanic eruptions on Huang’e was a very difficult task. There were more than 8,000 active volcanoes and more than 15,000 extinct volcanoes on the entire planet. On normal days, only 15% of the volcanoes were erupting. At this time, the weather was what the miners called good weather.

But once more than 50% of the volcanoes erupted at the same time, the black snow would definitely fall. And today would be an unlucky day.

Ground Mouse Parker said to Wu Chang, “As miners, what we need is a good mouthpiece. It’s your first day in a well, but you encountered such lousy weather. Think about it yourself. Are you still going down? I suggest you wait a few days…”

“Then how many days do you think this black snow will last?”

“Who knows? It’s possible for it to stop after half a day. It’s normal for it to stop next month. Huang’e is just like this. Otherwise, how could someone have come up with such a trashy name1?”

Wu Chang calculated in his heart for a long time. In the end, he still thought over the threat to his survival. Aardwolf Saywen would not give him too much time. The longer he delayed, the more danger he would be in.

“Forget it, let’s go down the well.” After saying that, Wu Chang strode into the mine. Ground Mouse Parker shook his head and sighed in his heart. ‘Newbies really don’t believe in superstitions. When he suffers in the future, he’ll know that my suggestion was wise.’

Mining Area B1313 was actually an abandoned mining area. In the past, three contractors had gone bankrupt here. Smith Pann had taken over three years ago. Although he had made up for all his expenditures with his income, he still had not made a profit.

A waste mine was a waste mine. Just look at the narrow cave underground. There were many places that could only allow one person to crawl over and wriggle forward like a maggot.

“Listen carefully. It’s very difficult to dig up Rainbow Crystals. You can’t use machinery at all. This treasure is too brittle. If you use a little more strength, it will shatter. Therefore, other than a hand shovel, your entire equipment is only a bottle of liquid foam.

“When you’ve found traces of Rainbow Crystals on the rock, you have to be careful and knock carefully again. How can you ensure that the rock doesn’t break and the crystal doesn’t break? This is purely about experience. Even if I want to teach you, I can’t.”

Although Ground Mouse Parker didn’t like Wu Chang, he was still very responsible. He didn’t hide anything, and imparted all his knowledge to him.

In the faint light cast by the mine lamps, two rat-like figures were walking 200 meters underground, surrounded by gaps left by geological processes, which were the natural mine tunnels mentioned by the miners. These mine tunnels were gaps formed by the shrinking of magma after it cooled down. The big ones could fit three people side by side, and the narrow places could not even allow a rat to pass through.

“Rainbow Crystals have a lot to do with volcanoes. Why are they long? It’s because lava flows like liquid water. When it cools down, the Rainbow Crystals inside will become long…”

Just as Parker was observing the stone wall and explaining to Wu Chang, Wu Chang suddenly stopped in his tracks.

“Parker, look, is this a Rainbow Crystal?”

Parker was amused when he saw it. “You’re not bad, kid. You actually discovered it before me.” At the intersection of the light pillars in the mine, a thumb-sized crystal was flickering with a bewitching light.

Before Parker could speak, Wu Chang’s miner shovel smashed over like lightning.

“No…” Parker roared, so angry that he could not speak. ‘No wonder others said that you were a fool. You are still a fool. You’ve been told that the crystal was very fragile a hundred times. Why did you still use such a violent method to mine it? My poor heart.’

However, the scene that followed made Parker speechless. ‘This is too strange, really too strange. Are you a human or a ghost?’