Not far away, several people were wielding tools, engaged in mining. They must be mining for the essence stones.

When they saw Adrian, they waved their tools and asked, "Hey, what are you doing here? Don't you know it's dangerous?"

Adrian smiled and replied, "Aren't you all here, too? If you're not afraid of danger, why should I be?"

While speaking, he used his consciousness to scan the group. He found that none of them emitted any trace of mana—they were all ordinary people. Thus, he had no