Chapter 17: Mining (Part 1)

  "Red light is flourishing, Lei Xingfeng exclaimed: "Lava flow?"

  Xin Zhaolun said, "That's right, there is an underground magma flow here. Hehe, this magma flow leads to all directions. Don't worry, this magma flow is very safe. As long as you pay attention, nothing will happen. Hmm, there are various rare materials here, it depends on your luck. Many of the materials are not suitable for true humans to use, or using them would be a waste."

  Jin Deya rarely said: "Lao Xin, you are a high-ranking true person, with high vision... In fact, there are still many materials here that Ah Feng and others need, it's just... Hehe, Ah Feng doesn't need to come here, can also exchange or buy these materials."

  Xin Zhaolun nodded, stretched out his hand and took out a piece of animal skin, handing it to Lei Xingfeng: "Pass this around for everyone to see, these are the various materials produced in this area. If you can find one, that's one, but among them, this material... is what everyone needs to pay attention to, and it's also the material I need."

  Lei Xingfeng didn't have a great understanding of the importance of materials, because he rarely needed them. Of course, it was instinctual for him to collect any materials he could find. With the wheel storage space, there was plenty of room to store things, so he didn't need to worry about finding places to put things. He just picked up whatever he found and stored it away. As a result, when he needed a large quantity of materials later on, he wasn't flustered.

  Biya Si?

  Lei Xingfeng said: "What is this thing?" In his cognition, there has never been such a thing.

  Xin Zhaolun said, "That's it! It's a kind of material that can only be found here, and it's produced on this cliff wall. You guys need to help me search for it slowly, and when I find it later, you'll understand once you take a look."

  Everyone responded in unison.

  Lava flows in a deep gorge with a hard crust of solidified lava above, part of which has collapsed to reveal the slow-moving lava below.

  That is to say, the crowd was walking on the hardened magma shell. If they were not careful, they might step on the hard shell and fall into the magma flow. So everyone was treading lightly, actually floating in mid-air. Of course, Lei Xingfeng, Hammerhead, and Kuang Axe all had someone pulling them along.

  Soon, Xin Zhaolun found a solid place and let Leixingfeng and the other two stand still. Basically, it was far from the lava flow, and most of them were on solid ground. Xin Zhaolun said, "Walking along here shouldn't be a problem."

  Along the wall of the cave there was a fairly wide edge, all composed of rock, not magma hard shell. Xin Zhaolun walked forward for a short distance and stopped, saying: "Found it! Everyone come and take a look."

  Lei Xingfeng stepped forward quickly and came to Xin Zhaolun's side, saying: "Where is it?"

  Xin Zhaolun and the others gathered around, he pointed at the stone wall and said: "This is..."

  On the black rock, a hint of greenness seeped out, and at a glance, Leixing Peak felt very comfortable. He said, "Interesting, interesting... a very comfortable feeling, is this Bishas?"

  Xin Zhaolun said, "No, this is ore. Only after refining it will we get Biyaci silk. Everyone remember this feeling and search along with the feeling. Once you find it... hmm, I'll dig it out to show everyone as a demonstration."

  He took out a small hammer and tapped it lightly, after a moment, the rocks on the rock wall fell off, and an irregular stone fell into Xinzhaodun's hand. He handed it to Leixingfeng and said: "This is ore, harder than the surrounding stones, so just hit it a few times, shattering the surrounding stones, and you can dig out this piece of ore."

  This is a fist-sized deep green ore, extremely heavy in hand, giving Lei Xingfeng the feeling that it's absolutely heavier than gold, just such a small piece of ore, enough to weigh over ten kilograms, he said: "So heavy!"

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Refined, it's even heavier."

  Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, "Mm, I'll go find him."

  Xin Zhaolun said: "If you can find one hundred to three hundred catties... that's enough, the excess... you can take it for yourself, this thing is hard to come by, I believe you will need it."

  Lei Xingfeng understood this was also an opportunity for himself, he said: "Alright, no problem."

  Feng Ying and Xi Hu both understood that they had no chance of using this material, so the two of them offered to help Lei Xingfeng dig it up.

  As for the hammer and pickaxe, they were brought by Xin Zhaolun, so no matter how much they dug up, it all belonged to Xin Zhaolun. The two of them had already reached an agreement with Xin Zhaolun beforehand. Jin Daya was also helping Xin Zhaolun dig, but he was the same as Lei Xingfeng - once they dug up enough Biya silk, the remaining part could be kept for themselves.

  Lei Xingfeng was the first to personally go digging for underground minerals. When he found the Bisha silk ore, he discovered that he didn't have the right tools. He took out a steel spear and started hitting the rock wall. At this time, he realized that his strength was enormous, and without any effort, he shattered the rocks and quickly dug up the first piece of Bisha silk ore.

  Only as big as a walnut, the ore emitted a green glow. Leixing Peak estimated that this small piece of ore weighed at least two or three catties.

  The mad eagle and the tiger also dispersed to find ore, and the two of them could find more places than Leixing Peak, such as the top of the cave, Leixing Peak absolutely couldn't go up, he could only follow along the edge of the cave, along the rock wall to move forward bit by bit.

  The sound of knocking kept coming from the stone cave, and everyone searched silently.

  Due to the extreme heat in the cave, Lei Xingfeng only wore a pair of shorts and a tank top, with all other clothing stored in his wheel storage space.

  Lei Xingfeng suddenly looked down and found a string of greenish stones on the ground. He squatted down, unable to contain his excitement, and could determine that there were at least a dozen or so bixi ore stones here.

  After a while of ding-dong knocking, Leixingfeng harvested 17 pieces of Baitou silk ore, the largest one was as big as an apple, weighing over 20 kilograms, and the smallest one was as big as a thumb, with a minimum harvest of over 100 kilograms, making Leixingfeng's face light up with joy.

  The mad eagle also dug up a few pieces, only to find that they were all wrong, and he looked worried and unhappy.

  Lei Xingfeng was getting more and more excited, he found that he seemed to have the potential to be a miner. What others couldn't find in half a day, he could easily find with his intuition. In just a moment, he found another batch of ore, right when Shi Hu dug up the first piece of ore, Lei Xingfeng had already found seven or eight pieces.

  Bite Tooth Silkstone, easy to find is very easy, difficult to find that really is very difficult. So far, the biggest gain is actually Leixing Peak, others, including Xin Zhaolun, only dug up five or six blocks, and the least, Hammerhead and Crazy Axe, did not even find one block of Bite Tooth Silkstone.

  Lei Xingfeng had already walked a long way, this was a very deep stone cave, all the way down, Lei Xingfeng occasionally discovered that he secretly thought: "Strange, it's not hard to find, I've already completed the task assigned by my senior brother." In just a few short hours, he dug up several hundred kilograms of ore, without any difficulty.

  At this time, Lei Xingfeng discovered another kind of ore, Red Gold.

  Hongjin is not gold, but a special metal with some properties of gold, but it's much more precious than gold, especially when used to make weapons. Hongjin and Bitou silk are different, hongjin has output in many places, but the quantity is rare. Hongjin cannot be purified, its natural purity is its purity, looks like crystal, but can be forged like metal.

  Natural nuggets of red gold are very small and exist in gravel form within rocks.

  So Leixingfeng was delighted after discovering the red gold, he smashed the rock and picked up a piece to examine it carefully. The outer layer of the stone revealed the red gold, densely packed in tiny particles on the surface of the fractured stone.

  Red gold does not need to be refined, just put the ore in a steel can, use a steel pestle to pound it forcefully, and the red gold will stick together. Just float away the stone powder, and what's left is red gold.

  Lei Xingfeng found a red gold mine, which was a three-meter-long mineral belt. He carefully collected the rocks and put them directly into the wheel storage space. It took more than an hour to collect the entire three-meter-long mineral belt, leaving a large stone gap on the rock wall that could accommodate two people lying down.

  After a whole day of busy work, when they were hungry, they gnawed on dry food, and when they were thirsty, they drank cold water. It wasn't until the hammer and chopper cried out in hunger that Xin Zhaolun gathered everyone together.

  Find a flat place, Xinzhaolun smiled and asked: "How's the harvest?" He was very satisfied in his heart. In just one day, he dug up more than a dozen pieces of Biya silk ore, as well as two other types of ore that were accidentally dug up.

  Jin Deya said: "I dug up eight pieces, almost over seventy catties, it's still pretty good."

  Hammerhead said with embarrassment: "I, I dug up three... they're not big, hehe." He smiled a bit awkwardly.

  He became even more embarrassed and said: "This, that, I dug up a piece..."

  Xin Zhaolun didn't seem dissatisfied at all. He said: "This is pretty good, haha, Ah Feng, how much did you dig up?"

  Lei Xingfeng also felt embarrassed, not because he had dug too little, but because he had dug much more than others. If he said it out loud, would he be beaten? He blushed and said: "The results are pretty good... the task is complete, no problem."

  As for the mad eagle and the tiger, they don't need to report, they are the guards of Leixingfeng, all the gains belong to Leixingfeng, and have nothing to do with Xin Zhaolun.

  Xin Zhaolun let out a sigh of relief and said, "We can't stay here for too long, so let's dig as much as we can."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "We have brought enough food. Staying here for a while should not be a big problem."

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Hmm, I know. When to go back, still need to listen to the opinions of Hammerhead and Crazy Axe."

  "It's okay, staying a bit longer is fine, as long as it doesn't exceed thirty days, there won't be any problem. But absolutely do not exceed thirty days, best to leave after twenty days, the weather will turn cold..."

  Lei Xingfeng couldn't help but shout: "What's with 'the weather is going to turn cold'? It's already very cold, okay?!"

  "Kuang Fu Dao said: 'The meaning of the weather turning cold is that you can't stand it. At that time, you will freeze to death.'"

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Can you guys be alright?"

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