Chapter 18: Mining (Part 2)

  Hammerhead laughed and said: "We can leave in forty days, or even forty-five days later, but you can't, so the date is twenty days after we just left."

  Lei Xingfeng immediately understood that he was the worst one, this is what they call the wooden barrel theory. The shortest plank decides how much water the barrel can hold. He helplessly nodded and said: "Alright, I've been holding everyone back."

  Xin Zhaolun smiled and said: "Twenty days is enough, actually with about ten days, I can collect enough Biya silk, you don't need to apologize."

  After a simple meal, Xin Zhaolun let everyone rest, but Lei Xingfeng still went out to find minerals. In just half a day, he had already grown fond of mining and wanted to dig as much as possible, as there might not be another opportunity in the future.

  Following the lava flow all the way down, Leixing Peak didn't know where this underground lava flow led to, nor did he know how deep it was. Fortunately, there were no forks in the road, and even if there were, they weren't very deep. Walking a few dozen meters would bring you to the end, at which point you'd have to turn back and return to the fork in the road, continuing on from there.

  Soon, Lei Xingfeng found that he couldn't go any further. The path at the edge of the cave suddenly disappeared, and there was no road for tens of meters ahead. This section was empty, and you could clearly see the scorching red magma below. Lei Xingfeng smiled bitterly. He couldn't fly, and if he forced himself to jump over, it wasn't that he couldn't do it, but he was afraid of accidents. He didn't know whether his protective shield could withstand the magma or not. Sighing, he had no choice but to turn back.

  He hadn't walked many steps when he saw Crazy Eagle approaching, who smiled and said: "What's up?"

  Lei Xingfeng spread his hands and said: "Can't get through... Uh, Uncle Eagle, carry me past."

  The mad eagle took a few steps forward and looked around, unable to help but laugh: "Well, I didn't expect the road to be cut off."

  Shi Hu said: "I'll carry it on my back, find a mine and dig it out, I'm really not good at this."

  "Alright, you come and I'll go dig at the top. Hehe, it's actually easier to find things up there."

  He crouched down and carried Lei Xingfeng on his back, saying: "I'll just be by your side, if we find any ore, I'll dig it up."

  Lei Xingfeng smiled and said: "Actually mining... is very fulfilling."

  Shì Hǔ brought Léi Xīng Fēng flying over, a vacant gap, a scorching breath, forced Léi Xīng Fēng to slightly release his defense. Fortunately, Shì Hǔ's speed was extremely fast, and after just a few seconds, he had already flown past.

  Just arrived, Lei Xingfeng discovered a mineral belt about seven meters long, also a red gold mineral belt. Lei Xingfeng smiled and said: "Good luck, it's red gold. Tiger Uncle, you dig here, I'll go take a look ahead."

  He stared at it for half a day and still couldn't figure out what was going on, so he said uncertainly: "Red Gold Mine Belt? Alright, I'll dig and see."

  When the tiger knocked open the rock wall, it immediately understood that this was indeed red gold. It couldn't help but admire it greatly and started digging vigorously. Red gold is something that even he can use, and its uses are quite extensive, belonging to rare materials.

  Lei Xingfeng continued to move forward, and soon he found another material, which was blood sand. It looked similar to red gold, but it wasn't red gold; rather, it was a kind of catalytic material. The quantity was also extremely small. Lei Xingfeng dug it out.

  For over a dozen days, the seven of them were busy, with no one slacking off. The most diligent person was Lei Xingfeng, who even surpassed Xin Zhaolun in terms of effort. His harvest was also the most bountiful. Apart from the 300 kilograms of Biya silkstone he gave to Xin Zhaolun, he himself obtained nearly 700 kilograms. In other words, just the Biya silkstone alone totaled almost 1,000 kilograms, not including the ore dug up by Fengying and Shihutu.

  As for Xin Zhaolun's gains, they were also considerable. With the help of many people, he collected enough Biya Silkstone, so in these few days, he had been grinning from ear to ear, even Lei Xingfeng couldn't help but crack a few jokes.

  Xin Zhaolun said: "There are only a few days left, everyone should hurry up, my things have been collected enough, and the rest is just extra harvest, haha." He couldn't help but burst out laughing at this point, his heart was truly delighted.

  "Uh-huh, I also plan to dig for a few more days, and that's about it. This time we found quite a lot of good stuff, heh heh, there's one thing in particular that I reckon none of you have gotten."

  "What's that? I've already collected six materials. This place is indeed a treasure land, what a pity... maybe we won't be able to come again in the future."

  Xin Zhaolun said: "This place has various materials, although the quantity is not large, but the variety is many and the quality is good."

  Lei Xingfeng flipped his wrist, and a conical crystal appeared in the palm of his hand. The color was deep purple. He said, "Do you recognize this thing?"

  Xin Zhaolun grabbed it in one swift motion, exclaiming in surprise: "Zi Jing, top-grade Zi Jing! Where did you find this?!" His voice had even changed.

  Jin Deya also showed an extremely unexpected expression, and his face revealed an extremely jealous look. He said: "Zi Jing ah... still has such luck... damn it, why didn't I encounter it?! It's too depressing!"

  "Want to know?" Leixing Feng said with a smile.

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Cut the crap, of course I want to know, hurry up and tell me! Where did you find it?"

  Jin Deya also showed a curious expression, wanting to know that the purple crystal was much more precious than the green jade silk. This thing is extremely rare, even if it's a true monarch or above high-ranking officials, they can hardly get their hands on it. Not to mention what use the purple crystal has, but if this time back, just one purple crystal for the ancestor, at least can be exchanged for many印环, which is something used by the true monarch.

  Lei Xingfeng smiled and said: "Everyone follow me."

  The crowd followed Lei Xingfeng along the edge of the cave wall, and soon they arrived at the place where he couldn't pass last time. The mad eagle said: "I'll carry you over?"

  Lei Xingfeng shook his head and said, "No need to go back, hehe, this is the place where I obtained the purple crystal."

  Jin Deya looked around for a while and didn't see anything out of the ordinary, so he said: "Stop kidding, where's the purple crystal here?"

  Lei Xingfeng pointed downwards with his finger.

  "Are you saying... that Zi Jing obtained it from the magma?"

  Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, "That's right, heh heh, a very coincidental opportunity."

  Xin Zhaolun said: "How did you manage to get out?" After thinking for a moment, he added: "You can't go down, can you..."

  "Master brother, I haven't lived enough yet, if I go down now, I'll definitely die."

  "He's a lucky find..." He had been following Lei Xingfeng all along, of course he knew how this guy got the purple crystal. That was absolutely an accidental opportunity. This guy dug mines and suddenly had an idea to use a long steel spear to probe into the flowing magma, picked up a large piece of magma and smashed it on the ground, and then found a purple crystal.

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Try scooping again and see..."

  "Alright, I'll give it a try... this is going to require some luck... probably nothing will happen." As he spoke, he pulled out his long spear.

  Xin Zhaolun noticed that the tip of this steel spear had completely melted, leaving only half a spearhead.

  Lei Xingfeng inserted the long spear into the magma and stirred it, and in just a moment, the front end of the steel spear was red. He then suddenly picked up a cluster of magma and slammed it to the ground with force.

  Xin Zhaolun's hand produced a steel pick, which he used to dig mines and pry open rocks. He poked at the magma with the pick several times, but it was still soft and emitting red light. He crouched down, and his hand produced a bowl of water, which he poured directly onto the fiery magma. There was a sizzling sound, and white mist rose up, quickly revealing several blocks of magma that had turned black. He struck them with the pick several times, examining them carefully, and after a moment, he found the purple crystal.

  Jin Deya took a look and said, "Too small."

  There are two purple crystals, about the size of a grain of sand. The smallest purple crystal in Leixing Peak is at least as big as a thumb, and the two cannot be compared on the same day. But this has already proven that Leixing Peak did not speak nonsense.

  Xin Zhaolun let out a long breath and said, "Indeed! Hehe, I've decided... forget about the other mines, this purple crystal is something I absolutely won't let go of. This thing can be exchanged for many things, and even if it's not exchanged, it's still extremely valuable."

  Even a purple crystal the size of a sesame seed is very precious, Xin Zhaolun picked it up without hesitation. Lei Xingfeng couldn't help but want to laugh and said: "Senior brother, I'll give you a hint, hehe, when stirring, pay attention to the color of the magma."

  "What color?"

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Take a closer look at the magma, it's all golden with a reddish tint. If it emits a purple glow, then there's amethyst."

  After Leixing Peak said that, everyone else stared at the lava flow. After a while, Xin Zhaolun said: "Uh, I didn't see any purple light... they're all the same."

  Jin Deya also said: "I can't see it either..." Everyone else shook their heads, no one could see any purple light.

  Hammerhead rubbed his eyes again and said: "It's all the same... what purple light?"

  Lei Xingfeng was suddenly speechless, and he said: "This... is so obvious, can't you all see it?" He was puzzled in his heart, just in this short period of time, he had already seen several purple glows appear, but they were fleeting and easy to overlook if one wasn't paying attention.

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Forget it, I'll try my luck and see how things go."

  The crowd suddenly parted in a line, with either steel pincers or steel spears in hand, all stirring in the lava flow.

  Lei Xingfeng had the mad eagle carry him to the front, he didn't want a group of people to grab the purple crystal together. At first, he only knew that the purple crystal was precious, but after seeing Xin Zhaolun and Jin Daya's expressions, he understood that this thing was no longer something that could be explained by its preciousness. It was absolutely not to be missed. Previously, he had only obtained two pieces of purple crystal, which were extremely difficult to obtain.

  Suddenly, Leixing Peak saw a purple glow emanating from it, and he immediately inserted the steel spear in his hand into the lava flow, and his heart was suddenly excited.

  Lei Xingfeng had some experience and knew that relying on the magma to stick to the purple crystal would have a general effect, it was best to start from the bottom and directly lift the magma onto the shore.

  "Get up!"

  Lei Xingfeng exerted himself and a mass of magma was lifted out by him.