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But at this point, he got stuck and couldn't climb any further.

For some reason, the rock wall became so strong that even the spikes made of steel could not be chiseled in. He struck it with a small hammer for a long time, and saw sparks in all directions, and finally the tips of the spikes were blunt, and only a pit no deeper than half a knuckle was chiseled.

"Could it be that you've reached the Mithril Ore Layer?" Sid said of him at dinner, "It's rare to have such a hard stone, but if it's Mithril ore, it's not surprising. ”

Hoppes shook his head: "I managed to chisel a rock, and when I came back, I looked closely, and it was either Mithril ore or stone, but it was surprisingly hard." ”

"How can an ordinary stone be so hard?" Du Du leaned over curiously, "such a hard stone usually appears deep underground, and it shouldn't appear here." ”

"Who knows......" Hopps sighed, "I can't think of anything to do right now, I can only grind slowly, and I don't know if the vein on the cliff is worth so much time and energy." ”

"Do you have a sample with you? "When it comes to stones, I'm an expert!"

He is indeed not bragging, the dwarven kingdom is unique in its knowledge of various rocks because of its perennial underground digging. As a royal son of the Dwarven Kingdom, Dudu Hill is indeed an expert in all kinds of rocks and minerals. In fact, he was the only person on the exploration team who could tell the difference between Innate and Acquired Mithril - but he had no interest in the job, otherwise he wouldn't necessarily need to find an Appraiser......

Hopps, of course, took the stones with him, so he immediately took out one.

Du Du took the stone, and when he looked at it, he frowned and showed surprise.

"Huh?" he exclaimed in a low voice, turning the small stone over and over for a few moments, but his brow furrowed more and more, "Bedrock? Am I wrong? This thing shouldn't be here......"

"Bedrock? what is that? is it rare?" asked Hopps curiously.

Du Du shook his head: "It's not rare, it's just that this thing shouldn't appear on the ground." ”

"What the hell is it?" Ruby asked, leaning over to ask, "If you're interested, tell us more about it." ”

"Absolutely. Speaking of bedrock, we have to talk about the structure of the main plane...... In general, the earth beneath our feet is divided into layers. The first is the soil layer, and below the soil layer is the rock layer, and under the rock layer, there is generally red and hot magma. Most of the time, the exploration ends there, as it's hard to get under the lava. However, if you are lucky, you may occasionally encounter situations where there is no magma. Further down from that level, you'll find bedrock - it's so sturdy that it's sparkling with a pickaxe, and it often takes a little bit of effort to mine. Dudu elaborated, then took a sip of his wine and continued, "I haven't been below the magma layer, but I've seen bedrock in a museum that houses ores, and that's what it looks like." ”

Hoppus nodded, curiously asking, "So is this bedrock of any use?"

Du Du thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think it's of any use?"

“...... It's sturdy, so it's perfect for building a fortress. ”

Du Du laughed: "Haha! A strong man who can mine bedrock to build a fortress, if he doesn't hit others, others will be thankful, who would dare to provoke him!"

Hopps thought about it, and it was indeed the truth. The bedrock was ridiculously hard, and it took him a lot of effort to mine that little bit, and if someone could mine a large amount of bedrock and use it to build a fortress, then this person's ability was beyond imagination. Such a strong man, who would dare to provoke him?

Interrupted by this, he forgot to ask what other use the bedrock was.

After dinner, everyone went to rest, but Sid went to Dudu's tent.

"What's the use of bedrock?" he asked, straight to the point.

Dudu was silent.

"It's not anything ordinary, is it?" asked Sid.

Dudu remained silent.

"This thing...... It should have a very special use. Not only special, but also important. That's why you're a little out of shape when you see it. "It can make you look like that, and it's definitely not just an ordinary stone." ”

Dudu didn't speak.

"If you don't want to say it, forget it. Sid sighed, "But I advise you to think about it." After all, with such a large piece of bedrock out there, someone might have the idea to beat them. If they figure out something, it's even worse. ”

Dudu's face was finally a little moved, he thought for a while, and said, "Get both Hopes and Ruby, they need to know about this matter too." ”

After a while, both Hopus and Ruby, who had received a summons from Sid, quietly arrived. Because Sid was so stressed about secrecy, they all tiptoed and didn't even make a slightly louder sound.

After the four of them gathered in Du Du's tent, Du Du took out a magic scroll and activated the scroll, a circle of blue light enveloped the surrounding space, enveloping all four of them inside.

"It's safe to talk. He seemed a little more relaxed, "Don't worry about being eavesdropped on or something." ”

"Is that kind of stone called bedrock really that important?" asked Sid.

"If you want to know, you need to swear an oath. "Swear to the gods you believe in, and keep it a secret." If you break your oath, you will not be able to go to the kingdom of God after you die, but will fall into hell. ”

Sid, Hopps, and Ruby looked at each other, and after a while, Ruby shook his head and said, "I won't swear like that, and I don't want to know any secrets." You talk slowly, and I'll go back to sleep. I just don't think it happened tonight, no matter who asks, anyway I've been sleeping tonight and haven't been anywhere. ”

With that, he turned around and walked out of the tent without returning.

Sid and Hopps, you look at me, I look at you, hesitated for a moment, and then swore an oath.

After they swore an oath, Du Du, who had always looked nervous, relaxed and smiled.

"Now that you've sworn by you, I'll tell you the secret. "I'm not lying about where the bedrock came from. But what is this thing for...... I didn't say it at dinner. ”

"Yes, that's why I'm back to ask you. Sid said.

"Actually, I really don't want to tell you, and this kind of thing...... You know, it doesn't necessarily do any good......" Dudu explained, looking at his expression, probably wanting to make one last effort.

Hopes sighed: "Dudu, can you not be so procrastinating? Hurry up, we have to go back to sleep, and we still have work tomorrow!"

Du Du smiled bitterly and said, "Bedrock is a new type of weapon material that our dwarf kingdom is researching. ”

"What weapon?" asked Sid.

"Dynamite. ”

Hearing Dudu's words, Sid and Hopps were still unaware of what was happening, but the jellyfish in the air who was stealing and eavesdropping stumbled and almost fell.

Dynamite?!(To be continued.) )