Chapter 53: The Rough Stone
Sure enough, not far from the pile of rubble that had just passed, a larger pile of rubble appeared in front of everyone, this time did not disappoint Wang Lung, Peng Shuai confirmed that this place had not been turned over for a long time, and there was a good hope to find the ore.
Wang Lung looked around at the pile of rocks, saying that it was a pile of stones, but for giants, the size of a stone was at least a dozen cubes, because there were too many piles of rocks, it was difficult to estimate how many there were, and in general there were more than what I had just seen.
Looking back at the passage when I came, here and the pile of rocks I just saw, according to the distance estimate, it is only two or three thousand meters, but I turned two corners, and it was just turned over there, but no one came here, it seems that Peng Shuai is right, there are too many passages in this mining area, and you will get lost if you are not careful.
With two soft snaps, Peng Shuai shifted everyone's attention to himself and said, "Okay, let's take a look here today, you each choose an area, pay attention to the color of each stone, especially the inside of the stone, and put the colored stone aside." Seeing that everyone nodded silently, Peng Shuai continued: "Everyone be careful, don't let these stones hurt, especially the stones in the moving cracks, be sure to watch the support points and be careful of collapse." ”
After listening to Peng Shuai's instructions, everyone eagerly chose an area and began to carefully clean up the messy stones, but Wang Lung was temporarily left by Peng Shuai.
Peng Shuai pointed to an area in front of him and said: "You just look here first, you must be careful, if there is any problem, just shout loudly, if you find colored stones inside, I will ask someone to help you move the stones." ”
Wang Lung shook his head and said, "That's not necessary, the ore is not big, I have the right tools in my hand." Just be careful, cut it open and see, didn't you tell me that the really useful ores are hidden inside the stones, and there is a clear fault between the ore and the stones, as long as it is ore. I could tell that if I removed the rocks above my head, it would take a lot of time. ”
Peng Shuai frowned, and said with a little worry: "What if it's a load-bearing stone, it will easily cause a collapse." ”
"Don't worry, it doesn't matter if it collapses, don't I have a soil bead, I don't believe my luck will be carried to such a point. ”
Peng Shuai nodded and said, "Okay, be careful yourself." I'm right next door to you, and something calls me. ”
Seeing Peng Shuai leave, the other party, like him, also had to carefully look for the location of the ore, Wang Lung once asked Peng Shuai if he was a cultivator, and the other party did not deny or admit it, but Wang Lung could guess a rough idea, Peng Shuai must be a cultivator. It's just that the cultivation may be very low, and the other party doesn't want to admit it.
Withdraw your cluttered thoughts. Wang Lung looked at the area he was going to explore, to be honest, the place Peng Shuai left for himself was very large, at least a hundred zhang long, and how deep the pile of rocks was, Wang Lung couldn't see it clearly with the naked eye alone. Only access to it.
Randomly selected a gap, Wang Lung stepped on the stone under his feet, and found that the stone was fixed very strongly, without any shaking feeling, Wang Lung chuckled helplessly. I thought to myself, I weighed only about 100 pounds, and compared with these stones, it was like a feather.
After laughing at himself, Wang Lung's short body got close to the gap, saying that it was a gap, but it was actually a gap formed between several stones, which was a gap for the giant, and for Wang Lung, he could enter and exit with a half-squatting body.
As soon as you enter the rubble, the light becomes dim, although there are still some gaps above the head that can transmit a few rays of light, but the light is very weak, that is, it can only allow ordinary people to distinguish some outlines.
After all, Wang Lung is a cultivator, even in the dark night when he can't see his fingers, he can clearly see things a hundred meters away with the naked eye, let alone in these piles of rocks, so the light becomes dim, and it has no effect on Wang Lung at all.
After entering the pile of rocks, Wang Lung concentrated all his energy, and every time he took a step forward, he would see the stones around him clearly, even if there was a trace of dust on the stones, he would wipe them off with his hands to see if it was real dust.
The inside of the pile of rubble is not like a mine, there will be a situation where the road ahead will be impassable at any time, sometimes, cracks will appear on the top of the head, and it may also be under the feet, although Wang Lung can't move forward completely upright, at least it is much more convenient than Peng Shuai and others, and there is no need to move the stones, which makes his search speed increase a lot.
As soon as he entered the pile of rocks, Wang Lung had the idea of seeing how deep it was first, no matter how he changed the direction, in general, he was going to the deepest part of the pile of rocks, after all, the area designated by Peng Shuai for him was about a hundred zhang long and forty or fifty zhang high, only the depth was unknown.
Wang Lung walked through the rocks, its speed of travel naturally can not be compared with normal walking, and when it touched the uneven stone wall, it was only then that the road had come to an end, according to the distance of this road, the depth of the whole pile of rocks is more than 50 zhang, and the height is basically the same, crossing about ten minutes or so, this is also necessary to check the surrounding stones at all times, in case of missing the possible ore, if you want to explore all the areas designated by Peng Shuai, according to Wang Long's estimates, it will take at least two or three hours.
Wang Lung sighed that there was not enough time, maybe two or three hours didn't sound like a long time, but for Wang Lung, he didn't have much time to waste, if the other giants knew that Wang Lung was not satisfied, he was afraid that he would be jealous of the dead Wang Lung, in the face of such a large pile of rocks, Wang Lung could search in two or three hours, but they would spend a whole day, and they had to move the entire stone block again, Wang Lung only drilled a few cracks.
In fact, no one knows the true thoughts in Wang Long's heart, although he has not been in the pile of rocks for a long time, but it can be seen from the surface of those stones that this pile of stones has also been turned over many times, and it is estimated that there may not be any gains if this place is turned upside down.
But what if you don't turn it over again, all the piles of rubble in the whole mining area must have been turned over more than once, and in the process of rummaging, it depends on who is more patient and careful, and only in this way can you find more ore.
Each level is not so simple, Zhong Hui gave Wang Lung a question except for alchemy, it seems that it is very easy to collect spirit grass, but Wang Lung has understood since he left the earth that in this world, there is no such thing as unearned gain.
As the saying goes, pie in the sky is someone's luck, but pies can be good or bad. What if it's an expired pie? It's better to do things in a down-to-earth way than to hope for a pie to drop every day.
In the pile of rubble, Wang Lung looked around with self-deprecation, and he knew that in order to get enough of the Bud Bud, he had to find enough ore. Otherwise, everything will be left to rest.
Time passed, and Wang Lung walked through the rocks, sometimes he could see the surrounding stones at a glance, and sometimes some stones were pressed between several stones, and it was impossible to get around, so Wang Lung had to find a way to see the condition of the stones, so when he finished exploring the area, it took an hour longer than expected.
When Wang Lung walked out of the stone pile, there were already ten small piles of rubble on the other side of the passage. It was all moved by the giant, Wang Lung glanced at it, and there were no suspicious stones that were set aside, it seemed that not only did he not gain anything, but the others also found nothing.
Seeing Wang Lung come out, Peng Shuai stopped what he was doing and asked slowly, "How is it?"
Wang Lung didn't speak, just shook his head, and Peng Shuai gave him a relieved smile when he saw this. said lightly: "It's okay, you go over and take a look." Choose your own area and look for more, maybe you will get a harvest. ”
Wang Lung nodded and didn't stay any longer, bypassing Peng Shuai's location and walking into the distance.
I don't know how long it has been, when Wang Lung came out of the backmost stone, Peng Shuai and the others had already reclined against the stone wall to rest, and this pile of rocks was searched by all of them. There were piles of rubble on both sides of the passage, and what was not removed was the area that Wang Lung explored, and he alone explored more than half of what the entire group could explore.
"Wang Lung, come here and rest. Peng Shuai beckoned Wang Lung over.
Wang Lung walked up to everyone, shook his head helplessly and said, "Bad luck today." Nothing was found, how are you doing?"
Peng Shuai smiled and said: "Everyone is the same, although there is nothing to gain, at least I know what to do in the future." ”
Wang Lung nodded and said, "What should we do next?"
"After a tiring day, everyone will take a rest, eat something, replenish their strength, and then find the next place. ”
Wang Lung said: "I have a proposal, why don't we go to the next place first, and when we get there, we can rest before working." ”
Peng Shuai was stunned, and did not answer immediately, but looked around at his companions, and saw that everyone was a little nervous, so he asked, "What do you think of Wang Lung's proposal?"
One of them said: "I think it's feasible, anyway, it's just walking, not moving stones, and it shouldn't take much time to get to the next place, let's rest after we get there, what if someone gets there first?"
After everyone nodded in agreement, Peng Shuai led everyone to the next pile of rocks.
Since then, Wang Lung's hard mining career has begun, and sure enough, the situation is roughly similar to his initial estimate, and more than ten consecutive days have passed, and no ore has been found in his group.
When the first ten days came, Peng Shuai went to the assembly point to get everyone's rations, and after Peng Shuai came back, Wang Lung realized that not only them, but also other people did not find any ore, this news made everyone's confidence a little shaken, but Peng Shuai relayed a sentence from Elder Tong, that is, only ten days have passed in a year, and there is still a long time, as long as everyone works hard, there will always be gains.
Time passed unconsciously, since entering the mine, at first Wang Lung could still silently calculate the passage of time, but the more later, even Wang Lung no longer cared about this problem, and he began to be irritable, because after so long, not only did not find a single ore, but one of the members of the group accidentally injured his arm.
Because someone was injured, everyone had to stop what they were doing and put the injured person aside, Wang Lung had studied Chinese medicine with the old ghost, and was very good at dealing with injuries, but unfortunately deep in the mine, there were no suitable herbs, and he could only help the other party clean up the wound, fortunately, the giant's physical fitness was good, the person was just cut by a stone with a deep wound, and did not hurt the muscles and bones, as long as he was not infected, he could heal on his own after ten days.
After settling the injured Hodge, Peng Shuai let the others continue to work, turned around and walked into the distance, where there happened to be a stone falling in the middle of the passage, it was the stone that hit Hodge, this stone needs to be moved, otherwise it will be a little obstructive in the middle of the road, in case someone accidentally gets injured again, it will be a big trouble.
When Peng Shuai lifted the stone and slowly walked to the side of the passage, Wang Lung casually glanced at the other party, and soon his eyes were attracted by the stone.
"Wait. Wang Lung shouted, making Peng Shuai, who was moving stones, stunned, and watched Wang Lung running towards him blankly.
Wang Lung ran to Peng Shuai and said, "Put the stone down." ”
Seeing Wang Lung's happy face, Peng Shuai put down the stone with some puzzlement and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Come and see. Wang Lung stretched out his hand and gestured to Peng Shuai, pointed his finger at a point of the stone and said.
Peng Shuai looked at it for a long time, but didn't see any doorway, the stone was still the original stone, but it was covered with Hodge's blood, Peng Shuai looked at Wang Lung puzzled and asked, "I can't see what's wrong with this stone." ”
Wang Lung ignored the other party, took out the war knife with his backhand, and waved it lightly along the corner of the stone, like cutting tofu, and the corner of the stone was flattened off, revealing the red color inside.
"Ore!" Peng Shuai couldn't help but exclaim as soon as he saw the color inside the stone.
Attracted by Peng Shuai's excited shouts, everyone ran towards them, and even Hodge slowly walked over with his arms covered.
"Quick...... Dig it out, I didn't expect that there was a piece of ore hidden in it, which was great. ”
With a war knife in hand, soon a pale red ore the size of a watermelon appeared in front of everyone, and everyone else was very excited, except for one person who stared at the ore carefully, with a puzzled expression written on his face, and that person was Wang Lung.
After a long time, Wang Lung asked Peng Shuai in a slightly trembling voice: "This ...... This is what you call ore?" Seeing Peng Shuai nodded, Wang Lung continued to ask, "Then does it have any other names?" ”
Peng Shuai nodded and said, "Yes, but we generally call it ore." ”
"And what's the other name?"
"Rough Stone!" (to be continued......)