The ore vein that Guhan had chosen was called the Lion Peak Ore Vein. At the foot of a mountain that looked like a lion, there was a medium-sized dimensional crystal ore vein that stretched for several kilometers.
Unlike most of the ore veins that were buried underground and needed to be excavated, the main ore vein of the Lion Peak Ore Vein was hidden in the surrounding high mountain rocks. If one wanted to obtain the ore, they had to dig through the mountain rocks.
On both sides of the cliff, there were dozens of holes that had been excavated by the sword-bearers over the years. These holes led directly to the area with the richest ore in the mountain rocks.
"Which hole do we enter from?"
Song Hama was a little dumbfounded when he saw so many holes. People who had difficulty choosing would not be able to make a decision in a short period of time.
"Sirs, this lowly one suggests that you enter from the third hole on the left. Yesterday, a Marquis with a purity of 5,000 quarks was excavated there. It must be a rich ore area. Digging there today will not go wrong."
Suddenly, a crisp voice came from the bushes beside him. Ten seconds later, a person pushed the bushes aside and came out. Guhan took a closer look and saw that it was actually a child in his teens. His body looked very thin and weak, and it was obvious that he was malnourished.
"Who are you?"
A glint flashed in Guhan's eyes. It was too suspicious for a child to suddenly appear here.
"Alright, don't scare him. I saw this child the last time I was here. Hey, Lil 'Soldier, do you still remember me?"
Liunian Ling slapped Guhan's butt and enthusiastically chatted with the child.
After a series of exchanges, Guhan also knew why there was a child here.
The base city no longer encouraged outsiders to work in relatively safe areas, especially in areas with high incidence of dimensional rifts like the Meiling Mountain. Ordinary humans were simply courting death here.
On the contrary, the Meiling Mountain region's valuable dimensional crystal ores deeply attracted those bold outsiders who were not afraid of death.
In order to earn enough money, even if the death rate was twice as high, these outsiders would still have the guts to barge in and try to make a fortune. This was the nature of humans.
However, most outsiders would choose to mine in the Deep Red Mining Area controlled by the Yuzhang City government or the Golden Mining Area controlled by large organizations. Those areas had a large number of sword-bearers, and the safety factor was much higher. As long as one was lucky enough, one could earn a lifetime's worth of money in five years. Then, one could return to the city and enjoy a comfortable life without staying outside the city.
This child called Lil 'Soldier was such an outsider. According to Lil' Soldier, when his father and brother were mining in the Golden Mining Area of the Meiling Mountain, they encountered a dimensional rift that suddenly appeared in the mining area. Dozens of Yuan Kou rushed out from it. Although the sword-bearers in the mining area quickly dealt with these Yuan Kou, the outsiders near the dimensional rift suffered heavy casualties. More than a hundred people died.
It was unknown if Lil 'Soldier's father and brother had good or bad luck. Although their lives were saved, one of them had lost an arm and a leg, while the other had his entire lower body from the waist down eaten by Yuan Kou. Now, both of them were frozen in the freezer, waiting for the surgery fee of two million yuan to regenerate their limbs.
When Lil 'Soldier's mother saw this situation, she immediately remarried and left. However, Lil' Soldier gritted his teeth and ran to the Meiling Mountain to continue his father and brother's old path of mining in the ore vein to earn money.
Moreover, in order to raise the treatment fee as soon as possible, Lil 'Soldier braved the great danger and ran to the yellow zone. Even the bold outsiders wouldn't dare to stay in this area for a long time to mine.
According to Lil 'Soldier, if he was lucky, he would continue to live and save up the treatment fee for his father and brother. If he was unlucky, he would just die and end all his troubles. He wouldn't have to continue living in this terrible world.
After listening to Lil 'Soldier's story, Guhan had some faint admiration in his heart. He faintly empathized with Lil' Soldier because he and Lil 'Soldier were both living for their loved ones. Similarly, Guhan held the mentality that he would either succeed in his revenge or die and end all his troubles once and for all.
"You stopped us to let us mine with you and protect you, right?" Guhan said faintly. With one sentence, he saw through Lil 'Soldier's thoughts.
"That's right. I don't dare to ask for too much. I only hope that I can mine near the few sirs. Lil 'Soldier promises that I will definitely not disturb the few sirs," Lil' Soldier said timidly.
"Sure, lead the way." Guhan nodded.
"Thank you, sirs!
Thank you, sirs! "
Lil 'Soldier knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times. Then, he rushed into the mine excitedly. Behind him, Guhan shook his head and led the team into the mine.
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The Lion Mountain Mine was indeed a very deserted mining area. Walking in the mine, Guhan only saw three sword bearers. All of them were in a state of high vigilance.
The three Sword Bearers brandished their tools as they mined, while their Sword Maidens held their longswords in their hands. They stood in positions with a good view of the surroundings, staring intently at the movements in every direction. Once there was any abnormal movement, they would be able to react immediately.
When Guhan appeared, they all stared at him with great vigilance. After confirming that Guhan was not Yuan Kou but a sword bearer, they were relieved and took the initiative to invite Guhan to mine with them.
"No, sir. The mine here has been mined many times, and it has become thinner. This is not a good place to mine," Lil 'Soldier whispered to Guhan.
The soldier whispered to Gu Han. Gu Han smiled and declined the soldier's invitation. Then, he moved deeper into the mineral vein.
They walked for a few minutes, and Lil 'Soldier signaled for Guhan to stop. He pointed at the wall in front of them and said, "Mister, the last Marquise Dimensional Crystal with 5,000 quarks was dug up here. If we keep digging, we will be able to dig up more high-purity Dimensional Crystals."
"Okay, let's dig here." Guhan nodded. He took out the mining hoe he had bought from the camp and prepared to start digging.
Because the Dimensional Crystal Ores contained Sword Essence, the pickaxes made of ordinary materials had no effect on the rock walls. Only Dimensional Iron forged with Dimensional Crystal Stone powder could dig through these rocks.
Because of the Dimensional Crystal Powder, these mining hoes were not cheap. Hoes with five percent Dimensional Crystal Powder were sold for a thousand dollars each. That was almost the same price as a Dimensional Crystal Mine, which was worth a hundred sword elements.
If it was a mining hoe with more than 10% content, it would sell for a high price of 5,000 yuan per hoe.
At the same time, Song Hama and Liunian Ling sent their Lady Swordsmith, Heaven's Inquisition, and Castcloud Iron to the two ends of the tunnel. They were there to monitor the situation, just in case Yuan Kou suddenly came in and attacked Guhan.
Seeing that the Lady Swordsmith had protected him, Lil 'Soldier felt relieved. He could finally mine in relative safety.
Lil 'Soldier took out a hoe that was as tall as him from his waist. He swung the hoe a dozen times on the stone wall of the mine, and only a small piece of the rock wall was dug out by the hoe.
Lil 'Soldier picked up the stone and used the strong light source to illuminate the entire piece of ore. Then, he carefully looked at it a few times. He shook his head helplessly and threw the stone behind him. He was ready to start digging again, but he found that Song Hama and Guhan were looking at him. He blushed and explained.
"My family has a method of looking at ores passed down from generation to generation. According to the color of the ore, we can roughly see if there are any Dimensional Crystals inside the ore.
Just now, when I saw that the stone was completely white, I knew it was just an ordinary stone. There was no Dimensional Crystal Mine inside. "
Every piece of rock dug out in the mine could possibly contain a Dimensional Crystal Mine.
However, in the absence of a very expensive special stone cutter, it was impossible to break the ore to see if there were any Dimensional Crystals hidden inside.
Therefore, the mined ore could only be stored first. When a certain amount was gathered, they would bring the ore back to the camp and rent a stone cutter in the camp to break the ore. Because no one knew what kind of Dimensional Crystals were hidden inside the ore, if a priceless Dimensional Crystal like the Duke Crystal was found, they would immediately become rich. Therefore, the process of breaking the ore was also known as stone gambling.
However, ordinary people like Lil 'Soldier did not have a spatial item like the Dimensional Pocket like the Sword Bearers. They could directly throw the mined ore into the Dimensional Pocket and carry a large amount of ore into the camp.
They could only carry a limited amount of ore in their carry-on backpacks.
Over time, ordinary people like Lil 'Soldier lit up the Stone Discrimination Skill Point. They could determine if there were any Dimensional Crystals inside based on the appearance and color of the ore. However, they could only determine if there were any Dimensional Crystals inside and could not determine the quality of the Dimensional Crystals inside.
Song Hama nodded as if he understood. Like Lil 'Soldier, he picked up his hoe and began to dig at the rock wall. But soon, Song Hama's forehead began to sweat. He dug dozens of times, but he did not dig out a single stone from the rock wall.
On the other side, Lil 'Soldier could definitely dig out a piece of ore with just a dozen or so shovels.
This made Song Hama very embarrassed. He was an 18-year-old adult. Not only was he a few years older than Lil 'Soldier, but his body had also been strengthened by the Cast Cloud Iron, which was equivalent to the physical fitness of five or six ordinary people. His mining speed was actually inferior to that of a child. This was very embarrassing.
"Sir Song Hama, the way you use your strength is wrong."
Lil 'Soldier was very quick-witted. He saw Song Hama's predicament at a glance and took the initiative to explain, "These rock walls are very hard because there are Dimensional Crystals inside. It is very difficult to dig them out with brute force. You must use your skill to dig them out."
Then, Lil 'Soldier explained in detail how to use his skill to dig. Song Hama was also not a fool. After Lil' Soldier explained a few times, although it was still not smooth, he quickly dug out his first ore.
"Look, Sour Popsicle. I, Toad Song, am still very talented in mining!"
Song Hama proudly took out the stone that he had just dug out and showed it off in front of Guhan. As a result, Guhan looked at Song Hama with disdain and then pointed to his feet.
Song Hama looked at Guhan's feet and suddenly stopped talking. His face was stiff like pickled vegetables. At this time, there were actually four or five stones piled up under Guhan's feet. It seemed that he had already comprehended the mining method.
Then, he looked at Liunian Ling. Wow, it was even more exaggerated. There were almost ten stones piled up.
Song Hama suddenly felt like an idiot. He angrily threw the stones into his dimensional pocket and vented his anger on these unlucky rock walls.
Then, he vented all his anger on these unlucky rock walls. For a moment, the entire mine was filled with the sound of hoes being swung. It was a scene of bustling activity.
No one noticed that at this time, at the top of the pitch-black mine, a small scarlet crack suddenly tore open. A dark red magma-like claw suddenly stretched out from the crack.