Spirit Stone Hunter

Chapter 118

No one slept this night except Ma Xiaotian.There were thirteen aftershocks, large and small, but they did not cause much change to the surrounding area.Through the Internet, they looked at the situation in and around the city. There were cracks in some houses, which proved that the magnitude of the earthquake was already very large, reaching the second-level dangerous situation.Usually, in this case, the aftershocks will last longer.This made it difficult for them to plan their next actions.

At dawn the next day, Ma Xiaotian opened his eyes and felt much better.Ying Feng and Mu Yuan saw that his expression was still not very good, so they didn't let him cook.But Ma Xiaotian's appetite was not bad, he ate a big bowl of noodles and drank a bowl of soup.

Huo Congting, the four people who went to see the situation in the mining area today, must go.Originally Zhan Jiu was supposed to go, but with Ma Xiaotian like this, he couldn't go.Wu Tao volunteered, so Huo Congting and Wu Tao were on their side.Qiao Lun also picked two professional miners to follow.And told them both to obey Huo Congting's command in everything, and to put safety first at all times.

Ying Feng was very worried, but he didn't express anything.Mu Yuan is used to doing dangerous things everywhere, so he just told Wu Tao to be careful.They were not as chattery as Ma Xiaotian.He even took a big bag of his own private stuffed pies for four people.It is not worthwhile to say that when you let them eat, you must be careful about the surrounding situation, so as not to catch up with the aftershocks and get hit by things.

The four people incarnated in the shape of armor and rushed to the mining area.The situation along the way made them quite worried.

It was not only dead wood or moth-eaten trees that collapsed, but also many healthy trees that were obviously uprooted and fell down.This is enough to prove that at least the underground structure nearby has been twisted and changed, and the structure changed by the earthquake will definitely not be localized.

Entering the mining area, there was indeed a big change.The depth of the original mine pit has been reduced by at least half, but it is not the pit itself that has changed, but the surrounding soil and rocks on the mountain have rolled down, and the water level has risen again between the boulders. It can be seen that on the other side of Shilin Mountain, it is already raining, and it seems that it is coming soon on their side.

"Zhan Jiu, you are preparing to take shelter from the rain. It has already started to fall on the other side of the mountain. Depending on the direction of the wind, it will come over soon." After dialing the phone, Huo Congting told Zhan Jiu while looking at the sky.

Zhan Jiu turned his head and asked the others to quickly prepare the awning, and then asked, "How is the situation in the mine?"

Huo Congting sighed: "It's almost as expected. The pit can't go down. Now that the water level has returned, many rocks have fallen, and the surrounding soil has also slipped. Even geological exploration can't be done. Let's go to the back of the mountain now. Take a look, if the potholes are sealed, and the small pits also have the same situation, the possibility of digging does not exist. Besides, it is impossible to enter the mountain to dig now."

Zhan Jiu frowned slightly: "Then you should be more careful, no matter what the situation is, you must come back today."

"Okay. You take good care of them. If Xiaotian is really uncomfortable, you can let Brother Qiao watch over everyone, and you can send him back first." Thinking of Ma Xiaotian's appearance, Huo Congting was also worried.

"Got it. He's doing well now, and I'll contact you if I want to go back."

The rain started to fall quickly, and the beast running in the rain looked a little embarrassed. With the two consecutive aftershocks, Huo Congting and the four of them were also in fear.

At noon, they ran to one of the original destinations of this trip, and then tried to mine a small mine.

The situation of the small mine is much more optimistic than that of the main mine, but a lot of rocks have already fallen.When they went around to the entrance of the original mine tunnel, it was as expected that the place had collapsed and sealed.

"Looks like it's over." Wu Tao couldn't help but sigh with emotion.I feel a little disappointed, but I can't help but feel happy.In fact, when an earthquake occurs, they may not be the most sensitive, but they are the ones who suffer the most from changes in the aura and the surrounding aura. That is to say, they are actually not very comfortable now.

"It's a natural disaster. There's no way around it. This operation seems to be..." A miner sent by Qiao Lun also sighed.But before he finished speaking, Huo Congting jumped onto the cracked rocky mountain. "Professor Huo, what are you doing?"

Just now Huo Congting had the same idea as everyone else, but he turned around in place, and suddenly found some reflective spots in the cracks of the rocky mountain.This is an emerald mining area, and if the jade flesh is exposed on the broken rough jadeite, it will shine under the light. Although he feels that the reflection is not like jadeite, no matter what it is, he wants to take a closer look.

Climbing up to the height where he found the flash with his armor, Huo Congting turned back into a human form, reached out and took a piece of broken ore from the loose mountain.This ore has obvious spiritual power. Judging from its color and formation state, it should be the associated ore of jadeite, water foam jade.

This discovery delighted him.Although the water foam jade can only be counted as a third-level spirit stone at most, and the quality is even lower than the third-level spirit stone.But the top water foam jade is indeed comparable to the existence of jadeite.Because it has a large proportion of the original stone is colorless, even fully transparent.This kind of pure spiritual power is the favorite thing of Quebec people.

Then he found a few more pieces, more of which were too far away from where he was. Now the situation of the rocky mountain is more dangerous, and the cracked faults will have stones falling at any time, so he doesn't dare to take too much risk.

The other three people didn't take off what Huo Congting was doing, but they also didn't dare to get too close.They breathed a sigh of relief when Huo Congting got down again and stood on the flat floor.

Wu Tao hurried over: "Brother Ting, what did you take just now? I seem to see a reflective spot."

Huo Congting took out one piece of water foam jade. "This is water foam jade. I think You Cruise's guess is reasonable. There may be jade mines below. And even just water foam jade is worth mining. I took a few pieces at random, and the color is good. But now the stone mountain is very dangerous. Unable to collect. This incident is definitely hopeless to continue. It is impossible to risk your life. But there are these ores of water foam jade, you can go to declare. When the environment here is stable, some national exploration teams will finish the exploration again. , we will have limited mining rights. If there is not much production after exploration, we can even purchase the minerals here.”

Wu Tao doesn't know much about these things.But he believed everything Huo Congting said. "Then it's a good thing, right? I think God still loves us. If there is another earthquake today, we don't know what the consequences will be at the bottom of the pit."

Think of that ending.All four shuddered.I'm really glad.Even because of this earthquake, they also discovered the water foam jade mine contained in the physical strength of the mountain.This has to be said that God knows that he loves people.

When the four of them returned to the clearing, it was still raining heavily.They were all soaked through, but fortunately they were all men, and there was nothing to shy away from drying their clothes in a wind and rain shelter tent and wiping their bodies clean.

When it started to rain, Ma Xiaotian's mood improved a bit.He had already cooked ginger soup in a big pot, because Quebec people don't like sweet, so he used light and tender chicken, which was full of ginger and scallion.In fact, the taste is not very good, and the spicy taste is very strong in the mouth, but after drinking it, it does feel warm from the inside of the stomach.

After drying themselves, the four of them changed into dry clothes and sat around together. Huo Congting asked, "Xiaotian, how pure are these pieces of water foam jade?"

Just after they came back, Huo Congting gave the stone to Ma Xiaotian.Ma Xiaotian touched it too. "The purity is very high. These pieces are all about the same. You take three broken pieces, and three full leather ones. Only one full leather one is pure stone, and the rest are all the same."

Hearing this, Huo Congting and Qiao Lun's eyes lit up.The two looked at each other, then nodded to each other knowingly.

Qiao Lun asked, "Then Cong Ting, what do you mean?"

Huo Congting recounted his thoughts.Then I asked Qiao Lun for one thing: "I don't know how Brother Qiao thinks I think so. After all, we are a semi-private and semi-school team. In terms of financial resources and concentration, it is impossible to compare with you."

Qiao Lun replied with a smile: "I'm similar to what you think. I've always been fair in my work. Let's report these. No matter how many minerals are in the final result, we will share them equally."

Huo Congting gave a thumbs up: "Brother Qiao is really loyal."

Qiao Lun replied with a smile: "I'm just talking about the facts. We came here together to search for mines, and we've already formed a team. It's only right and proper. I don't have the possibility of monopolizing it. But I want to start from stabilizing the surrounding geological conditions. It will take at least next year until the government comes forward to complete the exploration. You can leave your contact information when you declare, and you can contact me when they contact you."

Huo Congting looked at Qiao Lun: "I'm at ease with you, don't be so cautious."

Qiao Lun shook his head: "Actually, what I mean is that if you report in the name of your academic team, you will be taken care of in the future whether it is contracted or purchased, and I will take advantage of it at that time. Of course, I will pay you accordingly. "

Just as Huo Congting was about to speak, Ma Xiaotian quickly took the words. "Although it's a bit bad to do this, it still works, doesn't it?"

Huo Congting smiled: "That's right. But you also said that this is not good."

Ma Xiaotian sighed: "But this time the risk is too big. Especially when you go to see the situation during the day, you still climb to the cracked mountain to get rocks. How dangerous it is. Just because of the danger." , is it worth it?"

Qiao Lun was amused by Ma Xiaotian. "You child can say whatever you want. You are so innocent and cute. In my opinion, in the interests of businessmen, I must think of the most beneficial."

Ma Xiaotian nodded vigorously: "I think it's normal. I also have a business. Although I haven't made a profit yet, I always think that I must make money. Otherwise, why do I have to work so hard? Uh... It's a bit far away. Anyway, this is the way to do it." There's nothing too bad, right, Teacher Huo?"

Zhan Jiu simply answered for Huo Congting this time.Of course, he could also see that Huo Congting himself did not object to this proposal.It was just to tell Jollen, to put on a show in front of their group. "Brother Qiao is right, Brother Ting, let's make it so. Everyone agrees, doesn't it?"

The answer is of course yes.Originally, they were carrying private work on this trip, and they would indeed complete the requirements of the experimental project during the excavation, so it didn't matter if they took advantage of it.

After deciding these things, Ma Xiaotian was in a great mood as if seeing money.Sweep away all kinds of discomfort during the earthquake last night. "Then we should celebrate. We can't go back now anyway. Let's eat hot pot! It's useless to bring so many things, and we can't keep them until next year. We have to eat more quickly!"

Ying Feng smiled and patted Ma Xiaotian on the shoulder: "You are full of energy, and you have started to be active in various ways."

Ma Xiaotian grinned: "That's right. Young people must be energetic! Come on, let's help cut the meat together, cut whatever you want, and I will make the base soup, which is guaranteed to be no worse than fried meat!"