Lively conures, swaying their bright red neck feathers, looked lively in the grove on the red soil. They chirped and watched, watching the large group of bipedal beasts digging holes in the red stone hills, just like the seaside
Crocodiles before laying eggs. Even unexpected rains did not dampen the enthusiasm of the birds.
In fact, in this season of abundant food and abundant rainfall, the animals on the island of Cuba, like the people, cannot do much.
This time, the exploration of the Red Earth Mountain lasted for three full days. On the one hand, the progress of the exploration was delayed due to the impact of rainfall. On the other hand, Priest Mecat encountered a problem. He was extremely sure that the taste of these laterite ores was wrong.
It cannot be melted by fire, is heavy and hard, and has some magnetism...it must be a kind of mineral deposit! But limited by the lack of divine knowledge, he has never been able to identify what kind of mineral these are.
"It's not copper, it's not lead, it's not tin, it's not gold or silver, it's not precious stones... There may be iron, but it doesn't seem to be the same as His Majesty described, and the magnetism isn't quite enough... Ah! Lord God! Please give it to me.
More knowledge!..."
After painful thinking, when faced with the inquiry from Priest Thomat, Divine Priest Mekat told him bluntly. These minerals were beyond his cognitive ability and he needed to hire someone else.
"Everyone should investigate carefully, collect some stone samples, and go back to give an explanation to His Highness! Maybe His Highness can recognize it..."
Priest Tomat made a suggestion, and Chihuaco, the old militiaman, nodded in agreement. Of course, both of them thought too much, and Shulot couldn't recognize the minerals here.
Soon, the group of warriors scattered around and roughly measured the scope of the red and gray stone mineral deposits. It was estimated that the mining area was more than ten miles long just from the surface, let alone underground. Then, everyone
I simply collected some different ore samples, including red and gray, white and yellow, and black. I don’t know if they are the same mineral.
After finishing this task, everyone bid farewell to this "treasure mountain" and waved goodbye to the Moa Nickel Ore Belt. This large-scale nickel ore belt of astonishing scale contains nearly all of the world's proven nickel reserves for later generations.
One-third! And the storage forms of these nickel ores include both red nickel ore, nickel iron ore, and the more precious nickel-cobalt ore!
Yes! Nickel cobalt ore, the focus is "cobalt ore". Cuba's cobalt ore output ranks among the top five in later generations, and it is all deposited here. And "cobalt", an element that is crucial to lithium batteries, costs hundreds of
Years later, it will truly shine with its dazzling brilliance.
After the heavy rain stopped, the fleet completed its supplies and set sail again. The Taíno tribes on the island of Cuba were not short of food, and their attitudes were very friendly, making it easy to replenish water. Well, at least it was better than in the Mayan lowlands.
It's much easier.
The kingdom's fleet sailed with the wind and traveled more than 200 miles in two days before entering a natural bay. Everyone then arrived at the most important destination of this exploration, Mayari.
"Praise the Lord God! We have sailed nine thousand miles and finally arrived here! According to the voyage records of the Mayapan fleet, the predicted large iron mine in Cuba should be in this area!"
When everyone arrived, their faces were filled with hope. Priest Tomat's eyes were bright, the old militiaman Chihuaco's face was smiling, Puap was eager to try, and the only real guide, the Mayan businessman Tikalo, was sweating like rain and sitting on pins and needles.
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"Hoo! Hoo! It's really hot in Snake Island, Cuba, in August! Even if you only wear a robe, you can't stop sweating... Ah, yes! We will set off tomorrow, taking the local guide with us.
According to the records in my hand, go to the south to find a large iron mine!..."
Ti Carlo forced a confident smile on his face, and his heart was beating like a drum. In fact, he had never seen the "Iron Mine" in person. What he relied on along the way was the encryption in his hand.
Voyage records that can only be read by members of the Cocom royal family.
According to records, the Cocom family's caravan indeed discovered a giant black-ash mine here, and picked up the "black gem" presented to His Highness, which is what His Highness called the "chromite spinel."
It can be said that these "black gems" were the earliest introduction to the exploration of Cuba, opening up the entire difficult and distant route!
"O God! If the fleet is here and cannot find the large iron ore on Cuba's Snake Island, then... what should I do? The leaders on the ship will definitely tear me alive and sacrifice me piece by piece.
To the Lord God!..."
That night, Tikalo lay on the straw bed in Maria, tossing and turning, unable to sleep all night. He prayed to the Lord God in a low voice, with a rare sense of piety.
The moonlight was like water, and the surrounding villages were quiet. For tomorrow's iron ore exploration, even the sailors who landed said goodbye to the enthusiastic Taino women and took a rest early. This journey of nine thousand miles only left
The last and most important period.
The next day, when the sky was dark and the jungle parrots had not yet started crowing, Priest Tomat, dressed in sacrificial robes and carrying a copper ax, knocked open the hut in Tikalo. The warriors and sailors on the ship were fully armed and mobilized.
Hundreds of people. Under the leadership of Tikalo with a nervous look, everyone couldn't wait to go to the southeastern mountains.
However, Ti Carlo's nervousness at this time is actually unnecessary. With the astonishing scale of the Mayari Iron Ore Belt, as long as the approximate location is determined, even if it is more than ten miles away, it cannot be missed.
The group of people set out from Mayari and walked for only an hour when the compass in the hand of Priest Mekat began to spin wildly. The crazy scurrying energy was like a male hummingbird in estrus that cannot find a mate.
"Ah! Lord God! We, we are here!"
Priest Mekat shouted in surprise and was the first to run up the hill in front. Then, the old militiamen looked at each other and Priest Tomat, and followed Tikalo, who looked uneasy, up the hill. The sight in front of everyone
, at this moment it opens up and has a clear view!
"O Lord God! This... this blind one!..."
Chihuaco, an old militiaman, stared blankly ahead, his old face twitching in shock. In front of him, a black-grey and reddish mountain range lay quietly among the sparse vegetation, stretching as far as the eye could see, almost extending to the entire horizon.
If these are all iron ore, then it is an iron ore mountain range that is beyond everyone's knowledge.
"Is this! Really? What kind of iron ore is it all about?... Did that blind... really get it right?"
“Praise the Lord God!
"
Priest Mecat shouted and continued to run down the hill quickly. He held a compass that was spinning wildly in one hand and a small mining hammer in the other. Then, he picked up a piece of black and red ore that could be seen everywhere and knocked it.
Take some powder and feel it in your mouth.
"It smells a little salty, a little fishy, and has a faint smell of blood! This is, this is, this must be..."
Priest Mecat paused, his face lighting up with excitement.
"Praise the Lord God! This is iron ore! The whole mountain, the whole mountain range, is all iron ore!"
"Ah! Ah! God bless us! We finally found the predicted large iron mine in Cuba!"
Upon hearing Priest Mecat's positive judgment, Priest Tomat immediately knelt down on the ground, raised the sun amulet around his neck, and prayed loudly. Tears filled his eyes, but there was a bright smile on his face.
"Praise the Lord God! Praise Your Highness! Our voyage has finally reached its destination!..."
"Praise the Lord God! Praise His Highness! Oooh!..."
Puap pulled out his copper ax and shouted wildly, while hundreds of warriors from the kingdom also howled wildly. Amidst the cheers of everyone, the Mayan businessman Tikalo's eyes were blank. He stood still for a long time.
He suddenly started shouting wildly.
"Praise...the Lord God!"
The deafening cheers resounded through the entire mountain forest. The accompanying Mayari tribe guide Heishi blinked his eyes and was at a loss. He didn't know what these distant tribes were excited about. These were just the most common ones.
Black Stone is as ordinary as his name. He looked into the distance in confusion. Compared with the past, this black-grey and reddish Black Stone Mountains were no different. And such an ordinary scenery had long been forgotten by the villagers of the tribe.
, I have seen it for countless years.
"Hooah! What a strange longship tribe..."
The guide Heishi pulled his hair and muttered in a low voice. But after a moment, he looked at the happy people and cheered happily. Because he heard the interpreter Kuba's shout of joy, repeating the words of the longship leaders
declaration.
"Drink some fruit wine tonight! No one is allowed to leave until they are drunk!"
Boiling shouts echoed in the sparse mountain forests, startling the birds in the sky. The Mayali iron ore belt, with reserves of more than 2 billion tons and extending for dozens of miles, slept quietly in front of everyone, spanning thousands of years.
Thousands of years of time, waiting and being disturbed by future generations.
This chapter has been completed!