Chen Fengzhi pointed to the area in front of him with a solemn expression and said.

After more than half a year of study, Chen Fengzhi has mastered a lot of knowledge about exploration.

This learning speed is undoubtedly shocking, but besides talent, there is another reason.

That's because the entire exploration community now belongs to newcomers, who have just entered this industry.

What everyone can learn has only been accumulated in the past few years.

Moreover, there are many things that are not yet perfect, and there is no precise explanation.

For example, after iron ore was dug out in Luoyang Coal Mine, they had some ideas about the issue of associated mines.

Then all the mines in Dahan increased their exploration efforts, and as a result, some similar associated minerals were discovered in other mines.

Although it is not necessarily all iron ore, it at least proves the theory that as long as it is a mine, there will be more or less associated ores.

Similarly, just because there is no discovery at present, it does not mean that it will not be discovered in the future. The associated mine may be at the bottom of the mine, or it may be in a certain direction, whether it is large or small. This cannot be determined through theory.

Next, all mines are sorting out the types of associated minerals found in their respective mines, and then summarizing them.

Through a large number of comparisons, we can determine which types of mines often occur and what types of associated minerals occur.

When Li Huai went to school before, he had no knowledge in this area.

But now this class of students will have to add knowledge about associated mines.

As for prospecting, it is not enough to only learn from theory.

Chen Fengzhi took advantage of his good relationship with Li Huai, so he kept Li Huai by his side. Even if he joined the gold army, he would still be with Li Huai.

Although the two seemed to have a good relationship and actually had a good relationship, Chen Fengzhi's main purpose was to strengthen his knowledge base through Li Huai.

It stands to reason that with Chen Fengzhi's status, it would not be a problem even if he directly enters Luoyang Academy to learn relevant knowledge.

Even if you can't sign up for the imperial examination according to the normal process, at least you can sit in and sit in. It's nothing more than your final background.

With his identity and ability, it would be easy for him to enter a certain position in the Golden Army.

But Chen Fengzhi still chose Li Huai, who had just graduated.

And the reason is also very simple.

Teachers teaching in schools these days may not have as much knowledge as Li Huai.

Only the most basic things were taught in school, while Li Huai traveled outside for more than half a year and accumulated some practical experience.

As for those things that Li Huai didn't know, the teachers at the school didn't know either.

As long as there is no problem in theory, it's no big deal in practice that we can all work together.

As for an excellent prospector, the only criterion currently is where you can find the minerals!

How to find this mine?

Of course you have to look for it with your naked eyes.

There are 500 people in a battalion, and there are nearly 100 technicians.

There are only dozens of pieces of equipment, and most people still need to rely on Luoyang shovels to work.

Under such a premise, whoever can find the mine more accurately will be able to make meritorious deeds and convince the public.

If we adopt a blanket exploration method, then what do we need these people for?

The purpose of training these people is to find more minerals with the least amount of caving.

"What's different here?" Li Huai looked at the open space in front of him and the abandoned village in the distance.

"The environment here is different from the outside. The grass and vegetation are a bit sparse. Logically speaking, this should not happen," Chen Fenzhi said.

"Maybe the soil environment is different? None of the currently known areas around the minerals were like this before development." Li Huai thought about it seriously and said.

However, Chen Fengzhi didn't think that was the case.

Chen Fengzhi heard that there would be a large amount of land without any vegetation near the seaside, and all these lands, without exception, had one thing in common.

That is, it has been washed and soaked by sea water for a long time, and the other is that some inland lakes will have no grass growing around them.

There is also one thing in common here, the lake water is salty.

Chen Fengzhi took a deep breath and felt a strange feeling.

So I poured some water from the kettle, sucked it in through my nose, and then I was choked and coughing continuously.

After he recovered, Chen Fengzhi cleaned his nostrils with his sleeves and breathed lightly to calm himself down.

There was another heavy breath, carefully tasting the smell in the air.

"It tastes a bit sour!" Chen Fenzhi said slowly opening his eyes.

"Sour? Why don't you try it in another place?" Li Huai was stunned for a moment. He also smelled the sour smell, but it was very light.

And isn’t it normal to smell all kinds of smells outdoors these days?

"It's different! There is something down here, there is definitely something. The smell is just like the sour smell of burning coal, but it doesn't have that strong smell." Chen Fengzhi made an analogy.

Li Huai didn't believe it, so he bent down and smashed the ground with a Luoyang shovel a few times, then reached out to touch the soil he brought up.

"Icy cold!"

Li Huai's original intention was to tell Chen Fengzhi that the soil is cold and does not have much temperature, so the smell of burning coal is definitely not the smell of coal burning underground.

But it's not easy to go out. If you encounter any doubtful areas, you still have to explore.

"Why don't you drill a hole first and take a look? If it doesn't work, then go look elsewhere. If you're still not sure, apply for equipment to come in," Li Huai said.

Chen Fengzhi nodded, and that was all he could do now.

If you ask him to find coal mines, iron mines, copper mines, or even gold mines, he will have no problem.

This knowledge is available in books and I have learned it myself.

But the book also clearly told them that many of the mines currently stored have not been discovered, so when prospecting, they cannot judge based on experience, and they cannot not care about it just because they have not seen it.

Li Huai dug a hole on one side, and the soldiers responsible for protecting them rested, stood guard, and helped.

Chen Fengzhi was constantly recalling all kinds of knowledge in his mind. He wanted to give it a try to see if he could get some inspiration from other mineral information.

However, after a period of time, Chen Fengzhi still found nothing.

He was unable to find any answers that were helpful to him. There was no mineral information in his memory that matched this place.

This means that either there is nothing down here, or there is an undiscovered mine.

However, just when Chen Fengzhi was confused, his eyes inadvertently turned towards Li Huai who was busy.

At this time, Li Huai was squatting nearby and observing the soil being brought up, while the soldiers took over the physical work.

Anyway, the Luoyang shovel is easy to operate. It is physically demanding for Chen Fenzhi and Li Huai, but for the soldiers, it is just like playing.

So everyone does what they are good at.
Chapter completed!