Chapter 108 When the east is not bright, the west is bright
If those members of the mountaineering team saw what Su Xiaofan was doing, they would definitely be shocked.
In this plateau area with an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, the thin air and lack of oxygen are inevitable. Ordinary people will slow down when walking, and a lot of unnecessary weight will be removed from the body.
At this time, Su Xiaofan was not only carrying a large backpack that was almost as tall as himself, but he was also walking swiftly. The harsh natural environment could not affect his speed at all.
After heading towards the mountains for about ten kilometers, Su Xiaofan saw the two off-road vehicles belonging to Shi Kai and others. It was obvious that the vehicles could only drive up to this point, and they would have to walk in further.
After climbing over a hillside, Su Xiaofan followed the hillside to the back. Su Xiaofan could see from a hundred meters away that there were a lot of gravel at the bottom of the slope.
[Stone-iron meteorite: cannot be absorbed!]
[Mars meteorite: Can it be absorbed? Is it absorbed? 】
[Weathered Rock: Not Absorbable!]
[Red gold meteorite: Can it be absorbed? Is it absorbed? 】
One piece of information passed through Su Xiaofan's mind. Su Xiaofan, who had long been accustomed to such scenes, quickly screened out the rare meteorites that could be absorbed.
"Three absorbable meteorites!"
Su Xiaofan's face showed joy, it seemed that he had come to the right place to enter the depths of the Ajin Mountains.
When we were in the Gobi Desert, we could only find one or two rare meteorites a day. How could it be like today? In less than a morning, Su Xiaofan got four rare meteorites that could be absorbed.
"absorb!"
For rare meteorites that can increase the repair value, Su Xiaofan always absorbs them immediately.
[Repair value: 100 points!]
[Repair value: 110 points!]
[Repair value: 130 points!]
The information flashing in his mind showed that the three rare meteorites had added a total of 31 repair points to Su Xiaofan. After more than a month, Su Xiaofan's repair value finally exceeded 100 points.
Resisting the urge to nourish Zhou Tian, Su Xiaofan continued to head deeper into the mountains.
After several tests, Su Xiaofan discovered that if he cultivated the cultivation technique, he would lose control of his body, and it was obviously not possible to do it in such a harsh environment.
Su Xiaofan is not in a hurry. As long as he has enough repair value, he can cultivate several skills to the extreme at any time after he goes out.
At this time, the Arjin Mountains were a huge treasure house in Su Xiaofan's eyes. Su Xiaofan had no intention of going out unless he could get a few hundred repair points this time.
Moreover, Su Xiaofan discovered that rare meteorites are not as rare as the outside world spreads.
Over hundreds of millions of years, countless cosmic meteorites have fallen to the Earth. In other words, enough meteorites have fallen on the Earth to cover it all over.
However, as time passed and the earth's crust changed, most of these meteorites were buried underground, and some even turned into fossils.
What is exposed on the surface of the earth is only a very small part of the fallen meteorites. Since most of the rare meteorites are small in size, they are even more difficult to detect.
But no meteorite hunter has ever set foot in this virgin land of the Ajin Mountains. Even if only one billionth of the meteorites accumulated over countless years remain on the surface, Su Xiaofan can gain a lot of money.
However, in a place like this, the psychological pressure is quite high, especially the feeling of loneliness, which makes Su Xiaofan want to shout loudly from time to time to spit out the pent-up energy in his chest.
"Ah...ah...ah..."
In this deserted place, I did what I thought of naturally. After climbing over a hillside, Su Xiaofan shouted loudly. The sound spread far away and continued to echo in the valley.
"Boom!" Just after Su Xiaofan vented his anger, a roar suddenly came from his ears. The sound was a bit muffled. When he looked up, Su Xiaofan couldn't help but be stunned.
"Holy shit, is this an avalanche?"
Looking at a mountain peak a few kilometers ahead, the white snow was rolling down from the highest point. In almost a moment, some of the ground that was originally free of snow was covered with white snow.
"You can't shout loudly in this place!" Su Xiaofan shrank his neck. Fortunately, this was no man's land, otherwise his voice would have caused big trouble.
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But what Su Xiaofan didn't know was that his voice, instead of causing any trouble, actually helped Shi Kai, who had entered the mountain earlier, a big help.
Poachers like Shi Kai and others who specialize in high-end prey have very detailed plans for every step.
For example, the time they went into the mountains was set in September, and the time when the seabirds hatched their chicks happened to be July or August. The current chicks are almost a month old.
For falcon chicks, they are very fragile when they are just born and can easily die. However, after more than a month after birth, their survival ability will be greatly enhanced, and they will survive even if they are artificially fed.
It is not easy to get baby birds.
Because most of the falcon's nests are built on cliffs, it takes a lot of effort to climb up, especially in the hypoxic plateau zone, which is even more difficult.
In the more than ten days since they entered the mountain, Shi Kai and others had already locked onto an eagle's nest, which was on a cliff about seventy meters high. There were two male and female eagles living in it.
Shi Kai placed their base in a cave under the cliff.
It is said to be a cave, but it is actually a large rock crevice only five or six meters deep. Some large rocks were found to build it up, turning it into a temporary residence that can accommodate a few people.
In fact, the same is true for the falcon's nest overhead. It is a crack in the mountain. The falcon has transformed it into its own nest. Basically, no wild beasts can threaten them except the same kind.
In the first three days, Shi Kai and others observed the feeding patterns of adult falcons. On the second day, Shi Kai saw the baby birds through the telescope.
This discovery immediately made several people excited. Compared with obtaining unhatched eggs from falcons, the value of young birds is higher.
Speaking of which, people like Shi Kai cannot be completely regarded as vicious poachers. They have their own rules for how they act.
For example, not harming adult falcons was a rule set by Shi Kai. Otherwise, with their marksmanship, it would be absolutely easy to kill two adult falcons.
Shi Kai understands the principle of fishing in the lake and keeps two adult falcons. Maybe they will have a chance to harvest again in the future.
So the brothers lived under the cliff and observed the comings and goings of two adult falcons every day.
In the first four or five days, perhaps because the young birds were too small, the adult female never left the nest, only the male went out to hunt.
Perhaps the environment was too harsh and there were not many prey for the male birds. After six or seven days, the female birds also began to go out.
After more than ten days of observation, Shi Kai figured out the pattern of the two birds going out. Every day from 10 to 12 o'clock in the morning, two adult falcons would go out together.
The day Su Xiaofan entered the mountain was the time when Shi Kai and others were preparing to take action. The supplies they had brought in were running low, and the oxygen was almost exhausted. They had to exit the Ajin Mountains as soon as possible.
In the early morning, Shi Kai climbed from the other side of the hillside to the top of the cliff and fixed the rope on a huge stone.
Shi Kai was extremely patient, enduring the low temperature of more than ten degrees below zero and hiding his body in the snow.
If he hadn't been wearing high-tech clothes that could self-heat, I'm afraid he would have been frozen like a stick during the few hours he waited.
Shi Kai waited until around eleven o'clock before landing from the top of the mountain to the eagle's nest. As expected, the two adult eagles had already left.
An eagle, covered with gray down and slightly larger than a chicken, was lying in the eagle's nest, looking at Shi Kai warily.
At this time, Shi Kai was very polite, and even though he was wearing gloves, he was not afraid of being pecked by the baby bird, so he immediately prepared to put the baby bird into the bag he had prepared.
In this place, the altitude was already over 3,500 meters. Even though Shi Kai was in good physical condition, the bulky warm clothes and the hypoxic environment forced him to move slowly.
The baby bird, which had been born for more than a month, could not fly yet, but it knew how to hide deep in the gaps, and Shi Kai's arms were not long enough, so he could not catch the little thing for a while.
To make matters worse, while Shi Kai was competing with the young bird, the adult female bird that went out to hunt came back early for some reason.
Seeing that the old nest was occupied, the female bird immediately became furious and began to attack Shikai crazily.
Although he was wearing a helmet on his head, goggles on his face, and the clothes on his body were thick, Shi Kai knew that the falcon was powerful and knew that he could not block Hai Dongqing's attack.
In just a few seconds, the goggles on Shi Kai's face were pecked open by a sharp beak, almost injuring his eyes.
Those people under the cliff were stunned. The falcon almost pounced on Shi Kai and bit him. They had no way to shoot.
At this moment, a burst of howling like ghosts and wolves came from nowhere, causing the snow on the top of the cliff to loosen and fall down.
There was an avalanche on the back of the cliff. Although only one side of the cliff was fine, a lot of snow fell down, and the flying snow blocked the view of the falcon.
That is, taking advantage of the gap in the falling snow, Shi Kai quickly slid down and escaped.
But even so, the clothes on Shi Kai's back were scratched into strips by the sharp claws of the falcon, and a piece of flesh was pecked off his arm, leaving him disgraced.
It can be said that this hunting operation by Shi Kai and others was a complete failure. They did not have much supplies left and could no longer consume them.
After this incident, the adult female birds will never leave the nest again. Even if they have murderous intentions, it will be difficult for them to kill two defensive falcons.
Shi Kai's trip was considered a heavy loss, because just preparing supplies and renting vehicles cost him almost more than 100,000 yuan, but he could only return empty-handed.
Several people who had worked as mercenaries abroad were able to afford it. After bandaging Shi Kai's wounds, they began to evacuate.
Being a few kilometers away from Shi Kai and others, Su Xiaofan naturally didn't know about the bad luck that happened to the brothers.
At this time, Su Xiaofan was busy disemboweling a wild goat. The tiger cat had just dragged it from somewhere. The goat had just died and was still warm.
Su Xiaofan, who often helped adults slaughter pigs and sheep in the countryside, was very good at doing these things. After finding a place to bury the internal organs of the wild goat in the snow, Su Xiaofan stuffed several seasoning packets from his backpack into the goat's belly.
Taking out the folded engineering shovel, Su Xiaofan dug a hole in the ground, then threw two pieces of solid fuel into it, then found two stones and placed them on both sides of the hole. A simple stove was ready.
He took out the pipe from the engineer's shovel, strung the whole wild goat together, placed it directly on the stone, ignited the solid fuel, and the flames immediately burst out.
Su Xiaofan took out another pot and placed it next to the goat. After putting some snow in the pot, he threw a pure tablet in and waited for the water to boil.
"Don't worry, wait until it's baked before eating."
Seeing Duobao's eagerness to try next to him, Su Xiaofan couldn't help but laugh, took out a bottle of cooking oil, and brushed the surface of the goat whose hair had been scorched.
“I don’t know if there is any explorer certification in China, but I can get one certified when I go back.”
Su Xiaofan took out his mobile phone and took a few photos. In fact, the scenery in the no-man's land was still very beautiful. The blue sky seemed to be within reach, and the snow-capped peaks stood tall, giving people a very pure feeling.
Only such uninhabited land can maintain such a pure natural ecology.
More than half an hour later, the mutton that was being turned over in Su Xiaofan's hands had turned yellow all over.
He took some cumin and sprinkled it on the lamb. The aroma of the barbecue became stronger and stronger. He tore off a piece of meat and threw it to the tiger cat. Su Xiaofan simply tore off a leg of lamb and started chewing it.
Taking out a bottle of wine, a mouthful of mutton and a mouthful of wine, and the tiger cat accompanying him, Su Xiaofan felt that this day was not that sad anymore.
"Huh? Is it Shi Kai and the others?" Su Xiaofan, who was enjoying his meal, suddenly twitched his ears. He could hear the sound of footsteps coming from seven or eight hundred meters away from him.
Standing up and looking forward, the figures of Shi Kai and others appeared in Su Xiaofan's field of vision.
It's just that the situation of these brothers is not very good. Shi Kai was supported by two people to move around, and there was someone behind him who was carrying their guns and other supplies.
"Brother Shi, what's going on? Are you in such a mess?"
Su Xiaofan stood up and went over to meet him. He helped Shi Kai back to his barbecue place. Looking at the blood stains on Shi Kai's body, he said, "Let's drink some hot soup first."
Su Xiaofan put a few pieces of mutton into the boiling water and added some salt, making it look like a pot of mutton soup.
There is no need for Su Xiaofan to be polite. When those brothers saw the hot soup, their eyes turned green. In order not to disturb the falcons for more than ten days, they did not even dare to make a fire. They kept eating compressed food and chewing ice cubes.
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"Okay, please slow down, it's not impossible." Seeing that a pot of soup was shared by several people, Su Xiaofan helplessly got some clean snow and put it in the pot.
The mutton is enough to eat. The whole lamb weighs fifty or sixty kilograms, and after removing the internal organs and bones, it still weighs more than thirty kilograms.
Shi Kai and the others were also very hungry. They didn't stop until their stomachs felt uncomfortable after eating, and told Su Xiaofan roughly what happened just now.
"Brother Su, that shout just now was made by you, right?"
After eating a hot meal, Shi Kai's spirit had completely recovered even though he was injured.
"Ahem, Brother Shi, have you ruined your business?" Su Xiaofan was a little embarrassed. He thought it was his shout that provoked the falcon back.
"No, if you hadn't shouted that loudly, I might not have been able to come back."
Shi Kai shook his head and said with lingering fear: "That Haidongqing is too powerful. If I stay here for a little longer, I'm afraid I will be pecked to death by it. Thanks to your shout..."
"As long as it doesn't ruin your business." Su Xiaofan smiled coquettishly. He didn't have any prejudice against these brothers. There weren't many people who followed the rules like them nowadays.
Although what these people are doing is not very legal, they are much better than other people who are trying to exploit others. By the way, the goat that Su Xiaofan is roasting now is also a protected animal. They are the eldest brother, not to mention the second brother, they are almost the same.
"Brother, do you want us to work together to capture that baby bird?"
Shi Kai, who had given up all his thoughts at first, started thinking about the baby bird again after seeing Su Xiaofan.
"Forget it, Brother Shi, I have no interest in your business."
Su Xiaofan shook his head and said with a smile: "I'm here to look for meteorites, not to catch birds. Brother Shi, don't drag me into the water."
"Well, this time our brothers have admitted defeat."
Shi Kai smiled bitterly, suddenly remembered, and said to the people around him: "Huzi, where are the stones we picked up these days? Can you show Brother Su if they are meteorites?"
"They're all here."
The man with the beard was his former friend. He opened his backpack and poured out more than ten stones.
"Let me see..." Su Xiaofan didn't pay much attention at first, but when he cast his eyes on those rocks, his eyes suddenly widened.
"Damn it, Brother Shi, where did you find these meteorites?"
Su Xiaofan discovered that among the dozen stones, six were actually rare meteorites. One of the glass meteorites was the size of a baby's fist and weighed at least two hundred grams.
Su Xiaofan had absorbed a piece of glass meteorite before. The meteorite only weighed 40 to 50 grams, which added 50 points of repair value to Su Xiaofan. This one weighed more than 200 grams, which meant more than 200 points of repair value.
"I picked it up from the valley below the cliff."
Seeing Su Xiaofan's ecstatic expression, Shi Kai said: "I think these pieces look a bit like the ones in the picture you gave me, so I picked them up. How about it? Is this a rare meteorite? Are these valuable?"
"Brother Shi, you are so lucky."
Su Xiaofan gave a bitter smile and said, "I need six of your meteorites."
Su Xiaofan picked out the six meteorites, then put five of them into a pile and said, "I will give you two hundred thousand for these five meteorites."
Having absorbed a lot of rare meteorites in the past few days, Su Xiaofan could roughly estimate the repair value provided by these meteorites. The five meteorites added together could probably increase the repair value by forty or fifty points.
The piece of glass meteorite Su Xiaofan bought from his master before increased its repair value by 50 points and cost him 380,000.
But the 380,000 yuan was the price bid at the auction house, and the actual transaction was definitely less. Su Xiaofan's offer of 200,000 yuan did not mean he was taking advantage of a few people.
"This...these stones, are they worth so much?"
Hearing Su Xiaofan's words, Shi Kai and Hu Hu were all dumbfounded. They were bored in the valley and wanted to pick up a few pieces to try their luck, but unexpectedly the pie actually hit their heads.
"Well, rare meteorites are very valuable."
Su Xiaofan nodded, pointed to the largest piece of glass meteorite, and said: "I will give you 800,000 for this piece, which adds up to one million. I wonder if you can sell it?"
When they heard Su Xiaofan's quotation, these people were stunned on the spot. A few broken stones were worth one million, and they were still trying their best to steal some falcons.
"Well, Brother Su, can I ask, is there a big difference between the price you gave for selling this meteorite?"
After calming down for a while, Shi Kai said coyly: "Brother Su, I'm selling something to you. I just want to know the real price. From now on, we brothers will stop poaching and become meteorite hunters."
Poaching itself is dangerous, and it is also illegal. They live in fear all day long, but now Su Xiaofan's words have made several people see a way to get rich.
"Brother Shi, let me tell you the truth. There are very few people in China who collect meteorites, and you may not be able to sell them if you take them out."
Su Xiaofan paused and continued: "If this thing is auctioned abroad, the price will be a little higher than what I paid, but after deducting the auction commission and publicity fees, etc., what you get will be the same as the price I offered.
almost."
"Okay, Brother Su, I believe you, and I will sell these meteorites to you!"
Shi Kai was considered a very decisive person. He immediately pushed the meteorites in front of Su Xiaofan and said, "Don't worry about the money. You can give it to us when you get out."
"Brother Shi, brothers, I haven't finished speaking yet."
Su Xiaofan showed a smile on his face and said: "The one million I am talking about is not RMB, but the US dollars, one million US dollars!"
"Beautiful? Beautiful knife?"
If the previous people were just shocked by the high price of meteorites, then now it was like a thunderbolt exploded above their heads, knocking them out.
They used to earn US dollars overseas. Naturally they know the exchange rate between US dollars and RMB. One million US dollars is equal to six to seven million RMB. They have to catch at least three or four falcon chicks before they can sell this.
price.
"I'm a businessman, I can't make mistakes."
Seeing the shocked expressions of several people, Su Xiaofan couldn't help but laugh. In fact, even for one million RMB, Su Xiaofan could buy all these meteorites.
It was not that Su Xiaofan had a lot of money and was rushing to give money to Shi Kai and others, but the character of these brothers was very recognized by Su Xiaofan.
After listening to the stories of several people, Su Xiaofan knew that if they had killed the adult falcon with one shot, they would have taken the baby bird out of the mountain long ago.
Shi Kai and others did not do this, which shows that they are people who respect rules. For such people, Su Xiaofan is willing to follow rules with them.
Another point is that if these brothers really become meteorite hunters, they can save a lot of Su Xiaofan's time and effort. After all, there are more than one no-man's land in the country, and Su Xiaofan would be unable to do it all if he wanted to.
There are not many meteorite collectors in China, and Su Xiaofan believes that there are not many people who can afford it. If Shi Kai and the others find rare meteorites, they will most likely sell them to him.
This is equivalent to Su Xiaofan cultivating a team dedicated to collecting rare meteorites for himself. For those who dare to go to uninhabited areas with harsh natural environments to poach, Su Xiaofan believes that their ability to find meteorites will not be bad.
"Sell! Sell!"
Shi Kai's excited blood rushed to his face, and his face turned red. Su Xiaofan quickly patted his shoulder, fearing that this guy's blood vessels would burst.
"Huzi, brothers, let's do this from now on. Come on, thank you, Brother Su!"
Shi Kaiying didn't catch it, and he originally thought that he would lose all his money this time, and that more than 100,000 yuan would be wasted.
Unexpectedly, the east was not bright but the west was bright. In the end, it was because of a few stones that they made a lot of money. Everyone was so excited that they didn't know what to say. Shi Kai even called out his eldest brother.
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