Lunch is relatively simple. Vacuum compressed rice, soak it in boiling water, and cook it after simmering it for about ten minutes. It is similar to instant noodles. In addition, the dishes are also vacuum packed, with diced green pepper chicken, which can be eaten hot after being placed on the lunch box.
It's convenient.
After a brief lunch and a 10-minute rest, Ning Xiaofan ordered everyone to pack up and set off.
The grotto where it is located is mostly a pool. There is only one place on the shore. After turning around several huge rocks, there is a steep slope. The slope is not long, only about 10 meters. Once you go up the slope, you are
You can see a cave
The cave is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. The entrance is like a crack in a huge cave. People standing in front of the cave can feel a cold wind blowing on their face, giving people a gloomy feeling.
Hou San had already gone in first to explore the way. When Ning Xiaofan received the reply that it was safe, they filed into the cave in their own order.
When he first entered, he felt that the cave was dark and gloomy. However, not far away, Ning Xiaofan noticed that the cave walls on both sides seemed to be flickering with faint light spots.
The fat man also noticed something strange about the cave wall. He walked to the cave wall and touched it with his hand. He looked at it and saw that there were light spots in his palm, densely packed like stars. The fat man used his nose to
He sniffed it and said with a smile: "It's phosphate rock powder."
"You mean, there is phosphate rock here?" Ning Xiaofan asked.
"Absolutely..." Fatty nodded and said, "The phosphate rock is exposed, so the purity is probably relatively high. You can turn off the power to save some battery usage."
Everyone turned off the flashlights and helmet lights as instructed. First they felt darkness in front of their eyes. They closed their eyes to adjust. When they opened their eyes again, they saw a green light glowing from both sides of the cave wall and the dome of the cave wall. Everything in the cave was full of green light.
Shrouded in soft light, the light is dim but enough to see things.
There was phosphorescent light in the cave. It was not just a beam of light like a flashlight, and it was easy to hit blind spots when it was swinging around. Ning Xiaofan and others felt more at ease and couldn't help but speed up their pace.
This cave is not as long as expected, only about four miles.
When we exited the cave, our eyes suddenly opened up, and we saw another huge space.
The area of this space is extremely wide, almost the same as the area of Base 3. However, Base 3 has been renovated and the terrain is relatively flat. The space here appears messy, uneven, with huge jagged rocks scattered here and there.
In the meantime, there are many strange-shaped stalactites and thick stalagmites hanging from the dome, and the sound of dripping water is endless.
There are faint light sources flickering in some places in this space, probably due to the phosphorescence. Vaguely, two light beams can be seen flickering and swaying in the center of the space. Needless to say, those two light beams come from Hou San's helmet top light and flashlight.
The space was huge, and it was not only unfair but also time-consuming to allow Hou San to explore alone. Ning Xiaofan immediately ordered Zhang Chun and Chen Biao to explore separately, while Ning Xiaofan took the rest of the people to find a place to rest.
Ning Xiaofan's qualifications in the development department are very junior, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a newcomer. However, from the beginning to the present, when he arranges these miscellaneous things and issues certain instructions, his tone is firm and unquestionable. He knows in his heart that
As a team leader, I cannot hesitate at all, nor allow different voices to be heard.
Fortunately, Fatty, Hou San and others did not express any dissatisfaction with him as the team leader, nor did they make any noise. So far, everyone has obeyed his arrangements.
Ning Xiaofan did not arrange for the fat man to go out for detection. From his perspective, first, the fat man was fat and his physical strength would not be able to keep up. Second, the fat man, Hou San, Zhang Chun, and Chen Biao were originally small people.
The gang, and Fatty himself is the leader of this small gang, so he has to take care of his emotions to some extent. As for Lao Wang and Xiao Shanzi, these two people bear a heavy load, so they naturally need to take the time to recover their strength, so there is no need to send them out again.
Ning Xiaofan was more considerate, and Fatty seemed to feel his kindness in taking care of him. When the two of them sat down to rest, Fatty took the initiative and said, "Xiaofan, you don't have to take care of me like this."
"How can you do it if I don't take care of you?" Ning Xiaofan said teasingly.
"Haha, you kid, don't underestimate me, Fatty. When Fatty and I went to the mountains and countryside, what kind of hardships did we not suffer?"
"Going to the mountains and countryside?" Ning Xiaofan was startled.
"Well, it's not the one you think of going to the mountains and countryside. I mean, in the profession I worked in before, climbing mountains and wading in rivers was a common thing." When the fat man said this, he pondered for a moment and then continued: "Xiao Fan, I know
What are you thinking about? Don’t worry, Fatty, I’m not the kind of person with a petty heart. Considering the relationship between us since childhood, what else do you have to worry about? So, you don’t have to give me face, it’s my responsibility.
You can just arrange it for me, it’s a serious matter."
Ning Xiaofan couldn't help but smile after hearing this. This damn fat man had a naive look on his face, but he knew what he was thinking.
"Of course, if it were anyone else, Fatty would never buy it, and that would be you." Fatty added.
Ning Xiaofan smiled and said: "That's right. You have been a child since you were a child and rarely convince others. If I don't give you some face, I won't be able to live with myself."
"You, you are honest on the surface, but you are delicate in your heart. I know you think too much..." The fat man shook his fat head and said: "We are here to make a fortune this time. Fatty, I have no interest in fighting for power with you, let alone you.
This guy is worse than me, Fatty. It’s not easy for you to suffer some losses. Although you are a newcomer, I am still relieved that you will lead this team. In this way, Fatty, I will give you a sure shot.
Xinwan, it’s all up to you to decide how to arrange the team leadership. Fatty will definitely obey. You don’t have to think about me specifically. As for some professional things that you don’t understand, feel free to ask me. It’s my turn.
Yes, I will never have diarrhea, how about it?"
The fat man's words were considered a statement. Ning Xiaofan smiled and said: "Your words are enough. We brothers will cooperate well this time and try not to leave empty-handed."
"Haha, this is the right thing to say. Let me tell you, we can really make a fortune this time..." The fat man's little eyes blinked with excitement.
"Really? Are you so sure?" Ning Xiaofan was also slightly excited.
"Absolutely, let's talk about our Xin'ao first. Xin'ao's investment this time is not small. You have to know that any multinational group like this will never do anything that is not sure. It invested such a large amount of money here, but it was not discovered.
It is absolutely impossible to have no harvest. I guess that Xin'ao has already tasted the benefits during its early development.
Furthermore, let’s talk about the landform here. So far, it appears to be a karst landform, with huge cave wonders and underground rivers. But Fatty, I discovered when the water accumulated in the first cave that some
The temperature of the accumulated water is relatively high, which means there is geothermal heat in this tiankeng. What does geothermal mean? It means that this tiankeng should have been a volcanic crater a long, long time ago..."
"Crater?"
"Yes, that's my judgment. Let me tell you this, if this place was once a volcanic crater, then there would be no shortage of rare minerals. For example, diamonds are the most commonly found in places with volcanic craters. Also,
Yes, after a volcanic eruption, some minerals will be smelted at high temperatures. The minerals that can be preserved are all rare minerals, such as rubies, sapphires, etc. Of course, over time, some other associated minerals will also be produced.
Taking the phosphate rock we discovered earlier, it stands to reason that phosphate rock is generally closer to the surface, easier to mine, and will not be formed after a volcanic eruption. Then the formation of this phosphate rock should occur after a volcanic eruption.
It was just formed..."
Ning Xiaofan smiled bitterly and said: "I know diamonds and gemstones, but I don't know what you mean by phosphate rock."
"Well, it seems that what I said is more complicated..." The fat man touched his bare forehead and said: "Let me tell you this, if I judge correctly that this place was once a volcanic crater, then the last volcanic eruption here is very likely.
Hundreds of millions of years ago, maybe even older, hey, after hundreds of millions of years of address movement, think about it, how many rare minerals are contained here?"
"I still don't understand..." Ning Xiaofan was really confused at this moment.
The fat man was speechless. He stared at him for a long time with his small eyes, and then sighed and said: "It's terrible to be uneducated. Forget it, I won't tell you that it's so complicated. In a word, I'm sure, Fatty.
I will definitely not return empty-handed this time.”
Ning Xiaofan didn't take the fat man's teasing seriously and said with a smile: "Well, I understand what you said. Isn't that why we came here? By the way, it's been a few hours since we came in. What's the end of this sinkhole?"
How big is it? And I feel that it keeps going downwards, and I don’t know where the end is? Do you think we will go deep into the center of the earth?”
"The center of the earth?" The fat man rolled his eyes and said, "Don't think about the center of the earth. Do you think it's the movie "Journey to the Center of the Earth" where there is a world below? You should have learned geography before, right? Let's
This earth is composed of crust, mantle, and core. It is estimated that we will be dead before we reach the mantle."
"Dead Qiaoqiao?"
"Oh, it's so hot. I really don't know how you learned your knowledge of geography? The earth's crust is made of rock, and the mantle is made of magma. Do you know what magma is?"
"Of course I know this."
"Do you know you are still so naive?"
"Holy shit, am I naive?" Ning Xiaofan was hurt by him and said unconvinced: "Have you ever seen such a big tiankeng? Do you know what is under the tiankeng? Can you explain it to me? And
, you guys didn’t even listen to the end of what I said. When I say the center of the earth, do I mean the core of the earth? What I mean is, is there an inner earth world like in the movie..."
Seeing that Ning Xiaofan was a little anxious, the fat man chuckled: "Don't be impatient with me. The inner earth world shown in the movie is too fantastic. However, I don't know how big it is here. I only know one thing, this
There are no creatures deep underground, let alone the dinosaurs and monsters shown in the movies. They cannot exist. Oh, there must be gems..."
