Aunt Xiang smiled slightly and said: "I guess the information you read is not as detailed as the information I got. Also, the map on the tablet is only a general direction, not a position. The advance prospecting team was sent out just to find out new routes.
.And the route we took was carved out of the blasted rock wall, so maybe what we detected was a shortcut."
Ning Xiaofan said happily: "So, we have really entered the mining area."
"Compared with the topography here, I think it's almost the same. By the way, the temperature here is rising for a reason, and it's also an obvious feature of entering the mining area."
"Is rising temperature also a characteristic?"
Aunt Xiang nodded and said: "The mining area is in an area of underground magma movement, and there is a lot of geothermal heat. Otherwise, do you think the temperature in this area would rise so fast?
After listening to her explanation, Ning Xiaofan understood why the temperature suddenly increased. The reason for the sudden rise in feelings was the geothermal heat. It seemed that Aunt Xiang had already known this, but she just kept silent.
However, Ning Xiaofan's heart tightened. Where is the magma moving? It is not difficult to imagine how high the temperature of the magma would be. It is a deadly thing!
About to enter the mining area, Ning Xiaofan knew that it would be useless to overthink it. He only hoped that after entering the mining area, he would not encounter anything terrible like lava spewing out.
The mining area that emitted the light seemed to be nearby, but Ning Xiaofan and his party still walked for nearly two hours before arriving at the mining area.
This is a lava area that looks like a "karst" landform, with towering rock peaks and rock caves that look like water and wind erosion are scattered among them, and they are various and magnificent.
What's breathtaking is that the huge or tiny rocks actually emit a halo of light. Coupled with the mist emitted by the geothermal heat, the entire mining area is shrouded in mist, as if entering a myth in various forms.
world.
What surprised Ning Xiaofan and others even more was that when they arrived at the mining area, they could actually see the dome. As far as the eye could see, the dome was more than a hundred meters away from the ground at its lowest, and the highest was probably more than three hundred meters away.
Being able to see the dome made Ning Xiaofan and others realize that they were still in the underground world. However, the dome hanging above their heads did not feel depressing at all. On the contrary, the hanging stalactite-like rock shape
Strange, with distinct layers, but a unique scenery.
Between the strange peaks and rocky landforms, there are twists and turns of natural trails. Ning Xiaofan and his party meandered along the natural trails they chose at will.
While walking, the beautiful scenery along the way is dizzying. In addition to the various shapes of strange peaks and rocks, and the caves scattered among them, from time to time, you can also see clusters of quartz that emit crystal light, as well as white light, pink light, and purple light.
Various colored crystals.
This is a treasure...
Quartz is not valuable, but the value of crystal is not low. The large areas of crystal mines exposed on the surface are dazzling and sparkling. Little stars flash in the eyes of Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others, especially the pink ones.
And purple crystal, take it out and process it casually, and you can process it into high-end crystal jewelry.
If Ning Xiaofan and others hadn't known that there were treasure mines waiting for them that were worth countless times more than crystals, I guess a few greedy guys wouldn't have been able to resist trying to knock off a few brightly colored ones.
I have the crystal with me.
As the group of people continued to go deeper into the mining area, suddenly, a faint pattering sound came.
Not long after, a three-meter-wide stream came into view. What amazed Ning Xiaofan and others was that this stream was extremely clear. The bottom of the stream was covered with colorful sand and stones, as well as clusters of crystals. The strips of colorful
Colorful fish swim leisurely in the stream. The entire stream, reflected by the light of colorful sand and stones, also emits a colorful halo, like a star river hanging in the starry sky, magnificent and enchanting.
The source of this stream should be in the west. Between a strange peak in the west direction, there is a small waterfall like a silver ribbon hanging. The waterfalls overlap and converge into a stream, which stretches out in a winding way.
The location forms a backwater bay, and flows around the bottom of a strangely shaped rock peak towards the depths of the mining area.
At this time, I heard Aunt Xiang happily say: "Colorful Xingxi, you can be sure that we have entered the mining area."
Colorful Star Creek, this name is quite appropriate.
Ning Xiaofan still couldn't help but ask: "Aunt Xiang, the colorful star stream you are talking about? Is this the stream in front of you?"
"Well, there are more than just these colorful star streams. However, all the streams flowing in the mining area are named like this because they emit this colorful halo, resembling the stars in the night sky. As far as I know, they are also
This kind of colorful star stream only exists in the mining area."
At this time, the fat man spoke expectantly: "Aunt Xiang, you said the stones in this creek are beautiful in color and can shine. Are they the gems we are looking for?"
The fat man's words were indeed on point. The eyes of Ning Xiaofan, Hou San and others suddenly lit up. If they added a little green light, they would look like wolf eyes.
Aunt Xiang shook her head and said: "No, we have tested these stones. Apart from being beautiful and containing some phosphorus, they have no value."
As soon as Aunt Xiang said these words, there was a burst of sighs. Of course, they were all sighs of extreme disappointment.
Looking at the expressions of Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others, Aunt Xiang couldn't help but feel funny, and said, "But... there are still good things in this colorful star stream, for example..."
Speaking of this, Aunt Xiang deliberately lengthened her tone, with a hint of ridicule in her eyes.
"For example, what?" Ning Xiaofan and Fatty's ears suddenly perked up. When they heard Aunt Xiang's appetizing words, they couldn't help but feel itchy.
"For example, diamonds."
"diamond?"
Just hearing a series of inhaling sounds, Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others opened their mouths so much that they were almost drooling. Everyone on earth knows that the most valuable gem in the world is diamond. Of course.
, the legendary "spiritual stone" is not in common sense, it is a legendary thing, so it can only be discussed separately.
"Yes, it's diamonds..." Aunt Xiang's eyes became more teasing: "Our prospectors have found diamonds in this colorful star stream before. As far as I know, the smallest ones are 3 carats.
, I heard that someone also found an 18-carat gold diamond. Of course, there may be bigger diamonds, such as pink diamonds, gold diamonds, etc. I just don’t know who got it..."
"Hey, there are diamonds in the stream, so what are you waiting for? Hurry and dig..." The fat man jumped up immediately, and then began to remove his equipment, as if he was going to jump into the stream to find diamonds at any time.
.
"Fat man, wait a minute..." Ning Xiaofan first stopped Fatty's movements and then asked: "Aunt Xiang, those diamonds in the colorful star stream are not so easy to find, are they?"
Although Ning Xiaofan was greedy for money, he noticed the teasing look in Aunt Xiang's eyes and knew that such a good thing would not be easy.
Aunt Xiang smiled slightly: "You are smart little guy. Yes, diamonds are indeed produced in this colorful star stream, but they are not so easy to find. Not to mention that the diamonds in the stream are buried in sand and gravel and are not easy to find.
The danger in the stream is enough for you to drink a pot."
"Danger? It's obvious in this stream. What danger could there be?"
"Have you seen all the fish in the stream? Even though these fish are not big in size, they are colorful and beautiful. However, these fish are aggressive. Once there is a living thing in the stream, these fish will swarm up and bite them.
Living animals. Moreover, this kind of fish will also secrete an anesthetic that is similar to anesthetizing nerves, allowing you to be infected without even realizing it. Even if it is a small wound, the anesthetic will soak into the blood and anesthetize your nerves, so that you
In the water, both legs were chewed into skeletons, but I still felt no pain."
"Ah? So scary? Real or fake?" Ning Xiaofan couldn't help but take a breath and looked at the fish in the water, which was only a few inches long. It didn't look that scary, but he still didn't believe it.
There was a trace of sarcasm in the corner of Aunt Xiang's mouth: "If you don't believe me, go down and try. These fish seem harmless, but they are powerful. In the past, a prospecting team member of our company was surrounded by fish when he entered the stream to look for diamonds. At that time, he
He didn't feel any pain, and thought that the fish in the fish bath pool were just gnawing skin flakes, so he just concentrated on looking for diamonds. In the end, he didn't even notice that all the meat on his calf bones was gone. When he noticed it,
, it was already too late, he died within a day of being rescued and could not be saved even if he was rescued."
Ning Xiaofan felt a chill in his heart when he heard this. He didn't dare to try it. He turned around and saw Fatty looking dumbfounded. He couldn't help but joked: "I said Fatty, where are the diamonds? Why don't you try it first?"
Water? I'll keep an eye on it for you. If a fish comes to bite you, I'll help you drive it away."
The fat man rolled his eyes and gave Ning Xiaofan the middle finger...
The dream of diamonds has been shattered. Just as Aunt Xiang said, not to mention that diamonds are difficult to find buried under sand and gravel, but the seemingly beautiful little fish in the stream are not vegetarian. Moreover, even if we can find a way to solve it,
Regarding the fish problem, dredging sand and sifting out diamonds is also a big project. If you don't do it right, you won't be able to find a single diamond in ten and a half months.
However, although Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others knew that diamonds were hard to find, they were still unwilling to give up. In addition, the route they were traveling was almost along the stream. As they walked along, their eyes were wide open.
He stared at the colorful star stream, as if hoping to find something missing...
We walked deeper and deeper into the mining area. I don’t know how long we walked. When everyone felt a little tired, Yang Hai’s voice suddenly came from the headset: “Captain Ning, there’s a situation!”
Yang Hai and Hou San were still exploring the way, about one kilometer away from Ning Xiaofan and his party.
When Ning Xiaofan heard that there was a situation, he was about to make a gesture to stop moving forward, but he saw that Fatty and others had already shouted and crouched down nearby to hide themselves.
