Wu Chang and Ryan were squatting in front of a mountain-like waste mine pile, each holding a small sieve and carefully sifting the treasure inside, the rainbow crystal.
"This rainbow crystal is a good thing. This hexagonal, colorful crystal may only be as thick as a finger, but it is a key mineral for mankind to enter the cosmic era."
"To put it simply, this strip-shaped crystal is an energy amplifier. When energy enters through one end of the crystal, the energy will increase strangely depending on the length of the crystal. It is precisely because of this energy increase that folding
Only the space engine can start.”
"It's not just a motor. In fact, this crystal has other uses. It is said that mages can also use it to cast spells. This precious crystal can also amplify spell energy."
"Unfortunately, although the output of this kind of crystal is quite large, the material itself is too brittle and will break at the slightest touch, so it is difficult to obtain crystals of sufficient length. Do you know? In our Huang'e Star
, once produced a 39-centimeter rainbow crystal. Damn it, that mine owner immediately asked the emperor to make him a nobleman, tsk tsk, that’s awesome.”
Dirty old man Ryan, obviously a talker, was sitting on the ground, looking for fish that had slipped through the waste slag, while introducing the background of the world to Wu Chang. After a while, he poured a sieve of slag in his hand into the conveyor belt next to him.
Above. It seems that there is no harvest in this sieve of slag.
While listening to the old man's words, Wu Chang carefully selected the slag in his hand. After a while, he actually found a shiny object.
"Huh? Ryan, do you think this is a rainbow crystal?" Wu Chang asked, holding a crystal the size of a fingernail.
"Oh, you are so lucky. Not even half an hour has passed, but you have already made a good start? Not bad, this piece is worth at least one gold coin."
"Ah? Is it worth something so small?"
"Nonsense, don't look at it. Small ones have their own uses. Space battleships need big ones, but ordinary land vehicles use small ones. There are also various small machines, as long as they use folding engines.
All need rainbow crystals”
Wu Chang held this small crystal, and his heart suddenly became very sunny. It seems that it is not difficult to survive in this world.
Today's good mood was just the beginning. When Wu Chang discovered the rainbow crystal again and again, the dirty old man Ryan couldn't calm down anymore. He even exchanged his sieve for Wu Chang's, but the exchange was still the same.
Impermanence picked out the most crystals.
Old Man Lane was so angry that he snatched the mineral sieve from Wu Chang and instead gave him his pile of sifted slag.
"Look, I don't believe you can still find crystals from here?"
The result was unexpected. In just 20 minutes, Wu Chang actually picked out another crystal from the waste slag that Ryan had already picked.
The old man was convinced this time. He squatted on the ground and almost cried, "Teach the apprentice and starve the master to death. Teach the apprentice and starve the master to death..."
Wu Chang looked at the old man's look and felt quite unbearable. Wu Chang did not really suffer from amnesia. His memory was just confused, and some important memory nodes disappeared. However, those skills that he had mastered in his heart were not forgotten, especially
It is the power of meditation.
I have studied Zen with my master for seven years. What makes his insight higher than ordinary people is not even a little bit higher than that of ordinary people. Let’s not talk about concentration. Even if there are two uses of impermanence and distraction, or three uses of distraction, the insight evenly divided will be higher than that of ordinary people.
The average person is much taller.
A sieve full of waste slag may look like annoying pebbles to others, but in Wu Chang's eyes, a subtle field appears between those tiny pebbles. He can even feel the differences between the pebbles.
a certain aura.
The worthless gravels were quickly removed, but those that made Wu Chang feel strange were left behind. When the remaining stones became less and less, Wu Chang gave up his intuition and carefully selected them with his naked eyes. Soon, one
The bright rainbow crystal is now available.
Wu Chang looked at the more than ten rainbow crystals of different sizes in his hand, and then at the old man squatting on the ground silently. Without thinking too much, he randomly grabbed four or five pieces and stuffed them into his hand.
"You taught me a lot, let this be my thank you gift..."
"Thank you, Master?" The dirty old man's eyes suddenly lit up. He never thought that in this dirty, obscene and disorderly barbaric mining area, someone could actually say these three words.
The old man didn't say anything. He stuffed the pieces of rainbow crystal into his arms and pulled Wu Chang back.
"It's almost noon, let's go have dinner, and I'll buy you a few drinks."
When Ryan walked to the distribution center, his neck was raised like a victorious rooster. He walked up to the drunken Smith Pan and placed the rainbow crystal in front of him.
"Look, I have a great harvest today." After saying this, he looked around and looked at the miners around him provocatively.
Boss Pan was also interested. "It's amazing. The dirty old man was lucky today. He was able to find five of them in just one morning. Let me take a look... Yes, it's pretty good. This is worth at least 3 gold coins."
He turned back to Eileen and said, "Mark it to the dirty old man. He earned 3 gold coins this time."
Being able to earn three gold coins in one morning makes the miners very excited. For these people, the cost of drinking and eating meat three times a day, plus sleeping on a duck-down bed in the distribution center, is only
A gold coin. The dirty old man earned three days' worth of money in one morning. This is enough to make people jealous.
At that moment, many people asked the old man to buy him a drink.
"Old Ryan, your harvest is so good, where is the big disciple you brought? Why don't you let us broaden our horizons?" Someone in the crowd started to boo.
After all, Wu Chang and his master have studied Buddhism intensively for seven years, and they know that there is no need to be in the limelight. He just wanted to tell a little lie to change the subject, but today Old Ryan went a little crazy and took out the cloth bag in Wu Chang's arms.
Out.
"Let you open your eyes." After saying this, he shook his hand and 7 pieces of rainbow crystal fell on the alloy bar table, making a crisp and sweet sound.
"Ah!" People exclaimed at that time. Who would have thought that this idiot with amnesia could actually find so many rainbow crystals in one morning, and the largest one was as big as a fingernail.
"Damn, the biggest piece needs at least one gold coin, right?"
"I can't help but think that two gold coins are no problem."
Boss Pan ignored the comments of the people around him. He stared at Wu Chang and said, "According to the usual price, these crystals of yours are at least five and a half gold coins. But I see that you are so lucky for the first time you work, so I can't be stingy."
He turned to Eileen and said, "Give this guy... Oh, by the way, what's your name?"
"impermanence"
"Oh, Wuchang, open an account for Wuchang, and put six gold coins on the first note..."
There was a meddler in the crowd who whistled, "Boss Pan is very generous, it's really interesting." A group of people surrounded the boss and flattered him.
Just when people were clamoring for Wu Chang's treat, the airtight door of the distribution center suddenly opened, and a small man walked in covered in volcanic ash.
"Pike the Gopher, how was your harvest today? You came back in half a day. This is not your usual style."
The guy named Pike, Wu Chang also knows him, is said to be the best miner in the B1313 mine. He is short in stature but extremely flexible. He can drill around in underground caves as if he were at home. He is the most profitable miner in the mine.
.
Gopher Pike's little eyes were wide open. He walked to the bar and ordered a glass of wine, drank it down, and then said provocatively to Boss Pan.
"I've been listening for a long time. A new kid picked up some waste slag and you are so envious. Let's see what your future is like." After saying that, he took out a thick white foam stick from his arms.
Miners are all good at recognizing goods, and they will know there is treasure inside when they look at this solid foam.
"How long? Is it 4 centimeters?"
Parker ignored them, but carefully peeled off the layer of elastic solid foam with pliers. After a while, a rainbow crystal with a length of 5 centimeters appeared in everyone's eyes.
"Damn, she's so beautiful, she's actually 5 centimeters tall?"
"Damn, this is the standard for low-Earth orbit warships. This guy Parker is really rich."
"Stop talking, let's see what price Boss Pan offers."
Smith Pan was also excited. He hadn't seen such good stuff in more than half a month. He thought carefully for a long time before he said, "I'll give you a total of 300 gold coins. Isn't that interesting..."
The crowd was furious at that time. 300 gold coins was the annual expense of a family of three. Unexpectedly, Pike the Gopher earned it in one morning. At that time, people were suffering from pinkeye, and several of them drank the wine in one gulp and wore clothes.
Put on work clothes and go to the mine.
At this time, the dirty old man Ryan whispered to Wu Chang, "This gopher Parker, his lifelong dream is to marry Irene as his wife, and then the two of them will open this distribution center together. Your boy was rescued by Irene. He is jealous."
Sure enough, Pike turned around and wagged his tail at Eileen, "Irene, keep this money for me, and we can use it together later..."
Impermanence didn't have time to appreciate the kisses between lovers, so he quickly took a plate of barbecue and black bread, walked to his camp bed and started eating. During this period, except for Ryan who poured him wine twice, there was nothing else.
Interested in talking to him.
Just when the food on the plate was almost wiped out, the airtight door opened again, but this time the person who came in was not a familiar miner, but a blonde beauty in hot clothes, followed by four people.
bodyguard.
Wu Chang is not sure whether this woman is a beauty. After all, the freckles and rough skin on her face are very conspicuous, but one thing is certain. This woman must be the most beautiful woman in this mining area.
This can be seen from the miners' obviously heavier breathing and fiery eyes.
That woman was obviously very used to this kind of atmosphere, and it must have been a great feeling to be surrounded by stars. She didn't pay any attention to Irene's murderous gaze.
"Oh, why is this place so dirty? Look at how damaged the alloy walls are, and the circuit boards are exposed."
"There are also landscape hanging windows. Why are they still the oldest model? Are they really so poor?"
“Tsk, tsk, the lighting system is 30% damaged and it’s still not repaired.”
The woman was pacing back and forth in the hall as if she was in a deserted place. Her slender thighs paired with a leather skirt and stockings attracted the attention of the animals in the room.
"Blood Rose! What are you causing trouble here? I don't welcome you, get out of here..." Irene stood up and yelled at the woman.
The woman named Blood Rose didn't care about Irene's accusations at all, and continued to wander around the room shamelessly, picking at faults. Finally, she sat down next to Boss Pan and said in a charming manner.
"Boss Pan is a sensible person. The anti-gang operation in Huang'e City is just around the corner. I'm just making advance preparations for the reception." At this point, Blood Rose looked at Irene with disdain and said.
"Sister Eileen, don't be so angry. If you sell the distribution center to me now, you can still make some money. If the mine supervisor confiscates your shabby store, you will have nothing..."
Ah! Now Wu Chang understands. Isn't this an open robbery? Using Bai Dao's power to forcibly acquire other people's assets, I guess the crackdown on crime is just an excuse.
Wu Chang lowered his head, he didn't want to stand out now, but if you don't look for trouble, the trouble will come to you. When Wu Chang swallowed the last bite of the barbecue, the spearhead of Blood Rose actually pointed at him.
"No gangsters? No smuggling? Do you think I'm stupid? That big guy in the corner, tell me who he is? Why don't I recognize him?"