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God of Thunder - Volume Book 8 - Chapter 17




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Chapter 17

 

Book 8 Chapter 17 – Mining

 

 

 

 

 

Red light scattered all over the cave . Lei Xinfeng was surprised . “Magma?”

 

 

 

 

“That’s right, there’s an underground magma flow here . It flows in all direction, but don’t worry, this flow is very safe . ” Xin Zhaolun said . “As long as you’re careful, you’ll find many valuable materials depending on your luck . There are many materials that even Sages can’t use, or would be wasted on a Sage . ”

 

Even Jin Daya, who rarely spoke, commented . “Old Xin… . you’re really a Sage with high standards . To tell the truth, there are many materials here that Ah Feng needs, only even if he doesn’t come here, he can still trade for or buy it elsewhere . ”

Xin Zhaolun nodded and took out a beast skin, giving it to Lei Xinfeng . “Show it to everyone . This region produces a variety of materials, but please look out for this material in particular, as I need it . ”

Lei Xinfeng doesn’t know much about the materials since he never had much use for them . As a result, he always grabbed whatever he saw so when he did need the materials, he didn’t need to scramble to find them . Because of the large size of his Hidden Wheel space, he could toss materials in without needing to worry about room .

Looking at the skin, he didn’t recognize the material . Biyasi?

“What is this?” Lei Xinfeng asked .

“That’s what I need . ” Xin Zhaolun answered . “It’s a material only found here, on the walls . Help me scourge the place . After I find enough, you’ll see what it’s for . ”

Everyone answered affirmatively .

When the magma flowed, it created a stone shell where the surface of the rock cooled enough to solidify . Where the shell cracked, a warm glow from the molten rock flowing beneath radiated .

 

 

 

 

In other words, the group were standing on top of the stone layer created from cooled magma . If they weren’t careful, they could break the surface and fall in . As a result, everyone treaded lightly, floating in the air . Someone supported Lei Xinfeng, Chuizi, and Futou at all times .

 

 

 

 

Soon, Xin Zhaolun found a stable spot, letting the three of them that couldn’t fly down . Generally, spots that were far from active magma flows were solid enough to stand on enough worry . “You shouldn’t have any problems if you walk here,” he said .

They came along a wide strip of solid rock along the wall . Xin Zhaolun rushed forward and called back, “Here! Everyone come have a look!”

Lei Xinfeng caught up and stood next to him . “Where?”

After everyone was gathered, Xin Zhaolun pointed at the path . “Here it is…”

Lei Xinfeng saw a hint of green thread against the black stone . It felt nice to touch . “Interesting . So this is the Biyasi?”

“Nope . This is ore . Only after processing does it become Biyasi . Please memorize the feel of it and look for it based on that . After you find it… ah, I’ll dig it out as a demonstration,” Xin Zhaolun said .

He took out a small hammer and tapped the wall . Instantly, the rock face crumbled and, impossibly, a whole stone fell into his hands . He gave the stone to Lei Xinfeng . “This is the ore, much harder than the rock surrounding it . If you break the rock, it will pop out rather effortlessly . ”

This fist sized green ore was extremely dense, dense than even gold . Lei Xinfeng didn’t expect that just this small rock would weighed over a dozen jins . “It’s heavy!”

“It’s even heavier after you purify it,” Xin Zhaolun commented .

Lei Xinfeng nodded . “I’ll start looking then . ”

 

 

 

 


“If you can find around a hundred to three hundred jins of it, it will be enough for me . If you find any extra, keep it . You’ll definitely need it . ”

 

 

 

 

Lei Xinfeng understood that it was a rare opportunity and nodded .

Fengying and Shihu both understood that they will ever get the chance to use it, they both went to help Lei Xinfeng dig .

Since Chuizi and Futou were both brought here by Xin Zhaolun, all the ore they got went to him according to their agreement . Jin Daya also helped Xin Zhaolun but, like Lei Xinfeng, once he had enough, he could keep the rest himself .

It was Lei Xinfeng’s first time mining for ores himself, so when he found an ore deposit, he discovered that he didn’t have any tools to dig out . Instead, he took out a steel spear and began to hit the wall . Shattering the rock around it without effort, he quickly excavated the Biya ore .

It was only a small ore the size of a walnut, glowing green . He estimated it probably only weighed two or three jins .

Fengying and Shihu also split up to look for ores . There were more places that they could look in, like the ceiling, while Lei Xinfeng could only look along the walls below .

Sounds of tapping came nonstop in the cavern as everyone looked for ores .

Since the cavern was hot, Lei Xinfeng only wore a pair of pants and a sleeveless shirt, putting everything else into his Hidden Wheel space .

By chance, Lei Xinfeng looked down, and found a cluster of green rocks on the floor . He knelt down, joy and pleasant surprise mixing . If he was correct, there was at least a dozen Biya ores .

Clink clank! After a few moments of smashing rocks with his spear, Lei Xinfeng harvested seventeen Biya ores . The biggest one was the size of an apple, over twenty jins in weight, and even the smallest was the size of his fingertips; altogether there was at least a hundred jins of ores . Lei Xinfeng grinned .

 

 

 

 

In the mean time, Fengying also found a few ores . Shihu had a nasty expression since all the locations he searched in lacked even a single ore .

 

 

 

 

In contrast, the more he mined, the more excited Lei Xinfeng became . He had talent! While others needed to search for a long time to find a ore, he could find the ores instantly based with his instincts . In the time that Shihu took to find one ore, Lin Xinfeng found another seventeen .

Biya ores are strange . For one person, finding them might be easy, but for others, there was nothing harder . Up until that point, the person who had the largest harvest was Lei Xinfeng . The others only found six or six ores at most . Chuizi and Futou didn’t find a single ore between the two of them .

Little by little, Lei Xinfeng got further and further from the ground . Lei Xinfeng kept finding ores all along a deep passage . “Huh . Finding these aren’t difficult at all! I’ve already finished the task Brother Xin gave . ” In just a few hours, he had found a few hundred jins of ore without any difficulty .

At that moment, Lei Xinfeng found another kind of ore, Red Gold .

Red Gold isn’t a type of gold . It’s a special metal that shares some characteristics with gold, and is much more valuable, especially when forging weapons . Red Gold and Biyasi is different in that although there are many locations where one can find it, those locations never yielded a large amount at once . Red Gold appeared in small amounts, like looking like specks of sand in the stone .

It is also impossible to purify Red Gold . The natural purity is the only purity of red gold . It had a appearance of a crystal, but could be worked in the same way as a metal . By pouring the ore into a cauldron, the pieces of red gold will be attracted to each other and stick together . By breaking away the remaining rock, all that was left was the pure Red Gold .

When Lei Xinfeng spotted the Red Gold, he was really happy . Shattering the rock, he picked up a piece, looking at the tiny specks of red gold embedded in the rocks . The vein that he found a three meter long band on the wall . As the pieces of ore and rock from the broken wall fell on the ground, he put them in his Hidden Wheel space . It took him an hour to finally clean out the vein, and when he was done, the hole he excavated could fit two people lying end to end .

They worked for a whole day . When they felt hungry, they ate some dried food . When they were thirsty, they drank some cool water . It wasn’t until Chuizi and Futou’s incessant cries for food became overwhelming that Xin Zhaolun called the group together .

Gathering at a flat spot, Xin Zhaolun was all smiles . “How was your harvest?” He was satisfied with his . In just a day, he had gathered over a dozen ores and two other kinds that he came across by chance .

“I got eight ores, maybe seventy jins . ” Jin Daya reported .

Chuizi was embarrassed . “I, I only mined three . They’re all small . . haha…”

His shame was nothing compared to Futou, who only gathered one .

Xin Zhaolun waved it off . “It’s fine, it’s fine! Ah Feng, how many did you get?”

Like the two before him, Lei Xinfeng was embarrassed, not because he did poorly, but because he gathered much more than everyone else . If he spoke truthfully, will someone knock his head? “Ahhh, it was okay . I completed my task without any problems…”

Fengying and Shihu didn’t report . Since they were Lei Xinfeng’s bodyguards, everything they gathered belong to their master Lei Xinfeng .

Xin Zhaolun relaxed with a sigh . “We can’t stay for too long, so let’s pick up our pace,” he said .

“Why? We brought enough food . There shouldn’t be any problems even if we stay a bit longer,” Lei Xinfeng argued .

“I know . As for when exactly we leave, we’ll listen to Chuizi and Futou . ”

“It’s okay if we stay a bit longer, but we mustn’t stay over thirty days . No matter what, we cannot stay past thirty days, or it will grow colder—” Chuizi said, but Lei Xinfeng’s unbelieving voice interrupted him .

“—What? What do you mean it will grow colder? It’s already freezing!”

“It will grow so cold that you will literally freeze to death,” Futou explained .

“Don’t you two have any problems with it?” Lei Xinfeng asked .

 



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