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Chapter 342 Hidden occupation or continue to hide

After walking into the forest, Erken took out a stick from his backpack.

The whole body of the stick is white, and it looks like it should be hollow. It is very light to hold, a bit like a cane held by a blind man, but there is a small device like an electromagnet at the front end that touches the ground.

Chen Xing could count on the falling point of the meteorite, but he was very unfamiliar with these equipments. He asked, "Can such a small magnet also work?"

Erken Mattison snorted triumphantly, and said: "You don't understand this, don't you think it's just such a small piece of electromagnet, but its magnetic force is not comparable to that of ordinary magnets. And I don't need to rely on Watch him attract something, just feel the magnetic force from the meteorite."

Oh, got it.

It's almost the same as the previous mine clearance.

Chen Xing watched the previous landmine clearing videos on the Internet, and now he saw Erken Mattison's cautious look, the more he looked at it, the more he looked like it, and he laughed twice.

Erken didn't miss any stone, even if it didn't look like a meteorite at all.

Meteorites should be even more black after being burned through the atmosphere, but Erken, regardless of whether it is a black stone or not, as long as it is a stone, he has to use an electromagnet to detect it.

"Don't think it's troublesome for me to do this." Erken said to Chen Xing, "Although the meteorite is black, we all know it, but what if the meteorite that fell many years ago is also in this place? After so many years of oxidation, It will become the same as the surrounding stones, the oxidation time is very short, and then there is not much difference from the surrounding stones, so, with luck, we can still find meteorites that fell before."

The birth of the earth is too long for human beings, and the number of meteorites falling from the sky is not known.

With the passage of time, it only takes a few thousand years for meteorites to become the earth's native materials, no different from the cobblestones you see casually. Maybe there is a stone in the fountain pool in the park in the middle of the street that once came from space. Can't tell.

But, of course, less ancient meteorites also exist.

A lot of meteorites fall to the earth every year, and the meteorite hunter is a new profession that has only emerged in the past ten years, how can it be possible to find all the meteorites on the earth.

Meteorites that fell in earlier years are not recorded at all.

So, it's time to try your luck.

Erken continued to tell Chen Xing the story: "I heard about a trash guy who used to sit on a fishing boat and use a fishing rod to connect an electromagnet to hunt for treasure in the sea. Most of the time he couldn't make ends meet, but he caught two war The exploration equipment left over from the period, as well as a six-kilogram iron meteorite, were bought by their country at a price of $300 per gram.”

Six kilograms is six kilograms, three hundred and one grams.

$180?

What about trash?What kind of garbage guy makes so much money?

In the past two days, I really know a lot of strange industries. Chen Xing, a meteorite hunter, can understand it. After all, whether it is a collector or a researcher, there is no shortage of buyers for meteorites from the sky. Now even marine garbage The guys are all out.

Fishing for something worthwhile would cost me more than a year of photoshoots.

abuse.

The sky was getting dark, and the three hours of walking in the forest had no effect at all. Chen Xing was wondering if he had made a mistake in his calculations?But reason told him that it was not. Finding a few rocks in such a vast place was not as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack, but it was almost the same in the final analysis.

Erken straightened up and straightened his back, picked up the surrounding branches and made a fire, and said to Chen Xing: "Why don't you go back to the small town before to rest? I might sleep in the wild at night here."

"That is a village, but there is no place to rest." Chen Xing said.

When he got out of the car, he took a look. There were no hotels, not even shops, only houses for people to live in.

You said that there are at least a few mahjong parlors or canteens in the rural areas of China. There are no such things in European rural areas. If you want to buy something, you can only drive to a bigger town. Let alone Sweden, Paris is like this of.

"Then you have to work hard..."

Erken hadn't thought of this before, otherwise he wouldn't have entered this forest from that small village.

Look around a bit, there must be a bigger town.

"It's okay." Chen Xing said.

Anyway, Erken has a tent, and at worst, he will sleep overnight, and we will see the situation tomorrow.

Erken will never leave here in the past few days. Chen Xing can tell from his actions that in the past three hours, this man's eyes seemed to be on fire, with a gesture of not giving up until he found the meteorite. But Chen Xing had prepared too few things, and he might not be able to withstand a few days and nights in the wild.

Chen Xing took some bread and yogurt from the bag, and the two shared it, which was considered dinner.

There were rustling sounds in the distance, and the light of the flashlight kept flickering.

who is it?

Chen Xing became vigilant.

"Relax, it's the other meteorite hunters." Erken said calmly.

This is not the first time he has encountered such a situation.

The people over there saw a fire here, and the light of the flashlight gradually came towards this side. Soon Chen Xing saw a figure in a yellow jacket with typical Germanic features on his face. Seeing Er After Ken he laughed.

"Aha, it's little Mattison!"

Erken was brought into this industry by his uncle. Since the circle of meteorite hunters is very small, folk meteorite hunters are basically single-blooded, so Erken’s uncle is Big Mattison, and his name is only Little Mathison. up.

"What are you here for?"

"It's freezing cold, come and warm yourself by the fire."

The man sat down in front of the fire, and then said in the tone he had just discovered Chen Xing: "Who is this? Your student?"

"No, this is a photographer who wants to document our lives."

"No! Photographer? Are you okay?"

He didn't target Chen Xing, but just leaned towards Erken with a sense of oppression, and said, "Are you going to post a video related to our profession? Let a group of ordinary people come to rob us of money? What do you think?" Yes, isn't it that the fewer people blocking the way, the better?"

"People who don't have a foundation can't find the place where the meteorite landed."

"The power of money is infinite, little Matheson." He looked at the bewildered Chen Xing, and continued to say to Erken Matheson, "I know you want to be famous and surpass your uncle, but you You can't be famous in the form of pushing us to the public, you are betraying us."

"I never thought about it that way." Erken Mattison said in a low tone.

Seeing his expression, Chen Xing became even more confused.

This is a quarrel?
It's not quite like it, the one-sided lecture is almost the same, who is this person B, who looks at me so fiercely.

Fortunately, he stood up, said something that Chen Xing still couldn't understand, and then stretched his meteorite stick and walked away, and he still had time to turn around to face Chen Xing and Erken Mattison. Showing a disdainful expression.

Angry.

Fists clenched.

Have the ability to speak English and French!
special.

Chen Xing asked in a seemingly indifferent tone: "Who is he? What did he say?"

"Nothing to say."

Erken Mattison shook his head, took a few bites of whole wheat bread and said, "He is also Danish, one of the most powerful meteorite hunters in Northern Europe. If he is here, it means that my calculations are correct. The meteorite must have landed in this area."

"You had a fight with him?"

Chen Xing continued to ask, he was really curious, if he didn't know the reason, he would not be able to sleep.

"No."

Erken Mattison thought about it, and decided to tell Chen Xing, saying:

"He thinks the industry of meteorite hunters should be hidden in a small circle. After all, as long as we calculate the landing place of the meteorite, our job can be replaced by a farmer. At most, we can find a special person to inspect the things these farmers find. Identification."

Meteorite hunters, the threshold of this industry is high or low, but for the value of meteorites, this threshold can be said to be negligible.

Chen Xing finally knew why they were arguing.

"I understand you, but what do you think?" he said.

During this trip, Chen Xing took a lot of photos, and the travel camera was always on.

If Erken needs it, then Chen Xing will still make a meteorite hunter video for him as agreed. It happens that his professional video has not been updated for a long time, and the latest professional is a geographic surveyor. How long ago did that happen? up.

"I am not sure."

Erkin let out a long sigh.

Fortunately, Chen Xing couldn't understand what Marico said, otherwise it would be really embarrassing.

He really wanted to break away from his uncle's influence and become a better meteorite hunter. He wanted to prove to him that after he retired, he could still be on his own, chase after the most beautiful star in the sky, and become the most beautiful meteorite hunter in this industry. Top notch group of people.

Chen Xing is a well-known photographer in the world. Not to mention his photos, even his Youtube account has more than 200 million followers.

If a meteorite hunter video is released, it will really push the industry to the forefront.

When the time comes, the name I get...

It may be a good reputation for ordinary people, but for those who are already in this industry, it is mostly infamy, right?
They could have made a fortune secretly, but now that there are more competitors, let others know that they are rich.

He ate a few mouthfuls of bread and drank half a bottle of yogurt.

After chewing, Erken made a decision.

"The video is still not posted, I'm sorry."

"No, I didn't come here with you to find meteorites to post videos, but to satisfy my personal curiosity, so don't feel sorry. Also, I don't want too many people to know the value of meteorites. I like to keep secrets..."

He himself has a vested interest, and there is no need to smash his own job.

Chen Xing never thought that he was a good person, he could give away the gold that was originally hidden, who knew if the gold would be his own in the future?
Maybe after he has no interest in meteorites in the future, maybe he will make a video or use other methods to reveal this industry.

but not now.

At night, the two of them slept in an outdoor tent, and the only sleeping bag was given to Chen Xing. Chen Xing couldn't get away with using this sleeping bag, which allowed him to sleep well that night. When I wake up, except for a little pain in my neck, I am not mentally tired at all.

Firewood was added to the fire outside the tent, and the crackling sound brought warmth to the surroundings. Erken's bag was still outside, but he didn't know where he went.

Washing up?

Chen Xing took out a pack of mouthwash in his bag, which is much better than toothbrush and toothpaste outdoors.By the way, I took some bread out of my backpack and baked it. The bag of whole wheat bread I bought on the road yesterday was almost finished in a day.

It was about nine o'clock when Chen Xing saw Erken running towards Chen Xing excitedly holding a stone.

Found a meteorite?
Chen Xing was also very excited, staring at the black stone in his hand, and asked after he came over, "Is this a meteorite?"

"Correct!"

He didn't bother to greet Chen Xing, his eyes were bloodshot, but his spirit was bright.

"Look, this black one is the melting shell of the meteorite. You should know that the meteorite will be burned and worn when it falls from the sky, right? Only a very small amount can fall to the earth."

"kindness."

Chen Xing must know these basics, but Erken only regards Chen Xing as a rookie.

He took the found meteorite to Chen Xing and asked him to take a closer look.

This is a meteorite the size of an old mobile phone. It feels like a cylinder and is not heavy. There must be no iron element in it. It is lighter than a stone of the same size.

Estimated to be only 60 grams.

In the case of not being able to talk about his core knowledge, Erken was happy to teach Chen Xing about the identification of meteorites.

"When a meteorite falls on the earth, it only takes a few years for his appearance to become the same as the surrounding rocks. My uncle used to tell me that this is a meteorite. It is a place where elves hide and have spirituality. This kind of freshly fallen Meteorites have a black or dark brown shell, but it doesn’t matter if it’s black. There are fine cracks on it, just like the cracks on your Huaxia porcelain. It looks like cracks, but it’s not actually... ..."

"I have no way to cut this meteorite. If you can find a stone appreciation shop, you can ask them to help you cut it. The cut should be able to see the unweathered interior, which is white. If it is an ordinary chondrite, you Immediately you can see the uniform silver grains scattered on the exposed surface, which is a special alloy, not very expensive, but nice to see in the cut."

"It's really strange." Chen Xing said.

Of course he knew this knowledge, and after preliminary observation, this should be an ordinary chondrite.

But without instrumental inspection, even Chen Xing couldn't really be sure.

Holding it in the hand, there is a feeling that makes the heart beat faster. I don't know where this feeling comes from. Maybe it is the longing for the sky deep in human genes?
He returned the meteorite to Erken and said, "Congratulations."

Because finding a meteorite proves that there are more meteorites scattered around. If it is a small piece of the basketball-sized meteorite after it disintegrated, then there may be dozens of meteorites around. This is a very good start. It deserves a word of congratulations.

But Erken was unwilling to reach out for the meteorite, and said, "No, no, don't give it to me, this stone is for you."

(End of this chapter)