Immortal Destiny

Immortal Destiny Chapter 4

2021-05-03

Chapter 4 Mining Tasks

According to the current mining volume, I want to mine five Ten kilograms of hematite, the hope is very slim.

Unless he is lucky enough to dig a piece of mysterious iron ore, as long as there is a piece of mysterious iron ore the size of a bean, he can spend a month smoothly, but since Hundred Refinements Hall requires such a low amount of mysterious iron ore , it must be very rare. It is estimated that if you want to dig a piece of mysterious iron ore, it is not necessarily more reliable than digging 50 pounds of hematite.

"Looks like I have to figure out a way to avoid digging like this." Xiao Lin muttered to himself. He looked at the mine through the dim light of the kerosene lamp. The mine was full of red. And the hematite in his bamboo basket was also dug out of this red soil, so there is no doubt that hematite exists only in this red soil.

Xiao Lin stared at the soil of the mine. He remembered what his father once said to him. If you want to hit a fat deer, you must find some fat plants. There are only places where the water and grass are plentiful, and the number of deer is not only large, but also fat and large.

In Xiao Lin's view, there is no doubt that this mine is a hematite vein, but the distribution and density of hematite in this vein must also be different. He had been digging for four hours before he found a piece of hematite, indicating that the direction he was digging was not a direction rich in hematite.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lin stood up again, picked up the iron pick, and dug another small hole on the wall of the mine, according to the previous appearance. After digging a few meters deep, the mine was enlarged. , and then find the right direction to continue digging.

The days of mining within the cave, although hard, time passed quickly, ten days passed quickly, Xiao Lin brow beaded with sweat put down the iron pick in his hand, Shaking his numb arm, he turned his head and glanced at the bamboo basket.

Seven or eight pieces of hematite lay quietly in the bamboo basket. The big piece was the size of a walnut, and most of it was the size of a thumb. Xiao Lin's face was full of helpless expressions.

In the past ten days, he kept changing directions, dug five or six small holes, and carefully studied the soil near the hematite he dug up, but he didn't. Nothing substantial was found.

This made him very distressed. The hematite in the bamboo basket was only five or six catties at most, which was far from fifty catties. Xiao Lin knew exactly what it meant when he got twenty pounds of ore.

If he was even going to go on like this, he would pick up ten days' worth of food and water near the end of the month, and then choose a night to sneak away, even though the entire mining area was covered with Hundred Refinements Hall. Even if someone finds out and kills them, it's better than being whipped to death.

With a helpless sigh, Xiao Lin moved towards the outside of the mine.

It's been ten days, his food and water have been consumed, and he has to go out to replenish it.

On the way back, the beginning was fine, but when approaching the second half of the way, Xiao Lin always felt as if a pair of eyes were staring at him. Xiao Lin's right hand was clenched tightly. If someone really attacked him, even if he couldn't beat him, he would desperately make the other party pay a heavy price.

What comforted Xiao Lin was that no one jumped out and attacked him along the way. He exited the mine smoothly. When he exited the mine, he couldn't help but closed his eyes for a long time. The life in the mine made his eyes unable to adapt to the strong light for a while.

After a while, he opened his eyes, looked up at the sky, it was about two or three in the afternoon, took a deep breath of the fresh air outside, Xiao Lin moved towards Go to the canteen.

Although Hundred Refinements Hall has strict requirements for miners' mining tasks, they are not stingy when it comes to eating. On the other side, there are several large wooden barrels full of green vegetables.

Xiao Lin went to put a plate of green vegetables for himself, and took three steamed buns with white flour. He found a seat and sat down to eat. In the mine, he was always eating the steamed buns. When I came out for a meal, Xiao Lin's meal was extraordinarily sweet.

In addition to Xiao Lin, there are seven or eight miners in the cafeteria. Like Xiao Lin, they came out to supply supplies and took the opportunity to have a good meal.

"Bajiao, how about you brat? Can you accomplish this month's task?" There were three people sitting not far from Xiao Lin, who obviously knew each other. The miner with a big head, said to a very strong miner next to him.

"Don't mention it, it's been suspended this month, and now only ten kilograms of ore have been produced. I don't know what happened. The mines I dug in the past can dig two or three kilograms every day. , but it has suddenly decreased recently, and I’m really going to eat whips this month.” The robust miner gnawed on the steamed bun, said a few words in a slurred way, then glared at the big-headed miner opposite.

"Big head, you brat heard that you are studying the distribution of mineral veins recently, is there any result?"

When the big head miner heard this, there was something mysterious on his face: "hehe , don't say it, I'm really a bit confused." He said here, stopped, and then glanced around, there were only a few people in the canteen besides them, and the nearest Xiao Lin was five tables away from them. .

"I did some careful research recently and found that in red soil with relatively more stones, the probability of hematite appearing is much higher." The big head miner's voice was very low, but he had already Xiao Lin, who had his ears pricked up, could barely hear.

His eyebrows moved slightly, his face did not show any expression, he lowered his head and nibbled at the steamed buns.

"Oh? Is your statement reliable? Besides, how do you know which mine has more stones?" Another miner with a little bald forehead also came up with an interested face.

"Bald, you two have always been able to complete your monthly tasks, and it's not my big head's advice. The most taboo thing about mining is a rib, a mine hole is dug to death, you must know that if you dig the wrong one If you know the direction, it is definitely a poor harvest." The big head had a smug expression on his face, and his voice couldn't help but rise a bit.

"The robust miner's face showed a hint of joy: "Do you mean to keep changing the direction of mining, and specifically choose places with more stones to dig? If it's really like what you said, I only need to complete the task this month, and I don't want any more parts, I'll give them all to you. "

"Me too." "The bald miner echoed.

"No regrets. The big-headed miner said to the robust miner and the bald-headed miner.

"Of course. "The two replied in unison.

"Well, if I can become the Outer Sect Disciple of the Hundred Refinements Hall one day, I will take care of you when the time comes." The big-headed miner fiercely took a bite of the steamed bun in his hand, with a smug expression on his face, as if he had become the Outer Sect Disciple of Hundred Refinements Hall.

"Listen to Li Hu, from this month onwards, The amount of road money is going to increase, probably double what it used to be. ' said the Strong Miner in a low voice with a dissatisfied look on his face.

"Shh. "The big head miner's complexion changed, fiercely glared at the robust miner, made a mute action, and then lowered his voice again and said a few words.

Xiao Lin kept his ears high, He concentrated all his energy, but still couldn't hear what the big-headed miner said. This made his eyes show a puzzled expression. He didn't understand, what exactly is the road money that the robust miner was talking about? Why did he say these two words? , the three of them looked cautiously, as if they were afraid of being heard by others.

Although his stomach was full of doubts, Xiao Lin still felt that the meal was worth it. No, he is ready to give it a try. For him now, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, he will seize it.

Seeing the three miners whispering a few words, they hurriedly took the food After leaving with Shui, Xiao Lin also stood up. He still received food and water according to the standard of ten days at most, and then moved straight towards the mine.

On the way, he glanced at the neat Thatched hut, he also wanted to go back to his residence and have a good night's sleep, but considering the amount of ores he had dug up, he couldn't sleep well.

Once again, he returned to the branch hole where he was mining. The road was very calm, and the feeling of being stared at did not reappear. He held the kerosene lamp and looked carefully in the entire mine. After a small hour, the iron pick suddenly dinged, as if it had hit something hard.

Xiao Lin had a happy look on his face, picked up the iron pick, and moved towards the planing position just now. After one hour, Xiao Lin looked at a thumb-sized piece of hematite in the palm of his hand, with an ecstatic expression on his face. It seemed that the method said by the big head miner really worked, which made Xiao Lin's heart was hot.

After that, every time Xiao Lin dug to a depth of five or six meters, he would carefully check to see if there were stones mixed in the veins. As long as there were many stones, he would Continue to dig, and stop digging where there are few stones.

In the process of digging, Xiao Lin also discovered a pattern, in this dark red soil, there is even a A kind of associated crystal ore, which Xiao Lin also saw in his own mountainside when he was a child, but the crystal here is a little different, it is translucent, you can see the red halo in it when you put it in front of a kerosene lamp.

Xiao Lin found that as long as you dig this crystal, you will be able to dig a piece of hematite nearby, which makes Xiao Lin very motivated, except for three hours a day Chen has a fixed bedtime and meal time, and all his time is devoted to mining.

Another seventeen days passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, Xiao Lin only went out once to replenish food and water. Xiao Lin glanced at his bamboo basket, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and his face smiled.

There are more than 30 pieces of hematite in the bamboo basket. The largest piece is almost fist sized. After a rough estimate, the amount of hematite in the bamboo basket should have exceeded 50. Jin, at least fifty-five or six catties, this month's task is no problem.

There are still three days left, which is the time to hand in the task. In these three days, he should be able to dig at least five or six kilograms of ore. In this way, he should have about sixty kilograms of ore. , has far exceeded his expectations.

But if you pay more, you can only get 1% of the commission, and 1% of ten pounds is one or two. Xiao Lin calculated in his heart that although he didn't know the value of hematite, But if one or two is converted into money, it is estimated that it is not much. He originally wanted to put the excess ore in the mine, and wait for the next month if the amount is insufficient, and then take it out to make up the task.

(end of this chapter)