Chapter 1237 Extra Large Vein (Ⅱ)

Even if Qiao An and the others surveyed and mapped the distribution of mineral veins in the north, they could not prove that the land belonged to their own country, and they would even be wanted by the Fizhen colonists as enemy spies who stole their own wealth.

Considering all the consequences, Joan made a suggestion to his companions: "Let's stop exploring the disputed area in the north, just end the exploration here, and go back and report to the company's senior management immediately."

An awkward silence answered him.

Everyone agrees that Joan's suggestion is the safest and safest, but no one is willing to let them give up exploring this sea-like rich mineral deposit.

Not to mention the dividends that can be obtained in the end, even if it is just to satisfy curiosity, we must continue to explore.

The result is no suspense.

Except for Audrey, no one supported Joan's suggestion.

The minority obeyed the majority, and the prospecting team continued northward.

On the second day of August, when Joan marked the date on the exploration log, he erased the prefix "surface time".

Because it is no longer necessary.

Counting from the day they left the mythical crystal python's lair, they went all the way north, exploring along the main mine vein. On the way, it felt like they were climbing a mountain, and the terrain kept sloping upwards.

A week later, on August 2nd, Joan and his group of seven passed through a slanted navel, escaped from the dark underground world, and returned to the "immemorial abyss" Jinlunga again. When they raised their heads, they could faintly see a ray of sunlight cast from the top of the abyss. .

Yes, after going around for several days, the prospecting team returned to the surface world.

Before that, who would have believed that the area with the richest reserves in this super mining area was actually an open-pit mine lode!

Joan was standing on a hill rising from the abyss.

The bare hill, covered with gray basalt, looks inconspicuous, but one only needs to break through the gray shell and dig ten feet deep into the mountainside—as Klein and Scholz did this morning. , you can see large chunks of beautiful blue crystals, all of which are high-grade raw magic crystals!

Joan has become numb to the wealth buried under his feet.

At this moment, he was more concerned about the majestic castle sitting on the top of the cliff above his head.

That's right, on the top of the thousand-foot cliff on the west side of the mine, stands the military fortress known as the "Northern Gate" of the Midgard colony - "Fortress of the Abyss"!

Just a month ago, Joan had reported to Linyuanbao for a military internship.

On the day they first arrived at Linyuan Castle, Captain "Stonewall" Wal Stone led them, the interns from the university campus, around the city wall and visited the fortress.

At that time, he also cast a glance at the "immemorial abyss" on the east side of the city wall. He only felt that the depth was bottomless, and his eyes were dizzy. Extra large magic crystal veins.

The site of Linyuan Castle was chosen on the edge of the abyss, mainly for the convenience of defense, not because the predecessors had any foresight and predicted that mineral veins would be found nearby in the future.

It's not difficult for Qiao An to imagine that when the nearby super-large mine veins are exposed and known to the public, the strategic position of Linyuan Castle will become more important.

For the next three days, the prospecting team continued to explore north of the abyss.

This area is more than 300 miles away from the first stop of Joan’s previous underground exploration—the mining area base camp—and there is no teleportation station nearby. It is a “virgin land” that no one has ever stepped on before.

During the three-day journey, Joan and the others did not encounter any humanoid creatures, not even the goblins and kobolds that were common in the ancient abyss. Bats occasionally flew over their heads, and in the caves by the roadside, moles poked their heads toward look outside.

Joan also noticed that whenever a strong wind blows, countless fine dust falls from the top of the towering cliffs on the west side, like a golden haze.

The dwarves and gnomes in the group couldn't help sneezing at the smell of the golden dust, and had to don gas masks afterwards.

Joan collected some golden particles, and after observing them with a magnifying glass, he confirmed that they were pine tree pollen.

The pollen floating down from above the abyss is like smoke, indicating that there are large pine forests growing in the area.

Comparing the map displayed by the "navigation compass", Joan found that the prospecting team was located to the east of the Iron Forest. No wonder there was a lot of pollen floating down with the wind.

On the morning of August 2, when the prospecting team set off from camp, Belling specifically reminded his companions that the base camp of the dwarf prospecting team hired by Master Fei was located not far from the north, and everyone had better avoid it by detour to avoid conflicts.

Although Belling deliberately chose a route away from the competitor's base camp, trouble still came to him that afternoon.

A bullet whizzed towards the top of Scholz's head, who was buried in the road, sparks shot out with a ding, and the horned helmet fell to the ground.

"Stop all of them!"

On the weedy hill ahead, there was a shrill threat, which immediately attracted the attention of Joan and the others.

On the top of the hill crouched a strong, ferocious bat with wings spread twelve feet.

A dwarf ranger in leather armor, a camouflage cloak, and an expedition helmet, rides on the back of a ferocious bat, holds a magic crystal shotgun with both hands, and points the black muzzle at Joan and the others.

"You sneaky guys, what is your origin? No matter how close you are, the next shot will not just blow the helmet away."

Belling looked up at the dwarf ranger riding a ferocious bat, his face immediately became a little weird, and he lowered his voice and told his companions: "That guy's name is Ryan, the sub-leader of the Sudeli prospecting team, it's this idiot who kicked me out." The prospecting team!"

Scholz picked up the helmet, looked at the broken right horn, and couldn't help showing anger.

"Damn little dwarf, how dare you sneer at me! Just wait!"

"Don't be impulsive!" Klein stopped Scholz and whispered: "There are many dwarves hiding on the opposite hillside, at least ten shotguns are aiming at us, and there are more crossbows. Their base camp is nearby. In case of conflict , more dwarves will come to support soon, let's retreat first."

Joan, Audrey, Hyrule, and Holden all supported the elder dwarf's prudent approach. The seven of them kept a close eye on the dwarf on the hillside, and retreated quickly until they were out of range of the opponent's shotgun. Then they breathed a sigh of relief.

On the back of the ferocious bat, the dwarf ranger Ryan looked gloomy. He watched Joan and the others fade away, took out a "high-level communication stone" from his pocket, and quickly sent a call to the police.

"Boss, we're in trouble!"

"A group of suspicious guys have just come from the south. Judging by their attire, they are likely to be employed by the Midgard Colonial Company's prospecting team..."

"That's right! Belling is also among those people!"

"I'm afraid this kid has become a traitor and leaked the news of the magic crystal mine to our competitors!"