Chapter 744 Green Ice

After struggling for a long time, Joan finally broke the silence.

"Mr. Klein, please tell me what is the specific matter first, and then I will discuss it with my companions. If everyone feels capable of helping, I will definitely not let you down."

Joan's words were more cautious, and he didn't promise easily, but he didn't completely refuse either.

Klein's cautiousness towards him is quite understandable.

He smiled and said to Qiao An: "It is right to discuss with other members of the team. Now I am leading a team to go out alone. The most troublesome thing is to mediate the conflicts among team members."

"Brother, don't have any scruples. Help if you can. If you can't help, I don't blame you. Don't ruin the relationship between your friends because of me."

Hearing what he said, Joan couldn't help being deeply moved.

He secretly made up his mind: Even if other teammates objected to meddling in the dwarf's business, he would try to help Klein in his own name.

"Brother, the thing is like this, have you noticed that the atmosphere in our camp today is very cheerful?"

Joan couldn't help laughing.

The atmosphere was more than merry, and the dwarves were about to topple their tents—surely something to celebrate.

"Mr. Klein, let me guess, have you found a mineral vein?"

"Brother, you guessed it right!"

Klein gave a thumbs up, with excitement on his face.

"The proven reserves of the ore veins we discovered this time are not too large, but the location of the ore veins and the types of ore are very strange!"

"What kind of ore is it?" Joan asked curiously.

Klein smiled mysteriously, lowered his voice and asked:

"Brother, have you ever heard of 'Qingbing'?"

"Qingbing..."

Joan frowned slightly, and quickly searched his memory. He had a vague impression that he had seen an introduction to this rare mineral in a book.

"Mr. Klein, do you mean 'green ice'? Is it the kind of ice that is as hard as steel and does not melt easily? It is said that the internal temperature of the container made of this substance is always kept below the freezing point. Used to keep food, drink and alchemy potions fresh for long periods of time."

"As expected of a learned mage, it's absolutely correct!"

Klein gave a thumbs up approvingly.

Qiao An smiled shyly, and admitted that his little understanding of Qingbing was purely theoretical, and he had never actually seen this special mineral.

"Green ice, it's actually ancient ice that has been infected by the magic power of the earth's veins, and it has condensed into a fossil form after tens of millions of years."

Klein Huolu stroked his lush beard and introduced the cause and characteristics of Qingbing to Joan.

"It is conceivable that usually only in the depths of ancient glaciers can such a substance as green ice be formed."

"The appearance of the green ice looks like a slightly bluish ice cube, shining with a jewel-like luster."

"In fact, the green ice itself does not emit light, but because the surface temperature of the ore is very low, the air in contact with it condenses when it is condensed, and refraction occurs under the light, making it look like it is emitting light."

"Qingbing feels cold to the touch, and its texture is no different from that of ordinary ice, but its melting point is similar to that of steel, and it hardly melts in a natural environment."

"Green ice is a very rare source of natural cooling. In the hot summer season, if you put a piece of green ice in the room, the whole room will become very cool."

"The production of green ice is rare, and it is also known as the 'core of the glacier'. Only the core of an entire iceberg can form green ice. Because it is rare, the price is also very expensive."

"Mining green ice seems easy at first glance. You only need to break or melt the thick ice shell attached to the periphery of the green ice. However, in fact, the operation of mining green ice is very dangerous!"

Klein put away his smile and his face became serious.

"Brother, you are a knowledgeable mage. Of course you know that ice is very brittle. When you hit it hard, cracks will appear, and the internal stress will change accordingly. The overall structure of the ice cube will also become more unstable. Now it looks intact. ice cubes, but if you hit it again, the whole block of ice will suddenly shatter!"

Joan nodded, agreeing with Klein's analysis of the physical properties of ice cubes.

"If the ice is relatively small, it is easy to observe cracks during the mining process, but for huge glaciers, especially in dark areas where there is no light, it is difficult for miners to find the ice in time during the process of excavating the glacier. Internal cracks can cause large glaciers to collapse if not careful, causing fatal mine disasters."

"Because digging glaciers is so risky, only the most experienced miners dare to try to mine green ice."

Joan silently listened to Klein's talk about the difficulty and risks of mining green ice, and his face gradually became a little weird.

Klein's description of the glacier's collapse reminded him of the mine disaster he witnessed yesterday in the Valley of the Troglodytes.

The straight-line distance between the location where the dwarven prospecting team is stationed and the Valley of the Zhanlimen is no more than 20 miles.

Joan recalled the map drawn by the "navigation compass" a little bit, and confirmed that the area where the dwarf prospecting team discovered the blue ice deposit was located on the same underground ice layer as the area where the old blind man ordered the earth giant to dig the tunnel.

However, the troglodytes dig from east to west, while the dwarves explore from west to east.

The ultimate goal of both is likely to be the blue ice vein located in the core area of ​​the underground ice layer!

Klein just mentioned that trying to mine green ice is a very dangerous act, and miners who lack sufficient experience can easily lead to mining accidents.

Compared with the dwarves who have been dealing with ore all their lives, the mining technology of the troglodyte is not worth mentioning.

A prospecting expert like Klein, leading a professional prospecting team, is extremely careful about mining the Qingbing Mine. On the other hand, the Lizardmen don't know much about farts, they just act recklessly, and it will be strange if they don't cause a mine disaster!

"Mr. Klein, my companion and I don't understand mining technology, how can we help you?"

Joan asked puzzled.

"Exploring Qingbing, just leave it to my team. You don't need to take action, my brother. The problem now is that there is a very difficult monster inhabiting the hollow of the underground glacier."

Klein crossed his fingers and placed on the table, his face became more serious.

"The miners under me don't know spells, and it's hard to fight against this kind of ice monster, so I want to ask you guys to help hunt or expel these monsters lurking in the ice cave."

"A monster in the glacier..."

Joan became interested, and was about to ask Klein what kind of monster it was and how powerful it was, when the tent door suddenly opened, and a group of dwarves covered in frost and snow rushed in with a gust of cold wind.

Klein noticed the commotion coming from the door, looked back, and found that several of the dwarves who had just entered had injuries on their bodies, looking very embarrassed, so their expressions changed, and they hurriedly got up to meet them.

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