After returning to the abandoned mine and panning for a few more days, they went home, selling their goods before leaving.

Because Chen Feng was delayed a bit this time, even though he went to the new mine, his earnings were still around 200,000.

Back home, Chen Feng ate and drank his fill, then lay on his bed and opened the system panel in his small room.

He's absolutely not going to try and extract any more entries this time; it's too much of a rip-off. He'd rather upgrade the basic data first.

"Are you sure you want to spend 100,000 points to increase the detection depth to one meter?"

"Sure!"

"Congratulations, host, for increasing your detection depth to one meter. You have 120,000 points remaining."

"The next depth upgrade will require 150,000 points to upgrade the depth by 50 centimeters."

"Congratulations, host, for spending 50,000 points to upgrade your detection range to eight meters!"

"Congratulations, host, for spending 70,000 points to upgrade your detection range to ten meters!"

"The next upgrade requires 100,000 points and will increase the range by two meters!"

Okay, now Chen Feng has spent all his points, but the effect is immediate.

The detection depth reached one meter, and the detection range was an astonishing ten meters.

"If we go gold mining again next time, won't we just become harvesting machines?"

"Li Erchun, just wait and see, I'll teach you a lesson."

While selling the goods, Chen Feng had already found out where Li Erchun's mining site was, and he had also joined Li Erchun's mining site group.

After making inquiries, Chen Feng learned that Li Erchun was a woman around forty years old, and her whole family lived at the mine site.

She has a husband. As for why everyone calls this place Li Erchun Mine, it's because she's the one who calls the shots in her family. Her husband is no different from a regular worker.

Her husband's most famous and much-discussed quote is: "I don't know, you should ask my wife."

Li Erchun's mine won't be open for another few days, so Chen Feng will arrive before it opens.

Zheng Ping and the others will go to the abandoned mine, while Chen Feng will go to Li Erchun's mine site.

Chen Feng is determined to win this championship.

As for whether flaunting wealth will attract unwanted attention, you're overthinking it. There are laws in this world.

What's more, this is just the beginning. One of the gold shop owners in Qiuling City is a legend in the Qiuling gold mining world.

Fifteen years ago, he went gold panning with a group of people and he actually found a gold nugget worth two million.

Two million is a lot of money. That gold nugget alone weighed over ten kilograms. The boss was ecstatic. After returning home, he sold the gold nugget, which gave him the capital to open a gold shop for recycling.

The owner still occasionally shows up at the shop, bragging to other gold prospectors and recounting his legendary exploits from back in the day.

Even now, a photo of the gold he found years ago is still hanging at the entrance of his shop to attract customers.

As for the gold he found back then, his gold-producing spot was thoroughly searched by other gold prospectors within a few days.

That's really something. Even earthworms would exclaim "Wow!" when they came to loosen the soil. You guys are the real experts.

Around 7 p.m., someone knocked on the door. Chen Feng got out of bed and opened it, only to find Zheng Ping standing there.

"Huh? Why aren't you staying home? What are you doing here?" Chen Feng said with a malicious smile.

Zheng Ping knew exactly what Chen Feng was referring to, and somewhat embarrassed, he raised his hand.

"What are you talking about? It's only this late. I came to discuss something with you."

"Then come in and tell me what's wrong." Chen Feng ushered him into the house and handed him a cigarette.

Zheng Ping lit a cigarette, took a puff, and sat down on the stool. He said, "Fengzi, you said the other day that you were going to a newly opened mine. Is it free there?"

"No, not for the first three days. It means that everyone except the first, second and third place winners will get 50/50 points. Of course, the second and third place winners will also get some points, but the first place winner can take all the points."

Chen Feng only mentioned it briefly and didn't go into details with them.

After all, Chen Feng didn't know what Li Erchun's mine was like, and Zheng Ping and the others' income was definitely split 50/50.

Even if you spend a thousand yuan a day, after spending half of it you'll only have five hundred left, and you still don't know if you can even spend a thousand yuan.

It doesn't feel as stable as an abandoned mine. I don't mind earning a little less each day, but it makes a big difference for them.

Especially after he finished speaking, they seemed to lose interest, so Chen Feng didn't continue.

“Fengzi, your sister-in-law and I just discussed it. Actually, she doesn’t want any money, so we can give it a try. After all, it’s a newly opened mine.”

"So what if we divide it up? Even if it's less than the abandoned mine, it's fine. That's what I'm thinking. After all, it's a mining site, and the income can't be too low. It shouldn't be as bad as the abandoned mine, right?" Zheng Ping said hesitantly.

"I've never been there before, so I don't know, but I estimate there's still a risk of losing money."

Chen Feng's statement about losing money meant that the profits from the abandoned mine were less than those from the profit sharing.

"But I think even if we lose money, it shouldn't be too outrageous, maybe a hundred or two at most. Why don't you guys want to give it a try?" Chen Feng asked with a smile.

"Hmm, I'd like to give it a try. Fengzi, what do you think?" Zheng Ping asked Chen Feng for his opinion.

"I think it's a good idea to go. It's only three days anyway. Even if we lose a little, we can always make up for it later in the abandoned mine."

"But what if there's a lot? Then we'll make a profit. Gold panning is a job that depends on luck and chance, but now you've turned it into a secure job."

"Besides, if Li Erchun's place hadn't just opened, how could it not charge an entrance fee? These days, if you go to any mining site, no matter how bad it is, they'll charge you twenty or thirty yuan, let alone a newly opened one like this."

Chen Feng chuckled.

"That's the situation. The key is that we're afraid of losing money. After all, a hundred yuan can solve a big problem for us, so naturally we don't want to gamble," Zheng Ping sighed.

"I just discussed it with your sister-in-law this time. We found a big gold nugget last time, so we have some confidence. It's okay if we earn a little less."

"So I want to give it a try, otherwise I'll really miss this opportunity."

Zheng Ping said with longing in his eyes, "I've never been to a paid mining site before."

“Sure, since you’ve chosen to go, then come with me next time. Or you could talk to them and we can all go together. It’s not like we’ll lose a few hundred.” Chen Feng said decisively.

"Actually, I think it's okay too. It's only three days anyway. What's the big deal if we lose a little? We're not as poor as we used to be. We're more confident now."

"Losing a few hundred yuan is just a temporary pain, not enough to keep me up all night like before," Zheng Ping said, laughing at himself.

"Haha, okay, then you go and discuss it with them. If it doesn't work, we can all go together." Chen Feng nodded and said.