"Whether it's a large shipment or not, we'll have to wait and see." Chen Feng was no longer as sullen as he had been at the beginning; he had become somewhat excited.

After another dozen or so shovelfuls, they still found nothing, and the pit kept getting bigger and bigger.

People who were a little further away couldn't help but come over when they saw them all gathered there, wanting to see what was going on.

"What's going on? Why did they dig such a big hole?"

"There's something there! Fengzi has been digging for ages and hasn't found anything yet. It's probably a big one!"

"Damn, a big find in a deep pit, not bad, Fengzi."

Hearing the words of those around him, Chen Feng remained unmoved and continued to work hard on the soil.

He dug for more than ten minutes, and the pit he dug was more than ten centimeters deep and about the size of three palms, but the goods were still nowhere to be found.

At this moment, everyone came to watch Chen Feng dig the hole, and even blocked the sunlight for a time. Chen Feng looked up and told them to move to the side.

"Could the machine be malfunctioning? I've never seen anyone dig such a big pit when panning for gold."

"Yeah, if they dig any longer they'll almost fill me up."

These people came later; it's unknown whether Zheng Ping also verified it.

Huang Fei stroked his chin and said, "It would be funny if we dug for a long time and finally found a wire."

"That's right, they even paid out wages," someone said quietly with a laugh.

Song Hui listened to their words and couldn't help but smile disdainfully.

"The deeper the pit, the bigger the goods—that's just self-comfort. And some people actually believe it."

No one said a word as they listened to him, and Chen Feng ignored him as well.

After squatting for almost twenty minutes, Chen Feng's legs went numb. He took a deep breath, stood up, and rested his legs.

"Not digging for honey?" someone asked as he stood up.

"Let me stretch a bit," Chen Feng said, stretching for a moment before squatting down.

With another shovelful, the detector finally emitted a sound as it passed the probe.

"Ooh-woo~"

The sound startled everyone, and Chen Feng raised an eyebrow.

After waiting for ages, it's finally here!

Chen Feng carefully rummaged through the shovel, and everyone holding their breath lowered at the sight, eager to know what this thing hidden in the pit was.

After digging through several layers of soil, Chen Feng saw a dark object and frowned. Seeing this, others couldn't help but say, "Could this be a rusty iron nail?"

Chen Feng tentatively placed the object on the detector, and the detector immediately emitted a sound.

"Ooh-woo~"

Upon hearing this, everyone sighed, and the hope in their eyes vanished instantly.

"Hi…"

That's it?

"What is this?"

Everyone dug around and immediately recognized what it was: a rusty iron nail.

"My God, after digging for so long, all we got was this piece of junk?"

"Damn, I thought Fengzi might find some gold."

"Come on, gold isn't that easy to dig up. Do you really think you can find it every day?"

Seeing this, Song Hui couldn't help but laugh and said, "What did I tell you? The idea that the bigger the pit, the bigger the goods is all nonsense. You didn't believe me, but now you do, right?"

No one could refute this, for they had no choice but to let Song Hui be arrogant this time since they hadn't delivered any goods.

"Let's go, it's time to go home and have dinner."

"Get on the bus, get on the bus. If I had known there was nothing there, I would have been better off sitting on the bus for a while."

As the crowd was about to disperse, Zheng Ping nudged Chen Feng, signaling him not to be too disappointed.

Chen Feng squatted on the ground, squinting at the iron nail, completely unmoved, and continued digging.

The system notification is still there, but the system will not notify you about this junk.

That proves the goods are still down there!

"Fengzi, stop digging. This is a normal situation for gold prospectors; they're bound to encounter it eventually," Zheng Ping said, squatting down to persuade him.

He knew that anyone who dug a hole for half an hour would not be satisfied if they found it was just a broken nail.

Chen Feng didn't say anything, but simply pulled over the detector that was next to him.

As soon as it was pulled over, the detector made an "ooh~" sound.

"Hmm? There's more stock downstairs!"

Zheng Ping knew all too well what that sound meant, and his eyes widened immediately upon hearing it.

They hadn't gone far when they heard Zheng Ping's words and froze, then ran back one by one.

"What the heck? There's more stuff down there?"

"Really? I just heard the detector go off?"

"It's not that nail, is it?"

To everyone's astonishment, Chen Feng unearthed something with his first shovel.

The thing was a dark yellow color and lay quietly in the pit.

"Gold, gold!"

"Holy crap, we actually got the item!"

"Quick, pick it up and take a look!"

The crowd erupted in chaos, each one staring in utter shock at what was in the pit.

When Chen Feng saw the thing in the pit, his eyes narrowed, and he reached out and took it out.

The object was quite large, about the size of a small pebble, but it was half gold and half stone, the two parts fused together.

Although it's impossible to guess the exact weight, it looks like it weighs at least a few grams.

"Damn it, I've finally found you!"

Chen Feng looked at the gold from all angles, and finally a smile appeared on his face as he couldn't help but laugh.

After spending the whole afternoon preparing, I should be able to get some big orders out by now!

"Holy crap, I actually got gold?"

"It's so big, wow!"

"Song Hui, people always say the bigger the pit, the bigger the goods, but you didn't believe it. Now you do!"

Song Hui had just returned when he stared blankly at the piece of gold in Chen Feng's hand.

How is this possible? It was an iron nail just a moment ago, how did it turn into gold?!

Are you kidding me?!

Huang Fei stared in amazement at the piece of gold in Chen Feng's hand.

"My God, Chen Feng, what kind of luck do you have? You're making a piece of gold every day? That's unbelievable!"

"Haha, thank goodness, it's a pity that half of it is still stone. If only it were all gold, haha."

Chen Feng played with the gold in his hand, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Today's earnings definitely exceeded 1,500, looks like I can pay back the money, haha.

Hearing Chen Feng's words, everyone barely managed to suppress the urge to beat him up.

This piece of gold is worth almost two months' income for them, and they're still not satisfied.

It's all gold, you really deserve a beating.

Zheng Ping, who witnessed the entire event, slowly stood up, his face full of shock, at a loss for words.

No wonder people say Chen Feng was able to strike gold; luck and perseverance are both indispensable.

If it were him, he would have left the moment he found the nail; he wouldn't have continued searching.

In that case, wouldn't we miss out on the gold?

Thinking of this, Zheng Ping felt a sudden pang of regret. How much gold had he missed out on before!

Starting today, he's going to develop a good habit: no matter what, he'll always do another thorough search, just in case there's still something left inside.