Chapter 620 Chen Feng relented

“Perfect,” the driver said, brushing the dirt off his hands.

"Should we take another look at this place, or continue forward?" Qi Minglin asked.

"What's there to see here? Let's go." Chen Feng said as he got into the car, and the others followed.

The car drove a few hundred meters further before the group got out.

"You scared me! I thought you covered it up again," Qi Minglin said, looking back and forth.

"It's nothing, it's just a dirt slope. I just didn't see it before, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to cover it up." The driver had a feeling of having spent ten years playing the eagle only to have it pecked out by a sparrow in the end.

We've never had any problems on even the worst roads before, but today we actually capsized in a small ditch. I'm speechless.

After getting out of the car, Li Guanghao, holding the equipment, said, "It seems like this place has never been explored before, since we didn't cover it up when we came here before."

The driver's face turned green when he heard this. Who are you talking to with such sarcasm?!

Chen Feng looked around, kicked the dirt on the ground, and then tapped his shoe against the tree.

Li Guanghao bent over everywhere, searching for soil samples to test. Chen Feng glanced at them casually and said, "No, nothing. Let's go."

"Hey, wait a minute, I haven't finished testing yet." Li Guanghao quickened his pace.

Chen Feng shrugged. The others went back to the car to wait for him. Li Guanghao rushed back, stumbling and scrambling, and continued fiddling with the instruments.

Chen Feng looked at Li Guanghao, who was focused on his work, and felt a little helpless. He could only say that Li Guanghao was truly hardworking and diligent.

It was soon noon, and the group took out the dry rations they had brought with them and started eating. They were too lazy to cook, so they decided to cook for themselves when they got back in the evening.

"There's some leftover whole roasted beef from that day, anyone want some?" Qi Minglin said, taking out a plastic bag.

"I'll have some." Seeing this, Li Chunlai reached out and tore off a piece.

Anyway, meat tastes better than dry food, right?

"Oh my god, is this beef or beef jerky? It's so hard!" Li Chunlai chewed the beef with difficulty, his whole face contorted with effort as he spoke.

"It is a bit dry, but there's nothing we can do about it. This is just how it is here. Just make do with it." Qi Minglin said, her small teeth showing as she spoke.

"Brother Feng, would you like some?" Li Chunlai asked, holding up a piece of meat.

"Come on, my teeth aren't as good as yours. I'm afraid I'll break them."

Chen Feng repeatedly refused, saying that he was fine with just some bread.

"Hey Hao, want some?" Li Chunlai grinned and asked Li Guanghao.

He now calls Li Guanghao "Brother Hao" because there was a gangster movie where the boss was called Brother Hao, and Li Chunlai jokingly calls him that too.

"Hey, forget it. I have dentures, I can't eat this stuff. It's not worth pulling my teeth out." Li Guanghao, like Chen Feng, refused repeatedly without even looking at it.

On the contrary, the driver took a piece and chewed it with great relish, treating it like beef jerky.

After finishing their meal and drinking some tea, they rested for a while and then continued their journey inside.

By evening, the day's harvest was, as usual, nothing at all.

"How's it going, Captain Qi? Did you find anything?" someone asked as they returned.

"No, there's nothing there." Qi Minglin sat down and warmed her hands by the fire.

“That’s normal. You can’t expect to have goods as soon as you go out.” Someone nodded in understanding.

Zhang Richeng stared blankly at those eyes, wanting to say something but remaining silent.

He thought that if there really wasn't any other place, they should go somewhere else, like Kari, which would be much better.

However, he also understood that it was only the first day, and if he was in such a hurry, it would inevitably attract their attention.

I was already very anxious before, and it was only by luck that nothing unusual was discovered. I can't take such risks again.

For dinner that evening, it was the familiar whole roasted beef, along with two stir-fried dishes, otherwise Chen Feng would really starve to death here.

And so, more than ten days passed, and Qi Minglin and his team still found nothing. Although everyone had gotten used to it, they still wanted to see the mine.

Zhang Richeng's heart was also restless, and he had been the happiest person these past few days.

He said that it was impossible for Chen Feng to find a mine every time he wanted to. He was just lucky with the last mine. He really thought he was a mining god.

"How many areas have we searched these past few days?" Qi Minglin asked Chen Feng, sitting in front of the fire.

"Let me see, it seems like we've already searched halfway through. It should be finished in about ten days," Chen Feng said, scrolling through the map on his phone.

"The progress has been quite fast lately; we've already searched halfway through." Qi Minglin nodded, somewhat surprised.

“This city is small, not as big as Pingcun City, and we’re moving much faster this time than last time, so it naturally seems like we’re making great progress,” Li Guanghao casually remarked.

"Well, we'll be done exploring soon. Time really flies. I'm not trying to discourage you guys, but I just have a feeling this mine might not yield any results."

"So, after you finish exploring this mine, where do you plan to go?" Zhang Richeng asked casually as he added firewood to the fire.

Upon hearing this, Qi Minglin pursed her lips and looked at Chen Feng.

Zhang Richeng is right. It's time to figure out where we should go. We can't wait until later to figure it out; that would be too much of a waste of time.

Chen Feng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, but remained silent.

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Zhang Richeng was secretly delighted. It seemed that they were both at a loss, which meant it was time for him to make his move. Hahaha.

“If, I mean if, you don’t have a good place to go, I suggest we go to Kari.”

"I've already given my reasons, so I won't go into them again."

"After all, you don't have a goal right now, so we can't just revisit the whole route we took before, can we?"

"Would you like to consider what I said?" Zhang Richeng asked softly.

Qi Minglin's heart wavered a little. If there really was nowhere else to go, Kari would actually be fine too.

The main problem is that Chen Feng seems to be at a loss, so they can't just wander around here aimlessly.

Chen Feng nodded silently upon hearing this, then hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, Brother Zhang's suggestion makes sense; we can consider it."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Richeng was so happy he almost jumped for joy. Chen Feng, that rebellious brat, was finally willing to listen to him this once.

Zhang Richeng had done research on the Kari area; the probability of rare earth elements being present there was extremely low. Once they arrived, they would immediately begin frantically driving piles.

One pile costs 120 million. Just imagine how much resources the exploration team wastes, and most importantly, time.

It's a good thing as long as the exploration team's time is wasted, because time is money these days, and time waits for no one.

Especially now that we can waste their time and money at the same time, it's a win-win situation, a great thing indeed.