To Lu Yuan's surprise, Lei Ming, who was almost fifty years old, still had excellent physical strength.
Holding the oar, he paddled back and forth on the boat, and after more than ten minutes, he showed no signs of fatigue.
A few minutes later, Lei Ming shaded his eyes with his hand and looked out at the distant sea. The huge coconut tree swaying in the wind was now very clear.
"Haha, we're almost there. Everyone, get ready to land on the island."
Lei Ming's tone was full of joy, clearly indicating that he had been longing to visit this place for a long time.
Suddenly, Lu Yuan turned to look at the other man's wife and realized that she didn't seem very happy to be on this deserted island.
Lu Yuan then understood why Lei Ming had asked him to go along.
It seems he was trying to persuade his wife to come and visit this place together.
Although somewhat helpless, since he was already here, Lu Yuan decided to thoroughly investigate whether there was anything worth visiting.
Lu Yuan secretly guessed that since the ore could interest Lei Ming, it must be no ordinary ore, and might even be a type of ore that had never been collected before.
After all, Lei Ming wouldn't even bother looking at ordinary ores; he's collected over 20,000 different kinds of ores on Mars alone. Not to mention those on Earth.
Therefore, only extremely precious minerals could attract his attention, so Lu Yuan also felt that this should be a very wonderful adventure.
Soon they saw the reefs on the edge of the deserted island.
These reefs are either exposed or submerged underwater, and there are many of them.
To avoid these reefs, their boats glided very slowly, and sometimes they had to push the reefs with their hands to help their boats pass through these areas more smoothly.
After a great deal of effort, their ship finally made it across this rocky area.
After passing the rocky area, they came to a shore made up of piled-up stones.
These stones have a very smooth surface, clearly formed by the impact of waves.
The inside of the stone was faintly glowing red, suggesting that there must be something of value hidden inside.
Lei Ming's eyes were filled with joy as he pointed to the stones on the ground.
"I've been looking for this for a long time. It seems to be the precious mineral I mentioned before."
As they were talking, the other person took out a package from his waist and gently tapped the ground on the rock, knocking a stone out.
This is a complete, crystalline stone.
Although the outside was smoothed by impact, breaking open the outer layer revealed the red stone inside.
The stone gleamed eerily in the sunlight, making it incredibly beautiful.
When Xiaoshan and Leiming's wife saw these stones, they also showed a hint of surprise.
"Could this stone be a ruby? But it's much more vibrant than any ruby I've ever seen."
Lei Ming, who was standing to the side, laughed heartily.
"You guessed wrong. This is not a ruby but a crystal. The stone exists deep in the earth's veins. This kind of stone has existed on Earth before, but it is extremely difficult to mine and very few of them exist."
When the other party collected samples from the surrounding geeks, they carefully took out the crystals and put them in a bag.
Then Lei Ming handed a bag to Xiao Shan.
"Although this can't be used as a gemstone, it's extremely beautiful, so consider it a small gift for you. It only needs a little processing."
Lu Yuan saw Xiao Shan take the ore and nod gently.
"What exactly is the purpose of the contents inside this ore?"
A hint of excitement flashed in Lei Ming's eyes as he whispered to Lu Yuan.
"Back then, didn't you have a kind of catalyst ore on Earth? You could extract that substance from it."
Upon hearing these words, Lu Yuan was stunned.
"What? A catalyst can be extracted from this stuff? How do you know that?"
They compared the red mineral the other party was referring to under the sunlight.
"This substance has been extracted from our company before."
Lu Yuan felt a slight chill.
"Didn't you already land on Mars?"
"Haha, although I have landed on Mars, I still have many companies under my name here, including an institution that specializes in mineral research."
The other party explained his company's business scope at the time, and Lu Yuan immediately understood.
It turns out that the other party was running businesses on Mars and Earth simultaneously, although they had lost control of the Earth business.
However, those devices and personnel structures still belonged to us back then.
When they return from Mars, these things will still be able to return to their own hands.
Although not many remained, because human society was on the verge of collapse, it was thanks to Lu Yuan's efforts that most of the industry was preserved.
Meanwhile, the other party's business tactics and various data were also preserved.
Lu Yuan then realized what was going on, and then he took the opportunity to ask about the other party's current identity.
Only then did they discover that the other party was also a research center for ore, and had dozens of ore mining centers under their control.
Among the dozens of mining companies, some are already considered among the most powerful mining giants on the entire continent.
Lu Yuan then understood why the other party was able to take those photos on the military's warship.
It turns out they already had in-depth cooperation with the military.
His powerful status was far beyond my comprehension.
Lu Yuan was deeply moved by this, realizing that after his horizons broadened, he discovered that there were people even more advanced than himself.
In human life, there will always be someone who is above one's position.
Just as Lei Ming had said, the variety of minerals on this deserted island was indeed vast. They had walked less than 500 meters and had already discovered more than 20 different types of minerals.
According to Lei Ming, this island was formed by the interaction and stacking of various continents.
That's why he has so many types of minerals.
Most of these ores are undiscovered by humans, while a small portion are extremely rare and exist only in certain parts of the Earth's crust.
Some of these minerals even extend beyond Earth's boundaries, and could be considered as meteorites or objects carried by extraterrestrials during an invasion.
As an expert in ore, Lei Ming naturally wouldn't let this news slip by, and he devoted almost all his time to mining.
Lu Yuan and Xiao Shan wandered around the island aimlessly for a while, and found a few styles that were very useful to them.
However, Lei Ming's wife became increasingly depressed as she stayed on the island, and in the end, she had no choice but to join Lu Yuan and the others in collecting stones.
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