After hearing Lu Yuan's words, the other party pondered for a moment and said, "We currently have fifty-three people here. Oh, right, a few were just killed by the garrison, so there are forty-seven left! We only collect about ten or so ores a day!"
"What? More than fifty people only collected a dozen or so a day? That's such a low yield!" Lu Yuan was quite surprised. He originally thought that so many people could collect a hundred or so a day, which would be acceptable, but after hearing what the other party said, he was quite surprised. Only a dozen or so a day? That's such a low yield!
"Yes! This was all obtained at the cost of human lives. This stuff is said to contain a lot of radiation. Even if we use pre-apocalyptic equipment to mine it, the yield won't be high. After all, you saw when you came down that not all places are this shallow. This area was one they searched for a long time before finding! That's why they chose to mine here! It's said that they've been mining here for more than half a year, and so far they've only collected less than a thousand!"
Upon hearing these words, Lu Yuan was taken aback. The others, upon hearing that the ores were radioactive, all wore expressions of frustration.
"Holy crap! Radiation? No wonder it was packed in such nice boxes! Damn it! We just handled those ores with our bare hands, will there be any problems?" Hei Zi turned pale with fright when he heard about the radiation.
The other people who had touched the ore also had tense expressions on their faces. After all, it was a matter of life and death. If they were really exposed to radiation, it would be a huge loss if they died.
The man chuckled and said, "A light touch shouldn't be a problem; staying here long-term is the most dangerous thing! So you don't need to worry!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and some even took out their water bottles to wash their hands.
Then the other party told some stories about the mine, some little-known secrets, which made Lu Yuan and his group furious.
"Damn it! How could they be so vicious! They deserve divine retribution!"
"Yeah! I never imagined that people would do something like this after the apocalypse! They don't treat people like human beings! These people deserve to die!"
The group condemned the crimes of the gold miners, and some even considered skinning and dismembering them.
Lu Yuan sighed and handed the remaining food to the other person: "Take this and eat! There should be more there if you need it! By the way, are all the people with you?"
The man was immediately moved to tears after receiving the grain: "Yes, yes, it's all with me. Sir, if you need anything from us, just let us know. We're all going to die anyway. As long as it's useful to you, we'd be willing to die!"
Lu Yuan gently patted the other person's shoulder and said, "You don't need to die. Keep an eye on that area for me in a bit! Notify us if you spot anything. Oh, and there's a sniper on the other side. Let me know immediately if you spot him!"
After saying that, Lu Yuan took out a walkie-talkie from his pocket and handed it to the other party.
"We'll set up a separate channel, and notify me immediately if anything is discovered!"
The man took the walkie-talkie, somewhat excitedly saying, "Don't worry, sir. We're willing to do anything to take these people out!"
Then the other side left the bunker where Lu Yuan was with the food.
Hei Zi glanced at the other person's back and said, "Do you think this person might be someone they sent to test us?"
"It shouldn't be. I just saw quite a few injuries on him. If he were really testing us, he wouldn't have so many injuries! But don't worry, even if he is testing us, we don't need to worry about our channel being exposed. I just changed the channel on the walkie-talkie for him!"
After hearing this, Hei Zi immediately gave a thumbs up: "Not bad! That's cunning enough!"
"That's right! Better safe than sorry! It would be a real problem if we capsized in here!"
So everyone continued to wait, and not long after, Lu Yuan's other walkie-talkie rang.
"Captain, Captain, it's me, Niu Ping! I've already told Minister Chen everything, and he said he'll send someone over right away! You guys have to hold on!"
Lu Yuan quickly grabbed the walkie-talkie and said, "Okay! There's no danger here for now. What's the situation upstairs? Did you take any more ore? Whatever you do, don't open the boxes! The ore inside is radioactive!"
After a moment of silence, Niu Ping said in a trembling voice, "Captain, this...this ore won't cause any harm, will it? What radiation? Could it be fatal? I have a wife and children!"
"Don't worry, there's not much radiation, so don't worry! Make sure you take your things with you, don't let them get away! They're evidence!"
"Understood, Captain. I'm relieved to hear that! We're waiting for Minister Chen's men a short distance away on the outskirts! We'll let you know as soon as we have any news!"
After ending the call, Lu Yuan finally felt relieved.
However, not long after, Hei Zi suddenly shook Lu Yuan's shoulder and said, "Lu Yuan! Wake up! Look! It looks like those people are coming!"
Lu Yuan jumped up with a start, then pushed Hei Zi aside and looked into the small hole.
In the distance, a dense mass of about thirty people slowly rushed towards Lu Yuan's direction.
What surprised Lu Yuan even more was that thick fog had begun to rise behind them. The fog covered a very wide area and seemed to be rising from the ground in the distance. Lu Yuan had no idea where the fog was coming from.
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