Then Lu Yuan took out his dimensional crystal again from his pocket. The light on the dimensional crystal began to flash frequently. Seeing this, Lu Yuan knew that the dimensional crystal mine should not be far away from him.
So he quickened his pace and walked in the direction indicated by the dimensional crystal. Soon, after passing through another collapsed section, the dimensional crystal in Lu Yuan's hand was flashing and pointing directly at a boulder not far away.
"Great, it should be here!"
Lu Yuan excitedly put the dimensional crystal back into his pocket, then went to the side of the boulder. Next, Lu Yuan took out his small radiation monitor from his backpack and turned it on to conduct a test.
As expected, after a test, the readings on the detector were hundreds of times higher than usual, indicating that there was raw dimensional crystal ore here. However, Lu Yuan was in a bit of a predicament, since there was radiation here. Although he had the golden fruit to ensure his safety, he was still a little scared of this kind of ethereal, invisible, and intangible radiation.
After pondering for a while, Lu Yuan decided to dig a little to see if he could find any dimensional crystals.
So Lu Yuan took out a shovel he carried with him and began to clear away some small pebbles next to the boulder.
In no time, a large area of rubble behind the boulder had been cleared away, and the rock layer behind the boulder was exposed, making it impossible to dig with a shovel.
Then Lu Yuan took out the dimensional crystal again and placed it behind the boulder to take a look. Sure enough, the light from the dimensional crystal had stopped flashing, and the location it showed was right under Lu Yuan's hand.
However, looking at the three- or four-meter-tall boulder, Lu Yuan was immediately at a loss. Although his strength far exceeded that of ordinary people, this boulder weighed at least ten tons. Even with some professional machinery, it was not easy to dig it out, and Lu Yuan had no way to move it.
Without moving the boulder, Lu Yuan wouldn't be able to extract the dimensional crystal ore from it, which was rather awkward. Seeing such a valuable item in his hands but being unable to take it out left Lu Yuan feeling both amused and exasperated.
"Alright, let's give it a try first. If we can move this boulder, we can extract the dimensional crystal ore and create some new plots of land!"
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan threw the shovel aside, took off his cotton-padded coat and put it aside, then put some volcanic ash on his hands to increase friction.
Lu Yuan gripped one side of the boulder tightly with his fingers and began to try to move it outwards with all his might. However, Lu Yuan felt that even though he had used all his strength, he still could not move the boulder even an inch, and it did not even sway slightly.
"Damn! It's so heavy, this is a total rip-off! I don't even know when this crystal will disappear. If I wait for the machine to come, it might be gone! No, I have to try again!"
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan took a deep breath, then picked up the shovel and shoveled it hard behind the boulder. He then began to exert force with both hands, his knuckles turning white. Lu Yuan gritted his teeth and persevered, his back pressed tightly against the rock layer. He was like a small grass in the rock, constantly exerting force to survive.
Finally, just when Lu Yuan felt he was about to collapse, the boulder suddenly swayed slightly forward.
Seeing a glimmer of hope, Lu Yuan was immediately overjoyed and gritted his teeth to exert himself again.
With repeated exertion, the boulder finally began to shake more violently. Taking advantage of the boulder's instability, Lu Yuan quickly picked up a hard stone from the side and stuffed it into the bottom of the boulder as it swayed forward.
With a crisp "crack," the stone was crushed into several pieces, but it did not shatter. Seeing that there was hope, Lu Yuan began to shake the boulder again, and then repeated the process, stuffing one piece of stone after another into the bottom of the boulder.
Finally, due to the excessive tilt, the boulder lost its balance and collapsed to the ground with a loud crash.
Then dust scattered everywhere, and suddenly the entire surrounding area became obscured.
Lu Yuan quickly covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve and then slowly waited for the smoke and dust to dissipate.
After a while, the smoke and dust dissipated, and just as Lu Yuan was about to go look for the dimensional crystal, Du Hai's anxious voice came through the walkie-talkie.
"Lu Yuan, what happened? Did something collapse over there? Are you alright? Get a reply!"
Lu Yuan shook his head and chuckled, then pressed the intercom and said, "It's nothing, it's just a rock that fell down from above. I'm perfectly fine! Don't worry!"
"Phew...that's good. It's almost time. How's your investigation going? Shall we go up and talk about it first?"
"Okay! I'll be right back! Just a moment!"
After hanging up the call, Lu Yuan quickly picked up a shovel and began digging down into the boulder.
After digging only a few shovelfuls, Lu Yuan heard a "crack" sound as iron and stone collided. So Lu Yuan quickly put down the shovel and reached in to dig.
After digging through just a few handfuls of soil, Lu Yuan felt a cold sensation beneath his hands, so he sped up his digging.
Soon, Lu Yuan dug out a pure white mineral from the ground. It looked exactly like his dimensional crystal, except that it was white.
Upon seeing the dimensional crystal, Lu Yuan was overjoyed. This was an upgrade crystal for improving the quality of land plots, not a dimensional crystal for expanding land. Lu Yuan hadn't seen this kind of dimensional crystal in a long time. He had only upgraded his land plots twice, and each time it brought him a huge increase in production.
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