"Yes, this is the whole set," Chen Feng replied as he got into the car.
This is how people greet each other in the countryside. Even if they know where you bought it, they still have to ask, otherwise there's really nothing to say.
When Chen Feng got on the bus, he found there were about eight or nine people on board, all of whom were going to pan for gold together.
I found a random spot to sit with Zheng Ping, chatted with a few familiar people for a bit, and then the car started moving.
Chen Feng looked out the window at the sky that had just begun to brighten, leaned back in his car seat, and waited to arrive at his destination.
It's about an hour's drive from here to that abandoned mine; we'll arrive around 7 PM.
Chen Feng swayed back and forth in the car, his earlier energy completely gone, and his eyelids began to droop.
He didn't know why, but he always felt sleepy whenever he was in a car. He even thought that if he ever had insomnia, he would find someone to take him for a couple of laps around the car, and he was sure he would sleep soundly.
Within minutes, Chen Feng was snoring in the car, and several other people in the car also started to sleep.
When Chen Feng opened his eyes again, it was Zheng Ping who woke him up.
"Fengzi, we've arrived. Wake up."
Chen Feng groggily opened his eyes and looked out the window.
This was a barren piece of land, covered with pebbles and rubble.
This is the abandoned mine.
Everyone got off the bus with their tools, with Chen Feng at the very back.
After they all got out of the car, Huang Fei said something and drove back, saying he would come back to pick them up at six o'clock in the evening.
"Do you know how to use the machine?" Zheng Ping asked Chen Feng as he put on his clothes.
"Yes, I studied it when I got home yesterday." Chen Feng also started to put on his clothes.
It's called "wearing," but it really just means putting on the earpiece that comes with the metal detector.
Although metal detectors will beep when they detect something, sometimes the sound is too faint to hear if the object is too far away.
Wearing headphones ensures you can hear even the quietest sounds and miss nothing.
Chen Feng carried a black bag, held a long metal detector in his hand, and wore full-coverage headphones.
Looking up, I saw that everyone else had already started their tests, using metal detectors to search the ground. At first glance, it looked like a group of engineers searching for landmines.
This scene made Chen Feng laugh. He wasn't in a hurry, but instead activated the system first.
Since the system didn't indicate that the item was in stock, Chen Feng decided not to waste any more time and walked forward.
Just then, someone's metal detector went off.
"Ooh-woo~"
Everyone turned around and saw that it was Zheng Ping's metal detector making the sound.
Zheng Ping smiled broadly upon seeing this; he had just opened the door and already had goods, so it seemed he was in good luck today.
The closer he got, the louder the sound became, and he kept using the detector to pinpoint the location.
After a series of "ooh~" sounds, he finally located the thing, so he squatted down, took out a small shovel from his pocket, and started digging.
Seeing this, Chen Feng couldn't help but walk over to see how he operated it and whether it was the same as his memory.
However, after he arrived, Chen Feng's system did not give any prompts. Chen Feng figured that if the system was not mistaken, there probably wasn't anything good left.
Zheng Ping scooped up a shovelful of soil at that specific spot and then waved it on the metal detector.
If there is no sound, it means the gold is not inside. Throw away the soil and shovel again, repeating this process.
Finally, when they dug the third shovel, the shovel went off as it passed the detector.
"Ooh-woo~"
This proved that the goods were definitely in the soil. Zheng Ping carefully tossed a little bit down and then passed it through the detector.
If it makes a sound, it means the goods are in the shovel, and you have to keep throwing soil down and sifting it little by little.
If there was no sound, it means the goods were thrown out, so just look for the shovelful of soil that was thrown out on the ground.
When many people hear about gold panning, they think that the gold and silver will be huge, like pebbles, and can be seen at a glance.
Actually, that's not the case. Many of the gold found are just grains of gold sand, not much bigger than regular sand, and you can't tell the difference unless you look closely.
After shaking it a few times, Zheng Ping finally found the thing in the shovel that had caused the metal detector to go off.
It was a small, grayish-white iron block, already somewhat rusty on the outside. He held the iron block over the detector, and the detector beeped.
Seeing this, Zheng Ping sighed and, unwilling to give up, ran the shovel through the metal detector again. Sure enough, the detector didn't go off this time, proving that the sound was indeed coming from that small piece of iron.
"What is that? Is it gold?" someone asked, turning their head as they peered at it.
"Bullshit, a rusty piece of iron, damn it." Zheng Ping threw the iron into his bag and got up from the ground.
Hearing this, his companions felt a little regretful and continued their thorough search of the mining area.
Seeing this, Chen Feng also took the detector and casually walked back and forth in the mining area.
After a while, everyone saw that Chen Feng was not using the detector but was just walking aimlessly as if taking a stroll, so they looked up and said something.
"Fengzi, what are you doing? Why don't you go and investigate? What's the point of walking back and forth like this?"
"It's alright, I'll find a good feng shui spot," Chen Feng replied, continuing to wander around aimlessly.
Everyone shook their heads upon hearing this. One of the young men, who was also in his twenties but had been exploring for a year, couldn't help but sneer and whisper, "Auspicious feng shui location, huh? You act like you can predict the future."
"If he keeps searching like this, he probably won't find a single piece of iron, let alone gold or silver."
The speaker was named Song Hui, and his face was full of experience.
"I think so too. Who explores like that? Why don't you ask some of us experienced people? You're just messing around on your own. Let's see what you can come up with." One of the people next to Song Hui said with the same disdain.
Since the exploration wasn't very interesting anyway, people would go out in groups of two or three, chatting casually.
Chen Feng was alone, and he was somewhat distant from them.
Chen Feng became more and more puzzled as he walked. It had been almost twenty minutes, and he had explored the entire area, so why hadn't his system given him any prompts?
This system is just a scam, isn't it?
Just as he was thinking this, the system suddenly sent a notification.
There is precious metal within a three-meter radius of Chen Feng!
Upon seeing this, Chen Feng's face lit up with joy, and he quickly moved the detector back and forth.
After all, a distance of three meters in radius is not short. He first needs to draw a three-meter radius area based on the system's prompts to confirm that the object is within that range.
Then, take the detector and thoroughly scan the three-meter radius area that has been marked, ensuring that nothing is missed due to haphazard scanning.
As Chen Feng was exploring, someone noticed his strange behavior and looked at him with puzzled expressions.
"Wait, what's this kid doing? Is he dancing here?"
"Why are you still measuring back and forth? You're moving forward even if you haven't explored the area. Why keep measuring the same spot?"
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