Now that he had seen it, there was no reason not to look at it. Chen Feng's next target was the clump of bushes.
Along the way, Chen Feng tried to zigzag around, hoping to cover a wider area and increase his chances of finding something he liked. However, no matter where he went, the system didn't make a sound, leaving him somewhat helpless.
It wasn't until he reached the clump of bushes that Chen Feng realized it wasn't just any ordinary bush.
The first two shrubs were growing normally side by side without any problems, but behind them was a bunch of dead shrubs lying crookedly, and several were broken, all clustered together.
At the very bottom, there is a shrub leaning to one side, its roots deeply embedded in the soil at an angle.
It's estimated that these shrubs broke off for some reason, and over time, the wind kept blowing them, eventually stopping them here.
"Holy crap."
Chen Feng was quite surprised when he arrived, not expecting the scene to be so spectacular.
After circling the bushes, Chen Feng wanted to leave. Even with his new equipment, seeing so many bushes intertwined was still quite a headache.
If there's actually something down there, then it's a tragedy.
Chen Feng was initially relieved that there was no stock available, but as soon as he turned around, the system started beeping.
“There is precious metal within a four-meter radius of the host!”
Hearing the sound made Chen Feng feel a little numb.
This clump of shrubs takes up almost four meters of space; needless to say, that thing is definitely buried underneath!
"No, buddy, I meant a bush. I can try. I didn't ask you to bring this much at once!"
Chen Feng looked at the small pickaxe in his hand, then at the clump of bushes, and covered his face in anguish.
This is definitely a huge project; it seems like it won't be finished in less than an hour.
He's starting to wonder if there's always something hidden under these bushes, but since no fool would bother to come and explore, they just take a quick look and walk away, which is why they've kept it all for him.
After all, when a normal person sees bushes, their first thought is to walk around them; only Chen Feng would bend over and crawl into them.
I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but at least we have goods, so we have something to look forward to.
First, I took the detector and probed around the bushes, just in case the old man was looking after him and the goods weren't inside.
A few minutes later, Chen Feng became absolutely certain that fate was not on his side.
Chen Feng looked at the tangled bushes and didn't know where to start.
After sorting through everything, Chen Feng put down his things, grabbed the outermost shrub, and pulled it outwards with all his might.
This did pull out quite a bit of the bushes, but the next second Chen Feng was also pulled back by the bushes.
"Holy crap."
Chen Feng took a closer look and discovered that the branches of the two shrubs were intertwined.
When he pulled, the branches bent like a slingshot, so when he released the force, Chen Feng was naturally pulled back.
Having found the problem, Chen Feng stepped forward and broke off the tangled branches one by one. He couldn't reach the innermost ones, so he just left them as they were.
Anyway, he doesn't need to break it completely; breaking it about halfway should be enough for Chen Feng to pull the shrub out.
After walking back to the bush, Chen Feng tucked it under his arm and pulled it outwards with force.
"Click, click..."
"Splash..."
Hearing the sound behind him, Chen Feng felt the bushes, which had been providing a lot of resistance, suddenly lighten, and the inertia carried him forward a few steps.
He threw the bushes on the ground and looked back. There were many dead branches scattered on the ground, and gusts of sand were being blown up.
After dealing with that bush, Chen Feng chose another one. This one didn't have any branches tangled together, so Chen Feng only needed to pull it.
After pulling down two bushes, and with the heat of the day, Chen Feng felt his throat was on fire. He walked to his backpack and gulped down half a bottle of water before he felt much better.
"belch…"
Chen Feng screwed the bottle cap back on, looked up at the messy bushes, and thought to himself that he couldn't be leading a horse and an ox when he started panning for gold.
"This gold rush is getting more and more outrageous."
Chen Feng muttered something, got up, selected another shrub, broke off some branches, and pulled it out.
"Hey...ha!"
Chen Feng strained his entire face, and with tremendous effort, he finally managed to pull the reluctant shrub out.
The bush was pulled out, revealing at least one path, allowing Chen Feng to insert the detector.
Let's check where the goods are first. Don't be stupid enough to pull up all the bushes only to find the goods right under your feet.
Carrying the detector, Chen Feng painstakingly probed back and forth until he extended it next to the shrub that was stuck diagonally in the ground.
"Ooh-woo~"
The sound was very soft this time, indicating that Chen Feng was still some distance away from the goods and his position was not quite right.
He frowned and probed carefully again until he inserted the detector under the obliquely planted bushes, and the detector finally emitted a normal sound.
"Thank goodness your sister wasn't crushed by the tree roots, she's just down there." Chen Feng breathed a sigh of relief; this was considered taking care of him.
They pulled away another bush and moved a fallen bush to the side, making room for Chen Feng to work.
When Chen Feng arrived at the slanted bush with his tools, he was panting heavily, and large beads of sweat rolled down his face.
After catching his breath, Chen Feng picked up the small shovel and considered how to get the goods out.
This object was positioned just below the exposed ground in the obliquely planted shrub, with the trunk about six or seven centimeters from the ground, roughly the height of the detector head.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Feng decided to use a shovel to dig a hole from the bottom and pull out the goods.
Once he had a plan, Chen Feng started digging. He held onto the bushes with his right hand, and used his left hand to forcefully insert the shovel into the ground at an angle. He placed the detector next to him, passed it over the soil, and then shoveled it away.
They dug away the soil shovel by shovel, and the pit under the bushes grew bigger and bigger, and the mound of soil around them grew higher and higher, but the goods were still nowhere to be seen.
Chen Feng was exhausted. It was already difficult to dig in this spot, and he had just moved so many bushes. He really couldn't do any more.
Taking off his hat and using it as a fan, Chen Feng vigorously fanned himself before turning around and leaning against a bush to rest.
Although the fan was blowing hot air, Chen Feng still felt quite cool.
Gold prospectors are a strange group of people. Even in such hot weather, they might complain a little, but they would never curse or ask for rain.
After all, people suffer in the heat, but they can still continue to pan for gold.
But if it really rains, then they can go home and cool off.
In contrast, they would rather have a hot topic than see the situation change.
Chen Feng fanned himself for a while, and feeling better, he put his hat on his head and turned around to pick up the shovel again.
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