Chapter 183 Jinjiang Exclusive Release
In an unknown mountain.
The Huo family's personal soldiers sat in the floating bus, looked out the window at the darkness outside, and sighed secretly.
"How are your injuries?" Huo Tiankuo asked several injured men after hanging up the phone.
A few of them moved their arms or legs and grinned, saying, "Boss Lu's medicine is very effective. I'm fine now."
"I just don't know how long it will take to leave here."
"It will take at least half a day to get here from Yunlu Village."
"Oh, who would have thought our luck would be so bad."
Others also felt the same way.
Isn't it just bad luck?
The hunting was going well, but then an earthquake struck, and then the earthquake triggered an avalanche.
They ran back desperately, but they just managed to get into the bus before the avalanche hit. Before they could start, they were completely buried by the rolling snow. The bus even rolled down several times before it was finally stuck in front of a pile of rocks.
Except for a small number of scratches on their bodies caused by the escape, most of their injuries were caused by hitting hard surfaces when the bus rolled over. The most serious ones were broken bones.
Fortunately, I managed to save my life.
They didn't know how deep the snow was that buried the bus, but judging by the huge noise of the avalanche at the time, a conservative estimate was that it was at least two or three meters deep.
When it was first buried, the light was completely blocked and the entire bus was plunged into darkness.
If a personal soldier hadn't bought some fluorescent sticks at the Lu family grocery store and happened to carry them with him, they would probably have had to grope in the dark.
"We're buried so deep, I don't know if Boss Lu can find us successfully."
"Will the bus collapse under the weight of the snow before it is found?"
As they were buried, they all heard the bus creaking under the pressure and impact.
It would be so frustrating to think about escaping an avalanche only to die because the car collapsed.
Huo Tiankuo reassured him, "Don't worry. I've already asked Brother Lu, and he says the bus is very sturdy. As long as we don't open the door, it won't collapse."
He glanced at the time on the communicator and said, "Eat something first to recharge your batteries so you don't hold back Brother Lu when he arrives."
They had been hunting in the mountains since morning and encountered an earthquake and avalanche near noon. Now more than an hour had passed and it was already past mealtime.
Hunger will affect a person's physical strength and judgment. Instead of having random thoughts, it is better to adjust your state now.
After being reminded, the others also felt a strong sense of hunger.
As soon as Huo Tiankuo took out the food, a group of personal soldiers immediately lined up to receive their own portion.
Eating nutritional supplements alone was bland, so in order to change their mood, Huo Tiankuo asked the women to help him prepare some cabbage stewed with venison before leaving.
The guards ate the food with a chuckle, sighing as they ate: "I never thought we could have a hot meal after the avalanche."
Delicious food can heal people's hearts. After eating a mouthful of stewed meat, the guards who had been unconsciously on edge gradually relaxed their frowns and began to relax.
After eating, some of the bodyguards felt drowsy and decided to take a nap so that they could recover their strength faster.
Seeing this, Huo Tiankuo did not stop him. He leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes to rest.
“Boom—”
After an unknown amount of time, the bus suddenly began to vibrate slightly.
The personal soldiers who were fast asleep or just resting with their eyes closed were instantly awakened, looking around vigilantly.
"What's going on?"
"Is it another avalanche? Or are there aftershocks?"
Huo Tiankuo also listened carefully to the noise outside with great vigilance.
After a moment, he looked up at the roof and said, "The sound came from above us."
The guards subconsciously raised their heads.
above?
Then it’s not an aftershock?
Before the group could make any more judgment, they heard a loud 'bang' and the snow around the bus suddenly exploded, causing the bus to shake.
Then, some dazzling light came in from outside, and the bus floated up from the exploded snow pit without starting.
Huo Tiankuo saw Lu Xuan standing in the air right in front of them at a glance.
The others soon noticed it and said excitedly, "It's Boss Lu!"
"I thought there really was another earthquake."
"He came so quickly!"
"Wait! Why is Boss Lu floating in the sky? Can he fly!?"
"Hiss! Really! Could he really be a god descending to earth?"
The guards' eyes lit up as they watched, but Huo Tiankuo immediately thought of using his gravity ability.
The bus was quickly parked on the snow nearby. Huo Tiankuo asked the others to stay in the bus and got off to meet Lu Xuan.
He even took another look at the time.
Only an hour had passed since he called for help. Both the speed at which Lu Xuan arrived and the speed at which he found them were almost too fast.
Huo Tiankuo couldn't help but ask the other party: "How did Brother Lu find us in such a short time?"
Lu Xuan said: "I have my own way."
It’s actually not that simple.
As long as you have a multifunctional life detector, you can scan the coordinates of any living thing within a radius of ten kilometers.
Not to mention that they were only buried under a layer of snow more than two meters deep, even if it was ten or eight meters deeper, he would still be able to immediately lock on to their location and blow them out.
Lu Xuan glanced at his weather companion and said, "Let's stop talking nonsense for now. Aftershocks are coming. Let's get out of here first."
Although there is no need to worry too much about aftershocks after the suspended bus escapes, there is no guarantee that a second avalanche will not occur.
It’s better to stay away from him first.
Lu Xuan and Huo Tiankuo got on the bus together, started it and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, Lu Xuan caught a glimpse of smoke coming out of many places on the distant mountains, and the snow on them seemed to be much less than in other places.
Something flashed through his mind quickly, but as the bus flew back, he temporarily suppressed his speculation.
…
Huo Tiankuo spent a total of five days on this trip. Except for the unlucky avalanche at the end, the previous results were very gratifying.
Based on a 60% rate of harvest, the total amount of materials they harvested was more than 35,000 kilograms of meat, one-third of which was beef that could not be obtained through normal hunting.
Huo Tiankuo first paid the car rental fee for fifty kilograms of supplies a day, and then exchanged thirty thousand kilograms of meat for three bottles of evolution liquid.
The remaining 5,000 kilograms were to be divided into three parts: one for the thirty personal soldiers who had worked hard for many days, one for the personal soldiers who stayed behind, and the last part for the victims.
Lu Xuan watched Huo Tiankuo carefully put away the evolutionary fluid and asked, "General, how do you plan to distribute these elixirs?"
Huo Tiankuo said, "The deputy general and I will each have one, and the rest of the personal soldiers will draw lots to determine their quota."
As for the victims, he had no intention of giving the elixir away.
It's not because I'm reluctant or stingy, but because I feel guilty about possessing a treasure.
It is not necessarily a good thing for ordinary disaster victims to possess magical powers; instead, it may become a disaster in the future.
He is not Lu Xuan, and he does not have the confidence that he can always protect the victims. It would be better for him not to bring it up in the first place.
Lu Xuan reminded him: "The elixir has side effects for three days. It is best not to take it at the same time as the general and the deputy general."
Huo Tiankuo nodded to show that he understood, "I and the deputy general will take it separately."
Huo Tiankuo once again expressed his gratitude to Lu Xuan for the gift of medicine, and took the initiative to say: "Whether or not I get the immortal technique, I will tell you."
Lu Xuan nodded and said, "I wish the general can successfully acquire the immortal arts." It would be best if it is a special type.
As soon as Huo Tiankuo left, Lu Xuan took out a drone, set the destination, and flew it out.
【? What is the anchor going to do? 】
[Is he going to monitor Huo Tiankuo and see what special abilities he has awakened?]
Huo Tiankuo already said he would notify the anchor, so there's no need to monitor him.
[Are your eyes just for show? Didn't you see the coordinates the host just set?]
【What coordinates? 】
[It seems to be near the avalanche mountain they just left? ]
Not everyone saw the abnormality on the other mountain that Lu Xuan discovered before leaving.
When I heard that we had to go back to the avalanche site, I became even more confused.
We've already returned, why do we need to send the drone over again?
Lu Xuan told them what he had discovered.
[Huh? Smoke in the middle of winter?]
【It's unlikely to be a wildfire in this season. 】
Is it possible that there was also an avalanche over there, and the so-called 'smoke' is the snow mist caused by the avalanche?
Lu Xuan said: "You'll know what it is once you see it with your own eyes."
He increased the speed of the drone to the maximum and it took only half an hour to fly near the destination.
It had been quite some time since they returned, but the smoke was still there, and as the drone got closer, there were obviously more smoke spots.
When the drone finally flew over the mountain and reached the interior, it found that there was neither avalanche nor wildfire.
There are only a dozen natural hot spring pools of various sizes scattered among the mountains.
Live broadcast room audience:!!!
Ahhhh! It's a hot spring!!!
[Although we didn't find anything valuable, hot springs are still a great resource!]
Lu Xuan had already guessed it in his mind, but he was still surprised to see the considerable number of steaming hot springs.
I even felt a little regretful that I didn't go there in person because I was worried that it would be a false alarm.
If he went, could he go in and take a dip right there and then?
Is there anything more comfortable than soaking in a warm hot spring in the cold winter?
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"Wow! Is this a hot spring?"
Wu Yinyin, Ye Ping and other female relatives looked at the steaming pool in front of them, their eyes full of curiosity and surprise.
Su Ying stretched her hand into the pool and felt the scorching water. She exclaimed in surprise, "It's really hot."
"It's not just the hot springs that are hot, the temperature nearby is also very high. It doesn't feel like the extreme cold season at all." Wu Yinyin was so hot that she couldn't help but fan her cheeks with her hands.
Not far from them, young men were also marveling at other hot spring pools, while excitedly building greenhouses around the pools of water that were the right temperature.
With hot springs here, the surrounding temperature is indeed not as cold as outside the mountain.
But you can still see obvious breath when breathing, and the temperature is still around minus twenty degrees Celsius, it's still cold.
Soaking in an open-air hot spring at such a temperature will cause a huge temperature difference between the upper and lower parts, which is both cold and hot. It is not a very pleasant experience to be in such a state of extreme heat and cold.
Therefore, the pool water is wrapped in a greenhouse so that you can enjoy the hot spring and the view at the same time.
The greenhouse was quickly built, and the men's and women's pools were placed on both sides of a stone mountain.
Men, women, young and old who were on good terms with each other took off their outer clothes and biological clothes, wearing only thin inner clothes, and gathered together with their good friends and couldn't wait to get into the soup.
Almost the moment they went in, sighs could be heard from the greenhouse.
“Phew—so comfortable!”
"It's a little hot, but it's really comfortable. I feel like all my bones are softened by the soak."
Lu Xuan, Zhang Chengming, Li Jing, Xiong Mao and others were soaking in the same pool, with a lot of drinks and snacks on the tray in front of them.
A group of people were eating and drinking while soaking in the hot spring, looking indescribably relaxed.
Zhang Chengming took a sip from his wine glass from time to time and sighed, "Life is so comfortable these days. Who would have thought we were fleeing famine?"
The others nodded in agreement, yes.
Looking at the hazy sunlight in the flying snow, and listening to the sounds of Lu Chen, Zhang Dafu and other children splashing water and playing in the pond next door, everyone felt that the life was so beautiful that they were about to become immortals at any time.
Only Xiong Mao looked a little unhappy.
"It's not fun to take a bath with a group of grown men. I still want to take a bath alone with my wife."
Li Tuo, who was completely clueless and focused on eating, said casually: "Then you can bring your wife here alone next time."
Li Jing, Zhang Chengming and others who have wives were also moved after hearing this.
Taking a bath with my wife sounds really nice.
However, it is not suitable for a couple to take a bath in a greenhouse with no shelter on all sides. They must use curtains to cover it to prevent them from seeing anything they shouldn't see, ahem.
The audience in the live broadcast room heard a few people whispering and said: We want to see what we want to see now!
[Anchor, quickly turn the camera back!!!]
"That's right! What's the point of just showing us the snow outside? Can't you afford to have fun?!"
[We've been watching snow for over a month and we're already tired of it. We want to watch the anchor take a bath!]
[Muscles, wet body, handsome man out of the bath, want shasha shasha! Hurry up! ]
From the moment Lu Xuan discovered the hot spring pool, most of the fans in the live broadcast room were waiting to feast their eyes on him while he was taking a hot spring bath.
What's the result?
My goodness, they were already in the water, but the host actually pointed the camera outside, so that they could only hear the sound of water and snow. It was not a feast for the eyes at all, and they had to rely on their imagination!
People doing things?
Lu Xuan was unmoved. "What are you looking at? It's good enough for you to hear the sound. Don't be too greedy."
Audience: ???
Do we call this greedy?
We didn't even ask you to take off all your clothes for us to see. We even refused to let you see me taking a bath with your underwear on. Who is more excessive?
Lu Xuan sat relaxed in the hot spring, one arm resting relaxedly on the rocks beside the pool, while the other hand held the wine glass and shook it gently.
Her long hair was half wet from the hot steam from the hot spring, and her smooth muscles were faintly visible under her white inner garment soaked by the pool water.
If the audience saw this scene, I'm afraid many of them would have nosebleeds.
Unfortunately, Lu Xuan did not give them this opportunity, and the audience could only continue to imagine.
He said calmly, "You guys are making me dizzy. If you keep making noise, I'll turn off the broadcast."
Live audience: So, who is more outrageous!!!
…
It is not advisable to soak in the hot spring for too long. The villagers came out one after another after soaking for a quarter of an hour.
There was no rush to go back immediately afterwards.
It's a rare opportunity for us all to get out together, so why not take a walk around the area and see if there are any other resources besides the hot springs? Wouldn't it be nice to have a picnic in the greenhouse?
After dinner, we took another hot spring bath in the afternoon. Many people, especially young couples, made plans to come and bathe alone another day.
Lu Xuan did not participate in their conversation.
He left the area full of hot spring pools alone, took a small detector, and came to the other side of the mountain.
Pointing the probe at the ground, the detector soon emitted a "beep beep" reminder sound, and the type and size of the vein data appeared on the display screen.
It is a small tungsten mine with reserves of more than 30,000 tons.
Lu Xuan curled his lips.
He had previously remembered that there was a higher probability of mineral veins existing near some hot springs, but he didn't expect that he would actually discover them.
The audience no longer had time to complain about not seeing the handsome man come out of the bath.
[Another mineral vein has been discovered! ]
[Again? Has the host discovered other mineral veins before?]
Is this a newcomer? During the hottest season, the host discovered a small agate mine in an underground cave. The villagers also collected a lot of agate, which was a considerable fortune after the disaster.
[Do streamers want to mine? Private mining shouldn't be allowed in ancient times, right?]
[Our Star Alliance is still the best. When exploring a barren planet, the first discoverer of an unowned mineral vein has the right to mine it and can legally receive a portion of the mineral revenue.]
Lu Xuan said slowly, "As long as I don't tell anyone, who would know that I discovered and dug a mine?"
Now that we have found the mine, wouldn’t it be a waste of time if we don’t dig it?
Moreover, the ancients had limited knowledge of tungsten, and even if they occasionally dug it out, they would only treat it as miscellaneous ore.
Even if Huo Tiankuo discovered his actions, he would only find that he was digging worthless miscellaneous minerals. What's wrong with that?
No problem.
Audience:!!!
However, in order to avoid embarrassing Huo Tiankuo, Lu Xuan was still not prepared to be discovered by the other party.
Mining is a big deal and it is difficult to hide it.
But he neither planned to ask the villagers to do such heavy physical work nor to pick the fruits himself.
When I pulled out the mineral vein detector a few days ago, the Black Gold Blind Box happened to come with a mining robot. Wouldn’t this come in handy?
The Star Alliance's mining robot is not large in size and is only half the height of Lu Xuan. The noise it makes when operating is minimal. There is also a built-in storage space on the body that can store 1,000 cubic meters of ore.
Lu Xuan and other mining robots started working, and after quickly digging out an underground mine tunnel within an extreme event, they found a huge rock nearby and completely blocked the half-meter-high mine entrance.
The sound of falling earth and rocks that could be heard inside was almost instantly covered up.
Unless someone with hearing enhancement gets close enough to listen carefully, they won't be able to hear anything.
When the mining robot digs deeper, even this slight sound will completely disappear.
There were no signs of other living things nearby. Even if the Huo family army came here, they would never have imagined that there was a mineral vein hidden underground and a mining robot working hard in the mineral vein.
What Lu Xuan has to do is to wait for a while before recovering the robot and a large amount of tungsten ore.
The recycling price of unpurified tungsten ore is not high, about 30,000 to 50,000 points per ton depending on the quality.
It certainly can't be compared with amethyst ore, which costs at least 20 million per ton.
But the amethyst ore he had was only a hundred grams or so that he could occasionally pull out from a blind box, and the largest one was no more than one kilogram.
The total weight accumulated so far is less than 50 kilograms.
Tungsten ore is different. The entire vein of 30,000 tons is waiting for him to dig.
Not to mention digging it all out, it shouldn't be difficult to dig out a few thousand tons or tens of thousands of tons, right?
A conservative estimate is that he can earn at least 300 to 500 million.
Lu Xuan was very satisfied with the result of this trip as he made a fortune by taking a bath.
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