Chapter 210 Underground River
"The golden green sand extracted from the lanlu stone not only has super strong light conductivity, but also can shield the interference of space particles. If a starship wants to fly safely in various dangerous environments in space, it depends on the amount of golden green sand added. The more you add, the stronger the anti-interference ability." Even Yun Han, who was born into a noble family, was moved when he saw so many lanlu stones.
"Let's dig more, and then sell them and everyone can get a share." Ning Xuan felt that the mouthful of sand she had just swallowed was not in vain. Wasn't this a harvest?
Hard rocks are much more difficult to dig than sand and gravel. Half an hour later, the sound of flowing water became louder. At this time, they dug through the rock layer and found the underground river.
The moment the underground river suddenly opened up, humid water vapor hit my face.
Ning Xuan felt the humidity in the air suddenly rise. She shone the flashlight in her hand downward. The beam of the flashlight pierced the darkness, reflecting rippling light.
The river is about three meters wide, and the water is rushing about two meters below the rock layer. Phosphorescence floats on the dark blue water, and the surrounding rock walls are covered with spiral lines, which are the marks of erosion and carving by the water.
Among the stalagmites on the opposite bank, a few clusters of luminous lichens were like green will-o'-the-wisp fires, illuminating the shape of half an animal skeleton.
The amount of water in this underground river is quite large.
"Master, are we going along the river? Which direction?" asked Di Youlin.
"There are lanlu stone mines on both sides. So we should split into two groups and dig the ore. Whoever finishes digging on one side first can then meet up on the other side." Ning Xuan said.
Such expensive and valuable minerals cannot be missed.
So, Ning Xuan, who had a space ring, led a group of people to the left, and Yun Han, who had a space bracelet, led another group of people to the right.
In order to prevent the hollowed-out area at the bottom of the tent from collapsing, they have blocked the hole above.
The lanthanum mine is in the middle and lower part of the rock layer. The layer of granite covering the lanthanum is very solid. Ning Xuan and his team were careful to avoid destroying the structure of the granite and only dug out the lanthanum mine in the middle and lower part.
In fact, mining is a very boring process. Fortunately, the lanlu stone is rich in color and is particularly colorful under the light. Ning Xuan looks at such a beautiful stone and feels that she can hold on for a while longer.
While they were mining, they did not relax their observation of the underground river. Zhang Nan's chinchilla was very afraid of the water flow below and clung to Zhang Nan tightly, refusing to come down.
Ning Xuan occasionally swept the water surface with a flashlight and saw splashes of water and frightened fish rushing to the depths in panic.
Just when Ning Xuan thought that there were no large aquatic creatures in the underground river, the calm surface of the underground river was broken. It seemed that a big creature in the river had awakened, waves splashed, and the cold river water splashed on Ning Xuan's face.
Zhang Nan's chinchilla suddenly let out a sharp hiss, and its golden fur exploded one by one in the darkness.
The beam of Ning Xuan's flashlight shook violently, which was a sign that the water surface was broken.
The black shadow rising from the water curtain was as big as the front of a truck. Its moss-covered scales scraped across the top of the cave, and the falling gravel hit the water surface.
"Get out of the way, Master." Di Youlin grabbed Ning Xuan's hand and hid behind him.
He raised the high-powered flashlight to shine on the underwater creature that appeared. He saw that the monster was completely black except for its abdomen which was pale white. "What kind of creature is this? Does anyone recognize it?"
Ning Xuan asked.
"Looking at its scales, it should be a snake. But judging by its size, it doesn't look like one. I've never seen one before, and there's no such creature in the Federation's exotic beast atlas." Tang Xue, who had rarely spoken along the way, spoke up.
Snakes generally have long and slender bodies, but this creature is not like that.
Just as they were discussing this issue, there was a splash of water and three tentacles covered with suction cups attacked like lightning.
Di Youlin swung his machete at the thickest one, and the sound of the collision made his palm numb. The severed tentacle fell into the river, then quickly crawled back and reattached itself. After a while, the tentacle that had just been broken was restored to normal.
This creature actually has the ability to reconnect its limbs on its own.
This was too terrifying, especially since Ning Xuan and the others were standing in a rock layer. Because of the excavation, the rock layer was originally not very stable. After being tossed around by the underwater creatures, Ning Xuan felt that the ground under her feet was very unstable and seemed to collapse at any time.
"Find its weakness, we must act quickly." Ning Xuan shouted.
They stopped mining and focused on dealing with the underwater creature.
"Xuanxuan, it's afraid of light. I just shone the light on it and it shrank back." When encountering such a battle scene, Tang Xue could not leave and was responsible for observing the situation.
It must be said that Tang Xue's discovery was of great help. Ning Xuan and others pointed all their flashlights at the creature and found that the creature's movements had become sluggish. After a while, everyone dealt with it.
Since it is an unknown creature, you will definitely get merit points as long as you report it.
The two groups were separated not long ago. While Ning Xuan and her group were fighting, Yun Han also rushed over.
Both sides stopped mining temporarily. After careful study, they decided not to dissect the creature for the time being. Yun Han put the creature into his space bracelet.
"Master, let's not split our forces into two groups. At worst, we can finish digging this side first and then the other side. It won't waste much time." Yun Han was worried that if the forces were dispersed and they encountered danger, the other side would not be able to rescue them in time.
Ning Xuan agreed to the proposal, and they started mining together again.
This lanluite mine is very long. After Ning Xuan and others dug out 3 kilometers, the volume of the vein gradually became narrower.
In order to avoid waste, they went back to the other end and continued digging. After digging about 5 kilometers, the vein suddenly became wider and thicker, and its volume increased several times than before. This volume lasted for about 2 kilometers and then gradually disappeared.
Looking at the time, they spent two days and one night underground to finally dig out all the mineral veins. Ning Xuan and Yun Han’s space magic weapon was already filled with Lanlu Stone.
Next, they followed the flow of the underground river, sensed the energy concentration of the outside world, and finally found an exit.
When Ning Xuan and her group climbed out of the narrow cave entrance, they were stunned by the environment in front of them. For a moment, they couldn't tell whether they were still in the red sand sea.
Ning Xuan checked the coordinates of the locator and found that they were indeed still within the range of the red sand sea.
An oasis appeared in the desert, and in front of me was a large lake. The water was clear and I could see clusters of small fish swimming around in the water.
On the shore, the trees are lush and green, and bright flowers are blooming among the flowers.
The fragrance of flowers and plants floats in the air, which is particularly sweet.
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