At this time, Gao Han had left the minefield and entered an area not recorded on the map.
Under the straight claws of the silver lizard, they walked at least thirty kilometers, avoided several mutated creatures, and finally saw a few human figures.
The appearance of people in the disaster area is not a big problem. For the sake of cultivation resources, some spiritual cultivators are often willing to take great risks and explore deep into the disaster area just to get more cultivation resources.
These people were wearing the same uniform and gloves. They might have just finished their work and were now taking a break to smoke and chat.
"This is such horrible weather. It starts raining as soon as we get to the break. It just rained this morning, and I thought it would clear up for a while."
"Just be content. It's a good thing that there are no mutant creatures here. At least your life is guaranteed."
"Isn't it said that the weather here is dry and it rarely rains?"
"There is always a certain period of rain every year in the Shanhai disaster area, but we can't stay here for a few days. Once everything is dug out, we can leave here."
Gao Han didn't get too close and knew what they were talking about through lip reading.
The two people behind him said something else, but the smoke blocked his view, so he didn't see what one of them said.
The two didn't chat for too long. Rain clouds were brewing overhead and the sky was getting darker, so they finally got up and went back.
After a while, it started to drizzle.
"Fortunately, the rain today is not heavy and it should stop soon," said one of the workers.
The two returned to the camp, which was nearby.
Gao Han followed and saw a few more people. They were taking precautions outside. When they saw the two workers returning to the camp, they urged them to go in quickly.
Soon, the men entered a cave.
The entrance to the cave is covered with vines hanging from above. If you don't pay close attention, you might not be able to detect its existence.
Gao Han walked to the entrance of the cave. The light in the cave was dim and he couldn't see what was going on inside.
He pinched off a piece of stone from the cave wall. It was wet and soft. It didn't look like a naturally formed cave, but more like it had just been dug out and was still very "fresh".
"Fugui, do you have the courage to go in and see how many people are inside? But don't let anyone see you."
Gao Han left the vicinity of the cave, took out the restless silver lizard from his arms, and shook one of its front paws.
The silver lizard immediately straightened its little chest, with an air of being ready to sacrifice itself.
If it hadn't been eager to go in, he would have really believed it and really wanted to take on this task.
"Then go ahead. If you are discovered, run out immediately without stopping. Otherwise, I will ask your father to come back and deal with you. You don't want to be abandoned by him again, do you?" Gao Han patted its butt.
I don’t know if it understood or not, the silver lizard jumped out of his arms.
The small figure quickly disappeared at the entrance of the cave.
Gao Han just hoped that it really understood and would not abandon the entire plan for the sake of momentary pleasure.
Although he was waiting outside, he was not idle. He took this opportunity to survey the nearby terrain and confirm again that there was no one guarding nearby.
I don’t know if these people are too confident in themselves or they think this place is very secluded and ordinary people can’t come here. There are not even a few people guarding outside. Of course, it may also be that they are afraid that sending people to guard it will be too conspicuous and tell others that there is a problem here.
Ten minutes later, a hissing sound was heard.
The silver lizard's small body finally came out and jumped into Gao Han's arms.
Gao Han was also relieved when he saw it.
Place a few stones in front of it.
"A few people were scraping a few stones."
The silver lizard immediately slashed ten of them over.
Gao Han raised an eyebrow, "Only ten people in total?"
So, apart from the seven people who were just taking a break outside, there are still three people inside.
"How's your strength?"
This question may be beyond the Silver Lizard's understanding. It tilted its head with a puzzled expression.
Gao Han changed his words, "Pick out the ones that make you feel threatened."
It finally understood the problem, and the silver lizard rubbed its hands together, and used its claws to pick out one stone, then another, and then another... Finally, it had picked out all ten stones, and looked at Gao Han triumphantly.
Gao Han touched its head and said, "...very good."
He forgot that this little guy was not very strong. Whenever he met someone, he would run away. He felt threatened by the people inside, even the weakest workers. This problem really had deep implications for him.
Returning to the vicinity of the cave, Gao Han stared at the entrance and did not rush in rashly. He picked up a piece of black soil from the ground.
The Tang family sent these people here to dig something, which looks like a mineral vein.
The workers' bodies and soles were covered in mud, and their gloves also had black dirt on them, some with more dirt, indicating that they were digging with their hands.
This black soil is not soft in texture, but they dig it with their hands instead of using a shovel, which shows that they are afraid of damaging the things in the black soil.
For a normal mineral vein, there won't be any loss even if the ore is dug into two parts. Moreover, it is impossible to do it without a special shovel. Therefore, the surface of this thing must not be damaged at all, otherwise it may cause the loss of energy inside.
Countless things like black soil, which were indestructible and contained energy, flashed through Gao Han's mind. He quickly listed more than a dozen, but there were still too many.
"It's a bit troublesome. Never mind. Let's wait for their next break and see if those three people will come out."
Gao Han suppressed his emotions, picked up the silver lizard that was digging the soil impatiently, and disappeared again.
…
At the same time, Li Wennan and others entered the minefield.
After Gao Han left, a large black cloud formed here again. When they came, the mutant creatures all left to avoid lightning.
Li Wennan waited outside for many hours until the rain stopped and the dark clouds finally dispersed. Then they went in and searched for half an hour, but did not see Gao Han.
"Didn't he say he was coming here? I didn't see anyone."
"Could the thunderstone mine he mentioned be a scam as well?"
"He's so smart, he definitely won't stay here for long. Maybe he didn't even come near here in the first place, and he left long ago."
Everyone looked at Li Wennan.
Li Wennan always felt that something was wrong. If Gao Han did not intend to complete the mission, why did he agree to participate in the Tang family's training? This did not make sense, unless there was something he needed here, so he agreed?
Li Wennan thought this possibility was quite high, but in this case, he would be even less clear about what his purpose was.
The mountain and sea disaster areas are places for training, which are neither big nor small.
"Li Wennan, you were the one who lost the person. What do you think we should do now?"
Li Wennan glanced at the person who had spoken, "Let's split up and search in groups of several people. If anyone finds Gao Han's whereabouts, leave a mark. Don't act rashly, just keep a close eye on him, and then work together after everyone gathers together."
No one could think of a better solution, so they all agreed.
…
Gao Han waited outside the cave for a whole day and finally waited for them to come out for some fresh air again.
Seven workers came out first, all of them were the same people I saw last time.
After about ten minutes, just when he thought the three people inside would not come out again, another person came out.
"A strong person with third-class cultivation?"
When Gao Han saw this person, his eyes widened. They actually sent a third-class spirit refiner to guard here. It seems that the things inside are really important to the Tang family. Fortunately, he did not rush in rashly.
After that, two more people came out, one of them made his pupils shrink suddenly. He couldn't see the specific cultivation level of this person. If he guessed correctly, he might be a strong man of second-class strength.
He thought that a third-class strongman was important enough, but he didn't expect that there was also a second-class strongman.
The third-class strong man's attitude towards the second-class strong man was very respectful, which confirmed his guess.
"No, why is there such a pure energy?"
The concentration of spiritual energy in the air suddenly increased, even if it was just a little bit, he still noticed it.
Gao Han's gaze quickly focused on the hands of the second-class strong man.
The source of that spiritual energy came from his hands.
"Spiritual Pearl?"
The white and irregular crystal is somewhat similar to the spirit bead on his body, but the concentration of spiritual energy it releases is not as pure as that of the spirit bead.
The guesses in my mind finally turned into a clear picture. What these workers dug in the cave were actually spiritual stones that were processed into spirit beads. No wonder they were so cautious.
Once the surface of these irregular spirit stones is damaged, the spiritual energy will dissipate, rendering the entire spirit stone useless. If people discover that the concentration of spiritual energy here is different, this spirit stone mine may not be able to be preserved.
"Fugui, you've done a great job!" After Gao Han finished praising him, his expression suddenly changed.
He remembered one thing. He had asked it to go into the cave to check, but it was not discovered by this second-rate strongman?
Gao Han lowered his head and found that it was staring at the spirit stone in the second-class strong man's hand, with suspicious saliva dripping from the corner of its mouth.
He suddenly laughed, feeling a little regretful. If this second-rate expert had been here all the time, he probably wouldn't have been able to do anything.
Even if the fourth-grade upper-level peak is about to break through, it is still more than one major realm away from the second-grade.
"We have to lure him away, otherwise we'll have to seek help from outside."
It's probably unrealistic to get help from outside. The signal here is not good. If he wants to contact people outside, he can only go out. It will take at least one or two days to go back and forth. The situation here seems to be coming to an end. By the time the outside help he finds arrives, it is possible that these people have already left.
The silver lizard in his arms became more and more restless, and Gao Han immediately took off his clothes, silently urging him on.
“There is a way.”
Gao Han waited for them to rest, then returned to the cave and left.
The silver lizard thought he was going to give up, and suddenly became anxious. It bit his clothes with its teeth and dragged him towards the cave.
"An Jing, I have another way." Gao Han patted its head.
More than half an hour later, he came to a mountain.
Looking down from the top of the mountain, all you can see are big bright red waves. In fact, they are a group of mutant creatures drinking water by the river. There are at least hundreds of them at a glance.
This is a red-haired beast that lives in groups. Except for its horns and nose, the entire body's fur is red. When a gust of wind blows past, its fur will be lifted up, forming neat and orderly waves like ears of wheat in a rice field.
The red-haired beasts are not as big as the tusk elephants, but each one weighs at least one ton, and if hundreds of them gathered together, they would be enough to provide the bulk.