pappabearbooks Chapter 2543: The Legend of the Holy Mountain
Chapter 2543: The Legend of the Holy Mountain
Looking at the scene in front of him, Lin Ran suddenly felt baffled.
Isn't this no man's land?
The mine in front of me is not only in operation, but also appears to be quite large.
Although compared with the Holy Mountain, it seems a bit small.
But faced with such a huge project, he couldn't help but sigh. Human beings are really amazing. Even in the most difficult environment, they can create miracles.
However, after he sighed, the sky was filled with dark clouds again.
As a bolt of lightning exploded in the mine, the sky and the earth changed color. Lin Ran and the others had to cover their eyes to avoid being stung by the light of lightning.
When he opened it again, the prosperous scene in front of him had disappeared. The mine that was brand new just now seemed to have turned into a long-abandoned mine.
The surrounding tools seem to have become part of nature.
At the entrance of the mine, only loneliness remains.
Everyone's eyes were a little confused. This was not the first time they had seen this scene.
Often after lightning appears, the scene originally seen will change.
However, compared with the previous fear and disturbance, they only felt a little lonely in their hearts at this time, feeling the insignificance and confusion of human beings in front of nature.
"Impossible, no one lives near here at all." Xu Ning said.
In his impression, this area of [-] kilometers is an uninhabited land. Even the residents of nearby tribes, no matter how poor they are, will not come here to hunt for treasures.
Because this is no different than waiting to die.
Instead of coming to the Holy Mountain, it is better to go to the nearby mountains contracted by other tribal leaders. Although it is also a dangerous job, it is definitely better than gambling here.
"But that doesn't seem to be an illusion." Liu Jingfeng pointed at the entrance of the mine and said.
Now the jade pickers from before are no longer visible. The busy scene of people coming and going just now is obvious to all.
Xu Ning naturally couldn't answer, but the others could actually understand, because along the way they walked, except for the corpses in the grass, they saw no human beings.
If there was such a large-scale mine nearby, even if it was not a jade mine but a coal mine, a decent transportation line would be established, otherwise there would be no way to bring the excavated minerals out.
At least around here, there is not a decent road, let alone people.
The scene just now could be an illusion, warning them of the danger before them.
But sometimes you don’t give up just because you know the dangers ahead.
Before coming to the Holy Mountain, they saw similar scenes in the woods and riverside, including the sudden disappearance of corpses and the sudden disappearance of yaks.
Here, it was not so hard to accept that everyone in the mine had disappeared.
Lin Ran reminded everyone to pay attention to safety and began to move towards the holy mountain.
Halfway through, a huge roar suddenly sounded, and along with it, the whole mountain seemed to be shaking.
Fortunately, the road at the entrance of the mine was very wide, otherwise the sudden sway would have knocked them off the cliff.
Everyone clung to the wall vigilantly, fearing a landslide.
But Guan Yun's ears twitched and he moved forward to the cave in front of him.
"The vibration just now came from that hole."
"Are you sure? What is the noise?" Lin Ran looked at Guan Yun.
"do not know."
"I know." Xu Ning said, "I used to work in other people's mines for a period of time. The workers directly opened the stones in the mines, used a kind of blasting pellet to blast the ore, and then picked out the stones. The jade that is relatively complete and of relatively good quality can be put into a bag and taken away.”
"Blow it up directly in the mine?" Lin Ran frowned. These people paid too little attention to production safety. Using blasting pills is inherently dangerous. What's more, if you explode directly in the mine, you are really not afraid of landslides.
But then I thought about it, these people themselves have no sense of safety. Most of them are herdsmen or craftsmen. The mine owners don't care about their life or death, as long as they can improve production efficiency.
I had never heard Xu Ning mention these things before. I didn't expect that he had dealt with jade workers before.
Although jade mine owners make a lot of money, most jade workers only earn some hard-earned money and prepare to move to the city to live. In such a desolate place, life is hard and monotonous.
"Did you live like this before?" Guan Yun asked.
"I only did it for a while when I was a child, but later I didn't like this kind of life. I preferred riding a horse on the grasslands to living in the mines." Xu Ning's eyes showed some reluctance.
It's a pity that my boyhood is gone.
"However, no one has ever mined this sacred mountain." Xu Ning said.
Their tribe once planned to use the holy mountain to live a good life for the tribe, but the simple uncle never went back after bringing people to the mountain.
Later, the legend of the Holy Mountain became famous on the grassland, and no one dared to approach it again.
Although the people of the grassland tribes take life and death very lightly, they are still very superstitious about the legend of the mountain god. They would rather go to war with other tribes than dare to offend the tradition.
Xu Ning would come to the Holy Mountain with them. He had lived with them for too long and finally looked down on tradition. In the past, he would have chosen to retreat when he was in Death Valley.
Lin Ran wanted to go to the shore of the mine to have a look, but the others naturally had no objections and readily agreed.
When I came to the entrance of the mine, I found that in addition to the main mine, there were some other mines scattered around, like chicken coops, but no passages were dug.
There are a large number of stones scattered at the entrance of the mine, and the surface is bluish white.
Lin Ran picked one up and examined it, and found that it was actually jade ore.
If this stone is cut with a tool, jade will definitely come out of it.
There is not just one pile of such stones, but several piles.
I originally thought that Huang Hao was going to be chirping again and asked to bring some ore back. Unexpectedly, he seemed very calm now. Since Wang Jinpeng was gone, he had become much calmer.
Lin Ran kicked the gravel away slightly to see if there were any hidden mechanisms underneath, but found no problems.
Xu Ning told Lin Ran that this kind of ore was the stone they usually used for explosives.
Not finding anything special yet, Lin Ran looked at the passage.
"Perhaps, here is the end." Lin Ran said.
No more warnings were needed. Everyone understood what he should do, formed a formation, and walked slowly towards the depths of the mine.
After walking into the mine, Lin Ran suddenly felt dizzy and wanted to alert others, but lost consciousness instantly.
When he came to his senses, he was already standing in the sun.
Before Lin Ran could get curious, he saw the people around him looking at the excitement. Lin Ran followed their gazes and saw a convoy of hundreds of luxury cars slowly driving out of a church.