CHAPTER 34: CHAPTER 34: THE GREAT DISCOVERY!

Soon, the other players also formed into pairs, each determining the direction they would head towards.

Hand Rubbing Diamonds chose to team up with Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching and head directly west.

Iron Black Pot walked over to Hand Rubbing Diamonds and slung an arm around his shoulder: "Hand Rub, let’s see who finds minerals first, whether luck or expertise is more crucial."

Hand Rubbing Diamonds discreetly freed himself: "I think luck is more important. What if you walk a few kilometers and stumble upon an open-pit mine?"

"With our current resources, we can only hope for an open-pit mine for now."

Iron Black Pot shrugged and went back to the side of Caged Parrot: "Thanks for the good words, let’s move out then."

He and Caged Parrot headed north first.

With Iron Black Pot’s help, both of their bows were completed early on, usually kept in sight at the construction site, with arrow materials also ready.

Some time ago, being busy with house building, they hadn’t yet had time to make the arrows.

However, making arrows wasn’t particularly difficult, as sharpened stone arrowheads were ready and feathers well-prepared; all that was left was assembly.

The other players also started moving.

Hand Rubbing Diamonds and Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching headed straight west, but didn’t stop at the magic potion collection point along the way.

Because Hand Rubbing Diamonds’ plan for the players was to first walk to the end of the route and make an overall assessment of the terrain.

If it was determined that there were no minerals along the way, they would then turn back to gather herbs to deliver to Mage Fang Ka.

Hand Rubbing Diamonds and Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching walked for over half an hour, finally emerging from the dense forest.

In front of them was a rolling hilly region, and looking further, Hand Rubbing Diamonds’ eyes lit up slightly: "Hey? A dead volcano?"

"Let’s go, quickly take a look. Since this game is so realistic, if we can find a sulfur mine, that would be fantastic."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching realized: "Gunpowder might be within reach?"

The two hastened towards the dead volcano.

Upon reaching the dead volcano, Hand Rubbing Diamonds paused, picking up a piece of fiery red crystal from the ground: "What’s this?"

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching looked around and noticed the fiery red crystals everywhere. He curiously glanced at Hand Rubbing Diamonds: "Huh? Can’t you tell what these are?"

Hand Rubbing Diamonds examined them for a long while, finally shaking his head slightly and confidently saying: "This doesn’t exist in reality, it must be something unique to this game."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching pondered slightly after hearing this: "Why don’t we take some back to show Mage Fang Ka?"

Hand Rubbing Diamonds glanced at the fiery red crystals scattered everywhere: "Let’s thoroughly explore this dead volcano first, and take a piece back to give to Mage Fang Ka when we return."

The two continued their exploration on the dead volcano.

To Hand Rubbing Diamonds’ disappointment, there was no trace of sulfur mines here: "After all, this game is set in a magical world; this type of terrain doesn’t align with real volcanic conditions. It seems the only thing here is these fiery red crystals."

"It looks like, to get sulfur, we’ll have to rely on yellow iron ore, if it even exists in the mining system."

"Huh? What’s that?"

Suddenly, Hand Rubbing Diamonds’ gaze focused on the side of the dead volcano near the sea.

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching looked over somewhat puzzled: "What is it, Diamond? Is something wrong there?"

Hand Rubbing Diamonds stepped in that direction: "That area, the terrain doesn’t match the dead volcano’s environment."

"Haven’t you noticed? This place is full of these fiery red crystals, and the plants are also crimson."

"But over there, the plants are light blue?"

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching took a closer look and discovered that in that spot there were very tiny grasses, barely noticeable without careful observation, let alone identifying their light blue color.

He couldn’t help but cast an admiring glance at Hand Rubbing Diamonds, amazed by his incredible observational skills and attention to detail.

The two soon arrived at that location, where Hand Rubbing Diamonds crouched down, picking up a small blade of grass to scrutinize.

He then started digging through the soil in that area with his hands.

Seeing Hand Rubbing Diamonds’ actions, though Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching didn’t know what he was doing, he began to imitate him sincerely.

With their efforts, nearly half a meter of soil was dug out, revealing a layer of light blue slate underneath, emitting a faint blue glow, breathtakingly beautiful.

Hand Rubbing Diamonds felt his heart leap: "This... what is this?"

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching was equally excited: "A hidden dungeon? Or what? It seems we’ve made a major discovery..."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching reached out and gave Hand Rubbing Diamonds’ shoulder a pat: "Diamond, you’re amazing. Without you, we would have definitely missed this huge find."

Hand Rubbing Diamonds leaned forward, attempting to touch the light blue slate, only to be gently repelled by a warm force.

Hand Rubbing Diamonds’ eyes sparkled: "I just felt like a stream pushed me away; this must be magic! Let’s go find Mage Fang Ka."

"This feels extraordinary."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching immediately nodded and stood up, following Hand Rubbing Diamonds back the way they came.

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching followed closely behind Hand Rubbing Diamonds: "Without you, Diamond, we wouldn’t have discovered this special spot. I’ll tell Mage Fang Ka it was you who found it."

Hand Rubbing Diamonds paused his steps: "Mr. Qian, no matter what, you were part of finding this place too. You don’t need to be so courteous."

"Let’s just tell Mage Fang Ka we found it together, and if there’s a reward, we’ll share it."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching struggled for words: "Discovering such a place, I bet the reward is considerable. You... you’ve really put me in your debt."

Hand Rubbing Diamonds chuckled softly: "No worries, this is a long-term game. Who knows who might need help from whom in the future?"

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching nodded earnestly: "Alright, Diamond, I never take favors lightly. I’ll definitely help you if I can in the future."

Hand Rubbing Diamonds waved nonchalantly: "Haha, having you say that, Mr. Qian, is enough for me."

The two retraced their steps back to the ancient castle, where Fang Ka was sitting cross-legged on a recliner outside the castle, meditating.

Noticing their approach, Fang Ka slightly opened his eyes.