Chapter 102 Mining
Carsickness and seasickness usually get better as soon as you leave the vehicle. Anxil was like this. He returned to normal not long after resting.
To prove that he was no longer in trouble, he deliberately set up a heavy crossbow and fired several shots at a certain protrusion on the rock wall in the distance. He accurately hit the target without even using a scope, and the impact point spread was not even as large as a plate.
Such a shooting level that impressed Gordon quite a bit. Compared with familiar shooters, perhaps only Mr. Miles could hold him steady.
Ancil's weapon is called "Ore Crystal Nova". As its name states, it is an ore-based heavy crossbow made of light crystal and colored crystal as the main raw materials.
The seemingly slender and gorgeous crossbow body has a heavy texture that is inconsistent with its appearance. When launched, the crossbow bullets shot out from the translucent crystal crossbow body are like meteors and are very powerful.
After folding up the heavy crossbow and hanging it back on his back, Anhil glanced at Gordon with a slightly provocative look, as if he was asking, "How do you think of my skills?"
Gordon gave a thumbs up in a dignified manner.
Now that Ancil was out of the way, the two began to make the final preparations before departure.
Since the purpose of this trip was not to hunt monsters, Gordon did not bring many hunting props. Except for a few bottles of recovery medicine just in case, and a bag full of cold drinks, he brought almost nothing else.
Reducing the load is also to bring back more ores and materials.
Ancier is similar. Most of the loads that archers usually carry when hunting are various crossbow bullets, arrows, and corresponding blending materials. However, the ammunition he carries this time is not too much, and it seems that he is ready to spare it. Bag, bring something back.
“By the way, what did you come to the volcano to collect this time?” Gordon asked, hanging the carefully sharpened scissors on his back.
Anhil straightened the folds of his clothes, "Didn't I tell you, I'm here to collect ammunition materials."
Gordon looked at him speechlessly, "Don't come here. I have never heard of anyone traveling so far to collect ammunition materials. The expenses along the way are enough for you to buy a bunch of finished ammunition."
“I prefer to use crossbow shells made by myself.”
ˆ “.”
Gordon curled his lips. Since Ancil didn't want to say more, there was no need to ask further.
“Should we split up later or what?” Gordon came to the camp entrance and pointed at the map in his hand, “I plan to go to a mine in the northwest to try my luck first.”
Anhil hesitated for two seconds and said, "Let's go together."
Gordon smiled secretly when he heard this.
If Anhil is really here to collect crossbow bullet materials, then he should go to places where the materials are concentrated, such as looking for red velociraptor groups to obtain "fangs", or looking for exploding fruits.
If he has a clear goal, such as searching for a special treasure, he will not accept the exploration mission with him, let alone be willing to act together.
Now it seems that this guy most likely doesn’t know what he wants to do. He is just a young master who just ran out to relax?
What a mysterious guy.
Leaving the hunter camp, Gordon and Ancil walked through the underground caves one after another.
The terrain here is very complex, consisting of countless large and small caves and tunnels. Most of the areas are even deep underground. If you are not careful, you will lose your way.
Fortunately, he brought a map, Gordon was glad.
If there are some similarities between the Metabe Jungle and the Shuretson Hills, the natural environment here at Latio Volcano is really completely different.
The pungent smell of sulfur permeated the surroundings, the sky covered by volcanic ash was gloomy, the sun could not be seen, and the scorching hot air made breathing a torture.
When Gordon and Ancil followed the markings on the map and arrived at the huge underground cave, they finally couldn't help it anymore.
The radiated heat wave can already cause a burning sensation on the skin, and if left for a long time, it may even cause low-temperature burns.
“Huh, let’s have a cold drink?” Gordon took two deep breaths and suggested.
Anhil took out a handkerchief from somewhere, wiped the sweat from his forehead, nodded and said, "Well, I'm going to get heatstroke if I keep this up."
Gordon took out a bottle of frost-white potion from his bag and drank it down. The cold potion slid down the esophagus into the abdomen and was eventually absorbed by the intestines and stomach.
A refreshing coolness spreads from the inside out to the whole body.
This alchemical potion, which is mixed with ice crystals, bitter insects and other materials, is not just a bottle of cold drink. It can continue to resist high temperatures and avoid heat stroke for hunters for a long period of time.
Compared to Gordon's heroic manner of drinking it down in one gulp, Ancier looked much more elegant, as if it was not a potion but some kind of fine wine or coffee.
"It tastes good?" Gordon asked in a strange tone as he looked at Ancil who was slowly "tasting" the cold drink.
"It's not very tasty." Anhil took out another handkerchief, wiped the corners of his mouth, and commented objectively: "It's quite bitter."
“How come you look like you’re enjoying yourself?”
“It doesn’t matter the taste, you have to enjoy the feeling of coolness slowly sliding down your throat.”
“Hypocritical!” Gordon laughed and cursed.
Anhil corrected with a certified expression: "It's calm and elegant."
Pork Chop, who also drank the cold drink, looked at the two of them helplessly.
Perhaps it’s because we are truly the same age? I always feel like these two people become a little more childish than usual when they stay together?
Pointing to a black rock wall that was solidified by lava and shimmered with a metallic sheen, Gordon took out a pickaxe and said, "There might be a mine there. Let me dig it out?"
Anhil did not comment, but took the ore crystal nova from his back, showing by his actions that he would be responsible for the vigilance.
"okay!"
Gordon moved his arms and came to the rock wall excitedly. He selected an area with the most concentrated metal flash and swung the pickaxe in his hand vigorously.
“锵!”
The iron pickaxe hit the rock wall, making a buzzing sound. Some fine rocks peeled off, but no ore was found.
Gordon was not discouraged and continued to swing the pickaxe.
As a great swordsman, he was naturally very strong. With the continuous hammering of the pickaxe, a crack was soon opened in the rock wall. Gordon remained patient and dug deeper according to the crack.
A few more minutes passed, and with a crisp "ding" sound, something slightly larger than a fist fell to the ground.
Gordon picked it up and after knocking off the gravel attached to the surface, he discovered that it was a piece of raw metal ore with a high grade and could be used for equipment forging with a little smelting.
The slightly bluish luster in the silver was something he had never seen before. Gordon happily put it away and continued digging.
It took him nearly half an hour to dig through the rock wall where the small piece of magma flowed, and finally found two pieces of metal ore similar to the ones before, and a more ordinary earth crystal.
Seeing that there was no value in continuing to dig here, Gordon put away his pickaxe and went to Ancier's side.
From the latter's mouth, he learned that this metal ore with a bluish tint in the silver was the so-called "pyronite", which was a higher-grade metal mineral than lanchite.
It is also a necessary material to enhance the Exploding Knife into Exploding Knife Kai.
(End of this chapter)