To the west of Qianlong Island, there is a beach covered with rocks. The beach is under a steep cliff hundreds of meters high. There is only a winding path from the beach to the cliff. The rocks and cliffs on this beach are They are all different from those in other places. If you look closely at the color of the stones, you will see a slight blue metallic luster. This area is the iron stone beach where sea-blue iron ore is salvaged on Qianlong Island.
It was noon, the sun was scorching overhead, and the waves were rolling in the sea. In the sea area of Tieshitan, more than 20 teenagers were working hard to salvage aquamarine iron ore.
Although the rocks protruding out of the sea made it impossible for ships to approach, at this moment, those rocks became the best base for the young men who salvaged sea blue iron ore.
With a splashing sound, Zhang Tie emerged from the water next to a house-sized rock on the sea. He breathed in the fresh air on the sea and exhaled all the stale air in his body. When he came out, his whole body undulated slightly with the waves.
"Zhang Tie... Do you want to come up and have a rest? It's noon, let's eat something first..." Zhang Hong, who was already so tired that he was lying on the rocks basking in the sun, greeted Zhang Tie feebly.
Next to Zhang Hongsheng, Wei Wu, who was lying motionless on the rocks like a dried salted fish, was even more tired at the moment and couldn't even speak.
There was another splash of water, and a pale-faced Zhang Yunfei emerged from the sea next to the reef. Then he swam to the edge of the reef with some difficulty. After climbing up the reef, he lay down weakly.
"I still have some strength, I can go down again..." After saying this to Zhang Hongsheng loudly, Zhang Tiet lowered his head and stabbed hard. After slapping his feet on the water for a while, he dived into the sea again.
"Zhang... How long did Zhang Tie dive this time?" Zhang Yunfei asked Zhang Hongsheng while panting.
"It's been almost twenty minutes. Damn, he's such a monster!" Wei Wu sat up from the rock and said through gritted teeth, "Yesterday this guy only knew how to dog paddle and couldn't even dive. He was so heavy." He refused to go down in order to learn how to dive. In the end, he had no choice but to stupidly jump into the sea with a big stone in his arms, which made the other guys’ stomachs hurt from laughing. Unexpectedly, he actually learned to dive using this stupid method. , I only practiced for one day. Today, this guy is impatient to make money... "
"Oh, stop talking. It's hurting your self-esteem. I've been here for more than a month, and now I can barely dive underwater for fifteen minutes. This guy has only been here for the second day, and now he can only stay underwater for about 15 minutes." He's already older than me. This is how people compare themselves to each other, which is so annoying..." Zhang Hongsheng also sighed, "Maybe the ancestral bloodline that this guy awakened is related to water. I heard that this kind of bloodline has existed in Qianlong Hall before. …”
Several teenagers were talking on the rocks. There was another splash of water, and Zhang Keliang showed his head on the sea next to the reef. After taking a few deep breaths, Zhang Keliang looked at the reef. "Where's Zhang Tie, is he up?"
"Come up. Just went down again..." Zhang Yunfei replied.
"This guy..." Zhang Keliang shook his head and smiled bitterly. After taking a few breaths, he dived again.
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Next to it are clumps of beautiful corals, and beautiful little fish swimming between the corals. The water on Iron Rock Beach is as clear as a mirror. The sunlight shining on the sea is reflected by the surging waves, and the silver on the bottom of the sea is reflected. The white sand beach forms large swaths of light and shadow like twisting fish scales, which are so beautiful that they seem to be out of this world.
There is a colorful world in the sea, and the splendor here is far from comparable to that on land.
Zhang Tie was like a clumsy but curious little fish. He opened his eyes wide and looked at this fantastic underwater world that he had never seen before, while swimming hard towards the trench closest to him.
The terrain in the sea here is very strange. Under the sea are deep trenches of more than ten meters and dozens of meters wide. The trenches extend from small to large, from shallow to deep, and step by step, they extend into the sea. Between each trench , there is a drop of more than ten meters. In the distance, in deeper places, the width and depth of these deep grooves are becoming larger and longer. Those aquamarine iron ores are in these deep grooves. under the sand.
These deep grooves are very much like the terrain carved by glaciers millions of years ago. Zhang Tie doesn’t know why there are these special aquamarine iron ores under the sea here, but since there are those kinds of iron ore on the land, Iron ore on the surface, so it shouldn't be surprising to find such things on the seabed.
Of course, the entire aquamarine iron ore near Qianlong Island belongs to Huaiyuantang.
Now Zhang Tie has just learned to dive and is not yet proficient in diving skills. Although he can hold his breath for a long time, he can only barely dive to that depth to search for aquamarine iron ore in the trench of more than 30 meters.
Those teenagers in Zhixingyuan who are more familiar with water can dive to 50 meters or deeper to find aquamarine iron ore. The deeper the place, the larger and more aquamarine iron ore can be found. .
There are a small number of green marine plants like aquatic plants growing in the trench. Under these plants, there is a layer of soft silvery sand. The aquamarine iron ore is buried under this fine sand. Some of them are large. A part of it will be exposed, and a faint blue brilliance will flash in the water. The color contrast of these things is very strong, giving people a pleasing feeling.
Zhang Tie had just found two fist-sized pieces of aquamarine iron ore in the sand of the trench. He was about to put the ore into a wire sack not far away. Zhang Keliang had already swam over and made a few gestures to Zhang Tie in the water. This gesture means asking Zhang Tie to pay attention to safety...
Zhang Tie nodded underwater. It is not absolutely safe in this area of water. I heard that there are people from Lingtianyuan guarding the water in the distant sea, and they will protect some dangerous and mutated oceans near Tieshi Beach. Hunt down creatures, such as those mutated magic sharks, but there are also many dangerous things under the water within one kilometer of Iron Rock Beach, such as poisonous sea urchins and highly poisonous sea snakes. If you are not careful, you can also kill people. Seriously injured or killed, especially sea snakes. Once bitten, if people do not go ashore to take antidote within five minutes, they can die.
The antidote for sea snakes costs 20 silver coins each. This is what everyone must bring in addition to dry food. Of course, among all these people, Zhang Tie, who had just arrived here and had not earned a single silver coin, was naturally excluded.
This time, after staying underwater for less than twenty minutes, he found more than ten kilograms of aquamarine iron ore. Zhang Tie slowly felt his chest becoming more and more stuffy. He persisted for another minute or two, feeling this Zhang Tie, who stayed a little longer than last time, resurfaced, exposed his head to the sea, took two big breaths, then swam back to the reef and climbed up.
The primary diving fish breath technique is also a skill that requires continuous proficiency and training to be used better and better.
Zhang Tie was able to achieve this step in two days, which surprised many people, but Zhang Tie still felt a little dissatisfied. In the water, Zhang Tie felt that he was still very raw, not proficient and agile enough, no matter how long he persisted or his body's movements and reactions, and the effect of the primary diving fish breath technique had not yet been fully exerted.
It should be possible to do better! Zhang Tie said to himself, but looking at the eyes of Zhang Yunfei and others looking at him, Zhang Tie knew that this kind of thing could not be rushed, so he could only take it slowly like practicing the Iron-Blooded Divine Fist.
Although he could still hold on for many more times physically, Zhang Tie didn't want to attract too much attention, so he climbed to the rocks to bask in the sun and eat dry food to rest.
A few minutes later, Zhang Keliang also swam up and sat on the rocks to rest, drink water and eat dry food.
From morning to now, the five people have been fighting in the water for four or five hours. Except for Zhang Tie, everyone felt very tired.
Looking at the endless sea and eating the dried meat and preserved fruits on his hands, Zhang Tie felt as if he had returned to the Crescent Grassland again. When the wind blew, waves of grass surged on the grassland. It's a wave.
Thinking of the Crescent Grassland and those wild wolves, Zhang Tie slapped his forehead hard and cursed in his heart, Zhang Tie, you are a pig, why did you forget this? Isn't it just to practice for beginners? Is it difficult to practice the Sea Fish Breath Technique and diving? Are these two things as difficult as the Iron-Blooded Divine Fist? Have you forgotten how you cultivated your Iron-Blooded Divine Fist? Have you forgotten your Soul Tribulation Fruit
"Hahahaha..." Zhang Tie burst out laughing, causing Wei Wu, Zhang Keliang and others next to him to look sideways.
"What's wrong?" Wei Wu asked.
"I just suddenly remembered something interesting!" Zhang Tie said mischievously.
"Something fun?"
"I realized that I haven't seen what a sea snake looks like yet!"
"Ah, crazy..." Wei Wu curled his lips, and several others rolled their eyes.
"Where are there more sea snakes near here?" Zhang Tie asked Wei Wu.
"Are you willing to die? You still think you have too much money. The antidote for a sea snake costs 20 silver coins, which is enough to keep you busy for a whole day!" Zhang Hongsheng said.
"It doesn't matter. I'm going to see what the sea snake looks like so that I can be more prepared in the future. Even if I get bitten, I'll borrow your antidote and use it first. I'll give it back to you after making money!" Zhang Tie said carelessly.
"Really want to see what a sea snake looks like?" Zhang Keliang looked at Zhang Tie seriously.
Zhang Tie nodded.
"Right over there..." Zhang Keliang pointed to the left a hundred meters away, slightly revealing a few table-sized scattered rocks on the sea surface. "Right there, there is a large red kelp forest on the seabed under the rocks. I visited it last month. I was bitten by a sea snake there, and the sea snakes here like to hide in the kelp forests and have black and white ring stripes on their bodies!”
"I'll go take a look..." Zhang Tie said, stood up from the reef, plunged into the sea, and swam quickly towards the other side...