The meteorite hunters, who had been chatting and laughing in a harmonious atmosphere just now, were now on the verge of a war.
Small and powerful groups will occupy the areas they like, forcefully drive others away and monopolize that place.
Of course, these meteorite hunters did not touch the location where Feng Yi and his group were. The label of the Joint Guarantee Bureau on Feng Yi was still very intimidating. At the same time, the meteorite hunters also gave this expert some respect.
The other meteorite hunters who were driven aside were not idle either. They quickly searched in other areas, thinking that the small black spots in the sand might be meteorite fragments. They simply shoveled a layer of sand and gravel into the bag, maybe there were small stones in it!
Not to mention that group of well-equipped and experienced "air force", Pan Weining and Wen Zhiyu were stunned, and Feng Yi himself remained silent for a long time.
Feng Yi: I always feel that things are developing in a strange direction.
Wen Zhiyu was dumbfounded, and after a while he said:
“It’s like panning for gold!”
"How much worse do you think this is than gold?" Pan Weining said, "If it is proven that what Feng Yi discovered is true, this little thing is no cheaper than gold!"
Wen Zhiyu murmured, "Oh my god! Is this the legendary meteorite hunter?"
“… Should we shovel some too?” Pan Weining looked at Feng Yi.
Wen Zhiyu has made up his mind: "Let's shovel some as well. We have been here for such a long time, we can't go back empty-handed!"
No matter what you do, you can't return empty-handed. This is Wen Zhiyu's style.
He ran to the car to find the bag, picked up the tools and prepared to get out of the car. Suddenly, Wen Zhiyu came back and asked Xiaojia who was guarding the car:
"Do you think what your boss found is real?"
Xiao Jia said seriously: "My boss said it was true, so it must be true!"
"Your boss only said maybe."
"That is indeed possible."
“… Never mind. There’s no point asking you.”
Wen Zhiyu turned and left. The driver's answer was only because Feng Yi was his boss. No matter what he asked, the answer always tended to be his boss's.
Wen Zhiyu ran back with the bag and tools, handed Pan Weining a bag and a small shovel, and asked Feng Yi: "Shall we dig here?"
Feng Yi sensed that there were indeed particles here, and said, "Just shovel here, and over there..."
Feng Yi raised his hand to draw a circle, and two figures scurried over. They were the two meteorite hunters who had been keeping an eye on Feng Yi.
Wen Zhiyu picked up the shovel and was about to fight for it, but Feng Yi stopped him:
"There's more than just this place. There's no need to waste time fighting for it."
Wen Zhiyu thought about it and it was true. When a rock as big as a fireball exploded, the meteorite particles must have been scattered over a large area. It was impossible for them to be concentrated in such a small area.
"Go a little further." Feng Yi said.
"Okay, I'll shovel wherever you point me. Just tell me quietly, don't say it out loud!"
As he spoke, Wen Zhiyu turned his head and looked back.
Seeing this, he said unhappily: "Those followers are here again!"
It was that small group of "air force" that was well-equipped but poorly skilled.
After walking a little further, Wen Zhiyu looked back after a while.
“There are more followers!”
Not only those well-equipped "air force", but also those meteorite hunters.
Obviously, everyone believes that Feng Yi, the "Joint Guarantee Bureau expert", has a keen eye.
Feng Yi didn't care about the group of people following behind him and pointed out a few locations to Wen Zhiyu and Pan Weining.
While the two were busy, Feng Yi saw Xiao Jia take out a jar and shovel sand.
"You want one too?"
"No, the housekeeper asked me to bring him a jar of sand." Xiaojia said.
Feng Yi thought about it and went back to the car to get an empty can.
Instead of shoveling the sand, he took a small can and picked up some black particles on the ground as he walked.
He picked up the slightly larger particles and ignored the smaller ones.
Wherever Feng Yi walked, someone would quickly shovel away the layer of sand and gravel on the ground.
By the time Feng Yi filled the empty can, Wen Zhiyu had also shoveled three full bags. He was so tired that he was sweating all over, but he felt a sense of accomplishment.
Three large bags of sand and gravel, which had been sifted by Wen Zhiyu, contained a lot of small black sand particles. He didn't know if it was a meteorite, so he shoveled it back first.
Wen Zhiyu panted, "Let's just shovel these first. The meteorites are scattered over such a wide area that we can only pick up a tiny bit of them even if we spend a whole day. What's the next plan?"
Feng Yi said: "Go back first and send this for testing."
Wen Zhiyu agreed: "Yes, get tested first! I will always be worried if I don't get the results."
Pan Weining thought the same thing: "Let's go along the highway on the way back. It's a little farther, but there's internet."
Several people packed up and returned.
Because Team Leader Yuan had specifically mentioned it before, Feng Yi sent a message to that side when there was internet access.
Another desert.
People from the Special Investigation Team of the FGB and the Security Department are looking at a dust sample that has just been collected.
In addition to here, people have been sent to several other areas to collect sand and dust samples.
"I don't know if there are fragments of the fireball in the dust. We have to take it back for analysis and comparison to know its possible composition. Do you think the iron meteorite we found just now is the target?"
Team leader Yuan watched his team members classify the samples according to the labels and said, "Let the data speak for itself. This is not what you or I think is right."
The man was not as serious as Team Leader Yuan. He smiled and said, "Then let's talk about the video. Do you think that part in the video is true?"
Team Leader Yuan: "So far, according to the results of our investigation, there is no sign of fraud."
The man continued: "Don't be so serious, let's talk about our own ideas. Who do you think will find the meteorite first this time? Who do you think is more promising? Meteorite hunters? Tourists? Or some official department?"
Team leader Yuan looked at the endless desert and said casually, "The first person to discover it, I think the wind..."
At this time, Team Leader Yuan's dedicated satellite phone rang.
Answer the call and listen to the report from the other end.
After a moment, the call ended.
Team leader Yuan raised his lips slightly: "Feng Yi. He found particles that are suspected to be fireball fragments. He will send them for testing when he returns to Tuojia Town."
When they are investigating outside, they may not have time to check messages on chat apps or emails due to network outages, but there will be assistants to help them keep an eye out, and if there is important information, they will immediately contact and report via satellite phone.
The phone call just now was from an assistant who told him: Feng Yi sent a message saying that particles and microparticles suspected to have fallen from the explosion of a fireball were found.
Although Feng Yi's expertise is not in this area, Team Leader Yuan believes that what Feng Yi found is more likely to be true.
Feng Yi is just like his great aunt, always able to do things that are inexplicable.
"Particles..." Team Leader Yuan looked at the desert in front of him, "Collect more sand and dust samples."
Over there, Feng Yi and his companions had already returned.
Walking back along the road, the speed was faster, less bumpy, and there was internet.
Wen Zhiyu is showing off his gains from this trip to his friends.
Feng Yi looked outside. On the way back, he saw more people than when he came out.
Some of them made short videos, and you can tell at a glance that the team was collecting materials outside.
We also do live broadcasts, but only in areas with better internet access, that is, near highways, so our range of activities is quite limited.
Pan Weining also saw it and said with a smile: "The self-media reacted quickly. In fact, even if we can't find the meteorite in the end, it's worth coming here. It can help us develop our career, broaden our horizons, and exercise our body."
This is the difference between Pan Weining and Wen Zhiyu. For Pan Weining, every time he goes out, even if there is not much obvious gain, but exercising the body is also a big gain.
When they were about to reach Tuoga Town, Feng Yi also saw a slightly larger and more professional filming team.
In addition to coming here to shoot videos and find materials, another important purpose is the cars they use in the desert.
The brand places an advertisement, and the team specifies which car to use when shooting the video.
I don't know if they are here to shoot a documentary or a short film, but judging by the lineup and equipment, the investment must be even greater. There may also be support from the local publicity department behind this - it's not easy to get such an opportunity for development in the local area, so of course we have to seize it.
Vehicles enter the town.
There are many vendors on both sides of the road, and it is very lively.
It's hard to imagine that this place was completely different a day ago.
Everywhere you can see many tourists who are obviously from other places, stopping between these stalls, bargaining and buying what they like.
Due to the increase in pedestrian flow, the speed of cars on the road slowed down.
When Feng Yi's eyes swept across one of the stalls, he suddenly said, "Wait a minute, I want to buy something."
The car stopped to the side and Feng Yi got out of the car wearing a hat, sunglasses and a mask.
Many people here are dressed similarly and are not conspicuous.
Feng Yi walked to the small stall and picked up the exquisite small glass bottle placed in the corner.
The vendor thought Feng Yi didn't know what it was, so he introduced it to Feng Yi enthusiastically: "This is a Star Wishing Bottle, and it's filled with stars! Real stars!"
The fragments of planets falling down are also stars!
Grind it into crumbs or powder and put it into a bottle, which is called a Star Wish Bottle.
It doesn’t matter if you can’t see the shooting stars, because they are all put in a bottle for you. Isn’t this the Star Wishing Bottle
Isn’t this more realistic than making a wish in front of the screen
Feng Yi listened to the vendor's introduction. He saw a meteorite identification certificate placed next to it, which looked very formal.
The vendor said proudly: "We use real meteorites here! We don't bother to sell fakes!"
Feng Yi looked at the side again, and there was a hardcover gift box version. There was a special copy of the certificate inside, which could be directly checked online. It marked the number of the meteorite fragments in the bottle, which supported the inspection.
The vendor enthusiastically recommended the gift box to Feng Yi: "If you don't believe that what you bought is genuine, you can send the debris in the bottle to a reliable institution for testing to see if it is the same as the meteorite information corresponding to the number."
Of course, the price of this gift box version is much higher.
"If you don't like it, you can buy it and give it to someone else as a souvenir! It's selling very well today!" The vendor didn't lie, the Star Wishing Bottle was indeed selling very well today, and he was happy about it.
Those low-priced meteorites that have been unsold in the warehouse for many years, as well as the scraps left over from making handicrafts, finally have a source!
And they can all be sold at a good price!
The vendors do not consider themselves profiteers.
We are still a bit conscientious! Unlike those black-hearted people who use fake meteorites, the price is higher than mine!
The vendor introduced so many things, and he thought Feng Yi was interested in them and would buy a few. But he heard Feng Yi say, "Do you have empty bottles? I want empty bottles."
Pan Weining and Wen Zhiyu also came over, and seeing this, they also wanted to buy something.
Wen Zhiyu also said: "What a good idea, I will buy more to bring back and give as gifts!"
He produced a lot of sand today, sand from the desert and stardust, he shoveled it with his own hands! Isn't this more meaningful than anything else
As a gift, of course two things are important: one is the packaging, and the other is the thought behind it.
Put the sand you shoveled back by yourself into this exquisite small glass bottle, then have someone pack it up for you when you get home. It will be perfect for giving as a gift!
There are star crumbs in it!
Even if there are no debris from yesterday’s fireball, there is a very high chance that there are debris from past meteorites!
The original vendors thought it was troublesome and didn't want to bother with Feng Yi, but when they heard what Wen Zhiyu said, they knew they bought a lot, so they immediately responded: "Yes! I'll have someone bring it over! What do you want?"
Feng Yi picked up a thumb-sized glass bottle and said, "I want this kind, without any patterns, completely transparent. Give me a few extra corks as spares."
Wen Zhiyu and Pan Weining both picked some with patterns and selected several in various styles as they had many people to give as gifts.
After Feng Yi and the other two finished their shopping and left, the vendor saw a few familiar meteorite hunters coming over. They were obviously from this town.
The vendor was about to say hello, but heard them quickly say, "Do you have any more of those empty, finger-thick little glass bottles they just bought? We've bought them all!"
The vendor was stunned and very puzzled: Why are you suddenly interested in these empty bottles
"Just the empty little glass bottles?" the vendor asked.
"We need empty ones! We don't want the ones filled with meteorite debris. How many do you have in your warehouse? Give them all to us!"
"Do you want every model?" the vendor asked.
“Both!”
No explanation was given, but there was excitement in the eyes of these meteorite hunters.
They thought: Meteorites can’t be sold openly now, but they can sell sand!
It would be a huge loss if I don’t make this kind of money!
The vendor said enthusiastically: "Okay! Please wait a moment."
The vendor responded with a smile and turned around to send a message to the shops, asking them not to move all the goods out and to keep them there first!
Judging from the movements of these meteorite hunters, something must have happened that these vendors are not aware of. These empty glass bottles might even appreciate in value!
Not only did he stockpile goods, he also asked his store employees to go to other stalls to stock up!
Now the bulk purchase price can be very low!
In Tuoga Town, vehicles that had been out for a while were returning one after another.
Inside a warehouse.
The meteorite hunter who came back from an outing parked the car and carefully took several large bags out of the car.
The person in the warehouse asked: "How was the harvest today? How many..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw the other party pouring a bag of sand onto the sorting table.
"What are you doing?"
The meteorite hunter didn't explain much, but said: "Hurry up and call someone to help!"
He took out various necessary tools from the tool cabinet, including a few magnifying glasses.
The people in the warehouse were shocked: "Magnifying glass, sieve, tweezers, what are you doing? Is there something in the sand?!"
After all, he has been in this industry for so many years and he quickly guessed the answer from the other party's behavior.
He sent a message to his subordinates, asking them to come over and help immediately, and leaned over to the sorting table:
"How do you know for sure it's in here?"
"I'm not sure, but we have to give it a try! Today, when I was looking for rocks outside, the expert from the Joint Security Bureau who is very famous on the Internet picked up two black stones from the sand and said that they might be left by the fireball last night."
It was not difficult to find Feng Yi’s information on the Internet. By combining the key words “young”, “good-looking” and “expert from the Joint Guarantee Bureau” together, it was quickly found.
The warehouse staff was puzzled: "He catches snakes, not identifies stones."
When I just heard the other party say that, he thought this expert was from the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, the Observatory or the Geological University, but he didn't expect that he was just a snake catcher!
"Experts are useless if they cross specialties!"
"I know! But what if? I'll shovel the sand back first! That's what everyone else did."
"That's right. Maybe this wind expert has some inside information!"
In their opinion, since they are all experts within the Joint Security Bureau, they must have some internal information channels!
In another part of the city, in a luxurious suite in the town’s most upscale hotel.
The man with a tycoon temperament stroked the gem on the ring, looked at the large bottle of sand on the table in front of him, and said in a dangerous tone:
"I hope to get a satisfactory explanation."
The meteorite hunter sitting across the table said quickly, "It's very likely that there's the thing you mentioned."
Rich man: "Is it possible? I didn't pay so much money just to get a 'maybe'! Nor to buy sand!"
Meteorite Hunter: "We really didn't have time to test it, but you also know the current situation in Tuojia Town. People from the Joint Security Bureau and the Security Department are here. It can be said that those who know how to identify are under surveillance. If we want to identify it, we have to send it to other places, which will consume more time. But, you know, if the official test results come out..."
The meteorite hunter knocked on the bottle of sand on the table and said in a low voice: "It's not this price!"
This rich man wants to say, Feng Yi, a snake catcher, knows nothing about meteorites!
He stopped talking when he was about to speak.
Unpredictable expression.
Feng Yi...
According to some rumors, this person does seem to be interested in meteorites, and perhaps knows more about them, or perhaps has some inside information
The boss who paid the money didn't say anything, and the meteorite hunter waited quietly. Although he looked calm on the surface, he was still a little nervous in his heart.
In fact, he didn't know whether this transaction would be successful, but his experience told him that the sooner the transaction was done, the better. The most important thing was to get the money. If something unexpected happened later, it would be a waste of money. The meteorite market had been cold for so long, and it was unknown how long the popularity would last. He could still sell it at a high price while it was still hot.
He didn't know the expert named Feng Yi, but his colleagues all did the same thing, so he had confidence in what he said just now - anyway, I didn't make it up, I told the truth, and I delivered it as soon as possible according to your request. As for whether it is true or not, I also said that I can't guarantee it.
If it is finally confirmed that what Feng Yi found were not real meteorites, or were not from the fireball that fell last night...
That’s none of my business, go find Feng Yi!