It took Hopps ten days to lay the spikes for climbing to about a person's height from the vein.
But here, he got stuck and couldn't climb any higher.
For some reason, the rock wall has become extremely strong, and even long nails made of fine steel cannot be drilled into it. He hammered for a long time with a small hammer, only to see sparks flying everywhere. In the end, the tip of the long nail was blunt, and only a dent no deeper than half a knuckle was made.
"Could it be that we have reached the mithril ore layer?" After hearing him talk about this during dinner, Sid said, "Such a hard stone is rare, but it would not be surprising if it is mithril ore."
Hopps shook his head: "I managed to chisel a piece of rock. I came back and took a closer look. It's either mithril ore or stone. It's just surprisingly hard."
"How can ordinary rocks be so hard?" Dudu came over curiously, "Such hard rocks usually appear deep underground and shouldn't appear here."
"Who knows..." Hopps sighed, "Anyway, I can't think of any way now. I can only work slowly. I don't know if the mineral vein on the cliff is worth spending so much time and energy. .”
"Do you have the sample with you? Let me take a look." Dudu said, "When it comes to stones, I'm an expert!"
He was indeed not bragging. Because the Dwarf Kingdom had been digging underground all year round, its understanding of various rocks was unparalleled in the world. As a royal descendant of the dwarf kingdom, Dudu Hill is indeed an expert who knows a lot about various rocks and minerals. In fact, he is also the only person in the exploration team who can distinguish between innate mithril and acquired mithril - but he has no interest in this job. Otherwise, he may not actually need to find a master appraiser...
Of course Hopps took the stones with him and immediately took out one.
Du Du took the stone and frowned with surprise as soon as he looked at it.
"Huh?" He exclaimed in a low voice. He turned this small piece of stone over and over and studied it carefully for a while, but his brows furrowed more and more. "Bedrock? Did I see it wrong? This thing shouldn't be there. Here..."
"Bedrock? What is that? Is it rare?" Hopps asked curiously.
Dudu shook his head: "It's not that rare, it's just that this thing shouldn't appear on the ground."
"What exactly is it?" Ruby came over and asked, "If you are interested, please give us a detailed introduction."
"Of course. When it comes to bedrock, we have to talk about the structure of the earth on the main plane... Generally speaking, the earth under our feet is divided into several layers. The first is the soil layer, and below the soil layer is the rock layer. Under the rock layer, generally There will be red hot magma. In most cases, the exploration ends here, because it is difficult to go down under the magma. But if you are lucky, you will occasionally encounter a situation where there is no magma. Go down from that level, You will see bedrock - they are very solid, and sparks will fly when you hit it with a pickaxe. It often takes a lot of effort to mine a little bit." Dudu introduced it in detail, then took a sip of wine, and continued, "Although I don't have I have been below the magma layer, but I have seen bedrock in a museum that collects minerals, and this is what it feels like.”
Hopps nodded and asked curiously: "So what is the use of this bedrock?"
Dudu thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think it has any use?"
"... It's very strong. It will definitely be suitable for building a fortress."
Dudu laughed: "Haha! A strong man who can mine bedrock to build a fortress. If he doesn't attack others, others will be thankful. Who dares to provoke him!"
Hopps thought about it and realized that was indeed the case. The bedrock was incredibly hard, and it took me countless efforts to mine just a little bit. If someone could mine a large amount of bedrock and use it to build a fortress, that person's ability would be beyond imagination. Who dares to provoke such a strong man
Distracted by this, he forgot to ask what other uses the bedrock had.
After dinner, everyone went to rest, but Sid came to Dudu's tent.
"What exactly is bedrock used for?" he asked straight to the point.
Dudu was silent.
"It's not an ordinary thing, is it?" Sid asked.
Dudu remained silent.
"This thing... should have a very special purpose. Not only special, but also important. That's why you will be a little embarrassed when you see it." Sid said, "It can make you show that kind of expression, it will definitely not be just ordinary. Stone."
Dudu didn't speak.
"If you don't want to say it, forget it." Sid sighed, "But I advise you to think about it carefully. After all, such a large piece of bedrock is there, and someone might have their idea. If they figure out something, it will be worse."
Dudu's expression finally changed. He thought for a while and said, "Find Hopps and Ruby. They also need to know about this matter."
After a while, Hopps and Ruby, who received the summons from Sid, came quietly. Because Sid emphasized the need to keep it secret, they all tiptoed and didn't even make a slightly louder sound.
After the four people gathered in Dudu's tent, Dudu took out a magic scroll and activated the scroll. A circle of blue light enveloped the surrounding space, covering the four of them inside.
"Now you can talk with peace of mind." He seemed a little more relaxed. "You don't have to worry about being eavesdropped or anything like that."
"That stone called bedrock, is it really that important?" Sid asked.
"If you want to know the truth, you need to make an oath first." Du Dufei replied, "Swear to the gods you believe in and keep it secret. If you violate your oath, you will not be able to go to the Kingdom of God after death, but will fall into the hell."
Sid, Hopps and Ruby looked at each other. After a while, Ruby shook her head and said: "I won't swear such an oath, and I don't want to know any secrets. You talk slowly, I will go back to sleep." I just pretend that what happened tonight never happened, no matter who asks, in short, I have been sleeping tonight and haven’t gone anywhere.”
With that said, he turned around and walked out of the tent without coming back.
Sid and Hopps looked at me and I looked at you. After hesitating for a while, they each swore an oath.
After they swore an oath, Dudu, who had always looked nervous, finally relaxed and smiled.
"Since you have all sworn an oath, I can tell you this secret." He said, "I did not lie about the origin of the bedrock. But the purpose of this thing... I didn't tell you during dinner."
"Yes, that's why I came back to ask you." Sid said.
"Actually, I really don't want to tell you, and this kind of thing... it may not be of any benefit if you know..." Dudu explained. Judging from his expression, he probably wanted to make one last effort.
Hopps sighed: "Dedu, can you stop being such a mother-in-law and a mother-in-law? Hurry up and finish. We have to go back to sleep. We have work tomorrow!"
Dudu smiled bitterly and said, "Bedrock is a new weapon material that our dwarf kingdom is researching."
"What weapon?" Sid asked.
"Dynamite."
After hearing Dudu's words, Sid and Hopps didn't know what was going on, but the hidden figure eavesdropping on the jellyfish staggered and almost fell down.
Explosives? !