Gold!
Everyone looked. They saw the fallen team member digging around their feet and excitedly holding up a fist-sized, golden stone.
Everyone’s eyes lit up, and they crowded over.
“Let me see!”
“The quality, the hardness, Captain, it’s really gold!”
“Holy cow! It really is!”
The tattooed captain took the heavy golden stone from the team member and examined it for a few moments. Seeing the eager, greedy expressions on his team members’ faces, a subtle smile appeared on his lips.
“Brothers, you see! I told you this is the richest part of the entire mountain range.”
As he spoke, he tossed the golden stone back to the team member.
“Keep searching, there should be more! You guys can take the lion’s share of these golden stones!”
“Yes!”
“These golden stones probably only have about fifty percent gold content. That one just now, weighing about 1kg, had only about 500g of gold, worth around 200,000.”
“Compared to catching prey, that’s much cheaper.”
However, apart from the tattooed captain and the other two Westerners who knew the true value of the prey, the Daxia hunters hired here had no idea of the exact prices!
In their eyes, these golden stones were the real treasures.
So, as soon as they heard the tattooed captain say they could take the lion’s share of the golden stones they found, they immediately became excited.
Taking the lion’s share meant they would get eighty percent.
Thus, centered around the small pit, they excitedly began to spread out and search.
“There’s one here!”
“There’s one here too!”
One after another, many people discovered golden stones. The large ones were palm-sized, weighing several kilograms, while the small ones were half a pound.
These golden stones were all in the shallow soil layer, not buried deep. Moreover, they were not in the same spot but scattered.
The tattooed captain looked at the locations where the golden stones were unearthed and then gazed at the endless mountain peak, a look of joy in his eyes.
“God is helping me!”
“Everyone, do you see? These golden stones weren’t originally buried in the ground; they rolled over from somewhere!”
All the team members heard the tattooed captain’s voice and felt a surge of excitement. They all looked up towards the mountain.
“Captain! You mean this gold rolled down from above?”
The tattooed captain nodded.
“That’s right! If nothing unexpected happens, there’s a gold mine on the summit, and it’s an open-pit one!”
“A gold mine!”
All the team members were extremely excited, especially those who hadn’t found any gold. They swallowed hard!
If there really was a gold mine, then all of them could become rich!
“So, let’s speed up!”
“Yes!”
Everyone quickened their pace, heading towards the mountain.
Along the way, they also encountered extremely rare and precious lumber and medicinal herbs.
“Thousand-year Lingzhi, five-hundred-year Ginseng, premium lumber…”
All the poachers were excitedly looting, each carrying treasures worth a considerable amount.
The joy of striking it rich made them completely ignore the eerie quiet around them. Their minds were filled with the glorious lives of the upper class after they returned.
At the same time, high up on the volcano, in a forest, a large black ox was stealthily searching for tender branches and grass leaves.
Its ears were perked up, and every step was cautious. It would occasionally turn its head to check the situation on the mountain peak. If there was the slightest movement, it would immediately bolt downhill without any hesitation.
If Bai Ye and the others were present, they would surely recognize this large black ox as the one whose three-hundred-year ginseng was snatched by him earlier!
Now, its physique was a size larger than before, its fur was black and shiny, and its build was truly comparable to an adult elephant. If it were to fight the red-haired monster leader again, it was hard to say who would win!
It was precisely because of its greatly increased strength that it dared to come to this volcano to forage! Fortune favors the brave, and the leaves and grass here were more tender than elsewhere.
North direction.
Bai Ye and his group were also leisurely and contentedly heading towards the volcano. Because Bai Ye was going to perform the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, he had ordered Gou Dan, Xiao Fantuan, and the others to behave.
With the precedent of Gou Dan’s disobedience the previous night, Xiao Fantuan, Quan Yi, and the others held back their inner wildness and followed Bai Ye obediently. As a result, the forest became much quieter.
Suddenly, the viewers in the live stream became excited.
“Alright, alright! Ye Ge’s bamboo flute is finally ready!”
“What an exquisite bamboo flute! Brother Ye is more nimble and skilled than girls!!” (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧
Bai Ye put away his ice carving tools, shook his hands with the bamboo flute, and examined it, a smile appearing on his face.
“It’s almost done. I just need to test the pitch and adjust the size of the finger holes.”
Bai Ye said this, picked up the flute, and put it to his lips. He placed his fingers on the finger holes at the tail and blew lightly into the blowing hole.
A melodious flute sound emerged, blending with the chirping of birds and the fragrance of flowers in nature, bringing comfort and peace to the heart.
The fans in the live stream immediately flooded the comment section with flattery.
【Flute Master sent a Carnival x2】: My family specializes in flutes and xiao, with prices ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. I’m considered half an expert. Hearing the sound, I can confirm that the bamboo flute in Ye Ge’s hand is the absolute best of the best.
“Holy cow!”
The audience couldn’t help but be surprised again. Wasn’t Ye Ge just playing around? Did he create a master-level work with his first attempt?
However, just as the Flute Master finished posting his comment, Bai Ye shook his head.
“The second finger hole and the fifth finger hole are a bit narrow, and the pitch is slightly shrill.”
Saying that, Bai Ye casually conjured a small ice knife and began adjusting the finger holes.
Audience: (﹁﹁) Huh???
Flute Master: Uh (deg;ーdeg;〃)
“All done!”
Bai Ye picked up the flute again, took a few deep breaths, and slowly closed his eyes, carefully listening to the calls of various animals around him.
Faintly, a long staff of music seemed to form in his mind, and the calls of the surrounding animals formed notes, floating onto the staff.
【One more chapter】