Section 607 Zircon
Leaving Mo Xingkui to stay in Moloshi Village to protect the zircons, Su Hao and Henggeri walked into remote mountains under the leadership of several selected strong villagers.
This place is more desolate than imagined.
Large beasts such as thorn bears are actually not large in number. Their real habitat is located in another section of the remote mountain range. There is water and the food source is richer. However, beasts such as thorn bears do not like the cold and are more adaptable to this kind of drought and hot environment. Therefore, although they often appear on the mountain range, they seem more cruel than on the other end of the mountain range.
The villagers were faster than they thought. Although they were poor, they had developed the instinct to survive for a long time in areas with cruel environments. They were shocked by Su Hao, wearing heavy armor, and felt that wearing the heavy armor was an indescribable burden. However, this outsider was very relaxed and did not even breathe heavily on the road. This alone was admirable.
There are no animals, and the dwarf plants and insects have become the only living creatures here. The villagers are more careful when walking. A spider or ants, etc. will make them extremely cautious. Either pick up a large rock and smash it to death immediately, or creep by the insect plant. According to the villagers' explanation, the plants and insects here are highly toxic and aggressive. Although they are small in size, they are fatal to prick them. If they cannot get rid of them at the first time, it is best to go as far as possible to minimize the risk.
When Su Hao first saw the red valley, he was shocked.
It was like a valley was in flames, and countless brown-red zircons were stacked on one piece, occupying a huge area of dozens of square kilometers around. Among them, there were fragments of several centimeters square and entire boulders dozens of meters high. They just lay there quietly, silently showing their inconspicuous appearance, waiting for the discoverer to arrive.
“This is a huge open-pit vein.”
Hengeri held the electronic detector and looked at the data on the screen, and he looked so excited that he almost shouted: "The reserves on the surface alone are as high as 500 million tons. There must be deep underground veins that can be mined. If it is roughly estimated, at least hundreds of billions of tons."
Su Hao nodded indifferently and did not comment on this.
He was equally excited, but not as fanatical as Hengeri.
No matter how much zircon you have, it is only part of the imperial resources. This place has never been the focus of Su Hao's mission goals. If it weren't for better exploration of the third stage world, Su Hao wouldn't have come here. However, the strength of power is proportional to the enjoyment of secrets. If you want to know more, you must first get more.
In the next few days, Su Hao led the villagers to survey the nearby terrain. On the electronic map, Su Hao drew a curved line between the valley of the mine and the village of Molosch. He planned to build a road here. There was no water source around the mine. As long as the road was smooth, the zircon produced here would be continuously transported back to the third stage main world to exchange for more wealth for himself.
Su Hao did not break his promise, and every villager who led the way got a silver coin. From the old village chief, Su Hao also saw the silver coin styles in this space field. Generally speaking, the silver content of the two different world currencies is not much different, but the exquisite production process itself determines the value. In a sense, the imperial currency has a more market here, and the circulation will continue to increase.
Kaka has become Su Hao's spokesperson in the HC993 space field. Su Hao has paved the way for Kaka with his fierceness and gentleness. At least, in Molosch Village, no one would think that Kaka is still the young man who was easily bullied in the past. Behind him was a group of strangers with strong force. No one knew where they came from? When Su Hao left, he did not say hello to the village chief. But everyone understood: they would come back.
The light returned is just as dazzling as it was when it came, and it is also unfathomable to look at it. The brain is still irritated by the stimulation. Only when the soles of the boots are truly stepped on the solid ground can the teleporters feel awake and return to reality.
Opening his eyes, Su Hao immediately saw Vimor with surprise. The slightly dark skinned mercenary placed a bed next to the space converter, jumped and jumped over, giving Su Hao a heavy hug.
“Welcome home and welcome back”
There is no better welcome word than this.
Before Su Hao could answer, Vimore had already pressed the communicator button on his wrist and shouted in a loud and joyful voice: "Hey, come and see, they are back, they are back."
Soon, Kenson and others also appeared in the room equipped with the space converter. At this time, Henggray and Mo Xingkui were each carrying a bag of bundled zircon and placed heavily on the ground.
He Dong patted the surface and wrapped it with linen cloth, and shouted with an exaggerated expression: "Hey, it seems that you are indeed rich. Tell me, what are you getting there?"
Su Hao smiled calmly and said, "There are some gains, but not as much as you imagined. This is not gold, it is just ore."
Then, Su Hao's eyes fell on Kenson standing next to him, and simply asked about what had happened during the period of time he left.
Everything in Konoha Town is peaceful. The broken walls have been restored, the new alert tower has been completed, and some outsiders who want to settle here have come to the town. There are mercenaries, dark hunters, and of course, gold diggers who want to make a fortune, prostitutes and merchants, liars, thieves, and homeless people.
Border towns are very inclusive. No matter what you have done, as long as you are accepted by the people here, you can become a legal resident. Of course, if you anger the indigenous people, you will also be retaliated. That kind of ends is even worse than death.
The second batch of weapons and equipment that Dai Xiaolou promised has arrived. Although there is no equipment with excellent performance such as power armor, it has military standard weapons that exceed Qiao Tianyu's ability. It is not the guns and cannons retired from the Imperial Wehrmacht warehouse, but the magnetic cannons that the main legion is qualified to be equipped. This alone is enough to increase Konoha Town's defense ability exponentially. Even if it encounters the large-scale dark creature attack in the last time in the Brushmeses plan, they can be easily repelled by these new magnetic cannons set at the four gates.
This is also the real reason why the wandering groups in the dark world never take the initiative to attack human cities and only choose border towns to attack. That level of battle has exceeded the ability of the Dark Knight and must be dominated by dark nobles above the Baron. Of course, there is also a difference between nobles and nobles. The spider demons like Li Wenxiang are weak in strength and cannot be compared with families with strong foundations. Even in the upper class of the dark world, "rangers" spider demons such as Li Wenxiang have no status at all. They are despised as "bads" by their more noble bloodlines, and they will never get female marriages from normal channels.
When Su Hao started remote communication, Dai Xiaolou was flirting with a young secretary.
The woman was good-looking and had a graceful figure. At this age, she was able to become the intelligence director of the main legion. Dai Xiaolou had a handsome appearance that intoxicated women, and her provocation skills were also very good. The secretary was only a lieutenant, and she also developed fear and admiration for Dai Xiaolou, a tall leader who was in charge of the intelligence director. She was surprised to find that this young boss was not as cold and harsh as the legendary one. He always smiled and held a cigarette in his mouth. His cynical appearance was even more representative than those playboys in the empire. Especially the movements of squirting smoke ash and vomiting smoke rings with one hand were very cool. As long as she was a woman, she couldn't help but want to get close to her.
"Have you seen that latest movie? It's the one where the brave gunman rescued his wife from the villain. I can't think of the name. However, the heroine in it looks very similar to you. What? You are not as beautiful as the heroine? No, no, don't belittle yourself. The movies are made up and the lighting effects. You are actually much more beautiful than her. Those directors are simply blind people with open eyes, and they should come here to select actors. I bet that once you are on the screen, you will definitely be more conspicuous than that woman."
"Lan Luoer perfume doesn't match you very much. You should try the Fizz perfume with a stronger smell. That can ⊥You are more sexy and exude the most attractive charm anytime, anywhere."
"Haha, why do I know so much? Of course, I am very interested in everything about you because of my special attention. It's fine to chat casually during working hours, so let's have another time to have a good drink. What, your boyfriend is coming to pick you up from get off work? Don't joke, life is so short that I haven't enjoyed the fun of life, and I'm actually busy getting married and entering the grave of life and love... I dare to bet with my head that you will be no more than thirty years old, and you will be turned into a yellow-faced woman who obeys your will."
"Try it and learn to enjoy life, enjoy men, enjoy everything."
Dai Xiaolou's voice was very captivating, with an indescribable male charm. Looking at his crystal eyes, the young secretary had forgotten the fact that the collar of his clothes was wide open, and the other party was standing next to the desk looking down from top to bottom. There was still a little gap between the clear view, but there was not much left. The young secretary only felt that many fixed ideas in his mind were being modified, and his body was rushing with a crazy desire to try.
Sudden remote communication interrupted all this.
A hint of anger flashed in Dai Xiaolou's eyes, and he was very angry to contact him. When he saw Su Hao's avatar appear on the mini screen, his anger turned into a bitter smile. He shook his head, raised his right index finger, and made a silence at the young secretary with a blushing face. While sticking out his tongue to make teasing, he quickly flashed into an empty house next to him.
“The communication you chose is really not the time.”
Dai Xiaolou shook his head complainingly, sighed, and continued, "Tell me what do you want to tell me? Or are you in trouble and need my help?
Su Hao faced a zircon the size of a thumb so that Dai Xiaolou could see clearly: "This is the latest gain I have obtained from the space field. Can you help me estimate the price and see how much it is?"
The teasing and relaxed expression immediately disappeared from Dai Xiaolou's face, and replaced by seriousness and solemnity: "Zerry? The color actually exceeds the normal red floating standard? Send your ore spectrum analysis report and I can tell you the answer now."
A few minutes later, Dai Xiaolou had returned to the door of his director's office. The elderly captain secretary Pamela was still sitting behind the counter outside the office and smiling at him.
"Why, is that young and beautiful little beauty not very satisfied with you? I rarely see you coming back so early, it doesn't seem to be your style."
Dai Xiaolou looked bitter: "It's not as simple as you think to deal with a woman. I don't like being tough. Being willing is truly enjoying life. Dear Pamela, you are a person who has experienced it, and you should understand this."
He teased casually, pushed open the door and walked in quickly.
The communication is still connected, and the ore spectrum analysis data has been sent. Dai Xiaolou quickly opened the personal computer database and looked at the data quickly refreshed on the blue light curtain. His expression suddenly became wonderful and he couldn't help but whistle.
"It's actually a "blue Class A" ore with a very high taste. Man, you're lucky. Do you know that few people can come back safely after exploring the space field for the first time, let alone gaining something. Most people can't come out when they go in. They either encounter vortex or turbulent space fields. Can you understand what I said? Just like you play the treasure chest game with your eyes blindfolded, you can't see the specific location of the treasure chest, but you walk to the edge of the cliff. Then... wow, you're smashed into pieces with your feet and fell to pieces."
Resources should also be classified. According to the different orders of white, blue, purple and red, they are subdivided into three categories: A, B, and C. Referring to the spectral analysis data, the ore that Su Hao took out is the most valuable category A zircon among the blue orders.
Su Hao's expression was very calm: "I am only interested in the value of this thing."
"Okay, you're really a guy who only values interests."
Dai Xiaolou's expression was a little sarcastic, and he said in a tone like a talk show host: "If it's just such a small stone, then I'll make the decision and just a few silver coins can kill you."
Su Hao said lightly: "I brought back about 530 kilograms of ore, all of which are of the same quality."
Dai Xiaolou was very sharp-thinking, and he immediately grasped the focus of the conversation: "That is to say, did you find a high-grade zircon vein there?"
Su Hao did not admit it or deny it, and still asked in a constant tone: "How much is the ore I brought back?"
Dai Xiaolou's expression suddenly became serious. He sat upright and asked, "Tell me, what do you want? Gold coins? Or military merit?"
The answer was unexpected. Although he was surprised, Su Hao did not show it on his face and asked quietly: "What's the difference?"
"According to regulations, if you find that the materials must be paid 20% of the income, the remaining ones belong to the individual. If you want gold coins, I can exchange them for you according to the market price of the General Administration of Industry and the payment will be directly transferred to your account. Of course, in addition to the specified amount of money, you must also pay sufficient personal income tax. Otherwise, the Imperial Police Chief will take the initiative to cause trouble for you."
"What about military merits?"
"Military merits are divided into two types. One is the traditional military merits. The other is the latest imperial contribution degree. You should know more than anyone else how effective that thing is."
Su Hao thought for a while and asked, "Can you tell me the specific purpose of military merit?"
"Haha, I knew you would ask this."
Dai Xiaolou smiled, his face full of expectations: "You have to understand that if you discover resources and hand over them, give them directly to the General Administration of Industry, or to the headquarters of the main legion, the result is the same. If it is the former, of course it can also be exchanged for military merits, but it is only used for ordinary troops, that is, the "Class B" National Defense Forces. If it is the latter, your name will appear on the merit record list of the main legion. In other words, the National Defense Forces and the General Administration of Industry will not recognize these military merits."
“What a complex and weird way to calculate.”
Su Hao frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "If I was not wrong, the way the Imperial Defense Force and the main legion should be completely different?"
"Wow, there is a brain full of wisdom in your rude and strong body, not just muscles."
Dai Xiaolou could not tell whether it was sarcasm or flattery, but the content was very important: "You guessed it, the National Defense Forces and the Main Legion are two different systems. The calculation standards of the latter are more stringent than the former. In short, if it is a discovery worth ten thousand gold coins, you can get the corresponding amount of material rewards from the General Administration of Industry, or you can exchange the same value of military merit from the National Defense Forces. However, in the main legion, the value of these discovery objects will be greatly reduced, only 30%, or even less."
"Military merits can be used to exchange military ranks, or powerful standard equipment. Taking military rank as an example, maybe your discovery can be exchanged for a brigade general in the National Defense Forces system, but in the main legion, at most, it is a major, or even a captain. Okay, don't look at me with that weird look. The main legion is not a waste of the National Defense Forces. Military ranks do not represent everything, strength is the foundation. So you can exchange them with contribution points to those sets of power armors, to a large extent, and it is also the light of that biological sample. That thing is of great research value to us, so the Legion Commander decided to make an exception and give you preferential treatment. However, rules are rules. In special circumstances, you can make exceptions occasionally, but you cannot regard this as an eternal execution practice."
Chapter completed!