Although Renault didn''t say much, let alone hasten the progress of exploration, the two explorers felt great pressure just because he attached great importance to magic silver.
So they had to work hard.
Also affected are a group of Marines who are fighting for the explorers.
A few days ago, when the explorers asked the sailors to help move the magic drilling machine, although the sailors showed great cooperation, they were not slow in their work, would not be lazy, and would not work hard.
But now, with all their strength, the sailors pull up the magic machine, which weighs 1 ton, and run very fast.
As a result, the progress of exploration has been greatly accelerated.
Two hours later, Renault got reserves data after preliminary exploration - 350 million tons.
"Lord, according to the small-scale screening statistics, the content of Magic Silver in the ore is about 80-100g / T, that is to say, the reserves of magic silver are expected to be between 28000 tons and 35000 tons."
Fran bellujah, a tired explorer, reported respectfully.
Renault''s face immediately burst into laughter.
Even in the future, the consumption of Magic Silver in the territory will continue to increase by a large margin. 28000-35000 tons of Magic Silver will be enough for the tide collar to use for at least 20 years.
"This is only the result of preliminary exploration. We only carried a small magic drilling machine, which can only drill to a depth of 50 meters at most. Therefore, the above data are conservative estimates."
But I think the thickness of the deposit is definitely more than 50 meters, and it is very likely that it will be deeper In addition, in the southeast and southwest, there seems to be signs of further extension of the vein in the past. "
"I personally estimate that the total reserves of this copper mine may be as high as 500 million tons, even 800 million tons Lord, I suggest that we do a larger scale exploration when conditions permit... "
Renault nodded again and again:
"Fran beirouge, you have done a great job, hard work I will seriously consider your suggestion. Within one month at the latest, I will ask the Department of industry to start a new round of exploration... "
After an hour''s rest, everyone withdrew the exploration ship, bypassed the island Renault named "Magic Silver Island" and drove into the vast fog.
……
"I smell sulfur There should be lava gushing out of the ground near here... "
Renault stood at the front of the bow deck and yelled:
"stop
He turned around and ordered:
"ottore, egio, find me the lava gushing point If you encounter an irresistible danger, give a warning immediately, and I will ask Aini to rescue you... "
"Yes
A group of people answered in unison, and the sound spread far away in this quiet area.
When she heard the owner calling her name, adanis jumped onto the side of the left side of the ship with all her strength. Her weight of nearly 1 ton made the exploration ship shake slightly.
The hairy cat''s head looks left and right in the crowd, snoring with a sense of rhythm in its mouth, as if to say:
waste materials, with sister cat, you can''t die!
"Wow..."
The magic boat hanging on the outboard side of the ship was put into the water. Ottore and egio jumped in quickly with the sailors, and then the two boats slowly drove into the ups and downs of the fog.
The exploration ship was at peace again.
Renault didn''t notice that, tens of meters away, a human figure was hovering quietly in the sea, staring at the ship from a distance, with curiosity and vigilance in his eyes.
This is the human like creature with a dolphin like head that once appeared in the "mushroom algae" sea area.
It actually followed the exploration team all the time, from the mushroom algae sea area to the Magic Silver Island, and finally followed here.
……
The first to discover the lava was a 5-man team led by the water system transcendent ottore.
The magic boat they took was lucky to choose the right direction.
In the process of advancing, the sulfur smell in the air became more and more intense, and the color of the sea became a little turbid.
This is obviously the phenomenon that some substances carried by the lava diffuse into the water.
"Eh, Mr. o''toray, there seems to be something under the water..."
A marine accidentally looked down and found that there were a lot of dark shadows under the water. They could be seen everywhere in the line of sight. They swayed with the waves, like monsters that people wanted to eat.
"Oh? Let me see... "
Otto Lei put his head out of the side of the boat, only glanced at it, then turned over and sank into the water, wrapped his body in the current, approached the shadow, and swam around the shadow.
After more than ten breaths, his head suddenly came out of the sea with a strange look:
"the bottom of this water area is covered with mushroom algae..."
"Pa!"Otto Lei imitated the appearance of his Lord and made a snap of his fingers. The magic power surged in his body, and the water stains on the surface of his protective clothing and helmet automatically flowed down. In a moment, he was dry again.
As he climbed onto the magic boat, he murmured:
"it seems that the Lord''s guess is very correct. Mushroom algae is indeed a hybrid of fungi and plants It''s close to lava, and there are many nutrients, so mushroom algae can grow so luxuriantly... "
Otore raised his head and saw that some of his men were at a loss. He couldn''t help laughing and said:
"go on I think we should be very close to where the lava flows out. "
The sailor nodded and increased his mental input. The boat moved slightly and the speed was a little faster.
However, after driving more than 200 meters, the magic boat was shocked suddenly and its speed dropped to zero instantly.
Otto Lei was stunned. As he was about to speak, his face suddenly changed.
The extraordinary power made him have a strong sense of the current, and the mysterious whisper from the water element told him that there were many things coming up at the bottom of the water and quietly rolled to the magic boat.
"Be careful, there''s something in the water!"
Otore stood up without hesitation and yelled.
"Wow Wow... "
A lot of water splashed around the boat. Dozens of vine like black tentacles came out of the water one after another, entangled the magic boat in an instant, and even the propeller at the tail was tightly tied.
What''s more frightening is that there are more tentacles swimming in the dark sea.
It turned out that there was a tentacle hidden in the mushroom and algae forest underwater.
This sea area shrouded in fog is so dangerous that it may encounter strange and unpredictable sea monsters at any time.
The four sailors immediately panicked, instinctively pulled out daggers and tried to cut off tentacles.
However, these tentacles are as thick as arms, and they are quite tough. With all their strength, the wounds cut by the daggers are less than 15mm deep, which is not enough to cut the tentacles.
Otto Lei roared wildly, and a strong wave of magic power exploded in his body.
The water frying pan within a radius of 20 meters.
"Boom! Boom
The water is rushing, making a thunder like sound.
Under the control of the extraordinary power of the water system, the flowing water turns into numerous sharp "water blades", forming a group of "water knife array", rotating around the tentacle at high speed, cutting the tentacle madly.
"Boom! Boom
Tentacles were cut off one after another, and a large amount of green mucus with a slight fishy smell flowed out of the fracture. The broken tentacles were like living creatures, floating on the water and twisting constantly. It was frightening to see.
The cutting efficiency of the water knife array is extremely high. All tentacles are cut off between several breaths, and the shackles of the magic boat disappear.
Otto Lei quickly manipulated the current and pushed the magic boat out of the area.
In the rear of the crowd, the sea monster, unwilling to escape from the prey, stretched out a large black tentacle and tried to catch up with the magic boat.
The number of tentacles is amazing. At a glance, there are at least 200 tentacles, covering a sea area of more than 50 square meters.
Fortunately, the magic boat was faster. After its tentacles were thrown away for more than 30 meters, it finally gave up chasing.
A false alarm!
……
On the exploration ship a few kilometers away, at the moment when the magic wave appeared, Renault turned his head and looked in a certain direction of the fog, with a slight eyebrow movement:
"it seems that otore has met a water monster..."
Adanis, lying lazily on the deck, suddenly stood up, snored, bent down and tried to jump.
The conscientious cat chef always remembers her duties. After hearing that Otto ray was in danger, she immediately plans to rescue him.
"Annie, don''t go I heard the sound of the propeller. It seems that the trouble has been solved... "
Renault pressed adanis''s neck and said with a smile.
Adanis licked her paw and fell down again in disappointment.
……
On the other side, the team of otore, who was in shock, saw a large dark red area in front of them through the gauze like fog, and the smell of sulfur and fireworks was strong, which made people not breathe well.
"Hey, guys, look over there We found the lava... "
Cried ottore cheerfully.