The mine pit was deeper than expected, about two stories deep.
At the bottom of the pit, large patches of black-red ore and crushed ore powder were piled together.
The color of the ore powder was indeed unique, like black hair stained with blood.
Moreover, it was unclear if it was due to the blast wave, but the ore and crushed powder all took on strange shapes, clumping together as if they were attracted to each other.
Jiang Ye crawled down along the pit wall.
The pit wall was still hot, indicating the immense power of the ten grenades, which had heated the earth. If there were any living creatures here, their flesh would have been roasted to a crisp.
Reaching the bottom of the pit, Jiang Ye bent down and tried to pick up a piece of ore the size of a dragon fruit.
A strange thing happened: the stone was incredibly heavy, so much so that he couldn't lift it the first time.
That shouldn't be right?
So heavy, could it be gold!
No, gold ore doesn't look like this.
Jiang Ye gripped the stone with both hands and exerted force, pulling it up like pulling a radish.
The moment he picked up the ore, his expression changed, as if he suddenly realized what kind of ore it was.
However, he still needed to verify it.
He climbed out of the pit bottom using all fours, quickly returned to the base, and threw the ore into the trading pod.
After a brief scan, the information appeared:
[Item: Magnetite Ore]
[Item Description: A highly magnetic ore that can attract iron filings, usually octahedral crystals, easily breaking into loose particles. It is a high-temperature secondary mineral found in magmatic rocks, metamorphic rocks, and sulfide veins, and is also a major iron ore.]
[Estimated Value: 160 yuan]
He sold it, and his personal assets reached 100,160 yuan.
Jiang Ye was very happy; the price of this magnetite was quite good. The same size piece of galena would only sell for twenty yuan. It was the right decision to abandon the lead ore.
Alright, let's get to work!
Jiang Ye picked up the pot and shovel, about to leave the base to mine, but a ray of golden-red light shot in from outside the window.
He looked up and saw the bright red setting sun and the fiery clouds filling the sky.
Dusk had arrived, and it was getting late.
The day had passed so quickly. Perhaps the daylight hours were shortening.
Never mind, he would stop working for today and go home to check on the vegetable patch. He would focus on mining magnetite tomorrow.
Jiang Ye got into the cockpit, started the base vehicle, and returned the way he came.
The distance to the lake was not far, and with the accelerator pressed to the floor, he arrived quickly.
The crops in the three plantations were ripe.
Jiang Ye looked around carefully and was surprised to find that there were the most tomatoes today, almost occupying half the land!
Many tomatoes had ripened, detached from the branches, and fallen into the mud.
This was unacceptable!
If he waited until morning to harvest, they would all be rotten again!
He had to harvest them immediately!
However, after harvesting the crops, he needed a place to store them.
Since the sample house had been unlocked, Jiang Ye decided to buy a warehouse first!
He opened the base panel and clicked on the Galactic Mall.
He selected [Base Sample House (Warehouse)] and clicked to purchase.
One hundred thousand yuan was instantly spent, leaving him with a pitiful 160 yuan in his personal account, finally making him as poor as everyone else.
The trading pod flashed with light, and then began spitting out cardboard boxes.
Cardboard boxes, a full three meters long, were continuously ejected, more than ten in one go!
They all fell to the ground, piling up. The packaging boxes were dented, clearly a rough unloading.
Jiang Ye quickly tore open a box to look inside. It contained metal plates and parts?
There was also an instruction manual, a full twenty pages, with illustrations explaining how to build the warehouse using the metal plates and parts in the boxes.
This was a rip-off, he had bought a pile of building blocks! Jiang Ye grumbled.
But there was nothing he could do, so he started building the house!
He first read the instruction manual twice. The steps were not particularly complicated and were relatively simple.
Jiang Ye carried his shovel and walked along the lake, finding a wide, flat area and digging on the spot.
He dug a foundation half a meter deep, with dimensions just enough for the warehouse.
Then, following the instructions, he assembled the warehouse.
The warehouse was mainly composed of silver-white metal plates, with two small windows. The joints between the walls and the ceiling were not secured with nails but with mechanical principles. There were also several reinforcing elastic metal wires, and the base was reinforced with many screws.
The door was quite thick, like the security doors Jiang Ye remembered from his childhood. The door had a password lock, a long 14 digits.
Jiang Ye thought carefully and set the opening password to 12345677654321.
This was so difficult, it shouldn't be cracked, right?
If anyone could actually crack it, they would be a genius!
He worked until dark, and finally completed the warehouse.
Jiang Ye felt a great sense of accomplishment. This warehouse looked more like a house, more like a home, than the base. It made him want to move his bed in and sleep there.
It had an area of 40 square meters, which was quite large, equivalent to the living room of a luxury apartment.
With the warehouse finished, it was time to harvest the crops.
It was dark, and to prevent danger, Jiang Ye stuffed two blood grenades into his pocket, loaded his shotgun, and slung it over his back, maintaining a vigilant state ready to fire at any wild beasts.
Holding the pot in his left hand and the samurai sword in his right, he entered the vegetable patch.
He first picked up the tomatoes on the ground, and once the pot was full, he took them back to the warehouse.
It was too dark to see clearly, and he didn't notice many tomatoes, accidentally stepping on and crushing them.
The air was filled with the aroma of mixed tomatoes.
However, the loss was not significant. In the end, he harvested 802 tomatoes, which were neatly stacked in the warehouse.
He did not harvest the remaining crops immediately, as it was too dark to see. Jiang Ye decided to sleep until dawn and then get up to harvest the next morning.
In total, he harvested:
802 tomatoes
40 sunflowers
80 apricots
30 pumpkins the size of car tires
20 giant winter melons the size of aerial bombs
A large pile of peanuts, the exact quantity not counted, about twenty pounds.
About twenty pounds of rice.
After harvesting, Jiang Ye directly cut off a quarter of a pumpkin, washed it, chopped it into small pieces, added a few handfuls of rice to the pot, and poured in water to cook!
There were plenty of withered plant leaves in the plantation, so he didn't lack firewood.
Jiang Ye stood by the pot, simmering on low heat, adding firewood slowly. After half an hour.
He opened the lid, and the aroma was intoxicating!
The pumpkin porridge was ready!
He didn't have a bowl, so he drank directly from the pot, wolfing down more than half of it.
To be honest, Jiang Ye never liked pumpkin porridge before.
But for some reason, perhaps because he hadn't eaten normal food for a long time, his first instinct upon seeing pumpkin and rice was to make pumpkin porridge.
After drinking it, he found it quite delicious.
He decided to eat this today, and there was still more than half a pot left for lunch and dinner.
Jiang Ye returned to the base and opened the chat channel.
He sent a message to Cao County Citizen:
Good morning, have you recovered?
Cao County Citizen replied instantly: I'm much better, I can work today. Supply me.