Once the connection with the other side is established, this abyssal underwater cavern will be left for them to explore.
Xu Xin glanced downward; the pitch-black abyss and its unfathomable depth sent a shiver down his spine, prompting him to quickly avert his gaze.
Terrifying!
This could truly bring on aquaphobia.
He swam to the rocky wall and reached out to touch the green minerals.
[Copper Ore (Green): A tal ore that can be slted into copper ingots in a furnace, highly conductive, a basic material for making electrical devices.]
Indeed!
It’s here!
Copper ore!
His suspicion was correct! It was copper ore!
Copper ore for making electrical devices!
Turns out the copper ore is hidden this deep; no wonder Li Wenxi found gold but couldn’t find copper.
So, the copper ore is underwater!
However... Qin Yunlong and Qin Yunhu didn’t seem to have found any copper ore.
Could it be only here?
Forget it, don’t dwell on it right now. Let’s gather the copper ore first!
Xu Xin took out the Explorer’s Steel Pickaxe, given to him by Li Wenxi last ti.
Using one hand to stabilize himself on the rock wall, he wielded the steel pickaxe with the other hand, striking at the underwater ore.
"Crack!" The pickaxe t the ore, but there was no noticeable change.
The resistance in the water was imnse, severely diminishing the pickaxe’s force.
Xu Xin had to swing the pickaxe repeatedly, finally dislodging a piece of ore.
"Crack!"
An entire chunk of ore fragnted into five pieces of [Copper Ore], which Xu Xin swiftly collected, though one slipped into the abyss.
"Damn..." Xu Xin felt a pang of discomfort. It had managed to fall.
There wasn’t much he could do underwater, so he focused on collecting.
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
This ti, none of the copper ore fell, and Xu Xin gathered the copper ore with utmost speed.
"Crack!"
This ti, the threefold burst rate of the [Explorer’s Steel Pickaxe] triggered, yielding fifteen pieces of copper ore at once, although three still escaped his grasp.
Shaking his head, he swam in front of a blue-grade ore.
The blue glow occupied only a small portion, likely yielding no more than one blue-grade ore.
Xu Xin swung the steel pickaxe.
After over ten strikes, he finally secured the first blue-grade copper ore.
And then the second and third pieces.
The threefold burst rate activated again, coincidentally on the blue-grade ore!
Great!
Stashing the blue-grade copper ore, Xu Xin consud so aquatic plants to extend his ti underwater, continuing his mining.
"Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!"
Soon, his backpack contained several hundred pieces of copper ore.
Including eight blue-grade copper ores.
After that, he mined blue-grade copper ore three more tis, with the threefold burst effect triggering one additional ti.
"This Explorer’s Steel Pickaxe is really sothing!" Xu Xin was highly satisfied with the performance. Not just the blue-grade copper ore, but also the green-grade copper ore had yielded more, saving him a lot of ti.
There were still many untapped green mineral deposits on the cavern wall, covering the entire circumference at a depth of forty ters—abundant.
But Xu Xin decided to ascend.
He had been mining for nearly an hour; by his estimates, Lou Fei’Er should have returned by now.
Moreover, the water temperature was too low, and despite his constant activity, he was starting to feel uncomfortable.
Most importantly, he had noticed sothing amiss around him!
The water flow, initially rotating slowly, had sped up considerably!
If he didn’t hold on to the cavern wall, he would be swept along by the current!
What made his skin crawl even more was the faint, low rumbling emanating from the depths of the cavern, akin to... whale calls.
The sound barely perceptible, yet caught by his amplified hearing.
There’s sothing down there!
Better to ascend quickly!
His backpack now contained over five hundred pieces of green-grade copper ore and eight blue-grade copper ores. According to convention, five tal ores could be slted into one tal ingot, and if handed over to Li Wenxi for slting, she would likely produce more ingots.
It should fulfill the demand.
Ti to go up!
Xu Xin began ascending slowly.
The current within the cavern had indeed intensified, pulling him along the cavern wall’s rotation.
From the abyss, the ominous murmuring continued to rise, keeping Xu Xin tense, his jaw clenched, with occasional glances downward.
Could it be the Lake Giant Python?
Hope it wasn’t lured out!
No, a python shouldn’t have vocal organs, right?
But pythons can’t survive in deep water either; the original world’s rules don’t explain anything here. This giant python seed more akin to a dragon already.
Ultimately, Xu Xin erged safely from the water’s surface, exhaling deeply as he quickly swam toward the nearest lakeshore.
The rotating current had carried him far from where he initially entered the water.
Xu Xin reached shallow water, swam ashore, and circled the lake toward his forr location, where Keke was still waiting.
From afar, he heard Keke calling out anxiously.
"Yip! Yip-yip!" Keke ran back and forth along the lakeshore, calling out to the water continuously.
Finally, it jumped into the lake itself, paddling toward the heart of the lake.
"Keke, I’m already up!" Xu Xin hurriedly ran toward Keke.
"Yip?" Keke turned its head to look at Xu Xin from the lake surface, "Yip!"
Xu Xin quickly fished Keke out of the water; the little creature could float but was not impressive at swimming.
"Yip! Yip-yip!" Keke rubbed its wet head against Xu Xin’s chest, then pointed at the lake with its paw, shaking its body and sprinkling water all over Xu Xin’s face.
Xu Xin didn’t mind since he had just erged from the water, fully soaked.
"There’s danger in the lake..." he understood Keke’s ssage, swallowed, and stared at the heart of the bottomless lake.
Seemingly, those faint, low sounds and the accelerating water flow weren’t fignts of his imagination.
Xu Xin felt so trepidation; it was a truly terrifying danger, or else Keke wouldn’t be so anxious, diving into the lake to find him.
The exploration of this lake should be postponed for now.
The minerals he collected would suffice for the ti being.
Let the experts handle expert tasks; pass it on to Qin Yunlong’s group once this side connects with them, allowing them to explore underwater.
He should refrain from bringing trouble upon himself.
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