Chapter 1185 Do You Want to Be Hung on the Street Lamp?
Until the figure of Xuanhuilong disappeared in the darkness of the underground tunnel and the footsteps completely faded away, the hunters finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they didn't know why this guy left the "Golden Country" and where he was going now.
But at least it was not the kind of ancient dragon with a strong sense of territory and desire to attack. As long as you avoid this kind of ancient dragon and don't provoke or anger them, there would not be much danger.
Anxier thought about it and arranged for Evelyn and the team that Ferdie was in to follow Xuanhuilong from a distance.
And he emphasized that it was enough to keep at a distance where "footsteps could barely be heard". The main purpose of doing so was to get an early warning when Xuanhuilong returned.
After all, the large army was going to enter the Golden Country to explore.
In Gale's words, "A thief needs a lookout."
The team left quietly, and the remaining three teams continued to move forward.
Although the owner of the Golden Country was not among them, the hunters still did not dare to completely relax their vigilance. No one could guarantee that there was only one Xuanhuilong or that there were no other dangerous creatures in the Golden Country.
The compilers, led by Alva, kept taking samples along the way.
Alva even carried a simple tool to test the purity of gold.
According to him, the gold that almost covered the underground tunnel was not as pure as the gold flakes dropped from Xuanhuilong.
From this perspective, Xuanhuilong seemed to have the ability to screen and refine specific metal components.
As the team continued to go deeper, there was more and more gold around.
In the area where they first entered the Golden Country, only some areas on the ground and rock walls were covered with gold.
After going deep into the Golden Country, huge gold pillars and gold blocks were stacked everywhere, forming golden stalactites and rock platforms.
Alva adjusted the multi-functional eyepiece on his head.
Holding a small hammer, he knocked on a huge piece of metal that had naturally flowed after melting, then stepped back a few steps and whistled.
"Huh~, the purity of this piece seems to be quite high. Apart from other things, as long as this piece can be shipped out, the investigation team will no longer have to worry about research funding."
An Xier glanced at the huge piece of gold and roughly estimated, "For this piece, it is roughly estimated to be 300 to 400 cubic meters. If it is pure gold, it will exceed 6,000 tons.
Even if only one-tenth of the purity is calculated, it is more than 600 tons of gold.
According to the current gold price, its value is more than ten times the wealth accumulated by our family for generations."
Feng Ying's eyes sparkled, "In other words, if I can get this If you move this thing out, will you immediately become richer than your family? And many times richer? "
An Xier sneered, "If it can really be shipped out, this piece of gold alone can squeeze the precious metal market of the entire Old Continent.
At that time, the price of gold will fall to almost the same level as iron, and the monetary system that is tied to the price of gold will also collapse to a certain extent.
The Guild Dark Night and the Kingdom Knights will come to your door together and hang you on the street lamp. "
Feng Ying: "."
Alva is also from a merchant family. A simple thought will tell you that what An Xier said is not a joke to scare people.
Gail on the side struggled with pain on his face, "Then can we take less out? Don't take hundreds or thousands of tons, just one ton will satisfy us!
It can be used as a dowry for Fu Fu"
An Xier frowned, and he noticed that there were many hunters who had similar ideas as Gale.
This is human nature, but it is also very dangerous.
It is inappropriate to dampen everyone's enthusiasm now, not to mention that his position as a "rich family's eldest son" is also more delicate.
After returning this time, we must immediately report the situation here to the commander-in-chief. The gold from the Golden Country and Xuanhuilong can be used as materials, but it must not enter the market in the form of precious metals.
We must also set up a new trade ban to absolutely prohibit the New World from importing gold to the Old World.
Once someone tastes the sweetness of smuggling, the subsequent troubles are really no joke.
Anxier's headache became more and more headache.
"Pa pa!" Alva suddenly clapped his hands twice, "Over there! Don't put gold in your pocket, these are Xuanhuilong's "property".
Haven't you heard the story of the strange-faced tribe in the Great Ant Mound Wasteland?
Bring this gold back to the base, and Xuanhuilong will break out of the ground in the stars again, causing an earthquake and sinkhole, can you bear it?!"
This reason is a bit mysterious.
In fact, in the view of scholars like Alva, what led to Xuanhuilong back then was not the ore and gold tributed by the Golden Priests, but the changing earth vein energy.
It's just that the two happened to collide, causing this misunderstanding.
But it was enough to fool the hunters. The hunters looked at each other, laughed dryly, took out the gold nuggets from the package, and threw them on the ground reluctantly.
The atmosphere on the scene was a little subtle, and Mushroom's sudden scream broke the awkwardness, making everyone's nerves tense again.
"Meow?! Something ran over meow!"
Feng Ying was startled, "What is it?"
Mushroom pointed in a direction, "A khaki meow, only a tail was seen meow, and it was very fast meow!"
"Is it a monster? How big is it?" Anxier asked repeatedly after pulling his mind out of the "gold crisis".
"It's not a big meow? It should be less than one meter long meow."
The hunters loosened their grips on their weapons, but scholars like Alva became more excited.
Are there creatures other than the Brilliant Dragon living in the Golden Country? Is there really an independent ecosystem here? !
Knowing that this was an important discovery and could also help everyone divert their thoughts from the gold, Ansel immediately gave orders to the Fanghounds, "Gale, Amber, find it!"
The two Fanghounds roared and rushed out.
In such a complex terrain, the Fanghounds, with their flexible bodies and keen sense of smell, are completely incomparable to hunters in their ability to chase small creatures.
Mushrooms, Nanasi and the others also joined the pursuit.
After a round of cat-and-dog jumping, the inconspicuous but extremely fast creature was finally forced into a dead end.
It dodged the attack of the mushrooms, but was held down by Amber and held by the tail.
Everyone gathered around.
The creature that was held in Amber's mouth and kept struggling was a strange creature about 70 to 80 centimeters long, chubby, and earthy yellow, similar to a snake.
"**! ****!" Feng Ying, who saw the creature clearly, uttered a series of unpleasant words.
"Earth dragon?! There really is an earth dragon in this world?? And we caught it?!!" Feng Ying kept looking around the twisting and struggling snake.
She even took out her portable camera and took random photos, using up all the photos in one breath.
"Ahahaha! I said that earth dragons must exist. I'm going to send this photo back to slap Lieyan in the face!" Feng Ying laughed wildly.
Seeing Feng Ying's face deformed with laughter, Gail couldn't help asking An Xier, "What is an earth dragon? Why is this guy so happy?"
An Xier's expression was also a little strange, "The 'fantasy creature' in the folklore of her hometown is also called the wild hammer snake.
Many people have claimed to have seen it in history, but no one has really caught it, so its existence is controversial.
The earth dragon in the records is indeed like this, less than one meter long, with a snake-like head, a short, thick and flat body, and a fast crawling speed.
But why did it appear in the New World?!"