Chapter 473 Gem Lesson in the Volcano
Gradually, the dim interior of the volcano became brighter, and a faint dark red light penetrated from the smoke. This is not only the fire light emitted by the flaming ball explosion egg, but also the red-hot lava in the volcano.
The lava was rolling "Gurgling", and when it reached the bottom of the volcano, the hot magma was squirming in front of you, like a pot of boiling soup. The top of the magma was filled with densely packed flaming balls and exploding eggs. I can't even count how many there are.
Angelou, Bing Zhixie and others stood on a piece of flat land that was more than ten meters long extending from the cave wall. This open space was less than two meters away from the lava below.
Everyone was breathing heavily, and the severe lack of air made them uncomfortable every minute they stayed here. The environment here is really hot, and as soon as the sweat is out of the protective range of the cryolite on the glass tube, it has evaporated before it even hits the ground.
Wearing insulated gloves, Chloe took off the metal water bottle on her body, took two gulps, and handed it to the others. This kind of kettle is specially made, and the water poured out of it is ice water. Ordinary kettles would have burned through in such a high temperature environment.
Looking at the dim space and the dazzling magma, Angelou said to Alice and the others: "This is the situation inside the volcano, with burning heat and flaming balls that are constantly emerging from the magma. Explosive Egg.”
“The Explosive Egg is born from magma?” Alice said in surprise.
Angelou said: "I thought you knew it. The Flame Ball Explosion Egg is a type of elemental monster. According to scholars, the Flame Ball Explosion Egg is the accumulation of fire and earth elements over many years. , an elemental life form born from volcanic lava."
" The most valuable thing about elemental monsters is their elemental life cores. These cores have many uses, especially for magicians. Using the corresponding life cores can complete the transformation of their bodies into elements faster. " Hughington is extremely sensitive to precious treasures and materials.
Alice said: "There are so many flaming balls here, don't they have a lot of life cores?"
"How can it be so easy." Hullington said: "The life core of an element is still a kind of element. In the form of expression, elements are tangible, intangible and uncaptured things. Generally, the life of newly born elemental monsters. There are still countless scattered elements. Only those elemental monsters that have existed for a long time can accumulate the core of life."
Alice asked: "How long will it take for the core of life of the elements to accumulate. ?”
“A long time, I don’t know.” Hughington said.
Angru’s colleague took out a special thermometer and looked at it: “Angru, the temperature in the air is 434 degrees.”
"Oh, I got it, just write it down." Angelou turned to Hullington and the others and said, "We have to work. This place is relatively safe and open. You can move freely, as long as you try your best. Just don't attract Yan Qiu Bao Dan's attention."
"Okay."
The four of Anglu started to work, and Bing Zhixie and the others also started to 'visit' the situation inside the volcano. .
Alice looked around with the glass tube. Those who passed by the ever-burning flaming ball and exploded the egg and felt the coolness emanating from the cryolite on the glass tube stayed away. .
And Hullington helped Chloe do this and that, and he didn't start doing his own thing until Chloe answered definitely that he didn't need his help.
It was also the first time for Bing Zhixie to come to such a place, and he was also very curious about the underground world in this volcano.
The work on Angelou's side was carried out in an orderly manner, collecting lava, measuring temperature, etc., each of which was done very skillfully.
It was quiet in the volcano. Apart from the sound of the churning magma, there was only the sound of the flames burning on the flaming ball. These Flame Ball Exploding Eggs plunged into the magma and disappeared, and then emerged from the magma. Those Flame Ball Exploding Eggs that just flew out of the magma were constantly dripping with yellow lava liquid, as if they had just taken a bath.
"Hey, look what I found." Shurlington shouted. Alice was observing the exploding flame balls. When she heard Hullington shouting, she walked over and asked, "What?"
Seeing that only Alice came over, Hullington was disappointed, but still very happy. He held a burnt black stone and said, "This is it."
"Isn't it just a rotten stone." Love Liz said.
Hughington smiled and said: "This is a gem."
"Gem!" Alice's eyes lit up when she heard the treasure: "Is this a gem? It's obviously a gem. A piece of black broken stone, is it the obsidian you used when refining in Arant? Uncle Caesar explained to me that obsidian is a natural product. What is around the volcano is a kind of crystal formed after the volcanic lava cools."
Hughington shook his head and said: "No." He picked up a small piece of stone from the burnt soil and said. "This is the original stone of obsidian. Obsidian is easy to find in places like this. This one is the original stone of zircon."
"Zircon? ① Is it hyacinth stone?" Alice is a person who likes gems and beads. When she was in the palace, she also had a hobby of collecting gems, and she was also very good at gems. She looked at the black stone in Hughington's hand: "You can't tell it at all. I remember I also had a sea-blue zircon clothing necklace, which was completely different."
"Look carefully. Here." Hullington held up the spar lamp and said, "Look in the cracks in the stone. Is there a dark red crystal?"
Alice came up and took a closer look: "There is indeed one."
Hughington explained: "There are many kinds of zircon. Color, sea blue is just one of them, and it is also the most valuable one . This piece is dark red. Its hardness is only a little lower than that of diamond (the hardness of diamond is 10, and the hardness of zircon is 8). Most importantly, it has a wider alchemical range than obsidian, and its The melting point is higher than obsidian which is over 1700 degrees. 1000 degrees.”
Alice said: “But I remember that zircon and obsidian are both low-grade gems, and they are not very valuable. You can buy a lot of them in the gem market for 1,000 gold coins. .”
This sentence brought Hullington's enthusiasm directly from the peak to the bottom.
Zircon is indeed one of the favorite gemstones for crafts, decoration, and alchemists. For them, zircon has good hardness and is easy to maintain. It has many kinds of colors, and has very good reflection and dispersion effects. Suitable for decoration It has high alchemical value and can be used in many places. The most important thing is that it is as cheap as obsidian. You can buy a gem-grade zircon for about ten gold coins, let alone those that are not gem-grade. of ordinary zircon.
Hughington said a little angrily: "What does it matter if it's not valuable? Do you think I don't know it's not worth it? What do you know? As an alchemist, the greatest pleasure is not to buy materials; Only by collecting the materials yourself and refining the finished product by yourself can you have a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction."
Alice thought about it and said, "That's right, then I'll come and look for gems with you. . I heard that diamonds can be found in volcanoes, and they are high-end gems.”
“Diamonds have the highest thermal conductivity to the fire element among all natural magic gems, and are used to make fire magicians. The equipment is very suitable. Nowadays, mid- to high-end fire magic wands in stores will be inlaid with diamonds. "Hughington must be a professional alchemist, and he immediately stated the value of diamonds in their professional field.
Alice smiled and said: "Then let's dig quickly. Maybe we can dig out an ice diamond, which will be great. Let me tell you, my mother has a very beautiful ice diamond brooch there."
"What did you say?" Hullington suddenly frowned and looked at her.
"I...I didn't say anything?" Seeing his fierce look, Alice was a little scared and said: "I said ice diamond..."
"Your mother actually used Ice drill with brooch!" Hullington clenched his hands, He was almost furious: "Do you know what the status of ice diamonds is in our alchemy world? Ice diamonds with extremely cold properties were born in the hottest lava, and your mother actually used them to make brooches!! Mine! God, I'm going to kill her!"
(Note: 1. Zircon: Also known as zircon and hyacinthite, zircon is a silicate mineral that is widely found in acidic igneous rocks, and is also produced in metamorphic rocks and other sediments. Zircon The chemical properties of stone are very stable, so in river sand Gem-grade zircon can also be seen in gravel. There are many kinds of zircon, and different zircon will have different colors, such as red, yellow, orange, brown, green or colorless and transparent gemstones. Grade zircon is very similar to diamond )
(End of this chapter)