Chapter 56 Today is also a day of hard work in mining!
In documentary records, sulfur ore, a natural mineral, was called "sulfur" as early as biblical times after it was discovered.
In ancient Egyptian and Greek records, sulfur was used as medicine and fumigation.
Early mining involved miners in volcanic areas such as Sicily, and until the 20th century sulfur could also be found in salt domes.
Generally, sulfur mines appear either in volcanic areas or in salt dome areas.
"This terrain doesn't look like a place that can produce sulfur ore. Is it really that the resource points are randomly buried, or was there volcanic activity here before it was put in?"
I carefully dug the soil on the ground. , Somo found bits of sulfur ore like gravel.
If you don't look at this kind of thing carefully or know that there are minerals here, you won't think of it as sulfur at all, but will just think of it as a small colored stone.
Following the terrain, Sumo measured the distribution range of the crushed sulfur mines with his footsteps. There were traces of their existence within a range of approximately 100 meters.
After walking around, he found a small slope with no trees and a slightly higher terrain. Somo took out a high-quality shovel and started digging.
"Good guy, how can this high-quality shovel be so much better than ordinary quality?"
A flash of light flashed on the shovel, and a critical hit was triggered on the first shoveling move. Within 20 seconds, the soil was Resistance is greatly reduced.
As soon as the shovel went down, almost like shoveling tofu, Somo pulled out a shovelful of soil effortlessly.
As the soil was brought out, Somo dug around and after confirming that there was sulfur ore inside, he began to dig with confidence.
Digging a hole is also a technical job. If you simply dig downward, it is very likely that the surrounding structure will be unstable and collapse, and people will collapse and die underneath.
When Sumo was a child, he saw someone digging a cellar in his hometown in the countryside. However, the cellar was not dug to a depth of two meters and the surrounding soil structure collapsed.
When the surrounding neighbors found out, the man had been buried under the earth with his mouth and nose covered, and he was suffocated to death in a small pit less than two meters deep.
Therefore, Sumo chose the most reliable ladder-type digging method, sacrificing some efficiency, but it was better in safety.
Under the bright sun, shovelfuls of soil were piled aside as Somo moved.
Although it took half a day to build the shovel, Sumo felt it was very worthwhile.
The efficiency bonus of the shovel is extremely terrifying, especially the critical hit which is unreasonable and can be superimposed infinitely.
It means that as long as you can keep digging, you can always trigger this effect.
This shovel can be used as a small half excavator when there are no mechanical tools for digging.
"There is no sulfide gas erupting underground. How did the sulfur mine form?"
After digging about one meter deep, the shovel gradually encountered resistance and there was a clanking sound. came as the shovel head hit the ground.
Squatting down, Somo touched the surface of the soil with his hand and immediately discovered the earthy yellow sulfur ore.
The surface of sulfur ore has tiny pores, which represents the escape of sulfur gas.
Putting the shovel back into the storage space, Sumo took out an excellent quality iron pickaxe.
[Iron Pickaxe (Excellent)]
Description: A shovel made by the conscientious craftsman "Suma". It is made of solid materials and rough workmanship, but for inexplicable reasons, it was promoted Arrived excellent quality.
Special effects: 1. Sharpness +1
2. When mining ores, there is a small probability of a critical hit (ores with a strength lower than 5 disintegrate)
Evaluation: Unfortunately it is not That enviable golden pickaxe!
Taking out the mineral water bottle filled with psionic water, and after taking two sips to regain his strength, Somo picked up the pickaxe and struck the yellow ore on the ground hard.
A refreshing sound sounded.
The relatively hard yellow sulfur ore on the ground suddenly disintegrated into scattered small ores.
Lowering his head, Somo silently thought about absorbing the storage space, and all the ore slag on the ground was immediately taken into the storage space.
“Oh, this efficiency is really high. It seems that one hour of mining should be enough for me to use it for a long time!”
Looked at the collected sulfur gravel. Quantity, Sumo had an idea in his mind.
The disintegration effect is triggered, and about 20kg of sulfur ore can be harvested in one critical hit.
Without a large demand for thermal weapon ammunition or gunpowder, digging about half a ton is enough.
Ding-ding-ding-ding, the sun rising in the east slowly begins to set in the west as time goes by.
Every five minutes of digging, Somo had to raise his head and crawl out of the hole, inspecting the surrounding area for signs of mutated creatures. Gradually, the big sun finally reached the horizon.
A ray of sunset light fell on the vast land, giving the earth a touch of sulfur color.
"Okay, that's all. I'll dig it out when it's all used up. There's no place to put these things."
Raising his head, Somo looked at the sky and stopped what he was doing.
At this time, the excess space in the two cubic meters of storage space is almost filled with sulfur ore. According to the purification efficiency, there will be no shortage of sulfur for a long time.
Climbing out of the pit, patting the soil on his raincoat, Somo began to fill the dug-out soil back.
Sulfur without roots will escape, and soil burial can also increase the storage time of sulfur mines.
The small high slope that was originally excavated turned into flat ground after covering it up.
After making a mark, Soma turned around and returned to the shelter.
Compared to the heat outside, the shelter looked more like a shady cellar after sinking.
As soon as you enter the entrance tunnel, most of the heat is isolated. It is not until you enter the shelter that the temperature rises again.
“When will these days of not being able to take a shower end!”
Standing in the weapons and equipment room, Sumo took off his raincoat and looked at the yellow vest that had become stuffy. Sumo looked sad.
For the time being, he was too distressed to do such an animal thing as using psionic water to wash clothes.
The hoarding talent of the Chinese people is buried in their genes.
Even now that he has stocked up on about 20L of nether energy water, Somo would only dare to use a rag to dip some water into his face when washing his face in the morning.
“What the hell, billions of earthlings have been released into this world at once, and not a single one of them can be released near a water source”
"We can only stock up on ordinary water after the snowstorm comes."
Smash it with your mouth, and drink the remaining psionic water in the mineral water bottle in one gulp, feeling a burning sensation in your throat. It just went down a lot.
A strange world of survival.
This is a fact that everyone has discovered these days.
These mutated creatures are like falling from the sky like humans. Because there is no water source, a large number of creatures have begun to die of thirst in the wild.
Except for a few animals that can survive by drinking acid rain, basically most mutant creatures can only kill each other and survive on blood.
No fresh water source is found anywhere.
The world seems to have deleted the setting of having a water source, or to put it more bluntly, there is no option to add a water source.
Human beings want water. Apart from opening treasure chests, they can only try to rely on some scientific methods, such as:
Put a plastic bag on a twig with thick leaves. Transpiration produces condensation.
Or dig a small pit in relatively humid ground, place a water collector in the center of the bottom of the pit, and hang an arc-shaped plastic film over the pit surface.
Light energy increases the temperature of the moist soil and air in the pit, and evaporates to produce water vapor. When the water vapor comes into contact with the plastic film, it condenses into water droplets when cold, and slides down into the container.
Both methods can barely mix enough water to sustain life.
The collection method has gradually become popular after being shared by most people.
Just because of the express delivery fee, even if some people have extra water in their hands, they cannot trade it.
"I don't know why, but even if I make a second water well device, the system cannot upgrade it."
Just like the raincoat cannot be upgraded without being placed in the closet, the same is true for water wells.
Shaking his head and throwing the strange thoughts behind him, Somo began to examine the gains from this trip.
Yesterday I met Wallace, and today I transformed into Splatoon. I hate Wallace! ! !
(End of this chapter)