Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 210 Underground River

"The gold-green sand extracted from Lanluite not only has super light conductivity, but can also shield against interference from space particles. If a starship wants to fly safely in various dangerous environments in space, it depends on the amount of gold-green sand added. The more it adds, the stronger its anti-interference ability will be." Even Yun Han, who was of noble birth, was very moved when he saw so much Lanluite.

"Let's dig up more, and when we sell them, everyone will get a share." Ning Xuan felt that the mouthful of sand she had just been given wasn't for nothing; they had a harvest!
Digging through hard rock is much more difficult than digging through sand and gravel. Half an hour later, the sound of the flowing water became louder. At this point, they had broken through the rock layer and found the underground river.

The moment the underground river suddenly opened up, a wave of damp moisture hit us.

Ning Xuan felt the humidity in the air suddenly increase. She shone her flashlight downwards, and the beam of light pierced the darkness, refracting into shimmering light.

The river is about three meters wide, and the water rushes about two meters below the rock layer. The dark blue water surface floats with phosphorescence, and the surrounding rock walls are covered with spiral patterns, which are the marks sculpted by the water flow.

On the opposite bank, among the stalagmites, several clusters of glowing lichen, like eerie green will-o'-the-wisps, illuminated the shape of half a beast's skeleton.

The underground river has a fairly large volume of water.

"Master, are we going to follow the river forward? Which direction?" Di Youlin asked.

“There are emerald mines on both the left and right sides. Let’s split into two groups and mine the ore. Once we’ve finished mining one side, we can meet up on the other side,” Ning Xuan said.

Such expensive and valuable minerals cannot be missed.

So, Ning Xuan, who possessed a spatial ring, led one group of people to the left, while Yun Han, who possessed a spatial bracelet, led another group to the right.

To prevent the area at the bottom of the tent from collapsing, which had just been hollowed out, they have plugged the holes above.

The chlorite mine is located in the lower middle part of the rock layer. The granite layer covering the chlorite is very solid. Ning Xuan and her team carefully avoided damaging the structure of the granite and only mined the chlorite mine in the lower middle part.

Mining is actually a very tedious process, but fortunately, the green stone has a rich variety of colors, and it is especially beautiful under the light. Looking at such a beautiful stone, Ning Xuan felt that she could persevere for a while longer.

While they were mining, they did not relax their observation of the underground river. Zhang Nan's golden hamster was terrified of the water below and clung tightly to Zhang Nan, refusing to come down.

Ning Xuan would occasionally sweep her flashlight across the water's surface, and she would see water splashing everywhere, startling the fish as they darted into the deeper water.

Just when Ning Xuan thought there were no large aquatic creatures in the underground river, the calm surface of the river was broken. It was as if a big creature had awakened in the river, splashing water everywhere and the icy river water splashed onto Ning Xuan's face.

Zhang Nan's golden hamster suddenly let out a sharp screech, its golden fur bristling in the darkness.

Ning Xuan's flashlight beam shook violently, a sign that the water surface had been broken.

The dark shadow rising from the water curtain was as big as a truck cab, and the moss-covered scales scraped across the cave ceiling, while pebbles fell and hit the water's surface.

"Get out of the way, Master." Di Youlin grabbed Ning Xuan's hand and hid it behind his back.

He shone a powerful flashlight on the emerging underwater creature. The monster was entirely black except for its pale belly. "What kind of creature is this? Does anyone recognize it?"

Ning Xuan asked.

"Judging by its scales, it should be a snake, but judging by its size, it doesn't seem like one. I've never seen one before, and it's not listed in the Federation's Beast Atlas," Tang Xue, who had been mostly silent throughout the journey, said. Snakes are generally long and slender, but this creature is not.

Just as they were discussing this issue, a burst of water erupted, and three tentacles covered with suckers attacked like lightning.

Emperor Youlin swung his broadsword at the thickest tentacle, the sound of the impact making his hand go numb. The severed tentacle fell into the river, but quickly crawled back and reattached itself. In no time, the severed tentacle was back to normal.

This creature even has the ability to reattach its severed limbs.

This was terrifying, especially since Ning Xuan and the others were standing in the rock layer. Because of the excavation, the rock layer was already unstable, and with the underwater creatures causing such a disturbance, Ning Xuan felt that the ground beneath her feet was very unstable and seemed like it could collapse at any moment.

"We must find its weaknesses and act swiftly!" Ning Xuan shouted.

They stopped mining and focused on dealing with the underwater creature.

"Xuanxuan, it's afraid of light. I just shone the light on it, and it shrank back." In these kinds of battle scenes, Tang Xue couldn't participate, so she was responsible for observing the situation.

It must be said that Tang Xue's discovery was a great help. Ning Xuan and the others pointed all their flashlights at the creature and found that its movements had become sluggish. Before long, the group had dealt with it.

Since it is an unknown creature, as long as it is reported, there will definitely be merit points.

The two groups hadn't been separated for long. While Ning Xuan's group was fighting, Yun Han's group also arrived.

Both sides temporarily stopped mining and, after careful study, decided not to dissect the creature for the time being. Yun Han put the creature into his spatial bracelet.

"Master, let's not split up. We can finish digging on this side first and then dig on the other side. It won't waste much time." Yun Han was worried that if their forces were divided, the other side wouldn't be able to come to their rescue in time if they encountered danger.

Ning Xuan agreed to the proposal, and they started mining together again.

This Lanluite mine is very long. After Ning Xuan and the others dug out 3 kilometers, the vein gradually became narrower.

To avoid wasting the ore, they returned to the other end and continued digging. After digging about 5 kilometers on the other side, the vein suddenly widened and thickened, increasing in volume several times over. This volume was maintained for about 2 kilometers before gradually disappearing.

Looking at the time, they had spent two days and one night underground to finish mining those veins. Ning Xuan and Yun Han's spatial magic treasures were already filled with Lan Lvshi.

Next, following the flow of the underground river and sensing the energy concentration in the outside world, they finally found an exit.

When Ning Xuan and her group climbed out of the narrow cave entrance, they were stunned by the environment in front of them, and for a moment they could not tell whether they were still in the Crimson Sand Sea.

Ning Xuan checked the coordinates on the locator and found that they were indeed still within the range of the Crimson Sand Sea.

An oasis appeared in the desert, with a large lake in front of us. The water was clear, and we could see small fish swimming around in it.

On the shore, lush green trees stand tall and verdant, and vibrant flowers bloom among the blossoms.

The fragrance of flowers and plants wafted in the air, exceptionally sweet.