Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 438 Golden Mountain and Silver Sea Landscape
"The base diameter is about 40 meters long and the height is about 10 meters. It is an irregular cone shape."

"According to the formula for calculating the volume of a cone, V=1/3*π*r*h, its volume is approximately four thousand two hundred cubic meters."

"Based on the density of gold being 19.3 grams per cubic centimeter, and the mass formula m=V*ρ, its mass is estimated to be over 80,000 tons."

"Just by looking at the surface of this gold mountain, which is glittering, we can see that its purity is extremely high. Even if we calculate based on the purity of about 80% for nuggets, it would still contain more than 65,000 tons of pure gold."

“Okay, let’s be even more conservative. This gold mine is made up of irregular metal blocks, and there must be gaps inside. Let’s reduce it by another 10,000 tons, or even 15,000 tons.”

Even so, the gold content of this gold mine is over 50,000 tons!

Soon, online experts who had studied junior high school math calculated the gold content of this mountain, continuing to educate those who had forgotten their math skills.

"Historically, only about 200,000 tons of gold have been mined globally. The United States has gold reserves of more than 8,000 tons, while as of this morning, my country's publicly disclosed gold reserves are more than 2,300 tons."

"In other words, the gold mine that the three real people presented to the central bank directly increased our country's gold reserves by twenty-two times."

"..."

"This reminds me of the story of how Camel spent 3.5 billion yuan to buy Dongfeng Express, which increased my country's foreign exchange reserves by 1.5 times."

"This is even more outrageous."

"I've sold all my gold futures and bought Tianxia coins instead."

"The big shot is upstairs."

"So, these old Taoist priests really do have the magic to turn stones into gold?"

"Even the most fantastical things have to be based on some physical principles. Isn't it too exaggerated to directly change the molecular form? I think it's more like they can fly and go underwater, and accidentally discovered a gold mine on the seabed, so they brought it all up and handed it over to the country."

"In the four major sea areas of Bohai, Yellow, Southeast and East China, all mineral resources within the country's borders belong to the state, which is correct."

"Amazing! These old men are so strong and still consciously abide by the law. They've set a great example for us!"

"Hahaha, I'm laughing so hard!"

"These old Taoist priests no longer care about gold and silver; they know the country needs gold reserves and are contributing to the nation."

The system dispatched armed personnel, and the central bank sent staff to protect the gold mine and display it at the gate for three days, allowing the public and even foreign tourists to take photos and videos. Only then did a convoy arrive to haul the gold away in batches.

So in just three days, photos and videos of this golden mountain spread all over the world, causing a sensation both domestically and internationally.

"50,000 tons of gold! The international monetary base needs to be restructured!"

"Perhaps only if the United States takes out all the gold it and other countries have stored in the United States can it be compared, provided that the gold stored in the Fort Knox vault is still there."

"It's fake! It's all fake! Tianxia is putting on a show! Where in the world would so much gold come from!"

"I don't need much, just let me pick up a piece from that mountain of gold..."

In an instant, the world was abuzz with discussion. Some were envious, some questioned, some urged their own systems to respond, and others hoped to come to Tianxia to learn how to cultivate immortality. The idiom "turning stone into gold" suddenly became a hit.

Over the course of three days, international gold prices fluctuated downwards. Since the Tianxia system had not yet released its report, various global forces were still observing, but the more astute had already fled. Meanwhile, the identity of the last remaining Daoist priest, Jing Chun, was revealed, much to the delight of netizens in Chongqing, who immediately stood tall in front of netizens in Sichuan province.

After only the extraordinary individuals of Tianxia demonstrated their ability to fly and accomplished events that caused a sensation around the world, no matter how much the US Special Operations Agency, the Onmyoji, European missionaries, and various Indian gurus boasted, they might be able to fool populists and believers, but they could not fool truly thoughtful people.

Tianxia's tourism market is booming, attracting tourists from all over the world and spreading the true picture of Tianxia today.

……

While many netizens were still discussing Kingsoft and the Taoist priests, the Taoist Studies Office had already received a relevant report.

"The entire Jinshan mine weighs 66953 tons, and the average purity of the ore after sampling and testing is 84 percent."

"Preliminary estimates suggest that this gold mine, after refining, could yield 56,200 tons of pure gold."

A moment of silence fell over the office. Although everyone was somewhat prepared, they were still speechless with shock at the number.

"This is just the value of ordinary gold," the host added. "After the other impurities associated with gold mines are extracted and analyzed, most of them are indeed substances we are familiar with, but there are also 0.7 percent unknown substances."

Everyone's eyes lit up, and Zheng Hongsheng asked, "Isn't there still a few hundred kilograms of otherworldly soil?"

"Yes, after Daoist Yanqi and the others put down the gold mountain, they made a special trip to the office and delivered several hundred kilograms of otherworldly soil. We have already sent it all to the research institute, and all related experiments are classified as top secret."

The host continued, "Preliminary analysis results are similar to those of a gold mine, but there are more unknown substances involved."

"I wonder what new discoveries we might make." A middle-aged man wearing glasses adjusted his glasses, a hint of anticipation and a restless urge flashing behind the lenses.

Chen Yao said, "Don't have too high expectations. Master Yanqi said that many substances are related to spiritual energy. The spiritual energy here is extremely thin, so many things have no basis for existence."

"It's okay. Even if it's just helping to discover new materials or new ideas, it can promote new developments and has great value."

The middle-aged man with glasses gave an example: "Take lunar soil, for instance. Although we only brought back a few kilograms of lunar soil last time, its role in promoting development has not been reported outside, but don't we know that?"

Chen Yao nodded. "I've heard some of it."

The middle-aged man with glasses said with a mix of emotion and anticipation, "I really hope they can bring more alien soil and plants and animals, all kinds of landforms and environments. That's another world!"

Zheng Hongsheng glanced at him sideways, "Want me to bring you back a ghost? A specialty from another world!"

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this, and the middle-aged man with glasses chuckled as well, saying, "Let's figure these things out first."

……

Shortly afterward, the central bank issued an announcement.

[Our bank recently received a batch of raw gold ore donated by patriotic religious practitioners. According to preliminary tests, the raw ore weighs 66953 tons and has an average purity of 84%. It is estimated that after refining, it can increase my country's gold reserves by more than 56200 tons.]

To express our gratitude for the contributions of all the patriotic individuals who practice Taoism, it has been decided that, after all the gold has been refined, our bank will use 50,000 tons of gold and 200,000 tons of silver to construct a "Gold Mountain and Silver Sea" landscape, which will be open to the public on specific dates.

(End of this chapter)