Steel torrents pioneering a different world

Chapter 102 Super Uranium Mine!!! (Bonus Chapter)
"Oh yeah!"

An uncontrollable cheer erupted in the channel.

"Great! I heard that the cafeteria is going to have a new dish today, a small green vegetable grown in this other world. I wonder what it tastes like."

“What’s so special about green vegetables!” another team member immediately chimed in. “I heard Wang Hu from the transport team bragging that the day before yesterday they caught some delicious bighead carp from the lake. They steamed it, and the meat was as tender as tofu, and it had no bones!”

"Really? Oh my god, I have to try it! Wang Hu showed off his roasted pine nuts in front of me before. Those otherworldly pine nuts smelled amazing! If I go back early this time, I might actually be able to eat some delicacies grown in another world."

Listening to the lively discussion on the channel, which quickly shifted from exploration missions to menu research, Zhao Chong was both amused and exasperated.

He patted Bian Huan on the shoulder, who was still engrossed in studying the rock core: "Engineer Bian, stop looking at it. How's the reserve estimate? Does it meet the higher-ups' requirements?"

Bian Huan looked up, his eyes shining brightly behind his glasses. He nodded vigorously: "That's enough! Captain Zhao, with this level of richness, these dozens of mountains connected together would definitely be a super-large mineral vein! Enough for us to mine for several years! If this is a super high-value mineral belt, it would definitely win the honor of the rotating red flag!"

"it is good!"

Zhao Chong waved his hand fiercely and gave the order into the communicator.

"Attention everyone! Except for the guards, all combat personnel, speed up the process of helping the engineering team collect specimens!" Zhao Chong's voice echoed in the channel. "After the mission is completed, we'll call it a day for lunch. Hurry up, don't be late getting back."

"okay!"

The channel was filled with jubilation.

The specific electromagnetic detectors could not detect any abnormal or excessive electromagnetic energy reactions, and the soldiers were full of confidence in the equipment they had.

At this moment, there are drones circling overhead for surveillance, and the field of vision is wide open, so there is no worry at all that anything can come close.

The atmosphere was cheerful. While helping to break the stones, everyone started discussing whether to take a shower first or rush to the cafeteria when they got back that night.

"Hey, why does this stone have a gold edge?"

On the hillside, a soldier was laboriously using an entrenching tool to pry open a rock half-buried in the snow. After the rock was turned over, a small piece of gravel about the size of a palm underneath gleamed faintly with gold under the gloomy sky.

Curious, he dug around a few more times and discovered that there were actually many of these pale gold stones.

"Engineer Bian! Come and take a look! Have I struck gold?"

Upon hearing this, Bian Huan tightened his bulletproof vest and happily crawled over.

He's in a great mood right now, and everything looks good to him.

But when he got closer and took a look, the smile on his face slowly froze.

He crouched down, took out a portable ultraviolet lamp from his toolbox, shone it on himself, and then changed a few more instruments.

"Whoa..." He gasped, muttering, "This isn't gold, it's uranium ore!"

"Holy crap!" The soldier was so startled that his hand trembled.

The pale gold stone he had just been holding like a treasure instantly became a hot potato, and he threw it far away.

"What's all the fuss about!" Bian Huan was both annoyed and amused by his expression. "Before it was purified, this stuff didn't even emit as much radiation as your microwave! What's the big deal!"

As he spoke, he carefully brushed aside the snow around him and searched intently.

As similar minerals were discovered one after another, his eyes, hidden behind his glasses, widened, and his breathing became heavy.

"Damn!" Bian Huan slapped his thigh, his face trembling with excitement. "We've really struck it rich this time!"

"Huh?" The soldier next to him looked bewildered.

Bian Huan was so excited he was incoherent: "This isn't primary ore! It's uranium-calcium mica and copper-uranium mica formed after the weathering of primary uranium ore! They're secondary minerals! Damn it, how come there are two veins in such a small place?"

The soldier was stunned, not understanding a single word.

Shortly after, other exploration teams sent messages saying they had discovered uranium ore nearby.

"Captain Zhao, we've hit a big spot! I'm going to have everyone expand the search area to check if there's any uranium ore nearby." "Leave the safety to us!"

"it is good!"

More than an hour later, Bian Huan looked at the data and gasped.

He frantically switched channels and dialed the headquarters directly via a high-powered radio.

"Director Su! It's me, Bian Huan! I've made an important discovery!"

On the other end of the phone, Su Mingjin's voice was calm and steady: "Engineer Bian, what's the matter?"

"Report! We have discovered a large-scale secondary uranium deposit near the cinnabar vein! Repeat, a large-scale secondary uranium deposit! There appears to be a large amount of uranium ore beneath our feet."

Amidst the crackling of electricity, there was a long silence, followed by Su Mingjin's unusually serious voice: "Bian Huan, are you sure about every word you just said?"

"I swear on my career! Director Su, we might have to work overtime this time!"

"Stand by! I will immediately arrange for the second exploration team and the escort team to go there! Collect a small number of samples first, and be careful!"

"Okay, Director Su, may I ask you for a favor?"

"Ok?"

"The soldiers will have to work overtime again this time. We heard that some of the otherworldly beings look like sea bream, and there are even otherworldly fish that will be served on the dinner table."

"We have plans for the next few days, so you don't need to worry about not having enough to eat. Oh, I remember we have some Shanghai bok choy; I'll have someone deliver it to your team separately!"

"Thank you for your care and concern!"

After ending the call, Bian Huan looked around at the faces, some excited and some bewildered, and took a deep breath.

"Gentlemen, whether it's the cinnabar mine we discovered before or this uranium mine, the importance of this place to us is beyond your imagination. I estimate that we will have to settle here for a long time to come!"

"Oh? So I can't leave the early shift today?"

"My bighead carp..."

The channel was immediately filled with wails.

"Engineer Bian, is this thing really that important?" The soldier who discovered the uranium mine scratched his head. "Don't we already have more than enough of these mushroom bombs? We don't need this little bit of raw material, do we?"

This statement drew many echoes of his sentiments.

Bian Huan laughed happily upon hearing this, his chubby face covered with wrinkles. He held up the pale gold stone in his hand as if showing off a priceless treasure.

"Not enough? Do you know that our Dongda University's uranium resources rank only ninth in the world, and most of them are low-grade ore! The amount of uranium that can be extracted from one ton of ore is pitifully small!"

"We have to import more than 80% of our uranium from abroad every year! We're being held by the throat by them!"

He shook the stone in his hand, his voice cracking with excitement: "But look at this! What is this? This is secondary mineral deposits enriched by weathering! They're mostly found on the surface or in shallow layers! Do you know what this means?"

Zhao Chong's curiosity was piqued: "What does it represent?"

"It represents open-air! High-end! Low-cost!"

Bian Huan spoke slowly and deliberately, his eyes gleaming with a terrifying light.

"Based on the quality of this stone in my hand, I bet that the mountain range beneath our feet is a world-class uranium-rich area!"

"With this, the uranium-1 purification technology that we worked so hard to develop can be thrown into the dustbin of history!"

The soldiers' eyes immediately brightened.

"With it, our uranium mines will never be cut off by anyone again."

These words quickly boosted everyone's morale!
(End of this chapter)