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Chapter 813 812. Finally Harvested (15)
After working for another two days, when it was about to enter the middle of May, Li Du's mine was finally close to the location of the gemstone in the No. 114 mine.
When he was close to where the first piece of black opal was, he replaced Brother Wolf who was mining the mine and went down to do it himself.
These days, he, Brother Wolf, and Godzilla have been mining the mine in rotation, and the officer handles the excavated gravel, so no one thinks it is abnormal for him to go to the mine at this time.
Sophie told him to be careful as usual, and Li Du put on his safety helmet and climbed into the mine. Seeing this, Ali jumped into his arms and followed into the mine.
Li Du didn't want to take it with him. From time to time, there would be gravel falling out of the mine, which could easily injure it.
But Ali has to follow this time, because Ah Ao, Ah Miao and Gan Crispy Noodles are bored again, and they are looking for toys.
Needless to say, Ali was the best toy in their eyes.
The environment of the mine is harsh, and the ventilation below is very poor. Although Li Du used tools such as local ventilators and blower changers, the mine is still somewhat suffocated.
A wire fell down, and iron frames were supported around the mine, and electric lights were hung on the iron frames, which radiated heat, making the temperature of the mine even higher.
Ali entered such an environment for the first time, and he was as frightened as a guide dog, clinging tightly to Li Du's calf.
'Pa-ta', a piece fell down at any time. Hearing this sound, Ali jumped three feet high in fright, and stared around in fear, looking for danger.
Li Du laughed, patted it on the head and said, "It's okay, it's safe down there."
He released the gnats, found the location of the nearest gem, and carefully raised the crusher to mine the area.
Black opal is very fragile, the crusher is too oscillating, and the rock formation has a good shock transmission effect. In this case, if you are not careful, it is likely to break the gem when you break the rock.
Li Du first made a hole with a crusher, and then replaced it with a small hammer and chisel.
Through the vision of the little flying insect, he saw that the broken machine would affect the gemstone, and if he continued to use this thing, the gemstone would be shattered in a short time.
This is a problem that is often encountered during the excavation of black opals. Others do not have small flying insects that can shuttle through the rock formations, and they do not know where they will encounter black opals.
Therefore, during the reclamation process, they must be extra careful. As long as they find traces of gems, they must quickly put down the crusher and use tools such as picks, hammers, and chisels to work.
Many gems are inadvertently destroyed. In Lightning Ridge, you often see miners who go to the bar to get drunk. Most of these people are for this reason.
They may work for several days or even dozens of days without any harvest, and then one day they finally touch the gem, but because they did not change to small tools in time, the gem was destroyed.
Black opal is easily broken into small pieces, so that it has no value, and there is no market for broken black opal that is glued together.
Just like carving a work of art, Li Du tapped the chisel with a hammer, and slowly approached the gemstone.
He chiseled around the location of the gemstone, and finally hewed out a stone the size of a papaya.
Black Ouba is inside, and to continue mining it, we need to use sharper and more sensitive tools, such as water jets and water mills.
Call out the little flying insect, and he is going to take it into the black hole space.
The little flying insect flew out again, but did not wait for his order, but quickly got into the head of Ali who was hiding behind Li Du's calf!
Seeing this, Li Du confirmed his guess. He probably knew how the little flying insects would choose animals to change their brains and absorb the energy in their bodies.
It only chooses those animals that really trust Li Du, especially Ah Ao, who just opened his eyes and saw Li Du, and Li Du has been raising him, so his feelings for Li Du are just like his parents .
After these days of contact, Li Du continued to protect Ali from the bullying of Ah Ao, Ah Miao, and Gan Crispy Noodles. Ah Ao's favorability and trust in him continued to increase.
Finally, when it was time in the mine, these feelings reached a critical value, and after the little flying insect noticed it, it started to change.
After a few seconds, the little flying insect reappeared, slightly bigger than before, and it seemed to have evolved somewhat.
Ali's big eyes became brighter. He tilted his head to look at Li Du, and Li Du also looked at him, feeling that his eyes were more spiritual.
The man and the beast looked at each other for a few seconds, and Ali jumped up to him, wanting him to hug him.
Li Du laughed. He touched the little kangaroo's head and said, "Be good, I'll take you up later, and play by yourself now, okay?"
The little kangaroo blinked, and then bounced to a section of the mine behind Li Du.
Li Du picked up the crusher and continued working, and some gravel shot out. The wallaby didn't understand anything before, so Li Du had to block it with his legs to protect it.
At this time, it consciously hid behind a large ore, and looked out from time to time to make sure that Li Du was still there, so it continued to hide behind the rock and stay at ease.
The veins of black opal are very concentrated, and these gemstones are all in the surrounding area. Li Du called Godzilla to come down to help. The two cooperated, and he harvested faster.
Both Godzilla and Brother Wolf have a good point, no matter what they see, they don't care about it, just like soldiers, they will carry out Li Du's order.
As for the result? That's not their business.
It took Li Du a week to mine to this location, and then only one day to dig out all the gemstones in the vein.
Here he dug a total of fifty-five gems, because the gems are surrounded by stones, which takes up a lot of space, and more than half of the black hole space of the bug is occupied.
The ore is dug out, and the rest is backfilling.
Li Du returned to the ground and said, "Rest well tonight, and start tomorrow to fill up the mine."
Lu Guan was surprised and asked: "Don't you dig? We haven't harvested yet."
This is the difference between Lu Guan and Brother Wolf and Godzilla, including Da Ao. The two of them like to ask Li Du when they have doubts.
Li Du said: "The reason I dug this mine was not to find any gems, but to disgust that bastard Blatche."
Lu Guan asked: "Why is he disgusted? Unless we dig up gems, he won't feel disgusted."
Li Du smiled and said: "We can't dig gems, but there are people who have dug gems here, look at me, let's go back to the town today, you go to deliver a message, it is said that we dug gems in No. 115 mine. "
Luguan still wanted to ask, but Li Du didn't want to explain anymore, and said: "You can just publicize like this, and I will find gems to help you smooth things over. At that time, we will not only disgust Blatche, but maybe we can find someone to take over Some people came back and bought the No. 115 mine.”
"Also, Sophie, call President Cole of the Winston Group and ask him if he needs high-quality black opal."