Maybe we could even figure out how to distill water early, thereby benefiting mankind.
Bai Junjun stepped out of Mr. Dan He’s room just in time to see Mr. Shan Hai pulling the Fox out the door, with the latter looking utterly resigned.
"What’s going on now?" Bai Junjun had a sneaking suspicion of new trouble brewing.
"Old Man Shan Hai wants to dig up some stones from the Mountain Stream to smelt iron for making scythes and hoes."
How long is this going to take? And since when are there iron ores in the riverbed?
Old Man Shan Hai answered, "I checked the other day; there’s a variety of stones here, so we’ve got a chance. Don’t worry, we won’t be gone too long. We’ll be back in a few days."
Mr. Shan Hai really is implementing infrastructure in every aspect, but at his ancient age, can he really withstand such hard labor? Hopefully, he doesn’t get heatstroke after being out for a few days.
Bai Junjun felt like the old mother hen at the base, desperately longing for her dear sister Sasa to come quickly. They were in dire need of a little housekeeper for the rear.
With an exhausted sigh, Bai Junjun said," I saw plenty of lumps of iron outside yesterday, why don’t you come and take a look with me first?"
Mr. Shan Hai’s eyes widened, "Where?"
"Not far, let’s walk."
Since Shan Hai also wanted to find something to do, Bai Junjun was not one to refuse, given the abundance of iron in the space.
Bai Junjun muttered something to the Fox, who walked off with a slight smile in his eyes.
Mr. Shan Hai looked curiously at the Fox mysteriously taking off, "Where is he going?"
"He’s going ahead to check if there are any neighbors around. If there aren’t, then it’ll be easier for us to proceed, right? We’re not in a hurry, just going to stroll over there," replied Bai Junjun, soothingly like coaxing a child, and Mr. Shan Hai followed without suspicion, walking slowly.
By the time Bai Junjun and Shan Hai arrived at the said location of the iron blocks, the Fox was already panting heavily, half buried in a hole with several more next to him.
Old Tu peeked with curiosity, and lo and behold, there really were several big lumps of iron inside.
Moreover, these irons were already smelted; they just needed to be melted and forged into whatever was desired, with no further refinement required.
Old Man Shan Hai was so delighted he was practically dancing, "This place truly is a land of geomantic treasures. Can it be that a Mountain God actually resides here? Did they hear my innermost desires and conjured up the iron just when I needed it? Now I really must explore this place thoroughly, who knows what other treasures I might find."
"There aren’t that many treasures around. We just stumbled upon them by chance," Bai Junjun replied very naturally.
Mr. Shan Hai was not suspicious at all, by now totally exhilarated by his serendipitous discovery.
With these big lumps of iron, we can make so many things, even bows and arrows, so hunting worries will be a thing of the past.
Bai Junjun pointed to a lump of iron casting a ghostly light and asked Mr. Shan Hai , "Mr. Shan Hai, what is this? Its color is so strange, can it be refined?"
Mr. Shan Hai followed Bai Junjun’s pointing finger, and when he saw the dark green mystic iron, he became mesmerized, walking over in fascination: "Good...good iron! Such an extraterrestrial material should only exist in the heavens, how could us mortals be worthy?"
Bai Junjun couldn’t help but curl her lips into a smile upon hearing this. Indeed, these were initially the four Mystic Iron Boxes, whose predecessor was none other than the foremost of the Four Famous Swords, Azure Tail.
The Fox was precisely lacking a weapon; if they could refashion it back into a weapon, it would be an excellent thing for him.