The terrible amount of work

As I expected, when the hole was dug to a depth of four or five meters, the difficulty of excavation suddenly increased. At the beginning, we could barely dig with an engineer shovel, but when we dug to a depth of nearly six meters, we could hardly dig.

The folding engineering shovels each carried had all curled blades, and they used all their strength to poke the shovel. If they hit a hard stone, they would only be able to peel off a shallow layer of soil.

In the end, Brother Yaozi came up with a way to use hammers and chisels to smash them, which was more laborious, so that for the next two days, we were all stuck on this robbery hole, which was only a few meters long.

I still had the energy to delve into deciphering the family tree after resting. By the end, I was exhausted. After crawling out of the robbery hole, my mind was filled with only two thoughts - eating and sleeping.

Naturally, the family tree was thrown aside.

The hard work paid off. When I was digging in the robbery hole at noon on the third day, I pressed the chisel against the cold and hard soil in front of me, and then hit it hard with the hammer. This time, the chisel did not move at all like usual, or simply just

After nailing it in just a little bit, there was only a "click" sound, like an egg breaking its shell on the hard ground, and then the whole chisel was nailed in at once.

"This is……"

My heart moved, but I didn't pull out the chisel. Instead, I picked up the hammer and hit it in front of me like crazy. The soil was smashed one after another, and a fishy and disgusting smell hit my nostrils. There were some dark asphalt-shaped rocks in front of me.

object.

This is exactly the land of disaster that Xing Guili mentioned.

It exhibits an astonishing stickiness and has no flowing properties. It is right in front of me right now, dark and smelly, which makes people uncomfortable.

I took off the curled-edged engineer shovel from my waist and tried to dig out the disaster soil. It was not hard, and even the curled-edged engineer shovel cut in easily, like cutting into jelly.

It's the same, but the feeling of blockage is greater.

Then, the problem came!!

I found that I couldn't pull out the shovel, and the engineer shovel was also stuck with this thing. I used all my strength and pulled it several times before I dug out just one shovel!!

“Now we’re in trouble!!”

I was a little dumbfounded. At this time, I had been working in the cave for three or four hours. Calculating the time, it was time for my shift, so I decisively backed out and told the kite about the situation.

Brother and others.

At first, when we used the Luoyang shovel to dig down, we only dug out the disaster soil, and then we stopped. The thickness of this disaster soil was not measured. Now this thing is harder than the rock-like soil in front of us.

It is even more difficult to dig. If it is eight or nine meters thick, we will have to dig until the year of the monkey and the horse and the moon!!

"Damn it, what's going on in this heartless place!"

Brother Yaozi became anxious and said: "Qingzhu said that before the mysterious disappearance of the Yan Kingdom, disasters occurred frequently in the mountains, including flash floods and earthquakes. Eighty percent of the Yan Kingdom was buried underground. We don't have such ancient cities buried underground.

It's not that I haven't seen it before. For example, the one in Mobei, the regulations are basically the same. First, dig from top to bottom, dig out the ruins of the building, and then clean it up bit by bit. For the one in Mobei, we dug half of it back and forth.

For months, we almost ran out of water and food through digging, but at least the geological conditions there were normal, and before the groundbreaking, we knew the layout of the entire city. At least we knew where to dig to find a decent place. This is good,

His eyes were completely dark, and the soil under the ground looked like a damn rock. If we were to dig a robber tunnel for several miles, our brothers would simply die here!!"

This is what worries me!

"Forget it, let's dig first!"

Zhang Xinya glared at Brother Yaozi angrily: "Have you stayed with Lao Bai for a long time, and you have even learned his bad habits? What are you waiting for? You are complaining a lot, just like a pig, and you are always angry.

We need to divide our luggage and go back to Gaolaozhuang. If you ask me, why do you care so much? Let’s dig to the ruins first. If this continues, then we can think of other ways."

After saying that, she kicked Lao Bai: "What do you want to do when you roll your eyes and curl your lips for a while? Are you trying to be cute? It's your turn to dig, so hurry up and don't waste time!"

Lao Bai didn't dare to say a word, and he picked up his curled-edged engineer shovel and got up.

The muscles in my tired arms ached, so I ate something hastily, then got into my sleeping bag and went to sleep.

The endless shifts have begun again.

I slept for about seven or eight hours, and when I woke up, the moon was already in the woods.

There was a large pile of disaster soil piled at the entrance of the bandit's cave. It seemed that this was the result of their victory all afternoon. The pile was dark and smelly, just like a manure pile in the countryside.

In front of the campfire, Lao Bai and Brother Yaozi sat in a circle in despair. Everyone's body was pitch black, exuding the smell of the land of disaster. Even Zhang Xinya was no exception, her eyes were a little smoky.

It's empty. Just looking at the appearance of the few of us now, I'm afraid no one would believe us if we were digging for an ancient ruins, but if we were to dig out excrement, no one would question it.

"It seems that Wushuang is busy in the Thief's Cave now. Counting the time, he should have been busy for almost three hours. It will be my turn soon. Let's get something to eat first!"

Such thoughts flashed through my mind, I touched my stomach which was already growling, and then I stepped forward and squeezed in between Lao Bai and Brother Yaozi. I saw Lao Bai holding the roasted, sizzling and oily air-dried beef in his hand, but his eyes were wandering.

Looking into the distance, I accepted his dried beef with a smile.

The strange thing is that Lao Bai did not resist and struggle, but turned his head and walked away in silence.

Is this arrogance?

I was a little surprised, but then, Brother Yaozi and Zhang Xinya also gave me their share.

I looked at the two of them hesitantly: "What...what's wrong with you?!"

Brother Kite pointed at the thief hole: "Eat more while you have a good appetite now. I'll wait for you to dig for a few hours later, and you won't be able to eat anymore even if you want to!"

I turned to look at the Thief's Cave, only to see a jet-black head sticking out of the cave's entrance. It grinned at me. The white teeth stood out in the dark. It was unparalleled.

This guy wasn't as fragile as Brother Kite and the others. He came out of the robbery hole with a shovel and was covered in stench. He took the dried beef from my hand and ate it.

"Eat slowly, don't choke!"

I handed him a bottle of water.

Wushuang drank a few sips and then took a deep breath: "Brother, there's good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

I said, "Let's hear the good news first. I've been troubled by this place, so I can only be happy for a while!"

"The good news is... those dark disaster soils are not as thick as you think, only about two meters at most!"

Wushuang said: "And just now, I have cleared out all the disaster soil in the Thief's Cave!!"

I felt happy.

Immediately afterwards, Wushuang changed the subject: "The next step is the bad news. Behind the Land of Disaster...are stones! They are some extremely weird stones that I can't break with a hammer. The same thing happened with our hammer just now."

The wooden handle was broken when I hit it, but the stone... didn't move at all!!"

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Chapter completed!