0p0 Chapter 164 Found the 4th-level Crystal
Chapter 164 Found the 4th-level Crystal
After the small excavator hit the ice surface a few times, only a few shallow pits appeared on the ice surface. The broken ice pieces scattered everywhere and almost hit my face.
It seems that I misjudged the hardness of the ice. It is simply a pipe dream to dig on the ice surface at nearly minus 50 degrees Celsius! The ice is really hard.
No, I originally thought that I could finish the work in a while, but now I feel the pressure. It may take several hours, so I can't just force myself to do it. It is extremely cold now, with the daytime temperature at minus 50 degrees Celsius. I can't do it at night, and I don't know how thick the ice is.
I asked Xiaobai to go to my grandfather's house to get a set of thick camping tents and some insulating floor mats. These floor mats can both insulate heat and cold. We laid them in the tent and lit a small charcoal stove in the tent. I took Lin Lin, Xiaobai and Song Jue with me. All the men in the family went downstairs and we divided into two groups to take turns going out to work.
This damn weather, even wearing a cotton hat and a thick mask can't keep out the severe cold, my breath turns into ice, and soon my eyelashes are frozen into ice flowers by the water vapor from my breath, it's such a torture!
But this job had to be done, and the crystal had to be obtained! Lin Lin and I were in a team. We first went out to use an ice drill to drill holes at the marked locations in order to break up the ice. A normal ice drill could only drill to a depth of one meter.
After drilling, they were horrified to find that there was ice one meter below! They had to work together to crush the ice and then use a small excavator to dig out the broken ice from the holes, throwing them out layer by layer. Then Xiaobai and Song Jue took turns to drill a hole from one meter deep. Unexpectedly, after drilling two meters deep into the ice layer, there was still no water layer!
When will we be able to dig out the items under the frozen layer?
Thanks to Zaizai's precise positioning, otherwise we would have never finished digging.
During this period, many people came wrapped in thick cotton clothes and quilts, braving the cold and bad weather, to watch and ask us what we were digging.
Let’s just say the heirloom fell inside.
These people wanted to go into the tent to keep warm, but we rudely drove them away. They watched outside for a while but couldn't stand the cold anymore. They came out to watch the fun for a while and then went back in disappointment, cursing us for being crazy as they walked.
It was really too cold. After a while, the excavator was completely scrapped and frozen. I just left it there and didn't use it anymore.
The four of us stayed in the tent to keep warm. It was getting dark, so we had to hurry up and do our work. Otherwise, what if someone else took over our work after a long night? Wouldn't that mean we were helping others?
No, this time the four of us go out together. I'll jump into the pit and dig, and you guys stay on top to defend and protect us. I don't believe that we can't find this treasure today.
After jumping into the two-meter-deep ice pit, I could already feel the resonance between the crystal and myself, which meant that we were very close to the crystal. This gave me great motivation to use the ice drill again. With a "puff" sound, water flooded over the bottom layer of ice and seeped to my feet. I dug through the ice layer!
Is the crystal under the water? I am so depressed. If I jump into such cold water to touch the crystal, I will die.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of running, "swish, swish, swish", and my skin was covered with goosebumps. This ghostly sound of stepping on the snow was approaching me quickly, and then I saw a black mass of something slam into the ice hole next to me with a "plop!"
"What went down!" I shouted, my legs went weak and I sat down on the ice next to me.
Lin Lin shouted in astonishment and disbelief: "It's that cat, it jumped down!"
I climbed to the mouth of the ice hole and yelled down, "Baby, can you do it? Are you going to die?"
Just as I was staring at the ice hole, there was another strange noise. With a "crash", the cub jumped out of the ice hole with a crystal in his mouth in a very handsome manner. He jumped into my arms and communicated with me with his mind: "Let me roast some fire quickly."
After the communication, it spit out the crystal stone as big as a duck egg in its mouth into my hand. I quickly took the crystal stone back to my own space, jumped out of the ice pit with the cub in my arms, and asked everyone to go to the tent next to us to warm up by the fire. I held the cub in my arms and put it close to the stove to try to warm it first.
But I found that it was not wet at all, it just wanted me to serve it. This stinky ass.
After everyone relaxed for a while, they decided to go back home first. Wouldn’t it be warmer at home and they could have something hot to eat?
I tucked the baby into the chest of my cotton-padded jacket and tried my best to convert my energy into heat to warm the baby.
Lin Lin and Xiao Bai packed up the tent and carried it together. I took the opportunity to put the ice drill into the space. Song Jue carried the stove. Song Jue was a shrewd guy who knew how to choose good jobs. However, the excavator had been completely frozen and scrapped, so let's just leave it here first. I couldn't put it into the space under the watchful eyes of everyone. I would secretly take it out in the second half of the night when no one was paying attention.
On the way back, we were very happy to have accomplished the purpose of our trip and obtained the crystal, which meant that our future life would be better. To put it bluntly, after all this trouble just to survive.
As we walked, I used my mind to ask my son, "How come you are so awesome that you can swim?"
The baby snorted proudly and answered me that it can create a protective shield around itself that is impervious to water and fire.
I sigh that your supernatural power is so awesome!
Zizi immediately replied that he was hungry and wanted to eat cat can.
This guy has done a great job, so I'll give it to you! I'll never let you down even if I sell everything I have, you'll have enough cans.
The cub snored contentedly and fell asleep again.
When we got home, we all gathered around the fire and roasted ourselves for half an hour before our stiff bodies began to ease. During that time, I also made everyone a cup of hot coffee.
Then when I carefully took out the crystal, I was surprised to find that this crystal was the same size as the one dug out from under our supermarket. The only difference was that it was more transparent and purer than the previous one, with no impurities inside. It was like a perfect crystal, emitting an intoxicating light.
I am very sure that the energy of this crystal is higher than that of my third-level crystal, and it should be at least fourth-level.
The third-level crystal in my bag is still changing color in my space. I don’t know if it still has energy to supply the next second-level energy user, so I just keep it as a backup.
According to our current experience, first- and second-order crystals can be eaten, while third-order crystals passively absorb energy. Although fourth-order crystals appear, it does not mean that any third-order psychic can obtain its energy.
However, the basic principle remains unchanged. Only people with third-order psychics can sense the energy of fourth-order crystals, and second-order psychics cannot upgrade across levels.
Currently, the ones who have advanced to the third level are me, sister Bian Hui, Lin Lin, and Song Jue.
Although grandpa has reached the third level, his physical condition and age cannot withstand the energy of the fourth level, so he is excluded.
Xiaobai and his sister have not reached the third level.
So who can level up depends on luck and strength, and we can feel that this crystal can only provide energy for two people.
At present, we hope that Bian Hui can absorb the energy of the crystal, because her role at this time is too huge. She can convert light energy into heat energy. By absorbing the phase change of sunlight, it is possible to raise the temperature of our entire building to a temperature that the human body can adapt to! Then no one will freeze to death.
Another thing everyone hopes that I can upgrade. If the items in my space can be upgraded to a higher level, everyone’s food will definitely be richer!
Lin Lin said that she didn't want to improve his vision for the time being, because she felt that her eyes were sometimes hurt by the light and her head also hurt.
Xiaobai said that he had run fast enough and didn't want to run faster because where could he run in this weather? He would freeze into an ice sculpture after running a lap.
Song Jue also said that his ability was sufficient for the time being.
But Bian Yue has just reached the third level, and her intelligence has not yet reached the point where she can fully control her own energy. It will take some time for her to master the third level abilities, so I tried to let the crystal be absorbed by Bian Hui and me at the same time!