24: Chapter 24 Connecting the Dots?

Zheng Jing watched the halo in his mind, which was several times more intense than before, and dopamine rushed straight to his brain.

The sheer pleasure was comparable to that climactic shudder!

The size of the ball of light didn't seem as large as the one that appeared earlier, but its brightness was completely different.

This one shone more profoundly!

There was no need to think; the thing buried underneath was definitely more valuable than the silver block he had just dug up.

As for whether it was gold, Zheng Jing dared not guarantee it until he dug it out.

He subconsciously scanned his surroundings again and found that, apart from the rustling of the breeze through the weeds and the occasional bird call, the entire wilderness was extremely quiet!

His teammates were even further away from each other, and he couldn't even see a shadow of them.

Zheng Jing stopped dawdling, picked up his shovel, and began to dig, following the precise location given by the radar in his mind!

With the experience of digging up the silver block just now, his movements were much more skilled; he scraped away the topsoil and dug deep down.

The further down he went, the harder the soil became, and it was mixed with quite a few gravel fragments, so he couldn't use all his strength to dig, making it exceptionally strenuous.

There was no other way; Zheng Jing could only pry the soil and clear the mud bit by bit.

Digging and resting, he spent nearly an hour just to dig down to a depth of over sixty centimeters.

After pulling out a hard bluestone that was blocking his way, Zheng Jing's eyes suddenly spotted some fine, shiny particles at the bottom of the stone.

Mixed with the mud and stuck to the bluestone, they emitted a faint golden light.

At the same time, the position of that bright light ball in the radar in his mind shifted from underground to Zheng Jing's hand.

"That's it!"

Zheng Jing's heart jolted; he hurriedly lightened his movements and carefully brushed away the mud.

Sure enough, what he got in his hand was a small piece of natural gold nugget, visually estimated to be over a gram.

Even if one-third had to be deducted for refining, he would still genuinely be left with about a gram of pure gold!

Today's market price for gold is 1056 yuan per gram!

Based on this price, don't look at how small it is; it's worth over a thousand directly!

Thinking of this number, Zheng Jing's breathing instantly quickened, and his heart pounded.

Goodness gracious, just digging for a little while like this and he got over a thousand yuan?

You have to know that when he used to deliver food, he would work himself to the bone all day and only make two or three hundred yuan!

Not to mention being exposed to the wind, sun, and rain, and getting mistreated from time to time...

But now, just by digging up some gold sand, it was worth several days of work.

This income and sense of achievement were unimaginable!

Zheng Jing felt that digging up this gold nugget was even more satisfying than finding the old gold chain earlier or digging up silver dollars at the Temple of the God of Wealth!

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Zheng Jing did not show any abnormality on his face, but he was already overjoyed inside.

After being happy, he used the water bottle he carried with him to rinse the gold nugget.

Safely tucked away!

Zheng Jing discovered that he seemed to have a natural talent for being a sneaky player.

Long before entering the mountain, Zheng Jing had anticipated that his harvest would be much, much higher than others...

Adhering to the principle that one should not have the intention to harm others, but must have the intention to guard against them, he had prepared a backup plan in advance.

He had specially prepared a jacket with an inner lining and secretly sewed a small, sealed iron box into the lining, specifically for hiding particularly valuable metals like the gold nugget in his hand!

Carefully putting away the gold nugget, Zheng Jing tidied his clothes and, after confirming repeatedly that there were no flaws visible from the outside, nodded with satisfaction.

Having dug so deep in a row, Zheng Jing, after stowing away the gold nugget, felt his energy deflate and immediately felt sore all over.

Digging pits and Gold Panning might sound simple, but it was truly exhausting.

He casually placed the metal detector on the edge of the pit and sat directly on a stone nearby, gasping for air.

Picking up his water bottle, he took a few big gulps, and Zheng Jing felt much better.

He screwed the cap back on, put the water bottle back on his back, but his arm accidentally brushed against the metal detector placed on the edge of the pit.

With a rumble, the metal detector rolled directly into the bottom of the pit where Zheng Jing had just dug out the gold nugget.

Zheng Jing subconsciously cursed: "Damn it!"

Just as he was about to jump down to retrieve the instrument, the next second, the detector that had fallen to the bottom of the pit suddenly began to beep rapidly.

What's going on?

Zheng Jing was stunned; could there still be gold or silver underneath?