Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 247: A Lot of Salt

Chapter 247: Chapter 247: A Lot of Salt

Both of them kept walking inward, and before they realized it, their damp clothes had dried, and they even started to sweat a thin layer.

The further they went inside, the stronger the smell of sulfur became, eventually making it somewhat difficult to breathe.

Despite this, they could only persist.

After wandering the dark passage for an unknown length of time, they finally saw a light ahead.

Li Wenli and Bai Junjun exchanged glances and slowly moved forward.

Unexpectedly, emerging from the underground passage, they found themselves in a vast field of sand and stones.

The so-called Underground River’s sluice had been shattered by a volcanic eruption years ago, the rushing river waters, though not sufficient to extinguish the volcano, played a certain role.

At least when the lava met the water, it cooled rapidly, so the lava didn’t spread far, and the ancient Fubo City escaped disaster as a result.

No one knew how many times the volcano had erupted over these thousand years; in any case, the water that had once covered the volcano now failed to rise above the level in the Underground River.

Apart from the grey-black ore particles, there were also many white crystals on this stretch of sand and stones.

Bai Junjun picked up a white crystal. With a gentle pinch at the tip, the crystal instantly turned into powder and fell to the ground in a fine and dense layer.

"It’s salt," Bai Junjun said, somewhat surprised.

Who would have thought that this volcano was also a massive salt field?

Seeing the expanse of white salt fields everywhere, Bai Junjun’s eyes lit up.

In ancient times, salt was a valuable commodity, but it was controlled by The Government, and ordinary people were not allowed to handle salt privately.

Even now, with the country in chaos, salt would definitely be in the hands of various lords.

However, Bai Junjun wasn’t afraid of those lords. If he could transport this salt out, whether selling it to The Government or the common people, he would make a fortune.

He might even become wealthy and prosperous through salt! Immediately, Bai Junjun began to think about what business to pursue once things settled down.

However, remembering that they had to swim back later, they could not transport this salt— even if they filled all their containers, it would at most be enough for their personal consumption. Becoming a salt merchant was out of the question.

Regretfully, Bai Junjun dumped the table salt from his hands, deciding to find another way out.

On the other side, Li Wenli was squatting on the ground, examining the ores.

All these ores were spewed from beneath the volcano, some black and slippery, while others glittered with a crystal-clear light.

Curious, Li Wenli picked up a shining stone. Using some force, he crushed the black part, leaving a pure pink diamond in his hand.

"?" Li Wenli was slightly surprised.

Volcanic eruptions do not produce diamonds, but it’s quite possible for diamond mines to appear around volcanoes.

Because diamonds are formed under high temperature and pressure, they usually remain deep underground, and some might be brought to the surface by the movement and eruption of magma. When the magma cooled, it turned into the type of "rough diamond" wrapped in other minerals that he held in his hand.

By stripping away these minerals, the core would be raw diamonds.

For people in The Apocalypse, jewels were not as valuable as guns and ammunition.

Thus, Li Wenli casually tossed the pink diamond to Bai Junjun.

Bai Junjun subconsciously caught it, looking at the thumb-sized pink diamond in his palm with some surprise.

"It seems there’s a diamond mining area nearby."

"So what, we can’t dig it out anyway," Wenli realistically remarked.

"Don’t you still have your Earth Series Abilities? Why don’t we try harder to restore it, then all the jewels and beautiful jade of this mountain range will be at your disposal."

Bai Junjun eagerly leaned closer, tempting him like a seductive emperor.