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    At this time, Feng Shijie also stopped searching. Hearing Lu Wan's words, he smiled bitterly and said, "Captain, although the gallbladder is not valuable, it is accompanied by something very valuable, so I would like to see if I can find it."  Come out, but this requires professional knowledge. Although I know a little bit, I am still half jealous, so I can¡¯t find it at all. It seems that I can only report it to the association and let them find someone to come here to explore."

    "Very valuable?" Lu Wan and the others' eyes lit up after hearing this, "What on earth is it?"

    Seeing everyone looking at him, Feng Shijie showed a proud smile and said: "Gall alum is also called copper alum. Wherever there is gall alum in the wild, there will usually be copper mines. Look at this in my hand. Short  I was able to find so many in just a short time, which means that the copper mine is nearby, maybe even under our feet. Unfortunately, I only have a superficial knowledge of this aspect, so I can't judge the location of the copper mine.  , and I don¡¯t know what its reserves are?¡±

    Hearing that there was probably a copper mine under their feet, Lu Wan and others were very excited at first.  The Central Plains Dynasty had made copper into money very early, so copper was actually equal to money in people's eyes. Although Feng Shijie could not find the location of the copper mine for the time being, this did not hinder this great discovery.  Report the news that there is a copper mine here, and the rest is the association's business, and once it is determined that there is mining value here, they will receive a considerable reward.

    On the first day they landed on the big island, Lu Wan and the others failed to reach the place where gold was produced, but unexpectedly discovered a possible copper mine. Although they didn't know whether it had mining value, it was enough to make everyone feel happy.  Feeling inspired.  After all, no matter whether this copper mine really exists or not, for them.  This is an excellent sign.

    That night, the crew washed and cut the prey into pieces.  Coupled with the stew of some edible wild vegetables picked by Duoya, although the cooking method is very rough, because all the ingredients are very fresh, the taste is not bad, especially for Lu Wan and others who have been on the ship for a long time.  People are a very rare delicacy.

    It is also worth mentioning that the prey that Lu Wan and the others caught the most was the big gray bird, whose meat was very delicious.  Whether it's grilled or cooked in soup, it tastes good, much better than chicken.  And according to Duo Ya, when their tribe came to the big island, they mainly hunted this big bird called Lumodo. However, Lu Wan felt that the bird's native name was too difficult to pronounce, so he simply gave it to it casually.  I gave it a Chinese name and called it Gray Crane. Anyway, this kind of bird except for its color and head.  In other respects it does look very similar to a crane.

    Although the name Gray Crane was randomly chosen by Lu Wan, it was indeed a misnomer, because the big gray bird they eat is indeed a type of crane.  There are only some minor differences in color and other aspects, but in later generations, it also had a name.  It's called the Australian Crane, the same as the kangaroo and the platypus.  They are all creatures unique to Australia, that is to say.  Where Lu Wan and the others are now is Australia in later generations.

    After walking for nearly a day, everyone was very tired, so after dinner, most people went to rest. However, Lu Wan did not forget to arrange for someone to stay on duty at night, because according to Duoya, there would be some  Ferocious beasts are out there, and when you're near the water, you have to worry about sneak attacks from crocodiles.

    Speaking of the crocodiles on this big island, Lu Wan felt his scalp numb. Ever since they landed, they had been attacked by crocodiles. It is said that such huge beasts usually live near the water. As long as they  If they didn't get close, there would be no danger, but the place where they landed was densely covered with rivers and lakes. Sometimes they had to pass between two lakes, so the crocodiles they encountered along the way were  There are quite a few.

    Fortunately, Duoya, the guide, was here. She warned them early, so the crew was very careful. No one was injured along the way. They even killed two smaller crocodiles for dinner. The meat was more delicious than the gray crane.  , tastes a bit like soft-shelled turtles, but unfortunately they are too ferocious and not easy to hunt. Otherwise, we could hunt more and make cans to take home and give away.

    After a night's rest, the crew recovered the energy they had spent yesterday. They heated up the remaining broth from yesterday. Then Lu Wan ate some hastily and urged the crew to continue on their way.  However, an incident occurred during breakfast. Two younger crew members didn¡¯t want to eat yesterday¡¯s leftovers, so they ran to the grass by the lake to touch the gray crane¡¯s eggs. At this time, it was the gray crane¡¯s eggs.  It was the breeding season, so in a short time, these two boys picked up two large bags of bird eggs.

    However, after the two young crew members were discovered by Doya, she was very angry and even quarreled loudly with each other. Fortunately, there was a language barrier between the two parties, so the quarrel did not continue.  Later, through Liu Kata¡¯s translation, Lu Wan and the others found out,Although the Moli tribe hunts gray cranes and other animals, they only hunt adult animals. They do not hunt immature animals or animals in the breeding period, let alone eat the eggs of birds.

    Moreover, the reason why Moli tribe lives on Sunset Island now is because the gray cranes, which are the main food source of the tribe, are in the breeding period and are not suitable for hunting. Therefore, they have to live on the island until after February of the lunar calendar, and then  Only then will he return to the big island to hunt gray cranes.  Ordinarily, Duoya didn't want Lu Wan and the others to hunt gray cranes yesterday, but Lu Wan and the others were guests, and the number they hunted was not large, so there was no need for Duoya to prevent it, but now he saw that the crew even had bird eggs.  She wouldn't let it go, which forced her to come out and stop it.

    Hearing Duoya's reason for stopping them, the two young crew members were a little dissatisfied. However, after hearing this, Lu Wan felt that it was understandable. Duoya and the others actually had the same idea in the Central Plains. To put it bluntly, it was actually a matter of not consuming all the water, so that these animals could  Generations of reproduction can also provide them with endless food.

    Thinking of this, Lu Wan stepped forward to stop other crew members from looking for eggs. As for the two young crew members who had brought them back, they could not send them back, so they simply asked the cook to make egg soup. Although Doya was not happy about this  , but there was no objection.  The crew also knew that Doya would need help in finding the gold mine, so they didn't take it seriously.

    Today's journey is almost a repeat of yesterday. The grass is as tall as one person and you can't see what's ahead, and there is no way to go. Fortunately, Duoya judged the direction based on the lakes and rivers, and Lu Wan brought him with him.  Compass, so don¡¯t worry about getting lost.  It was not until noon that they finally walked through the grass and came to the foot of a low mountain.

    This hill is full of rocks and lacks soil for plant growth, so there is not much vegetation on the hill. There are only bushes here and there. There are obviously fewer weeds, and the grass is not as lush as the grass on the flat land.  , all looked malnourished.

    Lu Wan and the others followed Duoya up one of the hills. There was a small river flowing down the hill. They walked up the river bank until they reached the halfway point of the mountain when they saw a huge cave. The entire cave entrance was more than two feet long.  It's so high that it's so dark inside that you can't see clearly. In front of the cave entrance, there is a flat ground made of gravel, about the size of two basketball courts. There are also some traces of human activities on the ground. It seems that this cave  It had been lived in before.

    After Doya saw the cave, she seemed very happy. She ran into the cave with her boomerang and checked it. As a result, except for the feces of several animals, there were no animals that regarded this place as their nest.  This made Duo Ya very happy and asked Lu Wan and the others to hurry up and clean the cave. This is where they will stay tonight.

    Seeing that Doya seemed very familiar with the cave, Liu Kata asked Doya, what is this cave used for?  As a result, Duoya told him that this cave was the residence of their Moli tribe on the big island. Whenever they came to live on the big island, the whole clan would live here, and Duoya was originally born here.  , so this cave is her home for her.

    After listening to Doya¡¯s words, Liu Kata nodded with understanding.  At this time, Lu Wan also came over and asked Doya: "Doya, is this where you found the gold?"

    After hearing this, Duoya shook his head and said: "No, this is where we live, and the place where gold was found is not far from us. We only need to climb over this hill. There is a canyon on that part of the mountain. In the valley  There is a big river, and it was on the bank of the river that I found the gold!¡±

    Hearing that he still had to climb this hill, Lu Wan couldn't help but asked anxiously: "Since it's still so far away, why don't we continue on our way until we can rest in the valley? It's too far to live here."

    However, Lu Wan's words did not convince Duoya, and she still insisted on living in the cave, because according to her description, although the valley was not far away, there were a group of ferocious wild dogs living in the valley. During the day, it was nothing, but when they arrived  At night, they come out to hunt, which is very dangerous, so they must not live in the valley.

    Since Duoya said so, Lu Wan had no choice but to obey. After all, he was the guide. Thanks to Duoya's presence along the way, otherwise they really didn't know how many people would die?

    It happened to be time for lunch. Everyone tidied up the cave briefly, and then fetched water from the river in front of the cave for cooking. It was noon now, and there was no prey on the hill, so they had all the food they could eat.  It's dry food brought from the ship.  After a simple meal, because it was still early, Lu Wan left a few people to guard the cave. The others followed Duoya to check out the canyon in the back mountain and try their luck, because they heard Duoya say  , you are likely to see a whole piece of gold in the canyon.
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