Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1181: Dragon Vein

Chapter 1181: Dragon Vein

Yang Xinxin said, "They have their methods, and we have our preparations."

"If the underground is mainly mineral resources, perhaps we can consider building the plank road in the open while secretly crossing the Chencang Pass."

Zhang Yi vaguely understood some of Yang Xinxin's meaning.

"Are you saying... we should also secretly do something?"

Yang Xinxin nodded, a playful smile curling at the corner of her mouth within the Shadow Space.

"Big brother, don't forget what your main job is. Just show them what you're best at!"

Zhang Yi excelled in two areas.

One aspect wasn't very convenient to casually show off to others.

But the other aspect, he didn't mind letting people know about at all.

That aspect was naturally the terrifying capacity for storing materials that came with his spatial ability!

He understood Yang Xinxin's words now.

A slightly wicked smile also appeared on his lips.

Since there was this opportunity to enter the underground Elemental Stone vein, then given his personality, of course he wouldn't miss such a great chance.

While fighting, explore the main veins of the Elemental Stone deposits extensively, and then collect large quantities of the Elemental Stone ore before making a quick exit.

After all, when the battle starts, damaging some ore veins would be a very normal occurrence.

To avoid waste, collecting a portion of the Elemental Stone ore veins was perfectly reasonable, right?

"Alright, we'll do it that way when the time comes."

Lu Keran came over, holding an instrument in her hand. She said to Zhang Yi,

"Big brother, I have a detection instrument here that can sense Elemental Stone reactions. I can help you locate large concentrations of Elemental Stones when the time comes."

Back when Zhang Yi went to Blizzard City, he had asked Zhu Zheng for a fragment of Elemental Stone for research.

Following Yang Xinxin's suggestion, Lu Keran had invented this instrument.

Zhang Yi couldn't help but laugh. These two girls, after spending so much time with him, were becoming more and more like him.

They really had to gain some advantage wherever they went.

So while others were still thinking about how to kill the Ground Centipedes, Zhang Yi was already making his own little calculations in his mind.

No matter the outcome this time, he definitely wouldn't come out at a loss.

The train traveled for half an hour, finally arriving at its destination within the Qinling Mountains—Wuyou Valley.

"Hummm!!"

The train emitted a dull sound, stopping midway along the tracks.

Through the train windows, Zhang Yi and the others could see a massive mountain range ahead.

The railway had been completely destroyed midway, and the terrain was a mess. The entire land looked like a napkin that had been crumpled forcefully.

It was easy to imagine that a fierce battle had taken place here not long ago.

"Let's go, be careful!"

Zhang Yi said calmly, then took the lead in stepping off the train.

The others followed behind Zhang Yi one by one. Speaking of the group, the Jiangnan Region actually had the smallest number of main force personnel present this time, and they also appeared to have the least prestige.

After all, the other regions had brought official Guard superhumans, while among the people from the Jiangnan Region, only Deng Shentong was formally affiliated with the authorities.

The others were all members of Zhang Yi's team.

Especially when Old You and Fatty Xu appeared on the battlefield, it attracted a lot of private discussion and even quiet laughter from many.

Zhang Yi didn't care about that at all.

His presence here was what mattered most. As for the others, this operation was mainly to help contain the large numbers of Ground Centipede swarms and to give them a chance to gain experience.

Zong Yue and the others got off the train and walked to the front of the locomotive.

Han Shanzuo looked around. The terrain here was very strange, utterly ruined, but he didn't see any valley-like existence.

He asked, "Brother Zhen Yuanzi, where's that bottomless abyss you mentioned?"

Zong Yue raised his right hand. Powerful superhuman energy manifested around his body, condensing into a set of translucent armor.

"Right here!"

As soon as his words fell, the superhuman energy also began to transfer to the others present.

Zhang Yi and the others didn't resist this harmless power. Soon, a similarly thick layer of orange-yellow armor covered their bodies as well.

A sense of solidity surfaced in Zhang Yi's heart.

He glanced at his arm. That energy looked very thick and heavy, but it didn't cause any sense of sluggishness hindering movement, and he couldn't even feel its weight.

He hadn't expected that Zong Yue's ability could actually bestow group defense.

"Prepare for battle! When I open the Abyss Gate, the battle can begin at any moment!"

After speaking, Zong Yue turned and walked in a southwest direction.

Under everyone's astonished gazes, his hands quickly pressed together, and a powerful surge of energy erupted from his body.

His feet stood as firm as Mount Tai upon the earth.

The next moment, it was like a mountain collapsing!

The earth shook violently. The veins of the land within a radius of ten li began to twist and writhe bizarrely like giant subterranean pythons.

Zhang Yi and the others all had to stabilize their stances to avoid falling.

"Boom!!"

In front of Zong Yue, the earth emitted an ear-splitting roar, then actually split open from the middle, revealing a fissure over a thousand meters long. Countless rocks and soil mixed with snow tumbled down.

Directly below, a pitch-black abyss was exposed.

Zhang Yi glanced toward it and couldn't even see the bottom—only endless darkness.

According to information provided by the Shengjing Region, this was a natural abyss formed after the earth cracked during the Apocalypse.

Its depth already exceeded 15,000 meters, and explorers couldn't venture deeper to investigate, so no one knew exactly how deep it was or where it ultimately led.

And the Elemental Stone veins began to be discovered starting from 5,000 meters underground.

The earth slowly parted to both sides. After more than ten seconds, it revealed an irregular, massive pit with a diameter reaching over a thousand meters!

Everyone seeing this for the first time felt deeply shocked by the sight before them.

Because just looking at it gave one a sense of fear, as if about to be devoured by the darkness.

Fatty Xu swallowed hard.

"That's one huge pit!"

Zhang Yi also frowned. "An abyss like this... was it really formed naturally?"

He couldn't help but think of the abyss on Star Island.

For some reason, he always felt these two places shared certain similarities.

But they weren't completely identical either.

The Star Island abyss gave him a feeling of evil and darkness.

But this abyss made him feel majestic, vast, and awe-inspiring.

"The Dragon Vein of Huaxia... is there really a dragon within it?"

Zhang Yi murmured to himself.

Hearing this, the people around couldn't help but laugh.

"Whether there's a dragon or not, I don't know, but there are definitely giant centipedes."

Li Changgong said lightly.

Han Shanzuo said bluntly, "Maybe people in the past had poor eyesight. When they saw a giant centipede, they thought it was a dragon!"

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