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Chapter 39 The Master's Learning

We still dine in the wild, but the hot pot was replaced by barbecue, but Huazhenxing felt much more comfortable than in the secret realm last night.Last night's experience of always being anxious, but not knowing what to be afraid of, was really bad.Huazhenhang is still hunting an adult male antelope today, and the meat is enough for the two of them to eat, and there is still a lot left.

Hua Zhenxing also carefully roasted the rest of the meat and put it in his backpack.After eating and drinking, Ding Qi did not rest, and stood up with a long stick and said, "Before I came, Mr. Feng made a bet with me. He said that you would not be willing to spend your time and energy on that party. in the world."

Hua Zhenxing: "Oh, what else did Mr. Feng say?"

Ding Qi: "You are the descendant of those three old guys, not the descendant of those three old guys, so you are the descendant of those three old guys."

Hua Zhenxing: "It sounds a bit confusing, are you chanting?"

Ding Qi was amused again: "I didn't say this, but it was really like reciting Buddhist scriptures."

Hua Zhenxing: "You are very knowledgeable, please explain it to me."

Ding Qi: "Let's talk about that senior Ke Mengchao. He has been teaching you some truths. Try summarizing it in a few sentences."

Hua Zhenxing pondered: "He taught me to be a good person, and he also talked about why and how to be a good person, and what the standard of being a good person is."

Ding Qi said with emotion: "The Master's Learning is precious, timeless, and practical in any era. It is a good medicine, but it is difficult to cure those terminal illnesses. Let me ask you, there are so many gangs in Fesuo Port. , are there any good people in the gang?"

Hua Zhenxing didn't answer for a while, but Ding Qi asked himself and answered: "Maybe there is, someone may still have a conscience and a good personal cultivation, but this will not solve the fundamental problem, but will add to the inner conflict, making it feel painful and peaceful. anxiety.

The real solution is to create another order, one that doesn't need and doesn't allow gangsters to exist.But then again, no matter what kind of order, self-cultivation and consensus are equally important, otherwise where would the order come from? "

Hua Zhenxing: "What you said makes sense, that's what I think!"

Ding Qi: "So you are the heir of Master Ke, not the heir of Master Ke, but the real heir.

Hua Zhenxing: "Actually, Master Ke also knows."

Ding Qi: "After witnessing so much, of course Senior Ke already understands... Besides, Senior Yang, you were raised by him, right? He is not as meddlesome as you are. The gold in the secret realm, if there is any Safe way, you really want to take it out, don't you?"

Hua Zhenxing: "I'm not greedy for money. If I take it out, I can do a lot of things."

Ding Qi didn't seem to want to continue this topic, and said, "Mr. Feng also made a bet with me."

Hua Zhenxing: "What bet?"

Ding Qi: "He said I couldn't abduct you."

Hua Zhenxing: "You didn't want to kidnap me either..." When he was talking, he thought of Rochard inexplicably. Rochard once really wanted to take him to the United States, but it was a bit inappropriate to say 'abduct'. The people are obviously well-intentioned.

Ding Qi: "Since you have come here, I have to teach you something. I will teach you a set of stick skills. I think your skills are very good, and it should be easy to learn."

Hua Zhenxing was really interested and asked, "What kind of stick technique?"

Ding Qi: "The name of this set of sticks is very domineering. It's called 'Heaven and Earth Spirit Rhinoceros Stick'. Of course, there is also a simpler name, it's called 'Five-style sticks'. I'll show you."

Hua Zhenxing's kung fu was learned from the old man Yang since he was a child, and the old man Yang's stick skills are already superb.But Hua Zhenxing still studied very seriously and watched Ding Qi's demonstration and explanation with all his attention.

This set of sticks is not a routine, but a five-style combat technique, so it was demonstrated more than once. Ding Qi repeatedly talked about various force and application skills. It took more than an hour to basically finish the seemingly simple five-style. .Hua Zhenxing could see that this teacher Ding was definitely not someone who practiced martial arts since childhood, and many of his movements were not well done.

If he was asked to carry a stick and start a fight with Ding Qi, it would be impossible to beat. Didn't you see that Mr. Ding dug such a long tunnel into the rock just now?But in terms of stick technique itself, Ding Qi may not have practiced as well as him.But Hua Zhenxing was still nodding, and he understood the core of the five-style stick technique.

Pointing, dialing, collapsing, smashing, and sweeping, in the name of "stick strike", in fact, swords, spears, swords, and even a brick can be copied by hand.After Ding Qi's demonstration and explanation, Hua Zhenxing hurriedly said, "Mr. Ding, are you tired today? Hurry up and sit down and take a rest and drink some water!"

Ding Qi smiled and shook his head: "I know my kung fu is unprofessional, but the essence of this five-style stick technique is not there. Its skills can be used for all kinds of guys, even a chopstick, a bunch of keys, a A toothpick can solve problems in certain situations... If you can make a brick, you don't need to use an iron sand palm, you just understand the meaning."

Hua Zhenxing nodded and said: "I understand, gentlemen are good at things! In fact, I still prefer to use guns, and grenades are also fine. When there is no gun, I can use whatever guy I can."

Ding Qi: "What else do you understand?"

Hua Zhenxing: "Mine still depends on excavators. You can't expect an expert like you to dig holes in rock formations. Your skills are not used for this."

Ding Qi: "You are so funny! I have held this long stick in my hand for so long, and it is extraordinary now, so I will leave it to you as a souvenir. I also leave this horn stick to you. Now, don't refuse, I didn't want to take it away anyway.

The way to open and control that secret realm is in this horned staff, and one day you will be able to decipher it.You know what you really want at a young age, and you can make choices, which is great!But when you grow up, you may want it all. "

Hua Zhenxing didn't refuse any more, took the horn stick and put it in his backpack, then took out a bunch of things from the backpack and said, "Mr. Ding, I have nothing else to thank you, this [-] meters of gold is just a little thought, Please accept it!"

Although Huazhenhang was raised by old man Yang, most of the people he contacts are local residents of Fesuo Port, so he does not think it is rude to give money directly. This is the best and most direct way to thank the local people. .

He could not have taken out so much, such as keeping two or thirty thousand for himself, but with Dingqi's ability, of course, he knew how much money was in his backpack without looking at it, so he didn't have to be so rude, and took it all out. Show sincerity.The value of Teacher Ding's guidance should be far more than [-] meters of gold, and Huazhenxing can only give as much as he can.

The money that Rochard sent at Merry Airport a few days ago, he planned to give it away without a cent.

This time, it was Ding Qi's turn to be a little confused. After watching him for a long time, he suddenly laughed out loud. He reached out and picked up a stack and said, "Thank you for your kindness. All kinds of expenses. From what you said just now, tens of thousands of meters of gold can buy a large piece of wilderness here, and you can keep the rest of the enclosure... If it's not enough, there are gold mines here!"

"There is news of a gold mine here. I also ask Teacher Ding to keep it secret for the time being. If it leaks out, there will be serious danger. Not only will the downstream area be completely destroyed and uninhabitable, but I don't know how many people will die because of it." The old man's voice, turned around and looked, Yang Tehong, Mo Shangtong, and Ke Mengchao all appeared and walked over from the night.

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There are the largest gold mines in the world and countless small gold mines on the Black Desolate Continent.There are also many places in the country where gold can be mined, but most of the deposits are small in scale and scattered in resources, and have no value for large-scale mining.Every rainy season, many people pan for gold in the riverbed containing gold deposits.

The simplest process is sieving and precipitation. In the process of scouring and scouring, the sand and gravel are stratified by gravity, and the gold particles will sink to the bottom, and then collected, heated and melted to remove impurities, and rough gold nuggets will be obtained.A slightly larger scale of gold mining requires not only water, but also a large amount of mercury.

The basic principle is to use the density to sink the gold particles into the mercury liquid, then form a gold-mercury compound, and then heat the gold-mercury compound to recover the mercury to obtain gold with high purity.The production process not only produces highly toxic mercury vapor, but also releases a large amount of toxic substances into the surrounding environment if the discharge process is not careful.

This would result in excessive levels of mercury in the soil, including vegetation, in that large area, and both humans and animals could be poisoned by exposure to or consumption of it.The consequences of mercury poisoning are very serious and can lead to various chronic diseases and even death.Mercury will also slowly accumulate in the body, unknowingly it will sink deep, making people lose the ability to work, causing deformities in babies...

Mercury is also used in modern large-scale industrial alchemy, but with strict environmentally friendly recycling processes.Even so, various pollution incidents still occur from time to time, not to mention places like Fesso Port in the country of several miles.The local alchemy with mercury is basically open, and the pollution is completely unchecked and impossible to control.

Almost all the laborers on the gold panning sites suffer from chronic mercury poisoning, which causes many deaths every year. In the areas contaminated by mercury, many babies are born with deformities or suffer from chronic diseases.Of course, mercury-free technology can also be used in modern gold production, which requires higher production management and process capabilities, so don't think about it in this place.

The place where Ding Qi and Hua Zhenxing discovered the gold mine is halfway up the hillside northwest of Fesuo Port, with the prairie below.There is no river in this place. If large-scale water is needed, water can only be diverted from the upper Fesso River from higher, or the ore is transported to the place where there is a water source below.

The larger the mining scale, the greater the amount of mercury pollution. It is necessary to pay attention to the special geographical location here. During the rainy season, the water flow will carry pollutants far below, and even spread across the entire grassland and in various low-lying water pools. settlement.If the gold mine is big enough, the contamination will be wide enough.

Toxic compounds enter plants through water and soil, and then travel through the food chain to animals and humans for slow accumulation.Moreover, once mercury pollution is formed, it is very difficult to remove it, and it will destroy this large area.

The trouble doesn't stop there. If a large gold mine is discovered here, it will cause fierce conflicts between all parties, and bloodshed will continue to occur.In addition, the harsh mining environment will also lead to a large number of casualties. These do not require assumptions and predictions, which are things that happen every day in the real black continent.

If this gold mine is by a river, it may only pollute a river, but at this location, as long as it is large enough, it will not only pollute the entire wasteland, but also bring a series of conflicts and disasters.It is best not to reveal this secret until there is no ability to ensure that this gold mine is safely and orderly mined.

These are the things the three old men told Ding Qi and Hua Zhenxing, and told them to keep it a secret. If they just want to dig some gold here, of course it doesn't matter, but they can't leak the news.Finally, the old man Yang deliberately said: "Mr. Ding, you found this gold mine with great difficulty. If you want to buy this barren mountain, we can also help."

Ding Qi quickly waved his hand and said, "I'm just here today to investigate the secret realm, and then help Xiaohua to find out if there is a gold mine outside, but I just dug a tunnel and found a few grains of natural gold. No one knows the scale of this mine. I'm not interested in how big it is, so let Xiaohua figure it out."

(End of this chapter)