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Chapter 17 Continuous Promotion
The next morning, at daybreak, Geng Xuan once again came to this small world formed by the turbid water curtain.

Arriving at the entrance, Geng Xuan placed two packages, one large and one small, on the ground.

The larger package made a dull thud when it landed, as well as the distinct crisp sound of metal colliding.

Just from the sound, you can tell that it is extremely heavy.

Geng Xuan opened the package, only to find a bag full of iron rods of various sizes and specifications, some solid, some hollow, and some with small holes on them. In addition, there were six iron wheels made of solid material and with a diameter of sixty to seventy centimeters.

There are also many common iron tools that are also made of very solid materials, such as hammers, shovels, spades, and chisels.

Finally, there was a pile of neatly stacked wooden planks at the bottom of the package.

Geng Xuan squatted down, took out the iron rods of different specifications, and quickly put them together according to the drawing in his mind.

As early as the night he traveled through time, he mastered the art of walking on the ground and dug a ten-meter-deep and nearly twenty-meter-long cave with his bare hands in a very short period of time. An ambitious plan came to Geng Xuan's mind.

Because of his extreme insecurity, Geng Xuan was always worried that he would be like his predecessor and have someone break into his house while he was sleeping.

So, the idea of building a safe house underground came naturally.

Going a step further, Geng Xuan felt that there should be an underground escape passage.

For him who has mastered the art of walking on the earth, this is not just a fantasy. It can even be said that this is the value of the art of walking on the earth.

With this in mind, Geng Xuan first perfected his plan in his mind, and went out to the market at dawn to buy what he had planned.

While perfecting the rough concept, Geng Xuan discovered that the biggest difficulty was not the project itself, but the large amount of waste soil that would be generated in a short period of time and would be difficult to dispose of and even more difficult to conceal.

For this reason, the original idea of hiding in the basement of the house and carrying out concealed construction when there was free time was abandoned.

If this project is to proceed, the first thing to do is to come up with a plan to quickly and covertly dispose of the large amount of waste soil that is continuously generated.

Finally, combining the memories of his previous life, Geng Xuan thought of this turbid river with a huge amount of silt in summer and autumn. It would be most convenient to use it as a cover, and this river section with a drop of ten meters perfectly met his needs.

The biggest disadvantage is that it is more than 500 meters away from home in a straight line.

At this point, Geng Xuan's thoughts became clearer and clearer.

It becomes very necessary to make a simple one that can quickly transport the spoil to the disposal site.

At this moment, with Geng Xuan's quick assembly, the outline of a cart quickly took shape.

After entering the market, Geng Xuan quickly discovered that there were many ironware shops, and the quality of their products was very good.

They can make both daily ironware and standard swords. Some old masters who treat their swords like treasures of their shop can even customize them precisely according to customer needs.

After determining the quality of these ironware shops, Geng Xuan placed orders with several of them and received all the finished products on the same day.

Because of the accident of a "dog thief" breaking into the house that day, and the strange behavior of his neighbor Chen Rongshan, Li Fangzhu's temptation made him temporarily give up the idea of causing trouble and decide to be quiet for a while.

Now, all the leading figures in the market, such as Lord Li, were attracted by everything that happened in the market. Geng Xuan had just completed the introduction to tidal breathing and his strength had reached a new level. It was a good time to make some trouble.

After a while, a two-wheeled vehicle that looked very similar to a construction cart, but with a much larger length, width and height, was assembled.

Soon, the second and third cars were completed.

Geng Xuan tried them one by one, and then used iron bolts to string all three together.

"Well, there are a lot of small problems, but it's enough to last."

Geng Xuan didn't expect this thing he made so casually to be really easy to use. It was good enough that it could be used.

After assembling the most important tools, Geng Xuan unpacked another package, sat casually on the ground, picked up a piece of meat pie and started eating.

In this package, Geng Xuan packed enough dry food for himself for a day, as well as plenty of water, and a jar of tiger bone, deer ginseng wine.

The dry food was obtained through the "group purchase" channel of Changpingfang. Hunting teams from the party often went into Chiwu Mountain and would stay there for several days or even more than ten days. Changpingfang had rich experience in this regard. The dry food was not only portable, but also had to take into account the taste and the intense consumption.

Geng Xuan has made up his mind that for the next period of time, except for going back every night to rest and maintain his presence, he will live here all the time.

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After everything was ready, Geng Xuan started today's high-intensity output.

In order to better utilize his soil identification ability and improve efficiency, Geng Xuan specially prepared several oil lamps, which would allow him to be more targeted in every move.

In addition, his Earth Walking Technique had been upgraded to a minor level, which gave Geng Xuan more experience and a deeper understanding of digging.

This has significantly increased Geng Xuan's excavation speed today compared to yesterday, with an average progress of four meters per hour.

At the end of the day, Geng Xuan had pushed the passage forward a full fifty meters while keeping the height and width specifications basically unchanged.

Including yesterday's results, the total length of the channel has exceeded 60 meters.

Standing in the deepest part of the passage, the rumbling sound of the river became smaller and smaller, and Geng Xuan felt as if he was the only one in the world.

That day, in addition to digging with his bare hands using the technique of earth walking, Geng Xuan also tried digging with the help of different tools, but the results were not very good.

When he took out a carefully prepared "secret weapon", a pair of iron gloves, he realized more and more the power of "Earth Walking Technique".

You know, the silver spent just to customize this pair of iron gloves exceeded the total of all other items.

But when he put on the iron gloves, the most vivid feeling was that the "Earth Walking Technique" seemed to be completely sealed.

He can only use his powerful ability to identify the soil and a pair of iron hands to rush in and act recklessly.

These were failed attempts, which made Geng Xuan give up the idea of using tools to improve efficiency and just use his bare hands to do the work of moving mountains. The next day, the passage was advanced another 40 meters, and the total length of the passage exceeded 100 meters.

The reason why the progress has decreased instead of increased is not because the efficiency of manual excavation has decreased, but because the working face is getting farther and farther away from the tunnel entrance, and a lot of time is consumed in the frequent round-trip transportation of abandoned soil.

In terms of excavation efficiency alone, there has actually been an improvement, because with high-intensity use, the Earth Walking Technique, Iron Sand Palm, Iron Skin Skill, and Tidal Breathing Technique work together more smoothly and naturally.

Geng Xuan gradually realized that his current behavior could be regarded as a unique and extremely intense way of training.

Every link is making the most of his limited strength, limited skills, and limited physical fitness.

Geng Xuan could even feel that his physical fitness was improving slowly and steadily, but the price he paid was that his consumption of tiger bone, deer ginseng wine was also increasing.

After two days of adaptation, Geng Xuan returned home that day. After restoring his physical condition to the best, he once again used up twelve points of his luck to advance his Earth Walking Technique to the next level, from minor success to major success.

【Lucky: 55
Earth Walking (Great) +】

This upgrade has further increased Geng Xuan's "ground travel" efficiency. Just in terms of the channel digging speed, it has increased from four meters per hour to six meters per hour.

However, throughout the day, the passage only advanced 42 meters in total.

Just because the working face is getting farther and farther away from the tunnel entrance, the time spent on the round trip is increasing.

In addition to the improvement in digging ability, the advancement of the earth-walking technique this time also brought many mysterious changes.

Among them, Geng Xuan's greatest feeling is that as long as the initial position and height are determined, even if he is deep in the earth and in an absolutely claustrophobic environment, he can accurately judge whether the direction of his excavation has deviated and how many meters away he is from the ground.

The next day, which was the fifth day that Geng Xuan dug the hole with his bare hands, the passage advanced another thirty-six meters.

Since then, the tunnel has been excavated forward 180 meters.

On the same day, Geng Xuan made subtle adjustments to the excavation direction to ensure that the direction and even the depth of the channel excavation did not deviate.

That night, Geng Xuan, who had completely mastered the Iron Sand Palm to the great perfection realm, chose to consume eight points of luck to raise the realm of the Iron Sand Palm to a higher level, reaching the master level.

【Lucky: 47
Iron Sand Palm (Master)】

Seeing that his luck, which was originally as high as 80 points, had been consumed by nearly half, Geng Xuan's attention was more focused on the changes in the "Iron Sand Palm".

After reaching the master level of Iron Sand Palm, there is no more sign of further improvement.

Does this mean that my practice and mastery of Iron Sand Palm has reached its peak, and that Master is the limit that this skill can reach?

From then on, there was no more improvement or advancement in the art of Iron Sand Palm.

The improvement of Iron Sand Palm has given even greater effect to the Earth Walking Technique which has already reached the highest level of perfection.

The excavation speed increased from six meters to eight meters per hour.

However, the depth of this channel once again decreased instead of increased, from 36 meters before the iron sand palm was lifted to 32 meters.

Besides the fact that each round trip to dump soil takes longer and longer, there is another reason.

air.

At this moment, Geng Xuan had pushed the passage forward more than two hundred meters with his bare hands.

The project of extending the passage all the way to my home is already half completed.

But at this moment, Geng Xuan finally felt the difficulty in breathing.

Then I felt a slight headache and my whole mental state declined significantly.

The most convenient solution to this problem is to create some air holes nearby that can communicate with the ground.

But this simplest solution was abandoned by Geng Xuan at the first opportunity.

The most important thing about this underground passage is concealment. Any operation that may increase the risk of exposure is not allowed. The closer the operation is to the surface, the more cautious it needs to be.

Then Geng Xuan thought of the way to deal with this problem in his previous life. He first extended a pipe from outside the cave to the innermost end of the passage, and then used a blower to continuously deliver fresh air into the passage.

Unfortunately, this method is even less realistic.

Since the problem cannot be solved from the outside, we can only look within.

So that evening, Geng Xuan used up another six points of luck and advanced his Tidal Breathing Method, which he had been practicing for six days, to a higher level, bringing it to a small level of success.

【Lucky: 41
Tidal Breathing (Small Success)+
Iron Sheet Kung Fu (Great)+
Earthwalk (Great)+
Circumcision (minor success)+
Iron Sand Palm (Master)】

The next day, just after daybreak, when Geng Xuan was about to go to "work", he saw two people coming out of the yard opposite him, carrying packages in their hands. They were Chen Rongshan and his son Chen Zheng.

Geng Xuan asked in surprise: "Uncle Chen, Brother Chen, where are you going?"

In response to his greeting, Chen Zheng just nodded at him as a greeting.

Chen Rongshan smiled and replied, "I'll take him to the martial arts hall."

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and said quickly:
"You've been practicing these past few days, leaving early and returning late, and I forgot to tell you that the market has basically stabilized, and the ban in the market has been lifted.

I heard there are a lot of new changes, if you are bored you can go and have a look."

Watching the two people go away, Geng Xuan immediately adjusted his plan for today and decided to go to the market first.

(End of this chapter)