Gold Rush Starts in the Bering Sea

As evening approached, the group, having endured a bumpy journey, still couldn't find anyone, so they set up the barbecue grill.

The five vehicles formed a circle to shelter from the wind and prevent wild animal attacks at night.

"Ronaldo, can you call old Cari?" After waiting for nearly three hours without seeing him, Jason couldn't help but frown.

"Jason, this is the wilderness, and that kid never carries a satellite phone, he thinks it's too heavy." Ronaldo couldn't help but complain, "I just don't understand this weird old man's brain. Carrying it in the car, what's with the hefty weight?"

There's nothing we can do but wait in this situation.

Jason was helpless, but he had no intention of going out to search. After all, this was the wilderness, and who knew what he might encounter if he went out at night.

He had been using his detection capabilities the whole way here, and there was indeed a lot of gold, which was why he was willing to wait.

Just as everyone was eating, the sound of tires crunching over gravel filled the air, and two headlights appeared in the darkness.

"That old bastard is finally back," Ronaldo breathed a sigh of relief, partly out of concern for old Cari, and partly out of relief that his first deal with his new employer went smoothly.

"You are—" After parking the car, Old Cari looked at the group eating barbecue, and before he could finish his question, he saw Ronaldo.

Ronaldo stepped forward, hugged old Cari, and grinned, saying, "This is the old Cari I was talking about. These gentlemen are here to inspect the mining area."

We introduced ourselves and got to know each other briefly.

Old Kari was dressed in a denim outfit, wearing a cowboy hat, with a graying beard. He was not tall, only about 1.7 meters, and had a thin build.

His clothes were covered in dust, his hands were even dirtier, and his face, covered in dust, was streaked with sweat.

On his back, the sweat had long since dried, leaving behind an irregular ring of white sweat stains.

But that's just how it is in the gold rush; everyone's used to it.

Ronaldo interrupted the conversation: "Stop with the small talk, hurry up and wash up, let's have some barbecue together."

After opening the door and washing up, Old Kari changed into a short-sleeved shirt and shorts and joined in.

He saw Swail from the beginning, but they didn't talk.

"Old Carrie, I heard you're going to sell the mining area~" Swell said, his tone full of teasing.

Old Carrie said irritably, "Swell, how old are you? You still talk so rudely."

The two were old acquaintances, but they didn't keep in touch much, and there was also a small grudge between them.

"Old Carrie, you still haven't figured out what happened back then. What should have been an apology turned into such a big fuss." Swell still felt resentful about Old Carrie's actions when he thought about that incident.

Old Kari sat up straight, put his beer on the table, and said with a grim expression, "Never mention that person's name in front of me again, or get the hell out of here."

"OK, OK," Swail said, making a smirk.

After a moment of silence, old Kari looked at Jason and said, "What are you thinking now, working for a little kid?"

"I'm getting old," she said with a sigh. "You're the same; you're even planning to sell your mining area now."

Old Kari took a sip of beer, wiped his mouth, and sighed, "Yeah, we're all getting old."

The atmosphere fell silent. Although there was still a lingering issue, the affection between the two remained strong despite not having seen each other for many years.

Over the course of one night, with a drink and a barbecue, the group quickly became acquainted.

The next morning, Old Kari, who was supposed to be out panning for gold, came out of the house and greeted everyone with breakfast.

Then, we drove around the mining area.

Accompanying them were Albert and Old Hart, the team of photographers, and Ronald and Swail.

The mining area is quite large, and it is permanent land with all the necessary mining permits and licenses.

After driving around, I noticed very few signs of excavation on the ground, and even those were very shallow. Compared to other places, this place was clearly a treasure trove that had not been fully explored.

Jason asked疑惑地问道, "Old Kari, I don't understand, with all the paperwork in place, why don't you mine it yourself?"

Moreover, even if you don't have enough funds on hand, you can still lease it out and earn a considerable income from the rent alone.

"Hahahaha," Swell burst into laughter upon hearing Jason's question. "It's not that this kid doesn't want to start mining, it's that he doesn't have the money. He'd be penniless if he bought this mining area, and besides, he's unwilling to contract the mining area."

"Not only that, but to prevent theft, this kid has to patrol every day, and that alone costs a considerable amount."

"Tell me, what are you trying to achieve?" Swail shook his head, his face full of teasing.

Old Kari's face flushed with anger. After a long silence, he let out a long sigh and said, "Let's not talk about those things. You've seen this mining area, so do you want to buy it?"

Detection range: 15 meters (upgradeable: 1 meter for every 100 ounces)

[Detection depth: 15 meters (upgradeable to 100 ounces, or 1 meter higher)]

Estimated weight: 2398 ounces (including 13% impurities)

[Upgradeable gold ounces: 817.35 ounces]

[Note: Gold does not absorb energy; it is only used for upgrading purposes, and its value remains unaffected.]

[Note: Only gold discovered through exploration using one's own methods is of useful value.]

Jason had already determined the gold content of this land; it did indeed contain a considerable amount of gold, but not a lot, mainly because the gold was too scattered.

Secondly, the difficulty of extraction is also a major problem. Water resources are too scarce here, making dry vibrating screens impractical and heap leaching out of the question.

Regardless of the method, the cost of investment will exceed the income. If these gold pieces were to accumulate, or even if there were large gold nuggets, Jason would definitely seize them immediately.

But given the current situation, Jason decided to give up.

After explaining his decision and the reasons for giving up, Old Kari expressed his understanding and was not too disappointed.

Jason was disappointed that the gold-rich area he had detected on the way there did not belong to Old Kari's mining area.

Ronaldo knew this mining area in great detail and was aware of its potential.

Although Swell didn't know much about the Old Carrie mining area, he did know a bit about the surrounding area and, by comparison, knew that this mining area was quite rare.

Ronaldo and Swail were somewhat disappointed by Jason's refusal. In their view, this undeveloped place definitely had great potential, after all, the surrounding areas had produced a lot of gold, there was no reason why it shouldn't have any here.

They also explained to Jason in detail what they knew about the surrounding mining areas. Their meaning was clear: there was definitely gold here, and a lot of it!

However, Jason was the one who paid for it, so they didn't play a decisive role.

As for Albert and Old Hart, they didn't offer any opinions, rendering Ronaldo and Swail's long-winded speech meaningless.

However, Brent and Andy were fascinated by the information the two men provided, but because they trusted Jason, they didn't say anything despite being very interested.

On the way, Jason also asked about the gold mining area next to Old Kari, but the result disappointed him.

The area next door belongs to a gold-mining family that has never rented or sold out its mining area.

Unfortunately, the gold content in the available locations is not ideal.

The places that are hard to find often have an astonishingly high gold content.

It's impossible for everything in the world to be kind to you. Although it's regrettable, I didn't care too much about it.

If this place doesn't work, then let's go to the next one!

I explained the situation to the people who stayed at the campsite, and they didn't have any objections.

Throughout their trip to Australia, they kept their self-perception simple: they could offer opinions and express their thoughts, but they would never make decisions.

After saying goodbye to old Carrie, Jason set his sights on Swell, with a simple goal: to wait for Swell to provide a gold-mining location.

"Swell, tell me about some good locations." He didn't believe that Swwell, who had been in the gold mining industry for many years, didn't have his own favorite gold mining spot.

Unfold the map, and Swail marks a location on it.

Without saying much, I turned the steering wheel and headed straight for my destination.

The car rolled over the dirt road, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The location Swail painted was also in the wilderness, but it was much better than Old Carrie's place because water sources were gradually appearing and there was more greenery.