Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 598: Crystal Mine
Originally, Zhao Hai came to explore these peaks with a mindset of finding something to do since he had nothing else to occupy his time. He thought it would be good to collect a little something from the mountains. However, things were different now. Upon discovering this red crystal, he immediately thought about how this type of crystal must be something valuable—it's a source of energy!
There are crystals on the continent that Zhao Hai had previously brought into his space, but they were rated as low-energy products and were consumables, which left Zhao Hai quite disappointed.
But this red crystal was different. It could be recharged after use, and most importantly, the energy contained within was incredibly powerful. What does a hundred thousand degrees of electricity represent? Zhao Hai had never calculated it, but he was certain it could accomplish many things.
From the first to the third peaks, Zhao Hai had collected a total of one hundred sixty pieces of red crystals. The combined energy these crystals could generate was already over one billion watts. What does that signify? Zhao Hai felt a little dizzy; the happiness came too suddenly.
Energy is a good thing, regardless of the world. It's something that every world fights over, and this red crystal is a powerful energy source. As long as he collects more of these, he will have plenty of energy at his disposal in the future.
Zhao Hai flew towards the Fourth Peak in his otherworldly form. The conditions here were much better than at the Third Peak; it was clearly not as hot.
However, Zhao Hai had no time to pay attention to the temperature. He didn't even bother collecting the grass and magical beasts from the prairie, as he had already done so at the three previous peaks. The things in the Fourth Peak were similar to those in the earlier peaks, so there wasn't much worth collecting. What Zhao Hai cared about most was gathering these red crystals.
After searching the Fourth Peak thoroughly, Zhao Hai was disappointed to find only a bit more than fifty pieces of red crystals. These crystals were only the size of fists and very hard. He realized that these crystals also varied in quality; the crystal he found initially was the size of a basketball and contained a lot of energy, while those on the Fourth Peak had only about five thousand degrees of electricity—twenty times less.
Zhao Hai sighed, stored the fifty crystals, and headed straight for the Fifth Peak, which Thais mentioned was another unsafe area. He hoped for a better harvest there.
Soon, Zhao Hai arrived at the Fifth Peak, and indeed, it was similar to the Third Peak. It was very hot, even hotter than the Third Peak, and there were many fire-type magical beasts.
Zhao Hai didn't pay attention to those fire-type magical beasts, focusing instead on finding crystals. However, there was a characteristic about the Fifth Peak: the crystals were buried within the mountain, and to obtain them, Zhao Hai would need to use magic to extract them.
Fortunately, the space's monitor could see through the ground; otherwise, he would really have a hard time finding these crystals. Zhao Hai didn't mind the trouble and collected the crystals one by one. The quality of the Fire Crystals here was much better than at the Fourth Peak, with each piece being the size of a soccer ball, though he hadn't found many as large as a basketball.
The depth of the monitor's perspective wasn't very deep, only about five hundred meters. However, when he reached five hundred meters, he could still see another five hundred meters down, which was a feature of the monitor.
Zhao Hai had descended nearly a thousand meters from the Fifth Peak. This distance was not short, but it didn't affect him. With magic and his earthly technique, he felt no adverse reactions from going this deep. Right now, his eyes were fixed only on those red crystals.
At that moment, Cai'er appeared beside Zhao Hai and said, "Young master, it seems there's a vein below."