In the past, digging a mine was really "digging," requiring the use of stone crushers, rotary blades, excavators, and so on. It was necessary to dig a hole in the rock formation.
This time, it was easier. They did not have to work so hard. First, they used the excavator to take out the backfilled gravel, and when the digging arm of the machine was not long enough, they replaced it with a shovel.
Digging gravel was still tiring, but it was much easier and safer than digging a hole in the rock formation. They just had to look at the terrain, dig out all the gravel, and be careful not to be buried by the gravel.
In just half a day, the mine was almost cleared, and a wide mine with a diameter of about two meters appeared in front of them.
After lunch, Li Du returned to the mine to prepare for work. When he went in, he was about to start when Brother Wolf suddenly pulled him back.
"What's wrong?" he asked curiously.
Brother Wolf stared ahead and said, "Snake."
Li Du looked carefully with his headlamp. Indeed, a snake was coming out of the gap in the gravel.
Brother Wolf's eyes were sharper than his. He did not notice the snake at all and almost caught it.
There were too many reptiles in Australia. There were a total of 140 species of land snakes and 32 species of water snakes, 100 of which were poisonous and more than ten of which were so poisonous that a bite was almost fatal.
Moreover, there were not only many types of snakes, but also a lot of them.
Recently, Li Du had also seen a news article about a girl in Canberra who felt something soft in front of her shoes when she was running. When she took off her shoes after running, she found a small snake inside, but it was crushed by her toes.
He used to be afraid of snakes. This kind of soft-bodied reptile always aroused deep fear in his heart.
However, after staying in Australia for a while, he was immune to them. Snakes were not so scary. As long as you did not provoke them, they were much gentler than mosquitoes.
The snake's back was grayish-brown with black stripes and its abdomen was orange-red. It moved lightly and silently. It was the red-bellied black snake that Brother Wolf had used to deal with Blanchett.
"How do we deal with it?" Li Du asked carefully.
Although the red-bellied black snake did not kill people, it was a famous poisonous snake. If you were bitten, it would be very troublesome if you could not get help in time in an environment like the mine.
Brother Wolf said, "Just kill it."
There were too many poisonous snakes in Australia. The government's response was to leave the snakes alone as long as they did not interfere with people's lives.
But if poisonous snakes interfere with people's lives, it's best to find a way to kill them.
Li Du picked up a stone and was about to throw it. Brother Wolf shook his head to stop him. Then, very carefully and slowly, he squatted down and continued to stretch out his hand.
As he approached the red-bellied black snake, Brother Wolf suddenly sped up and pinched the back of the snake's neck.
The red-bellied black snake reacted quickly. After it was caught, it shrunk its body and wrapped around his arm.
Brother Wolf shook his arm vigorously to shake its body off. After a few shakes, the snake became dizzy. At this time, Brother Wolf threw it to the ground, smashed its head with his tongue, and carried it to the ground along with the crushed ore.
This was just a small interlude in the excavation of the mine. The two of them didn't care and continued working.
However, the appearance of the red-bellied black snake reminded Li Du that they were digging in the dangerous underground of Australia. There was no telling when venomous snakes would appear.
Therefore, he called Ah Meow down and asked him to stay by his side to protect him.
It turned out that his caution was very necessary. Just as they pushed forward another half a meter, Ah Meow, who was lying lazily on the ore, suddenly sprang forward.
His attack speed was very fast. In a flash, he dragged a snake from one side of the mine to the other.
This snake was about a meter long and looked slightly similar to the red-bellied black snake that appeared earlier. It was also grayish-black with a red back and abdomen. However, the color of this snake's abdomen was more reddish-yellow.
"Red-bellied Australian snake." Brother Wolf frowned.
Compared to the red-bellied black snake, the red-bellied Australian snake was much more venomous.
Having encountered two poisonous snakes in a row, Li Du was a little hesitant. He said, "Why are there so many snakes in this mine?"
Sophie, who was helping from above, saw that the transmitter had sent another snake up. She became worried and said through the walkie-talkie, "Do you want me to go down and help? I have the snake serum with me now. "
Li Du said, "No problem, you don't have to come down. It could just be a coincidence."
To be on the safe side, he released the little bug into the gravel pile to check the situation.
When the little bug flew in, what he saw made his scalp go numb.
There were still a few snakes in the gravel pile. The closer it was to the end of the mine, the more snakes there were.
Ah Meow jumped back from his side. With a swipe of his claws, he pulled a snake down from the top of the mine.
It was another Red-bellied Iao …
Li Du controlled the little bug to fly into the rock layer above his head to take a look. There were holes and crevices between the rock layers, and now there were many snakes in them.
Making a prompt decision, he waved and said, "Brother Wolf, let's go. There are too many poisonous snakes in here."
Just as he said this, another snake came out from the crevice.
Brother Wolf took out a dagger from his waist and threw it out. The tip of the dagger pierced the snake's head and nailed it in the crevice, blocking the gap.
The two of them brought Ah Meow back to the surface. Godzilla thought it was his turn to go down, so he took off his shirt and prepared to go down.
Li Du stopped him and said angrily, "What are you doing?"
Godzilla said matter-of-factly, "Work."
Li Du said, "It's all snakes down there. I don't know what's going on, but there are so many snakes out. How are you going to work? Do you want to die? "
Godzilla thought for a while and asked, "Can they be eaten?"
This question made Li Du not know whether to laugh or cry. How could he still think of eating at a time like this?!
After listening to their conversation, Lu Guan interrupted, "Boss, you guys just killed two snakes. Could it be that the snakes are back for revenge?"
Li Du said angrily, "Be serious. Hurry up and get some snake repellent to chase these snakes away."
Sophie, who was beside him, suddenly asked, "We noticed that this mine is shorter than the others. Why is that? Did something go wrong at that time? "
Li Du had the phone number of the previous owner of the mine, Meme. He called him and explained the situation of the mine after the call went through. He asked, "There are so many snakes. What's going on?"
From the moment he mentioned the mine, Meme's reaction was a little awkward.
After listening to his question, Meme muttered, "Why did you guys dig a backfilled mine?"
Li Du said vaguely, "I wanted to continue digging along your mine to see if I could find any gemstones. What's going on with this mine? Is there a snake nest inside? "
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