The snow-white light of the Fierce Sun Basket Fruit was soft and warm, brightening up the whole room. This was the first time Ye Chong had seen such an amazing plant. He did not see any mention of the Sun Basket in Lunatic Guan's botanical encyclopedia. The difference between the radiance of the sapphire fruit and the sun was like the difference between the stars and the sun. The Sun Basket was the main source of light in the Sang Family Village.
The purplish blue vines covered the entire ceiling, and the Sun Basket Fruit was right in the middle of the ceiling. The fruit was about the size of a fist, and gave off a strange fruity aroma. For a foodie like Ye Chong, the fruit was quite tempting. He almost plucked it a few times to taste it.
However, Ye Chong's mind was not on that right now. There were many unknown materials in front of him. In fact, from the materials he had found so far, most of them were unfamiliar to him. He was not even sure if he could make metal weapons.
For example, the mildstone in his hand. The translucent crystal would emit heat automatically. The mildstone was commonly used here. The steak Ye Chong had last time was cooked with it. The heat emitted was slow, so it would not overheat. It would take a long time to heat food with it. Every room would be filled with a certain number of mildstones, so that the room could be kept at a comfortable temperature.
The mildstone was a mineral that Ye Chong had never seen before.
He played with the mildstone in his hand. It felt warm, like he was holding a heater.
Based on his knowledge, Ye Chong categorized it as an energy ore. The simple instruments on the engineering mechs could detect the rich energy contained within. However, Ye Chong lacked the necessary instruments to analyze its structure, and could not conduct any meaningful experiments on it. If he was on Coxcomb, he would be able to find a way to utilize this energy.
However, he had nothing now. He was used to sophisticated instruments, and now he lacked even the most basic equipment. This was not something he was used to.
"Sir, I'm here." Sang Fan appeared at the door.
Ye Chong was surprised. He only heard Sang Fan's faint footsteps when he was almost at the door.
A master! That was Ye Chong's first impression.
Sang Fan was not tall, only about 1.65 meters. Due to the high gravity, everyone in the Sang Family was very short. Even 1.7 meters could be considered very burly here. Sang Fan didn't have a lot of muscles on his body. He was quite lean, and his eyes darted around, making him look very smart.
"Oh, so you're Sang Fan?" Ye Chong asked plainly. He was surprised that the man had recovered so quickly. Sang Fan was almost fully recovered. Apart from his slightly pale face, it was impossible to tell that he had suffered such heavy injuries two days ago.
Sang Fan replied respectfully, "Yes, the village head has instructed me to follow your orders." When he found out that Ye Chong was willing to make metal weapons for the Sang Family Village, he was dumbfounded. When he heard that Ye Chong had personally asked him to be his assistant, he was so happy he almost fainted.
"From today onwards, you will be my assistant. Study hard. I can see that you're quite talented. "Ye Chong's words were spoken in an old-fashioned tone, just like the old men in Aurora.
"Yes." Sang Fan's tone became more respectful.
Ye Chong's first order was to collect all the rock and plant specimens they could find.
Ye Chong's order confused Sang Fan, but he did not question it. He immediately went to the village head. This was not an order that he could carry out alone.
Old Sang De was also confused. He could understand the need for rock specimens, but why would he want plant specimens? However, Old Sang De was an experienced man. He knew that people like Ye Chong would not do meaningless things. Old Sang De waved his hand, gathered all the villagers, and passed down the order.
All the children and women were mobilized. The adult men would always bring back some rocks and plants when they went out to hunt.
In a few days, the room that Ye Chong had set aside for his research was filled with rocks and plants.
Ye Chong led Sang Fan to sort out the rocks and plants every day. Sang Fan was clever and obedient. Whenever Ye Chong came across an ore that he recognized, Ye Chong would explain the ore's details to him. How much he could learn would depend on his own efforts.
Ye Chong sorted out the rocks first. Most of the rocks here were worthless. Of the ores that Ye Chong thought might be useful, only a small portion were ones that he recognized.
And Ye Chong was most interested in one of the Lavagold ores. Lavagold was not gold, but an alloy. Mu's database had information on it. Lavagold was an alloy with excellent physical properties. Its composition was not complicated, but it was very rare. Other than the extraction from Lavagold ore, there were no successful cases of artificial synthesis. Lavagold, on the other hand, was a very rare metal ore. It could only be found in special environments.
If Ye Chong had a piece of Lavagold ore in front of him, the dark rock would be lined with golden lines that looked like flowing liquid. That was how Lavagold got its name.
"Ask him where this rock was found." Ye Chong handed the Lavagold ore to Sang Fan.
Sang Fan was surprised at first, then overjoyed. He replied and ran off. This was the first time Ye Chong had asked this question. Did that mean …
That was fast! Ye Chong looked at Sang Fan's speed and praised him in his mind. How could he run so fast in such a high gravity? Ye Chong had not gotten used to the environment yet. He had always thought that he was physically strong, but after seeing the Sang Family Village, he realized that there was always someone better than him.
Soon, Sang Fan found the villager who provided him the Lavagold ore. However, the Lavagold ore was found some distance away from the Sang Family Village. In order to protect Ye Chong, Sang Pu led a team of a hundred people. With the protection of a hundred combat experts, if it was in the Five Major Galaxies, how cool would that be?
Every single one of these Sang villagers had a steady gait. Experts! They were all experts! Ye Chong had seen a lot of combat experts before, but they did not affect the team's speed at all. They met a few wild animals along the way, but it did not affect the team's speed at all.
Clean and efficient, it was a complete slaughter! This was a real fight! Ye Chong was shocked. Five hundred years of bloodshed and killing had led to the development of combat techniques. They were simple and direct, without much finesse, but this was real combat techniques.
Combat techniques, which had fallen out of use in the outside world, were essential for survival here.
However, Ye Chong's speed impressed the villagers as well. The team moved quickly, and Ye Chong did not lag behind. However, it was easy to see the difference between the two. Ye Chong would usually move a long distance with the tip of his foot. The Sang Family villagers, on the other hand, were all moving in small steps, fast and quick.
This team displayed a considerable level of skill. No one spoke during the entire journey. Ye Chong was not a talkative person, and he would not initiate a conversation. Ye Chong was at the center of the team, a protected position. The people on the outside took turns to scout and observe.
Ye Chong was speechless. The quality of the team was enough to put the so-called military of the Five Galaxies to shame.
"It's that col up ahead. We found it when we killed a Eye Caterpillar there," said one of the villagers, pointing at the entrance of the col.
Sang Pu waved his hand, and the four of them went ahead. Ye Chong was a little dumbfounded by the speed. That was way too fast.
Sang Pu saw Ye Chong's expression, and smiled, "These four are scouts. They are good at running, and are excellent warriors." Scouts? It was the first time Ye Chong had heard of the term. Anyone familiar with history would know that it was a term that had appeared many times in the history of human wars. However, Ye Chong was an idiot, and the term meant nothing to him. However, he could deduce the general meaning of the term from their actions.
The four of them did not enter directly from the entrance of the col. Instead, they quickly climbed up the slopes on both sides of the col and flew forward along the ridges. After about 10 seconds, one of the scouts signaled that it was safe.
The 60 villagers on the outside quickly left the team, and rushed into the col like a tidal wave. When they were sure that it was safe, Sang Pu led Ye Chong and the last 35 villagers into the col.
The fact that the Sang Family Village was able to survive in such a harsh environment was a testament to their uniqueness. Ye Chong was impressed.
The col was not big, and could be seen at a glance. They did not find any lavagold ores. Sang Fan, who came with them, could not help but look disappointed.
Ye Chong did not give up, and asked them to clear a large space.
Ye Chong deployed the engineering mech. The sudden appearance of the engineering mech surprised everyone. Ye Chong did not use a rope ladder this time, but climbed up with his bare hands. Unfortunately, no one praised this move. In the eyes of the Sang Family Village, it was nothing special. Every one of them was equipped with such skills.
However, everyone's eyes were filled with envy. Even the calm Sang Pu was no exception. Owning a mech was the dream of the Sang Family Village since they were young.
After half a minute, Ye Chong hopped out of the engineering mech.
Everyone's eyes were on Ye Chong. They did not know the meaning behind Ye Chong's actions, but they knew that they placed all their hopes on this young man.
Ye Chong pointed at a spot in the col, and said, "Dig here."
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