Seeing Dashi's surprise, Kurotsuchi continued: "Huang Ye is right, Sun City is what it is today, all thanks to Lin Yan. We also lived underground before, and it was very difficult."
Dashi looked at Lin Yan seriously and didn't know what to say to her for a moment.
Lin Yan knew that he couldn't believe it. She pointed to Dashi's right hand and said directly: "Can I see what's in your hand?"
Dashi didn't know why, so he raised his right hand, looked at it, hesitated and handed it to Lin Yan.
Kurotsuchi looked excited and carefully observed Lin Yan's expression.
He found that Lin Yan seemed calm, but in fact his little hands were trembling slightly as he struggled to take Dashi's weapon. Kurotsuchi immediately reached out to help, but Lin Yan refused.
Lin Yan was indeed uneasy. With the heavy feeling in her hands, she knew that this was not a stone. It was a reddish-brown stone, indeed like an ore.
But she wanted to be more sure, so she took it in her hand and asked Pang Bao to test it immediately.
In less than ten seconds, Fat Bao said: "This is a kind of hematite with a complete crystal form and a purity of 80%. It is a good material for smelting pig iron and can also be used as a pigment..."
At this moment, Lin Yan felt that her hardships had finally come to an end, and she was finally getting her iron pot and kitchen knife.
After waiting for almost four years, I finally saw hematite.
With it, everything is no longer a luxury.
She put the thing on the ground and touched it carefully with her little hands, as if touching a supreme treasure.
Kurotsuchi was sure that this thing was indeed a treasure. He felt that Lin Yan had always been smiling. Except for the sluggish days in the past few days, he could not see any big mood swings. But at this moment, her little face was tense and her expression was solemn. Something was obviously wrong.
After a few minutes, Lin Yan reluctantly returned the thing to Dashi, "Where did you find this thing?"
Dashi looked at the weapon in his hand, rubbed his head and thought for a while and said: "In the cave where we used to live, there were many such stones that were too hard and difficult to get off. I just took them because they were hard." Those who defend themselves and fight ferocious beasts.”
"Are there many such stones in the cave?"
"There are a lot of them, everywhere, mixed with rocks. Some are too small to be used. The big ones are in the stone wall and can't be removed."
Lin Yan endured the trembling in his heart and asked, "Can you still find the cave?"
"It should be possible." Dashi was not sure. He was running around in all directions and might not be able to find his way back.
Lin Yan asked Dashi to go aside and wait for a while. She had something important to talk to Huang Ye and the others.
Dashi didn't understand why and said uneasily: "Then can we stay?"
Lin Yan nodded, "You can stay, but there are some things we still have to discuss before we can decide. I'll talk to you in detail later."
He brought a big surprise and there is no problem staying in Sun City.
Dashi got the answer and happily returned to them.
Lin Yan immediately said: "Call all fifteen team leaders, I have something important to say."
The discovery of hematite is of great importance and must be the first thing to be done.
Kurotsuchi said excitedly: "What on earth is that? Is it a good thing?"
Lin Yan nodded, "It's a treasure. It's very important. Find someone quickly and I'll tell you together."
Ten minutes later, fifteen group leaders, three arbitrators, and ten people from Lin Yan's class gathered in an empty classroom.
Alan saw Shuisheng and the others, "They are still young, why do they have to call them over?"
In the past, discussions were all about their adults, and Lin Yan rarely participated. This time there were ten more people, and most of them were little kids, which was very unusual.
"They have learned a lot after class. They need to be involved in this matter." Lin Yan looked at Huang Ye, Heitu and the fifteen team leaders. "If you feel it is inappropriate, you can let them go out first. I Talk to them again later.”
Huang Ye took the lead and said, "Let's talk together. They are all smart, so it's good to listen."
No one else had an opinion either.
Kurotsuchi couldn't help but said: "Lin Yan, first tell me what it is." He was anxious and wanted to know immediately.
Lin Yan looked around and said solemnly: "That thing is hematite, a very important metal that can smelt the sharpest knives and make many things."
"That's hematite?" Hua Min couldn't believe it, "Really?"
"It's true. I just saw it. It's hematite with a content of 80%. It has high purity and is widely used."
Everyone who has taken the class knows the broad uses of hematite, and everyone looks happy.
Shi Zhi said eagerly: "Then we have to quickly collect the iron for smelting. With pig iron, we have everything."
"Yes, mining must be arranged immediately. This is a top priority."
"That's right, you can put other things aside and do this first."
"I'm going to mine myself."
"I also need to go."
Seeing the children chattering and looking anxious, the adults, except Kurotsuchi, didn't understand what was going on.
Ye Zi immediately asked his son to find out the situation.
Mother Shui asked loudly: "Is this really so important?"
"Important." Eleven people replied in unison.
Lin Yan continued: "Hematite is very important. With it, we will enter a new stage and achieve a great leap. Think about it, with a sharp knife, we can kill ferocious beasts, cut down wood, and dig land to open up wasteland. , all need it. It is the material for forging sharp tools. With it, it can replace the heavy stone tools, and the work will not only save effort but also be faster."
After Lin Yan finished speaking, seeing that they still didn't quite understand, she winked at Shuisheng and the others and asked them to take turns describing the importance of iron and the major changes it brought.
Half an hour later, everyone seemed to understand the significance of the iron tool. It was unanimously agreed to immediately search for iron ore.
Dashi's group of people can stay in Sun City, but the construction of the house is not free, they need to pay something equal in exchange.
If they can take people to mine, Sun City can build them houses for free.
Lin Yan did not participate in the negotiations with Dashi and the others. She just wanted to go mining as soon as possible.
That night, the matter was settled. The expedition team has also been formed.
When he got home, Lin Yan saw Hua Hong spinning. He hesitated for a moment and then said, "Mom, I want to go out."
"Where are you going?" Huahong asked without raising his head as he was busy with his work. Lin Yan is growing fast now and there is always not enough clothes. She wants to spin more threads and weave more clothes to make more clothes for her daughter.
I have to be busy with other things during the day and have no time for anything else. I only have time to do this at night before going to bed.
Lin Yan was silent, "It's a very far away place, it should take more than a month."
She asked Dashi that it had been a long time since they fled and encountered Kurotsuchi, at least a month or two.
"How long did you say?" Huahong raised her head suddenly and raised her voice. She suspected that she had heard wrongly.
Lin Yan knew her worries, so he immediately recounted what happened today, and finally said: "Auntie, hematite is very important. I want to go there personally. And the tribe will send a team of people together. There is strength in numbers. We Be careful and you'll come back safely."
Lin Yan was not unaware of the dangers outside, but the temptation of hematite was too great, and she had to find it as soon as possible.
