After walking into the forest, Erken took out a stick from his backpack.
This stick is all white and looks hollow. It is very light to hold, a bit like a blind stick held by a blind person, but there is a small electromagnet-like device at the front end of the stick.
Chen Xing could calculate the impact point of the meteorite, but he was unfamiliar with these equipment and asked: "Can such a small magnet work?"
Erken Mathiesen snorted proudly and said: "You don't understand this, right? An electromagnet, even though it is such a small piece, its magnetic power is not comparable to that of ordinary magnets. And I don't rely on it. He was trying to attract something, just feeling the magnetic force coming from the meteorite."
Oops, got it.
It’s almost the same as mine removal before.
Chen Xing was browsing videos on the Internet and saw landmine clearance in the past. Now he saw Erken Mathiesen's cautious look. The more he watched, the more he looked like him, and he laughed twice.
Erken doesn't miss any stone, even if it doesn't look like a meteorite at all.
Meteorites should be black after burning through the atmosphere, but Erken didn't care whether it was a black stone or not, as long as it was a stone, he would always use an electromagnet to detect it.
"Don't think it's troublesome for me to do this." Erken said to Chen Xing, "Although the meteorite is black, we all know it, but what if the meteorite that fell many years ago is also in this place? After so many years of oxidation, It will become the same as the surrounding stones. The oxidation time is very short, and then it will not be much different from the surrounding stones. Therefore, with luck, we can still find meteorites that fell before."
The birth of the earth has been too long for human beings, and there are countless meteorites falling from the sky.
With the passage of time, it only takes a few thousand years for meteorites to become the native material of the earth, no different from the pebbles you see casually. There may be a stone in the fountain pool in the street park that once came from space. This Can't tell.
But meteorites that are not that old certainly exist.
Many meteorites fall to the earth every year, and meteorite hunters are a new profession that has only appeared in the past ten years. How can it be possible to find all the meteorites on the earth?
There are no records at all of meteorites that fell in earlier years.
So, you have to try your luck at this time.
Erken continued to tell Chen Xing the story: "I have heard of a garbage man who sits on a fishing boat every day and uses a fishing rod to connect an electromagnet to hunt for treasures in the sea. Most of the time, he cannot make ends meet, but he has caught fish in two wars. The exploration equipment left over from the period and a six kilogram iron meteorite were bought by their country for US$300 per gram.”
Six kilograms is six kilograms, three hundred and one grams.
$1.8 million?
Is this a trash guy? What kind of trash guy makes so much money?
I really learned about a lot of weird industries in the past two days. Meteorite hunter Chen Xing can understand it. After all, whether they are collectors or used for research, there is no shortage of buyers for meteorites from the sky. Now even ocean garbage Everyone is out.
Catching something valuable would make more than I made taking photos in a year.
abuse.
It was getting dark, and walking around in the forest for the past three hours had no effect at all. Chen Xing was wondering if he had made a mistake in his calculations? But his reason told him that it was not the case. Finding a few rocks in such a vast place was not as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack, but in the end it was almost the same.
Erken straightened up, picked up nearby branches and made a fire, and said to Chen Xing: "Why don't you go back to the previous town to rest? I might sleep in the wild at night."
"It's just a village, but there's no place to rest." Chen Xing said.
When he got off the bus, he observed that there were no hotels, not even shops, only houses where people lived.
You said that there are at least a few mahjong rooms or canteens in rural China, but there are no such things in rural Europe. If you want to buy something, you can only drive to a larger town. This is the case in Paris, let alone Sweden. of.
"Then I'll have to work hard for you..."
Erken had never thought of this before, otherwise he would not have entered this forest from that small village.
If you search around a bit, there will definitely be a bigger town.
"It doesn't matter." Chen Xing said.
Anyway, Irken has a tent. At worst, he will just sleep for one night and see what happens tomorrow.
Erken will never leave here in the past few days. Chen Xing can tell from his actions. In the past three hours, this man's eyes were like fire, and he looked like he would not give up until he found the meteorite. But Chen Xing had prepared too few things and might not be able to withstand a few days and nights in the wild.
Chen Xing took some bread and yogurt from the bag, and the two of them shared it, which was considered dinner.
There was rustling movement in the distance, and the light of the flashlight kept flickering.
who is it?
Chen Xing became alert.
"Relax, it's other meteorite hunters." Erken said calmly.
This was not the first time he had encountered such a situation.
The people over there saw a fire being lit here, and the light of the flashlight gradually came towards this side. Soon Chen Xing saw a figure wearing a yellow jacket with typical Germanic features on his face. When he saw you Then he laughed.
"Aha, it's little Mattison!"
Erken was brought into this industry by his uncle. Since the circle of meteorite hunters is very small, folk meteorite hunters are basically from a single lineage. Therefore, Erken’s uncle is Big Mattison, and his name is only Little Mattison. .
"What are you doing here?"
"It's so cold, come and warm yourself up by the fire."
The man sat down in front of the fire, and then said in a tone as if he had just discovered Chen Xing: "Who is this? Your student?"
"No, this is a photographer who wants to record our lives."
"No! Photographer? Are you okay?"
He did not target Chen Xing, but looked towards Erken with a sense of oppression and said: "Are you going to post a video related to our profession? Let a group of ordinary people come to compete with us for money? What do you think? Yes, wouldn’t it be better if there are fewer people blocking the road?”
"People without basic knowledge will not be able to find the location where the meteorite landed."
"The power of money is infinite, little Mathieson." He looked at Chen Xing, who was confused, and continued to say to Erken Mathieson, "I know you want to be famous and surpass your uncle, but you You cannot make yourself famous by pushing us to the public, you are betraying us."
"I didn't think about it that way." Erken Mattison said in a low tone.
Chen Xing became even more confused when he saw his expression.
Is this a quarrel?
It doesn't really look like it. It's more like a one-sided lecture. Who is this person B? He looks at me with such fierce eyes.
Fortunately, he stood up, still said something that Chen Xing couldn't understand, and then stretched out his meteorite detection stick and walked away. He still had time to look back at Chen Xing and Erken Mattison. Show disdain.
Angry.
His fists were clenched.
If you have the ability to speak English, speak French!
What the hell.
Chen Xing asked in a seemingly unconcerned tone: "Who is he? What did he say?"
"Nothing said."
Erken Mattison shook his head, took a few bites of whole wheat bread and said, "He is also a Dane and one of the most powerful meteorite hunters in Northern Europe. If he is here, it means that my calculations are correct. The meteorite must have landed in this area.”
"Did you quarrel with him?"
Chen Xing continued to ask. He was really curious and would not be able to sleep if he didn't know the reason.
"No."
Erken Mattison thought for a while and decided to tell Chen Xing, saying:
"He feels that the industry of meteorite hunters should be hidden in a small circle. After all, as long as the landing site of the meteorite is calculated, our job can be replaced by a farmer. At most, we can find a specialized person to analyze what these farmers find. Appraisal.”
Meteorite hunters, the threshold of this industry can be said to be high or low, but when it comes to the value of meteorites, this threshold can be said to be negligible.
Chen Xing finally knew what they were arguing about.
He said: "I understand you, but what do you think?"
Chen Xing took a lot of photos during this trip and kept his travel camera on hand.
If Erken needs it, Chen Xing will still make him a meteorite hunter video as agreed. It just so happens that his career video has not been updated for a long time. The latest career is geographical surveyor. How long ago was that? .
"I am not sure."
Erken sighed.
Fortunately, Chen Xing couldn't understand what Marico said, otherwise it would be really embarrassing.
He really wants to break away from his uncle's influence and become a better meteorite hunter. He wants to prove to him that after he retires, he can still be on his own, chase the most beautiful star in the sky, and become the most beautiful star in this industry. Top notch group of people.
Chen Xing is a well-known photographer in the world today. Not to mention his photos, his YouTube account has more than two million followers.
If you publish a video about meteorite hunters, it will really push this industry to the forefront.
When the time comes, the name I will get...
It may be a good reputation for ordinary people, but for people who are already in this industry, it is mostly a reputation, right?
They could have made a fortune secretly, but now they have so many competitors, not to mention that they let others know that they are rich.
I took a few bites of bread and drank half a bottle of yogurt.
After chewing, Erken made a decision.
"It's better not to post the video, I'm sorry."
"No, I didn't come here to look for meteorites with you just to post a video. I just wanted to satisfy my personal curiosity. No need to be sorry. Moreover, I don't want too many people to know the value of meteorites. I like to keep secrets..."
If he himself is a vested interest, there is no need to ruin his job.
Chen Xing never thought that he was a good person who could give away the gold that was originally hidden. Who knows whether the gold will be his in the future?
Maybe in the future, when he no longer has any interest in meteorites, he might make a video or use some other method to expose this industry.
but not now.
At night, the two slept in an outdoor tent. The only sleeping bag was given to Chen Xing. Chen Xing couldn't resist using this sleeping bag. This allowed him to sleep well that night. In the morning Except for a little pain in my neck when I woke up, I wasn't mentally exhausted at all.
Someone added firewood to the fire outside the tent, and it crackled, bringing warmth to the surroundings. Erken's bag was still outside, but he didn't know where he had gone.
Have you washed up?
Chen Xing took out a pack of mouthwash from his bag, which was much more useful outdoors than a toothbrush and toothpaste. On the way, I took some bread from my backpack and baked it. I almost finished the bag of whole wheat bread I bought on the road yesterday in one day.
At about nine o'clock, Chen Xing saw Erken running towards Chen Xing excitedly holding a stone.
Found a meteorite?
Chen Xing was also very excited. He stared at the black stone in his hand and asked after he came over: "Is this a meteorite?"
"right!"
He didn't bother to chat with Chen Xing. His eyes were bloodshot, but he was full of energy.
"Look, this black thing is the molten shell of a meteorite. You should know that meteorites are burned and worn when they fall from the sky, right? Only a very small amount can fall to the earth."
"kindness."
Chen Xing must know these basics, but Erken only regards Chen Xing as a novice.
He brought the found meteorite to Chen Xing and asked him to take a closer look.
This is a meteorite the size of an elderly machine. It feels a bit like a cylinder. It is not heavy. There is definitely no iron element in it. It is lighter than a stone of the same size.
Estimated only 60 grams.
Without being able to talk about his core knowledge, Erken was happy to teach Chen Xing about the identification of meteorites.
"When a meteorite falls on the earth, it only takes a few years for its appearance to become the same as the surrounding rocks. My uncle once told me that this meteorite is a place where elves hide and is spiritual. This kind of newly fallen meteorite Meteorites have a black or dark brown shell, but just looking black is not enough. There are also fine cracks on it, just like the cracks on your Chinese porcelain. They look like cracks, but they are not actually... …”
"I have no way to cut this meteorite. If you can find a stone appreciation shop, you can ask them to help cut it. The cut should be able to see the unweathered interior, which is white. If it is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, you can You will immediately see uniform silver particles scattered on the exposed surface. This is a special alloy that is not very valuable, but the cutouts are very ornamental.”
"It's really strange." Chen Xing said.
Of course he knew this knowledge, and after preliminary observation, this should be an ordinary chondrite.
But without instrument inspection, even Chen Xing couldn't really be sure.
Holding it in your hand, there is a feeling that makes your heart beat faster. I don’t know where this feeling comes from. Maybe it is the desire for the sky deep in human genes?
He returned the meteorite to Erken and said, "Congratulations."
Because finding a meteorite proves that there are more meteorites scattered around. If it is a small piece of the basketball-sized meteorite that disintegrated, then there may be dozens of meteorites around. This is a very good start. It deserves a word of congratulations.
But Erken was unwilling to reach out for the meteorite and said, "No, no, no, you don't have to give it to me. This stone is for you."
(End of chapter)
