Chapter 747

Hopes took a full ten days to manage to reach about one man’s height’s to the vein using the long climbing hooks . However, he was stumped here and was stuck . Somehow, the rock wall had become extremely strong, and even the intricately designed nails were unable to permeate them . He used the mini hammer to knock at the wall and at best only saw sparks shoot out . Eventually, even the nails’ tips became blunt . Yet, he had only managed to create a mini pit that was no deeper than one’s knuckle .

“Could it be that we are already at the Mithril deposit? Such a strong rock wall is rare, but it wouldn’t be surprising if it were indeed the Mithril deposit,” Sid remarked as he heard this story at dinner .

Hopes shook his head and said, “I managed to cut out a piece of rock and observed it when I returned . It’s not secret silver ore but simply stone . However, it is remarkably hard, which is strange . ”

“How can normal stone be so hard? Usually, this only occurs deep underground, not here . ”

“Who knows… In any case, I can’t think of a viable solution at the moment . All I can do is continue to scrape at the rock . Truth be told, we aren’t even sure if the vein is worth such trouble and time . ”

“Do you have the rock sample? I’d like to take a look at it . After all, I am an expert on rocks!” Dudu exclaimed . He was being legitimate . The Kingdom of Dwarfs had excavations understand all year round and thus had the best understanding of rocks in general . As a prince of the Kingdom of Dwarfs, Dudu Hill was an expert regarding all rocks and ores . The truth was that he was the only one in the team who could distinguish between naturally-occurring and acquired Mithril—however, he was disinterested in this job . If not, they would not have needed to find a certified master…

Hopes had of course brought along the rock samples, and he took out a piece .

Dudu took a piece and frowned upon viewing it, a shocked expression coming over his face .

“Ah? Bedrock? Am I seeing things? This should not appear here…” Dudu muttered to himself as he continued to evaluate the sample, his eyebrows furrowing further and further .

“Bedrock? What’s that? Is it rare?” Hopes asked curiously .

Dudu shook his head . “It’s not exactly rare, but it shouldn’t exist here . ”

“What exactly is it? If you’re interested in sharing, you could explain it to us,” Ruby added .

“Sure . When discussing bedrock, one must talk about the structure of the Main “Plane… . Normally, the ground beneath our feet has several layers . First, there’s the dirt layer followed by the rock layer below . Next, there will usually be red hot magma . In most cases, one would end any excavations at this layer as it is hard to go beyond magma . However, if you are lucky, you may find some areas that don’t possess magma . This is where you’ll see the next layer—bedrock . Bedrock is extremely strong and needs much strength to be extracted . ” Dudu explained thoroughly and took a sip of wine before continuing, “Although I’ve never been to the bedrock layer, I’ve seen bedrock in museums that house rocks . ”

Hopes nodded and asked curiously, “What’s the use of bedrock?”

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Dudu thought for a while before turning the question back onto Hopes . “What do you think it’s used for?”

“Well, it’s strong and could possibly be useful for construction?”

Dudu laughed . “Haha! If anyone could actually extract enough bedrock for it to be ample for construction, they would have to be extremely strong . In this case, others would be at the mercy of him should he choose to pick a fight with anyone else!”

Hopes thought about it and agreed . Bedrock was bizarrely hard, and he himself had spent so much energy just to extract such a tiny piece . If anyone was able to harvest a big pile of bedrock for construction of a fortress, that person must possess power that was out of this world . Who would dare to challenge that powerful person? With such a realization, Hopes conveniently forgot about asking Dudu about the real use of bedrock .

After dinner, the team went their separate ways to rest, and Sid decided to pay a visit to Dudu’s tent .

“What exactly is the use of bedrock?” Sid asked immediately upon seeing Dudu .

Dudu did not speak .

“It’s something special, right?” Sid questioned further .

Dudu continued to remain silent .

“There must be something special about this… bedrock . In fact, it shouldn’t just be special, it should be important as well . That’s why you seemed a little glazed when you looked at it . For something to seem strange to you, it must have something interesting about it,” Sid said .

Dudu refused to open his mouth .

“If you don’t want to share, it’s alright . However, I advise you to think hard about this . There is such a huge piece of bedrock wall there, no one is going to think about touching it . If the team accidentally causes some trouble with it, there will be an issue . ”

Dudu’s face finally softened, and he thought for a while before saying, “Bring Hopes and Ruby over as well . They need to know about this . ”

After a while, Hopes and Ruby received Sid’s message and made their way over stealthily . Sid had instructed them to remain quiet about the matter and to not make any unnecessary noise .

The team gathered in Dudu’s tent where he took out a scroll of Attack Spell and activated it . A trail of blue light enveloped the tent, including the four .

“We can talk safely now and not fear that others will hear what we’re discussing . ” Dudu seemed a little less tense now .

“That bedrock is really that important?” Sid asked .

“If you are all curious, you have to take an oath first . Swear to all the gods that you will keep this a secret . If you break this promise, you will be unable to enter God’s Kingdom when you die and instead will enter Hell . ”

Sid, Hopes and Ruby exchanged glances . After a while, Ruby shook his head and said, “I will not make such an oath . I’m also not interested in this secret . The three of you can continue to discuss this matter, I’m returning to bed . I’ll pretend that tonight never happened, and if anyone asks, I’ll say that I spent the whole night sleeping . ”

With that, Ruby walked out of the tent without looking back .

Sid and Hopes exchanged glances again and hesitated for a while before making their separate oaths . After they had sworn, Dudu, who had been tense previously, relaxed and smiled .

“Since you have all taken your oaths, I can share the secret with you . Towards the origins of the bedrock, I did not lie . However, towards the use of this bedrock… I didn’t mention it just now . ”

“Yes, that’s why I came back to ask you about it,” Sid said .

“Actually, I really am hesitant to share this with you . For you… knowing this… may not really be a good thing…” Dudu hedged . His expression hinted at his remaining hesitation at spilling the secret . Hopes sighed .

“Dudu, can you stop beating around the bush? Do tell us quickly, we have to get enough rest to continue working tomorrow . ”

Dudu smiled bitterly and said, “The Kingdom of Dwarfs is currently using bedrock in our experiments as a potential material for a new weapon . ”

“What new weapon?” Sid asked .

“Bombs . ”

Upon hearing Dudu’s words, Sid and Hopes remained a little confused . However, the jellyfish which had been eavesdropping silently in the corner, nearly fell over in shock .

Bombs!?