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It took Hopps ten days to lay the long spikes for climbing to a height of about one person from the mineral vein.

But here, he got stuck and couldn't climb up.

For some reason, the rock wall became extremely solid, and the long spikes made of fine steel couldn't be drilled into it. He used a small hammer to knock for a long time, and saw sparks flying everywhere. In the end, the tip of the long spike was blunt, and he only dug a pit no deeper than half a knuckle.

"Could it be that we have reached the mithril ore layer?" When he talked about this at dinner, Sid said, "Such a hard stone is rare, but it would not be strange if it is mithril ore."

Hopes shook his head: "I managed to chisel a piece of rock and came back to take a closer look. It is not mithril ore, but stone, but it is surprisingly hard."

"How can ordinary stones be so hard?" Dudu came over curiously, "Such hard stones usually appear deep underground, not here."

"Who knows..." Hopes sighed, "Anyway, I can't think of any way now. I can only work slowly. I don't know if the mineral vein on the cliff is worth spending so much time and energy."

"Do you have the sample with you? Let me see." Dudu said, "When it comes to stones, I am an expert!"

He is indeed not bragging. Because the Dwarf Kingdom has been digging underground for many years, its understanding of various rocks is unparalleled in the world. As a royal child of the Dwarf Kingdom, Dudu Hill is indeed an expert who knows all kinds of rocks and ores very well. In fact, he was the only one in the exploration team who could distinguish between innate and acquired mithril - but he had no interest in this job, otherwise, he might not need to find an appraisal master...

Hopes of course brought those stones with him, so he immediately took out a piece.

Dudu took the stone and frowned at the first sight, showing a look of surprise.

"Huh?" He exclaimed in a low voice, turning the small piece of stone over and over and carefully studying it for a long time, but his brows were frowning more and more, "Bedrock? Am I seeing it wrong? This thing shouldn't appear here..."

"Bedrock? What is that? Is it rare?" Hopes asked curiously.

Dudu shook his head: "It's not rare, but this thing shouldn't appear on the ground."

"What exactly is it?" Ruby came over and asked, "If you are interested, please give us a detailed introduction."

"Of course. Speaking of bedrock, we have to talk about the structure of the earth in the main plane... Generally speaking, the earth under our feet is divided into several layers. The first is the soil layer, and below the soil layer is the rock layer. Below the rock layer, there is usually red and hot magma. In most cases, the exploration stops here because it is difficult to go under the magma. But if you are lucky, you will occasionally encounter a situation where there is no magma. Going down from that layer, you will see the bedrock - they are very solid, and the fire will burn when the pickaxe hits them. Stars are scattered everywhere, and it often takes all your strength to mine a little bit. "Dudu gave a detailed introduction, then took a sip of wine and continued, "Although I have never been below the magma layer, I have seen bedrock in a museum that collects minerals, and it feels like this."

Hopes nodded and asked curiously: "So what is the use of this bedrock?"

Dudu thought about it and asked back: "Do you think it is useful?"

"...It is very strong, and it must be very suitable for building a fortress."

Dudu laughed: "Haha! The strong man who can mine the bedrock to build a fortress, if he doesn't fight others, others will be thankful, who dares to provoke him!"

Hopes thought about it, and it was indeed the truth. The bedrock is incredibly hard, and he spent countless efforts to mine just a little bit. If someone can mine a large amount of bedrock and use it to build a fortress, then this person's ability is simply beyond imagination. Who dares to provoke such a strong man?

Being interrupted by this, he forgot to ask what other uses the bedrock had.

After dinner, everyone went to rest, but Sid came to Dudu's tent.

"What is the use of bedrock?" He asked directly.

Dudu remained silent.

"It's not an ordinary thing, right?" Sid continued to ask.

Dudu still said nothing.

"This thing... should have a very special use. Not only special, but also important. So you will be a little out of control when you see it." Sid said, "It can make you show such an expression, it is definitely not just an ordinary stone."

Dudu did not speak.

"If you don't want to talk about it, forget it." Sid sighed, "But I advise you to think about it carefully. After all, there is such a large area of ​​bedrock there, and someone might want to take advantage of it. If they figure out something, it will be even worse."

Dudu's face finally changed. He thought for a while and said, "Call Hops and Ruby. They also need to know about this."

After a while, Hops and Ruby, who received Sid's message, came quietly. Because Sid emphasized the need for confidentiality, they all tiptoed and didn't make even a slightly louder sound.

After the four people gathered in Dudu's tent, Dudu took out a magic scroll and activated it. A circle of blue light enveloped the surrounding space, covering the four of them.

"Now we can talk without worry." He seemed a little relaxed, "Don't worry about being eavesdropped by others."

"Is the stone called bedrock really that important?" Sid asked.

"If you want to know the truth, you need to make an oath first." Du Dufei replied, "Swear to the gods you believe in and keep it secret. If you break your oath, you will not be able to go to the Kingdom of God after death, but will fall into hell."

Sid, Hopps and Ruby looked at each other. After a while, Ruby shook her head and said: "I won't swear such an oath, and I don't want to know any secrets. You talk slowly, I will go back to sleep." I just pretended that what happened tonight didn’t happen. No matter who asked, in short, I was sleeping tonight and didn’t go anywhere.”

With that said, he turned around and walked out of the tent and did not come back.

Sid and Hopps looked at me and I looked at you. After hesitating for a while, they each swore an oath.

After they swore an oath, Dudu, who had always looked nervous, finally relaxed and smiled.

"Since you have all sworn an oath, I can tell you this secret." He said, "I did not lie about the origin of the bedrock. But the purpose of this thing... I didn't tell you during dinner."

"Yes, that's why I came back to ask you." Sid said.

"Actually, I really don't want to tell you, and this kind of thing... it may not be of any benefit if you know..." Dudu explained. Judging from his expression, he probably wanted to make one last effort.

Hopps sighed: "Dedu, can you stop being such a mother-in-law and a mother-in-law? Hurry up and finish. We have to go back to sleep. We have work tomorrow!"

Dudu smiled bitterly and said, "Bedrock is a new weapon material that our dwarf kingdom is researching."

"What weapon?" Sid asked.

"Dynamite."

Hearing Dudu's words, Sid and Hopps didn't know what was going on, but the hidden figure in the sky eavesdropping on the jellyfish staggered and almost fell down.

Explosives? !

An additional chapter will be updated later...