Star Iron: The Past and Present Life of the Gender-Swapped Dragon Lord

"Wow, this vein is huge."

Danheng followed the group to a mine, and the bright yellow expanse in front of him almost blinded him.

"Great! The bigger it is, the more we can dig."

Antonina's words were tinged with complex emotions: "I can accept being a little tired."

Danheng opened his mouth, watching Antonina silently pick up the pickaxe and start working.

The constant clanging and tinkling sounds all around created a unique symphony-like atmosphere.

"Rumble rumble rumble—"

Suddenly, a deafening sound came from all directions. Dan Heng turned around and saw a machine with a huge drill bit rumbling as it approached the mine.

"Get out of the way! Be careful."

A loud roar came from behind and above Dan Heng, but it was immediately drowned out by the deafening mechanical roar.

The moment they saw the machine, all the miners instinctively moved aside, leaving a large open space.

The mechanical drill bit roared as it slammed into the ore vein with unstoppable momentum, amidst the expectant gazes of all the miners.

The ground beneath their feet began to tremble, and everyone couldn't contain their joy when they saw the golden earth marrow falling to the ground.

These are the fruits of their labor, and they can be used to exchange for daily necessities.

For the people in the lower classes, these things were their hope for survival.

Despite the excitement of the crowd, Danheng did not notice any looting or anyone sneaking up to grab a couple of pieces.

Antonina directed several miners to move the mineral marrow onto transport carts and transport it to the outpost.

Everything seemed so well-organized, and everyone had their own tasks to complete.

Dan Heng also noticed that some people dressed in slightly tattered clothes were also working in the team.

Are they homeless?

I guess so. I guess Antonina saw that these people were in a really bad situation, so she kept them to work.

No matter what happens in the world, life goes on.

This scene is quite beautiful.

If you ignore the constant tremors under your feet.

"What's going on? Why is it still shaking?"

"Didn't the machine stop?"

"Why are you wearing glasses? I'm asking you what happened?"

"Huh? Drip-drip-drip?"

A group of miners had no idea what was going on until an elderly miner with gray hair shouted in terror.

"Run! This place is going to collapse!"

Upon hearing this, the miners suddenly realized what was happening and quickly ran away into the distance.

They all wished they had two more legs.

Fortunately, the group ran fast, and the collapse was not too severe, so there were no casualties.

Only one unlucky guy, who was about to fall asleep and didn't have time to run away, was dragged out by Danheng.

"You're really something, how can you fall asleep like this?"

Dan Heng looked at the young man in front of him, who was still dazed and seemed like he hadn't woken up yet, and his speechlessness was evident.

"Hehe, there's nothing I can do, I was just born to sleep."

"My name is Peak, thank you for saving me, young lady."

The young man named Peak chuckled and scratched his head.

Dan Heng's lips twitched.

This is impeccable; this person really knows how to sleep.

He can still fall asleep even when a rock is about to hit him on the head; he's quite an extraordinary person.

After a while, the panicked people around realized that the shaking had stopped, so they carefully got up and went to check the collapsed area.

"Wow...what a huge mineral vein!"

A miner exclaimed in surprise, prompting Antonina to rush over to investigate.

"Sister-in-law..."

Even Antonina, who had been a mining foreman for so many years, was taken aback when she saw such a vast and continuous mineral vein.

"So big?"

After a brief moment of surprise, Antonina immediately snapped out of it and yelled at the group of miners who were still in a daze.

At a command, the miners got busy again, but this time, things were different from before.

Everyone's eyes shone with extreme excitement.

"We've struck gold! Such a huge mineral vein!"

Danheng heard Antonina beside him muttering to herself incessantly, her tone filled with excitement and exhilaration.

Indeed, the mineral vein before us was enormous, and the mineral deposits on it shone with a pleasing light, like gold.

Danheng felt that watching others mine here wasn't very interesting, so he decided to wander around.

Having found a direction, Danheng took a step forward...

ten minutes later.

"How did I end up back?"

Looking at the miners in front of him who were still working with great enthusiasm, Dan Heng felt somewhat hopeless.

Let's try a different approach this time!

Twenty minutes later...

"Didn't you leave? Why are you back?"

Antonina looked at the girl with a ferocious expression, somewhat bewildered, and asked in confusion.

Dan Heng gave an awkward but polite smile and said uncertainly.

"Perhaps it's because... I prefer the sweet air here?"

Antonina: ?

Sweet air? What are you talking about?

I've been working here for so long, how come I didn't know there was sweet air in the underground mining area?

It's good enough that I haven't developed any occupational diseases.

But seeing the determined expression on Danheng's face, Antonina nodded.

Forget it, let it be.

And so Danheng watched as a group of people dug for the earth's essence all day long.

Later, Danheng even recalled his amazing skill of falling asleep while listening to his teacher speak.

I took a short nap to the sound of jingling and clanging.

Danheng had considered asking Antonina for a map, but she didn't have one.

"If you can't walk for a long time, you'll still get lost. You might as well not live."

Antonina gave a disdainful look, and Dan Heng fell silent for a moment.

In the end, Danheng was too embarrassed to ask Antonina to take him to town.

Because she seemed so busy.

Directing, supervising, recording data... and sometimes even taking on the role of a doctor.

Danheng could only find an empty place to sit and stare blankly at the ceiling.

After twice realizing he had gone astray, Danheng dared not wander off on his own again.

What if I really end up homeless?

We can't expect her to perform for money to buy food, can we?

What can she do? Perform a dance that she has practiced for two and a half years?

But what Danheng didn't know was that the spot she was sitting in front of was right in the work area of ​​a group of young men.

"Hehehe, that beautiful girl is looking at me!"

"Bullshit, you're obviously looking at me!"

"Holy crap! She smiled at me! She cares about me!"

"Her smile is so beautiful, like the warm sun in winter, like a spring breeze blowing through my heart."

"Why are you so eloquent?"

"Anyone who can resist groaning when they see this is a god."

Danheng was unaware that her attempt to tell Xiaobai a joke had backfired, causing her to burst into laughter and start a new round of labor competition among the young men nearby. She was practically laughing herself silly.

Dan Heng: "Hahahaha..."

Xiao Bai: "Wait a minute? Is this joke really that funny?"

Dan Heng: "You... hahaha, you don't understand... hahahahaha, it's really... hahahaha..."

Xiao Bai: "Can you stop laughing? I'm scared."

Dan Heng: "Hahahaha..."

Xiao Bai: "You haven't told this joke yet."

Danheng was still laughing so hard he was shaking, while Xiaobai was completely speechless.

It protects against sand and wind.

Hopeless.