Chapter 304: Meteorite

Baifeng's group made no discoveries, because their goal had changed along the way; teaching the two children to recognize Nature and understand Nature had become the primary task, while searching for the Meteorite was instead cast to the back of Baifeng's mind. In any case, the Meteorite was not an alien Boat; it would not run away on its own.

It was not until the sun was about to set that a Soldier from the same group interrupted Baifeng, who was talking incessantly to the two children about knowledge, and pointed to the sky, indicating that if they did not return now, they would have to walk in the dark.

Baifeng realized this was true, so he tucked the two boys under his arms and notified everyone to return to the camp quickly.

Baifeng and his group finally returned before the sky turned completely dark. By this time, the other teams at the camp had long since arrived. They were very worried about Baifeng because there had been a precedent; they had already prepared Torches and were just waiting for the last moment to set out to find Baifeng. Fortunately, Baifeng and his group returned in time, which allowed them to set their minds at ease.

Baifeng set the two children on the ground, then clapped his hands and asked, "Which group of you made a discovery? Our group didn't find anything."

Baifeng was naturally calm and composed, even though he had basically not searched for the Meteorite at all.

After Baifeng finished asking, the others immediately took a step back, leaving one team standing out. It seemed this team had made a discovery.

The temporary leader of their group said to Baifeng, "Tribal Chief, we went in this direction. Anyway, in the time from setting out from here until the sun set—which didn't even take half of that time—we saw a big stone. However, it seemed especially hot, and we didn't dare get too close. Fortunately, it was on a pile of rubble, otherwise, the surroundings would have caught fire."

"This is the thing we found. Because we didn't know what this gift from Heaven looked like, we just felt this thing was very special and had never seen it before, so we guessed it was the thing you mentioned and came back early."

No one cared that this person said Tribal Chief instead of King. Everyone had not reacted, and even Baifeng had not reacted; everyone was already used to it and could not change it for a while.

Baifeng nodded: "Right, that is the thing. It is hot because it was on fire when it fell from Heaven, just like the Iron in the Blacksmith's shop. It hasn't cooled down yet, but it will definitely be cold by tomorrow. By the way, how big is that stone?"

A stone... the tribesmen were all a bit speechless. Could it really be just a piece of stone? Was the god really so stingy that the gift he gave was just throwing a stone down from Heaven? It was truly like a mosquito passing gas.

That Soldier gestured with his hands; it was about half a meter high and half a meter wide. However, the Soldier also said it was oddly shaped, and he could not say whether it was round or square.

Whether it was round or square did not matter to Baifeng; he only cared about the composition. If it were an Iron Meteorite, he could obtain many Weapons forged from stone from beyond the sky, and this gift from the god would be confirmed. If it were a stony meteorite, it would be best if it looked good and had many gems inside, so that at least it could serve as an ornament for everyone to admire. Otherwise, it could not be used and could not be looked at, and in the eyes of the tribesmen, it would truly just be a piece of stone.

It was too late tonight, so Baifeng did not go to look. He let everyone rest well first and set out early tomorrow morning to see what kind of Meteorite it was, then find a way to transport it out.

After arranging for people to keep watch at night, Baifeng crawled into the Tent with his son and slept soundly. However, Baifeng's sleep in the wild was poor and not deep; he would suddenly wake up at the slightest sound, and his hand could not leave his Weapon. Baifeng sighed that such days in the wild should be lived less; it was too exhausting.

The next day, Baifeng got up early. He hadn't slept well all night. He poured some water from a gourd, wiped his face twice, rinsed his mouth, and then spat the water out, only then did he perk up.

When out and about, everyone was not as refined as the Tribal Chief, but there was no shortage of water at the moment, and everyone was used to washing their faces. Seeing the Tribal Chief wash his face, they also washed their faces twice.

Because they had heavy work to do next, to ensure their physical strength, they cooked breakfast at the camp first. After eating their fill and resting for a few minutes, the whole group set out. Before setting out, they completely dismantled the camp and restored it to its original state, because no one would be left to guard the camp. For the sake of property safety, everything was packed up. According to the original plan, they would not camp again today.

Following the Soldier's guidance, Baifeng and his group successfully found the impact site of the Meteorite. After such a long time of cooling, the Meteorite no longer had any temperature, but only Baifeng dared to boldly step forward to look.

This thing might have radiation, but after Baifeng saw the insects wandering freely on the ground, he felt there would be no problem, so he dared to walk up to it to look. Moreover, the Soldier who discovered it first last night and had zero-distance contact with it now had no discomfort.

The others did not step forward, but Yulong and Changle did not care; the two of them had long been unable to wait to see the Meteorite.

Baifeng explained what kind of situation a Meteorite impact would be based on the depression caused by the fall and the changes in the surrounding environment, and then Baifeng walked up and touched the Meteorite, which had already turned cold.

This Meteorite was black all over and had a metallic luster, so it could basically be confirmed as an Iron Meteorite. Only then did Baifeng heave a sigh of relief. Everything was moving in a good direction, and as for this Meteorite, even if it did not fall during his sacrificial ceremony, it was still a good thing; at least the nation could obtain this considerable amount of Iron.

The main component of an Iron Meteorite is Iron, with a small portion of Nickel, so it was perfectly fine to call it a lump of Iron.

Afterwards, Baifeng pulled the two children in to explain, saying that the fusion crust on the outside of the Meteorite was formed after the Iron melted, and the lines on it were produced under high-speed movement. The other people around were watching and listening, but they could not understand a word, only thinking that their King was teaching the next-generation King the knowledge of how to communicate with the god and understand the god's meaning.

Baifeng finished his teaching, then walked around the Meteorite and estimated its size. Because the shape was very irregular, they could only rely on lifting it now, lifting it to the position of the ox cart, and then it would be easy.

Baifeng took a look; with so many of them taking turns lifting, it was not a problem at all. Then Baifeng directed everyone, those who were to cut wood cut wood, and those who were to find ropes found ropes.

Afterwards, Baifeng had people place the ropes well. They just needed to support the Meteorite and turn it over, so they could tie the ropes on.

Unexpectedly, after pushing the Meteorite over, Baifeng discovered a few green gems on the Meteorite and on the ground. Baifeng took one look; they should be Peridot. It seemed this stone was not a pure Iron Meteorite, but a stony-iron meteorite. It seemed the Iron they obtained from Heaven would shrink significantly.