Chapter 2260: Chapter 2080: Shock At this moment. United States. Washington. "How could it be there?" "Impossible." "Could the information be wrong?" "Xie Te!" "..." As they looked at the messages coming in, everyone at the CIA Asian Information Processing Center was stunned. They pulled up satellite images to check that area again. Houses. Houses. For God’s sake, it’s all residential houses, nothing to do with mining at all. -Mechanical Engineering. -Mining face. -Transportation. Nothing at all, and in such a place, you tell me they produce gold? That’s absurd. They had noticed this place long ago but didn’t pay much attention. No matter how you look at it. It just seems like a base. Definitely not a mining area. Though there are vehicles going back and forth often, it’s too few, so few that they were thought to be transporting daily necessities. If you say those vehicles are carrying ore, no one would believe it. Not long after. It was confirmed to be the legendary ’Tian Duan Mountain mining area.’ "Fuck." "Xie Te." "Bastard." "..." After cursing. They went back to work, determined to understand how this place produces gold today. They got slapped in the face, so they needed to know how it happened. ... Ten o’clock. After nearly two hours of driving, the first batch of tourists arrived. "Get off the bus." The tour guide called out. Afterward. Dozens of people got off the bus and stood on a square. As soon as they got off, they saw a square building near the mountain in the distance with words on it. "Tian Duan Mountain mining area!" Below it. There was also a projection with English annotations. Looking at the majestic mountain behind it, everyone was amazed. It really lived up to its name, with the mountain top seemingly topped with a huge rock, but the rock had been cut in half. Like a heavenly break. Everyone was excited, thinking they had to walk to the mining area yet to be seen, when the guide said, "Follow me, let’s go over there." Saying that. Leading the way, heading towards the square building. At first glance. No one paid much attention, going inside, it was nothing more than a few things. -Security check. -Buy tickets. -Shopping. However. They guessed the beginning but not the end. Indeed, after security checks, it was buying tickets, which was included in the travel fee, each person in a group costs two hundred. Looking at the notice. Domestic people are free, foreigners pay thirty for a ticket. To this. Everyone understood. Similar things happen all over the world, and it’s somewhat improper for you as a foreigner to expect the same treatment as locals. Afterwards. "Follow me," the guide said. Not long after. They bypassed a screen blocker. Wow! What a big cave. Looking at the large cave in front of them, everyone was astonished. This was a semicircular tunnel entrance, larger than a typical highway tunnel, brightly lit. Leading straight into the depths of the mountain. At this moment. Many people speculated that the gold mine was on the other side of the mountain. Given the mountain’s size, it’s troublesome to go around it, so they directly dug a tunnel straight through. Hmm. That must be it. However. This idea didn’t last a minute. At this moment. The guide began to introduce. "Just like everyone can see, the Tian Duan Mountain gold mine is located within the mountain, not an open-pit mine. It can’t even be called a gold mine, but a gold river." As soon as the words fell. "What?" "Inside the mountain? Not on the other side? Did you say it wrong?" "Gold river?" Everyone exclaimed. Seeing this. The guide had expected it and smiled slightly, nodding. "Yes." "Gold river." "The Tian Duan Mountain gold mine is not mined actively but comes from the conveyance of underground river water. As for where it comes from, that’s unknown." "Later." "You will see the core of the Tian Duan Mountain gold mine." After saying that. The guide said no more. Allowing them time to digest. She had just come yesterday morning, learned the basic information, and memorized it overnight. Truthfully. Astonishing. Who would have thought the gold mine isn’t on the earth’s surface but underground? It’s not even mining, just standing there with a funnel to collect it. Oh my God! "Mining" is an outdated concept. They’re scooping the gold. Soon. Through the corridor. "Rushing sounds!" The sound of water echoed, and everyone sped up their steps. When they reached the karst cave’s upper platform, they were stunned by the scene through the glass. Such a karst cave is indeed rare in the world. At this moment. The guide continued to explain. "Everyone can see, this is the core of the Tian Duan Mountain gold mine---the Tian Duan Mountain gold river. It’s said that when it was first discovered, the water level was fifteen meters higher than this." "The entire underwater area is a thick layer of gold sand." As she spoke. She pointed to a TV hanging in the upper right corner. On it. A photo was displayed, showing this karst cave, with a giant spotlight illuminating the clear river water below, radiating a mesmerizing golden glow. Instantly. Countless flashes went off. Everyone’s eyes were red. That’s gold! "Later." "Through this gold sand, over seventeen hundred tons of gold were refined. You didn’t hear it wrong; that’s tons, a total of seventeen hundred and twenty tons." As she spoke, the guide’s voice trembled. Naturally. Upon hearing this, the tourists were even more shocked. "My God!" "God!" "This isn’t just a gold mine; it’s a treasure trove!" "..." Everyone was going crazy. Seventeen hundred and twenty tons. For fuck’s sake. Isn’t that terrifying? This fifteen-meter riverbed’s sediment yielded a thousand tons of gold. How high is your taste? Calculate. Seventeen hundred and twenty tons, let’s estimate a bit lower at two billion Asia Dollars per ton; that’s three hundred and forty billion Asia Dollars, rounding it up to three hundred and fifty billion. Oh God! That’s five hundred billion US Dollars. Heavens! This had been lying here for a millennium, undiscovered. "Is it real?" someone questioned. To this. The guide smiled. Pointing to the distant waterfall. "See that? That’s the source of gold for the gold river. Below is a collection device. Seventeen hundred tons came accumulated over millennia or even longer." "It’s still yielding gold, collected by the device. As for the daily output, it’s not much, just a long-term income." "Currently, the Tian Duan Mountain mining area, the millennia, and centuries of accumulated gold have been extracted, hence they opened it to the public." At this. The visitors were enlightened. Indeed. Without extracting it, how would they let people know? Now there’s just an underground river mouth, and although it produces gold, who knows how much, but surely not too much. Otherwise. The Myanmar Bank Group might hide it for a long time, not showcase it randomly. "How much is produced daily?" "Unknown." The guide shook her head. Listening to this. Everyone became more convinced of their speculation. Actually, upon further thought, how much it produces doesn’t matter. What’s truly shocking is the previous yield. Good heavens! Five hundred billion US Dollars. It’s like a free gift. "How much can be refined per ton?" a journalist asked. "Three hundred and thirty kilograms." "..." Many people’s mouths twitched. For God’s sake. In a gold mine, two to three grams per ton hold mining value, rich mines have five to fifty grams per ton, and very rich mines have fifty to five hundred grams per ton. However. You. Three hundred and thirty kilograms per ton. No wonder they could extract over a thousand tons of gold from this place, indeed it’s like a free pick-up, with almost no cost. Natural cave. Stable. Not deep. Very easy to mine inside, and the volume of what’s extracted isn’t large, eliminating the need for trains or large mining vehicles; trucks are enough.