[Obtained: metal deposit ×1]
Shen Jin dug up something resembling gravel, covered in all sorts of colors, as if a child had scribbled all over the sand.
"Are these metal particles?"
Drawing on his limited knowledge of geography, Shen Jin identified it as what was probably an undersea placer deposit.
"How do I use this? Take it back and try smelting it?"
When in doubt, toss it into a [Furnace] and see what came out. Whatever it produced would do. Surely such a big chunk of placer ore would yield at least two [iron ingots]?
Or... a few [copper ingots]? [Tin ingots]?
The system gave no indication of what kind of mineral it was, only labeling it a large clump of [metal deposit].
"Dig!"
[Obtained: metal deposit ×1] [Obtained: metal deposit ×1]
Shen Jin dug up the entire multicolored deposit, collecting 106 blocks in total.
After all that digging, the surrounding structure had begun to deform.
Shen Jin noticed that the dirt and pebbles overhead were damp, even dripping water. He hurriedly placed a pile of [dirt] blocks to support them, preventing a cave-in from burying him.
"Mining under the sea is pretty risky!"
After shoring up the structure overhead, Shen Jin dug another five meters down before continuing toward deeper waters.
Thud, thud, thud!
[Obtained: clay block ×1] [Obtained: gravel ×1] [Obtained: dirt ×1] [Beep~ This block contains living creatures and cannot be mined.] [Obtained: Mantis Shrimp ×3]
"A seafood extravaganza! Woohoo~"
Clang!
Shen Jin was digging through various mixtures of mud and sand with his [Iron Shovel] when he suddenly struck something hard. The [Iron Shovel] was the wrong tool and couldn't dig through it.
The Mini-map showed that he had reached a depth of 400 meters below sea level.
Before him