The next day, he followed the people of the Wild Duck Tribe southeast to look for resources and to check out the few mahogany tree species.
They made a big loop, walking more than twenty miles in the morning and another twenty miles in the afternoon.
Ma Lin was most eager to see stones; his view was that where there are stones, there are copper and iron mines. He was interested in both the stones on the mountains and those buried underground.
They saw those few mahogany tree species.
He sawed down a wrist-thick branch to take home for processing.
His idea was to use it to make many bracelets.
He thought this kind of wood was sandalwood, but regrettably, he couldn't recognize it.
No metals were found.
No mines were found.
Instead, they saw many types of fruit trees.
Ma Lin suggested the Wild Duck people cut down some branches, plant them in the open space outside the settlement, and water them. There's quite a chance they will grow.
