— Is this… copper?… It can't be… — I said, incredulous at that discovery.
However, the more I touched that partially buried rock and felt its texture, as well as its striking colors, the more convinced I became that it was copper. To be more precise, malachite and azurite in a copper matrix, one of the many types of rocks rich in the material, which might indicate the existence of a deposit nearby.
— Incredible… Haha… this is great… — I thought, excited.
Without thinking twice, I looked around for something I could use to strike that rock and manage to extract a piece of it. If I could extract its contents, I could try to prove that it was really copper.
After a few minutes using a stone to hit the rock, I finally broke off a piece. Then, I stored that fragment in my véskha and, realizing that it was already getting dark, decided to return to the cave, where I could conduct the necessary tests.