From a probability perspective, he felt that he must have missed some nearby metal deposits, otherwise he wouldn't have spent so long without finding anything.
He couldn't determine from the mountain's appearance whether it had the conditions for metal formation.
Searching is a very tiring task.
If he couldn't find an iron mine, he would continue searching like this.
He planned to search through all the big mountains around the area.
He knew that there were several big mountains he hadn't explored yet.
There were mountains on both the east and west sides of Bird's Nest Plain.
The mountain in front of him was quite large.
He knew that some mountains, however big they are, don't produce metals. He hoped this mountain wasn't one of those.
He couldn't quite describe his exact emotional state.
In fact, he had become quite numb at this point.
