42 Elemental Refinemen (1/2)

Forging Association, inside a Forging Room.

Shi Feng took out a stack of Stone, placing it on the table.

A stack of Stone had a hundred pieces in total. They immediately filled up the round table; some even fell to the ground.

“Time to see how good you actually are,” Shi Feng smiled as he retrieved the crimson red Philosopher's Stone.

If the Philosopher's Stone were seen by someone else, the consequences Shi Feng would face would be immense. Hence, Shi Feng rented a Forging Room. Without his permission, nobody could enter the room.

Shi Feng took a piece of Stone from the table and used the Philosopher's Stone on it.

System: Do you wish to use the Philosopher's Stone for Elemental Refinement?

Shi Feng immediately chose 'Yes.' Following which, the Philosopher's Stone started emitting a faint red glow; a mysterious power flowed into the Stone.

Peng!

The Stone the size of a fist suddenly turned into yellow sand, scattering to the ground. The result was a failure.

However, Shi Feng revealed a calm smile at the result. It did not perturb him in the slightest. Afterward, he picked up another Stone and tried again.

Ore was very precious. A normal Copper Ore sold for 2 Coppers; they were only worth 1 Copper Coin if sold to an NPC. A stack of 100 Copper Ore could be sold for 200 Copper Coins to Guilds, and they would still fight over them. Compared to a stack of Stone, which only sold for 10 Copper Coins, Copper Ore was just too expensive.

Elemental Refinement extracted the Metal Element out of the Stone. However, some Stones did not possess any Metal Element. So, it was only natural that they turn to sand. Such failures were just too common.

Peng… Peng… Peng…

There was still no ore after ten consecutive tries. Shi Feng started becoming depressed. The success rate was just too low.

Shi Feng even started to suspect that these Stones were picked from a desert to result in all the yellow sand.

“Relax, relax. There are still many Stones left.” Shi Feng sucked in a deep breath, reassuring himself.

He picked up another piece of Stone, trying Elemental Refinement once more.

Peng!

This time, the Stone still scattered into a pile of sand. However, in the middle of the yellow grains, there was a piece of metal that had a purplish-red luster. It was Copper Ore.

With the first piece of Copper Ore in his hands, Shi Feng let out a relaxed breath. His hands started moving at a faster pace.

All the Stones above the stone table turned into yellow sand within moments. The stack of Stones had yielded a total of 23 pieces of Copper Ore and 2 pieces of Bronze Ore. Compared to Copper Ore, the price of Bronze Ore was three times that of Copper Ore; they were worth 3 Copper Coins when sold to NPCs. Due to the rarity of Bronze Ore, players would buy them at 7 Copper Coins a piece.

eeing the ores on the table, Shi Feng felt the Philosopher’s Stone was truly a gold mine. Even if the Philosopher’s Stone was currently damaged, it was still out of the ordinary. It was no wonder why many kingdoms were willing to muster up their armies and fight for the Philosopher’s Stone. Having the Philosopher’s Stone in hand was the equivalent of having a wealthy treasury. At that time, a kingdom would find it hard not to become prosperous.

Shi Feng kept the ores on the table and brought out another stack of Stones.

Stack after stack of Stones disappeared, whereas the amount of yellow sand had piled up into a small hill. Fortunately, the Forging Room could be cleaned of rubbish with just a click of a button. After pushing the Clean button, the small hill of yellow sand vanished from sight.

After spending an hour’s time, Shi Feng had refined 40 stacks of Stones. He had obtained a little over 7 stacks of Copper Ore and a little over 1 stack of Bronze Ore. They would be worth over 20 Silver Coins if Shi Feng sold them. Meanwhile, the cost of obtaining these ores were only four Silver Coins. The difference was five-times the price. It was an absolute profit.

Most importantly, ores dropped in very small numbers, so it was impossible to buy them in bulk.

Shi Feng received a System Notification the moment he had left the Forging Room.