"These people are so hateful! It's the raw ore that we're giving us! Shall we let ourselves refine it? ”

After seeing the ore placed in the warehouse, Niu Geng complained very unhappily.

Raw ore, as the name suggests, refers to the ore that has not undergone any treatment after being collected. Ore, if it is to be forged, must be refined. To put it bluntly, this refining is the process of removing impurities. Thousands of tempers, said to be this refining process.

Especially in this world, this kind of heavy industry is still artisanal, and it takes more hardship to refine the purity of minerals.

"Oops, no big deal. These things should have been done by ourselves. Why haven't I seen these ores? ”

Ning Tian picked up the raw ore on the ground and looked at it carefully. I found that this was different from the copper ore and iron ore I had collected before, so I asked this question.

"Of course, these ores are only available on this side of the river. These are the more common gold ores and tin ores. However, even if we want to refine by ourselves, we need to learn the skills of refining first. It doesn't cost much to learn a skill, but we have to start with the most basic copper mines. Because the higher the grade of ore, the higher the refinement requirements. Basically, it has to be molded at one time, otherwise it will be scrapped. Low-grade ores are easier to succeed and can be a good practice for our accuracy. But...... At the beginning, in order to improve himself quickly, the ores collected were all exchanged for skill points. Now, if you want to practice, you can only buy it from the vendors here. But the price is several times higher than when we first sold it! ”

Niu Geng was filled with indignation when he mentioned this.

"Why didn't you save it up in the first place?"

Ning Tian looked at Niu Geng and laughed helplessly, laughing at Niu Geng while secretly proud.

"Because I only found out about this after crossing the river. Besides, I wasn't in a hurry to improve my strength at that time. You know, if you die before you cross the river, no matter how many resources you have, it's useless! Even if you don't die, how much ore can you carry alone? If others are red-eyed, let's grab it, it's not a burn. So, even if you know this truth, there is no way. ”

Looking at Ning Tian's smile, Niu Geng said aggrievedly. There is really a lot of helplessness in this. Trade-offs, if you want to get it, you must give up some.

"Hehe, look what this is!"

As he spoke, Ning Tian proudly removed bags of copper ore and iron ore from the ring. As he moved, Niu Geng's most open became bigger and bigger.

"You...... Where did all this come from? This...... It's amazing! ”

Niu Geng didn't know that Ning Tian had a storage ring, and he didn't understand where Ning Tian had conjured these ores from.

"You don't have to worry about this, you see, how many people are enough for these ores? Let's see, is it very developed with me? ”

After seeing Niu Geng's reaction, Gu Xuan'er originally wanted to interject, but was stopped by Ning Tian. Then Ning Tian said it triumphantly.

"Hehe, these, it's enough for two people to improve their ability to refine gold ore!"

Niu Geng looked at the bags of ore stupidly, as if he saw some treasure, and he couldn't put it down.

"What? It's only enough for two people! That's a waste of resources, isn't it? ”

After Ning Tian listened to Niu Geng's words, he felt a strong sense of powerlessness. These are the family funds that I have accumulated for so long. I thought it was enough for many people, but I didn't expect it to be enough for two people!

"No waste. It's really enough for two people. This can be used not only to practice refining, but also to practice blacksmithing. At the beginning, the single metal is forged first, and when you practice it, you can melt it all. Then mix together to build Metal Gear Solid, and it's nice to be able to have two people. I don't know how much I have to waste during this period. Didn't I just say it, these guys are so bad! Actually gave us raw ore. ”

Although Niu Geng was answering Ning Tian's words, his eyes and hands never left those ores for a moment. In his eyesight, the ores that Ning Tian took out were much more precious than those gold ores and tin ores. I don't know if the cognition of this world is like this, anyway, Ning Tian doesn't know much about it.

"Forget it, two people are two people! It just so happens that there are only two of us fighters in the team, so let's go and learn. Don't say I'm biased. A few of you are really not suitable for this kind of menial work. You just see if there are any talents around you, collect some people, and then clean up here, this will be our stronghold for a long time, and if this place is not well run, I am not ready to develop elsewhere. By the way, you can show me this ore! Big bull, let's go. Let's go! Don't look at it! ”

Saying that, Ning Tian pulled Niu Geng and left.

The other people were not the slightest dissatisfied with Ning Tian's arrangement, and after a brief discussion, they also began to do their own thing.

"It's too dark, isn't it? I gave Ben this! And sell us these things by the way! Annihilator! There's no fracty in bundling! ”

How long did it take for Ning Tian to come back with Niu Geng, cursing as he walked. The two of them were not empty-handed, and they were holding a lot of things in their hands, and if they hadn't gone to the two of them, they might not have been able to get them back.

It turned out that after Ning Tian and Niu Geng went, they were indeed taught for free. But the teaching content was to give them a book that Ning Tian had called 'how steel is made'. It is a detailed record of how to refine the raw ore, as well as some simple equipment building drawings.

These are free, and there are many that are not free, and these two cannot be separated, so Ning Tiancai said that this is a bundle. The charge is what they are holding now. There were several hammers, large and small, a forge, and a bag of flints behind him. Speaking of this flint, Ning Tian was angry. At the beginning, he thought that this flint should come in handy, but he ignored it, so he bought these flints at a high price now.

After putting down the things, Ning Tian looked around, and the others didn't come back. I set the equipment in place, and then the first attempt began.

It turns out that there are easier ways to start a fire.

This city of power is mostly made up of warriors, and if it is necessary for a mage to make a fire, then these people will not wait for death. Originally, there was flint powder that was used to make fires. As long as the flint powder is sprinkled on the flint, the flint will soon burn. This made Ning Tian feel a lot better.

After the stove was hot, the two of them began the jingle refining practice.

This forging is actually very simple to say, and the precautions are clearly written in the book "How Steel is Made". But after all, theory is theory, and you really have to start working on it yourself to know what the gap between reality and ideal is. The first attempt of the two men undoubtedly died.

"Hey! Big bull, you're really a broken mouthpiece, the good is not the bad! If you waste this speed, this bit of ore may not be enough for the two of us! ”

Looking at the abandoned ore that was still on the side, Ning Tian said distressedly. He also knew that Niu Geng couldn't complain about this, whether he said it or not, it would definitely be the end, he just said this to appease himself.

"Don't say anything discouraged! Let's keep trying, this refining is more practice, more practice. ”

Niu Geng was not frustrated at all by this failure, in his opinion, it was normal to be like this a few times before, otherwise it would be called abnormal.

"Wait, wait, wait! I said, uncle, you can't be such a loser. Pick up the scrap again! Let's take this scrap to practice the technique. As far as the current methods of the two of us are concerned, no matter how much ore is wasted, there will be no improvement, so let's practice with this waste product now. Anyway, according to your statement, it is impossible for us to succeed in a short period of time. ”

Ning Tian saw that Niu Geng was going to get another piece of ore, so he quickly stopped him, and then picked up the previously scrapped ore from the ground, left a piece for himself, and handed it to Niu Geng.

"How do you use this? Look at so many pores on this, these are all wasted! No matter how hard you try, you can't refine it. ”

Ning Tian looked at the scrap in his hand and said helplessly. This scrap is scrapped, it stands to reason that it is useless, it should be thrown away, and now Ning Tian's request obviously makes Niu Geng a little difficult to accept.

"Hey! Didn't I say it, let's use these scraps to practice the hair method first, and I didn't let you refine them. Do you understand simple practice techniques? Wait until we are too late to practice and then continue to try, so that the success rate can be improved a lot. Don't forget, in the future, we will have to build our own equipment, don't save a little, how can these ores be enough! ”

In fact, Ning Tian also wants to take good ores to practice, but now his hands are tight, Ning Tian has never been a person who loves to pretend, and he has always been able to afford luxury things, and he must buy [***] for them, but he can't afford them, and he doesn't even look at them. Now it's like seeing a posture that good things can't afford to buy.

"Oh, that's fine."

Niu Geng's tone was still mixed with a lot of dissatisfaction, but there was no way, his own set of tools was still bought by Ning Tian. He is poor and white now, and he is embarrassed to put forward any opinions, so Ning Tian can do whatever he says.

In this way, the two men tried over and over again against the two pieces of ore. Without an experiment, these two ores will be one less circle, not only the impurities are removed, but also the waste of raw materials in the later stage. However, after many times of refining, the structure and destruction of the ore itself finally could not withstand the hammer beating, and it shattered after a few knocks. At this time, Ning Tiancai's boss reluctantly took out new ore to continue to try, it felt like cutting meat, because Ning Tian knew that this was a meat bun beating a dog, and he would not go back if he went!

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