Chapter 4: The Iron Age
After returning to the underground base, Stephen Chow made some simple furniture. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
With his current ability, he didn't dare to dig all the way to the magma layer, and most of his ability was lost, and he had to kneel in case of collapse.
He first opened a mine and dug down more than a hundred meters, and then chose a direction to dig directly forward, this digging does not know how long it took to dig, but fortunately, the alchemist's judgment of time is quite accurate, and it was dark outside when Stephen Zhou returned to the underground base.
He played with the golden seed in his hand and waited for the strange movement of last night to appear.
But tonight was very quiet, and there was nothing unusual outside.
He climbed up curiously to take a look, and there was only some sound from the other side of the forest, which were nocturnal beasts preying, and the huge purple rings in the sky were still so conspicuous, and the moons of the three moons were dim and bright, and the other was fading blood red.
This process is visible to the naked eye and brightens up after about an hour.
There was a slight change in the position of the satellite, which Stephen Zhou might not have noticed if he wasn't an alchemist, and the satellite that changed its position was close to the purple ring, which was the one that gradually turned from blood red to bright.
At night.
There was silence and desolation all around, as if he had come to a prehistoric civilization in ancient times, even if Stephen Zhou's will was extremely tenacious, he couldn't help but feel a little bored, he didn't feel lonely or wanted to find someone to talk to. When I looked again the next morning, Moon 3 had already passed through the purple ring, and everything seemed to be calm again.
Stephen Chow's mining business continues.
He had already stockpiled a large amount of stone, not to mention building a house, even a section of the city wall.
The next two days were boring.
Stephen dug three passages, but still didn't find the metal, but he did find the coal by accident.
The reserves of the coal mine were not large, but it still shocked Stephen Zhou's spirit, because coal mines are easily associated with metal ores, he dug around and finally found some red ore and couldn't help laughing.
Iron ore!
And it's also good hematite.
Morale-high, Stephen Chow dug until the afternoon, and when he returned to the underground base, he began to the furnace with his bare hands.
At present, there is no magic crystal forging furnace in his hands, and there is no elemental furnace as an energy source, Stephen Zhou can only use the most primitive way to refine iron ore. But fortunately, he has recovered 1 alchemy level, and when he digs iron ore, he has a steady stream of elemental energy integrated into his body, and now he can use the ability of [Alchemy Hand].
Inside an empty underground base.
A foundation furnace more than five meters high has been completed, and Stephen Zhou has arranged a lowest-level alchemy circle inside, which can raise the temperature of the furnace to about 1,500 degrees.
He beckoned to the pile of ore behind him, and a piece of hematite weighing more than ten kilograms flew directly into his hand, this is the ability of the 'Alchemy Hand', which can move objects weighing no more than twenty kilograms with his mind, and increases with the alchemist's energy level, which is more demanding than the ordinary 'Mage Hand', and it can help the alchemist complete many dangerous tasks. This is the original version of the ability, if he has gold, silver, and rubies, he can use the alchemy notch to enhance the ability by 100% to upgrade to [Alchemy Hand Type I], also commonly known as the [Silver Hand]. Stephen Chow put the iron ore into the furnace, then ignited the coal to control the temperature inside, and soon the iron ore began to melt, and it was only expedient to use foreign substances to refine the metal, and a true alchemist could separate the iron the moment he held the iron ore.
Half an hour later, Stephen got his hands on a batch of iron ingots.
It was impossible for Stephen Chow to pick up a hammer and hit the ingot. He brought a batch of iron ingots with him to the workbench, and as if by magic, he began to make his first iron tools.
Change the external structure of matter.
It's okay to hit it with a hammer, and of course it's okay to jerk it off with your hands.
Iron with bare hands is one of the daily routines of top alchemists, Stephen Zhou has already mastered it, he first picked up an iron ingot and knocked it with his fist a few times, and in the blink of an eye, he flattened it, and then he began to pinch the shape of a sword with his hand, the solid iron ingot in his hand was like mud, and his hand was as precise as a machine when working.
The whole process took about half an hour, and soon the outline of a long sword was completed, mainly because the blade was a little more troublesome.
After Stephen Zhou finished his work, he flicked the blade of the sword with his hand, and immediately there was a crisp sound of the sword.
"It's ok. ā
He shook the hilt of his sword and said to himself, "It's close to the standard of a standard longsword." It should be no problem to deal with some ordinary beasts. ā
For alchemists, common sense is meant to be trampled.
The process of wielding the sword with his bare hands is not important, what matters is the last step, Stephen Zhou lightly touched the sword body with his middle finger, and then left a slight nick on the sword body along a certain line, and finally he scratched his fingertips on the sword body lightly, and a strange streamer crossed the sword body, and the blade of the sword suddenly seemed to be coated with a layer of silver-white film.
- "Iron Sword (Sharp LV1)!"
This time the enchantment consumed a lot of Stephen Zhou, his forehead couldn't help but overflow a trace of sweat, and the rune imprints on the sword body were integrated without the slightest pause.
He swung his finished sword and slashed it directly at the iron ingot next to him.
Sonorous!
An iron ingot, along with the marble tabletop, was severed by Stephen's sword!
Stephen Chow, who had finished crafting an enchanted weapon, was in a happy mood and soon began to pick up other tools, such as pickaxes, axes, shovels, etc., until it was already dark by the time he was done.
"Stock up on iron ore first. ā
"In the future, you will be able to build a minecart rail, which will make it easier to store resources and craft iron golems. ā
With weapons, the next thing is armor, for alchemists, armor can also be taken out with bare hands, Stephen is a set of half-body armor, but it is not enchanted. He still prefers alchemy robes and magic armor, and wearing ordinary armor also greatly affects his work efficiency.
At present, there is no way to enchant the energy shield, so you don't have to think about the robe, a set of iron armor can be used first.
Stephen Zhou's fighting skills are very average, maybe they are already very powerful for ordinary people, but he himself knows very well that he is not on the stage at all, and his combat experience is very poor. Before his exile, he had an army of Constructed Golems in his service, and among his followers were Legendary Professionals, and he had a long habit of using flat pushes to solve problems.
"It's much easier to do it with iron. ā
Stephen Zhou continued to plan his own safe base, it is not yet certain that there are no elemental crystals in this world, and the crystals containing magic will only be born in the world where the [Elemental Tide] has erupted, although there are differences in form, but they can be used by alchemists.
He took a compass out with a little material, and then said to himself, "This location is still too remote. ā
"I don't know where the sapient creatures are, if there is a gathering place for sapient creatures nearby, you can consider digging an underground railroad track, which can be used as a substation for the underground railroad. ā
Alchemists are the most expensive spellcasters.
Stephen's demand for materials is endless, and he can mine it himself in the early stage, but he will have to collect it in other ways in the later stage.
"Obsidian, Diamond, Malachite, Ruby, Glass, Agate, Mithril, Thorkin, Arcane Dust, Astral Sands, ......"
Stephen Zhou muttered a large number of strange materials in his mouth, picked up the iron pickaxe and continued to walk towards the underground mine. He was going to stock up a little more resources and start exploring the surroundings, the forest was definitely not going there, there were too many monsters inside, and the pterodactyls were also flying there. The area where humans and other sapient beings were active was supposed to be in the plains, and most of them were near rivers, and he was going to look west. If a human can be found, then he can get metals, seeds, gems, and so on in the fastest way possible.
Especially for gemstones, this material is extremely inefficient to dig on your own.
Alchemists have a great demand for diamonds, commonly known as diamonds, and alchemists of Stephen Zhou's level have a later demand for diamonds in tons. Gold is a regular consumable item when alchemists explore the infinite universe, and it may use up several tons of gold in one experiment, so alchemists in the past will desperately study ways to transform gold, such as [Gold Counting Hand], [Philosopher's Stone], [Magic Stone] and so on.
Stephen Zhou had saved 10,000 tons of gold in his hometown, but now he can't go back.
Three days have passed in the blink of an eye.
In the process of mining coal and iron ore, Stephen absorbed the elemental energy free between the minerals, and gradually reached the level of a level 2 alchemist.
As a legendary-level alchemist, even if he has lost his past power and most of the alchemy marks have become invalid, Stephen Zhou's body still retains some legendary abilities, such as enlightening wisdom, rejuvenation, immortal flesh, and so on. Now that many legendary abilities are sealed in his body, he must use a large number of expensive and rare materials to reactivate them.
Gold is currently the most scarce.
When Stephen Zhou reaches level 10 as an alchemist, he needs to collect at least a ton or so of gold for himself in order to reactivate an important ability in his body.
But it's a pity that he doesn't have a dime of gold now.
According to Stephen's preliminary judgment, there should be no gold mines in this area, and if no trace of humans can be found, then he must start exploring the location of the gold mines.
..................