War Profits (4-in-1)

Night fell.

Thick clouds shrouded the moon, plunging the mountains and forests into darkness.

The Mining Area, however, was brightly lit.

Roy sat at a wooden table beneath a shelter, watching the Allen people guarding the Mining Area bring in several alien slave laborers. They opened wooden crates and neatly stacked the gemstones inside on the table.

"The records mention that Vesel Obsidian Gold emits fluorescence in the dark, and that it shines very brightly, glowing like a pearl.

"Now that I've seen it, there really wasn't the slightest exaggeration..."

The etymology of "Vesel" in the Common Tongue of the Magic Universe meant "vision" and "combination," implying an object in which transparency and hardness coexisted.

Simply put, it referred collectively to things like crystal and glass.

"Obsidian Gold," meanwhile, was a golden material resembling gold or golden nanmu wood.

Together, the two formed this luminous substance: a combination of stone and metal with a warm, lustrous texture.

Roy felt that it resembled jade that was extremely tough, yet had a metallic texture.

"This stuff is even more valuable than ordinary Obsidian Gold, reaching around 3,500 magic stones per pound!

"Because it's a naturally occurring, high-capacity magical material, already approaching the level of magic crystals.

"At the same time, its strength is no weaker than Obsidian Gold's. It's simply more brittle and requires several special processes.

"If it undergoes a series of treatments, including enchanting, reforging, and crystallization, it can be processed into the famous Enchanted Alloy of the magical world: Vesel Fine Gold.

"It possesses both crystalline and metallic properties, reaching the pinnacle in both magical and physical performance. Its value is correspondingly exorbitant."

"You're absolutely right, my lord. With the current refining techniques, roughly ten thousand pounds are needed—meaning material costs of more than thirty-five million magic stones—along with