Despite sounding like the name of a plant, swordspine blue was actually an ore. It looked like iron ore on the outside, but was blue inside. The darker the color, the higher its quality.
Black oil ore was just as its name suggested: an ore as greasy as black oil.
Qin Ran skillfully crushed the two ores in the proper proportions, then began drawing the required magic circle on the ground. It resembled a triangle enclosing a square. The outer triangle formed the foundation, while the inner square handled advancement and conversion. Next, Qin Ran used a diamond to draw a similar magic circle on a suitable wolf.
Finally, the wolf bearing the magic circle entered the area where the other circle had been drawn.
As the incantation activated, the two magic circles began to resonate, ultimately completing [Brand: Fur Hardening].
The whole process was not complicated, especially for Qin Ran, whose system coordinated his knowledge with his body. He performed it with practiced ease.
Branding the wolves, however, did not go smoothly.
Of the nearly five hundred wolves in the pack, only thirty could pass the Constitution check and meet the minimum requirement for Fur Hardening Lv1.
Only one could qualify for Fur Hardening Lv2: the pack's original leader.
As for Fur Hardening Lv3?
Not a single one qualified.
Even the pack's original leader could not pass the corresponding Constitution check.
This fell far short of Qin Ran's expectations.
It also meant that the branding operation Qin Ran had planned to spend nearly two days on was finished in a single morning and noon.
"My lord, what do you intend to do with the remaining wolves?"
"The amount of meat they consume every day is no small sum."
"I suggest keeping those successfully branded and letting the rest return