A thick stench of blood hung over the ruined Mountain Stronghold. A breeze swept past, stirring the wood chips and dust scattered across the ground.
Su Ye casually planted his Spear on the ground, watching coldly as the Cleaner Drones flitted through the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Although these Japanese enemies had been numerous, their drop rates as Civilization Monsters were not particularly high.
Aside from a scattering of Survival Coins and basic materials, nothing especially eye-catching had dropped.
"My lord, we've finished clearing the battlefield. But these Japanese enemies were only Civilization Monsters, so they didn't drop anything good," Xing Meng said.
Su Ye nodded slightly. He had expected as much.
"However..."
Xing Meng shifted his tone. "Although these monsters didn't drop much, we found a hidden cave deep inside the Mountain Stronghold while clearing the area at the rear. An initial Drone survey detected some unusual ore inside."
"Ore?" Su Ye raised an eyebrow, curiosity flickering in his eyes. "What kind?"
"This."
As Xing Meng spoke, a fist-sized chunk of ore appeared. It was a dull, dark brownish-black, with faint dark-gold patterns shimmering across its surface.
Su Ye reached out and picked it up.
It was extremely heavy. This fist-sized chunk weighed several dozen pounds.
A faint, weighty aura seeped from the ore into his palm, as though he were holding not a stone, but a densely compacted patch of earth.
[Earth Vein Iron Ore]: A special ore containing the power of the earth. Smelting it at high temperatures yields precious earth vein iron.
As Su Ye examined it, Ember Iron came over.
"My lord, this is good stuff."
Ember Iron's eyes lit up. "Earth vein iron is a top-grade material for forging heavy armor and special weapons."
"With enough earth vein iron,