It took roughly a day.
When the mining machine emerged from the mine for the last time and dumped its final load of ore, the earth vein iron deposit deep inside had been completely exhausted.
"My lord, all mining operations are complete."
Xing Meng reported, "According to our tally, we mined a total of 2,730.6 tons of earth vein iron ore over the past day. Refining it in the Smelting Furnace should yield approximately 1,820 tons of high-purity earth vein iron."
"1,820 tons?"
A flicker of surprise crossed Su Ye's eyes at the figure.
This wasn't measured in pounds, but in tons.
That much high-purity earth vein iron was more than enough for Ember Iron to forge him a full set of custom equipment.
Ember Iron could even make a set of external armor for the Gale Ranger.
As for the surplus earth vein iron, it would have plenty of uses later.
I'm already in the Tier Three Road Section, while the other players are still struggling through the Tier Two Road Section.
Once those players finally reach the Tier Three Road Section after all their hardships, they'll face even more terrifying monsters and harsher survival conditions. Demand for high-grade equipment and items will definitely soar.
I can use this surplus earth vein iron with other materials to mass-produce standard-issue Tier Three equipment and lifesaving items for sale, earning another haul of Survival Coins.
Su Ye quietly weighed his plans.
Survival Coins couldn't do everything, but without them, he could do nothing.
Once I leave this sprawling mountain range, I can stop by the Trading House Service Area.
The Trading House Service Area was currently the only channel in this Survival Game that allowed server-wide trading across regions.
"Store all the refined earth vein iron in the Storage Room. Next,