Lin Guang followed Haganezuka up to a mountaintop.
When Lin Guang reached the summit, he saw a platform dozens of meters across, covered with racks. Each rack was filled with ores of various shapes.
"These ores are all crimson red ore and crimson red iron sand. They're exposed to sunlight on the mountaintop so they can store the sun's heat."
After explaining this to Lin Guang, Haganezuka led him around the racks.
Past the racks, Lin Guang saw all kinds of ores scattered across the ground.
"These ores can't absorb the sun's heat. They're all base ores used to forge Nichirin Blades. Pick one here."
With that, Haganezuka stared intently at Lin Guang, seemingly waiting to see whether anything unusual would happen as Lin Guang selected his ore.
Lin Guang glanced at the ores covering the ground, then activated his Breathing Style and drew on a little of the Ice-Ice Fruit's power.
Standing beside Lin Guang, Haganezuka distinctly felt a trace of cold.
The chill gradually radiated from Lin Guang. On the mountaintop beneath the blazing midday sun, Haganezuka felt as though winter had arrived, the cold biting into him.
Soon, Lin Guang sensed one of the ores gradually absorbing the small amount of Ice-Ice Fruit power he was releasing.
After locating the ore, Lin Guang walked over and picked up a pale blue piece.
"This one."
When Haganezuka saw the ore Lin Guang had chosen, rather than making a sound of surprise, he chuckled softly.
"Haha, I knew you'd choose this ore!"
Lin Guang looked at Haganezuka in some surprise. He knew little about ores, so he did not understand why Haganezuka would say that.
"The village discovered this ore over a decade ago. Because it's cold by nature and stays at a low temperature year-round, it was named