Preparations for manufacturing electrical wire began in earnest, and all the necessary materials were being urgently gathered.
To find enough high-quality ore as quickly as possible and move forward with building communication lines, Senku, Chrome, and Kohaku formed an advance team and set off into the mountains to prospect for ore.
Chrome already knew this route by heart. Having spent years roaming mountain forests and caves in search of strange rocks, he knew the surrounding terrain like the back of his hand.
With him leading the way, the three saved a great deal of time searching. They moved swiftly through mountains and forests and soon reached a natural cave rich in ore.
As soon as they entered the dark, deep cave, they caught the mingled scent of metal, earth, and stone.
Senku, who had been walking steadily, suddenly looked as though a whole new world had opened before him. He was as delighted as a mouse that had tumbled into a bin of rice.
His eyes lit up, darting over both sides of the cave. At the sight of the colorful ores embedded layer upon layer in the rock, he could not help exclaiming under his breath.
"Wow! So much ore!"
Copper ore, iron ore, and ores for supplementary materials lay scattered across the cave walls. They were high-grade and abundant, and almost every piece met their current scientific needs perfectly.
Whether for refining electrolytic copper, making wire, forging tools, or preparing supplementary materials, the ore here was more than enough.
Senku paced around the cave, looking this way and that, his fingertips constantly brushing over the ore surfaces. His eyes brimmed with feverish delight.
To him, every piece of ore was a precious building block for advancing technology.
"All of this is useful stuff. Now we won't have to