Li Xingkong didn't care about the looks those people gave him. He was just here to make a quick buck, so he didn't face much competition from them.
Go ahead and watch if you want; these guys really can't learn his refined methods.
Refining metals is a slow process, especially the kind this shop wants. Large-scale industrial refining is very difficult to achieve. Only the world's leading powers have that technology, and they wouldn't be staying in this small shop of a chamber of commerce.
After reviewing the types of metals and precision requirements needed by the shop, Li Xingkong began refining the metals.
He didn't directly refine the entire hill, since there were other people working on it.
I did all the work myself, and then I offended these guys for no reason; that would be asking for trouble.
Although judging from their technology, the civilization behind them is not very powerful, they are still far beyond what Earth Star can currently confront.
It would be foolish of Li Xingkong to stir up trouble for no reason. He's only here to make money, not to cause trouble.
He reached out and tapped the air in front of him, and a small array, about the height of a person, appeared before him and began to slowly rotate.
Li Xingkong's mastery of the Thick Earth City Fortification Technique has reached a very high level; he can now completely disassemble the various functional modules of this spell and use them individually.
The magic array that appeared before them was the module for refining raw materials.
After completing the magic array, Li Xingkong beckoned with his finger, and the ore on the mine seemed to come alive, lining up and jumping towards Li Xingkong.
Upon reaching it, the ore plunged headfirst into the magic array, entering from one side and exiting from the other, just like a fish Leap over the Dragon Gate.
When it went in, it was a rough piece of ore; when it came out, it had turned into a small, square metal block with a metallic sheen.
At the same time, a small black ball, like a bullet, fell to the ground; this was the impurity that had been removed.
The aliens who had initially planned to watch the spectacle stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.
They'd seen telekinesis before, and alchemy wasn't exactly a niche skill, but Li Xingkong's method of refining it was truly the first time they'd ever seen it.
Telekinetic control, spell-like refinement techniques—is this the kind of skill a seemingly weak guy should possess?
Seeing the ore turn into metal ingots piled up like children lining up to go to school, they no longer cared about looking at Li Xingkong.
With his incredibly efficient work, if I were any slower, there probably wouldn't even be any crumbs left.
Moreover, a guy with such methods must belong to a civilization of a high level. These aliens knew their own capabilities well. If they really provoked someone like that, their deaths would be pointless.
The group exchanged glances, then quickened their pace. Even the robot started eating with both hands, devouring the food as if it wanted to stuff itself.
Li Xingkong's refining speed was very fast. In just a few hours, half of the small mountain had been removed, and the metal ingots on Li Xingkong's side had been piled up to almost form a fortress.
Once he figured it was about time, Li Xingkong stopped and then called out to the female giant.
They had been told that someone would come to collect the refined metal for them, but Li Xingkong hadn't seen anyone for half a day, so he had to call out to them manually.
The giantess approached with heavy steps; her voice could be heard even before she was seen.
"Little guy, even if you can't master it..."
She choked on her words halfway through.
She remembered the mine was full, but in just half a day, how come there's so little left? And what's that tall structure the little guy built in front of him? Did he build that all by himself?
"Boss lady, please settle the payment."
Li Xingkong's voice came from the pile of metal ingots. The female giant looked incredulous, picked up a few metal ingots, and scanned them with the instrument in her other hand.
The level of refinement far exceeded her requirements; it was beyond what could be described as a merely acceptable product. In all the years her factory had been operating, this batch of metal ingots was the best she had ever seen.
The other skilled workers were also doing their jobs, but they never did anything meaningless. All the metal ingots were given according to the mission standards, and they were unwilling to put in any extra effort.
"Well, you really can't judge a book by its cover! You're quite something, little guy!"
The female giant inspected several more metal ingots, confirming that each one was of roughly the same purity. Then she pulled down a rope, and soon several equally tall giants came over and carried the refined metal ingots that Li Xingkong had prepared onto a scale.
"A total of 3,000 tons, but your metal ingots are of very high quality. I'll give you 30 universal coins per ton, and I'll round it up to 100,000 universal coins."
After the weighing was completed, the giantess paid quite readily.
There's nothing else to it; even if she doesn't forge weapons from the batch of metal Li Xingkong refined, she can still make a fortune by simply reselling it.
"My name is Twenty-Seventh Pillar. May I have your contact information? We can work together again sometime!"
The female giant transferred the universal currency to Li Xingkong's wristwatch, and she became noticeably more enthusiastic towards him.
"Contact information?"
The universe is so vast, whether he will ever encounter this chamber of commerce again is still unknown, so how can he exchange contact information? Besides, he is currently a so-called "unregistered resident".
Fortunately, the universe is too vast, and there are too many civilizations. The Chamber of Commerce doesn't care about an individual's identity or background when opening an account; otherwise, it would be a problem for Li Xingkong to make money.
"I just happened to come across the merchant guild's ship for a visit. I'll be disembarking soon, and we might not even run into each other again."
Li Xingkong shook his head.
"This is easy, take it."
The giantess handed over a business card, the tiny card clutched in her hand like a crumb.
"With this, we can pinpoint the caravan's location. Let's cooperate again sometime!"
After accepting the small business card, Li Xingkong simply reached out and touched it, and a pointer appeared in his mind, pointing to the giant ship beneath him.
That's interesting.
Li Xingkong's eyes narrowed.
He had never seen the indicator principle of this business card before; it seemed to be a unique technology of the civilization behind the Chamber of Commerce.
Furthermore, the fact that this thing can be used to print business cards is enough to demonstrate that the chamber of commerce has a strong cultural background.
It seems we can't underestimate the people of the world. Even this small business guild we've stumbled upon has a civilization behind it that he can't quite grasp. Who knows just how powerful the top nations in this Pan-Civilization Convention really are?
Let's go find some relevant information first.