Liu Xuangang and Qiu Shuyu worked very efficiently and quickly dug a two-meter square pit.
The air underground was stifling, and sweat dripped from their foreheads. Liu Xuangang wiped it away and said, "This pickaxe feels good in the hand; it gets better the more you use it."
Neither of them were professional miners, but because of their good physical fitness, and because mining, logging, and ground handling were all jobs they were familiar with, the two quickly got the hang of it after a short time and experienced the excellent feel of using a professional-grade pickaxe.
Qiu Shuyu was used to this; she had used better iron axes before, and this iron pickaxe was only second-rate.
Liu Xuangang was so fond of it that he couldn't put it down. He thought to himself that he should order more good pickaxes later and organize people to mine in large quantities; that would definitely be extremely efficient...
Little did he know that Song Xiaozhu could "do" even these things for him, without needing to wear out the pickaxe at all.
Song Xiaozhu looked at the pit and weighed the pros and cons in her mind.
It shouldn't collapse. The overall structure is very sturdy. In front of this iron ore wall, this two-meter square pit is like a dog hole under a huge city wall—well, to use an analogy, don't mind the Workbench —it won't shake the entire city wall.
She hasn't reached level three yet and hasn't learned Batch Synthesis. Single-shot synthesis is actually easier to control. As long as she notices the structure is loose, she can retreat in time and avoid emptying the iron ore in one second.
Song Xiaozhu jumped down the steps in a few steps and arrived at the pit. She summoned the Workbench and wedged it into the pit.
As she expected, a notification sound rang in her ear, and Song Xiaozhu replied, "Yes."
In the blink of an eye, the notification sound rang again:
Synthesis successful, obtained [ Iron Raw Material ]*2.
Evaluation: A basic Raw Material.
Effect: None.
As expected, the iron ore was of very high quality, easily resulting in a "critical hit" and allowing me to synthesize two [ Iron Raw Material ] in one go.
Song Xiaozhu stared intently, but couldn't discern any changes in the iron ore wall. She guessed that the contact area was too large, making the "thickness" relatively thin, thus the wear and tear was not obvious.
Song Xiaozhu continued clicking on the [ Iron Raw Material ] recipe, and in the blink of an eye, she synthesized it seven or eight times without a single failure. She even had about three critical hits, easily synthesizing a set of iron ore.
The problem now is...
The box is too small!
Even with all three slots combined, there are only 30 recesses. Even if Song Xiaozhu only uses them to store [ Iron Raw Material ], she can only hold 300 pieces... Faced with this magnificent wall, 300 pieces are barely enough.
Wall plaster.
Song Xiaozhu didn't want to reveal the [ Iron Raw Material ], so she directly placed the [ Iron Raw Material ] and [ Raw Wood Material ] on the Workbench and quickly synthesized 10 steel knives.
As expected of Unlucky Player the worst luck, she failed four times.
However, no matter how ruthless you are, you can't overcome a large quantity of Raw Material and enough attempts at synthesis, so you can easily "defy fate".
Song Xiaozhu couldn't help but think of that newly coined internet slang term—"spending money can change your luck."
It's true, she testified.
This scene, witnessed by Liu Xuangang and Xiao Yunjie, was nothing short of a "miracle."
Both of them were highly qualified Awakened with a deep understanding of their "professions." Through diligent study, even without systematic training, they each developed remarkable professional skills.
But compared to Song Xiaozhu, their abilities were like those of a toddler learning to speak, unable to even recognize words.
Is the difference between Awakened really that great?
Are multi-skilled professions really that powerful?
Is Song Xiaozhu really just an " Engineer "?
Of course, at this moment, they are absolutely loyal to Song Xiaozhu, probably even more so than Tian Man and Luo Liuzi in the shop.
The more capable Song Xiaozhu is, the better.
If she is comparable to a deity, then Liu Family Village has a better chance of finding a way out of this desperate situation.
In the blink of an eye, 100 steel knives were piled up next to him. Liu Xuangang was stunned by what he saw, his mind filled with nothing but surprise. Xiao Yunjie wasn't much better off; she finally understood why Song Xiaozhu's " Taobao Shop " offered such good quality at low prices.
Logically speaking, items made with the Force have very high hidden costs. Just the Force consumed alone takes time to replenish. Therefore, anything labeled " Craftsman " is generally overpriced.
However, Song Xiaozhu's products were not only cheaper than those made by " Craftsman," but even cheaper than those produced on factory production lines... At first Xiao Yunjie didn't understand, but now she understands everything.
Song Xiaozhu's production process can be described as zero-cost and extremely efficient, with one person handling the work of several production lines.
Liu Xuangang couldn't help but whisper, " Miss Song's Force... is it inexhaustible?"
Qiu Shuyu remained calm. " Xiaozhu has extremely high talent."
Liu Xuangang and Xiao Yunjie: "..."
Is it really that high?
Those Awakened must be discarded, compared to those Awakened.
Song Xiaozhu had to stop synthesizing. She looked closely and saw that the Workbench had been moved up about a meter. She had synthesized a total of 100 steel knives from the iron ore.
It's important to know that steel knives require a relatively large amount of [ Iron Raw Material ], with each knife requiring 3 units. Adding the 60% success rate, the total consumption is nearly 400 units of [ Iron Raw Material ].
As expected of iron ore, the efficiency of synthesizing [ Iron Raw Material ] is much higher than that of ordinary scrap iron.
Seeing that Song Xiaozhu finally stopped, Liu Xuangang and Xiao Yunjie both secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, there is no inexhaustible Force primal energy; even the most talented person is about to run out of resources.
Xiao Yunjie said tactfully, "Let's rest for a while, and wait until tomorrow..."
Song Xiaozhu shook her head and said, "I'm not tired. Let's not waste any more time; the faster we dig it out, the better."
Xiao Yunjie was taken aback. She also hoped it would be as soon as possible, but Song Xiaozhu's Force was probably running low. No matter how anxious she was, she could only wait.
To everyone's surprise, Song Xiaozhu's next sentence was. "I only brought a dozen or so sets of wood, and I've already used them all up. Um... As for steel knives, each one requires one unit of wood to make. How about this... Village Chief Liu, could you give Sister Shuyu some manpower and have them go to the lumberyard to collect wood? Once they've collected it, they can just bring it here."