Level 10 Metal Ore, Part 2
"What a huge level 10 resource! What is this? Metal ore?"
In the northern district of the Sky-Supporting Imperial Capital, Cao Fengqi gazed at the enormous level 10 resources at a depth of 6854 meters, his eyes shining brightly.
The entire area of the resource site spans several kilometers, making it highly likely to be a metal ore deposit.
Level 10 metal ore is a good thing for him.
After all, battle pets like the Fangelanya Demon and Blade Angel can be directly upgraded using metal within the Insect Nest Ten Thousand Gu Pool.
In addition, the Cao Family's sanctuary is only made of level 8 metal. If it were upgraded to level 10, its defensive capabilities would also be greatly enhanced.
"Guilou, dig!"
Cao Fengqi immediately ordered the Guilou to dig downwards.
Soon, a passage leading to level 10 supplies appeared, and he immediately jumped down.
[Ice-Crack Cloud Metal Ore: Level 10 Quality]
[Effect: Allows mining of level 10 Ice-Crack Cloud Metal, which contains impurities and the properties of ice. After refining with Extraordinary Flames, it can be used to forge equipment and weapons.]
As soon as Cao Fengqi arrived below, a chill swept over him.
His gaze fell on the ice-like metal below, and his eyes lit up.
"It really is level 10 metal. The weight of such a large piece of level 10 metal is simply unimaginable."
"The Mechanical Empire didn't mine this massive amount of level 10 metal. Is it because it possesses ice properties? Or are there impurities within it?"
Cao Fengqi watched, muttering to himself.
A level 10 metal grade is already quite high, and the fact that the Mechanical Empire didn't mine it suggests there's likely a special reason behind it.
It's possible that the properties of ice conflict with the weapons crafted by the Mechanical Empire, or that there are impurities that need to be refined; it could be both.
However, Cao Fengqi didn't care. Although there were impurities, he possessed a level 13 Golden Lotus Mysterious Flame. With the Golden Lotus Mysterious Flame and his Transcendent Emberfire, he could easily produce more than ten tons of goods ahead of schedule each day, if nothing else.
"This is absolutely amazing!"
Cao Fengqi carefully examined the area. "A level 10 metal ore mine is right here and won't run away. Let's search the northern area first."
With these thoughts in mind, he returned to the ground and continued walking forward.
[A 7-kilometer radius has been scanned, revealing 211 new Level 1 supplies, 121 Level 2 supplies... 48 Level 7 supplies, 19 Level 8 supplies, 12 Level 9 supplies, 4 Level 10 supplies, 1 Level 11 supplies, 1 special supply, and 2421 evil beast supplies.]
A dozen minutes later, the cheat software scan results came in.
This brought a smile back to his face.
"After killing the evil beasts in this area, I'll have more than enough level 10 souls to advance my Artifact Refiner and Beast Shepherd Sequence."
The Guilou dug a hole, went down, and swept through the area.
Cao Fengqi the area, began his hunt.
[Corpse of the Corpse Person: Level 11 Quality] *3
[Corpse of the Corpse Person: Level 10 Quality] * 114
[Divine Blood Potion] *22
Half an hour later, Cao Fengqi, beaming with joy, began sorting through his spoils.
"This group of Corpse Person is only of average strength, but they have discovered some special treasures."
Cao Fengqi was standing in front of a strange metal building.
[Arrow Tower: Level 10 Quality]
[Effect 1: The arrow tower, constructed from 50 tons of level 10 metal and infused with Transcendent Source Metal, possesses powerful metallic properties.]
[Effect 2: The arrow tower has 30 firing positions. When archers fire at targets from these positions, their arrows gain a metallic bonus, increasing their sharpness and speed.]
[Effect 2: The arrow tower can generate 2000 energy arrows per day, enough to pierce level 10 Refined armor. The number of arrows cannot be stacked.]
[Effect 3: Internal array; after activating the array and metal-based defensive properties, it can withstand all attacks up to level 11 for 20 seconds. Recharge time: 1 hour.]
[Effect 4: Releases one giant energy arrow daily, 30 meters long and two meters in diameter, capable of devastating targets within a 20-kilometer radius.]
[Note: Absorbed 50 tons of level 11 metal and 9 level 10 souls, it can be upgraded to level 11 quality.]
"This watchtower is quite strong, but it's not very useful to us."
Unlike arrow towers, which only require one person to operate and can unleash powerful arrows, arrow towers are different.
But this arrow tower was clearly intended for archers.
If this arrow tower were given to him, only the fourth effect would be useful to him.
"A 30-meter-long energy arrow—that's comparable to a missile."
"If it's a level 17 arrow tower, wouldn't it be able to strike targets over a range of thousands of kilometers?"
Cao Fengqi muttered to himself as he put the arrow tower away.
If he needs Transcendent Source Metal treasures next, he can trade with those in Capital Demon Capital.
"I'm currently quite close to the area below the Imperial Palace."
The Nightmare Domain continued its exploration forward, going deeper for 30 kilometers before Cao Fengqi discovered a group of Corpse Person.
However, after calculating the distance, he ultimately decided to give up.
The Corpse Person horde beneath the imperial palace is not someone he can afford to provoke.
"That's good. This exploration of the Mechanical Empire's capital has been a resounding Perfect."
Cao Fengqi was very satisfied.
The Divine Blood Potion has now reached 124, with 34 more left over.
I currently have 7 level 11 demonic beast corpses left.
The souls required by the Artifact Refiner and Beast Shepherd professions are already sufficient.
"In addition, there is a level 10 metal ore."
Cao Fengqi walked towards the metal mine. The level 10 Ice-Crack Cloud Metal was enough to raise all of Fangelanya Demon's battle pets, including the Demon Blade Angel Gray-Feathered Moth, to the level 10 limit.
"Start digging! Start digging!"
The Bloody Scarecrow, who hadn't been mining for a long time, have returned to their old ways.
Cao Fengqi had his level 11 battle pet dig out enough space, and then summoned a group of level 10 battle pets.
Mining level 10 metal is still quite difficult for a level 10 battle pet.
But he had too many level 10 battle pets.
For a level 11 battle pet, it's much faster.
"Let's try refining Ice-Crack Cloud Metal first. Is it troublesome?"
Cao Fengqi's gaze fell on a piece of metal that had been dug out of the Bloody Scarecrow, and he immediately enveloped it with Transcendent Emberfire and Golden Lotus Mysterious Flame.
Under the terrifying flames, the Ice-Crack Cloud Metal slowly melted, and with a thought, he removed the impurities that had been burned black inside.
"It's still a bit troublesome."
Ten minutes later, Cao Fengqi looked at the refined Ice-Crack Cloud Metal and frowned slightly.
[Ice-Crack Cloud Metal Ore: Level 10 Quality]
[Effect: 541 jin of Ice-Crack Cloud Metal, which can be used to forge equipment and weapons.]
"It takes about 500 jin (250 catties) to refine in ten minutes, 1.5 tons in one hour, and 15 tons in ten hours."
"Engaging for 10 hours a day is the limit; after all, I need to rest too."
"However, once my Artifact Refiner profession reaches the Fifth Sequence and my Transcendent Emberfire are upgraded, I should be able to speed things up."
Cao Fengqi calculated in his mind and nodded slightly.