Chapter 4 The Iron Age
After returning to the underground base, Stephen Week made some simple furniture.
With his current ability, he didn't dare to dig all the way to the magma layer, and most of his ability was lost. If he encountered a collapse, he would have to kneel down.
He first opened a mine and dug more than 100 meters down, then chose a direction to dig directly forward. I don’t know how long it took to dig, but fortunately, the alchemist’s judgment of time was quite accurate. It was dark outside when Stephen Zhou returned to the underground base.
He played with the golden seeds in his hand and waited for the strange movements last night to appear.
But it was very peaceful tonight, and there was no abnormal situation outside.
He climbed up curiously and took a look. There was only some sound from the forest around him. It was a wild beast that was preying on at night. The huge purple rings in the sky were still so eye-catching. The three moon-sized satellites were dim and bright, and the other was a fading blood red.
This process can be seen from the naked eye and becomes brighter after about an hour.
The position of the satellite has slightly changed. If Stephen Zhou was not an alchemist, he might not notice that the satellite with a change in position is close to the purple ring, and it is the one that gradually becomes brighter from blood red.
Under the night.
The surroundings were silent and desolate, as if they had come to the ancient prehistoric civilization. Even Stephen Zhou's will was extremely tenacious, he couldn't help but feel a little bored. He either felt lonely or wanted to find someone to chat. When he looked at it again the next morning, the third moon had already passed through the purple ring, and everything seemed to have returned to normal peace.
Stephen Week's mining business continues.
He had already stocked up a lot of stone, let alone building a house, even a section of city wall would be enough.
The next two days were boring.
Stephen dug three passages, but still couldn't find the metal mine, but unexpectedly discovered the coal mine.
The reserves of the coal mine are not large, but they still shocked Stephen Zhou. Because the coal mine is easy to be accompanied by metal mines, he dug around and finally laughed after finding some red ore.
iron ore!
And it's a good hematite.
The high-mooded Stephen Zhou dug until the afternoon, and after returning to the underground base, he began to rush the furnace with his bare hands.
Currently, there is no magic crystal forging furnace in his hand, nor does it have an elemental furnace as an energy source. Stephen Zhou can only use the most primitive method to extract iron ore. Fortunately, he has recovered an alchemy level, and when he digs the iron ore, there is a steady stream of elemental energy into his body. Now he can use the ability of [Alchemy Hand].
In an empty underground base.
A basic furnace more than five meters high has been completed. Stephen Zhou has arranged a lowest level alchemy array inside, which can increase the temperature of the furnace to about 1,500 degrees.
He waved to the ore pile behind him, and a piece of hematite weighing more than ten kilograms flew directly into his hand. This is the ability of the "Alchemy Hand". He can move objects no more than twenty kilograms with his mind. As the alchemist's energy level increases, it is more demanding than the ordinary "Master Hand". It can help the alchemist complete many dangerous tasks. This is the initial version of the ability. If there is gold, silver and rubies, he can use alchemy marks to strengthen the ability to 100% upgrade to [Alchemist Hand Type I], which is also commonly known as [Silver Hand]. Stephen Zhou puts the iron ore into the furnace, and then ignites the coal to control the internal temperature. Soon the iron ore begins to melt. Using external objects to refine metal is just a temporary measure. The real alchemist can separate the iron out the moment he holds the iron ore.
Half an hour later, Stephen got a batch of iron ingots.
It was impossible to ask Stephen Zhou to swing a hammer to knock the iron ingots. He brought a batch of iron ingots to the workbench, and then he began to make his first batch of iron tools like magic.
Change the external structure of matter.
It's OK to knock with a hammer, and of course it's OK to rub it with your hands.
Lifting iron with bare hands is one of the daily routines of top alchemists. Stephen Zhou was already familiar with it. He first picked up an iron ingot and knocked it a few times with his fists, and then he began to pinch a sword with his hand. The solid iron ingot was like mud in his hand, and his hands were precisely like mechanical when working.
The whole process took about half an hour, and soon the outline of a long sword was completed, mainly because it was a bit more troublesome to open the blade.
After finishing his work, Stephen Zhou flicked the sword body with his hand, and immediately a crisp sound of sword sound came.
"good."
He held the hilt of the sword and waved it for a moment, saying to himself: "It's close to the standard of a long sword. It should be fine to deal with some ordinary beasts."
For alchemists, common sense is used to trample on it.
The process of stroking the sword with bare hands is not important. What is important is the last step. Stephen Zhou gently tapped the sword with his middle finger, and then left a slight mark on the sword along a certain pattern. Finally, he cut his fingertips and gently wiped the sword body. A strange flowing light passed through the sword body. The sharp edge of the sword suddenly seemed to be coated with a silver-white film.
——"Iron Sword (Sharp LV1)!"
This time the enchantment consumed Stephen Zhou a lot. A trace of sweat couldn't help but overflowed from his forehead, and the rune imprints on the sword were integrated without a pause.
He waved his completed sword and then slashed directly at the iron ingot next to him.
Sharp!
An iron ingot was cut off by Stephen Zhou's sword together with the marble tabletop!
Stephen Zhou, who had made an enchanted weapon, was in a good mood and soon began to use other tools, iron pickaxes, iron axes, shovels, etc. It was already dark by the time the work was over.
"Stock some iron ore first."
"In the future, a track mine car can be built to facilitate storage of resources to create iron golems."
With weapons, the next one is armor. For alchemists, armor can also be wielded with bare hands. Stephen used a set of half-body armor, but there was no enchantment. He still prefers alchemy robe and magic armor, and wearing ordinary armor also greatly affects his work efficiency.
There is no way to enchant the energy shield at present, so there is no need to think about the robe. Just use a set of iron armor first.
Stephen Zhou's fighting skills are very average, maybe it's already very powerful for ordinary people, but he himself knows that he can't be on the table at all, and his combat experience is also very lacking. Before being exiled, he had a legion of constructed golem to serve himself, and there were also legendary professionals among his followers. He had been accustomed to using flat pushes to solve problems for a long time.
"It will be much easier to do if you have iron tools."
Stephen Zhou continued to plan the safety base of the person himself. It is not yet certain that there is no elemental crystal in this world. Crystals containing magic will only be born in a world where the [Elemental Tide] has erupted. Although there are differences in shape, they can be used by alchemists.
He used some ingredients to squirt a compass, and then said to himself: "This location is still too remote."
"I don't know where smart creatures are? If there is a gathering place for smart creatures nearby, you can consider digging an underground rail, which can be used as a sub-station for underground rails."
The alchemist is the most consumed caster.
Stephen’s demand for materials is endless. He can also mine it by himself in the early stage, but he must collect it in other ways in the later stage.
"Obsidian, diamond, malachite, ruby, glazed, agate, mitril, serky ingot, dust of the asteroid, sand of the star world..."
Stephen Zhou was muttering a lot of strange materials. He carried the pickaxe and continued to walk towards the underground mine. He was preparing to stock up on a little more resources and began to explore the surroundings. There were definitely not enough monsters inside, and the pterodactyl also flew over there. The areas where humans and other intelligent creatures were active should be in plains, and most of them were close to rivers. He was preparing to look to the west. If humans could be found, then he could obtain metals, seeds, gems, etc. in the fastest way.
Especially for gems, this material has extremely low efficiency by digging by yourself.
Alchemists have a great demand for diamonds, commonly known as diamonds. Alchemists of Stephen Zhou's level later had a demand for diamonds calculated in tons. Gold is a conventional consumable when alchemists explore the infinite universe. It may take several tons of gold to be used in one experiment, so the alchemists in the past would desperately study ways to convert gold, such as [Gold Hand], [Gold Stone], [Magic Stone], etc.
Stephen Zhou saved 10,000 tons of gold in his hometown, but he definitely can't go back now.
Three days passed in a blink of an eye.
During the process of mining coal and iron ore, Stephen absorbed the elemental energy free between the minerals and gradually reached the level of a level 2 alchemist.
As a legendary alchemist, even if he lost his past power, most of the alchemy marks have been invalidated, but Stephen Zhou still retains some legendary abilities in his body, such as enlightenment wisdom, rejuvenation, immortal body, etc. Now many legendary abilities are sealed in his body, and if he wants to reactivate, he must use a large number of expensive and rare materials.
Gold is the most lacking at present.
When the alchemist reaches level 10, Stephen Zhou needs to collect at least one ton of gold for himself to reactivate an important ability in his body.
But it's a pity that he doesn't have a penny of gold now.
According to Stephen's preliminary judgment, it should be impossible for gold mines to exist in this area. If human traces cannot be found, then he must start exploring the location of the gold mine.
Chapter completed!