bookcurios Chapter 19 Ore
Chapter 19 Ore
Since they didn't know what was behind the spider cocoon wall, Lin Tian ordered the ghost to explore ahead and open up the path.
Big Head took two steps forward and stood in front of the spider cocoons. Then he began to wave his iron hands. Wherever his iron hands passed, a gust of wind was stirred up. The hanging spider cocoons were instantly blown around and swayed, and what was hidden behind the spider cocoons was also faintly revealed.
That's... a stone?
When Lin Tian saw what was hidden behind the spider cocoon, he was indeed a little surprised. He did not expect that what was hidden so deep was just some stones. These stones were pitted and uneven, forming a not-so-smooth wall. However, he then discovered the peculiarity of these stones.
Although these things have the shape of stones, they all radiate a bright light, and are more like some kind of mineral than stones.
Lin Tian gave Da Tou the order to take a piece from the top, and Da Tou did so quickly. With his brute hands, he forcefully pried a piece off the wall and then presented the ore to Lin Tian.
"What exactly is this thing?"
To be on the safe side, Lin Tian put on a leather glove and then reached out to grab the ore. The moment he touched it, a notification popped up on the system panel.
[A convertible source has been found. Would you like to convert it into a certain amount of spiritual essence?]
It can convert spiritual energy!!!
Lin Tian's pupils suddenly widened. He hadn't expected that this small, strange stone could actually be transformed into spiritual energy, which was extremely unexpected.
Transform!
Lin Tian didn't hesitate much and immediately chose to convert this piece, since there were still so many on the wall anyway.
[Spiritual Energy +113]
More than a hundred! That's several times more than killing a wild beast. Lin Tian looked at the system notification and then at the huge wall made of blue ore. His eyes gradually turned fiery.
This small piece alone contains over a hundred; if we were to pry off the entire wall and convert it, we would surely have tens of thousands of spiritual essences.
Lin Tian suddenly felt like a nouveau riche. The blue ore wall kept assaulting his mind, making him feel somewhat dazed.
I've become a millionaire?
Lin Tian took several deep breaths to calm his excited emotions before immediately ordering the other little demons to come and help him extract the ore.
However, reality quickly dampened his spirits. After some testing, he discovered that the wall was extremely hard, and no matter how they swung their weapons, they could only break off some small fragments of ore.
Even with his brute strength, Big Head struggled to pry off the second piece, and the second piece was much smaller than the first. Lin Tian recalled that the piece he had Big Head pry off had some dents and was noticeably raised, so it seemed that there was an element of luck involved in prying off the first piece.
Looking at the small pebbles that the little demons had smashed down with their weapons, Lin Tian's heart gradually cooled down. These small pebbles could not fill his stomach, and the spiritual energy he could convert from them was not even double digits. Although little by little, at this rate, it would probably take years to mine this wall.
Thinking about efficiency, Lin Tian suddenly turned his gaze to the weapons of the little demons, and a new idea suddenly emerged in Lin Tian's mind.
If we're talking about the most suitable tool for mining, then it has to be the pickaxe. Although the weapons of the little demons are sharp, they are still just ordinary weapons, not some divine weapons. They are fine for killing enemies, but they are not very effective for mining.
And
While pickaxes aren't as lethal, they're definitely better for mining than the weapons the little demons use. Of course, I'm not talking about ordinary pickaxes; Lin Tian is thinking of a batch of pickaxes made of high-quality steel, or even magical pickaxes.
Lin Tian wasn't just imagining things out of thin air, because he had already seen iron pickaxes in the Black Forest Village. Since there were iron ones, there should be steel ones too. In addition, magic existed in this world, so there should also be magical pickaxes or specially made pickaxes.
Lin Tian felt that his idea was quite reasonable. The problem now was where to get these better pickaxes, and he quickly remembered another place.
I remember what Chief Tik said about a small town not far from their village. It's the transportation hub of the area, and more than a dozen surrounding villages are under its jurisdiction. Because of its advantageous location, it's a very prosperous place. I wonder if they have the pickaxe I want there.
Lin Tian made up his mind. He put the purchase of pickaxes in the town on his agenda and planned to set off to find them once he was settled here.
"Clean up the battlefield and then go back!"
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"Come out, Boli Gelang!"
"It's you I choose, Guard Gu!"
The figures of the two boss-level monsters gradually solidified in front of Lin Tian. He had already returned to his camp. In the previous battle, he had obtained a lot of spiritual essence by killing spiders, and after completing the mission, he was rewarded with another 2000 spiritual essence. Therefore, Lin Tian was now quite wealthy. So, the first thing he did upon returning to the camp was to summon the remaining two bosses that he could summon.
After spending 2000 points of spiritual energy and two points of essence blood, two boss monsters from the Black Wind Mountain ecosystem were summoned before Lin Tian.
First up is Gu Huyuan, a gigantic rhinoceros demon. His massive body makes him look extremely fierce, but he also exudes a clumsy air. He holds a long-handled axe, similar to those of the wolf warriors, but given his size, it's definitely a plus version.
Beside him was a giant green frog, who was none other than Boligelang.
The size of Poliger is no less than that of the Guardian, but unlike the upright Guardian, it lies on all fours on the ground. Its appearance is no different from that of a frog. Apart from its red eyes, what is most unsettling is its enormous size. Because the Guardian is humanoid, its size also gives people a feeling of a giant, making people feel domineering and oppressive.
What makes Poligelang so different is that, although it is a frog, it has a size that is beyond people's comprehension, which gives people a strange sense of unease.
Of course, Lin Tian wasn't that picky about appearance. As his subordinate, one didn't need to be good-looking; as long as one was strong enough, that was fine.
So, Lin Tian opened the panels for the two demons.