The Sang Family Village was surrounded by mountains. The terrain was treacherous, and the animals in the area had been cleared out after 500 years of effort. Sang Pu led Ye Chong to a meadow not far from the village.
On the meadow, there was an irregular circle of rocks of different sizes, about a kilometer in circumference. There were a few young men training in the circle. While they were young, the sound of their punches and kicks was not something Ye Chong dared to underestimate.
Sang Pu pointed at the circle and said, "This is a gravity field. The gravity here is about 1.3 times that of the outside world. It's suitable for young men who have just fully developed their skills. Look, these are the young men who just graduated from the ancestral hall of the village. Once they graduate from the ancestral hall, it means that they are now warriors. Here, regardless of gender, everyone has to enter the ancestral hall to learn combat. This is the skill they rely on to survive. "
Sang Pu spoke calmly, as if he did not feel bitter about it, but Ye Chong could hear the bitterness in his words.
"Your arrival brings hope to all of us. Sometimes, I envy you. Mechs may seem like a normal thing to you, but to us, they're just legends. Haha, actually, we don't have much to ask for. As long as we have metal weapons, "Sang Pu's voice was full of confidence," Hmph, we are the strongest tribe here. For 500 years, other than the warriors, every generation of the Sang Family Village would produce one or two smart people, but no one could understand the contents of those chips. They could only use the stupidest method, and spend their lives trying, trying all sorts of things. They found mildstone, they found healing plants, they found sun baskets … But they could not find the way to make metal. Every one of them died with this kind of unwillingness in their hearts. "
Sang Pu looked at Ye Chong with a burning gaze. After a while, he laughed, "What's wrong with me? I was just bringing you to the Force field, and now we're talking about this. Hmm, this has nothing to do with you. It's the fate of the Sang Family. "
Ye Chong was speechless. He did not know what to say.
Sang Pu pulled himself together and said, "Take a closer look at this gravity field."
Ye Chong listened and studied the gravitational field Sang Pu spoke of. There was nothing out of the ordinary. Ye Chong took a closer look, and found nothing out of the ordinary. If it were not for the circle of rocks, Ye Chong would never have noticed that this seemingly ordinary patch of grass was actually an unexplainable gravity field.
Ye Chong looked at Sang Pu doubtfully, and shook his head. "Nothing seems out of the ordinary."
Sang Pu smiled proudly. "We didn't discover it at first. The gravity field was an extremely dangerous place, but we finally discovered it. Look, what's the difference between the grass in the gravity field and the grass outside? "
Ye Chong paused for a moment. He took a closer look and saw something. It turned out that the grass inside was shorter than the grass outside. He thought for a while and suddenly realized.
Seeing Ye Chong's expression, Sang Pu knew that Ye Chong had already figured it out, but he still explained, "Due to gravity, the plants in the gravitational field are different from the plants outside. The greater the difference in gravity between the two, the more obvious the difference between the plants. For example, this gravity field has a higher gravity than the outside, so the plants growing inside are shorter than the ones growing outside. "
Ye Chong quickly asked, "What if there are no plants in the gravity field?"
Sang Pu looked impressed. "Throw a rock to test the waters."
Ye Chong understood immediately. If there was a gravity field ahead, then the thrown rock would fall at an obvious and unnatural angle. It was a good idea, simple and practical. There was no need for complicated equipment, only rocks that were readily available. Besides, with the strength of these people, the rocks must be able to travel a considerable distance. Even if they entered an unfamiliar territory, it would not affect their speed too much.
What a genius idea. Ye Chong could not help but admire it.
After entering the gravity field, Ye Chong felt a sudden weight on his body, as if he was tied down with something heavy. Sang Pu, on the other hand, was unaffected.
The few people who were training saw Sang Pu, and could not help but show respect. Sang Pu smiled and patted one of them on the shoulder, gave a few words of encouragement, and went to a corner with Ye Chong.
Ye Chong tried moving his arms and legs, and found them unusually heavy. A warrior trained in such a high gravity field would definitely be the strongest in terms of physical strength. Ye Chong believed that even the strongest fighter from Black Cove would not be able to fight against the Sang Family Village villagers without a mech. Death would be the only way out.
Ye Chong walked for a while. Other than the fact that his body felt heavier, there was no other difference.
Other than the purple grass in the gravity field, there were also a few plants that looked rather thick. From a botanical point of view, Ye Chong guessed that these plants belonged to the fungus family. The thick umbrella-shaped cap was covered with a few white spots, and its earthy gray appearance made it look rather inconspicuous. However, each of them was rather large, with a diameter of about a meter, and a thick stem with a texture to it.
Ye Chong had not seen this kind of fungus in his room. As an alchemist, he was very sensitive to unknown plants, so he walked up to it and studied it carefully, as he asked, "What is this called?"
"Gray Mushroom." Sang Pu explained briefly, "We call it Gray Mushroom. It looks soft, but it's actually very hard, like leather when you bite. It's inedible, and usually only grows in the gravity field. It has a strong reproductive ability, but only three of them will grow together. We haven't found any use for it yet. "
Ye Chong touched it, and it was indeed hard, completely different from the thick and tender appearance.
Ye Chong's pupils widened. He suddenly bent down and carefully dug out the soil. He studied it carefully, and his heart began to race.
Could it be …
No, he still needed to confirm it. Ye Chong suddenly straightened his back. "What's wrong?" Sang Pu asked anxiously. He was observant enough to notice Ye Chong's loss of composure.
Ye Chong did not speak, but looked around quickly. Not far away, in another corner of the circle, there were three Gray Mushrooms growing there quietly.
Ye Chong tiptoed, and like a huge bird, he flew to the front of the three Gray Mushrooms. Sang Pu reacted quickly. When Ye Chong looked at the other three Gray Mushrooms, he knew that Ye Chong must have found something. He dared not delay, and followed closely behind Ye Chong the moment Ye Chong moved.
Sang Pu was like a ferocious beast, running behind Ye Chong. His speed was fast, but there was an incomparable beauty of strength.
Ye Chong landed in front of the three Gray Mushrooms. He bent down and searched the bottom of the Gray Mushrooms.
As expected! Ye Chong took a deep breath to calm his slightly agitated heart. He carefully picked up some silver beads scattered on the top of the Gray Mushrooms.
These silver beads were only the size of a green bean. They were dull, and mixed in the soil, it was hard to notice them.
"What are these?" Sang Pu asked, looking at the silver beads in Ye Chong's hand.
Ye Chong took a look at Sang Pu and said slowly, "This is metal."
Sang Pu felt like he was struck by lightning. He stared at the silver beads in Ye Chong's hand in disbelief. Is this the metal that the Sang family yearned for? Sang Pu could not help but shiver.
After a while, Sang Pu finally calmed down. He took one of the silver beads from Ye Chong's hand, and with a little force, the silver bead became a small round cake. Sang Pu's excited heart turned cold in an instant, "What's the use of such a soft metal?"
Ye Chong kicked the Gray Mushroom beside his feet. "This is the useful one," he said unhurriedly.
Ye Chong finally realized what a mistake he had made. All this while, Ye Chong had been thinking about how to extract Lavagold from the Lavagold ore with high heat. Hence, he had been looking for ways to induce the energy in the mildstone to produce high heat, to achieve the purpose of smelting.
At that moment, he had forgotten that he was an alchemist.
In the alchemist's course, there were also a few ways to extract metals from metal ores through alchemy. However, since the technology of metal smelting was much more convenient than these methods, Ye Chong had long forgotten about them.
Until today, when he saw that the lower part of the Gray Mushroom could produce these metal beads, he suddenly remembered this forgotten method.
If Lunatic Guan was still here, what would she think? Ye Chong could not help but smile bitterly in his heart. He had learned a lot of things, but there were few that he could be considered as proficient in. Even his combat skills, which he had always been proud of, were greatly affected in the Sang Family Village.
The root of the Gray Mushroom was very deep, and Ye Chong and Sang Pu had to work together for a long time.
The rest of the people in the gravitational region were stunned as they watched Ye Chong and Sang Pu ravaging the Gray Mushroom with all their might. The Gray Mushroom did not give them any face, and refused to fall. In desperation, the two of them could only hold the stalk of the Gray Mushroom tightly, but the posture was indescribably ambiguous.
The grey spores that rustled down covered the two of them, causing their heads and faces to be covered in dust.
Back at the village, the villagers along the way saw Sang Pu, and all of them smiled. The young women could not help but cover their mouths and giggle.
It was also because Sang Pu's current appearance was indescribably comical. He was carrying a fat Gray Mushroom on his shoulder, and his face was covered in dust. If it were any other villager, the others would not think much of it. However, it was Sang Pu. He was the next clan leader, and also the leader of the younger generation. His status was respected, and no matter how dangerous the situation was, he would always be calm. No one had ever seen him in such a sorry state.
The usually calm Sang Pu was also blushing, but fortunately, his face was covered in the Gray Mushroom's spores, and it was not obvious.
Ye Chong followed beside Sang Pu at a leisurely pace, his expression as calm as ever.
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