Ye Chong held a complete piece of Lavagold in his hand. It shone brightly, like the rippling of water. If such a piece of Lavagold were to be found in the Five Galaxies, it would cause a huge commotion! Ye Chong could not help but admire it. In the Five Galaxies, a rare metal ore was even more precious than a gemstone. If it was a Duo Kun stone or a teardrop, it would be more than enough to describe it as a priceless treasure.
The assistants around him were overjoyed, looking at the Lavagold in fascination, while occasionally looking at Ye Chong with admiration.
Ye Chong's assistants had expanded from Sang Fan to 5. They were all handpicked by the village head from the younger generation, and they were all smart. Ye Chong knew that the village head wanted more people to learn something from him, but it was not a bad thing for him.
To Ye Chong, while the 5 of them were lacking in basic knowledge, they were all diligent and had potential. It was normal for people to have different levels of talent, but talent could never replace hard work. However, Ye Chong was not interested in teaching them the basics from the beginning. Fortunately, Sang Fan was here, so Ye Chong could just sit back and do nothing.
These people were progressing slowly in metallurgy, but they seemed to have great talent in alchemy, which surprised Ye Chong. He asked Sang Fan later, and found out that everyone here had to be able to identify plants. The Guan Family's alchemy was derived from ancient botany, and most of Ye Chong's alchemy knowledge was related to plants. Hence, the Guan Family's progress was fast.
He had finally succeeded!
Ye Chong heaved a sigh of relief. Without modern technology, even the most basic smelting of metals became so difficult. Ye Chong first extracted the ash from the gray mushroom, then formulated a new alchemy solution, and used it to extract the Lavagold from the Lavagold. However, he was only happy for a short while before he quickly calmed down. Right now, it was as if he was racing against time. Who knew how long Mu, Shang and the rest could last?
How were they doing? Ye Chong was in a trance.
Ye Chong composed himself and said to Sang Fan, "Go get the village head."
Sang Fan replied and ran out the door excitedly.
The Lavagold Ingot was passed around the hands of the other assistants, and everyone was so excited when they received it that they could hardly contain themselves.
Ye Chong was deep in thought at the side. While Lavagold had been extracted, it was still a problem to produce it on a large scale. He had asked Sang Fan about it. Although this type of gray mushroom was common, there were not many of them. This was because it only grew in the gravity field. If they needed to produce a large amount of Lavagold, then they would have to face the problem of the supply of Gray Mushrooms.
At this moment, there was a commotion outside.
Then, a large group of people rushed in, led by the village chief Old Sang De, and Sang Pu and Sang Ling followed closely behind.
"Sir, you succeeded?" Sang Pu could not hide his excitement, his voice trembling. Sang Pu and Sang Ling also looked at Ye Chong with longing.
"Mm." Ye Chong nodded and turned to his assistants. Old Sang De's eyes followed Ye Chong's head and landed on the lavagold in one of his assistants' hands. Sang De's pupils dilated rapidly and his breathing became heavy. The assistant tactfully handed the Lavagold ore to the village chief with both hands.
Inside the room, there was a series of rapid inhales.
Old Sang De's hand trembled as he reached for the beautiful lavagold. Ye Chong was a little worried that the village chief would be too excited and cause a problem.
He had to admit that the lavagold was indeed beautiful. Even Ye Chong, who was used to seeing all kinds of rare metals, could not help but be impressed by the lavagold's beauty, much less the village chief who had never seen it before. However, Ye Chong was more interested in its performance. Lavagold was extremely rare in the 5 major galaxies, so there was little research on it. Even Mu's database did not have a detailed description of it. However, Ye Chong still did a rough test of its performance. While it was not very accurate, he believed that the lavagold's performance was excellent, definitely better than the alloy mixed with black gold!
This time, Ye Chong obtained the lavagold using the extraction method in alchemy, and gained a lot from it. Many of the things he did not understand in alchemy were now solved.
"Why is it a different color from the mechs in the ancestral hall?" It was Sang Ling.
Ye Chong asked curiously, "Why does it have to be the same color as the mechs in the ancestral hall?"
"Aren't the mechs in the ancestral hall also made of metal?" Sang Ling's answer almost made Ye Chong faint.
Ignorant! Ignorant! Ye Chong took a look at Sang Ling's chest, and a phrase that Shang once said suddenly popped up in his mind, "Big breasts without brains!" It was indeed very appropriate! Shang was not always talking nonsense, and Ye Chong missed Shang very much.
Ye Chong's gaze was unrestrained, and Sang Ling blushed.
However, Ye Chong still explained a little, "This metal is called lavagold, and the mechs in the ancestral hall use Tritanium alloy steel." Ye Chong's 5 assistants, including Sang Fan, immediately took out a small notebook and wrote down Ye Chong's words. This action left everyone dumbfounded.
"Sir, what is Tritanium alloy steel? Compared to lavagold, which one has better performance? "Sang Fan asked respectfully, while the other 4 assistants were listening attentively.
Ye Chong was too lazy to explain, "Go look it up on the photon processor, there is information on this. Tritanium alloy steel has been eliminated since 300 years ago. "
The village head was satisfied with the 5 young men's eagerness to learn, and spoke earnestly, "You must learn well from Sir. Sir is very capable, just a little bit of it will be enough for you to use for the rest of your life."
The 5 of them quickly agreed. The interlude also greatly eased Sang Ling's embarrassment.
Sang Pu took the lavagold ingot from the village head and exerted some force in his hand. The ingot did not deform at all, not even leaving a fingerprint. Sang Pu could not help but praise, "Good!" The villagers behind him became excited again, as they stretched their necks and looked longingly at the ingot in Sang Pu's hand.
"Sir, can you make it into a weapon?" Sang Pu looked at Ye Chong with a burning gaze. Everyone held their breath, and the entire room became silent because of Sang Pu's words.
All this while, owning a metal weapon had been the wish of the Sang family.
Ye Chong did not hesitate, "That's easy."
Everyone cheered in unison.
The village head, who had just calmed down, spoke again with a trembling voice, "That's great! Mister's kindness to the Sang Clan will never be forgotten! "
Ye Chong did not feel proud at all. To him, if it could not be mass produced, then it would not be of much use.
Ye Chong pondered for a moment, and spoke to the village head, "I did not expect there to be such a huge amount of lavagold here. But if I want to produce metal weapons, I will need more gray mushrooms. "
"Gray mushrooms?" The village head asked doubtfully.
Ye Chong nodded, "Yes, gray mushrooms are one of the main raw materials for lavagold. But as far as I know, there are not many gray mushrooms growing here. "
The village head pondered, "That's a problem."
"That's easy to solve." A hoarse voice came from the crowd, followed by a skinny old man, with a few strands of beard on his chin, giving him a shifty look.
Seeing Ye Chong's gaze, the village head quickly introduced, "This is our village's healer, Sang Rubei, the most knowledgeable person on plants in our village."
Sang Rubei's beady eyes were spirited, "I've studied gray mushrooms for a while. While gray mushrooms only grow in gravity regions, it's not difficult to cultivate them. We can designate a few gravity regions to cultivate gray mushrooms. "
"Alright! Rubei, I'll leave this to you. Everyone in the village is under your command. Cultivate gray mushrooms as soon as possible, "the village head said decisively.
"Yes, sir," Sang Rubei replied respectfully.
"I wonder if sir can make a metal weapon out of this lavagold?" asked the village head.
Ye Chong thought for a moment, "This lavagold is too small, it's a waste to use it to make a full-metal weapon. I'll make it into a few spear points, you can just put them on bitterwood poles. "
"As you wish, sir," replied the village head respectfully.
Ye Chong turned to his assistants, "Solution No. 1 and No. 3, greenstone powder, some zinc powder."
The assistants quickly got to work, quickly fetching the alchemy solution and mineral powder. While they did not learn much theoretical knowledge these days, they had plenty of opportunities to practice.
Sang Fan quickly arranged the tools on the table in front of Ye Chong.
Everyone was excited to see that the master was going to make it on the spot. No one wanted to leave, no one dared to even breathe loudly, afraid of disturbing the master. They stretched their necks and widened their eyes, afraid of missing a single detail.
Ye Chong put the lavagold into the tool and poured in the two types of alchemy solution. Soon, the tough lavagold melted into a pool of liquid gold, but it was clearly separated from the alchemy solution. The transformation was normal in Ye Chong's eyes, but it was magical in the eyes of the others.
He poured out the alchemy solution, and all that was left in the tool was the lavagold. Ye Chong sprinkled the greenstone powder carefully and evenly, and the lavagold immediately turned from liquid to gelatinous, soft and beautiful in a different way. Sang Ling was mesmerized by it.
Women are always immune to cute things.
The people around them did not even blink.
Ye Chong's expression was meticulous. After half a minute, he suddenly spoke, "The mold."
Sang Fan quickly passed the mold to Ye Chong.
Ye Chong took the mold, and sprinkled the zinc powder evenly on the inner cavity of the mold.
His other hand picked up an extremely smooth piece of wood, and with a gentle stroke, he cut off a small piece of Quickgold Jelly. Then, he used a pair of wooden tweezers to stuff the jelly into the inner cavity of the mold, and after compacting it, cut off the excess with the wooden chip.
Three minutes later, Ye Chong lifted the mold and gently tipped it over.
Ding! A spear tip fell out of the mold and landed on the table. Ye Chong picked up the spear tip, and took a piece of cloth to wipe off the zinc powder, revealing the luster of the lavagold.
"It's done. All you need to do is polish the blade a little. "
Everyone stared at the lavagold spear tip in Ye Chong's hand, with undisguised eagerness. However, when their eyes turned to Ye Chong, they were filled with deep respect.
Humans were always filled with awe when faced with unknown power.
Ye Chong looked at the remaining lavagold jelly, and said to Sang Fan and the rest, "Try it."
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