Forger's Association, Forging Room:
Shifeng casually took out a stack of Stones and piled them on a stone table.
Each stack contained a total of 100 Stones. They filled the large, round table, and some even fell to the ground.
"It's time to see your strength." Shifeng smiled as he took out the crimson Philosopher's Stone.
If others saw the Philosopher's Stone, the consequences would be severe. Hence, he had specially rented a Forging Room. Without his permission, no one was allowed to enter.
Shifeng casually picked up a Stone from the table, touching the Philosopher's Stone to the Stone.
System: Do you wish to use the Philosopher's Stone to perform Elemental Refinement?
Shifeng immediately chose "Yes". Immediately, the Philosopher's Stone emitted a faint red glow, and a mysterious power flowed into the Stone.
Peng!
The fist-sized Stone disintegrated into yellow sand, scattering across the floor. Shi Feng did not obtain anything.
However, Shifeng smiled faintly, not minding the loss in the slightest. He then picked up another Stone and tried it.
After all, Ores were precious. A piece of Common Copper Ore was sold for 2 Coppers. If sold to an NPC, it would be worth 1 Copper. Meanwhile, a stack of 100 Copper Ore could be sold for 200 Coppers to a Guild, yet they were still fighting over it. It was much more expensive than a stack of 10 Coppers.
Elemental Refinement was equivalent to extracting the Metal Element from a Stone. However, some Stones did not contain any Metal Element. Naturally, they turned into a pile of yellow sand. Failure was a common occurrence.
Peng … Peng … Peng …
In the end, after ten attempts, Shifeng still failed to extract any Ores. He was slightly depressed. The success rate was too low.
In fact, Shi Feng even suspected that these stones had been picked up by players in the desert. That was why they were all yellow sand.
"Relax, relax. There are still plenty of Stones." Shifeng took a few deep breaths, consoling himself.
Hence, he picked up another Stone and tried again.
Peng!
This time, the Stone disintegrated into a pile of yellow sand. However, amidst the sand, there was a piece of metal with a purplish-red luster. It was none other than the Copper Ore.
With the first Copper Ore, Shifeng breathed a sigh of relief. He began to speed up his extraction.
In a short moment, all the stones on the table had turned into yellow sand. Shi Feng had extracted a total of 23 Copper Ores and 2 Bronze Ores. Bronze Ores were three times more valuable than Copper Ores. If he sold them to an NPC, they could sell them for 3 Coppers. Due to the rarity of Bronze Ores, player Guilds would purchase them for 7 Coppers per piece.
Looking at the ores on the table, the Shifeng felt that the Philosopher's Stone was truly a treasure trove. Even if the Philosopher's Stone was incomplete, it was still extraordinary. It was no wonder that so many kingdoms had mobilized their forces to compete for the Philosopher's Stone. With the Philosopher's Stone, one would have ample funds.
Shifeng put away the ores on the stone table, then took out a set of stones and placed them on the table.
The piles of stones were consumed one by one. Just the yellow sand alone had piled up into a small hill. Fortunately, the smithing room could clear the trash with one click. After pressing the clear button, the yellow sand that was as tall as a small hill disappeared.
After spending an hour, Shifeng had refined 40 stacks of Ores, obtaining 7 stacks of Copper Ores and 1 stack of Bronze Ores. If they were sold, they would be worth over 20 silver coins, while the cost was only 4 silver coins. The difference in price was more than 5 times.
Most importantly, the production rate of ores was very low. It was impossible to purchase large quantities.
Just as Shifeng walked out of the smithing room, he received a system notification.
System: The Violent Bear Armor you sold at the Auction House has been sold. After deducting the processing fee, 31 Silver 53 Copper have been added to your bag space.
System: The Dark Star Boots you sold at the Auction House has been sold. After deducting the processing fee, 3 Silver 21 Copper have been added to your bag space.
… …
A series of notifications from the Auction House caused the corners of Shifeng's mouth to curl up slightly.
"Sure enough, the more people there are, the higher the price." Shifeng was very satisfied with the selling price. He never thought that a Mysterious-Iron Plate Armor for a Shield Warrior could actually sell for over 30 silver coins. There really were many rich people in the White River City region.
After selling these pieces of equipment, Shifeng instantly became a tycoon. With over 50 silver coins on him, even his confidence was different when he walked around.
Currently, while ordinary players were still happy with the 20 or 30 Coppers on them, he already had over 50 silver coins. In addition, Gentle Snow still owed him over 10 silver coins. If he sold these Copper Ores, he would immediately become a rich man.
However, he would not sell the ores. These ores were the foundation for him to earn a lot of money.
Following which, Shifeng set up a Forging Room for another hour, turning the remaining Stones into ores. This time, his luck was pretty good. Out of the 45 stacks of Stones, he obtained 10 stacks of Copper Ores and 2 stacks of Bronze Ores.
With this, he had a total of 17 stacks of Copper Ores and 3 stacks of Bronze Ores. It was enough to last him for a long time.
After having the money, Shifeng once again arrived at the central hall of the Forging Association. At this moment, many forging players nurtured by the Guild were currently renting Forging Rooms.
"What a rip-off! They actually charge 5 Coppers per hour! The Guild only gives me 30 Coppers per day! It's not enough at all!"
"This is still considered good. At least I have a complete set of tools. Look at those forging tools! Even the most common equipment costs several silver coins! A set costs over 30 silver coins! This is simply ripping me off!"
"You haven't seen the Intermediate Forging Rooms yet! They cost 1 silver per hour! The increase in success rate is only 3%! Even a first-rate Guild can't afford such a price!"
Several forging players complained incessantly. They deeply detested the Forging Association's prices. However, their words carried a faint hint of arrogance. After all, they had the support of the Guild. Ordinary Lifestyle players might not even be able to afford to rent a Forging Room, much less raise their forging levels.
Shifeng walked around these players and approached the Forging Association's manager, saying, "I wish to rent an Intermediate Forging Room."
"May I know how long you wish to rent it?" the dark-skinned Youth Association's manager asked happily.
Currently, many adventurers were paupers. Every one of them could only rent a Basic Forging Room. Even so, these adventurers were unwilling to rent one. However, now that they saw a wealthy adventurer like Shifeng, their service attitude changed.
Shifeng looked at the time. It was already morning in the real world. Using the virtual helmet, he could not stay in God's Domain for too long.
"Two hours, then," Shifeng said after giving the matter some thought.
"Alright, here are your keys. The total is 2 Silver Coins," the Youth Association's manager smiled as he handed the keys to Shifeng.
Shifeng took out two sparkling silver coins and casually placed them on the table. He then turned and left.
The players who had previously criticized the Forging Association for being greedy were dumbfounded. They even thought that their eyes were playing tricks on them. However, there were indeed silver coins on the table, not copper coins.
"Crap! He's too rich! He's a tycoon!" a male Elementalist said enviously.
"Tycoon Big Brother, please hug my thigh! This little sister here knows how to warm your bed," another flirtatious female player said flatteringly to Shifeng as she blinked her large eyes.
"Tch, so what if he has some stinky money? I'll definitely become an Intermediate Forging Apprentice before him," a Cleric said sourly. Although he knew that this was impossible, the equipment in an Intermediate Forging Room was much better than a Basic Forging Room. On the surface, it only increased one's success rate by 3%. However, with the addition of the equipment, it would increase one's success rate by at least 5%.
An additional 5% success rate would make a world of difference when forging.
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