Waves of flames surged, and the flames soared into the sky.
Underground in the Magic City, a blazing vein of flame is continuously emitting endless heat. As the Fire Elemental Lord takes away the power of the flame, this is one of the few places in the world where blazing flames still remain. At the end of the flame veins, the light became illusory and distorted due to the fiery high temperature, and the flames reflected a huge shadow. It was a figure that looked like a human, but it was unknown how many times larger than a human, as if it had been enlarged to a human scale.
Giant, if you listen carefully, you can still hear the crisp sound of hitting, mixed with the crackle of the flames.
At the feet of the giant, a group of undead scholars wearing robes and solemnly dressed were pushing several carts filled with objects, approaching the giant little by little. The carts carried so many heavy objects that the axles were deeply sunk into the ground.
Next, every step forward requires the help of magic.
Approaching the hot Yanmai, the leader of the undead scholar wiped the sweat from his forehead, and after counting the objects in the car, he shouted to the giant in the distance:
"Your Excellency Kalunda, according to your request, we have transported all the fine gold and black iron from the Kingdom of the Dead, as well as the thousand-year clover that contains the power to predict the future and is enough to avoid evil and bring good luck, and the entire inventory of the war workshop
They are all here, please confirm to receive these forging materials."
Hearing this, the Titan who was trying his best to build the thing in his hand finally stopped his movements and turned his attention to the undead scholars who were close to the Flame Vein. To be precise, it was the carriage pushed by the scholars. Kalunda stretched out his giant hand, and the shadow cast by the giant hand was enough to completely cover all nearby undead scholars. He opened the seal on the baggage, revealing the rare ore with cold light, which was enough to blind people.
Gold, and that small part is very simple, but it is shrouded in a wonderful mist, a magical clover that has not changed even under high temperatures.
Looking at the precious materials brought by the scholars, Kalunda frowned: "Except for the clover, which is barely enough, the other two materials did not meet my requirements at all. These materials are not enough for me to complete the forging. I remember
I told you the amount I needed, and I told you I needed much more."
Listening to Kalunda's angry voice and obviously angry words, the leading scholar quickly explained: "Your Excellency Kalunda, in order to meet your needs, the undead have searched all over the country. The materials you see in front of you have been
It is all the reserves in the country. In order to come up with these materials, several important research projects in the war workshop have been suspended. Lord Cedros is also furious about this, and we have no way to come up with more."
At this moment, another older scholar in the team looked at Kalunda with a bit of doubt in his eyes. He was outspoken and could not help but say, regardless of the disparity in their identities:
"With all due respect, it is difficult for many senior researchers to get a piece of fine gold the size of a fingernail. Now the entire country's fine gold reserves are here. Let the alchemy masters come. If they make good use of this fine gold,
It’s enough to create hundreds of fine treasures, not to mention the assistance of other rare forging materials. Aren’t these materials enough to complete the forging?”
"What are you talking about? Are you saying that my forging skills are not good enough and that I am not as good as those human alchemists?"
Kalenda stared at the scholar who made a sound. The thick breath from his nose seemed to turn into two hurricanes. The scholars had to cast spells to maintain the stability of their bodies. The scholars had not yet recovered from the hurricane.
, and heard Kalunda’s loud voice ringing above their heads:
"What I am forging now is the wedding ring that His Majesty Rhodes will exchange with the Dragon Queen at the wedding ceremony. I want to complete the forging of this ring with the highest standards, and I want it to appear in the world as an artifact! You said
Yes, you are right. Using those fine gold and dark iron, I can create hundreds of treasures, but none of them are qualified to be called artifacts, and none of them are worthy of my efforts to complete the forging.
Until now, you have not been able to provide me with enough materials, and you will ruin this forging!"
Under the roar of the Titan, many undead scholars were shocked to the point that their ears were numb. Some even sat directly on the ground and covered their heads with their hands, which made them feel a little better. The Titan vented its anger and roared,
It was like thunder exploding in the sky, and like a bell ringing in their ears. If it were ordinary people here, just this roar would probably end up shattering their eardrums.
The leading scholar saw that the Titan was really angry, and the flames in the entire underground flame veins seemed to erupt. In his heart, he cursed the scholar who had just spoken rudely, and then smiled apologetically at Kalunda:
"Your Excellency Kalunda, we have absolutely no intention of questioning your forging skills. We all know that the supreme sword in the hands of the arrogant king was made by you. In the entire Kingdom of the Undead, you are the only one who has that level of skill.
Complete the forging of the artifact. However, we really can't come up with more forging materials. All the materials circulating in the Freelancer Chamber of Commerce have been purchased by us. Even so, there is still a long way to go before the quantity you requested.
We also don’t want the wedding ring presented to His Majesty Rhodes to have flaws, but we can’t do anything about it. We can only ask you to lower the forging specifications and use existing materials to complete the forging.”
"No... no..." Listening to the persuasion of the leading scholar, Kalunda almost wrote his resistance on his face, asking him to lower the forging specifications, and in the end he could only forge an ordinary treasure.
It was simply more uncomfortable than killing him. He refused to accept such a result. "If the ring cannot become a divine weapon due to the lack of those materials, even if I sacrifice my soul and die, I will definitely do it."
Will do that."
Sensing the Titan's firm determination, the nearby scholars remained silent. No one would doubt the authenticity of his words. Even the scholars who originally raised questions, after noticing Kalunda's unwavering will,
I also regretted my rude words, not daring to say such things to a swordsmith who devoted himself to forging.
"Who will tell me what happened here?"
Just when the spirit of the field was depressed and the atmosphere was particularly solemn, a flame suddenly lit up from the side, and a faint voice of inquiry also reached people's ears. Looking at the figure emerging from the flame, and the
The aura of death was so majestic that it almost engulfed all things. The originally depressed undead scholars could not help but show surprise at this moment.
After stepping out of the flames, Rhodes looked around lightly. Just now, he felt that the flame veins below him seemed to be restless. He thought of Kalenda who was making a wedding ring for him, so he decided to come and have a look. p>
"Your Majesty Rhodes, you came at the right time..."
Seeing Rhodes arriving, the leading scholar immediately bowed and saluted, and then reported all the troubles he was facing to Rhodes.
"...That's the thing. We really can't provide Mr. Kalunda with those forging materials. Even the materials in the Freelance Chamber of Commerce have been sold out by us. There is still a long way to go before Mr. Kalunda needs it.
Small gap."
After listening to the scholar's narration, Rhodes closed his eyes and pondered: "Well... so to speak, the root of all problems is the lack of forging materials. Kalunda, how much forging materials do you still lack in total? Let me see if I can help you.
Solved."
Kalunda looked at the carriage sent by the scholars, made a rough estimate, and then said: "At least a hundred kilograms of fine gold and ten tons of black iron are needed before I can complete the forging of the wedding ring." p>
After listening to Kalunda's request, Rhodes couldn't help scratching his head. He remembered that when the legendary mage set up the magic circle, the fine gold needed was calculated in grams. Why did Kalunda say a hundred kilograms when he opened his mouth?
?Compared with this, ten tons of black iron, enough to arm the entire undead army, are nothing.
If Rhodes hadn't placed great trust in Kalenda and knew that he would never exaggerate about such a thing, if someone else had said this to Rhodes, Rhodes would have thought that the person was deliberately reporting it for the sake of forging materials.
number.
Shaking his head, Rhodes also saw Kalunda's plan. He planned to forge the wedding ring into a real artifact, and the forging of artifacts is not that easy. Firstly, there are no corresponding artifact parts, and secondly, there is no melted artifact.
As long as power is provided, these forging materials alone can forge real artifacts, so consuming more materials is understandable, or simply indispensable.
However... thinking that all ten tons of dark iron would be used in forging wedding rings, Rhodes couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Those who knew knew that they were forging wedding rings, and those who didn't knew probably thought they were imitating the Dragon King.
What about divine power?
Being able to use these materials to forge real artifacts is a good thing. Although the materials required are extremely precious, how can the value of artifacts be compared to some cold materials? Rhodes
Naturally, we have to find ways to facilitate this.
Rhodes asked the scholar on the side: "Aside from the Freelance Chamber of Commerce, where else can I get those materials?"
"This..." The leading scholar seemed to be stopped by Rhodes' words. After some hard thinking, he finally answered, "Your Majesty Rhodes, whether it is fine gold or dark iron, they are extremely important strategic resources. If it is just
If a small part is missing, it may be possible to purchase it from the black market at a high price. However, if Kalunda needs such a quantity, I am afraid that even the black market cannot provide it. Only the human kingdom Erathia or the elf kingdom Eri can provide it.
With the efforts of the whole country, people can barely fill this vacancy. After all, those precious forging materials do not just grow out of the ground, but rely on people's continuous excavation of mineral veins."
Listening to the scholar's explanation, Rhodes seemed to have a flash of inspiration in his mind and hurriedly asked: "What did you just say?"
The scholar was slightly stunned. Faced with the Lord of the Undead's question, he did not dare not answer. He immediately added: "I mean Erathia and Eli. There may be the forging materials that Kalunda needs there. I just want to get them."
It is extremely difficult to obtain those materials. People there are not willing to trade with the undead. Even if they agree, they will probably make some quite excessive demands. You must consider this carefully..."
Before the scholar finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Rhodes: "That's not what I mean. You said those precious materials will not grow out of the ground on their own, but if I really let them grow out of the ground
What?"
In the end, Rhodes didn't care about the scholar's slightly astonished eyes, and just looked at Kalunda: "Don't worry, maybe I can get those materials."
After saying that, Rhodes used Flame Escape, and his body completely disappeared in the rising flames, leaving only a group of undead scholars, looking at each other in astonishment, thinking about the meaning of Rhodes' words. p>
Whether it is fine gold or dark iron, they are all hidden deep under the earth, wrapped in thick and hard rock that neither cavemen nor magicians can easily dig through. People on the surface can find them even if they happen to be.
It takes a long time to excavate a mineral vein, which also contributes to the high price of these two forging materials.
In the intricate underground kingdom of Nigon, the cavemen's mining of underground mineral veins only occupies an insignificant part of all the mineral veins in the main plane. There are still countless mineral veins hidden in the dark and deep underground, waiting to be mined one day. And this is exactly the information that flashed in Rhode's mind. No matter what kind of mineral veins they are, they are buried deep underground. The force that stores the most fine gold and black iron in the world is not Erathia or Eri. It's just that.
It is the ground that stands under the feet of Rhodes and is the ground for everyone to stand on.
Mineral veins will not grow out of the ground on their own, but someone can make the earth spit out the mineral veins on its own. There is only one person in the world who can do this, and that person is the earth elemental monarch who rules the earth.
Like the Fire Elemental Monarch, the Earth Elemental Monarch also unlocked the seal belonging to the Elemental Monarch. However, he did not rush to take back all the power of the earth element in the world, but silently carried it as this land has done for countless years.
All living creatures living on the planet are waiting for the moment when the other elemental monarchs are completely unsealed.
Just as the fire elemental monarch who has unlocked the seal can easily take back all the flames in the world, the earth elemental monarch can easily find the mineral veins no matter where they are hidden and let them surface on their own.
If the earth elemental monarch who controls the power of the earth is willing to help, the forging materials needed by Kalunda will also be available. The mineral veins bred by the earth, no matter how rare they are or how amazing their value, cannot
Disobey the orders of the master of the earth, and that is where the power of the earth elemental monarch lies.
What makes Rhodes feel a little relieved is that the earth elemental monarch is also one of the guests he invited, and has already arrived in the magic city. He is resting in the tavern in the city, preparing to meet himself, who has the power of the air element and is also the elemental monarch.
The nearby undead who have already received orders will naturally not bother them without opening their eyes.