Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 113 Gold Scale Stone Mine
Ning Xuan didn't know how Tang Xue and the others had attracted the siege of the golden-scaled beast, but she had now discovered that this place with extremely dense energy seemed to be the golden-scaled beast's lair.

Lin Mo was still guarding Ning Xuan. Chen Nan and Leng Yue looked at Ning Xuan, waiting for her instructions.

The second-ranked Golden Scale Stone on the bounty list given by the Equipment Refiner Association is a rare mineral that grows in the habitat of Golden Scale Beasts.

She gazed at the gleaming golden stones, feeling her eyes shimmer with a golden glow. Ning Xuan's breathing softened. The valley before her looked like a golden furnace overturned by the gods. Thousands of golden-scaled stones nestled within the layers of golden veins, each ore shimmering with the sheen of liquid metal. She leaned over and reached out to touch the nearest ore, feeling a strange sensation at her fingertips—the seemingly solid surface rippled like water, the touched area slowly sinking, then returning to its original state as she removed her finger.

"Is this the super ductility of the golden scale stone?" Lin Mo looked at the golden valley with shock in his eyes.

"Miss Ning, have you awakened a special treasure-hunting ability? You can actually find this place." When Leng Yue followed Ning Xuan here, he was complaining in his heart that the roads Ning Xuan led were all difficult. Who would have thought that she actually discovered the golden scale stone mine.

The golden-scaled beast feeds on golden-scaled stones, and the shed scales can generate new ores when soaked in the energy of the mineral veins.

However, the Golden Scale Beast is relatively easy to spot, but the Golden Scale Stone mine is difficult to find. In previous years, many people from all walks of life who entered the secret realm in search of treasures have captured the Golden Scale Beast. Only a small amount of Golden Scale Stone has been found in the area where the Golden Scale Beast is active, and no one has ever found the Golden Scale Beast's habitat.

The mineral Golden Scale Stone has super ductility. After special quenching, it can be freely transformed between solid and liquid. It is one of the necessary auxiliary materials for refining the most powerful storage magic weapon, the Mysterious Ring. Moreover, Golden Scale Stone has many other wonderful uses. This material is a precious material that every weapon refining master dreams of.

Chen Nan's sword tip picked up a fist-sized piece of golden scale stone. A scratch appeared on the ore the moment the sword energy passed through it. Chen Nan took the ore in his hand and handed it to Ning Xuan. At this time, the scratch on the ore returned to normal.

"It has such strong recovery and deformation capabilities even before being refined. Is it only with such characteristics that it can withstand the energy impact when space is folded?" Leng Yue said in surprise.

"Chen Nan, get ready for mining." Ning Xuan instructed Chen Nan. Chen Nan, who had been eager to try, agreed, took out the mining tools he brought into the secret realm from the space button, and started working.

In order to maintain the integrity of the ore and reduce losses, the precious, shallow, small veins of the golden scale stone mine are not suitable for the use of mechanized mining equipment. They can only be mined manually using small tools such as shovels. The two small mining robots that Ning Xuan kept in the mysterious ring also played a significant role.

Chen Nan and others worked very hard, and Ning Xuan was not idle either. Only one person was left out of the group of six to be alert to the movements around, and the others were engaged in mining. After about two hours, most of the gold scale stone veins in the valley had been reduced, and the superficial ones had been dug out. The golden light in the valley had diminished a lot.

"It's time to eat. Let's take a break after dinner." Ning Xuan felt hungry and invited everyone to eat and rest. Chen Nan and others were worried about the ore, so they hurriedly finished their meal and immediately threw themselves into the mining business.

By the time the sky darkened and the setting sun sank behind the mountain ridges, most of the golden scale stones in the valley had been mined out. The seven caves where the golden scale beasts lived had expanded considerably after Ning Xuan and her team had mined all the ore.

This was in the Spiritual Medicine Valley, and they hadn't found a suitable place to stay yet. This location was very secluded, and they could make some arrangements around it, so they could use it as a place to stay in the future.

Ning Xuan took out a space button specially used to hold ores. She probed her mental power into the space button and "saw" tens of thousands of golden scale stones emitting ripples of golden light, which was very spectacular.

The golden scale stones were arranged neatly. A rough estimate was that there were about five to six thousand pieces in this space button.

Ning Xuan still had two of these space buttons filled with golden scale stones in her hand. As the six of them gathered around the campfire, Ning Xuan raised the space button in her hand and said, "Everyone, you've worked hard today. We've dug up quite a few golden scale stones. Let's..."

Ning Xuan wanted to discuss the distribution of the golden scale stones, but as soon as she brought up the topic, Zhao Qiu and Su He both knelt down and said, "Miss Ning, we accepted the organization's mission and came to work for you. According to the organization's discipline, we enjoy all the subsidies and benefits given by the organization, but during the mission, we will obey your command and cannot neglect our duties and seek personal gain. Besides, if it weren't for you, we would not be able to pass the entrance. You saved our lives. We don't want these ores and all other spoils." Zhao Qiu said to Ning Xuan very seriously.

Zhao Qiu and Su He are both Yan Fuzhen's subordinates, and they usually take turns to protect Ning Xuan.

Leng Yue also bowed seriously and said, "I am here just like them, following orders. Besides, this place was originally discovered by you. Without you, we would not have found this place." Although Leng Yue was a little envious, he really didn't dare to take these minerals. All the Marshal's property belonged to Ning Xuan. How could he dare to take Ning Xuan's things?

"Master, the rules of the legion cannot be broken. However, after they complete the task, you can reward them based on their performance. This will not be considered a violation of the rules." Lin Mo said to Ning Xuan.

Ning Xuan nodded and put the space button into the mysterious ring. Although she did want to share some of the ore, the quantity would definitely not be large, and whoever took it would have to leave her team immediately. If she had to share all the treasures she found, it would be better for her to only take Chen Nan and Lin Mo with her to walk in the secret realm. Even if it was a little harder, it would be worth it as long as she could keep all the treasures.

"You have your own rules, and you have to follow my rules in my team. I discovered this mine, and after we leave the secret realm, I will give you some appropriately so that your hard work won't be in vain. From now on, rare minerals and precious herbs like these that rank high on the bounty list will belong to whoever discovers them. Of course, this only applies to those who experienced dangerous fights or struggles in the process of discovering and obtaining the treasures. The distribution ratio will be determined based on how much effort each person contributed. If you are injured while protecting me or doing things under my orders, it will be considered a work-related injury, and I will treat you free of charge. However, if you are injured due to personal reasons, you will have to pay for my treatment."