Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 409 Gem Workshop
3 month 25 day.

Knight King City, in the south workshop.

A temporary venue was ready for Roy.

It is adjacent to the alchemy workshop that we visited before. There is a colosseum nearby. It was originally built for the Centaur Legion to compete in gladiatorial contests, but over the years, it has been abandoned and simply transformed into a testing ground affiliated with the alchemy workshop, so it can also be considered a part of the workshop.

When Roy arrived, the human supervisor here, Wen En, was already waiting at the gate with several servants.

"Lord Roy."

Roy nodded slightly.

"Forget about the pretentious welcome program or anything like that. Just take me inside and have a look."

Wen En quickly said, "Yes."

Walking inside, we saw a group of human craftsmen and centaur servants busy at work.

In the workshop, the sink is filled with raw gemstones brought from the mining area.

This is the raw ore that has been ground down to fine powder after weeds and granular stones have been removed, but it is still mixed with a large amount of dirt and impurities.

Workers are scooping them out of the water one shovel at a time and filtering them through multiple screens.

Then it enters the next processing room for further fine screening.

The Centaur slaves here wear simple masks and hold sieves in their hands, separating mud and gems over and over again.

There were also other workers pouring soil-like substances into containers for energy checks.

If the energy radiation of the elements inside exceeds a certain limit, it is necessary to return to the previous steps and screen again.

It can only be dumped when the water level is lower than the specified level.

Going further in, you will find some apprentice-level staff.

They are divided into apprentice craftsmen, junior craftsmen, and senior craftsmen according to their different alchemy levels, corresponding to the processing and synthesis of products such as debris, fragments, and pieces.

This is the finished product that is seen on the market.

During this process, the disposal of finished products and waste is also a problem.

Roy had never come across this before, but now he knows that elemental gems contain various elemental powers.

They are similar to witchcraft energy and carry certain radiation hazards.

For example, a large amount of fire element dust accumulates, which can easily spontaneously combust and cause a fire.

Toxic element dust brings miasma.

If it is discharged carelessly, it may cause the surrounding creatures to mutate and produce low-level monsters such as slimes.

Improper storage of finished products can be even more harmful, but because they are valuable, they are generally disposed of properly. Therefore, the real trouble lies in the worthless waste.

Wen En explained: “This is where we process all kinds of gem dust and sorting debris…

The output and quality of Knightland's gemstones are actually not high, so to date, the annual output of gem dust in this workshop is between 10 and 30 pieces.

According to the common synthesis efficiency on the market, it is about 1~2 first-level gems."

Roy frowned when he heard this.

"This method is too primitive, and the yield is a bit low!"

Wen En said: “There is no way.

If we use potions or better yet, magic arrays or machines to separate...

Of course there are many ways, but none of them are as cheap as slave labor that is almost free!
Before, Lord Errant meant that something was better than nothing...

Therefore, there has been little development in this field, and there are not many craftsmen with the processing and synthesis capabilities. "

Roy nodded secretly.

He understood that this was caused by exploiting the Centaur slaves too comfortably, resulting in the loss of motivation for development.

There was no war before and production capacity was sufficient.

But now, it's time to change.

If it can be increased to more than one million, with the technology I currently possess, I can definitely refine more than 50 first-level gems... However, considering the current inconveniences in mining and transportation, it is already good enough to maintain the current dust production.

……

Entering his studio, Roy asked someone to get some samples for identification.

In the sample bag, the dust of the gem ore shimmered under the light, and the mixed soil debris gave off a smell like the mud on a summer afternoon.

He took out a small handful, put it on his fingertips and observed it, and sure enough, he found some powdery substance in it.

"This quality... is barely acceptable!"

The ones I had come into contact with before were all finished gem dust.

This is the first time to screen and collect the raw ore, which is actually the soil.

This was actually not his job, so Roy quickly began to search the knowledge in his mind, thinking about how to improve the entire process.

"Lord Roy."

At this moment, Attidia came in carrying a bag.

She tidied up the desk prepared on the side a little, then took out the head of the girl, whose eyes were closed as if she was resting.

The "Girl's Skull" carved from jade is exquisite and beautiful, and it contains the "Intelligent Brain Celine" which is a transformation of Celine's brain body.

Atidiya took out the portable array platform inlaid with magic stones, modular wiring and other items from the bag with ease, and began to assemble and fix the table top.

After a while, the "Girl's Head" opened its eyes.

Roy came in front of it and said, "Celine, help me deduce and optimize the gem dust processing process...

I now have an idea that by growing gem mushrooms to collect gem dust, it can not only improve efficiency but also reduce pollution to the environment.

A suitable proportion of blackening agent can be used to process mature gem mushrooms and extract pure finished powder from them.

As for the processing and utilization of waste materials, perhaps we could consider the previously discontinued project, the flesh and blood fossils...

The things produced in this way are not very useful, but as cannon fodder, they can be considered an effective supplement to the Golem Army! "

"Okay, I've taken note of your request."

The girl's head opened her red lips slightly and spoke in a pleasant voice.

……

After that, Roy's work was back on track.

At this time, he learned a piece of information that he was not sure whether it should be considered good news.

Since this workshop has existed for many years, even before his teacher Frost took over as governor, other senior wizards had carried out similar production activities.

Day after day, year after year, a large amount of waste soil accumulated in a valley on the outskirts of the city.

Theoretically, that kind of thing should be able to be used as material for flesh and blood fossils.

Roy became interested in the place and went to see it in person.

As expected, there was no grass growing around, and the area had been eroded by the pervasive elemental energy and turned into a scorched earth.

Roy stretched out his hand and a ball of mud flew up and fell into his palm.

When [Eye of Hermes] is activated, a grayish light appears.

“There really is a flash of inspiration…”

Even though it's the lowest kind of junk.

But this also shows that they naturally have the conditions to be transformed into flesh and blood fossils.

At this moment, bursts of loud whistling noises suddenly came from the sky.

Roy looked up and saw a number of silver-white "Sky Patrollers" speeding down from the sky.

However, their target was not their side, but the city.

In the blink of an eye, a loud rumbling sound was heard.

(End of this chapter)