Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 50 Crazy Ore Research

The dwarf Copper Hammer felt that his mood had been extremely irritable in recent days.

All this was due to a piece of mysterious ore that he had purchased on the Magic Network Forum for 500 gold pounds.

The villain codenamed "Kel'Thuzad"!

Tongchui gritted his teeth and thought that the other party must be helpless with the ore, so he was willing to share it generously and harm more people.

What type of mineral is it, and why can't it be decomposed no matter what method is used?

Tongchui kept going back and forth between the mineral laboratory and his own study, frequently consulting materials and books from various periods, and also consuming several extremely valuable analytical materials for experiments.

He also didn't dare to split it violently, for fear that the ore was fragile and the magical substances it might contain would quickly disappear after it was disassembled.

"Is the only way to place a bounty commission on the forum?" The dwarf was half lying in a chair, staring at the ore on the laboratory table in a daze.

No! You must never show weakness in a forum, especially in the area of knowledge that you are best at and proud of.

After all, "Kel'Thuzad" had disclosed information about the ore at the exchange meeting, and most members should be paying attention to themselves who had made a deal with him.

If someone finds out that I have posted a request for mineral analysis on the forum, no one will say anything.

That guy called "Son of Fire" would definitely be the first one to jump out and laugh at him.

Tongchui straightened up and cheered himself up, then stepped onto the ladder and pulled out an old book with a thick cover from the bookshelf.

Notes on Research on Magical Minerals in the Age of Dragons

"Copper Hammer, stop wasting time on that damn ore!" the dwarf leader Noli frowned and scolded.

"In order to secure an invitation for a new forum member, we've almost exhausted our points. We've copied the teleportation array almost exactly as the original, but we still can't successfully teleport."

"If this continues, when autumn arrives and those shameless mineral merchants arrive in the Underground City, we'll be left at their mercy once again!"

Tongchui was lying in front of the laboratory table, muttering to himself like a madman.

"You don't understand, you don't understand. There can't be any mineral in this world whose properties even I don't understand. Even in Alayeh, the Federation recognizes my identification ability..."

Several magical materials that could be used to analyze minerals were indeed found in ancient books, but most of them were almost extinct species. Tongchui searched the entire treasure house of the underground city but could not find any of them.

"Corrupted gargoyle's eyeball, hybrid unicorn's horn, ghost-faced octopus' ink, high-level vampire's blood..."

These extremely precious spellcasting materials can probably only be found by digging into the magic treasure house of legendary spellcasters.

and many more!

Tongchui suddenly had an idea in his mind. Legendary spellcaster...isn't there one in the Magic Network Forum?

He jumped up from his chair, rushed to the leader Noli, grabbed his collar, and asked anxiously with red eyes.

"How many forum points do you have left?"

……

With the addition of new members to the Magic Network Forum, Harvey received several payments for purchasing magic teleportation arrays.

This has slightly improved the cash flow that was somewhat tight due to the rapid construction of the territory and the large-scale purchase of daily necessities.

He used this money to purchase a batch of integrally cast hollow iron pipes from the Dragonstone Chamber of Commerce. This kind of metal craftsmanship can only be performed by the workshop under the Alchemy Exploration Society.

The Longshi Chamber of Commerce has always had close cooperation with the various industries of the Exploration Association and is the most suitable middleman.

Harvey was not at all worried about paying the difference in the price of the goods and the high transportation costs.

After all, this batch of materials is to be used to build the "magic gun". When it comes to the important issue of enriching his own strength, Harvey has never been stingy with money.

Of course, ordinary iron pipes were not as good as the first trial-made "magic gun" made of alchemical metal mixed with magical materials. This was because ordinary iron pipes were not as good as alchemical metal in terms of engraving inscriptions or energy conduction.

The "magic gun" made in this way not only has a range and penetration power that can only reach half of the former, but the number of firings is also limited to three times. After that, it needs to be recharged through the energy gathering array before it can be used again.

Harvey's idea was to make fifty of them first and use them as a makeshift!

After all, the evil beasts were almost close to his face, so he was not panicking because he had a gun in his hand!

"Do we really want to put such a powerful and terrifying weapon in the hands of civilians?"

Asdalen asked again with some uncertainty.

Harvey put down the assembly parts in his hand and said in a relaxed tone, "Why are you still entangled in this problem? I won't distribute all the weapons at once."

He pointed to the five "low-profile magic guns" that had just been assembled on the laboratory table.

"Pierce needs to be equipped with one. Let him first familiarize himself with its use and repeatedly practice aiming and shooting. The remaining four will be given to the squad leader and deputy captain of the militia. These people have all been personally assessed and observed by Pierce, so their loyalty and ability will not be a major issue."

Harvey paused, then added, "Don't worry. Even if these weapons accidentally fall into the hands of the enemy, they won't be able to replicate them without beetle ore. Furthermore, without the energy-gathering array to recharge them, they'll be nothing more than useless iron firesticks."

Asdalen sighed slowly, seeming to be completely convinced.

"Okay, let Pierce test the gun tomorrow."

……

Pierce rushed to the underground laboratory early in the morning and became fully familiar with the use of the new weapon in just half an hour.

The black iron tube that can eject powerful magical energy can be fired by simply raising your hand and aiming. Just like countless times in the past, you can gently pull the brass trigger at the bottom of the wooden handle.

Pierce always believed that he had a talent for hunting and killing. He was proficient in using various types of hunting bows, and he used daggers and daggers in a methodical way. He could almost never hit the target with a lasso or stone thrower. However, these were skills that required years of repeated practice and actual combat to master.

The fact that he could master a magic weapon in half an hour was not entirely due to Pierce's own understanding and experience, but entirely because this strange iron pipe weapon was too easy to operate.

Pierce simulated the aiming and shooting posture Harvey taught him, and after practicing it several times, Harvey asked him to pick up a fully charged "magic gun" again and shoot live ammunition to see the effect.

The target was naturally the extremely hard black stone wall in the observation room.

Pierce stood fifteen meters away, raised the "magic gun" horizontally, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

With a slight "zi" sound, a beam of white light shot out from the muzzle of the gun.

Fifteen meters away, a third hole with smooth edges appeared on the stone wall.

"It didn't completely penetrate the stone wall. It seems that its power has been greatly reduced." Asdaren pulled out the ranging probe as usual and inserted it into the hole skillfully. He found that the wall, which was originally only half a meter thick, was only penetrated half of the depth by the energy beam.

Pierce also went to the stone wall to observe. He had been responsible for cutting and trimming these extremely hard black stone slabs when the basement was built. Naturally, he knew the specific hardness of these extremely hard black stone slabs very well.

Even Reiner had to swing the hammer with all his strength to knock off a tiny piece of debris!
"This penetrating power... is truly terrifying." The hunter looked at Asdalen in horror. "Could it even penetrate you and Reiner's alchemical prostheses..."

As soon as Reiner arrived at the laboratory, he heard Pierce's alarmist remarks and quickly echoed, "It can only penetrate my pieced-together body, but it won't shatter Mr. Asdalen's advanced prosthetics."

Harvey and Asdalen were both amused, and Reiner was secretly hinting to Harvey to replace his alchemical prosthesis with a better quality one.

"Alright, alright, stop beating around the bush, Reiner. Your new prosthetic body won't arrive for a few months. I customized it especially for you."

The soul fire in Reiner's eyes suddenly brightened, "Really? My Lord, I... really..."

He seemed to want to hug Harvey, but was afraid that he would use too much force and break Harvey's ribs. He could only raise his hands high beside Harvey and cheer loudly.

"Long live the Master! Long live the Master! I'm finally getting a promotion!"

(End of this chapter)