Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Young Gilas, Sandstorm King!

Chapter 28. Monopolization is not the way of a disciple.

Lin Xia smiled and comforted Young Gilas, then took out several pieces of high-quality purple lightning iron ore with the most active electric currents from his ring and placed them on the ground.

Young Gilas immediately pounced on it. Although it was already quite full, it still grabbed the largest piece, opened its little mouth, revealed teeth harder than steel, and took a big bite!
Click!

A crisp cracking sound was heard.

"Zi la——!"

More purple lightning bolts escaped from the shattered ore, like tiny serpents, constantly burrowing into Young Gilas's body, rapidly flowing, flashing, and disappearing across its surface...

However, amidst her joy, Lin Xia did not forget Lou Gao standing beside her.

Lou Gao's gaze, filled with amazement, relief, and even a hint of indulgence, remained fixed on Young Gilas. This unreserved support and trust warmed Lin Xia's heart.

Lin Xia knew all too well how alluring the rare lightning-attribute ore, Purple Lightning Iron, was to a master craftsman who had spent his entire life dealing with ores and forging.

To monopolize is not the way of a disciple.

Thinking of this, Lin Xia's mind stirred slightly.

The dark silver spatial ring on the left ring finger, which he had obtained from Lou Gao, flashed with light. Accompanied by a slight "whoosh" sound, a small pile of ores shimmering with a beautiful purple light and crackling with electric current appeared on the open ground at Lou Gao's feet.

These ores weren't the largest, but their deep color and the unusually active fluctuations of lightning-attribute energy they contained clearly indicated that they were top-grade ores carefully selected by Lin Xia.

"teacher."

Lin Xia raised her head, looked at Lou Gao, who seemed somewhat surprised, and wore a sincere smile.

"Take these. I have plenty in my ring, enough for me and Young Gilas to eat for a long time. You can keep them for your forging research, or give them to anyone in the guild who needs them."

Lou Gao looked at the small pile of priceless purple lightning iron on the ground, and then at Lin Xia's clear and open eyes. A feeling of warmth and emotion that was hard to describe welled up in his heart.

This kid... is insightful, knows how to be grateful, and what's even more precious is his selfless and generous nature.

The fact that he could maintain such clarity and loyalty in the face of immense wealth is far more gratifying to him as his mentor than talent itself.

Lou Gao raised his thick eyebrows, smoothing out the wrinkles on his face. Without refusing, he simply reached out and patted Lin Xia's shoulder firmly, the force still solid.

"Good lad! You have a conscience! You know to remember your master's craft. This purple lightning iron is truly rare! With it, I might be able to forge a few good pieces!"

Lou Gao crouched down and deftly collected the purple lightning iron ore on the ground into his storage soul tool. His rough fingers brushed over the dancing arcs of electricity on the surface of the ore, and his eyes gleamed with the burning passion of a master craftsman for top-grade materials.

Seeing that Lou Gao had accepted the portion of the purple lightning iron ore, Lin Xia smiled and asked:
"Teacher, where is that part of the resource you mentioned? This Purple Lightning Iron Ore shouldn't be among the resources you're talking about!"

Upon hearing this, Lou Gao also stood up, dusted off his hands, and turned his gaze to the deeper part of this abandoned mine, to the end of the rock wall where the miners had last excavated before it collapsed and sealed off.

Lou Gao's relaxed expression faded slightly, replaced by a complex mix of memories.

"The resources I mentioned before..."

As Lou Gao spoke, he took a few steps forward and came to the seemingly ordinary rock wall covered with the marks of time and dust.

Lou Gao took a deep breath, his soul power fluctuated slightly, and he let out a low shout.

"Diamond Chisel!"

In an instant, a solid and heavy earth-yellow light gathered and extended in his hand, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a huge chisel-shaped martial spirit with an ancient design, as if it were cast from refined gold, and exuding an indestructible sharpness!
The chisel's body is simple and ancient, its tip gleaming with a chilling light; it is Lou Gao's weapon spirit—the Vajra Chisel!

"drink!"

Lou Gao stood tall and straight, his hands gripping the thick handle of the Vajra Chisel. His powerful soul energy surged into his martial spirit like a raging river. Without any fancy movements, he simply pressed the chisel tip firmly against a seemingly solid joint in the rock wall, then thrust it in with tremendous force!
Boom!

A deep, thunderous roar echoed through the mine, sending dust flying from the ceiling.

The rock wall struck by the diamond chisel cracked open like an eggshell being punctured, instantly creating an irregular hole nearly one meter in diameter!
The dust and rubble spread out, revealing the scene hidden behind the cave walls.

Lin Xia immediately stepped forward and peered inside by the flickering light of the torch.

The cave was not a deep mine tunnel, but a relatively small space, like a mineral capsule.

It was filled with dark red ore, which reflected a slightly dull metallic luster under the firelight.

"Copper ore?"

Lin Xia recognized it at a glance; it was exactly what he had just read in the "Illustrated Compendium of Basic Ore of the Mainland" this morning.

Red copper is a medium-quality, relatively common metallic ore with good ductility and soul-guiding properties. It is a commonly used material for forging the outer shell of ordinary soul tools and some everyday metal utensils.

Its value... is indeed far less than that of the purple electric iron that was just discovered.

"That's right, it's copper ore."

Lou Gao put away his diamond chisel, looked at the ore piled up in the cave, and spoke with a hint of regret and relief.

"The last survey that year discovered the tail end of this small copper vein. The reserves weren't large, and the purity was only average. We originally thought that mining it would replenish the association's inventory, but before we could even start, it..."

Lou Gao didn't continue speaking, but shook his head, then looked at Lin Xia with a broad-minded smile on his face, and pointed to the copper ore in the cave.

"Look, these are the resources I mentioned earlier. They're not very valuable, tasteless to use, but a pity to throw away. However..."

Lou Gao deliberately dragged out his words, looking at Young Giras, who was holding Zidian Iron and was still a little dazed from the loud noise.

"For your little glutton, it's still a mineral, even if its energy is ordinary, it's still better than an ordinary stone."

"Take it home as an after-dinner dessert, it'll chew on its teeth and have a little something to eat! It's better than it gnawing on the wall, right? Haha!"

"Yo-ji?"

Young Gilas seemed to understand the word "dessert." Although he was still holding the purple electric iron in his arms, he still curiously poked his little head out, his ruby ​​eyes looking at the dark red ore in the cave.

It sniffed its little nose, as if taking a sniff, and then... a clear look of disgust appeared on its little face.

Hmm... the taste is so bland... and the energy is so weak... it's nowhere near as good as this fragrant, tingling purple stone in my hand!

The little guy honestly pulled his head back in and continued to concentrate on his "feast" of purple electric iron, flicking his little tail perfunctorily as if to say something.

This kind of "snack" isn't very interesting to me!

Lin Xia couldn't help but chuckle at Young Gilas's expression of "it's hard to go from luxury to frugality." However, as the teacher said, even a mosquito's leg is meat.

Even if the energy of copper ore is ordinary, it is still a resource that accumulates over time for young Gilas, which needs a huge amount of ore to grow.

"The teacher is right, Eurydice, let's get to work!"

　This book is the only Douluo Continent novel to advance in this issue. Thank you all for your support, brothers! I'm deeply grateful! I hope everyone will continue to read it!

　　
　
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