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"That's right."

Anton nodded and listed the materials needed to craft the Frost-Patterned Axe.

There's nothing to hide about that.

There were many alchemists present who immediately realized the key point after hearing Anton's words.

"These materials...are not expensive."

"The cost is way too low."

"It's less than half the size of a typical luminous-grade magical item."

The three elders exchanged glances, each seeing the excitement and joy in the other's eyes.

Having examined Roman's Frost-Patterned Axe beforehand, they realized the special nature of this magical item earlier than others. Now, with Anton's confirmation, a surge of excitement welled up in their hearts.

They almost immediately thought of the frost-patterned silver veins in the Thousand Rock Hills.

If that vein can be found and developed, yielding a large amount of Frostweave Silver, combined with the already low cost of other materials, it would be entirely possible to mass-produce Glimmering-level magical items to arm the entire Forest Guard.

In this way, the overall strength of the Silvermoon Clan will surely leap to a new level.

Cedric, Elena, Darian, and the others quickly grasped the point, and their eyes lit up.

Elena couldn't wait to speak up: "Elder, I propose that we immediately send people deep into the Thousand Rock Hills to search for the Frost-Patterned Silver Vein."

"We definitely need to find the mineral veins." The Grand Elder quickly calmed himself down and pointed out the key point, "but how to develop the mineral veins still needs to be discussed in detail."

After recovering from their initial excitement, everyone quickly realized the risks involved.

Developing mineral veins is not like hunting.

The latter involves dispatching an elite squad for a swift and decisive victory.

The former, however, requires a large number of people to be stationed in the mining area for a long time to establish camps, dig tunnels, and transport ore.

The Thousand Rock Hills are teeming with dragons and beasts, and are fraught with danger. One wrong move could mean that the mining operation could fail and a large number of people could be lost.

More importantly, the clan is now facing the threat of the Molten Thorn tribe and simply cannot spare enough manpower to garrison and develop the mines.

Just as everyone was racking their brains, Anton suddenly spoke up: "I have a suggestion."

Everyone turned to look at him.

The Grand Elder nodded and said, "Go ahead."

Anton calmly said, "We can cooperate with Grayrock Fortress."

Upon hearing this, everyone, including the Grand Elder, had their eyes light up.

Greyrock Fortress is located about 120 miles south of Silvermoon Forest. It is a dwarven fortress built inside a mountain and is home to about 8,000 mountain dwarves.

That place is the largest mining and forging center in the Eldron Plains. The dwarves mine iron, copper, silver, mithril and other ores from the deep mountains and forge them into fine weapons and armor, which are then sold to the surrounding areas.

It is well known that dwarves have an almost obsessive love for ores and forging.

In their eyes, ores and weapons were like sparkling gems.

If those dwarves knew that there was a Frostweed Silver mine in the Thousand Rock Hills waiting to be developed, their eyes would light up, and they would be eager to immediately pick up their pickaxes and rush into the depths of the hills.

"Mountain dwarves are skilled at finding mineral veins and mining ores. With their help, developing mineral veins will be much smoother."

"In addition, we can have the dwarves help forge frost steel, or even directly create weapon blanks. Then we only need to inscribe runes on the finished weapons to make magical items, which can save a lot of time and effort."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone, a deeper meaning creeping into his voice, "We can even go a step further and use this cooperation to gradually turn Grayrock Fortress into a close ally, persuading them to help us deal with the Molten Thorn Tribe."

"What we have to pay is nothing more than intelligence on the Frostweave Silver Mine, plus logistical support based on our distance advantage, and assistance in its development. In exchange for a hardworking helper and a future ally, I think it's a very worthwhile deal."

Anton's steady and powerful voice echoed in the hall.

The crowd's eyes lit up, and the more they listened, the more they felt this was a brilliant move.

Cooperating with the dwarves would be entirely beneficial to them.

The three elders exchanged a glance and reached an agreement almost instantly.

"Alright, we'll do it your way." The Grand Elder smiled slightly. "I'll personally handle the negotiations with Grayrock Fortress."

"You're quick-witted, kid." The Third Elder looked at Anton with a smile, his eyes full of admiration.

Anton smiled slightly: "Third Elder, you flatter me."

With the two most important topics concluded, the atmosphere in the hall immediately relaxed considerably.

The subsequent topics were all routine matters, and the discussions were quickly concluded.

After the meeting, the three elders kept Anton behind to further discuss the details of the mineral vein development plan.

Such a crucial plan concerning the fate of the clan requires the opinion of an underage elf, something unimaginable in other clans.

But the elves present all thought it was perfectly normal.

Before today, they had never imagined that an elf could possess such amazing talent in multiple fields.

In addition, Anton's performance today also impressed them.

With sharp thinking, broad knowledge, and composure, he didn't act like a minor elf at all.

It is only natural that such an outstanding person would be valued by the elders.

Not far away, looking at Anton, who had become the center of attention, a hint of admiration flashed in Eleanor's eyes.

While both she and Roman were merely background figures at the meeting, Anton was able to speak eloquently in front of numerous senior figures and even persuade everyone to adopt his proposals.

This series of performances is truly amazing.

Perhaps this is the kind of person Grandpa has always hoped for—someone who can lead the clan to rise again.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Eleanor looked dazed, Roman couldn't help but wave his hand in front of her.

Eleanor snapped out of her reverie and gently shook her head: "It's nothing, I just think... Anton is so outstanding, it's hard to imagine that he's our age."

Roman laughed and said, "Anton was already very capable."

The tone was matter-of-fact, as if it were the most self-evident truth in the world.

Eleanor glanced at Roman, noticing the undisguised pride and trust in her eyes, and suddenly felt a pang of envy for the unspoken understanding and closeness between her and Anton.

......

Emerging from the Hall of Eternal Repose, Andong was in high spirits, and even his steps became lighter.

The plan is progressing very smoothly.

Just as he had anticipated, once they realized the immense value of the talisman, the clan's leadership agreed to the plan to develop the Frost-patterned Silver Mine almost without hesitation.

The next step is to wait for the clan and Grayrock Fortress to reach a cooperation agreement before they can begin searching for and developing mineral veins.

Before long, he will be able to acquire a large quantity of Frost-patterned Silver and successfully refine it into Golden Marrow.

"The only thing we haven't figured out yet is the earth-attribute material."

Anton decided to go to Bluewater Harbor in a few days to ask the Tulip Merchants Association if they had found what he was looking for.

Back in the treehouse, Anton sat cross-legged on the bed and continued his daily routine of cultivation.

In the past two years, he has successively refined eight more primordial spiritual energies, increasing the total number of spiritual energies to sixty-two.

His steadily improving strength made him so engrossed in cultivation that he couldn't extricate himself.