Elven cultivators

Spring of the year 9291 in the Dawn Calendar.

After months of continuous clearing by the joint team, the dragon beasts around the mine were finally completely wiped out.

The joint team then immediately began construction in the mining area.

The main force in this area is naturally the dwarves, who are skilled in construction and extremely familiar with mining.

In the days that followed, the dwarves displayed astonishing efficiency.

At the entrance to the valley where the mine was located, they built two watchtowers with boulders quarried from nearby, set up dwarven crossbows, and dug trenches and erected wooden fences at the pass, quickly establishing a simple but sturdy defensive line to block and kill the dragons attracted by the mine.

Inside the valley, they carved out three parallel tunnels along the vein, reinforced them with thick pine pillars, and laid heavy wooden planks on top to prevent collapse.

Deep inside the mine, hand-cranked blowers and iron ventilation ducts are installed to send fresh air into the underground depths while expelling stale air and dust.

Thorvin also specially transferred two magic-powered ore crushers from Grayrock Fortress and placed them in the valley.

The two machines roared day and night, crushing, screening, and refining the mined ore, ultimately producing pieces of silver-white, frosty silver ingots.

The mining area was filled with the constant roar of machinery and the rough chants of the dwarves, creating a noisy and bustling atmosphere.

According to the agreement, the mined frost-patterned silver ingots will be divided equally between the two parties.

However, the Silvermoon Clan has priority in using the Frost-patterned Silver Ingots mined in the first three months.

After all, the elves still face a huge threat from the Molten Thorn Tribe and urgently need to improve their strength.

For convenience, the dwarves also built a simple weapon-making workshop in the mining area.

The workshop is equipped with dwarven forges, anvils, and water-quenching tanks, where dwarven blacksmiths melt frost-patterned silver and fine steel into frost steel, which is then forged into blanks for swords, axes, and hammers.

The blanks were polished to a gleaming shine, with sharp edges. Even without enchantment, their quality surpassed that of most fine weapons on the market.

In this respect, the dwarves' craftsmanship has always been highly regarded.

The blanks were then sent to Silvermoon Forest, where Anton refined them into Frostweave weapons.

The entire production chain has been initially established and is operating smoothly.

......

"Eleanor, Roman."

Hearing the call from behind, Roman and Eleanor turned around at the same time, and even several elves walked over quickly.

The one leading them was Leila.

Upon approaching, Leila looked the two of them up and down a few times.

Eleanor and Roman, who had just returned from outside, still had a lot of blood and dust on them, clearly having just gone through a fierce battle. Fortunately, they didn't seem to be seriously injured, and instead looked radiant.

"Fighting the lizardmen again?" Lyra asked curiously. "How did it go?"

When asked by her friend, Eleanor didn't hide anything and smiled, "We won."

"We didn't just win, we won big." Roman proudly raised his chin. "In this battle, we killed over a hundred lizardmen and captured more than thirty prisoners. We won't have to worry about the materials for Dragon Essence Potions for the next two months."

Upon hearing their words, Lyra and the others immediately smiled with delight, their gazes involuntarily sweeping over Roman's battle axe and leather armor, as well as Eleanor's staff and robes.

These weapons and armor are all engraved with strange and intricate patterns.

To this day, no elf in the entire Silvermoon Clan is unaware that all weapons and armor inscribed with similar runes are, without exception, rune-inscribed equipment made by Anton, possessing greater power and lower cost than magical items of the same level.

It is said that the entire Forest Guard has been equipped with rune-inscribed gear, greatly increasing their strength.

It was precisely because of these rune-equipped items that the Forest Guard was greatly enhanced when facing the Lizardmen, significantly increasing their killing efficiency.

In recent battles, we have achieved resounding victories.

"That's wonderful," Lyra said with envy. "I want to fight like you and protect my clan."

The other elves nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with envy as they looked at the equipment worn by Roman and Eleanor.

They are not like Roman and Eleanor, who could apply to challenge the Wind Whisperer Trials in advance and participate in the battle as minors. They can only join the Forest Guard after their coming-of-age ceremony and passing the test.

They are not yet qualified to wear rune-inscribed equipment.

"It'll be soon," Eleanor said gently. "Your coming-of-age ceremony is in a few years. With your current strength, passing the test shouldn't be a problem."

Leila and the others nodded with smiles.

In the past, they might have been nervous, worried about whether they could pass the test and join the forest guard.

However, with the help of Dragon Essence Elixir over the years, their strength has improved rapidly, and they have long since broken through the Black Iron Rank, giving them a strong foundation.

This made them even more admiring and adoring of Anton, the creator of the Dragon Essence Potion.

After chatting for a while, Leila and the others said goodbye and left.

Roman and Eleanor continued toward the Tree of Eternity, preparing to return and rest, conserving their energy for the battle to come.

After the Silvermoon Clan intercepted a grain transport convoy of the Blazing Fire Merchant Guild, the Molten Thorn Tribe acted as if they had been stepped on, launching a large-scale military campaign to block all the main roads leading from the Silvermoon Forest to the northern wasteland, while also frequently attacking the forest's borders.

The Silvermoon Clan naturally did not back down and fiercely met the attack.

The two sides have had numerous encounters, large and small, over the past few years, totaling at least seventy or eighty, if not a hundred.

Thanks to the Dragon Essence Potion and the rune equipment, the elves gained the upper hand, allowing the clan warriors, who had been on the defensive for years, to finally vent their anger.

As they approached the Tree of Eternity area, Eleanor suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, I haven't seen Anton much lately."

"Busy, huh?" Roman replied casually. "He spends almost all his time in the treehouse, and I hardly ever see him."

Eleanor sighed with emotion, "Anton really had a tough time."

Making potions, crafting rune-inscribed equipment, creating martial arts techniques... Anton's contributions to the clan over the years are evident to all.

It can be said that the clan's ability to directly suppress the Molten Thorn tribe is largely due to him.

Eleanor had never understood the weight of the phrase "the clan's hopes rest on one person" before, but now she had witnessed it firsthand.

Roman continued, "When I saw Anton yesterday, he said he was going into seclusion for a few days and specifically instructed that no one should disturb him."

"Seclusion?" Eleanor asked, puzzled.

Roman explained, "Anton meant he needed to meditate and cultivate himself for a while."

Eleanor understood; it's similar to deep meditation.

Spellcasters sometimes lock themselves in magic towers or quiet rooms, cutting off external interference and focusing on sensing and manipulating the flow of magic within their bodies.

The goal is to refine magic or research new spell models.

Anton should be in a similar situation.

Eleanor couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Anton is still the same Anton. Even with multiple duties, he hasn't neglected his cultivation.

His rapid improvement in strength was not only due to talent, but also to hard work and diligence.