Cthulhu Gonfalon Chapter 28:

The sky was light the next day, and the travelers got up early. I cooked some simple food, rinsed a little bit, and after eating and drinking, I continued on the journey.

The situation on this day was the same as before. They went smoothly along the way. Apart from learning some common sense, Reif and the others also learned some words.

The same is true for the third day, and the fourth and fifth days are also the same.

On the fifth night, they arrived at Gold Rush Town.

There is a gold vein near this town, from which the name "Gold Rush Town" comes from. Many pioneers have come from afar, wanting to find gold here and get rich overnight. But in fact, the texture of that gold vein is very poor, and it doesn't produce much gold at all. It is said that it is caused by the erosion of negative energy. The three gem veins near Pyroxene Town also have poor texture for this reason. .

The real pillar industries of Gold Rush Town are copper and iron ore. Therefore, this town is often called "Ore Town" because ordinary ore is its foundation.

Different from gold and gems, copper and iron ore are not afraid of negative energy erosion, and even these two veins can effectively resist negative energy. Therefore, the houses in Ore Town-Oh, Gold Rush Town-often use ore as the foundation, and there are large tracts of vacant land outside the town where the ore is used to pave the foundation for business travelers to rest.

The leaders of the gold rush town are relatively knowledgeable. They use local advantages to purchase large amounts of low- and medium-grade ores, and then use them to pave the ground, centering on the town, and moving towards the surrounding area little by little. Spread out on the ground.

This is a huge project, which has been implemented for more than 20 years. At present, the ground around the gold rush town is buried with ore about two to three miles. This, of course, made no grass grow around the town, but it also made Gold Rush Town completely unnecessary to worry about the skull tide on the night of the New Moon-a distance of two or three miles was enough to completely cut off the skeletons' sense of life. What's more, even if they are going to attack the gold rush town, walking on the ground without negative energy support. It won’t take long for them to become very weak. When they come outside the town, even children can kick them to pieces.

In the four northwest towns. The Gold Rush Town is quite safe. Therefore, the population here is also quite large, and in general it is slightly more prosperous. Roughly speaking, it can be regarded as the hub of the northwest region, with Rye Town in the south and Mask of the Void Playground in the north.

It is said that a few decades ago, the hub of the four northwestern towns was actually Pyroxene Town, but now Pyroxene Town is no longer good. If it weren’t for the hard work of Mayor Felix, I’m afraid Pyroxene Town would have Broke down. In the end, it was completely abandoned.

These things didn't have much to do with Reif. Because he could take a day off, he wandered around in the gold rush town and naturally came to a blacksmith's shop.

Copper ore and iron ore cannot be sold for much, but if they are refined into copper and iron ingots, the price is much higher. And if it can go further, making copper and iron ingots into metal tools or weapon armor, the price can be even higher.

According to the principle of obtaining nearby materials according to local conditions, there are several blacksmith shops in Jintao Town, and he is here to visit the "old wrought iron" blacksmith shops at this moment. It is one of the most famous ones.

This blacksmith shop was originally not called by this name. A few years ago, a dwarf adventurer named "Wrought Iron" came here. I bought a blacksmith shop with poor business and operated it myself. This dwarf has high martial arts skills, and his skill in ironing is not ordinary. The most amazing thing is that he is obviously not a powerful mage, but he has a precious magic furnace that can extract the best copper and iron. With excellent craftsmanship and first-class materials, high-quality products can naturally be manufactured.

When Reif came to visit, he happened to see the magic furnace opened. The furnace, which looked like a huge ball, slowly rotated on the shelf, then opened a gap and poured fiery copper liquid from it. Fall into a stone trough not far below. When the hot copper liquid comes into contact with the slightly chilly air, it quickly turns into a bright purple-red color. Then the color became deeper and deeper, and finally became almost black.

After pouring out the copper liquid. The smelting furnace continued to move on the shelf until it reached another deep pit. The entire furnace was completely opened, and many residues mixed with waste copper liquid were poured in and piled up at the bottom of the deep pit.

Controlling the furnace is a sturdy dwarf. He is only as tall as Raif’s chest, but Raif bet his arms are probably thicker than his thighs! This dwarf wears thick thermal insulation clothing, which looks a bit similar to the protective clothing he used when he went to work in the underground tunnel, and I don't know if it is a similar product.

After pouring the copper liquid and waste, the dwarf controlled the furnace to turn to the bottom of the shelf, and took out a strange-shaped thing that seemed to be a brush, and brushed it inside. The sparks were blasted, and the brush was turned down. , And dumped out some residual waste.

Here, once the furnace is opened, it is over. The dwarf fixed the furnace, clapped his hands, walked over, and took off the protective clothing he was wearing, revealing a face that looked vigorous and looked like he was in his thirties.

For a dwarf, the appearance of a "thirties" is about the age of 70 or 80. This long-lived race can often live to one hundred and fifty years old or more, which is really enviable.

"Hello, do you want to buy something? It's just for fun?" The dwarf had a smile on his face, and he didn't seem to be as arrogant and stubborn as the legend.

Reif quickly said that he had only heard of the superb level of the blacksmith's shop, and came to visit it out of curiosity. He had just noticed the price of the goods, and he was sure he could not afford it.

Hmm... Actually, it's not really unaffordable, but it's not necessary. After finally saving some money, there is no need to waste it on buying things that are not needed.

The dwarf didn't mind, and said with a smile: "Let's just watch it, I never mind people visiting my workshop. As long as he doesn't make trouble."

Speaking, he came to the counter and sat down, picked up the herbal tea that the apprentice had prepared, took a deep sip, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Unfortunately, it's not wine..." the dwarf named "Wrought Iron" sighed.

"Brother Palin said, you can't drink during working hours." said the equally sturdy apprentice.

"Hey! That kid is stupid in reading, we dwarves have strength only after drinking!" Wrought iron said a little dissatisfied, "That kid... was a little big little peas back then, now he has become a big man. , Turned it around and kept me out of alcohol..."

"But in fact, since the teacher, you listened to Palin’s advice, after working hours to stop drinking~IndoMTL.com~The craftsmanship has improved, and there has never been a mistake again."

The dwarf sighed helplessly: "Yeah, that's why I had to listen to that kid. Really... Is reading really so useful? This is completely different from our dwarf tradition..."

"Traditions are not entirely correct." A low but refreshing voice came from the door, and Reif turned his head to see that it was an equally short young man. He was wearing a robe and leaning on a wooden staff. The top of the staff was inlaid with a cold gemstone and a pair of glasses on his face. He looked very cultural.

Behind him, the adventurer who had been teaching Reif to literacy these days, as well as several other adventurers who served as teachers on other carriages, followed with a respectful look.

Reif was slightly startled, and instinctively told him that this young man is a big man.

He was about to ask. The temporary teacher in the past few days has noticed him, and hurried up a few steps to introduce him: "This is our teacher, the curator of the Void Mask Church library, Mr. Palin."

Speaking, he lowered his voice and said to Reif: "A great scholar and an outstanding magician." (To be continued.)