Chapter 133 The Source of Mithril
The success of the white steel melting furnace marks the completion of the gold melting part.

By continuously experimenting and increasing his proficiency, Rhodes has been able to stably combine steel and mithril into white steel in a short period of time.

The next part is to use magic to shape the white steel.

It is molded from irregular raw materials into various required finished shapes, such as armor.

This part involves the knowledge of changes in material properties in [Magic Mechanism].

Rhodes' research is not in-depth and is still in the exploratory stage.

Under normal circumstances, if he wanted to successfully shape white steel, Rhodes conservatively estimated that he would need at least several months of experimentation.

Fortunately, the gains from the afterimage of the North gave him the opportunity to find another way.

Rhodes focused his attention on his soul.

One can sense that the outside of the soul is covered with a layer of faint spiritual armor.

This was the set of white steel armor that he had forged with the help of the dwarf blacksmith in the original village.

Normally speaking, due to the seal on the Remnant of the North, the spiritual items inside cannot be taken out.

Rhodes could only use meditation to extract the essence he could take away during the period when the spiritual power dissipated after the death of a creature.

But this set of white steel armor is different.

Because in the process of assisting in forging, he absorbed the spiritual fluctuations emanating from his soul.

The meditation method regarded it as a part of the soul, successfully encapsulating it and freeing it from the seal of the Northern Remnant.

In reality, spirituality often manifests itself in a chaotic and irregular state.

Trying to shape it is an extremely difficult endeavor.

In the knowledge system of [Magical Mechanism], shaping spirituality into a regular shape of an object means obtaining a finished product blueprint.

Rhodes used the white steel furnace to melt out white steel ingots and placed them in front of him.

Then the magic power spread throughout the body, and according to the spiritual armor of the outer layer of the soul, the corresponding structural trajectory was constructed step by step.

After completing the first step of the magic trajectory, he picked up a piece of white steel and clenched his fist.

Under the performance changes driven by magic, the white steel melted magically like a candle.

Continue to flow on the palm of your hand until it is completely covered.

After completing this step, the properties change again and it gradually solidifies into a pair of exquisitely shaped white steel gloves.

Rhodes followed the procedure and kept picking up the white steel to try.

From arm armor to leg armor, from breastplate to helmet.

In less than half an hour, the white steel ingots on the ground turned into a complete set of white steel armor, protecting Rhodes.

The magic trajectory throughout the body was activated again, but this time it was running in reverse.

The parts of the white steel armor, which had just been formed, began to melt one after another.

It separated from Rhodes and turned back into its original state of white steel ingot.

The experiment was successful. As long as he continued practicing for two or three days, he was confident that he could complete the process within five seconds.

At that time, you can switch back and forth between white steel armor and no armor at any time.

But after the experiment, Rhodes found that the problem was also obvious.

In order to condense the white steel armor, he must use the spiritual armor of his soul as a guide.

This meant he had to do it himself.

It is impossible to build a forging table that automatically produces armor like the white steel furnace.

And it is impossible to shape the white steel into any shape other than armor.

The fundamental reason is that his research on the [Magic Mechanism] is not deep enough, and he cannot shape the spirituality into a regular shape.

Rhodes was not discouraged, it was not a big problem.

It was simply that he did not have enough time to study. As long as he accumulated experience slowly, he could already see the dawn of the fully automatic white steel forging table in the future territory.

The new sorcery [Melting Gold and Forging Armor] comes to a brief end here.

The final result is a furnace that can automatically produce white steel, and the ability to condense white steel into armor at any time.

Rhodes recorded the key points of witchcraft in the experimental log and sealed it.

After leaving the cabin, find Adrich, the merchant from Jianling Chamber of Commerce.

The other party was staying in Pingdingshan, responsible for helping Rhodes handle the large-scale purchase of military equipment.

Rhodes called him in and asked him key questions about his future development.

"You mean, buying a large amount of Mithril?"

After listening to this, Adrich looked a little confused, not understanding the significance of this adult buying mithril.

But after thinking carefully, he still answered seriously: "Sir, the market in Broken Dragon Fortress can buy up to 2 pounds of mithril per month, and the market price is gold coins per pound."

"They are all scattered sales from the mercenaries in the North. If there are more, we can only take our chances."

Mithril is an indispensable material for forging white steel. Most of it is produced from the mithril mines deep in the North and is firmly occupied by the Dwarf Royal Court.

There are also several mithril mines in Ironforge of the Kingdom of Rosa, which are strategic resources for the survival of the local dwarves.

Whether it is the Dwarf Court in the North or Ironforge in the Kingdom, they will only sell weapons and equipment made of white steel to the outside world.

After all, the tiny profit from selling raw materials is totally incomparable to the huge profits from stainless steel weapons.

The dwarves refused to sell the mithril, and the Kingdom of Rosa could not make stainless steel and had no demand to buy it.

This results in Mithril being rare in the market and there being almost no large-scale transactions.

After listening to Adrich's introduction, Rhodes got a headache.

Forging a set of white steel light armor requires at least two pounds of mithril, and there may be a lot of loss in the process.

Thirty pounds a month was far less than he expected.

Moreover, even this little bit of mithril requires luck to get, and most of the time it is simply not available on the market.

Rod completed the white steel furnace with great interest.

But when he turned around, he found that he couldn't buy the most critical raw materials!

Although he often worries about money, he hasn't worried about resources for a long time.

After all, Pingdingshan has peat layers, Hekou Town has clay and quartz sandstone, and Mole Town has iron ore.

Whether it was agriculture, commerce or military, all aspects supported the development of his territory.

But now, the purchase of mithril has become a major problem for him.

"Is it possible to purchase it through other channels?" Rhodes continued to ask.

Not disappointing him, Adrich nodded decisively.

"Most of the mithril mines are located within the Dwarven Court, and most of the neutral cities in the North are backed by the dwarves. As far as I know, a certain amount of mithril can be purchased there."

Neutral city, Rhodes remembered the relevant information, which was some special forces located deep in the North.

Cities are often jointly ruled by multiple forces. They do not participate in the fights between barbarian kings and are only responsible for providing a business environment.

The smuggling business of the Rosa Kingdom originated from this.

Sell ​​large quantities of grain from the kingdom to neutral cities in the north to make huge profits.

In fact, as long as you don't sell grain, normal business is completely allowed under the laws of the kingdom.

Every year, a large number of merchants from Broken Dragon Fortress lead their teams to sneak into the North.

In order to realize the dream of getting rich overnight, they risked death by being robbed by barbarians and earned the difference in price of goods on both sides.

(End of this chapter)