Chapter 189 Alchemy Industry
The border area, sulfur hills.
High-temperature steam churns among the hills and gullies, making this area unlike other border regions, which are predominantly cold, and even somewhat hot.
At this moment, Samantha, the red dragon, had black ash on her crimson scales and was completely focused.
She was using her forepaws to clamp a red-hot steel ingot and stuff it into the alchemical furnace, then she exhaled a breath of dragon's breath, igniting the furnace's flames.
When the steel ingot is completely melted into a flowing slurry of metal.
She flicked her tail, and the tip of her tail precisely hooked onto a mold.
Immediately afterwards, molten steel, like lava, poured in and solidified in the mold to form a rough breastplate blank with scale-like patterns.
Samantha stepped on the cooling breastplate with her forepaws, and began to forge it with her dragon tail and vajra hammer.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Each strike sparked like a shooting star.
Samantha's dragon face showed a look of pleasure as she unleashed the power of the red dragon.
She initially disliked casting, finding it troublesome and time-consuming, but as she gradually got used to it, she actually found enjoyment in it.
For example, during this forging, each rebound made her muscles tingle and her dragon scales tremble, almost unstoppable.
The use of power gives the red dragon an instinctive sense of pleasure.
As the breastplate began to take shape, Samantha unleashed a cone-shaped dragon breath. The intense heat softened the edges of the steel armor, and she took the opportunity to use the tip of her tail to pick out the pre-made spiked parts. Then, she sewed them onto the shoulder armor as if sewing, and then carried out welding, quenching, polishing and other processes one by one.
Under Garros's tutelage, Samantha was exposed to alchemy at a very young age.
She now has ten years of alchemy experience. The process of forging armor is not exactly pleasing to the eye, but it is still quite skillful and efficient. For alchemists, crafting things by hand is the best way to improve experience and speed up leveling up.
In addition, fire plays a significant role in alchemy.
The red dragon's breath is no ordinary fire; it ranks among the top alchemical flames.
The prospects for a red dragon to become an alchemist are actually quite broad.
Often, in order to improve the quality of their alchemical creations, alchemists would try to make a pact with the red dragon, paying a price to have it assist in the forging process.
When the final step arrives.
The red dragon suddenly spread its wings, the shadows of its wing membranes enveloping the armor: "Look, you fools! The great Red Dragon Queen is about to complete yet another masterpiece!"
The surrounding fire lizards, giant fire ants, and other companions all instinctively prostrated themselves on the ground.
Dragon flames ignited on the red dragon's claws, transforming them into fiery claws.
Tear, tear—the fiery claws sliced across the breastplate, leaving behind orderly, intricate runes, performing the crucial alchemical enchantment and enhancement.
Nearly half an hour later, the scattered runes transformed into a cohesive network.
"Completed!"
The red dragon left a claw mark on it as its signature, then retracted its claws.
She lay panting heavily by the edge of the lava pool, smoke rising from the gaps in her scales. The three-hour forging had exhausted most of her dragon breath, leaving her feeling tired.
Suddenly, shadows fell over the sulfur hills.
The red iron dragon flapped its wings, parting the steam, and landed in front of Samantha.
When did you arrive?
Samantha straightened up, and with a boastful gesture, used her tail to lift the rune armor, saying, "Look, my work is worth at least a thousand gold coins!"
“I watched the second half of your armor forging process.”
Galos nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the armor briefly, and said, "Not bad armor."
But it probably isn't worth a thousand gold coins, he added in his mind, but didn't say it aloud.
The alchemy industry is highly developed in all countries of the planet Bernardo, to the point of being rampant. Even the goblin clans in the wilderness can obtain mining golems, which, although somewhat outdated, are genuine alchemy golems.
If this were a place where alchemy was less advanced, a piece of runic armor could easily sell for thousands of gold coins.
But it's difficult here.
Moreover, the rune armor Samantha created wasn't particularly advanced; it was simply made according to blueprints and was a mass-produced product. She hadn't yet reached the level where she could design and manufacture advanced alchemical artifacts on her own.
"How many similar suits of armor can you manufacture in a day?"
"Garos asked."
He spends most of his time in Dragon Valley and rarely comes to Sulfur Hills. Today, while practicing his flying skills, he suddenly decided to come and check things out, and then watched Samantha make armor for a while.
Samantha: "Probably enough for three sets."
The manufacturing process requires her to be fully focused and do everything herself, which is time-consuming and laborious.
"What about the other alchemists who are being trained?"
Galos remembered that many of the more intelligent members of the Ironforge clan, who had the potential to become alchemists, were sent to Sulphur Hills to study alchemy and assist Samantha.
"The level is too low."
"No one can create a complete suit of armor from start to finish like me; at most, they can only make some crudely made weapons."
Samantha waved her hand dismissively.
The Ironforge clan's plan to train alchemists and develop the alchemy industry has only just begun. Apart from Samantha, the current alchemists are not very useful and can only be called alchemy apprentices.
However, it shouldn't be completely useless either.
After a moment's thought, Garus said, "The alchemy apprentices and other relatives of the Sulfur Hills can actually participate in alchemical creation."
A few sparks shot out of the red dragon's nostrils.
"Those idiots? No way, they'll only waste materials."
She said with disdain.
Although materials are not readily available wealth, they can be transformed into valuable creations through alchemy, and Samantha did not want them to go to waste.
After seeing the red dragon's reaction.
Galos hesitated for a few seconds, then slowly said, "Samantha, have you ever seen ants moving house?"
Samantha nodded.
She loved playing with ants when she was a child, so she had certainly seen ants moving house.
She likes to give the ants a large piece of food that they can't take away, and then remove it before the poor ants return with their main force.
They repeat this process, enjoying the thrill of manipulating the fate of weaker creatures.
“Each ant only carries a small piece,” Red Iron Dragon continued unhurriedly, “but in the end, they can carry away an entire piece of food that is far larger than their own size.”
Red Dragon scratched his head in frustration, completely bewildered.
Seeing this, Galos realized that the red dragon's intelligence was not working properly at this moment, and he needed to tell her what to do more directly, rather than using metaphors.
"The gnolls pull the bellows, the ogres forge with hammers, the kobolds assemble the parts, and the alchemy apprentices inscribe the basic runes."
"In short, break down the complete casting process into different steps, delegate the simple steps to other family members, and you can omit the tedious and complicated parts and only do the most critical and core things."
Galos explained in more detail.
On the other side, the red dragon Samantha seemed to understand what Garoth meant.
She considered it and realized that this would indeed allow her to complete alchemical creations more efficiently, and the experience gained from completing the core steps would also help her improve her alchemy level.
Why didn't I think of that?
Samantha wagged her tail and said happily, "Garos, you truly are my brother, to come up with such a brilliant idea."
Galos nodded slightly, without replying.
The concept of an 'assembly line' must have been mature long ago on the planet Bernardo, but alchemy developed too quickly, and the Red Dragon's legacy lacked a specific description and a clear direction.
As the saying goes, a single thought can open up a vast world.
Those problems that once caused us great distress often become simple and clear when a flash of inspiration occurs, just like a complex lock that only requires a key that turns in the right direction.
With the concept of an assembly line, Samantha's output in the Sulfur Hills will undoubtedly increase.
Strength is crucial; dragons need resources to grow faster.
Various high-energy supplements, growth hormones, vitality potions, and other items are also on the merchant guild's trade list, and they are quite valuable.
For Dragon Nest to further develop and acquire more resources, the alchemy industry is indispensable.
The Ironforge clan lacks effective production, and its current trade with the outside world mainly involves selling various raw materials from its mines.
Unrefined treasures such as grey magnetite and obsidian are being transported to the outside world by caravans, and are being exchanged for expensive medicines, spices, black oil and other items at heartbreakingly low prices.
(End of this chapter)
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