The next morning, Yun Wei spoke to Joseph about the three mithril rune greatswords.
Upon hearing this, the frail assistant visibly panicked, especially after learning that failing to complete the order on time could lead to the serious consequence of the laboratory being shut down.
“Mr. Claude, we must find a way.” Joseph’s lips trembled as he said nervously, “We must not let the Governor shut down the laboratory, no matter what.”
Seeing this, Yun Wei gently comforted him, "Don't rush, please organize your smelting and forging notes for me first."
Perhaps it's a case of the ignorant being fearless.
He knows nothing about that area now, so he's not in a hurry.
Besides, even if he was extremely anxious, he couldn't show it in front of Joseph, who was already prone to losing his composure.
"Yes, Mr. Claude. Please wait a moment, I'll go get it right away."
Joseph nodded quickly in agreement and ran swiftly towards the filing cabinet beside him. He ran extremely fast, his neat flaxen hair swaying rhythmically in the air.
While the other party was looking for information, Yun Wei quickly processed the day's routine orders.
Yes, the endless daily orders from the Liujin family are also an obstacle. They must finish these tricky daily tasks as soon as possible in the next two weeks, and then work overtime to squeeze out time to think about how to forge the greatsword required by the contract.
The three mithril rune greatswords each require enchanting with two completely different elements.
As is well known, when completely different elements meet, they either quietly annihilate each other or explode violently, depending on their degree of activation and the ratio of their elemental amounts.
As Yun Wei pondered, he skillfully took down the hanging herbs and quickly crushed and ground them into powder.
When he had completed about a third of the work, Joseph came up to him, panting. "Alright, Mr. Claude, I've organized the relevant notes for you. They're on that workbench over there."
Yun Wei looked in the direction the other person pointed and saw three neat stacks of experimental records, as well as parchment manuscripts in two wooden boxes.
He nodded and said to Joseph, "Then I'll leave things here to you for now, and you'll have to work hard for the next two weeks."
For Joseph, this laboratory was the key to starting a completely different life.
Therefore, the other party's feelings for this laboratory are far deeper than Yun Wei's.
So much so that even when Yun Wei asked him to work overtime, Joseph agreed without hesitation.
"Yes, please feel free to give me your orders!" The frail assistant took the mortar and pestle from Yun Wei's hands and asked, "Mr. Claude, is there anything else you need?"
Yun Wei thought for a moment and said, "We can first organize the materials needed for forging the sword. I think we might need to check if we have enough mithril ore..."
As he spoke, he slowly fell silent, for he saw the panic about to spill over onto the other person's face.
Joseph said, "Mithril ore is very rare and definitely needs to be ordered in advance. I'm not sure if there's enough ore in the vault. You go ahead with your work, I'll go down and take stock right away!"
Before Yun Wei could reply, the other party had already run away in a flash.
Yun Wei couldn't help but sigh.
He didn't stop Joseph; keeping busy might be more reassuring for the other man than letting him daydream in the laboratory.
He walked to the control panel and quickly flipped through Sid's notes.
As he looked around, he couldn't help but frown, because he realized how backward the smelting technology was on the Zhuyuan Continent.
Based on existing data, most people still used stone and wooden tools in their daily lives, and only in the manors of a few great lords did they transition to bronze tools.
Of course, the weapons and armor of professionals are an exception, and the demand for these items has driven the development of alchemy in this area.
Because a mage's flames can easily melt hard ores, from which they can extract the metals they want.
Among them, the most common are five special metals: copper, tin, iron, mithril, and kryptonite.
The first three can be added to ordinary metals to form special alloys used to forge warriors' weapons, making the weapons lighter, more durable, or sharper.
The latter two, due to their unique elemental affinity properties, are usually used to carve runes or create enchanted weapons.
Similarly, Mithril and Kryptonite are even more expensive due to their extremely limited production.
That might not be accurate enough.
Mithril ore is alright, as it usually occurs near silver ore. It is relatively common in the Blackthorn Kingdom and the Far North Wasteland, and its production is relatively stable. Currently, the price in Alchemy City is about fifty gold coins per gram.
The rare Kryptonite is only slightly better than the legendary nine 'divine metals', and it is reported to be discovered by a mine on the Zhuyuan Continent about every thirty years.
However, even adding less than ten grams of in-game currency can bring about an amazing qualitative change to the entire equipment. There are many different opinions about the specific changes, and Yun Wei did not take a closer look.
As for the price, it's a case of "high price but no market," usually only seen in fleeting underground auctions.
Because every time a pay-to-win mechanic appears, it inevitably triggers a bloody storm that shakes the entire continent.
The Gilded Family, to which Sid belongs, gets its name from this rare "golden" substance.
Sid's notes were very comprehensive, but Yun Wei had to sift through them to extract the most useful information for the present moment.
Yun Wei quickly went through the first stack of notes and found that the most valuable information was the definition of mithril weapons on the Zhuyuan Continent.
Because mithril is so soft, it must be added to other metals to form an alloy when made into weapons, otherwise it will easily chip.
In the most common definition, a weapon can be called a mithril weapon if it contains more than 10% mithril.
Yun Wei's gaze involuntarily fell on the ore box on the ground to the side.
He gazed thoughtfully at the rough, reddish ore inside.
Just then, Joseph's voice came from the doorway: "Mr. Claude!"
The other person was holding their hands to their knees, panting heavily.
Yun Wei quickly put down his notebook, got up, and went over. "What's wrong?"
“I…I just searched the entire vault and only found three pieces of mithril ore.” Joseph swallowed hard and continued, “According to my estimate, only about 3,600 grams of mithril can be extracted from them.”
"How much material is needed for a greatsword at the very least?" Yun Wei pursed his lips, but quickly added, "The alloy material should all be made of the lightest red copper, and the sword shape should be the lightest type, the kind used for ceremonies."
If enough mithril cannot be obtained in a short time, then the overall weight of the sword must be reduced.
In any case, as long as the mithril content exceeds 10%, it can be called a mithril greatsword.
Joseph wasn't stupid; he immediately understood what Yun Wei meant and ran to the other end of the laboratory.
Suddenly, the other person's voice was filled with youthful vigor and energy:
"I understand! Please wait a moment, I will go and find all the commonly used sword templates."
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