Chapter 137: The Long Mining Career
Chapter 137: The Long Mining Career
【1 Meteor Flame Brooch + 1 Frostguard Emblem = Ice and Fire Emblem】
The synthesis formula for the Meteor Flame Brooch is rather straightforward.
However, as for the Frostguard Emblem...
Lin Sai guessed that it should be obtained from ice-type elemental creatures, which are the opposite of the Meteor Flame Spirits, but that was definitely not an option for now.
"Ah—"
At this moment, Lin Sai yawned.
After climbing the mountain, mining, and then dealing with the Meteor Flame Spirits, it had been more than a day, and the mental fatigue was starting to show.
If Lin Sai were to continue pushing himself, his stamina would naturally not be an issue.
However, these meteorites weren't going to run away from under his feet.
Lin Sai decided to retreat from the dangerous meteorite crater and return to the charred soil near the mountain peak, where he chose a warmer spot to set up camp and rest.
Considering the situation in the crater below, Lin Sai summoned a Snowwolf to keep watch while he slept soundly on the mountain peak.
...
When Lin Sai woke up again, the sky was pitch-black.
Still groggy from sleep, he was momentarily disoriented, not realizing that it was night again.
"I just fell asleep... no, what time is it now?"
Lin Sai scratched his head and took out the iron pocket watch he had crafted from his chest pocket.
Then he discovered that the time on the watch was completely inaccurate.
In his excitement of being busy, he had forgotten to wind the watch. A mechanical watch relying solely on mechanical power naturally stopped working long ago.
"I'll resourceify this for you too..."
Lin Sai turned up the corner of his mouth and resourceified the watch in his hand.
Essence replaced the spring mechanism inside the watch, and it began to tell time precisely and steadily. With the blessing of a single resourceification skill, it could maintain accurate timing for about half a year.
"Now I won't have to worry about not having a way to tell time."
"When I return to town later, I can find someone to set the time."
Lin Sai stretched lazily, rekindled the extinguished campfire, and cooked a breakfast of lean meat from his bag.
Then, he picked up the meteorite pickaxe and continued his work in the crater.
The purpose of collecting meteorites was simple, but it would undoubtedly take a considerable amount of time.
The reason Lin Sai wanted to continue mining meteorites was that this type of ore was difficult to obtain.
In addition to preparing for the subsequent equipment on the synthesis list, he also had to deal with the titanium alloy reserves.
In the synthesis system, titanium alloy was a special metal.
Lin Sai couldn't synthesize other advanced equipment yet, but it was definitely a good idea to make some preparations.
After a rough calculation,
the synthesis of meteorite ingots required one less meteorite than the four-in-one iron ingots, and three meteorites could create one ingot.
However, when it came to crafting the subsequent equipment,
at least a hundred meteorites would be required.
"..."
"At this rate, I might have to stay here for two days?"
The meteorite crater itself was not conducive to movement, and the distribution of these ores was also highly irregular.
Muttering about this somewhat lengthy time, Lin Sai followed yesterday's excavated path and descended into the crater.
While continuing his work,
Lin Sai casually dismissed the Snowwolf's summon and replaced it with a bat to keep watch outside.
After all, he was inside the meteorite crater.
If something were to happen above, he wouldn't be able to sense it from below.
As Lin Sai delved deeper into the meteorite crater, the sky outside gradually brightened.
With the constant addition of meteorites as a form of encouragement, he didn't find the work tedious at all.
In fact, watching the number of meteorites in his bag steadily increase, he felt a sense of accomplishment, similar to collecting resources in a game and seeing the numbers accumulate.
The only slight regret was those meteorites inhabited by Meteor Flame Spirits.
Most of the energy within the meteorites was concentrated on these elemental creatures, causing the meteorites themselves to lose their original qualities and become useless scraps.
After half a day had passed, Lin Sai once again found himself facing a meteorite that housed a Meteor Flame Spirit, its light dimmed and lifeless. He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh:
"It's not just the meteorite that's gone; the elemental creature disappeared after it died, leaving me unable to collect any materials."
"Can't there be some other kind of gain?" he grumbled.
Lin Sai opened his Hunting Journal and flipped through it, complaining as he did so.
At this moment, the achievement of collecting 150 level-two materials seemed a distant goal.
But with constant hunting and encounters, the Weakness Investigation skill started to take effect, and the journal updated with new hunting suggestions.
- Cold, Frost
For Lin Sai, who had an unlimited supply of water, this hint wasn't very useful.
However, connecting it to the weakness of the core in flames, Lin Sai's eyes lit up with interest.
"Flame core..."
"If I don't extinguish it directly with water, but instead use other means to destroy the core, will the result also be a complete annihilation?"
"And I can also take this opportunity to experiment and confirm how elemental life responds to various attacks."
Lin Sai had an idea and immediately started preparing.
He checked his equipment, considering the Meteor Flame Spirit's immunity to physical attacks and its fiery nature.
"Ordinary physical attacks won't work, so there must be a special effect provided by Essence..."
Lin Sai first took out the Iron Horn Longbow.
The arrows fired from this powerful bow could inflict a Corruption Effect.
Then, he also took out the Frostbadger Warhammer and the Frost Fang Dagger.
These two pieces of equipment were known to have Freeze Effects, which were highly likely to be effective against the Meteor Flame Spirit.
"The dagger might be too small," Lin Sai gestured.
He mimed stabbing the Meteor Flame Spirit with the dagger and realized he might get burned in the process.
So, he opted for the warhammer, a larger weapon.
With his current agility and strength, manipulating this heavy warhammer would be a breeze.
With his equipment ready, Lin Sai continued digging.
This time, luck was on his side, and he soon unearthed another burning meteorite.
"Come out!"
Lin Sai struck it with his pickaxe and immediately turned to run, creating some distance.
He turned back, and as expected, a flame detached itself from the meteorite, preparing to attack him.
Boom! The bowstring snapped, and the arrow shot forth.
The physical arrow effortlessly pierced through the Meteor Flame Spirit's originally orange-yellow core, now enveloped in a dull gray hue after being pierced by the arrow.
The Corruption Effect could indeed threaten elemental life.
But with the power of the Iron Horn Longbow, a single strike wasn't enough to kill it.
Moreover, enraged by the arrow, the Meteor Flame Spirit became even more aggressive, its speed increasing as it continued its assault on Lin Sai.
"Let's try this next," Lin Sai said, instantly switching to the Frostbadger Warhammer.
The Meteor Flame Spirit, which relied entirely on flame to perceive its environment, was startled to see a large, icy warhammer appear in the humanoid being's hand.
Before the Meteor Flame Spirit could react, the massive warhammer let out a whoosh of wind as it smashed into its body and then into the charred soil of a nearby tunnel, creating a small pit.
Crack!
This time, where the warhammer struck, Lin Sai heard a very clear sound of the core breaking.
And from the impact point, he also felt the friction of something being smashed beneath the warhammer.
Lin Sai smiled.
He had a premonition that his material collection endeavor was a success!
(End of Chapter)
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