Survival of the Nation: My luck was a tiny bit worse.

If even a hand grenade can't break it, then there's no need to even mention automatic rifles.

Leng Ruolan hadn't even waited for the half-level helmet to land—not even for anyone to see where it had been blasted to.

"Da da da da!"

Leng Ruolan had already deployed the super standard, and it started firing at some unknown location.

The half-level helmet flew up again—

It slammed down in front of everyone with a "thud".

Sure enough, they were completely unharmed.

Leng Ruolan picked it up and blew on it.

It's a purple object, after all.

"Give this to Brother Chen."

"Ouch……"

"Brother Chen, please accept this from your brother, it's all out of goodwill."

"..."

I feel like I'm being morally blackmailed...

Viewers in the Dragon Kingdom live stream: ...

"Thank you, Mr. Ou."

"Mr. Ou, you really don't have to be so polite, hahaha!"

"What are you saying? Mr. Ou sent us such wonderful things, shouldn't we thank him?"

*

And just like that, very quickly, they had forged most of the everyday tools, including dozens of hoes and shovels.

Just as Leng Ruolan was about to throw the iron ore in, Chen Hao stopped her.

"Besides iron ore, do we have any other materials?"

"Oh...you mean those broken stones?"

Chen Hao had collected all the beautiful ores that the wild beasts of this mountain had previously offered as tribute.

"But we don't know the composition of this type of rock..."

Chen Hao had considered it, too.

So, since this thing has such a wide hunting range, is it possible that it might also spawn some dangerous items?

But regardless, Ou Yun's expression was serious, and he repeated the same thing—

"You'll know once you try it."

"Well……"

*

Let's give it a try.

Soon, Alexander helped carry over an enormous box, so wide that it would take three people to hug it.

Leng Ruolan exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, there are so many?"

Chen Hao agreed, "While you guys were jungling, the tributes from the mountains were plentiful..."

Of course, Chen Hao wouldn't accept them all.

Although I don't know when it started, these guys always bring some strange ores or stones when they come to pay tribute.

But not ores, at least they seem to have a relatively high value.

Some were obviously just stones picked up from the roadside, riverbank, or anywhere else to fool people.

Chen Hao directly ordered Green Bean to give them a severe scolding and a public warning.

Although mung beans are small, since they are carried by Nanbei, they must hold a significant place in the lynx herd.

Even some of the tall, burly lynxes, who were quite imposing, were humiliated by Green Bean's scolding and walked away dejectedly.

"Anyway, let's give it a try!"

Ou Yun picked and chose among them, and picked up a light blue piece of mineral.

The surface still bears mysterious, inexplicable patterns.

Inside the furnace.

Purple flames enveloped the ore, spinning, glowing, and humming—

"Zzzzz ...

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"

"Ding!"

Everyone took a closer look.

A bead lay at the bottom of the furnace.

It was the size of a longan, completely transparent, with a wisp of pale blue smoke inside, which was still slowly swirling.

A blue information panel slowly floated out:

[Successfully completed!]

Congratulations on obtaining the Tranquility Bead.

[Tranquility Bead: Wearing this bead can calm the wearer, reduce anxiety, and improve concentration.]

[Area of ​​effect: The wearer.]

European Express: ...

Leng Ruolan leaned over to take a look at the panel, then left.

"Next one."

"Team Cold, pick a bigger one."

"Choose an uglier one."

"As long as it's the exact opposite of what my older brother chose, that's fine."

"How about this one? It's ugly and big, but it's definitely something special."

"Oh, not bad, I'll give it a try..."

"Brother, please move aside."

European Express: ...

It was so brilliantly ignored.

Dragon Kingdom Live Stream Room:

"Hahahaha!"

"Mr. Ou, why don't you take a break?"

"Captain Leng, Brother Chen: It's nothing unusual."

"God, a calm mind brings coolness!"

Alexander muttered quietly from the side, "Isn't this bead... good?"

What do you think?

"Uh...it looks pretty good?"

Take a deep breath.

calm.

calm--

Hey, it actually works a bit.

The urge to smash the stove that I felt just now has now been completely eliminated.

"..."

Ou Yun paused for a second, then said, "This thing is actually fucking useful."

"Right?"

Alexander nodded repeatedly beside him, "I knew it! The stuff your brother forges is bound to be amazing. Wear it while farming, and you'll be able to swing your hoe with complete peace of mind!"

"Thank you."

The chat in the Dragon Kingdom's live stream was in an uproar:

"Hahaha, even CEO Ou's face turned green!"

"The Tranquility Bead: Make your anger graceful."

"Mr. Ou: I'll be your God of Elegance!"

*

As it turns out, the things refined from beautiful ores are not necessarily beautiful.

They refined a lot of ore, but there weren't many good things, and quite a few strange things.

"Zzzzz ...

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"

"Ding!"

[Successfully completed!]

Congratulations on obtaining: High-grade ore.

High-grade ore: A very high-grade ore.

[Successfully completed!]

Congratulations on obtaining: Protective Fence.

[Protective Fence: An impregnable protective fence.]

【…】

[Successfully completed!]

Congratulations on obtaining: High-grade ore.

High-grade ore: A very high-grade ore.

[Triggering a 10,000x increase in supply: High-grade ore.]

Everyone: ...

Where are these matryoshka dolls?!

Ou Yun looked at the high-grade ore that looked exactly the same as before it was thrown in, and felt a little dizzy.

"Is this stove playing a trick on us?"

"Theoretically speaking... this is an equivalent conversion of materials with the same properties."

Chen Hao adjusted his glasses and analyzed seriously, "In other words, if you throw in a piece of high-grade ore, it will refine it into another piece of high-grade ore, which is practically the same as not refining it at all."

"Let me tell you something that most people don't know."

"So, this precisely illustrates a point."

Chen Hao had somehow already opened his "Complete Collection of Outrageous Incidents in Forbidden Zones" and started scribbling notes on it.

"This furnace isn't a panacea; it handles certain materials by leaving them as is."

"In other words, this ore is already in its optimal state and does not require further processing."

Leng Ruolan listened for a while and then said, "Oh, so the second trial upheld the original verdict."

"So, this ore is so advanced that even the furnace doesn't know what to do with it?"

"More or less."

Upon hearing this, Ou Yun thought to himself, "That's easy, isn't it just the same as refining iron ore before?"

"What if we throw this high-grade ore in with other things?"