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

Chen Hao knew exactly what Ou Yun was thinking. "Iron ore is a common, relatively ordinary ore, which can be refined with other materials. But this kind of high-grade..."

It might explode!

But frankly speaking, with the furnace already here, it's impossible for Chen Hao not to have this thought in mind—

"Although the blueprints didn't mention this function, they didn't say it couldn't be done either..."

"Then what else is there to say?"

Ou Yun grabbed the high-grade ore and pulled out a piece of scrap material with the same pattern from the box, which he didn't know what it was, and threw them into the furnace together.

The purple flames instantly shot up a height.

"Buzzing..."

The buzzing sound this time was different from before.

It wasn't a steady, low hum, but rather a vibrato that rose and fell with pitch.

—I feel like I've lost my way with the stove.

"Zzzzz ...

The wind-up was also longer than ever before.

High-grade ores and scraps continued to spin and leap endlessly in the purple flames.

Then it attempts to merge and change.

—But they quickly bounced apart like two magnets with the same poles repelling each other.

"Is this going to work or not?" Alexander wondered, scratching his head as he watched.

Purple light danced on Chen Hao's glasses. "It's okay, let me take another look."

After about two and a half minutes, the two things finally stopped repelling each other.

They slowly approached from the center of the flames.

The high-grade ore first melted into a bright blue sphere, and then the bone armor fragments melted into it as well. The two completely different materials fused together in the purple flames.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"

Finally, I heard that familiar voice—

"Ding!"

The crowd immediately gathered around.

At the bottom of the furnace, there lay a brand new object.

It's a size larger than the palm of your hand, with an irregular shape and red and blue patterns that resemble blood vessels.

A purple information panel appeared:

[Successfully completed!]

[Congratulations on obtaining: Abyssal Alloy.]

Abyss Alloy: Extremely high hardness and excellent toughness.

[Applications: Can be used in forging complex equipment; the specific effect depends on subsequent processing.]

"..."

This is a good thing.

But it's not good news—

As the purple panel appeared, everyone's faces lit up with obvious joy—but then they fell into obvious silence.

Leng Ruolan said slowly, "If we can manufacture equipment, that means..."

In the future, something truly extraordinary might actually appear in the forbidden area.

But the words came back again.

Actually, something truly amazing has already appeared, hasn't it?

Europe is also helpless.

Damn it, why am I not happy at all even though I got something good?!

Leng Ruolan held the alloy in her hand and weighed it in her hand.

I can't figure it out.

In her opinion, even if she continued to refine it, without suitable materials, she would probably only produce high-level waste that wouldn't be of any use in the short term.

However, we should still keep trying.

Ou Yun picked up a few more high-grade ores from the box—

The first high-grade ore + the Bear King's tooth.

"Zzzzz ...

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"

"Ding!"

[Successfully completed!]

Congratulations on obtaining: Heavy Tooth Ore.

Heavy Tooth Ore: Extremely dense and incredibly heavy, suitable for forging heavy weapons.

"Bear King's Tooth Heavy Tooth Ore..."

Ou Yun weighed the dark metal block in his hand, almost dropping it. "If this thing could be made into a hammer, it would kill anyone it hits."

Leng Ruolan shook her head. "Even if you take an ordinary hammer, whoever you hit will die."

"That's different; a wild animal's skull is harder than a human's."

"Then you can keep it for yourself."

Then there are the fragments of the pangolin king's scales.

This was something Ou Yun picked up casually at the mine. It was only the size of a fingernail, but it was incredibly hard.

"Zzzzz ...

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"

"Ding!"

[Successfully completed!]

[Congratulations on obtaining: Unbreakable Alloy.]

[Unbreakable Alloy: Possesses extremely high physical defense, virtually immune to all physical impacts.]

[Usage Recommendation: Armor.]

Several purple ones appeared in a row!

Even Ou Yun himself couldn't quite believe it—oh my, it's been so long since I've felt this way!

It seems that God is still looking out for us!

He stared at the silvery-gray metal, a mischievous idea forming in his mind:

"Let's use this as a shield for Brother Chen, and with a half-level helmet, you'll be the number one tank in the forbidden area!"

"..."

Chen Hao thought to himself, "Goodness, this doesn't sound like a good thing!"

Hassan and his companions, who had been observing from the sidelines, also came to a conclusion:

"So the core mechanism of this furnace is that the materials determine the properties, and the combination determines the quality."

"Strengthen materials of the same attribute, fuse materials of different attributes. You'll have to figure out the heat and recipe yourself?"

"To put it simply, it's an open forging station."

Ou Yun shrugged, "There's no fixed recipe; you have to experiment to find the right one."

"Isn't that great?"

Leng Ruolan toyed with the invincible alloy. "What's the point of a fixed formula? It's more fun to figure it out yourself."

Chen Hao agreed, while also taking notes: "However, I have a question—what's the upper limit of this furnace?"

"We've already tried ores, bone armor, and scales. What if we throw in something even more outrageous? Like the energy core of an Abyss Bone Demon?"

"Its corpse is gone, so where did the energy core come from?"

"I was just giving an example. What if we encounter a lord-level monster in the future? Can the materials it drops be directly forged into a divine artifact?"

Ou Yun thought for a moment, "That depends on whether the forbidden area will grant it or not."

"……really."

"really."

"really."

Viewers in the Dragon Kingdom live stream: ...

"No, buddy! Mr. Ou, aren't you being a little too blunt, hahaha!"

"Give me.jpg"

"Forbidden Zone: What about me in this situation?"

"Forbidden Zone: I dare to give it, but I'm afraid you won't dare to take it."

*

In the blink of an eye, it seemed that most of the furnace's functions had been figured out.

Ou Yun and the others sorted out what they had refined.

"Perfect timing, since everyone's here, let's divide up what needs to be divided."

"The terrain over there is complicated, so long weapons are not very effective."

"The indestructible alloy is enough to make three shields, one for each of the Xiong brothers."

"The heavy tooth ore is too heavy, let's keep it for now and use it later if needed."

Upon hearing this, Alexander waved his hands repeatedly, "Brother, how can I accept this! These are all materials from your Dragon Kingdom—"

Ou Yun sighed, "You guys helped build the furnace, and you provided the clues about the location of the Storm Core. You all contributed to the furnace's operation, so naturally we'll share any spoils."

Farhan whispered from the side, "But we only moved a few stones..."

"Moving stones is still moving stones."

Leng Ruolan also spoke up, "Let's not stand on ceremony between us. Besides, with your equipment in place, there will be less risk when we jungle together in the future."

Of course, the European Union also sent many basic tools to China and Pakistan as part of their gratitude for their help.

"Brother, you're too kind. We're all brothers."

Although Alexander said that, his actions betrayed him as he took all the tools—

Oh dear, there's nothing we can do about it. Although this forbidden area is full of resources, the tools are actually the same as in the primitive world!

It's completely the opposite of the real world—the real world has all kinds of tools, but resources are very scarce.

The fact that their elder brother is willing to give it to them is truly a blessing they earned in their past lives!

How could we not continue?

Ou Yun said, "Not at all, not at all. If there's anything else I need in the future, I'll have to rely on you for help."

Hassan and his men were overjoyed and said that if Ou Yun needed anything, they could send a lynx to deliver a message, and they would be there whenever needed.

Chen Hao agreed, "Let's get together properly next time there's a good harvest!"