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Stop thinking about these overly complicated things. Get those distracting thoughts out of your mind.

Mercer mentally opened the Gifts & Abilities panel.

Look at the new blessings you have received.

[Rank D Blessing: Forging]

[Blessing Effect: Reveals the inherent qualities of the material, forges and gathers its spiritual essence, and gives the object form.]

[Blessed Verdict: What defines a masterpiece? A work of art that possesses a spirit.]

Blinked and then grinned.

"As expected, the D-level 'Forging' blessing can forge artifacts with spirituality, and artifacts with spirituality are generally of the same level as famous swords."

In other words, I am now qualified to forge a "fast knife."

"Then we need to get more iron ore."

"Eek!"

At this moment, Xiong Bao stopped, and Meise came to her senses, looking around at her surroundings.

Everywhere there were collapsed wooden buildings, and although they were covered with snow, it was still possible to tell that this place was originally a mining site.

At this moment, Mercer and Bear were at the entrance of a collapsed, abandoned cave.

Looking from the cave entrance, there is a dark, gently sloping path supported by wood leading underground.

Mercer jumped off Bear Cub's back and went down into the cave first.

A pitch-black tunnel.

It is about two meters long, wide, and high.

Keep moving forward.

After walking a hundred meters, Moses took out a torch from a corner and lit it with a lighter.

Bear!

Flames rise.

They also got a clear look at their surroundings; small, rusty stones were scattered on the ground.

Iron ore.

After hearing Ultraman's description of the nearest mine location, Messer now knew exactly where the nearest iron ore mine was.

It's not far from this abandoned mine, about a kilometer away.

The mine shafts inside this abandoned mine are interconnected.

However, with his Observation Haki, Messer will not lose his way.

Mercer and Bear Cub traversed the depths of the mine.

A state of harmony between humanity and nature.

It can sense the frequency and breathing fluctuations of all things.

According to Moses, everything in the world has its own unique breath and frequency.

There is soil.

There are stones.

There are mines.

Just as every human being has two shoulders carrying one head, yet everyone's aura is different.

Similarly, the scent emitted by ores is different from that of ordinary stones and soil.

Finally, a dead end appeared before Mercer and Bear Cub.

Torches illuminated the area.

Far from the main tunnel of the mine, there is no timber support here.

There are very few traces of mining.

Moses could clearly see that the cave wall in front of him was just an ordinary rock.

It doesn't resemble iron ore at all.

But in Messer's perception, if there was any iron ore left in this abandoned mine, it was only here.

Because, from this, Moses sensed the same breathing frequency as the iron ore.

Reaching out and pressing his hand on Xiong Bao's head, Moses said boldly:

"Go ahead and eat it."

"Eek?"

Hearing Xiong Bao's question, Mercer laughed, "What's the difference between eating and eating? You know, pandas have a name called 'iron-eating beast,' so Xiong Bao, you were born to eat iron."

"I've discovered there's definitely iron ore in this rock. The task of refining it into high-purity iron blocks is now yours."

"Ugh~" Bear Baby's face showed a human-like look of confusion as he turned to look at Messer.

Mercer looked at Bear Baby, flashed a bright white smile, and gave Bear Baby a thumbs up.

"come on!!!"

"Ow."

no way.

Xiong Bao walked to the cave wall, opened his big mouth and took a bite.

Click!

Click!

Click!

Its mouth grew larger than Mercer's, and it effortlessly gnawed a large hole in the cave wall.

Mercer followed behind Bear Baby, heading forward.

Until five meters later.

Mercer held up his torch and looked closer. What came into view were reddish-brown and dark black ores, as well as cloudy white crystals.

"It turns out to be a poor mine, containing hematite, iron ore, and quartz. But it's nothing to worry about, with Xiong Bao here, we're not afraid."

"Eat it, but don't digest this iron ore yet. Use your abilities to refine and purify it, and then I'll see the specific quality of the ore you've processed."

"Eek!"

After Xiong Bao nodded, he continued the construction in full swing.

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Chapter 26 The First Forging Experience!

"Ugh~"

After an unknown amount of time, Xiong Bao lay sprawled on the mine tunnel floor.

Her belly was round and plump.

"Eek!"

He looked at Messer with pitiful eyes, as if he was too full to eat anymore.

Moses found it novel.

"You really can't eat anymore?"

Nodding its head, Xiong Bao reached its right paw into its mouth and began to pluck out irregular, dark iron blocks.

"Identification"

【F-grade alloy (low purity)】: A mixed iron ingot that has been compressed and purified within the body by a certain organism through special abilities.

"How did you do that?"

Mercer looked surprised, not expecting that Bear Baby had actually managed to produce such an alloy iron block so soon.

With its tongue lolling out and looking utterly exhausted, Xiong Bao let out a loud howl and waved its arms and legs excitedly.

Mercer stroked his chin, nodding occasionally. "So, you ate them, ground them all up, and then, based on your own ideas, mixed them together, compressed, and refined them?"

Xiong Bao nodded vigorously, blinking at Messer, "Eek?"

"No mistake, this is fine, keep doing it this way from now on. But will you be able to fuse this type of alloy again in the future?"

Xiong Bao tilted his head, then started thinking. After a couple of seconds, he let out a confident "Eek."

Seeing this, Moses breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this was a renewable resource, not a one-off deal.

Moses pointed to the alloy blocks and asked, "Can we eat these alloys and purify them a second time?"

Xiong Bao let out a puzzled "ooh," as if confused and somewhat not understanding what it meant.

Mercer explained, "The problem is that the quality of this alloy is not good enough. Can we improve its quality further?"

This time, Xiong Bao understood.

He took a few heavy breaths, then swallowed the pile of alloy he had pulled out and began to chew it.

Through the gaps between his teeth, you could see that the alloy had been chewed into extremely fine pieces before Xiong Bao swallowed it again.

After a short while, Xiong Bao seemed to sense that the time was right, and once again took out pieces of black alloy castings from his stomach.

However, the quantity was significantly less this time.

"Identification"

【Grade E Alloy (High Purity)】: A mixed iron ingot that has been compressed and refined within the body by a certain organism through special abilities.