Chapter 2469: Refining
"Master Hammer, what are these armored beasts?"
Chen Ping saw that Tie Hammer Master was actually crying, so he asked in puzzlement.
The Iron Hammer Master wiped away his tears and said, "These carapace beasts were bred by our Alchemy Sect to mine spirit ores. However, after the Alchemy Sect was destroyed, no one fed them anymore. I didn't expect them to be still alive!"
"Master Hammer, why don't these armored creatures run away? Couldn't they go find some food somewhere else?"
Sesame asked!
"You don't understand, once these carapace beasts are bonded and kept here, they will never leave. They would rather die than leave this mine."
Furthermore, even if they left the mine, they wouldn't be able to find food. They feed on spirit ore.
The master of the hammer shook his head.
"The entire mine is filled with spirit ore, so why don't these armored beasts eat it? Are they just waiting to starve?"
Chen Ping asked.
These ore stones are unrefined, and the Armored Behemoths cannot eat them. They need to be refined before they can be fed.
"They must have sensed my presence just now, which is why they roared with all their might, trying to get my attention!"
As the Master of the Iron Hammer spoke, his aura suddenly burst forth. Waves of forging power surged from within him, quickly forming a massive hammer in the Master of the Iron Hammer's hand!
Then the master of the iron hammer took a large hammer and smashed down on a piece of spirit ore in the mine, which was about a meter in size!
The spirit ore was instantly shattered, and at the center of the spirit ore, a crystal-clear core the size of a fingernail appeared!
The Ironhammer Master tossed a nugget of essence, no bigger than a fingernail, to a Warhide. The Warhide swallowed it in one gulp.
But just a little bit of this spirit ore essence is simply a drop in the bucket for a heavily armored beast that's almost starving!
"Master of the Iron Hammer, how can such a large piece of spirit ore only have so little essence?"

Chen Ping asked in puzzlement.
"All the spirit ore here is trash, that's why it's discarded at the mine entrance. The truly potent spirit ore, brimming with forging power, can only be found deep within the mine!"
To get these armored beasts fed and back on their feet, we'll have to go deep into the mine.
The Iron Hammer Master said!
"Master Iron Hammer, even if we found a spirit stone mine, we wouldn't be able to refine it. We don't have your skills to extract the essence from the spirit stone ore!"
Sesame seeds addressed the Iron Hammer Master!
After all, Chen Ping and Humazi they don't know forging techniques, let alone alchemy. Therefore, there is no way to refine the essence from the spirit stone mine!
"That's easy, refining spirit stones isn't complicated. I can teach you two. The most urgent thing is to get to the depths of the mine as quickly as possible and find spirit stones with a higher purity."
The Iron Hammer Master spoke, then walked straight into the depths of the mine!
Chen Ping and Humazi followed behind, while Jianling Zhongli felt the dark mine, a sense of fear crept over him. He turned his body, transforming into Zhulong Sword, and then entered Chen Ping's body!
Under the guidance of Master Iron Hammer, Chen Ping and they continuously went deeper into the mine. After walking for an unknown distance, Master Iron Hammer stopped.
At this moment, around the mine shaft, some spirit ore stones emitting pale blue and pink hues are scattered around the stone walls.
"Master Hammer, why don't we keep moving forward?"
Chen Ping asked in bewilderment.
“That’s all for now. My current forging skill can only refine this kind of spirit ore. I can't refine the essence from the purple spirit ore like before!”
The master blacksmith explained!
Chen Ping, after hearing this, said to the Iron Hammer Master: "Iron Hammer Master, then teach us how to refine the spirit ore."
The Hammer Master nodded, then pulled out a yellowed parchment from his bosom!

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