[67] Wealth Creation Plan!
In the end, Ais and the others left with Lefiya.
After all, Lefiya was prone to nervousness and self-blame. It was not easy for her to have someone like Ais to look up to and a goal to strive for.
August's sudden attack dealt a heavy blow to the "Lefiya ship."
The goddess she admired had become someone else's, and for Lefiya, this was a massive blow.
To encourage Lefiya, Ais decided to spend the night with her.
This made August feel a bit uncomfortable. Even though Lefiya is a woman, she's still a romantic rival.
Ais and Lefiya had been companions for many years, and Ais couldn't bear to see Lefiya so sad, so she agreed to the proposal.
Before leaving, Ais gave August a kiss, a wet one, as an apology.
Seeing Ais agreed, August didn't say anything more and just nodded.
That way, with the support of Ais, Tiona, and Tione, Lefiya left the dinning hall, leaving August and Angel alone.
"It seems our Mr. August, who just became the groom last night, will be spending the night alone tonight."
Aki teased August with a smirk and then left.
This left August feeling a great sense of loss. What kind of situation is this? Why does it seem like he's the only one who suffered a big loss in the end?
Back in the room, August took out the model of the automatic smelting furnace.
It was a big device, shaped like a cube with dimensions of 1m x 1m x 1.5m, similar to the smelters in Minecraft.
This smelter was quite magical. Although it looked small, it had two virtual spaces, similar to ender chests—one for placing ores and the other for placing fuel.
The operation was simple: just put ores and fuel, which were magic stones, into their respective spaces, and it would automatically smelt them.
No manual intervention was needed, and it could produce finished products.
This disappointed August. If he had obtained this earlier, he wouldn't have needed to collaborate with the Loki and Hephaestus familia for the original ores.
He could have just purchased raw ores in bulk and smelted them himself.
The difference between raw ores and smelted products is enormous.
Take gold, for example. Smelted gold often contains fewer impurities, and the less impurities, the more expensive it is.
And the adamantite smelted with this automatic smelting furnace is absolutely pure, without any impurities.
Such a thing exists only in theory because no matter how advanced the technology and top-notch the smelter, completely removing impurities is impossible.
So, the adamantite smelted by August using this smelter could definitely be sold for a sky-high price.
However, the collaboration has already been established, and August is the core of this collaboration. The groundwork has been laid, and now it's up to August to fill in the details. Everything is set in stone.
Nevertheless, this time, August secretly kept some original ores to test the effectiveness of this automatic smelting furnace.
Taking out the adamantite original ore, he placed it into the smelter and then tossed all his magic stones into it.
After all, August didn't know how many magic stones the smelting process required. Since there were two independent spaces, it couldn't hurt to add a bit more.
Boom!
The next moment, the smelter ignited.
August could feel a heat dissipating, but it wasn't excessive.
With a yawn, August lay down on his bed. As for the results, he would see them tomorrow morning.
And so, a night passed without much incident!
Early the next morning, August opened his eyes in a daze.
The first thing he did was look at the smelter beside him.
The smelter had already stopped running, and August understood that the smelting process was complete.
Walking over and checking, in the space where the adamantite original ore was placed, there lay a quietly gleaming crimson metal ingot.
August took it out. Although it was only a fist-sized adamantiteingot, the weight astonished him.
Why was adamantite so highly sought after by blacksmiths?
It was because this metal had extremely high quality, making a significant difference compared to iron tools of the same type.
When forging, adding a bit of adamantite was enough to greatly improve the quality of the weapon.
As for weapons forged with adamantite, they were undoubtedly top-tier weapons.
Looking at the consumption of magic stones, it used around 100 magic stones dropped by level 2 monsters.
This consumption shocked August—not because it was too much, but because it was too little.
You see, smelting original ore wasn't just a technical activity, it was also a physical activity and a money-burning activity.
During smelting, the blacksmith needed to continually melt it, then repeatedly hammer it to remove impurities. In this process, people couldn't stop, and neither could the furnace, as it required repeated smelting.
Because this process was too laborious, level 28 original ores with such low quality as adamantite were ignored.
Not only was it not easy to obtain, but it also required effort to smelt, and the final yield was minimal.
Naturally, this dispelled the thoughts of most people.
But now, only about 100 level 2 monster drop magic stones were needed to smelt so much adamantite original ore into adamantite ingots with an outrageous purity. It felt like cheating.
A phrase popped up in August's mind: symbolic charges.
This gave August an idea. If he could purchase various ores in bulk, smelt them himself, and then sell them later, the income from this venture was beyond imagination.
The price difference between ores and metal ingots is astronomical.
"This has potential~"
August revealed a smile.
All along, the Gate of Babylon have been lying in the dust in his hands.
August didn't say he could restore its true glory, but upgrading its grade has always been August's idea.
However, in Orario, any powerful weapon was exorbitantly priced, let alone wanting to fill a treasury with top-tier weapons.
Now, with this fully automated smelter, August saw a glimmer of hope.
August could use this to amass wealth, then produce a large number of top-tier weapons to fill his treasury.
Even if he couldn't surpass Gilgamesh, he couldn't tarnish the name of the Gate of Babylon.
Thinking of this, August made a decision.
Turning over, there were many things to do today.
Since the decision was made, the first thing was to establish a stable procurement channel and a sales channel.
And for now, there was an extremely suitable candidate for this.
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