novelraw Chapter 131-1: To Be Or Not To Be a Plant Owner, That Is the Question (1)
Chapter 131-1: To Be Or Not To Be a Plant Owner, That Is the Question (1)
[You have issued a command to the Brass Carriage to head to the Refined Copper Smelting Plant.]
[With the closing of the carriage door, the vehicle slowly moves off in a certain direction.]
Along the way, he once again encountered a gigantic monster, but Lin Xun did not open the door to court death.
After traveling through the mist for over ten minutes, the carriage arrived at its destination.
[The carriage gradually comes to a halt, the door opens on its own, and you step down slowly…]
[A massive chimney, as thick as a tower, pierces into the white fog above. The massive building beneath it is only partially visible through the mist, revealing just the tip of the iceberg.]
[You stroll forward, and a gigantic brass gate comes into view.]
[You look up. Etched atop the brass gate is the name Refined Copper Smelting Plant.]
[Brave Apostle, do you wish to push open the smelting plant’s door?]
[Amid the harsh screech of grinding metal, you slowly push open the brass gate of the smelting plant…][A wave of scorching heat rushes toward you, and a red glow fills your vision.]
[Inside the plant stands a massive furnace requiring over a dozen people to encircle. Blinding, red-hot molten copper roils within, the surrounding temperature extremely high. The rising waves of heat distort the very air.]
[The giant furnace connects to a conveyor belt, and many figures stand nearby, lifting baskets and dumping the ore inside onto the belt…]
[As the ear-piercing sound of the door opening rings out, they all turn to look at you…]
[Wearing dirty, tattered gray uniforms, their hollow eye sockets long devoid of eyeballs.]
[Your abrupt appearance draws the attention of the Knowledge-Seeking Junior Workers of the Smelting Plant!]
[Seeing your intact eyes, they let out strange cries. Greedy expressions surface on their pale faces as they charge at you…]
Lin Xun furrowed his brow.
Opening the door only to get mobbed, what a hellish game this truly is.
[You possess the shell of the Corrupted Theater Dancer!]
He activated the stealth skill.
[You used Bloodshadow Step. With nimble footwork, the shell’s form gradually fades and vanishes.]
[Your sudden disappearance leaves the Knowledge-Seeking Junior Workers of the Smelting Plant staring at each other in confusion, frozen in place.]
[Soon after, they return to their stations and begin repeating their work mechanically.]
[Remaining in stealth, you creep forward silently, approaching one Knowledge-Seeking Junior Worker from behind. The blade in your gauntlet springs out and pierces into its back without a sound…]
[You have defeated a Knowledge-Seeking Junior Worker of the Smelting Plant. Experience slightly increased.]
[You have obtained Rough Large Copper Ore (Junk) *2]
Lin Xun’s interest was piqued.
He opened his inventory to take a look.
[Rough Large Copper Ore (Junk): A large ore chunk with a gray-black base and faint traces of bright yellow. Its surface is streaked with blue-purple blotches and green-black lines. This slightly lustrous ore contains a tiny amount of brass.]
So refined copper materials are probably smelted from this type of ore.
In other words, killing monsters can drop ore.
And with ore, there’s a way to obtain refined copper materials!
[You look down at the limp shell of the worker on the ground…]
[Knowledge-Seeking Junior Worker of the Smelting Plant: A worker toiling tirelessly in the smelting plant, its eyes gouged out for reasons unknown. Despite blindness, it never forgot its original purpose, endlessly repeating the task of smelting refined copper. It was killed by a treacherous sneak attack that ruptured its heart. Compatibility: 120% (+45%)]
[Do you wish to possess this shell?]
Lin Xun’s eyes lit up.
He discarded the disposable student in his Shell Slot and clicked possess.
[You have possessed the shell of the Knowledge-Seeking Junior Worker of the Smelting Plant!]
[The memories lingering in the shell are of nothing but day after day of smelting labor.]
[Do you wish to continue exploring the smelting plant?]
He didn’t rush to click the option.
With high expectations, he opened the shell panel to check the stats.
[Shell: Knowledge-Seeking Junior Worker of the Smelting Plant]
[True Name: Unknown]
[Compatibility: 120% (+45%) – Compatibility threshold exceeded. Shell Quality improved!]
[Shell Quality: Common]
[Shell Level: 34 (+9)]
[Shell Equipment: Dirty Smelting Plant Uniform (Ruined Grade), a gray uniform stained with unknown filth. Besides indicating status, it serves no purpose.]
[Shell Skill: Basic Refined Copper Smelting Technique (Ruined+ Grade), a skill honed through countless instances of ore smelting in the Refined Copper Smelting Plant. With this skill, and using a furnace, brass ore can be refined into refined copper materials.]
Lin Xun smiled slightly.
He now had the ore and the smelting skill.
Creating refined copper materials was just a matter of minutes.
However, he noticed that the smelting skill the worker possessed was only basic, and the skill quality was merely Ruined+ Grade.
With such a lousy skill, it probably could only produce the lowest-grade refined copper.
But his goal was Ultra-Grade refined copper materials.
Perhaps he could still come across higher-level workers inside the smelting plant.
[Do you wish to continue exploring the smelting plant?]
Lin Xun thought for a moment and clicked ‘No.’
[You did not continue deeper into the plant, but remained in place, watching the other workers’ processes with interest…]
[They dumped ore onto the conveyor belt, which transported it straight into the massive furnace.]
[The temperature inside the furnace was extremely high, burning away impurities and leaving behind molten red copper.]
[Once cooled and solidified, this copper became the lowest-grade refined copper material.]
[Do you wish to continue exploring the smelting plant?]
Lin Xun narrowed his eyes and once again selected ‘No.’
This hellish game was so desperate to drive him out, it definitely reeked of something fishy.
Suddenly, a possibility crossed his mind.
[You remain in place, continuing to observe the workers at their tasks…]
[The giant furnace was only the first step in smelting refined copper, capable of producing only the lowest-quality material.]
[To obtain higher-grade refined copper, one would have to venture deeper into the smelting plant.]
[There, higher-grade furnaces likely existed, and by pairing them with suitable smelting techniques, one could produce more refined materials.]
[Do you wish to continue exploring the smelting plant?]
Once again, he selected ‘No.’
[The stubborn Apostle refuses to leave…]
[You fail to notice that a towering figure has appeared behind you.]