Even smelting Adamant was an expensive and difficult job. After being mined, the metal would be simply molten with regular flames and turned into ingots without any purification of sorts just to make them easier to sell and move.
'Fuck me sideways, if this works like Orichalcum, the smelting will reduce the weight by at least one-fourth. That before using Origin Flames.' He thought.
"As for your two apprentices, Tista performed only minor missions so her contributions don't amount to much. On top of that, Olua and Bodya feel guilty for what happened to you and never leave her side.
"Sending three Awakened for a mission that a veteran could perform alone is a waste of manpower." Xoth gave Lith a single ingot for all her trouble.