A little over an hour later, the flames of the furnace extinguished, and the smelting process came to an end.
Tsubaki eagerly approached the furnace and, with an incredulous expression, took out three iron ingots.
The three iron ingots were identical in size and weight, as if they were uniformly crafted, something impossible for human hands to achieve.
At this point, Tsubaki had no choice but to believe that this furnace could indeed automatically smelt ore.
Not only that, but the smelting time was not long, and there were no impurities.
This was truly an artifact, an immeasurable treasure for all blacksmiths.
"It really smelted."
Tsubaki glanced at August beside her and then at the furnace in front of her.
"Do you believe it now?"
"Where did you get this furnace?"
"You don't need to worry about that. I'll leave the item to you."
"You better take it back."
"Hmm?"
Now it was August's turn to be puzzled. This thing was extremely tempting to Tsubaki, yet she unexpectedly refused it.
"The value of this item is too extraordinary. If something goes wrong in my hands, I can't afford the consequences."
She was rational. Although she had slept with August, their relationship hadn't reached a level where she would accept such a valuable gift.
"Consider it loaned to you then, and you need to pay the fee. Is that okay?"
"This furnace is enough to make you the richest person in Orario. Why would you lend it to me?"
"Because you're my woman!"
"I'm not your woman, little man. You haven't conquered me. At most, we're just a man and a woman."
"Soon enough, my woman. This lifetime can only belong to me."
"You're quite overbearing, but I don't mind."
Tsubaki laughed suddenly. She began to look forward to how long it would take for August to conquer her.
She never doubted that she was close to her limit now, at most waiting a few more years to upgrade to level 6.
But August was different. His potential was incredibly monstrous, and he would undoubtedly surpass her in the future. Currently, the most powerful adventurer in Orario was Ottar from Freya Familia, a level 7 known as the ultimate weapon.
However, in the era when the Zeus and Hera Familias dominated years ago, the limits for adventurers were not level 7. Level 8 and 9 adventurers were nearly equivalent to the status of level 5 and 6 now.
August had the potential to reach those levels, and it was just a matter of time.
"Alright, leave the item with you. However, I don't care how you use it. But I need you to help me forge weapons. There's no limit to the types, the more, the better. The only condition is that they must have the indestructible attribute."
"I see. You want to utilize my skills to mass-produce weapons."
"That's right."
"My fee is quite high."
"I've already given you artifacts. Isn't that enough?"
August said with a smile, leaving Tsubaki momentarily speechless.
She really wanted to refuse because forging a weapon, especially one with the indestructible attribute, was an immensely colossal project. And August didn't want just one or two, he wanted a batch, and not in a single round.
As long as she still possessed this automatic smelting furnace, she would have to forge weapons for him.
It was akin to exploiting a laborer, but she couldn't refuse.
"As agreed, I accept."
"You too. We're in this kind of relationship, and you're still trying to make it seem distant."
"Who has a relationship with you? Hurry up and get out of here. I slept with you, took your money, and that's it. Now get lost."
"Hey, you're forgetting your pants as soon as you mention it."
Dang~
The next moment, a spear directly fell on August's head, embedding itself firmly into the wall.
"I'm leaving now."
August immediately left in a hurry.
This woman was truly terrifying, flipping out at the drop of a hat, and she was skilled with weapons too.
After August left, a smile appeared on Tsubaki's face.
Looking at this automatic smelting furnace, she naturally knew that August deliberately gave her a way out, otherwise, with so many blacksmiths in Orario, it's not like she was the only one capable of forging.
Not to mention others, even her superior, Goddess Hephaestus, would definitely agree if August presented this.
The value of this fully automatic furnace is truly astonishing.
Even if one is not a blacksmith, with this furnace, they can quickly become the wealthiest person in Orario.
Why are weapons made of rare metals so expensive? Simply because it's too challenging, and in this process, the most crucial part is removing impurities.
Now, with this furnace, that problem is eliminated, which is simply terrifying.
On the other side, after leaving Tsubaki's place, August headed straight to the dungeon.
Having consumed Tsubaki again today, August's strength further improved, so he needed to familiarize himself with his newfound abilities.
This made August envy numerous predecessors who transmigrated. The system directly maxed out their levels, and experience, making it so enjoyable. Unlike himself, even though he increased his strength, he still had to familiarize and master it on his own.
Arriving at the dungeon, August swiftly traversed the middle and lower levels, directly reaching the lower level.
On the 20th floor, August held the Zanpakuto in his left hand and the Elucidator in his right. He seemed invincible, ruthlessly slaughtering the monsters around him.
On the side, a deep blue wax candle was lit.
Monsters around behaved like they were on a conveyor belt, continuously spawning from various places.
And August, as the instigator, was battling amidst the monster horde.
Though he was only at level 2, having absorbed so much lust from Orario and eaten both Ais and Tsubaki, who were at level 5, August's current strength, despite still being level 2, was definitely not inferior to level 4.
As for reaching level 5, August still had a long way to go, as he still couldn't win against Tsubaki.
Magic stones fell like raindrops, and drops were scattered everywhere. Monsters died, respawned, died, respawned...
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, host, for completing the mission 'Hunting Moment III: Kill 1000 level 2 monsters, 1000/1000. Completion Reward: Normal draw ten times!]
Suddenly, the system's notification sounded, waking August from the immersion of the slaughter.
The mission was completed, and ten draws were now in hand.
August immediately lost the desire to continue the slaughter, raised the two swords in his hands, and then wrapped magical power around them.
"Getsuga Tenshou!!"
Two crescents soared through the air. Wherever they went, all monsters were torn to shreds.
August walked up to the platform on the rock wall, extinguished the water candle, and then lit the peace candle.
After killing the remaining monsters on the ground, August began to clean up the battlefield.
The scattered magic stones and drops made August's eyes gleam. He was indeed going to strike it rich.
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