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Chapter 61 - Alchemist’s Spark

The sound of pickaxes echoed deep within the Ranevian mine—metal clanging against stone in rhythmic violence.

Sparks flared as men chipped away at the newly revealed layers of rock, illuminated by lanterns hung on iron nails driven into the walls. The air was thick with dust and sweat, yet also with purpose.

Lan stood at the mouth of the decline, arms folded as he watched dozens of workers descend into the freshly blasted tunnel. The slope curved like a scar into the belly of the earth, leading toward a luminous chamber still veiled in drifting ash from yesterday's explosive talismans.

Already, the first carts were being pulled back up the incline—heavy with uncut ore and jagged shards of translucent violet.

Gold and ghost crystals.

"To think this mine can yield this much," Bragg said beside him, voice low. "Although it feels like we're digging into something old and waiting."

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