Taking a deep breath, Tang Yuge pointed at the ground and said, "I just carefully sensed it. Right beneath our feet, there's a deposit of rare metal ore."
"That simple? Just grab some ore and we're done?" Bing Tianliang asked, surprised.
Tang Yuge shook her head. "It probably isn't that easy..."
As she said this, her expression suddenly changed.
A crackling sound came from outside again, and the gale returned.
Nan Xuanyu swiftly activated his Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul and moved in front of Dong Qianqiu and Lan Mengqin. He placed his hands on their backs. At the same time, he controlled the water element to form ice, spreading it towards the ice hut.
He joined with the two of them to stabilize the ice hut.
It took several minutes before the outside world calmed down.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness for the ice hut, otherwise, they would have been blown away again.
Bing Tianliang and the other two exchanged glances, all showing expressions of relief. They were grateful that they had chosen Nan Xuanyu's team earlier; otherwise, they wouldn't know where they would have been blown to, without the protection of an ice hut.
Nan Xuanyu said to Tang Yuge, "Continue."
Tang Yuge said, "The wind vortex comes too fast, making it difficult to collect the ore. The ground is very hard, and digging takes some time. And there's another problem: the teacher said we need metal, not metal ore. One kilogram of rare metal requires at least twenty kilograms of ore, unless we can refine it on the spot. Otherwise, even if we dig up twenty kilograms of ore and take it back, it's hard to carry."
Saying this, she shrugged; it was really too difficult.
Everyone had looked at their backpacks; forget twenty kilograms, even five kilograms of ore was a problem.
Lin Donghui suddenly said, "Refining metal from metal ore mainly requires high temperatures. I can calcine the ore, refine the metal, and reduce the weight."
Nan Xuanyu nodded. "I chose forging as my secondary profession, and I also control the fire element. Working with you to refine it should be faster."
Tang Yuge said, "I can directly control the gold element. When you refine it, I can ensure it doesn't leak out."
Nan Xuanyu said, "Then let's try it now!"
Yu Tian said, "I'll do the digging."
Liu Feng said, "I'll assist you with digging."
Qian Lei said, "Then I can only be responsible for carrying."
Dong Qianqiu: "Then let's make the ice hut a bit bigger."
Everyone proposed what they could do, and then they began to act in an orderly manner.
The Storage Soul Tool on Nan Xuanyu's wrist flashed, and two silver forging hammers appeared in his hands. He swung the hammers, directly smashing them onto the ore.
Immediately, the ore shattered.
He needed to break the ore so it would be easier to calcine and refine.
"Storage Soul Tool?" Bing Tianliang said in surprise.
Nan Xuanyu actually had one of those; it was too convenient.
"Yes!" Nan Xuanyu nodded, using all his strength to dig into the ground. At the same time, he activated his Ancestral Dragon bloodline to assist his partners.
But it was only brief assistance.
Two hours later, everyone looked at the seventy or eighty pieces of Refined Gold in front of them, and they all showed smiles of excitement.
Each piece of Refined Gold was the size of a fist.
"I'll guard the ice hut. You guys hurry up and recover, then return the favor to me. Afterwards, we'll go to the next location!"
After Nan Xuanyu finished speaking, everyone began to eat something, drink some water, and start recovering their soul power.
Not long after, everyone put away the ice hut and headed for the next area.
Nan Xuanyu and Tang Yuge had strong spiritual power, and they could detect the gales at the first moment. They warned in advance, allowing Dong Qianqiu and Lan Mengqin to construct the ice hut, preventing them from being blown away.
When there were no gales, they moved forward at full speed.
While traveling, Nan Xuanyu controlled the wind element to assist everyone, increasing their speed considerably.
Soon, everyone arrived at the second area, built the ice hut quickly, and once again seized the time to act.
Everyone's cooperation became more and more tacit. After thirty-six hours, everyone had already collected four kinds of rare metals, filling their Storage Soul Tool bracelets.
Everyone was excited; they hadn't expected to be so fast.
Afterward, everyone returned to the base.
They ate, drank, and rested.
They planned to rest for ten hours before setting off again.
"Do you know, you guys are cheating."
Xiao Qi and the Colonel came over, and when they saw everyone, they were surprised.
They had seen everything these guys did through the surveillance cameras on their uniforms.
Immediately, all ten people looked up at him, their faces bewildered.
"Teacher, where did we cheat?" Qian Lei asked, puzzled.
Xiao Qi said, "You are two teams, but you are acting together, which is cheating. You are not seven people, but ten people. You need to get six kinds of rare metals to pass the exam. Otherwise, your exam results will not be considered passing. All the rare metals mined on the resource star will be confiscated."
"It's not fair, Teacher, this is so unfair!" Qian Lei said angrily.
Xiao Qi snorted, "If you want fairness, rely on your strength." Then he turned and left.
He didn't believe he couldn't handle these little guys.
"Teacher, can you find us a warehouse? We'll store the rare metals we've collected first."
Xiao Qi stopped, his eyes froze. They needed a warehouse to store the rare metals?
"Come with me!"
Xiao Qi thought to himself, I want to see how much they've collected.
Soon, more than four cubic meters of rare metals were piled up in a warehouse, mainly Heavenly Spirit Iron.
Xiao Qi almost swore when he saw this scene.
He was jealous.
When he was in school, how come he didn't have this ability?
The purity of these rare metals was above ninety percent.
They could reach the level of a hundred-fold or thousand-fold refinement with just a little forging.
Next semester, the first-year students would start learning to make Battle Armor.
These rare metals would be just right for that.
They already had four kinds of rare metals; with two more, they would complete the mission.
Eight hours passed, and everyone had finished resting, truly eating their fill, drinking their fill, and sleeping well.
Then, everyone set off again.
"Squad leader, this kid is really outstanding. He knows how to balance work and rest, and is skilled in both martial arts and literature. If he considers joining the army in the future, he can come to me."
The Colonel said to Xiao Qi with a smile.
Xiao Qi said, "Don't even think about it. This kid is being watched by a lot of people, even within the academy. It's unlikely he'll join the army. He has no problem getting into the Inner Court, and he'll probably stay at the school!"
How much blood and tears had he shed to get into the Inner Court back then!
He didn't even want to recall that pain.
Seeing Nan Xuanyu was so outstanding, getting into the Inner Court seemed easy, and he felt envy and jealousy.
"Stay at the school?"
Hearing these two words, the Colonel's eyes immediately showed envy.
Only the most outstanding could stay at the school.
Nan Xuanyu and the others arrived at the foot of a series of undulating mountains, built an ice hut, and rested for half an hour.
"Here, this is Sea God Lake lake water. Everyone, drink some."
Nan Xuanyu took out a can of Sea God Lake lake water from his Storage Soul Tool and controlled the ice element, condensing ten small cups.
Each person poured a small cup and used the wind element to deliver it to everyone.
"Luxury, you guys are simply too luxurious!" Bing Tianliang said as he drank, his eyes full of envy.
"I can't watch this anymore!"
At the base, Xiao Qi looked at the surveillance screen, and his mouth twitched.
Were these guys here to participate in the assessment?
They were here on vacation, and then casually collected some rare metals!
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