Everyone divided the tasks; Turann High Mage led the Mages to scout the Troll strongholds and draw them on a magical map.
Moon Fury Legion Commander selected soldiers to find suitable locations to simulate Troll strongholds and train attack tactics.
Gale was responsible for designing armor and shields; with Aggramar's Shield in hand, he could come up with dozens of armor and shield designs by simply imitating it.
However, Gale did not want to be perfunctory; instead, he strived for perfection, aiming to design unique shields.
Metri suddenly came to report, "Gale Mage, we have discovered a Han Tie Mine within the mountain."
After the fortress was built, excavation into the mountain did not stop.
As more troops arrived, the number of troops within the fortress increased, requiring more space.
This forest was Troll territory; although the First Legion had driven away the main Troll forces, many Trolls were still active in the forest.
Who would want to live in the wild when they could reside in a safe fortress?
"A Han Tie Mine?" Gale was a little surprised, then calmed down.
It was normal to discover a Han Tie Mine since the fortress was built within the mountain range.
The fortress excavation was not deep enough, so this Han Tie Mine was buried quite shallowly.
However, only such Han Tie Mines could be discovered by the Kaldorei!
Although the Kaldorei could forge divine artifacts, their forging technology was very backward.
Even more backward was their prospecting technology; currently, all Kaldorei mines were either open-pit or shallow mines, none deeper than twenty meters underground.
There was no other way; their racial talent was not focused on mining, even if the Titans came, it would be useless… or perhaps it would be useful…
Metri's expression was a bit strange, "We have confirmed it should be fine iron ore."
Gale frowned, "Haven't you seen fine iron ore before? Do you still need to confirm it?"
"The fine iron ore here is a bit different…" Metri explained, "When we first discovered the ore, we found that it emitted a faint chill.
At first, we thought it was because we were close to the snowfield, and the low temperature had permeated the body and infected the ore, and the chill would dissipate in a warm environment.
However, after the samples were collected and given to the craftsmen, they could not be forged in the forging furnace.
The chill in the ore actually blocked the flames.
We only managed to refine the ore after switching to a magic furnace."
"We tested it and found that apart from the chill, this fine iron is no different from ordinary fine iron.
So, we temporarily call it Han Tie.
Then we conducted a magic test on the Han Tie and found that its Arcane conductivity is stronger than ordinary fine iron, especially with a high bonus for Frost Spells.
Didn't you propose to create a batch of powerful armor and shields? I thought about using Han Tie combined with Frost-Department runes, perhaps we could create powerful defensive gear."
Gale nodded, "Your idea is correct. Come, take me to see it."
A few minutes later, the two arrived at the warehouse where the Han Tie was stored.
Taking a Han Tie ingot, Gale immediately cast Arcane to analyze it.
Looking at the constantly changing Arcane Energy in Gale's hand, Metri was filled with envy.
He also understood the principle of Arcane analysis and could even use Arcane analysis, but due to his limited micro-manipulation ability, he could not analyze the properties of an object in a short time.
If he were to perform Arcane analysis, it would take him at least ten days to half a month.
What made Metri even more envious was that Gale was not even an Archmage, yet he could do things that Archmages could not.
That's right, even Archmages could not perform Arcane analysis as quickly as Gale, which was the only thing Metri was glad about.
In less than an hour, Gale stopped.
In such a short time, he had already tested the Han Tie's Arcane conductivity.
"Arcane amplification 15%, Frost Element amplification 50%; if special runes are added, Frost Element amplification can exceed 100%."
After getting the conclusion, Gale was surprised.
Don't look at it as just a doubling; if the enchanted rune set is powerful, the increased strength is simply unimaginable.
If the power of the rune set is 1, the amplification is only 2, but what if the power of the rune set is 100?
"Mine the Han Tie Mine with all your might, and run the magic furnace at full capacity to produce as many Han Tie ingots as possible."
"Yes, sir!" Metri immediately took the order; he knew that Gale already had a plan and should be able to come up with a design very soon.
Metri looked at the other Mages, "Go find Turann High Mage and ask him to send all Mages who are not on a mission; we need more Earth Elements."
The Kaldorei Empire's magic technology was powerful; all logistical transportation used magic vehicles, so the logistics troops were only guards, not laborers.
Upon reaching their destination, the logistics troops' duties changed to garrison troops.
The previous transit base and the current fortress's main garrison troops all came from the logistics troops.
Without laborers, there were no miners, so they could only summon Earth Elements to excavate the ore.
Fortunately, with the Elemental Spell Codex, a lot of mana could be saved.
"We need more magic mine carts, at least increasing the number of magic mine carts to one hundred."
"Leave this to us." Several Mages skilled in enchanting said.
Magic mine carts, like the magic vehicles used for transporting supplies, all needed to be enchanted with levitation runes.
The difference between mine carts and magic vehicles was that mine carts did not need to be too precise, nor did they need defensive capabilities.
Five wooden planks, making the bottom and four sides, and then enchanting them would suffice.
After giving instructions, Metri led the remaining Mages into the mountain.
Inside the mountain, a wide passage extended inward, and the walls around the passage had been magically processed.
The Earth Element's unique Earth Spells could ensure the mountain did not collapse, and the Mages used Arcane to reinforce it; unless it was a super powerful attack, the spells on it could not be destroyed.
The previous attack by a Proto-Dragon made Moon Fury Legion Commander feel that the fortress's defenses were still not strong enough.
Just as the war entered a stalemate, the First Legion could not break through the Troll-defended mountain pass, and other armies were busy plundering the wealth in the forest.
The Mages did not have many tasks, so Yue Nu asked Turann High Mage to lead people to use spells to reinforce the fortress, not only making the fortress completely integrated into the mountain but also setting up a large number of magic towers on the city walls and the high ground on both sides.
The Mages belonging to the logistics troops were not idle either; apart from Gale, who was to research armor and shield designs, the others were either experimenting or reinforcing the mountain in conjunction with the expansion of the fortress space.
Metri came to the end of the passage, where a dozen Earth Elements were still widening the passage.
The commanding Mage, seeing his arrival, quickly asked, "How does Gale Mage plan to deal with these ores?"
"Excavate with all our might; Gale Mage needs them to forge armor and shields.
From now on, all Earth Elements will be used to excavate ore, and we will summon more Earth Elements."
"No problem!" The commanding Mage immediately gave orders to the Earth Elements.
Metri also took out the Elemental Spell Codex and began to summon new Earth Elements.
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