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The next day, the travelers got up early at dawn. They cooked some simple food, washed up, ate and drank enough, and then continued their journey.

The situation on this day was no different from the previous one. They walked smoothly all the way. In addition to learning some common sense, Lai Fu and his friends also learned some characters.

The same was true on the third day, the fourth day, and the fifth day.

On the evening of the fifth day, they arrived at the gold rush town.

There is a gold vein near this town, and the name "Gold Rush Town" comes from this. Many pioneers came from afar, all wanting to find gold here and get rich overnight. But in fact, the texture of that gold vein is very poor, and it can't produce much gold at all - it is said that it is because of the erosion of negative energy. The three gem veins near the pyroxene town also became of poor quality for this reason.

The real pillar industries of the gold rush town are copper and iron mines. So this town is often called the "ore town" because ordinary ores are its foundation.

Unlike gold and gemstones, copper and iron ores are not afraid of negative energy erosion, and these two mineral veins can even effectively resist negative energy. Therefore, the houses in Ore Town - oh, Gold Rush Town - often use ore as the foundation, and there are also large areas of open space outside the town that use ore as the foundation for business travelers to rest.

The leaders of Gold Rush Town are relatively knowledgeable. They take advantage of the local advantages and purchase a large number of medium and low-grade ores, and then use them to pave the ground, with the town as the center, and spread out little by little to the surrounding areas.

This is a huge project that has been implemented for more than 20 years. At present, the ground around Gold Rush Town is buried with ore for about two or three miles. This certainly makes the area around the town barren, but it also allows Gold Rush Town to not worry about the skeleton tide on the night of the extreme new moon - a distance of two or three miles is enough to completely cut off the skeletons' perception of living beings. Moreover, even if they want to attack the Gold Rush Town, they will become very weak in a short time if they walk on the ground without negative energy support. When they come out of the town, even a child can kick them apart with one kick.

Among the four towns in the northwest, the Gold Rush Town is quite safe. Therefore, there are not many people here. Generally speaking, it is a little more prosperous. It can be regarded as the hub of the northwest region. It is connected to Rye Town in the south and the Void Mask Amusement Park in the north. It has a very important status.

It is said that decades ago, the hub of the four towns in the northwest was actually Pyroxene Town, but now Pyroxene Town is no longer good. If it were not for Mayor Felix's hard work, I am afraid that Pyroxene Town would even continue to fall into ruin and finally be completely abandoned.

These things have little to do with Lai Fu. Because he can rest for a day, he wanders around in the Gold Rush Town and naturally comes to a blacksmith shop.

Copper ore and iron ore cannot be sold for much money, but if they are refined into copper ingots and iron ingots, the price will be much higher. If you can go one step further and make copper and iron ingots into metal tools or weapons and armor, the price can be even higher.

Based on the principle of adapting to local conditions and using materials nearby, there are several blacksmith shops in the gold rush town. The "Old Forged Iron" blacksmith shop he is visiting now is a particularly famous one.

This blacksmith shop was not originally called this name. A few years ago, a dwarf adventurer named "Forged Iron" came here and bought a blacksmith shop that was not doing well and ran it himself. This dwarf is very skilled in martial arts and his blacksmithing skills are also extraordinary. The most amazing thing is that he is obviously not a powerful wizard, but he has a precious magic furnace that can extract the best copper and iron. With excellent craftsmanship and high-quality materials, high-quality products can naturally be made.

When Lai Fu came to visit, he happened to see the magic furnace being opened. The furnace, which looks like a huge sphere, slowly rotates on the shelf, and then opens a gap, pouring out the fiery copper liquid from it and falling into the stone trough not far below. The hot copper liquid soon turned into a bright purple-red color when it came into contact with the slightly chilly air, and then the color became darker and darker, and finally turned almost black.

After pouring out the copper liquid, the furnace continued to move on the shelf, and when it reached another deep pit, the entire furnace was completely opened, and many residues mixed with waste copper liquid were poured into it and accumulated at the bottom of the deep pit.

The one who controlled the furnace was a sturdy dwarf. His height only reached Lai Fu's chest, but Lai Fu bet that his arms were probably thicker than his thighs! The dwarf was wearing a thick insulation suit, which looked somewhat similar to the protective suit he wore when he went to work in the underground tunnel. It was unknown whether it was the same product.

After pouring out the copper liquid and waste, the dwarf controlled the furnace to turn to the bottom of the shelf, took out a strange-shaped thing that seemed to be a brush, and brushed it inside, brushing sparks everywhere, and poured out some residues and waste.

At this point, the furnace was over. The dwarf fixed the furnace, clapped his hands, walked over, and took off the protective suit on his head, revealing a face that looked energetic. Judging from his appearance, he was about thirty years old.

For dwarves, the appearance of "thirty years old" is probably seventy or eighty years old. This long-lived race can often live to 150 years old or even longer, which is really enviable.

"Hello, do you want to buy something? Or are you just here to watch the fun?" The dwarf had a smile on his face, and he didn't look as arrogant and stubborn as the legend said.

Rive quickly said that he had only heard that this blacksmith shop was very skilled, and came to visit out of curiosity. He had just noticed the price of the goods, and was sure that he could not afford it.

Well... Actually, it was not that he could not afford it, but it was unnecessary. He had finally saved some money, so there was no need to waste it on buying some unnecessary things.

The dwarf did not mind, and said with a smile: "Then take a look at it. I, Forged Iron, never mind others visiting my workshop. As long as he does not make trouble."

As he said that, he sat down next to the counter, picked up the herbal tea that the apprentice had prepared long ago, took a deep sip, and showed a satisfied smile.

"It's a pity that it's not wine..." The dwarf named "Forged Iron" sighed.

"Brother Palin said that you can't drink during work hours." The equally sturdy apprentice said.

"Hey! That kid has become stupid from studying. We dwarves need to drink to have strength!" Forged Iron said with some dissatisfaction, "That kid... was just a little kid back then, but now he's a big shot, and he's actually asking me not to drink..."

"But the fact is, since you listened to Brother Palin's advice and stopped drinking during work, your skills have improved, and you've never made a mistake again."

The dwarf sighed helplessly, "Yes, so I had to listen to that kid. Really... Is studying really that useful? This is completely different from our dwarf tradition..."

"Traditions are not always correct." A low but refreshing voice came from the door. Lai Fu turned around and saw a young man of the same short stature. He was wearing a long robe and leaning on a wooden stick. The top of the wooden stick was inlaid with a cold gem. He also wore a pair of glasses on his face, and he looked very cultured.

Behind him, the adventurer who had been teaching Reif and the others how to read, and several other adventurers who were teachers on other carriages, followed with respect.

Reif was slightly startled, and his intuition told him that this young man was an important person.

He was about to ask, but the temporary teacher had noticed him and ran up to him, introducing him: "This is our teacher, the head of the Void Mask Church Library, Mr. Palin."

He lowered his voice and said to Reif: "A great scholar and an outstanding magician."