"You've never forged metal before, have you?" Jiang Xi asked, looking hesitant.
"I haven't," Su Chen admitted freely. "Do you have any tricks you can teach me?"
Seeing Su Chen's earnest request for guidance, Jiang Xi quickly waved his hands. "They're not really tricks. Every metal has different properties. For starters, your flame temperature is a bit low..."
Jiang Xi could tell the flame's approximate temperature just by looking at it. He helped Su Chen adjust it higher. "Also..."
His expertise was in this area, so he taught Su Chen a few small tricks to improve his efficiency.
DING! DING! DING!
The crisp ringing of the hammer gradually found a rhythm. Soon... the piece of Gold Ore was nearly refined. It had shrunk by almost half, to about the size of a fist.
He glanced at his panel. Under the requirement for refining raw metal materials, a progress indicator now showed 0.01%.
'Looks like refining it to this degree is sufficient,' Su Chen mused.
"...Sir Su Chen..."
