It was precisely because of this that Aqiu would meticulously handle every task Arkz assigned her.
The Hilichurls under her command were meant to protect the oak forest, so if an Abyss Mage caused trouble, she would simply kill the Abyss Mage.
Aqiu and her Hilichurls weren't afraid of death anyway.
If they died, they would just wait a while before resurrecting from the ley lines.
Not only that, but to accumulate strength for revenge, Aqiu also began her own Hilichurl recruitment drive.
All powerful or talented Hilichurls across the continent of Teyvat were targets for her recruitment.
Usa, the Cryo Cicin Mage Hilichurl King from Dragonspine, was one of her recruitment targets.
Aqiu was very confident in her recruitment plan.
She believed that no Hilichurl in this world could refuse the potion of pure water, which could alleviate the curse upon them.
"However, the more powerful the Hilichurl, the more potion of pure water it takes to take effect."
"The Gale (Wanderer Hilichurl) used 10 bottles of water of purity back then."
"The stock of potion of pure water is running low!"
Under the diligent efforts of her many Hilichurl subordinates, the oak resin in the entire forest was quickly collected.
Twenty sap collectors gathered twenty bottles of oak resin in four days.
Aqiu nodded in satisfaction.
Leaving behind one bottle of water of purity as a reward, Aqiu headed towards Springvale Farm with the twenty bottles of oak resin.
Dawn Winery.
Watching Arkz depart, Diluc fell into deep thought.
The pendant with cleaning effects was merely a nice toy to him.
As for the defensive ring and the charging pistol, he didn't find them particularly rare.
The alchemical tools, considered outrageously expensive by others, were just interesting collectibles to Diluc.
Although the fact that ordinary people could use them was indeed shocking.
However, the exorbitant price destined these items to only be exclusive tools for the wealthy.
But!
What if the price of these two alchemical tools wasn't expensive?
In Diluc's eyes, these two alchemical tools before him had crudely handled details, inferior materials, and lacked any aesthetic appeal overall; only their functionality was striking.
Moreover, the components of these two alchemical tools looked as if they were... mass-produced quick-fixes!
Diluc recalled the conversation he had with Arkz earlier and a startling guess formed in his mind.
"These two items... they can be mass-produced?!"
Diluc couldn't help but swallow.
On the continent of Teyvat, the transcendent status of Visions mainly stemmed from the immense power of their wielders.
For Vision holders, no matter how many ordinary people there were, as long as their Elemental Power wasn't depleted, a confrontation would always result in the ordinary people being crushed by the Vision holders.
Under normal circumstances, the combat standard for a qualified Knight of Favonius was the ability to handle three Hilichurls simultaneously.
Do not underestimate monsters like the Hilichurl.
An untrained adult male facing a Hilichurl one-on-one would certainly lose.
Therefore, training a qualified Knight of Favonius required at least two years.
However, with Arkz's two elemental weapons, even an underage child would have the capital to contend with a Hilichurl.
What did this mean?
It meant whoever obtained Arkz's elemental weapons first could rapidly increase their troop numbers!
The time required to train a qualified Knight of Favonius could be shortened from two years to one month, or even less.
If the Knights of Favonius could obtain these weapons, their grassroots combat strength would absolutely never be lacking again.
"It seems I need to proactively visit Springvale Farm more often."
Diluc looked at the elemental weapon in his hand and thought silently.
After bidding farewell to Diluc, Arkz leisurely headed back towards the farm.
Regarding Diluc's speculation, Arkz had intentionally let slip some information.
After all, as a potential partner, Diluc, who controlled Dawn Winery, was one of the top choices in Mondstadt, both in terms of financial strength and reliability.
Most importantly, his relationship with Diluc was quite good.
When he had good things, he naturally couldn't forget his friends.
As he neared the farm, Arkz saw Aqiu waiting for him at the entrance from a distance.
"Mr. Arkz, you're back. The oak resin has been collected; twenty portions in total."
Arkz nodded and smiled: "Thank you for your hard work, Aqiu."
Aqiu blinked her eyes excitedly: "It wasn't hard work."
"Mr. Arkz, do you have a special use for the oak resin you collected?"
Arkz: "That's right!"
"I need to use this oak resin to make some brewing barrels."
"Aqiu, could you please help me move some wood from the farm warehouse? I'll need about 600 units."
"Understood." Upon receiving the order, Aqiu immediately sprang into action with great enthusiasm.
Arkz didn't slack off either.
He used a Teleport Scroll to transport himself into the Underground Mine.
At the entrance of the Underground Mine, the location of the former miners' camp, the area had already been transformed by Barbara and the others.
The muddy ground was paved with wooden flooring, and the dimly lit mine interior was now brightly illuminated by the lights overhead.
Various cleverly constructed decorations had made the camp warm and beautiful.
However, Arkz's purpose for coming here this time was not to tour Barbara and the others' camp.
He passed through the camp and arrived in front of a cavern entrance.
Entering the cave, there were sixteen furnaces operating inside.
The firelight from the furnaces raised the temperature of this cavern several times over.
So even though they knew this cavern existed, Barbara and the others rarely came this way.
This was where Arkz smelted his copper ingots and iron ingots.
Occasionally, when Barbara and the others dug up gold ore, they would also bring it here to smelt.
The furnaces produced by the system were completely plug-and-play; as long as one remembered to add ore and coal, the furnace would function normally.
For this purpose, Arkz specifically created a wooden automaton to be responsible for smelting the ores here.
After taking the smelted copper and iron ingots, Arkz used the Teleport Scroll to return to the farm.
[Brewing Barrel Recipe: Wood * 30, Copper Ingot * 1, Iron Ingot * 1, Oak Resin * 1]
"This time I have 20 units of oak resin, enough to make 20 brewing barrels. As for copper and iron ingots, I still have quite a few."
"As for wood, I replenished a batch in the oak forest last time, so it's not a shortage."
"Currently, the raw material restricting my production of brewing barrels is mainly oak resin."
"Perhaps I should craft some more sap collectors to speed up the collection rate of oak resin."
When Arkz returned to the farm, Aqiu had already moved the wood back from the farm.
The 600 units of wood were almost piled up into a small mountain.
Looking at Aqiu who had carried such heavy objects without any visible strain, Arkz couldn't help but think:
"Compared to when I first met her, Aqiu's strength seems to have improved significantly."
Arkz waved his hand, putting the wood into the System Backpack.
Arkz placed all the materials needed to craft the brewing barrels into the System Backpack.
Arkz muttered in his heart:
"Brewing Barrel, Craft!"
"Ding!"
The brewing barrels were successfully crafted.
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