Sorcery Monarch Part 2

Chapter 228: Elemental Furnace

There was so much information in Matthew's words that even 343 didn't immediately react.

She tilted her head cutely, repeatedly eyeing Matthew with a smile, as if trying to determine whether he was lying.

"Hehe, Daddy, you're fibbing! Isn't the leftover money staying in Bay Territory? That's still profit!"

Clever Yaya exposed Matthew's "lie," which only made 343 more curious.

Matthew didn't argue the point. Now that he had gathered all the information about the automated production line, he pulled out a dark, shiny space crystal.

The red light in 343's eyes brightened with undisguised joy:

"Is this the space crystal from the Sky-Splitting Lizards?"

"Lord Matthew, may I take a look?"

Matthew handed the space crystal over without hesitation, clearly showing his intention:

"We can continuously supply high-quality space crystals for the Mage Tower."

The red light scanned over the dark space crystal.

Only moments later,

343 looked up at Matthew, gripping the space crystal tightly:

"So, what's the price?"

Rubbing his hands together, Matthew revealed the "price" he had long planned:

"My territory discovered an iron ore vein of decent quality, but we lack the technology and equipment for smelting."

343 looked at him calmly, thinking quickly before tentatively asking:

"You mean you need the lord to forge an Elemental Furnace?"

An Elemental Furnace!

This was Ioarem's most famous invention before becoming a Grand Arcanist!

By harnessing elemental forces to raise fire temperatures, it enabled mass production of steel and other metal materials.

Even a small Elemental Furnace could produce nearly 10 tons of metal per day.

Once the Elemental Furnace was created, Netheril's smelting technology advanced dramatically.

The continuous production of metal weapons and armor equipped Netheril's ground forces.

With superior equipment, they withstood the combined attacks of the orcs and barbarians.

Then, the fearsome war machines—the Iron Golems—made their debut.

The orcs and barbarians were numerous and powerful in close combat, often gaining the upper hand.

But with the large-scale production of metals from Elemental Furnaces, Ioarem and other spellcasters were able to mass-produce Iron Golems!

At the most critical moment of the battle, hundreds of Iron Golems were teleported into the orc and barbarian ranks.

These indomitable war machines, impervious to weapons and with immense strength, spewed deadly acidic poison and smashed through enemy lines with steel fists, breaking the orcs' and barbarians' will to fight.

Ultimately, Netheril won the Battle of Loken!

This victory led to the founding of the Netheril Empire!

To this day, the first Elemental Furnace ever created still stands in the Loken Mine, one of the four largest mining areas in the Material Plane.

Nodding, Matthew pointed to a nearby Iron Golem: