A middle-aged man nearby was studying every detail of the ore with a magnifying glass. “Not just that, the formation of crystal iron ore might be accompanied by other rare minerals. Look at these yellow spots. If I’m not wrong, this is terran gold.”

All eyes burned up upon hearing this name.

Terran gold was an ore which appeared alongside other ores without a set pattern—there was no way to figure out which ore vein would produce it. Its addition to an alloy would significantly raise the quality of the end product, and it was also a common material used in origin armaments at grade six. At grade seven and above, it becomes a necessity. However, the production of terran gold was sparse with all known mines being divided up by the giants of each faction.

If this ore vein contained terran gold, just a finger-sized piece was enough to build a basic grade-eight weapon.

“I was wondering why the Ningyuan group accepted so many orders for top-grade weaponry. It turns out that they’ve obtained a vein of crystal iron ore. We wouldn't have discovered this secret if we weren’t asked to keep an eye on Blackflow City.”

“This ore...