Chapter 10: The Blacksmith’s Hoard
[Precision Forged Furnace (Green): After personally building or participating in the construction of smelting furnaces within your territory, metal recovery (extraction) rate increases by 50%, impurity removal efficiency increases by 50%, and finished product strength increases by 100%]
"Another enchantment trait!"
Thane’s eyes immediately lit up.
Take iron ore for example—the iron extraction rate in this era was usually between 50%-60%.
With the trait bonus, furnaces built by Thane could achieve 75%-90% iron extraction rates—this was basically a game-changer!
Why sell ore when he could just buy ore and smelt iron ingots for profit!
No, no, no!
Iron ingots with such low impurity rates and high finished product strength definitely couldn’t be sold yet!
Thane thought to himself and continued reviewing the information in his mind.
Besides the ability bonus from unlocking the trait, Thane’s mind was also flooded with extensive knowledge about smelting blast furnaces, including construction and usage details.
The smelting blast furnace itself wasn’t cutting-edge, but it was an improvement on ordinary furnaces, with technology and concepts way ahead of this era.