Town object.
Chen Yu frowned slightly at the little devil's expression.
That word was novel.
"What is it for?"
"Heh, it's used to suppress spirits!" The little devil floating in the air circled Chen Yu up and down, her small face full of pride. "Place it on the altar, and it will take effect. Different town objects have different effects, including those that can control temperature, which are most suitable for the smelting area."
"Oh?"
Chen Yu's expression tensed.
It seemed this world of swords and magic was indeed novel, possessing items with such effects. It sounded a bit like a supernatural artifact for warding off evil.
Regardless, being able to effectively control the temperature was exactly what Chen Yu needed.
"How do I get one?"
"That depends on luck," the little devil suddenly spread her hands. "The output of town objects has always been unpredictable. Sometimes the equipment produced will have the effect of a town object, or it might appear when you mine ore or chop trees. And getting a town object requires identification, which is quite troublesome."
Chen Yu: "..."
"Are you being polite?"
Chen Yu stared at the little devil, tilting his head.
"Ah?"
The little devil looked bewildered.
"I was eagerly waiting for you to give me a solution, and all you did was explain!" Chen Yu craned his neck, glared, and pointed at the smelting area, "Tell me, what should I do with my smelting area now?"
"How about stopping the smelting area and reopening it when you have a town object?"
"Huh?"
"Or perhaps you could enslave some fire demons?"
"Are you being polite?" Chen Yu reached out and grabbed the little devil, his fingers tapping her small head. "Are you being polite? Are you insulting someone here?"
Enslaving fire demons?!
The little devil really dared to say that.
Given Chen Yu's current situation, enslaving a pack of kobolds would be difficult, yet she wanted him to enslave fire demons. Did she really think everyone was a great demon king?
If he actually encountered a fire demon, let alone enslave it.
It would be good enough if he wasn't enslaved himself.
"Aren't I also offering advice? Why are you hitting me!" The little devil, being held, slapped Chen Yu's fingers with her small hands. "Let go of me!"
"Offering advice, but you're not saying anything useful."
Chen Yu looked speechless and stared at the little devil for a while.
"From now on, if you say anything so unhelpful, I'll strip your underwear."
"You!" The little devil's pretty face immediately turned red. After a brief silence, she glared and shouted, "You scoundrel! You want to strip my underwear, you detestable servant! You want to lay hands on the great demon lord!"
"Go wherever it's cool."
With a flick of his finger, the little devil shot back and hit the barrier.
It was strange, really.
When the little devil transformed into her true form, there seemed to be no distance limit between her and Chen Yu. However, as a miniature version, she couldn't move more than a meter away from him.
The bullied little devil wailed in the air, flailing her trident in anger.
What to do now?!
Using ice crystal ore to control temperature would affect the furnace temperature.
〖Actually~〗
〖You could try your method too. Anyway, the quality of the ores you are currently smelting is quite low, so a very high furnace temperature isn't strictly necessary.〗
〖Controlling temperature with ice crystal ore may not be a long-term solution, but it can solve an urgent problem.〗
〖The efficiency will decrease slightly.〗
Sona's message appeared on the wristband projection.
"You're starting again, aren't you, trying to act like a good person!" The little devil glared. Chen Yu raised his hand and slapped her aside. "Is it really feasible?"
〖It should be fine~〗
〖I've calculated it just now. Placing 50 units of ice crystal ore at a distance of 3 meters should roughly achieve the temperature control effect.〗
〖You can try it.〗
"Will it affect my expansion of the smelting area?"
〖Should~〗
"See, she always speaks in a way that doesn't take responsibility. Either it's 'should' or 'you can try it.' Chen Yu, don't be fooled by this green tea." The little devil whispered.
"Be quiet~"
Chen Yu looked helpless listening to the little devil's babbling.
"Regardless, I do need to try it. If you truly think Sona is no good, then give me two town objects, and I'll definitely adopt your suggestion."
"Never mind then!"
The little devil covered her mouth with her hand and quietly landed on Chen Yu's shoulder.
Town objects!
Even when she was the great demon king back then, the entire Demon King's Castle didn't possess many. Where could she possibly find such rare items?
Even the Royal City auction might not have them!
Glancing at the little devil on his shoulder, seeing she was quiet, Chen Yu began to follow Sona's suggestion to try it out.
Ice crystal ore deployment.
Compared to other resources, ice crystal ore was much smaller in volume. Fifty units of ice crystal ore together only formed a small pile.
Cold air surged.
After placing the ice crystal ore, the temperature in the smelting area indeed dropped significantly.
It's just—
Chen Yu also discovered some issues.
As the little devil said, the influence of ice crystal ore on the surrounding temperature would affect the smelting efficiency of the furnace. Before deploying the ice crystal ore, the smelting area furnace could smelt 1 unit of metal ingot in less than half an hour at its peak efficiency.
Now it had become 1 hour, and the efficiency was still gradually decreasing.
This should be due to the reduced temperature affecting the smelting environment of the furnace. Facilities that operate at high temperatures like this would naturally prefer to work in high-temperature environments.
The higher the temperature, the higher the efficiency.
Building the smelting area in a lava zone in the future would indeed be a good choice.
"If the efficiency is low, let's increase the quantity!"
Chen Yu muttered.
The temperature of the smelting area did need to be controlled. Otherwise, if the temperature of the smelting area continued to rise, it would affect the surrounding sub-camps, and even the main camp.
If the high temperatures caused fires or other disasters, it would be a loss outweighing the gain!
Reducing some efficiency.
However, Chen Yu could use the temperature control of the ice crystal ore to invest in more furnaces to work. The working environment for the kobolds would also be slightly more comfortable, which was actually beneficial to him!
Of course, Chen Yu also understood that this method was only a temporary fix.
He would make do with it for now!
When conditions improve in the future and he encounters town objects, he could rebuild the smelting area.
Chen Yu had a considerable amount of ice crystal ore obtained from Jiang Yaqing, so he directly constructed all four sub-camps into smelting areas.
After the ice crystal ore was laid out, Chen Yu clicked on the crafting page.
[Primary Furnace: Iron Block 12528/20, Copper Block 11159/20, Obsidian 5021/1, Fire Element Crystal Shard 13805/10, Crafting Time: 6 Hours]
Resource Consumption: Iron Block - 8000, Copper Block - 8000, Obsidian - 400, Fire - 4000.
If he's going to expand, he'll expand in a big way.
Small-scale operations.
It's boring!
400 furnaces, bring them on!