Fu Mo glanced in surprise at the Furnace he had set aside, then at Tingyun, who had leaned close with sparkling eyes.
“Miss Tingyun, are you looking to buy my Furnace?”
Tingyun nodded repeatedly, the pair of soft fox ears atop her head swaying along with the motion.
“Name your price, Mr.
Fu Mo.”
Fu Mo was immediately tempted.
To him, Furnaces could practically be considered consumables.
Back when he played Minecraft, he often crafted a Furnace underground to smelt iron while mining, then simply left it there when he was done.
The recipe was cheap anyway, requiring only eight pieces of Cobblestone, Deepslate, or Blackstone.
All of them were readily available materials, especially Blackstone, which was practically limitless in the Nether.
If he traded with Tingyun, he could use the local currency to purchase materials he needed in the future, such as Diamond.
He could already have the Luofu purchase Diamond for him in the name of treating the patient, and they probably wouldn’t refuse.
However, he needed quite a lot of Diamond and had no idea how much it cost in this world.
If it was particularly expensive, he might end up using too much of the favor the Luofu owed him.
That favor couldn’t be wasted on just a few Diamonds.
He would rather earn the money and buy them himself—or mine them himself.
“Sure.
Furnaces can be mass-produced, but let’s discuss the transaction later.
I still need to complete General Jing Yuan’s commission.”
“Of course.
I’m in no hurry.”
After receiving Fu Mo’s agreement, Tingyun’s smile grew even brighter.
She immediately took out her phone, brought up the QR code for her contact card, and held it out to him.
“Then may I have the honor of adding you as a friend, Mr.
Fu Mo?”
“Of course.”
Fu Mo also took out his phone.
After exchanging contact information with Tingyun, he picked up a Gold Ingot and repeated the process he’d used to smelt the Iron Ingot.
At the same time, he said to her,
“Miss Tingyun, I still need more Gold Ingots and Iron Ingots.
Could you help me get some more?”
Qingque promptly added from the side, “Tingyun, the Divination Commission is covering all of Fu Mo’s expenses today, so you don’t need to worry about the money.”
Tingyun gently tapped Qingque’s forehead with her index finger in mock reproach.
“Little Qingque, you’re making me sound like someone who cares only about profit.
You deserve a scolding!”
Qingque covered her forehead and smiled sheepishly.
“Sorry, Tingyun.
I misspoke.
Please forgive me.”
“That’s more like it.”
Tingyun raised an amused eyebrow at her before summoning several laborers and having them bring over more iron and Gold.
Before long, the laborers returned with more Iron Ingots and Gold Ingots.
He didn’t prepare too many—exactly one stack of Iron Ingots and one stack of Gold Ingots.
That would be enough to treat the Infected while also crafting himself a full set of iron equipment and tools.
He would even have enough left to make a piece of Gold equipment for trading with Piglins.
Once all the metal ingots had finished smelting, Fu Mo immediately used the Iron Ingots at the Crafting Table to make a full set of iron armor.
There was an achievement for this, so he couldn’t miss it.
[Achievement Unlocked: Suit Up!]
[Achievement Points Obtained: 10]
After triggering the achievement, Fu Mo put on the full set of iron armor.
Bright silver armor instantly covered his entire body, startling both Qingque and Tingyun.
“Fu Mo, where did that armor come from?” Qingque asked curiously.
“Oh, I made it from the iron I just smelted,” Fu Mo replied casually.
Tingyun immediately lost her composure.
The iron he’d just smelted?
The kind where each ingot weighed more than eight hundred kilograms?
No matter how she looked at it, Fu Mo’s armor couldn’t possibly have been made with only one or two Iron Ingots.
And that wasn’t even considering how he’d managed to create a complete suit of armor in a mere dozen seconds.
The weight alone was terrifying.
His armor had to weigh at least several tons, didn’t it?
Tingyun couldn’t help wondering whether anyone could truly move freely while wearing such heavy armor.
Yet Fu Mo moved his limbs with perfect ease, showing no sign that he was carrying anything heavy.
“Mr.
Fu Mo, is that armor…
for sale?”
Tingyun was curious and wanted to buy a set to study.
“Sure, but let’s discuss that later too.”
Fu Mo didn’t have time to negotiate with Tingyun right now.
He still had many things left to do.
“All right.” Tingyun didn’t press him.
As a merchant, she knew better than to pester a client.
Not only would that fail to help close the deal, it was more likely to irritate the client.
Business had to be conducted with proper restraint.
“Is there anything else you need, Mr.
Fu Mo?”
Fu Mo counted the remaining items on the cart as he stored them one by one in his Inventory.
Only after putting everything away did he nod.
“No, that’s all.”
Qingque immediately grew excited upon hearing that.
“Then, Fu Mo, can we go back and treat the Infected now?”
Fu Mo shook his head.
“Not yet.
We still haven’t obtained the two key materials: Blaze Rods and Nether Wart.”
“Oh, right.
Where do we get those?”
The moment Qingque heard they had to travel to another dimension, she took out her phone to book a ship.
“Then give me the coordinates, Fu Mo.
I’ll book a ship right now.”
Fu Mo pressed down the hand holding her phone and shook his head with a smile.
“Don’t bother.
A ship can’t reach the Nether.
I’ll build a Nether Portal in a moment, and we can head straight there.”
“Huh?
A…
Nether Portal?”
Qingque and Tingyun froze.
They actually had to build a Nether Portal to reach the Nether?
How long would that take?
Could the Infected patient really survive until then?
Qingque couldn’t help reminding him timidly,
“Fu Mo, building a Nether Portal will take too long.
The patient might not last until then.”
Fu Mo rolled his eyes.
Qingque was seriously underestimating him.
Even a complete beginner wouldn’t need more than a few minutes to build a Nether Portal.
“Leave it to me.
As long as you prepare a bucket of water and a few cubic meters of Lava, I’ll build it in under a minute.
If it takes any longer, the order’s free!”
…
Ten minutes later.
Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan rushed to the warehouse in a frenzy.
Ten minutes earlier, Qingque had suddenly messaged them, saying that Fu Mo intended to construct a Nether Portal leading to another dimension in under a minute.
The moment they saw the message, they dropped their work and hurried over.
Jing Yuan’s personal guard, Yanqing, accompanied them.
“Fu Mo, you’re going to build a Nether Portal?”
That was the first question Jing Yuan asked upon arriving.
Fu Mo nodded.
Picking up the water and Lava buckets Tingyun had prepared, he walked over to an open space, took out a pickaxe, and dug two holes in the ground.
“Just watch.”
Fu Mo began pouring out the water and Lava in sequence.
Each time he poured out a bucket of Lava, it transformed into a dark purple Block the instant it touched the water, leaving Jing Yuan and the others dumbfounded.
In less than a minute, the four-by-five outline of a Nether Portal appeared before them.
Before anyone could recover from their astonishment, Fu Mo turned toward Jing Yuan and the others, tilted his head, and said,
“Guys, anyone got a light?”
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T/N: If you spot mistranslation, do tell me!
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Shilling time!