Matt pointed at it. “It serves as a replacement for practically any metal required to upgrade a growth item. So, while it isn’t a perfect panacea, it’s beyond expensive. It also makes for some good enchanting materials if you want to use it that way. At Tier 14, I don’t doubt it will sell for a good handful of Tier 17 or 18 mana stones. The stuff is always in high demand for people who can’t find what their weapons and items need to advance.”
After storing the ore, they went and dispelled the first-floor ruin reward distortion. They got a handful of skills, but nothing they wanted to immediately use, and a handful of essence stones. They treasured the essence stones in particular, now that their compass was eating a stone with every attempt to find something.
On the second floor, things
