In the forge of the Weston Clan, George stood in front of the forge table as he took out his own materials without touching any of the available materials. No one said anything, as everyone observed closely without making any sounds so as not to disturb the young forger.
Ace looked at three types of grade-8 ores, one had the appearance of a crystal ruby, it was a Soul Fire Crystal, one was like raw iron ore but with black markings on its surface, it was an Earthen Soul Iron, and lastly, a platinum ingot pulsing in blue hue called the Ocean Soul Platinum. They were all peak Grade-8 materials, and a peak Grade-9 Runic Smith can easily forge an Initiate stage Grade-9 Weapon with or treasure with them.
But they were clearly not enough because he needed to etch the Codex Runes on them to complete the process, so he also took out more materials for it.