207 Episode 207 The Secret of Iron (1/2)
”Lose the bamboo”
After the battle was over, the Dwarf chief declared himself defeated.
That's why you're a dwarf warrior.
”I can't believe it's so easy to cut your self-confidence... that you cut it instead of crushing it.”
And the dwarf chief murmured as he stared at the cutting surface of his battle axe.
”Your sword, it's quite a business.”
”No, it's a regular sword made of ingredients.”
The Dwarf chief says this sword is amazing, but the performance is not so good because the sword is made of handheld materials.
I'd rather be surprised if I could cut the Dwarf's Battle Axe so easily.
A dwarf is a natural forger who can literally create a weapon of steel strength even with crude iron.
I wonder why he made such a soft weapon.
”Hmm, the guy who built your weapon seems pretty humble, or rather a twister.”
I'm sorry, I made this.
”Well, we Dwarves admit your strength.Don't you disagree, Elf Grandpa? ”
Pointing words at the dwarf's chief, the elf's chiefs open their mouths with bitter, crushed faces.
”If the Dwarf chief admits it, neither do we.”
”Hmm, if you're not so convinced, you can fight too.Why don't you try the pride of spiritual magic? ”
”Ah, we don't need it! We don't like to fight for nothing!”
The head of the dwarf told me to fight, but they didn't have to.
In fact, elves can have a long lifespan and don't move very actively.
How about the others?
”... if the warrior species and the armor species admit it, there is no other species than us, who are the messengers.”
Elves weren't the only ones who were pointing words at the Dwarf chief.It seems that other elders, such as dwarves and beasts, have recognized us.
But it's unusual for so many species of chiefs to be in the same place.
Looks like Elves and Dwarves are the biggest ones to remember the sights of the town earlier.
”Okay, that's it. Follow me.”
When I finished watching the chiefs,The chief of the standing dwarf tells us to come.
”Where are you going?”
I'll take you somewhere interesting.
”Interesting place?”
Everyone is tilting their necks about what the Dwarf chief says is an interesting place, but if the Dwarf says it's an interesting place, it must be there.
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The Dwarf chief brought him to a building built on a thick branch close to the trunk of a world tree.
There are dozens of dwarves there, all working in front of the hot furnace.
This is our dwarf workshop.
Yeah, I knew. Speaking of dwarf fun, you're a blacksmith.
”Wow, it's so hot. The Dwarfs are good at working in hot places like this.”
”Of course, this is tough....”
”Melting.....”
Gyro, I know exactly what you're trying to say.If I don't magically adjust the temperature, it's not too hot, but I can't stay.
Yeah, it's definitely hot.
”Yeah, it's kind of hard.”
Ah, Riella and Mina are sneaking cold and magically cool.
However, using magic in such situations improves delicate control techniques.
”Hahahaha, I'm used to it!But it's worth it!Anyway, there won't be a place for this many dwarves to work outside! ”
”I've never seen so many dwarves.”
Liliera affirms the words of Dwarf's chief.
Is it true, after all, that the Fae are few in our time?
Or is it just a few countries around here?
”We Dwarves are blacksmiths.It's not uncommon for you to take weapons and fight, but blacksmithing is still your business. ”
That's right. Dwarves are powerful as simple fighters, but it's time for them to show off their blacksmith's arms.
”But what about iron?”
Gyro-kun questions the head of such a dwarf.
”What do you mean?”
”I mean, you can't pick iron here because it's on a tree.But there are monsters everywhere outside the fort, and you can't run away with a dwarf's feet, can you?Are you asking Elves to fetch iron from the mine? ”
Indeed, Gyro-kun's question is correct. [M]
However, it's also a question because I don't know what the world tree is like.
That's a good question, kid.
You thought the same thing about me. [M]When the dwarf chief smiled, he lifted a large chunk placed on the workbench.
That's the answer.
”” ”Answer?” ””
The dwarf's head lifted a large bark.
”He's a young bark on top of a world tree.”
”Bark, bark?Why is that the iron answer?Isn't that a mistake of firewood? ”
Gyro leans his neck confused about being barked by being told what to do with iron.
”Don't panic. Look, world trees aren't just big trees.It's all a tree made of high-quality materials. ”
”” ”Heh.” ”
”And the young bark of this world tree is actually still hard enough, but by scraping and loosening the surface, it becomes harder armor than the usual hard leather armor.
”” ”” I just loosened it!? ”” ”
Everyone shouted when they heard that it would be high-quality armor with just a small amount of effort.
”But there's another important way to make use of it.That's right.... ”
The dwarf chief threw the bark of the world tree into the furnace.
”Eh!? What are you doing!?”
”Look down.”
”Down?”
Everyone was surprised by the sudden behavior of the dwarf chief, but he looked under the furnace as he was told.Then there was an accumulation of red shining iron.
”The bark of the world's trees contains a lot of iron.So when we burn the bark, we can extract only the iron inside. ”
”” ”” ”Iron in trees!?” ””
Everyone shouts more surprises at the extracted iron.
”The world tree contains more than just iron.From the ingredients of medicine, you can create everything you need in life. ”
”Wow, the world tree is amazing.”
”Amazing.”
Everyone was surprised at the usefulness of the world tree as a material, making their eyes black and white.
Of course, the world tree can be used for many things.
Nevertheless, it is only a substitute for when there is no real material.
Even though bark contains iron, it is less than the ore available in mines.
Though it is convenient, considering the disadvantage of getting infinitely bigger and robbing the surrounding nutrients, it may be the assessment of plants called world trees that twist their necks a little.
”With this iron, we make not only the tools, but also the tools we use in our lives.”
Hee, that's not funny.
”Could iron itself be ordinary iron simply by saying that it can be harvested from a world tree?”
”I want to know what other parts can do.”
Everyone seems to be interested in the bark of the world tree, or the performance of the world tree as a material.
”So I'll teach you how to make a special armor.”
”” ”What?” ”
What does everybody mean by the sudden suggestion from the Dwarf chief? and tilt his neck.
Oh, yeah, it happens sometimes.
Feel free to teach your blacksmith skills to your favorite Dwarves.
Of course, there are dangerous technologies that can be misused because of their incredible technology, but that is the technology of the born blacksmith race.
A half-subsistent opponent can't master the technology, and since the dwarf training is the robustness of the dwarf in the first place, other races will run away before they become human beings.
Yeah, I had a terrible experience with that, too.
Use air conditioning magic to touch the ore, so don't use magic because you don't know the subtle changes when a good quality ore gets heat!Because I was forced to mine ore in a mine where lava flows nearby.....
Everyone who doesn't know about it is excited to hear it from the dwarf.
”Wow! Are you serious!? Are you going to build a weapon just for me like oniisan!?”
”If you can make quality equipment yourself, you can make it cheaper than buying it at the store, and it's also a strategy when you don't have money.”
”Well, I'm a monk, so I don't need the skill to make weapons, but it's good that when I come to a village that's in trouble on a pilgrimage, it might help people.”
”I think I'll remember.Even when Mr. Lex saved me, it was a dangerous place to break my weapon. ”
Everyone's going to beg for a lesson.
I'm a wizard, so let's not do this.
Mina was trying not to hesitate because she was the only wizard, but the dwarf chief slapped her on the shoulder.
”Well, maybe the wizards can't use their magic anymore and beat each other, right?Then there's nothing wrong with being able to build a weapon. ”