7-3 . At the Hometown of the Dwarves (2)  Satou"s here . Ironworks often come up in drama or theatrical play, but isn"t it not the case with light novel?

Even though the leading role usually does a lot of blacksmith-related things, it"s strange .

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"Then let me see you forge a sword . We"ll talk after that . "

Jojori-san?

I look to her, but she averts her eyes .

We"ve come to elder Dohar"s workplace after pa.s.sing through less-than-one-and-half meter high tunnel . There are also numerous high leveled dwarves forging swords inside the room .

They"re all good . Every sword"s offense, sharpness, endurance and other parameters are 50% higher than the ones available in the city .

The word earlier was addressed to me after I introduced myself to him .

"Father, Satou-dono is an acquaintance of viscount Rottol, and--"

"Umu, I"m indebted to Nina, but this and that are different story . I can understand people"s nature from how they forge swords . Zajir, heat up a mithril ingot . "

"Uss, s.h.i.+shou . "

Driar interceded, but elder Dohar quickly proceeded with the trial .

The dwarf with gray beard, Zajir, offers me the seat before the prepared ingot and tools .

Well, since I"ve tried blacksmithing once in Muno city, I mostly understand the procedures, I"ll try this once again . The skill is MAX anyway, I should be able to do it somehow .

I let the ingot to become red hot, and put it on the anvil . I gently strike it with the smith hammer .

Clink .

Huh? Something doesn"t feel right?

Elder Dohar seems to have sensed my hesitation, he takes the hammer and similarly strikes the ingot . After hitting it once, he calls Zajir-san and punches Zajir on the head with his fist .

"Idiot, how many decades have you dealt with mithril . Haven"t I told you to always be at the workshop when you"re melting the ingot!"

"Uss, s.h.i.+shou . "

I don"t really understand, but it seems that there"s a problem with the ingot Zajir-san has prepared .

The slight sense of incongruity was because of that huh .

"Arright, let"s go to the mithril furnace . Follow me, young "un . "

"Yes . "

Looks like elder Dohar is going to guide me directly . I haven"t forged a sword, but I"ve probably pa.s.sed the test . Driar-san and Jojori-san are also following from behind . Zajir-san has gone earlier, I wonder if there"s some kind of preparation .

I don"t know what kind of furnace it"d be, but I"m going to enjoy it .

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The blast furnace for mithril is made from a metal that"s strong against heat, Hihiirokane--something with j.a.panese-style name after a long while .

Zajir-san and other blacksmiths are making noise there, but everyone is lying down on the floor .

Apparently, this furnace is not fueled with coal, but with magic power in order to make it works .

Looks like the blacksmiths have ran out of magic power, and they"re currently resting . Everyone here is a veteran with level higher than 30 . Everyone has blacksmith and some kind of magic skills . The situation might be the same as the blast furnace above, with fewer people available than usual .

Apparently, they"re waiting for their magic power to recover in two hours .

Elder Dohar"s wrinkle become deeper and he"s shouting, but there"s nothing they can do without magic power . I wonder if he has also reached that conclusion, his argument turns here .

"Young "un, since you"re carrying short stick, are you a spell-user? If you"re confident with your magic power, then put it into that furnace . "

"Wait, father, don"t make our guest act like your disciples . "

"There"s no problem if it"s just magic power . "

Driar objects, but I also want to look at the working furnace fast, so I gladly comply .

I put in my magic power .

I guess 200-300 MP should be enough?

It gets sucked rapidly . There"s no response .

10 .

20 .

There"s no lamp or some kind indication for when if it"s enough, I guess I"ll put the amount at the level where the surrounding aren"t going to be surprised .

100 .

200 .

300 .

Oh, the fallen people"s faces slightly change . I should stop here huh . 300 MP should be normal for a magician with slightly higher level than 30 .

Still, seeing this reaction, wouldn"t this able to accept 1000MP?

While acting like I"m wiping sweats that don"t actually come out, I stop the infusion of magic power .

"Fuh, this furnace is amazing . Looks like it can still accept more . "

"Umu . "

Elder Dohar nods, and the surrounding people begin to move, the mithril refinery starts .

Jojori-san presents me sungla.s.ses-like thing .

"Since it would hurt your eyes, please take this . Please don"t stare at the fire even after you put it on . "

I accept it while saying my thanks . It"s pitch dark after I put it on . I could only faintly see the mithril furnace . As I stare harder .

>[Night Vision Skill Acquired]

I get the skill after all this time . After I activate it, I become able to see like normal even though I"m wearing sungla.s.ses .

"I"m igniting it! Everyone, make sure to put yer" shade tools . "

Uwah, this is dangerous . At this rate, there"s no point in wearing the sungla.s.ses .

I immediately close my eyes, but I"m late for an instant . White afterimage burned into my eyes .

>[Light Radiation Adjustment Skill Acquired]

Am I a robot! I activate it while cursing . I"d have liked this skill before it happens .

I open my eyes while feeling the self-recovery skill restoring my retina .

The temperature rises while the vermilion band around the furnace is mysteriously moving .   Can you understand if I say that I"m seeing the inside of the furnace like with CT-scan?　The AR indicates that the temperature reaches 3000 degree . The temperature of the ironworks that I"ve seen earlier is 1600 degree . Looks like mithril is substantially more resistant to heat .

"Umu, it"s a nice vermilion . "

I don"t really understand, but elder Dohar seems to be satisfied while looking at the light leaking from the furnace .

Seems that the furnace could refine 100 kilograms of ingot in one go .

When the heat cools down, beautiful silver ingots with slight green tinge are completed .

Since this has taken quite a bit of time, Driar-s.h.i.+ has gone back to the city leaving Jojori-san here .

Elder Dohar sees the completed ingot, but then he suddenly raises his arm, and strike it with a small hammer, confirming the sound . He chooses several ingots that Zajir then carries .

"Young "un, come here . I"ll have you strike with phase hammer . "

"s.h.i.+shou, it"s impossible for a human kid to use phase hammer . "

"Noisy, don"t b.u.t.t-in my decision . "

I wonder what"s the original meaning of phase hammer that elder Dohar is saying .

"Young "un, don"t think you can sleep "til morning . Jojori, meat, there"s that smoked basilisk meat right . Bring it whole here . Let"s fill our stomaches first . "

Is Basilisk edible . Or rather, it"s no good to not eat something that"s been presented huh~

I ask Jojori-san who"s going to go back to fetch food to bring message to Arisa and the others and arrange for their meal . Though, since they"re going to stay in the guest mansion of the mayor, there"s probably no problem .

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It"s exactly a lump of iron--

Putting aside the joke, the great hammer that Zajir-san bring is an unrefined lump of metal . Looks like it"s an alloy made from iron and mithril .

What the heck is this? It"s being lifted lightly, but isn"t this at least one ton heavy?

"What"s wrong young "un . If it"s just that much, dwarves could lift it on one hand . Put out your spirit!"

Dwarves are amazing . This, with one hand huh .

Zajir-san actually lifts it on one hand . He"s trying to appeal to Jojori-san, but she thoroughly ignores him . Needless to say, Dohar-san put his fist on Zajir-san who falls then .

It"s not like I can"t lift the great hammer, but since my body is light, it"s hard to get the balance right .   My balance shakes off several times as I"m learning . When I think about it, I might have not struggled if I just activate Transport skill .

While I"m learning to swing the great hammer, elder Dohar is checking the inside of the a jar that his disciples have brought .

"This is a bit weak . Bring out a stronger one . "

"s.h.i.+sou, we only have that for now . "

"Then, have Ganza compound it . "

"Ganza is having a meeting with the Gnomes, so he won"t be back until tomorrow . "

Elder Dohar looks like he"s going to explode . It seems the blacksmiths use some kind of medicines . If I know the recipe I could compound it instead, but it"s probably not something that could be taught to outsider .

"Jojori, anyone"s fine, bring me an alchemist who could compound . "

So sketchy .

If anyone"s fine, then I"ll step up .

"Dohar-sama, if anyone"s fine, then shall I compound it?"

"Hn? You"ve done alchemy too huh . Yosh, then I"ll leave it to you . "

A prompt decision . Starting with Zajir-san, the disciples are becoming upset .

It seems they"re not people who could say something directly face-to-face .

The recipe is hidden in an unexpected way . Instead of tablewares with the scales of the ingredients on the shelf, pots with raw material are lined up in accordance with the compounding order . Lastly, I have to finish it by putting it on the magic bestowing stand, but since the compounding is one of a kind, the setting is fixed .

I don"t know the content of the jar, but thanks to [a.n.a.lysis], [Appraisal] skills, and AR indicators, I"ve mastered the way to make [Secret Medicine of the Dwarves] .

Elder Dohar checks on the medicine I"ve made, and then nods seriously .

"Good work . Let"s boot Ganza out and have you replace him . "

I"m not hearing elder Dohar"s joke .

I follow elder Dohar to a different blacksmithing room than the first one . There"s a small furnace made from hihiirokane inside . This one is for melting ingot, unlike the one for refining earlier . The anvil is also made from iron and mithril alloy . I wonder what"s the liquid used for cooling called [Dwarf Water] .

Zajir-san answers normally when I ask him . It"s a 3:1 mixture of oil and spirit . I refrain myself from retorting, like "it"s more like [Dwarf Oil] rather than [Dwarf Water]", since the mood has become a bit tense .

"The preparation is complete . "

"Yosh, let"s do it . "

Looks like it"s quite an honor to help elder Dohar"s phase hammer strike, the gazes from the surrounding disciples are painful .

If you have any complaint, I"d like you to tell it to elder Dohar .

I ignore the jealousy from the neighbors and concentrate here . I"ll enjoy this rare chance of doing blacksmith together with a famous swordsmith .

TLN Changed Drial to Driar, and Jojoli to Jojori since their father grandfather is Dohar and they re all dwarves . 7 3 . At the Hometown of the Dwarves 2 Satou s here . Ironworks often come up in drama or theatrical play, but isn t it not the case with light novel Even though the leading role usually does a lot of blacksmith related things, it s strange . Then let me see you forge a sword . We ll talk after that . Jojori san I look to her, but she averts her eyes . We ve come to elder Dohar s workplace after pa.s.sing through less than one and a half meter high tunnel . There are also numerous high leveled dwarves forging swords inside the room . They re all good . Every sword s offense, sharpness, endurance and other parameters are 50 higher than the ones available in the city . The word earlier was addressed to me after I introduced myself to him . Father, Satou dono is an acquaintance of viscount Rottol, and Umu, I m indebted to Nina, but this and that are different story . I can understand people s nature from how they forge swords . Zajir, heat up a mithril ingot . Uss, s.h.i.+shou . Driar interceded, but elder Dohar quickly proceeded with the trial . The dwarf with gray beard, Zajir, offers me the seat before the prepared ingot and tools . Well, since I ve tried blacksmithing once in Muno city, I mostly understand the procedures, I ll try this once again . The skill is MAX anyway, I should be able to do it somehow . I let the ingot to become red hot, and put it on the anvil . I gently strike it with the smith hammer . Clink . Huh Something doesn t feel right Elder Dohar seems to have sensed my hesitation, he takes the hammer and similarly strikes the ingot . After hitting it once, he calls Zajir san and punches Zajir on the head with his fist . Idiot, how many decades have you dealt with mithril . Haven t I told you to always be at the workshop when you re melting the ingot Uss, s.h.i.+shou . I don t really understand, but it seems that there s a problem with the ingot Zajir san has prepared . The slight sense of incongruity was because of that huh . Arright, let s go to the mithril furnace . Follow me, young un . Yes . Looks like elder Dohar is going to guide me directly . I haven t forged a sword, but I ve probably pa.s.sed the test . Driar san and Jojori san are also following from behind . Zajir san has gone earlier, I wonder if there s some kind of preparation . I don t know what kind of furnace it d be, but I m going to enjoy it . The blast furnace for mithril is made from a metal that s strong against heat, Hihiirokane something with j.a.panese style name after a long while . Zajir san and other blacksmiths are making noise there, but everyone is lying down on the floor . Apparently, this furnace is not fueled with coal, but with magic power in order to make it works . Looks like the blacksmiths have ran out of magic power, and they re currently resting . Everyone here is a veteran with level higher than 30 . Everyone has blacksmith and some kind of magic skills . The situation might be the same as the blast furnace above, with fewer people available than usual . Apparently, they re waiting for their magic power to recover in two hours . Elder Dohar s wrinkle become deeper and he s shouting, but there s nothing they can do without magic power . I wonder if he has also reached that conclusion, his argument turns here . Young un, since you re carrying short stick, are you a spell user If you re confident with your magic power, then put it into that furnace . Wait, father, don t make our guest act like your disciples . There s no problem if it s just magic power . Driar objects, but I also want to look at the working furnace fast, so I gladly comply . I put in my magic power . I guess 200 300 MP should be enough It gets sucked rapidly . There s no response . 10 . 20 . There s no lamp or some kind indication for when if it s enough, I guess I ll put the amount at the level where the surrounding aren t going to be surprised . 100 . 200 . 300 . Oh, the fallen people s faces slightly change . I should stop here huh . 300 MP should be normal for a magician with slightly higher level than 30 . Still, seeing this reaction, wouldn t this able to accept 1000MP While acting like I m wiping sweats that don t actually come out, I stop the infusion of magic power . Fuh, this furnace is amazing . Looks like it can still accept more . Umu . Elder Dohar nods, and the surrounding people begin to move, the mithril refinery starts . Jojori san presents me sungla.s.ses like thing . Since it would hurt your eyes, please take this . Please don t stare at the fire even after you put it on . I accept it while saying my thanks . It s pitch dark after I put it on . I could only faintly see the mithril furnace . As I stare harder . Night Vision Skill Acquired I get the skill after all this time . After I activate it, I become able to see like normal even though I m wearing sungla.s.ses . I m igniting it Everyone, make sure to put yer shade tools . Uwah, this is dangerous . At this rate, there s no point in wearing the sungla.s.ses . I immediately close my eyes, but I m late for an instant . White afterimage burned into my eyes . Light Radiation Adjustment Skill Acquired Am I a robot I activate it while cursing . I d have liked this skill before it happens . I open my eyes while feeling the self recovery skill restoring my retina . The temperature rises while the vermilion band around the furnace is mysteriously moving . Can you understand if I say that I m seeing the inside of the furnace like with CT scan The AR indicates that the temperature reaches 3000 degree . The temperature of the ironworks that I ve seen earlier is 1600 degree . Looks like mithril is substantially more resistant to heat . TLN The author doesn t state which standard he s using for temperature but it s most likely Celsius . Umu, it s a nice vermilion . I don t really understand, but elder Dohar seems to be satisfied while looking at the light leaking from the furnace . Seems that the furnace could refine 100 kilograms of ingot in one go . When the heat cools down, beautiful silver ingots with slight green tinge are completed . Since this has taken quite a bit of time, Driar s.h.i.+ has gone back to the city leaving Jojori san here . Elder Dohar sees the completed ingot, but then he suddenly raises his arm, and strike it with a small hammer, confirming the sound . He chooses several ingots that Zajir then carries . Young un, come here . I ll have you strike with phase hammer . s.h.i.+shou, it s impossible for a human kid to use phase hammer . Noisy, don t b.u.t.t in my decision . I wonder what s the original meaning of phase hammer that elder Dohar is saying . Young un, don t think you can sleep til morning . Jojori, meat, there s that smoked basilisk meat right . Bring it whole here . Let s fill our stomaches first . Is Basilisk edible . Or rather, it s no good to not eat something that s been presented huh I ask Jojori san who s going to go back to fetch food to bring message to Arisa and the others and arrange for their meal . Though, since they re going to stay in the guest mansion of the mayor, there s probably no problem . It s exactly a lump of iron TLN Berserk reference . Putting aside the joke, the great hammer that Zajir san bring is an unrefined lump of metal . Looks like it s an alloy made from iron and mithril . What the heck is this It s being lifted lightly, but isn t this at least one ton heavy What s wrong young un . If it s just that much, dwarves could lift it on one hand . Put out your spirit Dwarves are amazing . This, with one hand huh . Zajir san actually lifts it on one hand . He s trying to appeal to Jojori san, but she thoroughly ignores him . Needless to say, Dohar san put his fist on Zajir san who falls then . It s not like I can t lift the great hammer, but since my body is light, it s hard to get the balance right . My balance shakes off several times as I m learning . When I think about it, I might have not struggled if I just activate Transport skill . While I m learning to swing the great hammer, elder Dohar is checking the inside of the a jar that his disciples have brought . This is a bit weak . Bring out a stronger one . s.h.i.+sou, we only have that for now . Then, have Ganza compound it . Ganza is having a meeting with the Gnomes, so he won t be back until tomorrow . Elder Dohar looks like he s going to explode . It seems the blacksmiths use some kind of medicines . If I know the recipe I could compound it instead, but it s probably not something that could be taught to outsider . Jojori, anyone s fine, bring me an alchemist who could compound . So sketchy . If anyone s fine, then I ll step up . Dohar sama, if anyone s fine, then shall I compound it Hn You ve done alchemy too huh . Yosh, then I ll leave it to you . A prompt decision . Starting with Zajir san, the disciples are becoming upset . It seems they re not people who could say something directly face to face . The recipe is hidden in an unexpected way . Instead of tablewares with the scales of the ingredients on the shelf, pots with raw material are lined up in accordance with the compounding order . Lastly, I have to finish it by putting it on the magic bestowing stand, but since the compounding is one of a kind, the setting is fixed . I don t know the content of the jar, but thanks to a.n.a.lysis , Appraisal skills, and AR indicators, I ve mastered the way to make Secret Medicine of the Dwarves . Elder Dohar checks on the medicine I ve made, and then nods seriously . Good work . Let s boot Ganza out and have you replace him . I m not hearing elder Dohar s joke . I follow elder Dohar to a different blacksmithing room than the first one . There s a small furnace made from hihiirokane inside . This one is for melting ingot, unlike the one for refining earlier . The anvil is also made from iron and mithril alloy . I wonder what s the liquid used for cooling called Dwarf Water . Zajir san answers normally when I ask him . It s a 3 1 mixture of oil and spirit . I refrain myself from retorting, like it s more like Dwarf Oil rather than Dwarf Water , since the mood has become a bit tense . The preparation is complete . Yosh, let s do it . Looks like it s quite an honor to help elder Dohar s phase hammer strike, the gazes from the surrounding disciples are painful . If you have any complaint, I d like you to tell it to elder Dohar . I ignore the jealousy from the neighbors and concentrate here . 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