Chapter 131 – Cheating Furnace Building and Firing It Up

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Translated by Sylph

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“If it is me, I can even do repairs from outside while the furnace is operating, and attach new air holes too.”

When I told them that, Habel and the others bugged out their eyes and opened their mouths wide.

“For real?”

“That really is cheating at last.”

“This is going to bring a revolution to dwarven furnaces…”

Each of them muttered their impressions with stunned expressions. I puffed out my chest and appealed that I was amazing.

Then one of the dwarves looked seriously at all the others.

“…Everyone, listen. I will stay here…”

“No, listen to me first. In this town, I will…”

“Wait a second! Me first!”

The dwarves suddenly began arguing. Seeing that, Habel clapped his hands and laughed.

“W-What, what? What happened?”

When I asked that, Habel chuckled and pointed at the furnace.

“The blood of a smith is pounding, that is what. That goes for me too. I have never seen a town this exciting. Weapons will sell no matter how many there are, and there are lots of materials too. On top of that, the town is bright and lively. It is not as much as the dwarven nation, but it seems easy to live in and that is good.”

Habel loudly laughed as he said, ‘For a smith, it is heaven.’

Hearing those words, I looked at the dwarves who were arguing.

“By chance, I do business with the Commercial Guild, and I can entrust orichalcum ore to Commercial Guild people going toward the dwarven nation. So if you would like, why not all stay in Seat Village together?”

When I told them that, the dwarves’ argument came to a stop at once. They looked at each other, and finally looked at Habel.

“Gahahahaha! Ohh, that sounds good! Will you all make the world’s greatest weapons here together with me!”

When Habel laughingly said that, the dwarves’ mouths curled upward broadly.

“Ohh! That sounds great!”

“That is the best, is it not!”

“We will all impose on this place too!”

Saying that, Habel and the others slapped each other’s shoulders and roared with laughter.

Thus, even when seen from other countries, something rare happened in Seat Village: dwarven smiths settled down there.

Within a few days, the furnace was complete even through the firing stage, and Habel and the others suddenly smelted and refined mithril from mithril ore and made mithril weapons and armor. As a result, after about another week, the first weapons and armor in Seat Village made by true smiths were completed.

“Wah, this is amazing!”

I raised a cheer when I saw the completed weapons and armor. On a pure white stone table, six pieces of silver-white equipment were arranged like furnishings: a longsword, shield, helm, armor, gauntlets, and greaves.

“It has incredible presence. With this, it will definitely become a signature product of Seat Village.”

When I said that with a smile, Habel and the others, who had brought the gear, bared their teeth and laughed.

“Ohh, of course it will. From now on we are going to keep making more and more incredible things.”

“But as for the first weapons and armor we struck, which can never be made again from this point on… Lord Van. We will offer them to you.”

“Use them well.”

Habel and the others all said things like that, so I straightforwardly accepted them.

“Really!? Thanks!”

I thanked them and looked at the sword and armor. They were truly made carefully right down to the finest details. They were exactly works of art. I am glad I made the furnace.

While I was smiling, thinking that, Habel and the others, who had been folding their arms and nodding in satisfaction, opened their mouths.

“Speaking of it, this territory is amazing! I was so absorbed in smithing that I did not notice until yesterday, but what is that thing called the sento!? And on top of that, there is one both in Seat Village and in the adventurers’ town.”

“Ohh, and whether it is ore, magic beast materials, or anything else, you can get everything! The food is good too!”

“And since there are as many adventurers as in a big city, we can do smithing endlessly too!”

Habel and the others happily talked about life in the territory. I have given Habel and the others a fair amount of money as their initial investment cost for opening a smithy. That includes ore and coal, as well as their own food, clothing, and housing costs.

They seemed to have been absorbed in smithing, but perhaps now that they have finally reached one stopping point, they are going around looking through the village and town.

“I heard dwarves like alcohol, so I plan to make a distillery for delicious liquor too. Look forward to it.”

When I told them that, Habel and the others looked this way.

“Ale? Not a brewery?”

“I would rather have strong liquor, though.”

They stated their wishes with expressions hard to describe. Hearing that, I nodded with the corners of my mouth lifting.

“I thought that would be the case. I am planning to make sharp, strong spirits. Since I will make them by distilling, I suppose things like shochu or whisky?”

“I have never heard of them, but strong liquor, huh.”

“That sounds fun.”

After hearing my explanation, Habel and the others smiled in a way that looked truly happy. Seeing that, I smiled along with them.

“Yep, look forward to it.”