episode_0166

chuck-!

As I watched in real time how the fabric gradually stretched by the size of a single thread, the movement of the loom skeleton soon stopped.

Since there was not much flax available, there was no more thread to make cloth, so they stopped. This means that the flax was not harvested from the field, but rather obtained from some of the flax stored by the people of the territory.

In front of the loom skeleton was a piece of cloth hanging on a long cylinder.

The cloth was about the size of a handkerchief, and was made at a faster rate than the pieces of cloth that Balant had made himself. The size was several times larger, but the time it took to make it was shorter.

Balang, who was nearby, looked surprised at the fabric being woven in an instant, and then walked over to the loom skeleton.

As if roughly tearing it apart, I picked up a piece of cloth the size of a handkerchief hanging on the cylinder. I could feel the feel of the linen on my palm.

“It’s a bit difficult, right?”

When I was staying with my grandmother, I wore a lot of nice clothes due to her wealthy grandmother’s wallet, but the texture was quite different from the linen clothes I wore back then. The cloth, the size of a handkerchief, was quite rough.

It wouldn’t hurt if I rubbed my face with this, but it felt like it would leave a harsh feeling.

“Linen made this way is naturally a bit rough. If you wash it and take a little care, it will be quite soft. I mainly added oil with lavender. It smells good and feels quite soft on the skin.”

“Really? I need to create a part to do that process.”

Although we realized later that additional processes were needed, there was no need to significantly change the process of making the fiber. Since there was a skeleton in charge of laundry in the mansion anyway, all I had to do was add a skeleton in charge of laundry just like he did.

Since it wasn’t a big problem, I immediately handed the cloth I was holding to Balan.

“What do you think? Since I have experience making fabric myself, I can compare it to things I’ve made so far.”

What was important now was not the additional process, but making sure it was worth turning into a product and selling it.

In response to my question, Valan grabbed a piece of cloth similar to a handkerchief and started looking around. Not only did I gently place it on my cheek, but I also checked the space between the threads that were twisted and woven here and there.

“Um… … . The quality itself is not bad. Since the thickness of the thread is uniform throughout, there are no lumps anywhere.”

“Can I sell it right now?”

“If you make a little modification. I think it would be good to hit the body a little harder and make it dense enough to feel dense.”

I felt satisfied that although it needed some modifications, it was not impossible to sell. As Balan said, if only a few improvements were made, it could be sold as a product.

“What areas need further improvement? Like you said earlier, there is something like adding lavender oil.”

“Using lavender oil is good, but I think it would be better to modify the loom a little more. Nowadays, it is only made in a simple crossing shape, but the pattern comes out differently depending on how the crossing is done.”

“Pattern? Are you talking about something like a pattern on a carpet?”

“Yes. Some patterns are simply created with colors, and others are created by the way the warp threads intersect.”

Balan’s words reminded me of the fact that sometimes expensive clothes had threads woven in a V or W shape. Naturally, such clothes were several times more expensive than plain clothes.

Therefore, I did not hesitate to improve the loom skeleton once more. It wasn’t difficult to change parts of the loom skeleton as Balan advised. However, due to a lack of bone fragments, one more skeleton was used.

“Hehe.”

The loom skeleton, which changed its structure in an instant, was completed, and I felt satisfied when I looked at it. So much so that I couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

This meant that if things continued like this, they would be able to print expensive patterned fabrics at will. Perhaps it was something that could bring benefits similar to, or even greater than, blacksmithing.

Of course, in order to do this, the elves needed to cultivate flax in earnest as soon as possible.

“When I start making and selling fiber in earnest, I will use some of the profits I make to buy elves who are sold as slaves.”

“Um, are you sure? Thank you!”

“Instead, you guys will have to work that hard to cultivate, right? In addition to the firewood flowers that I first instructed, we should also grow flax that can be used to make fiber. We need to grow cotton to make noodles, and we need to have lavender to extract lavender oil.”

The more raw materials there were, the more products could be produced and sold. Therefore, by saying that additional elves that were absolutely necessary were being purchased, the elves’ motivation to produce raw materials was encouraged.

I don’t know if he didn’t even think of me having such thoughts, or if he just didn’t care if he knew, but Valan ran towards the elves’ area in a hurry. At the same time as delivering good news, it seemed like they were going to help quickly grow crops.

I nodded at the sight of Balan moving as intended and immediately moved towards the research and development headquarters. Buildings were needed to produce textiles of consistent quality whether it rains or snows.

Since the researchers played a big part in building the current giant blacksmith shop, I thought I would leave it to them. If left to the researchers, it was obvious that they would call in the city’s architectural experts and seek cooperation from the alchemists.

Normally, I wouldn’t have had to go in person, but since they sent all the new researchers while calling Balan, I had no choice but to go there myself.

However, the research and development headquarters that I visited in person was quite bustling and noisy right from the entrance. It wasn’t just people making noise, I could also hear clucking and cackling.

“What on earth are you doing?”

I wondered what was going on due to the loud noise coming from the entrance, so I went straight inside the research and development headquarters. And, there, I could see a red-hot piece of iron, or more precisely, a long iron rod moving back and forth.

I wondered what the heck was going on, and I realized that they were testing the implementation and processing of the idea I had mentioned.

It was possible to notice one skeleton among the dozen researchers because it was working hard at something. Every time he turned something, a long iron rod was moving back and forth.

And, as the iron bar moved back and forth, it became thinner and longer. It’s not something you can immediately see with your eyes, but when you watch it move, you can clearly feel that it’s longer than before.

It was surprising how long it had been since he had communicated the ideas he had gained in the process of making a tool for separating flax stems, and that he was already demonstrating them.

As I left my mouth slightly open in the absurdity I felt, a researcher spotted me and attracted the attention of other researchers. Thanks to this, those who were concentrating on the shape of the stick that continued to grow longer turned their gaze to me.

Then, the lead researcher, who never missed any research that seemed interesting, approached me. With a very flushed face.

“Boss! This is truly amazing! If you can make long sticks like this, you can definitely make a building like a magic tower in no time! No, it’s not all about buildings! You can make the stick as thin as possible and cut it short to make it into a handle, or you can make it to an appropriate thickness and use it for a weapon like a pyeongon!”

“… … But isn’t it all just about making sticks?”

“No! It is now possible to further improve the process of making iron plates in a blast furnace!”

“Even that?”

I wondered what making sticks had to do with iron plates, but the lead researcher began to explain in detail.

“When making iron plates in a blast furnace, isn’t there a troll skeleton on the workbench pushing rollers to make it like rolling out dough?”

“That’s right. I think I heard that explanation when I was making iron plates at the time.”

“That’s right. I did this because holding the roller and pushing down from above to spread it was similar to rolling out dough. But now this is similar yet different. Think about it. Instead of having rollers on the left and right like now, what if there were smooth cylindrical rollers that sit up and down?”

“… … If I press up and down, does a smooth iron plate come out?”

“That’s it! What now appears to be simply a bar is the ultimate form of a rolling roller! It’s no different from creating an iron plate just by connecting dozens of rollers and turning them! Unlike the fact that you need a troll skeleton to make an iron plate, it may be possible to make an iron plate with a regular skeleton!”

I was shocked and took a step back when I saw the head researcher shouting so passionately and impassionedly.

However, regardless of that, I could clearly understand what the chief researcher was saying. I thought it would be possible to simply make a stick, but it turned out to be more useful than I thought.

However, unfortunately, improving the rolling roller right now would not be of much help. The steel plates made today were sufficient, and the places where sticks could be used were limited.

In the end, the improvement of the rolling roller used in the blast furnace through the trawl skeleton had to be postponed to a later date. What was important now was the creation of a place to produce fiber.

When I explained that part, the head researcher looked at the rolling roller that was working hard on the bar, as if he was very disappointed. To anyone looking at it, one could think it was the look in the eyes of a person who has been separated from his or her young child for a long time.

“Okay… … .”

Perhaps because it had been properly inserted into the rolling roller, the head researcher looked very sullen at my words and moved towards the blacksmith shop. At least they were able to move because they were told to build equipment to produce rods to be used in the construction of a textile mill.

I shook my head at the sight of the chief researcher, ordered the other researchers to pay attention to the construction of the weaving mill, and then walked towards the magic tower. This is because, unlike the blacksmith shop, which was made entirely of iron, the weaving mill was planned to use lime paste and iron rods like the magic tower.

The lime paste itself can be obtained at any time, but hardening quickly and stronger using magic was only possible at the Magic Tower, so it was natural to look for the Magic Tower.

[Andrew! A carriage with royal emblems came near the city. It is moving straight towards our city.]

However, before I could enter the magic tower, which was just a stone’s throw away from the research and development headquarters, Amy told me through stigma that the royal family had come to visit my territory.