episode_0061

I thought for a while as I looked at the troll skeleton, which was lying on the floor and was about to get up, and barely managed to hit its head on the ceiling.

First of all, trolls were large monsters and very rare, so I made them out of skeletons, but I couldn’t immediately think of a way to use them. Because it was so huge, it seemed unlikely that it could be used directly in a blacksmith shop.

Its size, which seemed to be at least 4 meters tall, was a factor that made it impossible to use it in a blacksmith shop unless it was built on a fairly large scale.

If you were to swing your hand instead of a hammer, you would have to have a blacksmith shop with a floor height of over 6 meters at best, but for that to happen, the size of the building itself would have to be very large. If you were to swing a hammer, considering that it would fit your body, the floor height would have to be at least 7 or 8 meters to be able to work comfortably.

“Hmm… … . Should I try the construction industry? What was that… … . grain? Kurane? I think there was something similar.”

I don’t remember the name, but I remember from my past life having equipment that lifted heavy objects to high places. I thought it would be perfect for construction if we had troll skeletons stack heavy construction materials like that.

“If the roof is built on the ground and then the troll lifts it… … ? Oh, is it okay?”

It seemed like it would be a good idea to prefabricate the building and have the troll skeleton assemble it. It seemed like the construction could be done very quickly if walls and a roof on four sides were built, and the trolls could build and secure the walls one by one and put the roof on top of them.

“No. It’s a little early for construction. Honestly, it’s not about making money.”

But I soon gave up that thought. To be honest, construction wasn’t something that made money yet. This is because there are many people who are satisfied with simply tying a wooden house together and tying leather or cloth together to avoid the wind.

Building a mansion that nobles wanted would cost a lot of money, but it wasn’t something a troll could do. It was not a form that could be piled up in large chunks, but a form that was carefully refined.

“Hmm… … . So, should I use it for combat?”

When I thought that it wasn’t suitable for architecture, I couldn’t think of any other place to use its huge size and powerful power other than combat. It could be used to defend against attacks by monsters or looting by bandits, as this troll tried to attack the village, or it could be used to defend against someone who suffered losses due to my business trying to attack me. .

Or at this point, I was thinking about using this troll skeleton to hunt other monsters.

This is because the troll skeleton in front of you is a skeleton made by investing a large amount of dark magic and adding a lot of bone powder that has absorbed a large amount of dark magic until now. The dark magic immediately felt from the skeleton was quite strong.

Although it was only expected, I thought that I could easily win even if I had a 1:1 match with the original troll that created this troll skeleton. It would take quite some time due to the troll’s unique resilience, but considering victory, I felt like I could be 100% guaranteed.

However, I thought it would be impossible to make them catch a monster. Although it is said that Skeleton Knights have higher intelligence than regular Skeletons, it is slightly lower than that of Skeleton Mages.

Just looking at it right now, the troll skeleton was maintaining its motionless posture just as I told it to stop. The same awkward posture as when you stand up and then suddenly stop. It was an obvious position that if I had done it, my abs would have tightened like crazy, my whole body would have been shaking, and sweat would have poured down like rain.

The troll skeleton was trying to maintain its uncomfortable posture by radiating black magic. Unlike regular skeletons, Skeleton Knights can strengthen themselves using dark magic without my help, and this ability can be maintained while using an uncomfortable posture.

“… … Just lie down comfortably. What, you’re even using black magic to maintain your posture.”

“Master… … . thanks… … .”

Only then did the troll release the dark magic that had been strengthening his body, and lay down comfortably with his head on the floor. He was better at what he was told to do than a regular skeleton, but it was just about the same. It was a bit lacking to make decisions and act on your own like a mage. Instead, it could be said that his strength was overwhelming, and his ability to move his body was at a level that could not be compared to that of a mage.

In the end, rather than using it in other fields, I thought it would be best to use it somehow in the blacksmith shop. However, since nothing came to mind right away, I decided to leave it to those who could come up with better ideas than me.

“I’ll pass it on to the researchers later… … Instead of crawling, you should leave it to me. When many people gather together, creative ideas may suddenly pop out.”

I remembered that even in my past life, there was something called collective intelligence or intelligence. When a lot of people get together, someone has a tendency to come up with a good idea. Therefore, since it was an idea that came out of nowhere when researchers were gathered together, I thought it would be possible this time as well.

After making the troll skeleton lie down on the ground, I headed straight to the research and development headquarters.

“Is this the last?”

“No, there is one more batch left!”

“Hey! There’s one more batch! Let’s go!”

As I headed to the headquarters, I could see that most of the wooden boards that the researchers had put out had already been organized. I also heard shouts telling me to cheer up and say that it was the last time.

“Huh? president! everyone! The boss is here!”

“Just finish what you were doing first.”

When they discovered that I was there, I made the researchers who were approaching to stop, and the researchers hurriedly finished organizing themselves and approached me.

The head researcher took a step forward, perhaps thinking that the reason I had come here was to check the status of the headquarters.

“Boss. All the wooden boards that were taken out have been put back into the headquarters and all that needs to be done is organizing them. There was no equipment lost or damaged at headquarters.”

“Good.”

I was worried that someone might sneak into the headquarters and steal something during the chaos, but fortunately that didn’t happen.

But the reason I came here now was not to find out the status of the headquarters.

“Let’s leave the rest to the disciples and go to the blacksmith shop.”

“Yes? Are you talking now?”

“Did you see the troll earlier? I made a skeleton with it… … . It’s too big. I don’t know where to use it. I think it would be better to use it in the blacksmith shop, but I thought you might be able to find a way to use it.”

Although it was clear that it was close to passing things on, the researchers all seemed excited. They had already fallen in love with being researchers rather than blacksmiths, and were fascinated by being able to encounter new things and create something with those new things. No, maybe he was attracted to the performance bonus I gave him when he created a result.

Anyway, the researchers left it to their disciples to clean up the headquarters. The researchers left a message telling them to just roughly organize things and hurriedly ran towards the blacksmith shop, each saying they would go first.

“Let’s organize it and you guys are practicing too. Sooner or later, we will look at your skills and decide whether to recognize you as a researcher or keep you as a student.”

“Okay!”

I looked at the researcher’s students who responded energetically and then leisurely headed to the blacksmith shop. As I was walking and watching the villagers who had prepared to evacuate busily go back to their homes, I soon arrived at the blacksmith shop.

The outer wall of the blacksmith shop, which had been smashed to pieces to accommodate the troll corpses, had already been repaired, albeit as a temporary measure. It was supported by a large wooden pillar in the middle, and things like cloth and leather were woven in an awkward manner around the pillar. It could be said to be a little flimsy, but it didn’t seem to be able to blow in the cold wind.

When I opened the door and went in, I saw Jiena sprawled out on a chair as if she was tired. The work itself may have been done by skeletons, but it still felt like they were busy and working hard in their own way.

“You worked hard. This is the cost of effort.”

“Wow!”

He flicked a 100 med coin with his finger as a reward for his trouble. My finger struck the coin and the coin flew into the air with a thud sound. And at the same time, Jiena’s ears perked up as well. No, Giena itself soared. He caught the coin flying in the air with his body.

“… … .”

When I saw Jiena rolling around on the floor making a loud noise, I stopped trying to say something and headed to the studio.

The studio was already full of researchers. They were huddled around the troll skeleton, discussing very intently how to use it.

“Isn’t it a waste to just use this for making things?”

“That’s what I think. To be honest, nothing good comes out of just hitting hard. Moreover, it seems difficult to use because it is too large compared to the size of the blacksmith shop.”

“I think the boss also left it to us. I think it would be better to operate it in a blast furnace. Raw materials need to be crushed and then put into a blast furnace. Wouldn’t this be perfect for the grinding process?”

“Good idea. But wouldn’t it be a bit excessive to use that for grinding work? A goblin or orc skeleton would suffice, but it’s a rare troll skeleton… … .”

“That’s right too.”

The researchers continued talking among themselves while looking at the troll skeleton. Some people were measuring the size of the troll with their hands to give an estimate, while others were examining the troll’s body structure.

Meanwhile, a researcher who discovered my presence sneaked up on me.

“Boss. By any chance, how strong is that troll skeleton? When you simply look at power.”

“In terms of strength, you can easily play with an orc skeleton.

girl? I don’t know because I haven’t tested it exactly, but I’m sure it’s at that level.”

In addition to the fact that the input material was a material, it was not a normal object but a knight object. Of course, an ordinary orc skeleton would emit enough power to be easily played with.

After being told about the power of the troll skeleton, the researcher immediately continued the discussion with other researchers. With this much power, what is possible, what else can you do, etc. All kinds of stories came out of them.

After discussing for a long time, the researchers soon came up with one result. And the researchers immediately began explaining their results to me.

“… … So, let’s make an iron plate using a troll skeleton?”

“Yes, that’s right. The heated iron is spread flat and made into an iron plate. Isn’t iron plate really useful in many ways?”

“It would be nice to have an iron plate. But how do I make it?”

“Um… … . When your mother kneads bread, you can think of it as the method of spreading it out. If you use a rolling pin to push out the dough, won’t it spread out more and more? It’s the same principle. There are differences in that it is made of heated iron rather than dough, and that a huge cylinder is used rather than a rolling pin.”

The researcher’s explanation immediately reminded me of my mother kneading bread. By pushing out the dough with a long wooden bat, a flat dough was created in an instant.

“Uh… … . Is it possible?”

” As the boss said, I think it is possible if the troll skeleton has tremendous power. Moreover, since you are using heated iron, I think it is quite possible.”

To be honest, I expected that the current troll skeleton would be able to bend an iron bar with just force. With that kind of power, I thought it might be possible to straighten heated iron.

But there seemed to be a slight problem.

“How do you make a cylinder that spreads hot iron? No matter how much steel you use, wouldn’t it be difficult to use a cylinder to spread the heated iron? If the tool is damaged, the results will be affected.”