episode_0065

“Really? Good luck!”

Refs was pleased to hear that I could meet the quantity on time. I could see in real time that my eyes, which were only 70% open, had opened to 100%, and the corners of my mouth were slightly rising.

But soon he started to look a little nervous.

I wondered if there was something wrong, but I quickly found out why. Because the volume was limited, they were concerned about cost. Even though he was a duke and the head of a royalist faction, his money was not infinite.

“That… … . What is the price?”

“Let’s do some calculations first.”

He immediately took out a piece of paper and started calculating the price.

I don’t know if it was because of my memories from my past life, but I was able to do the four basic arithmetic operations very easily. And, the resulting value was quite a large amount.

“The cost of arming the knights was 4.2 million med, and the cost of arming the soldiers was 7.5 million med. A total of 1.7 million meds.”

“11.7 million… … .”

When I told him the amount of 11.7 million med, Levs nodded. If you look at the amount itself, it is a very large amount, but if you look at the cost of arming 7 knights and 300 soldiers, it was not that expensive.

If you think about it, it could be said to be a little cheaper than the cost of purchasing 4 Jienas. Even, if Jienna hadn’t had a very aggressive tendency, there would have been a little left over after purchasing one person.

“Can you tell me what happens to the item?”

“First of all, knights will wear plate armor all over their bodies. Oh, is there a separate actual measured size? Without it, the production schedule would be significantly delayed.”

“Of course. I had my body measurements measured through the blacksmith in the territory.”

“Then there will be no problem. Anyway, knights were based on plate armor that could protect their entire body and the armoring sword, a one-handed sword. If you request separately, we can change it to a long sword that can be used with two hands. Instead, chain armor was not included. The entire plate used for plate armor is made of steel, and is slightly thick, so a cotton suit inside is enough. In fact, it will absorb shock better.”

“It’s standard. But, is it really not necessary to wear chain mail?”

“It literally protects the whole body. It doesn’t restrict movement. If you wear chain armor on top of it, it will be quite difficult due to the weight.”

Among the researchers, there were people who specialized in research and development only for weapons. Plate armor, which allows a similar level of defense even without chain armor, had already been developed.

“Is it possible to exclude weapons from the knights’ armament?”

“Oh, you can exclude it if you have a personal weapon. Then, each person will lose 100,000 meds.”

“One weapon costs 100,000 meds? It’s different from what I heard.”

I nodded at Refs’ words, which gave off a nuance that the product was expensive for a product from Smith Skeleton, which promotes low prices.

“They are knights. They use the finest steel among steels, and they are made by orc skeletons rather than regular goblin skeletons. Is this a special production? I’m not a person who uses mana, so I don’t know much about it, but the degree to which it accepts mana is better than that of regular products.”

When I compared the sword worth 10,000 meds sold in the store with the sword worth 100,000 meds that I wanted to sell for use as a knight, the difference was clear.

If you just look at the shape, there is no big difference, but there is a difference in the material. It was made using iron in the same way as other products, but the quality of the iron was different. Since it was made only from high-quality steel that was carefully selected and selected, it was possible to have a value of 100,000 med.

To exaggerate a bit, if you hit a 10,000 med sword with a 100,000 med sword, the 10,000 med sword would be seriously damaged. To be honest, both blades were damaged, but the 10,000 med blade was worse.

This is because the iron coming out of the blast furnace is affected by all kinds of things, including the surrounding temperature and weather, the quality of the iron ore, the quality of the coal and charcoal, and the degree of pulverization of the raw materials that are pulverized and put into the blast furnace.

In short, even if the iron came from the same blast furnace, the quality was slightly different, and using the highest quality materials extracted through repeated selection was bound to produce a product with better quality.

And, although it may be because the sword created in this way had less impurities than a regular sword, it had the property of accepting mana more easily. For these knights, who used mana to strengthen not only their bodies but also their swords, this was a more important factor than price.

“Do you mean that mana conductivity is good? Could you possibly see the real thing?”

“There are, but these are products I only used once last time because of a troll.”

I thought that when spring came, more farm tools would be sold than weapons, so I didn’t make a lot of weapons. And, among them, there were no products corresponding to the premium line at all.

In the end, I had no choice but to show the weapons that the skeletons used when subduing the trolls.

“Oh… … ! The quality is really good! Isn’t it incomparable to the kitchen knife you saw in the capital?”

And, after checking the regular sword and the premium line sword, Levs was very impressed and began to praise the sword excessively.

I was impressed by the center of gravity, the ideal shape of the crossguard, and the sharpness of the blade. He even began to add mana to the sword while admiring it like that.

“Oh… … .”

A light blue energy flowed over the blade of the sword held in Levs’ hand. Eventually, it gradually took shape, and it looked as if oil had been applied to the blade and set on fire. A pale blue light was fluttering.

Mana was used to protect the sword and make it stronger, and this was my first time seeing it in action. This is because most of these people who use mana were unable to type the mana and only strengthened it inside the sword. It was also proof that Refs’ skills were outstanding.

It was not for nothing that I was assigned to guard the crown prince. The fact that he was able to serve as the Crown Prince’s escort even though he appeared to be around the same age as me was proof that his friendship with the Crown Prince was not only due to his friendship, but that his skills backed it up.

Anyway, after checking the state of the sword while typing the mana, Levs turned his gaze to me with a very bright smile.

“The quality of the sword is really good. At this level, it’s comparable to what most blacksmiths sell for hundreds of thousands of meds.”

“Then should we include black as a default?”

“Of course. Because the territory is not yet large, there are probably no knights who have this amount of items.”

Levs, who looked very satisfied, rubbed the face of the sword as if he was touching a treasure. No, in some ways, it seemed like he was engaging in skinship with his lover.

“… … Can you give it to me now?”

“… … Joe, can’t you look at it a little more?”

Like a child who doesn’t want to let go of his toy, Levs pulled the sword a little closer to himself.

Looking at that, I remembered what the crown prince had said when purchasing the title. The assessment was that he was a person crazy about swords.

I shook my head, thinking, “I guess I didn’t say anything without the crown prince.”

“If you want, you can, but for now, I will confirm that the knights will be armed with full body plate armor and armored swords.”

“By any chance, is there no plate armor on display?”

“There are some things I made during development that I left behind, but I’ll show you that later.”

“I understand. Then, tell me about the soldiers’ weapons.”

“First of all, the soldiers will be armed with a helmet to protect their heads, body armor with folds to protect their shoulders from arrows and enemy attacks, a regular armoring sword, and a shield made of iron plates. Some are armed with spearmen.”

Although I didn’t know much about strategy, I still knew what weapons soldiers usually used. To be honest, the most common weapons were clubs and other blunt weapons and farming tools, but swords and spears were used the most. It was clear that if I just sent them a proper mix of swords and spears, they would take care of it.

“Not bad. Still, just in case, could I order additional arrowheads?”

“That’s not difficult either.”

As the number of orders increased, the amount of money earned increased, so there was no reason to refuse. It may take a little more time, but it doesn’t take that long.

“In that case, please make the item as I just said.”

“For bulk orders, we accept a portion of the price as a down payment. Is this okay with you?”

“Isn’t that natural? In particular, the full body plate armor used by knights is custom-made, so it is not easy for others to use it.”

Levs nodded very willingly and offered 3 million med as a down payment. However, I don’t know if it was for the purpose of reducing the burden, but all of them were high-value coins. Although it only took up half the volume of a pocket slightly smaller than a human head, it was worth three million meds.

Although these coins were not preferred because they were less convenient to use, they were still accepted willingly because they could be exchanged in the capital or large cities.

“We will complete the production of the goods and deliver them before the Territory War breaks out. Can I send it to the territory where the territory war will take place?”

“Do you even provide delivery?”

“Because it is a bulk order.”

We also deliver orders from the Carbon branch, and there is no reason why we cannot deliver to customers who order more than 10 million med at a time.

Levs was very excited about the delivery, and took out a map and marked the location where the delivery should be made. Although it was a territory located a little further away than Carbon, it seemed like we could somehow get there before the territory war broke out.

I don’t know if it was because the delivery issue was resolved so easily, but Levs was about to leave the blacksmith shop with a very satisfied face. With the sword I showed you in place of the prototype.

“Why don’t you put down your sword and go?”

“… … Can’t I buy it?”

“Originally it was 100,000 meds, but considering it is a used product that was used once, I will give it to you for 70,000 meds.”

“Thank you!”

Levs smiled brighter than when purchasing hundreds of weapons and took out what appeared to be his personal funds to pay.

And, after handing over a scabbard that matched the sword in question, Levs left the blacksmith shop, holding the sword in the scabbard as if it were a treasure.

Looking at that, I thought that neither the crown prince nor his guard were normal. I don’t know if they get along with each other, or if someone is attracted to the other person.

Anyway, a large number of orders came in, so I immediately started operating the blacksmith shop properly. All the skeletons were brought together to make things, so that not a single skeleton was resting. I didn’t forget to pour in a lot of black magic to be able to make more items faster.

earth-! earth-! earth-! earth-!

Thanks to this, the sound of a hammer striking a piece of iron on an anvil rang out in the blacksmith shop 24 hours a day, without stopping even for a second.

Skeletons making plate armor according to the pre-measured size placed heated iron plates on an anvil bent at an appropriate angle and pounded them like crazy. When I hit it like that, the bent iron plate quickly became part of the plate armor, and those parts came together and quickly became a full-body set of plate armor.

In addition, helmets used as armaments for soldiers and breastplates with folded loops that also cover the shoulders were made through a similar process.

By placing an iron plate on a hemispherical anvil and tapping it so that the brim protrudes slightly, a helmet was completed in no time. The folds that covered the shoulders were also made by simply striking an iron plate on an anvil at an appropriate angle, and the armor was no different.

Even making arming swords for soldiers was not difficult at all. This is because an iron plate of appropriate thickness was cut into the shape of an arming sword and the iron plate was ground in its original state.

The creation of the iron plate became the driving force to fulfill large orders in an instant. It took less than ten days to make seven sets of plate armor that protected the entire body of the knights and weapons to arm three hundred soldiers.

If one blacksmith had made it alone, he was able to produce it in just 10 days, an amount that would have taken a lifetime to produce.