Chapter 134
I was at the village’s only blacksmith and heard someone hammering steel at a regular rhythm, and I had placed my ultimate weapon here.
“Is it done?”
“Oh, Merln, is it you?”
I opened the door, and the blacksmith who knew me by my voice was a middle-aged man. He was a middle-aged man and not an old man, which was an important factor.
“Yours is in the right. Get it yourself.”
“Yes.”
I watched the blacksmith hammer steel without looking at me, as he was busy with the overflowing work. It was actually rare for a village like this one to have such a blacksmith, as one who could hand steel was valued everywhere. Even if this country was not in war, lords did not easily give up on blacksmiths, as they may pose to weaponize people for a riot.
However, while this world had many bad lords, the one here was a rare exception, and he allowed retired technicians to return to their homelands. Thanks to that, the retired used their skills for their village, and this was a rare grace for this village, as our environment was harsh.
“Let’s see, is this it?”