Is no one interested at all??
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“Here, the ingot had finally cooled!” Silver said as he checked the newly made steel ingot as he thought, “Now, let’s see my high-carbon steel!”
“Let’s go make an ordinary knife out of it to see how good this steel is.” The old man excitedly took one of the ingots and moved into the smithy to try.
Some time later, with Silver’s assistance, the knife was made quickly.
“Oh ho ho ho!” The old man laughed arrogantly as he looked at his work before commenting as he tested it.
“This steel has a darker color and feel to it. It is much harder than the steel we used before! It means it can be made sharper without worrying about chipping. Well, it is also much heavier, but that is okay too. I think most people will even like that it was heavier, especially if it is made into a weapon.”
“Yeah, I call this steel high-carbon steel!” Silver said proudly before getting ready.
“Come help me make a sword with folding steel from the ingots we have! I will make a gladius; it should be just the right size for the current me to use.”
“Oh ho ho ho! Good idea!” The old man excitedly said as the both of them got back to working, with the old man doing the assisting this time.
Clang!
Clang!
It took a longer time, but they finally finished before the day ended.
Ting!
A clean metallic sound was heard as a metal piece fell into the hard ground.
“This is too good!” Silver excitedly shouted after he tested the newly made gladius by cutting a steel rod cleanly and then ran outside before performing the basic sword moves he knew as if breathing.
“Hahaha!” The old man laughed loudly and openly after seeing the test and followed out to see the sword moves Silver performed with ease and power.
“You should quickly make a scabbard, as it is already getting late.”
– Sometime later, at the orphanage—
“Mother Mathron!” Silver shouted loudly and excitedly from outside the orphanage as he quickly got in and onto the lounge where the old Mathron usually stays.
“What is it, kid?” The old matron asked with a puzzled look as the other kids in the lounge also quieted down to look at what was happening.
“Look at the sword I made with just steel! This sword is definitely, definitely amazing!” Silver excitedly and loudly said while emphasizing the word ‘definitely’ as he took the sword hanging from his back.
The sword is too long to hang on his waist, or more like he is still too short to hang it there, so he can only hang it on his back.
He held out his hands openly as he slowly took out the sword from its scabbard while wearing an excited grin on his face.
“Ohhh…” Most of the kids reacted with excitement as they saw the whole sword, while the matron squinted her eyes to examine it more closely.
“Let me hold it,” the old matron said as she took the sword in one hand and looked closely.
Ting!
A clear metallic sound came out after she flicked it with a finger.
“How is it, Mother Mathron?! This will be my sword from now on!” Silver excitedly said on the side.
“Next time I will definitely make a sword for you too!”
“Let’s go out to the yard to try it,” the old matron said calmly, but the excited glint in her eyes showed otherwise.
Then she quickly got out into the yard with others following behind.
The sun had just set, so it was not too dark yet; the sky still had that reddish color to it.
The old matron stood on the grass while holding the sword in one hand, as the gladius is quite shorter than the long sword she was used to, so she treated it as a one-handed short sword. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
Then with a quick lunge and a diagonal slash, the wooden dummy was cut very cleanly.
Thud!
“Good! This sword is great! Better than a third-rate weapon in Orario! And those weapons even used better materials like monster drops!” The old matron commented excitedly as she couldn’t hide her excitement any longer.
“Is it?!” Silver exclaimed in shock when he heard the comparison.
“Believe me!
I used those third-rate weapons for a long time before finally saving enough money to buy a second-rate one at level two.
If this thing is brought to Orario, it will definitely be sold for at least a few thousands to tens of thousands of Valis.
I am even doubting whether this sword is really made of just steel.
You say it is, so I believe you, and that is also the reason why I am very amazed by this sword.
Because the material cost will be too low!
“The old matron explained with assurance before handing the sword back to Silver.
“If you are really going to make one for me, then you should make a longsword or a claymore. But don’t put too much effort into it, because I won’t be able to use it here unless I go to the forest anyway.”
“Oh… I understand. I will definitely make you one, and I will surely put all of my effort into it. It will be my gift to Mother Mathron as thanks for taking care of me,” Silver said seriously with a smile.
“Oh, you kid,” the old matron said gently with a relieved smile as she accepted and appreciated the gesture, but only because she knows that the cost of the sword will definitely not be much.
If it were like those third-rate swords on Orario, then she would have definitely declined and might have even directly forbidden Silver from being too wasteful.
“Silver! Let me see the sword! Quick!” A toddler shouted while running towards Silver.
“Wait! No! This sword is too sharp and dangerous!” Silver quickly reacted by holding the sword over his head to avoid the toddler’s quick, small hands.
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