Volume 1 The Tale of the Blacksmith Chapter 12 Trainee Knight

The next morning, Emile and Sain were now different, and Moswood had instructed the army to treat them favorably, so they didn't have to work as hard as everyone else.

The emir is well aware that there must be a price to be paid for enjoying such preferential treatment, but as the old saying goes, a great price must be accompanied by a great reward.

According to Mosswood, they will first go through three days of special training, during which they will be supervised by a dedicated person.

Sain was stunned, and couldn't help but wonder if the overseer could not be Juan, and he was about to ask a question, but Moswood denied it.

"Of course not, that guy is specially supervising the old man to make sure that the old man is not delaying the task."

"That's good, no matter who comes, as long as it's not that guy." Sain couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Hehe," Moswood grinned, stroking his beard, "I advise you not to be too confident, maybe the overseer sent by the old man is also a nuisance." ”

"Oh, don't."

"Hahahaha."

Moswood laughed and was about to leave the room when Emir stopped him.

"Mr. Moswood, I want to ask you something, and I hope you will answer it truthfully," the Emir's expression was extremely serious, "otherwise I would not be your apprentice even if I were killed." ”

“…… Oh? Moswood was frightened by his momentum, "Don't just force you to die at a young age." ”

"I'm sorry, I may have been a bit of a stretch, but it also shows our determination to know the truth."

"Really? Then you say, old man listen. ”

"Well, is your life in danger when you are an apprentice?" The emir was blunt.

“…… Yes? Moswood was stunned, obviously a little surprised.

The emir noticed his expression and couldn't help but wonder, could it be that they were really too careful?

After a while, Moswood came to his senses and decided to tell the truth.

"Oh, I really can't hide it from you, it seems that the old man is really old."

“…… It turns out that there really is. ”

"Well, it's risky, but it's outrageous that it will be life-threatening or something."

"Oh, what the hell is that risk?"

"There will be a curse." Moswood said seriously.

"Huh?"

The Emir and Sain were dumbfounded, and couldn't help but suspect that they were making fun of them.

"Hehe, the old man guessed that you wouldn't believe it, but the facts are in front of you, and you will understand later."

Moswood left with that, leaving only the two to look at each other.

Emile knew what he was going out for, and this small room was originally where Moswood worked, but now he had to spare it for the apprentices to train them, and with nothing to do, he took over Emir's affairs and personally instructed the recruits outside.

In the end, only the two of them were left in the room, patiently waiting for the Overseer to arrive.

After waiting for some time, the door of the room was gently pushed open, and the emir noticed this detail, thinking that this overseer must not be a strong man of five or three thick.

The man who appeared in front of them was indeed not a strong man, but a soldier in light black armor, who was tall and well-proportioned, wearing a helmet with a mask, making it impossible to see his true face.

In this slightly crowded room, the three of them stood facing each other, and they were embarrassed for a while.

"Ahem, ah, forgot," the soldier finally spoke, it was actually a woman's voice, she quickly took off her helmet, bowed her head and apologized to the two, "I'm really sorry, I just came from the training ground, and I forgot to look at people with their true faces for a while, how offensive, please bear with me." ”

Both of them were stunned when they heard this, Emir always felt that this way of speaking was a little familiar, and only after a short memory did he react, isn't this the way the knight they met before speaking?

Then the soldier raised her head, and the Emir saw her clearly.

I saw that she had dark hair, tied into a neat single ponytail, and her face was full of childishness peculiar to a girl, and she looked about the same age as the emir.

However, her resolute and serious expression made her look quite mature again, there was no doubt that she was a very beautiful girl, but she was wearing such majestic armor, and her gestures were full of strength, as if to show that she was not the weak flower of the greenhouse, but the rose that pricked her hands.

"Ah, you, hello, I'm ......"

Emile was stunned, after all, he had never seen such a temperamental girl when he was so old.

"Well, I know, your name is Emir, isn't it?"

The girl smiled brightly, instantly breaking the image full of majesty.

On the other hand, Sain also had the same expression as the emir, but he was more shocked, a kind of spiritual shock, or a subtle heartbeat.

"What about you? You're Sain, well, it looks like my intel is correct. "By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet, my name is Lydia Frost, and I'm a trainee knight, and although I'm still some distance from being a full-fledged knight, I'm not weak, and my ambition is to become a full-fledged knight, and hopefully one day I'll be loyal to the great Lord Chrysti." ”

"Oh, it's really a knight."

"Huh? You seem to be a little surprised, but most people should know what I'm wearing. Lydia wondered.

"Uh, that ......"

At this time, they were reluctant to say that they were from the middle of nowhere, but Lydia could see that they were dressed in the cheapest kind.

Emile also noticed such a gaze, and couldn't help but be even more embarrassed, but he didn't expect to meet this kind of beautiful girl for the first time, but she was dressed so shabby.

"Oh, that's right." Lydia nodded, but didn't say much.

“……”

"But don't expect me to have unnecessary sympathy for you because you come from a poor village, listen to me, my guidance is quite severe." Lydia said with a serious face.

However, these words made Emile and Sain feel incredible, Lydia did not look down on them, but thought that they would make people sympathize, but after thinking about it, it became clear that Lydia was a knight, and even a trainee knight had a higher quality than ordinary people.

Therefore, when they heard this, they were moved, and their feelings for the profession of knights became even stronger.

"Okay, I'm not here to make small talk with you," Lydia began to get down to business, "Sure, it's okay to talk to me during breaks, and I'm more than welcome, but now that your mission is very important, even related to the survival of this town, I don't allow you to have any thoughts of slacking off, do you hear me?" ”

“…… Listen, hear clearly. The two were stunned for a moment, and quickly replied.

At this time, Lydia was directly changed, beautiful and full of majesty, which made people unapproachable.

"Okay, let's start with the basics." Lydia said, sitting down on a chair by the wall, then placing her helmet on the table.

"Huh? What is the basic training? Emile was stunned, thinking that Moswood had never explained.

“……”

The room fell silent, so quiet that you could hear the heartbeat of two people.

"Ahaha, I'm sorry, I forgot to explain it to you." Lydia suddenly smiled embarrassedly, her face embarrassed.

And such a move made the atmosphere between them even more awkward, and of course Emir did not blame her, he was just worried that Lydia would not be able to step down because of this.

"It's okay, you're guiding us on the first day, and it's natural that you didn't think it through." The emir hastened to comfort her.

"yes, yes." Sain couldn't say anything special, so he had to echo it.

"Hahaha, you're such nice people," Lydia smiled, "If I were my grandfather, I guess I would have been angry." ”

"Grandpa?"

"Ah, I forgot to mention, Moswood is my grandfather, and his full name is Moswood Frost."

"I see."

"Well, then let's continue," Lydia nodded, perhaps a little bored from sitting upright, she simply cocked Erlang's legs, and then said, "The so-called basic training is nothing more than burning red iron pieces, and then removing impurities by thrashing, and then ......"

"Wait," the emir interrupted her, after all, they had done it several times yesterday, "we all know this, and in that case, we know what to do......

"Oh? Is it? Lydia smiled, "Do you really understand?" Oh no, I mean, do you guys really know how difficult it is to complete the steps I'm talking about? ”

“…… What do you mean? ”

"Go to the corner of the room and look at the pieces of iron, and when you're done, tell me how they differ from the pieces outside."

Emir did so, and he picked up a piece of iron from the mountain of iron, only to almost fall off as soon as he picked it up, and the piece of iron was too heavy, five times the size of the one outside.

Sain had more strength and could pick up a piece of iron, but he also found it strange.

"What's going on? Isn't it made of iron ore? ”

"No, it's iron ore, but not exactly." Lydia sold the guanzi.

“……”

"Well, well, for the sake of your curiosity, I'll explain." Lydia shifted her seat and continued, "Did you know that there are some very rare ores in this land? ”

"No, are there any other forged weapons besides iron ore?"

"Of course, those rare ores generally only exist in legends, such as these four ores from rare to extremely rare, leukite like transparent crystal, dark blue blue feather ore with bird feather patterns, purple scale ore with a purple body and similar shape to fish scales, and then gold pyroxene with a golden appearance but more shining than ordinary gold."

"Although they are all ores that exist in legends, they must have been passed down by someone who has seen them, and coincidentally, my grandfather discovered a vein of lecrites when he was young, although the laws of the empire stipulate that it is illegal to mine privately, but in the face of such rare things, how many forgers can not be moved, so they quietly mined these leukite ores."

"So, these pieces of iron are made of lecone?"

"That's right, but it's not entirely true, lecrites are quite rare ores, and it is impossible to smelt them all into metal, you can guess how these pieces of iron are made." Lydia clasped her hands to her chest, expecting their answer.

“…… It should be a mixture of iron ore and lecsite, that is, an alloy. The emir thought for a moment and said.

"Well, what do you say, Sain?"

"Huh?" Cyne was a little embarrassed to see Lydia looking at him, he dodged his gaze and said hesitantly, "I, I support the judgment of the emir, after all, he was an apprentice in the blacksmith shop, and must know more than I know. ”

"Very well, that's a good answer," Lydia nodded, and continued, "Bitrine itself cannot be forged, and its greatest function is to mix with other metals, greatly increasing the density and toughness of the metal, making it heavier for the same size as other metals, and stronger and sharper after forging, even sharpening iron like clay. ”

"Is it so powerful?" Emir exclaimed.

"Of course, otherwise how can it be called a legendary ore, however, compared to several other legendary ores, it is still too ordinary, but unfortunately, the other three really only exist in legends, even if it comes to the conclusion that someone has seen it before it will be recorded, but the scholars of the empire have a different opinion, they think that these three ores are likely to be apocryphal."

"In this way, if it really exists, I don't know what kind of magic weapon will be created." The emir whispered.

"Okay, let's stop here for science popularization, this can only add a little insight to you, after all, we still have to consider the practical problem, build weapons for Kresty, the white crystal ore is more than enough, you can take these training for the time being."

"But, such a precious thing ......," Sain was a little worried.

"Hehe, it's okay, it's just a small part here, there are many more in Grandpa's house, and you may not be able to use them up in your life."

"All right," the Emile nodded, picking up a piece of iron and throwing it into the furnace, "then let's get started, Miss Lydia, the forging process will be a long one, and you will have to oversee us." ”

"Haha, thanks for reminding me, who do you think I am?"

Lydia smiled happily, she didn't expect the Emile to care about her.

Sain was fascinated by the smiling face, and thought to himself that there was such a beautiful girl watching them work, even if she was tired to death.

He knew that he had developed a crush on Lydia, but he also knew what he was, and that he could never be worthy of a knight as noble as her.

From yesterday's veteran account, we can know that since her grandfather is a nobleman, then she is also a nobleman, and if it weren't for the important mission, they might never have crossed paths.

Sain was content, he was glad he could say a few words to Lydia, maybe he would have the opportunity to make a difference on the battlefield in the future, but he vowed never to forget the feeling he felt when he saw Lydia today.

In fact, at first, Lydia did feel bored, and if it weren't for her grandfather's request, she wouldn't have taken on the drudgery, but when she saw Emile and then heard his casual concern, she suddenly became interested in the teenager.