After the second stage of the competition, the organizers will give all the participants a three-day break, which is just the right time for the emir to forge weapons for the knights who have advanced.

The day after asking Cohen for help, the two parties made an appointment to meet at Anthony's house, and Emile couldn't help but sigh that Cohen was really efficient.

"To tell you the truth, more than twenty of us knights who have been promoted have formed a small group, temporarily operating in the name of the Iron Knights, so anything can be discussed at any time, no, I was elected by everyone to be the leader of the Knights, after all, I originally decided to set up a knight order."

“…… It's you. "The emir will not be surprised anymore.

"Hehe," Cohen scratched his head and continued, "I recommended you to all the knights, of course, I didn't say you were from the Stuart family, so they will also be skeptical about how you can compare to the Stuart family as an unknown forger, and it wasn't until I took out the holy sword to open their eyes that they finally decided to believe you, and even the order that was originally given to the Stuart family was canceled." ”

"Oh? How many people are there? ”

"Thirty, but only twenty really need your attention."

"Uh, what does that mean?" The emir was a little confused.

Cohen smiled and explained to him.

"It's no secret, our knights don't just accept knights who advance in the competition, after all, friendship comes first for us, and then the knights in the knights who lose the game also want to entrust you, of course, they are not for the competition, and they don't have any requirements for quality, so you just need to make do with it when you forge, so as not to delay too much time."

"I see," the emir nodded, and then added, "then what, as a professional forger, you should treat any customer equally, you can rest assured, I will be able to complete it in three days, you just need to come and pick it up on time." ”

"......" Cohen was visibly surprised.

He had been an apprentice blacksmith for a while, and he knew a little about the forging process, and it was impossible to complete thirty weapons in three days, not to mention that some knights' weapons were not ordinary long swords, and it was likely to take longer.

But he looked at Emir's confident appearance, and still dispelled the idea of doubting, he thought to himself that he was a genius forger of the Stuart family, and what was impossible in his own eyes might be very simple in the eyes of others.

At this time, Emir was a little weak-hearted, not that he couldn't do it, but with the help of the crystal hammer, he could complete all the commissions in one day, but in this case, Cohen would definitely be suspicious, and his secret would probably be exposed.

In fact, the emir did not fully trust Cohen, after all, he was only a person who had dealt with him a few times, and he was not enough to dig out his heart and lungs with the other party.

After that, Cohen told the emir all the needs of the knights, and in case he forgot, he also found someone to draw a blueprint of the weapon.

In this way, after the two men had settled, in order to avoid suspicion, Emile pretended to be short of time, immediately said goodbye to Cohen and Anthony, and hurried back to the Stuart family's forge without stopping.

He didn't plan to find a place to forge outside, after all, he had almost taken over the commissions of all the participating knights by himself, so that the Stuart family would not receive the commission, and they would definitely be surprised when the time came, and then investigate.

If the emir had known about the robbery of the family business, no matter how much the head of the family loved him, he would not be able to protect him, but Frazzi would have been furious.

Of course, Emir won't believe all of what Cohen said yesterday, after all, how can anyone be happy for the other party when his strongest title is shaken, and even if this is the case, he doesn't think that Frazi will be this kind of person.

In short, choosing the location of the forging in the family's workshop is more deceptive, and if the family asks, he only needs to explain that the forging cannot be abandoned for a day, so even if there is no commission, he must keep practicing.

Perhaps Frazi would be really happy to hear this, at least the Emir did not see him as a competitor, but was taking care of himself to improve his forging skills.

So, for the next few days, the emir completed the forging work in a hurry, as planned, and in order not to arouse suspicion, he forged only ten weapons a day.

Then he went out of his way to ask Frazi for a single-room forge so that he could use his secret forging method.

Since the beginning of the knightly competition, the clansmen have almost no time to rest, and their daily itinerary is the bedroom, workshop, and canteen, so for the matter of not receiving the commission, the first thing they thought of was that they could finally rest for a while, but under Ernst's reminder, they noticed that something was wrong.

Frazi was originally the same as those clansmen, because after he became a great nobleman, he did not personally carry out forging for a long time, and only when the clansmen and apprentices were really too busy, he would go out, so his stamina was not as good as before, and after a long period of fatigue these days, of course he also hoped to take a break.

Fortunately, thanks to Ernst's reminder, he realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately sent someone to investigate, and he did not suspect the emir from the beginning to the end.

However, Ernst was a very thoughtful man, and Vrazi even gave him full responsibility for the matter, and in the course of his investigation, he accidentally noticed something wrong with the weapons forged by the emir.

It was the last day of the emir's forging of weapons, and Ernst, who admired him so much, went to see it.

Naturally, the emir expected this, and although the place where he forged was a single room, he did not say that no one was allowed to enter, and if that was the case, it would have the implication that there was no silver in this place.

Because of this, he set up an enchantment outside that ordinary people could not detect, and because of the amount of magic he spent, it was difficult for even magicians to detect.

Then, as soon as someone approaches the forge room, the emir will be able to hide the forged weapon in time and replace it with a practice that does not use the crystal hammer.

"Mr. Ernst, how do you have time to come?" The emir pretended to be surprised.

"Hehe, it's not just me who is free, but the entire Stuart family is idle," Ernst smiled wryly and couldn't help but tease, "Sure enough, genius is not terrible, what is really terrible is that genius works harder than most people." ”

"You're wrong." The emir smiled sheepishly, and continued to forge.

Ernst didn't want to disturb him, so he prepared to take a few glances at the results of Emir's practice and leave.

But when he picked up a piece of forged iron, he immediately noticed that there was a problem, because it was completely different from the iron piece forged in the previous competition.

At that time, within two hours, the emir could forge iron pieces with a fairly high degree of completion, and even made the people feel ashamed of themselves for a time, but now, the quality of these iron pieces is too poor, just like those who do not enter the stream, and he can't believe that this is the emir he is optimistic about.

Of course, most people would have understood, after all, Emile had said that this was just a normal exercise, but Ernst could not let go of this suspicion.

So, he left in a hurry, and then immediately reported the matter to Frazzi.

He could have speculated a lot of possibilities and then investigated them one by one, but he couldn't make a decision, so he could only leave it to the head of the family to judge.

Of course, he hoped that the emir would be fine, but this matter was likely to be related to the future of the family, and he did not dare to mix personal feelings.

"Hmm......" Frazi pondered before speaking again after a few minutes, "this is indeed a bit strange, so what do you think?" ”

"I, I can't make a decision." Ernst hurriedly waved his hand.

"Of course not for you to decide, I just wanted to ask you what you think about it."

"Oh, all I can say is that it was definitely not forged by the emir, and the reason why he lied must have been to cover up something, and according to my opinion, we don't have to confront him immediately, but keep an eye on him, and maybe he will show his feet at any time."

“…… Well, that's a good idea, but what exactly is the emir trying to hide? Do you have a clue? ”

"Hehe, I really don't," Ernst couldn't help but smile wryly, and then said, "Emir came to my shop out of nowhere, just like all the forgers before him, it's not that different, I just vaguely see your shadow in him, it shouldn't be strange, after all, he also has the blood of the Stuart family." ”

“…… Well, go down first, and let me think about it again. Frazi said, closing his eyes slightly, leaning back in his chair, looking very tired.

But Ernst did not leave at once, but stood in the middle of the hall, and stopped talking.

"Is there anything else?"

"I ......," Ernst hesitated.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Yes, haven't you been talking to that kid since Emile played Grant that day? So the clansmen have been discussing in private, will you say something offensive to him, that's why ...... Anyway, they asked me to ask you. ”

"Hehe, that's what happened," Frazi smiled and continued, "Didn't you see Grant when he left?" That's obviously happy, how can he come to take revenge on us now, so this matter has nothing to do with him now. ”

"So, what did you tell him?" Ernst continued to ask.

“…… Come on, I think you're curious. Frazi burst into his thoughts.

"Haha, it seems that I can't hide anything from you, I really want to know," Ernst admitted with a smirk, "then you can tell me alone, otherwise I will always have a stone in my heart, and it will be strangely uncomfortable." ”

"Well, I can't stand you," Frazzi sighed, and then decided to tell the truth, "You should know what the Raymonds control. ”

"Well, the imperial army, the security of the royal capital, and the economic lifeline of the empire, after all, His Royal Highness Marika, supported by Duke Raymond, is on the same side as His Royal Highness John, who only knows how to do business."

"That's right, it's just that Duke Raymond is old and has long had the intention of retreating into the background, and his family's business is run by his three sons, so I made a pact with Grant to let him drive the forging master who has not obtained the qualification certificate out of the royal capital, in exchange, I will do my best to help him maintain his status as a forging master, you should know what this means, right?"

“…… Haha, you're too clever," Ernst exclaimed, heartily, "and then they'll have to get their credentials, or come to you for help." ”

"Yes, either rejoin the Stuart family, or get out of the royal capital, in short, from now on, the empire's forging industry is still under our control, and no one wants to bring us down."

After Vlazi finished speaking, he smiled sinisterly, and Ernst couldn't help but feel a fur in his heart when he saw him like this, and then hurried to spy on the emir.