"Juliana, tell me what kind of congratulatory gift I should prepare for my brother." In Dortmund Castle, Karl's courtiers and retinue were a rare gathering, and even Juliana, who was in charge of Selde Manor, came to the castle because they were about to discuss something very important to the Dias family.

As for Pyne, he has already left Dortmund Castle and returned to the Barony of Wilton, and it is estimated that Pyne will not return to Dortmund of course as the acting head of the Templar Order, after all, he has his own duties, and Boris officially takes over as acting head of the class.

"Lord Earl, both the Dias family and the Chris family have high hopes for this marriage." Brother Derian, who is the palace minister, said.

"Of course I do." Karl shrugged his shoulders, the Chris family valued it because it would make Sir Dias's connection with the Chris family stronger, and the current Dias family was worthy of the Chris family.

And the Dias family values it even more naturally, Brother Derian once said that the prestige of the Dias family is too low, and because the rise time is too short, so it has not been able to have any allies and networks, but the Chris family is a huge family with a long history, and there is noble blood flowing in the body, if the marriage with the Chris family spreads, it will definitely make the reputation of the Díaz family go to a higher level.

And no matter how Carl is not a vassal of Count Charles now, his territory is not far away from Count Charles's territory, but it can't be said to be close, if something happens, it is difficult for him to rush back as soon as possible, his father and brother are vassals of Count Charles, as long as Pyne marries Angelina, then he and Count Charles are in-laws, and Count Charles will naturally take care of it.

"This marriage is too important, and our gift must be heavy, so that we can bring out the wealth and prosperity of my Dias family." Carl mused, the fact that he really didn't know what to send, and that made him embarrassed.

For a moment, the courtiers fell into deep thought, and they could hardly think of what to prepare as a gift.

"Lord Earl, perhaps I have something to give as a separate gift to Sir Pyne!" Alan on the side suddenly said that as one of the first people to follow Carl, Alan was not only Carl's court blacksmith, but also his genuine retinue, courtier.

"Oh? Alan, what do you have? Karl raised his eyebrows and asked expectantly, he heard what Eren meant, his things were only suitable as a gift for Pyne alone, but that was enough, he had gems and gold or something, what he needed was something that could be used as a main gift.

"Lord Earl, do you remember what you told me about the compound sword forging?" Alan said.

Carl was stunned, he didn't expect Alan to suddenly mention this, he remembered that he just mentioned it casually at that time.

The so-called "composite sword" has a high copper content in the spine, good toughness, and is not easy to break, and the blade has a high tin content and is very sharp; The spine of the sword is blackened and the blade is white, and it is also known as a two-color sword. This type of sword is cast in two parts, casting the spine with good toughness and the blade with high hardness, and then using the mortise and tenon structure and casting method to combine the spine and the blade. This is a superb sword-casting process, and the famous Yue Wang Goujian sword is used to cast the head and body of the sword respectively, and then cast them together.

Of course, Karl really didn't mean anything else when he mentioned it, this kind of sword is the casting method of bronze swords, although it is the peak of the Bronze Age, and even if it is done well, it is sharper than ordinary iron swords and steel swords, but the complex process of its material and casting method is destined to be inferior to the iron sword with mass production and stable hardness.

"Did you build this composite sword?" Karl said in disbelief, he knew how complicated this kind of sword forging was, and he had even described a concept without saying how to do it, because even he didn't know it.

"Yes, Lord Earl, you are such a knowledgeable person that you even know such a sword-forging method, and to tell you the truth, it took me a lot of time to figure it out!" Alan said excitedly, there is nothing more pleasant about a blacksmith than completing a work that has never been tried before.

"I originally wanted to give you this sword, but now it may be a gift to Sir Pine."

"Can you show it to me?" Karl said suspiciously, suspecting that Eren might not have been able to build a composite sword.

"Of course, Lord Earl, please wait." Alan turned and quickly left the castle, going back to his home to pick up the work he was proud of.

"Whoop Woohoo ......"

It wasn't long before Alan returned to the castle with a cloth bag, and it was evident that he was running all the way, panting for breath.

"Look, Lord Earl."

Alan lifted the cloth bag, revealing its contents.

It can be seen that Eren is very attentive to this compound sword, and has created a delicate scabbard specifically for this sword.

You must know that although the swords here in Europa also have scabbards, most of them are just a layer of leather and the like, and only Orientals will create beautiful scabbards.

It was a wooden scabbard, slender, with a layer of gold wrapped around the scabbard near the hilt, and the lines carved on the gold were full of beauty, which was the standard religious pattern.

"That's ...... Unicorns? Karl recognized, the pattern and the appearance that made him easily think of creatures in the Holy Cult.

"Yes, Lord Count, you are a man of great learning." Once again, Alan complimented that he was happy that Carl was able to recognize his work.

"Please show me the sword." Karl nodded, the hilt of the sword was in line with his aesthetic, and he was satisfied.

With a sonorous sound, the sword was unsheathed, and the edge made people unable to open their eyes.

The whole sword is red, not the bronze color that most people think, in fact, the bronze itself is not bronze, it is the color oxidized over the long years, the color of the bronze itself is diverse, black, silver, red are countless, the reason why there are so many color differences is mainly determined by the proportion of tin and lead contained in the bronze, the tin roughly determines the color, and the lead roughly determines the luster.

"What a bronze sword." Carl said approvingly, the fitness is embellished with golden patterns, making the whole sword a little luxurious.

There were not many colors in this era, unlike the colors of later generations that could dazzle people, and most of the nobles used gold to express their luxury, from God's servants to royal guests.

In the eyes of future generations, I am afraid that it is a little vulgar, but now it is definitely a good thing.

The composite sword was polished by Eren to a very shiny finish, and the blade reflected Carl's eyes.

"I wish this was a sword that could kill enemies, not a vase." Karl said suddenly.

As an accessory, this sword is enough to definitely make the wearer have a lot of face, but Carl knows who Pine is, once he really likes this sword, then he will definitely use this sword as his weapon, not as an ornament, he doesn't want Pyne to fight the enemy with a sword with a crisp sound when the time comes, then it will be in vain.

"Rest assured, Lord Count, I have tested this sword, and this sword is much better than the swords we usually build for our soldiers." Alan patted his chest and said, as a forger, he has the most right to speak.

"Oh? This kind of thing can't be said by just talking, Kevin, you go get a sword and fight Alan against the sword, let me see how it goes. Karnu snorted.

"Yes, Lord Earl." Kevin got up and walked to the door, in front of the guard, and pulled out the iron sword at his waist.

"Come on, Alan, slash at my sword with all your might." Kevin nodded, Alan is not a person who knows swordsmanship, let alone on the battlefield, he is just a blacksmith, Kevin naturally has to pay attention, otherwise it will not be good if something accidentally happens.

"Okay, be careful." Alan took a deep breath, he wanted to prove that he had created a piece of work, as a blacksmith, he had no lack of strength, in fact, a person could not become a good blacksmith without strength.

"Sonorous!"

Splashes of sparks resounded throughout the hall with a crisp sound, and passed like a mournful roar.

Kevin and Alan each walked up to Carl and showed their swords.

Carl took a closer look and couldn't help but be surprised, there was nothing on the compound sword, but there was a slight gap in the iron sword, although it was not sharpened like mud, but it was also a good weapon.

This is not to say that bronze is better than iron, but it is just that one is carefully crafted but mass-produced, so there is a gap.

But it is enough to prove that this compound sword is indeed not a vase.

"Good, good, I'm sure Pyne will really like our congratulatory gift hahaha." Karl laughed, it would be a good choice to give a good sword, especially for a valiant knight.

"Lord Earl, this sword is missing a name." Alan reminded.

"Name? Not...... This is for Pyne, and Pyne rightfully owns the right to name it, so let Pyne do this kind of thing. Karl waved his hand, he wouldn't admit that he didn't know how to name it, and it wouldn't be good to have a name that made people laugh when the time came.

"As you wish." Alan nodded.

"Then you go and prepare, I will go to Wilton in a few days, I will take Brother Derian with me, and then you will need Kevin to stay in the castle." Karl admonished.

"Rest assured, I can guarantee that nothing will happen to Dortmund during your absence!" Kevin said seriously, he was Dortmund's military minister, and he believed that he could protect the castle.

"I've always been reassured of you." Carl nodded, he also needs to prepare well, as the current highest-ranking member of the Dias family, whether he wants it or not, his every move will be linked to the overall image of the Dias family.