Magicraft Meister Part 1

100 steel swords and 20 battle-hardened, general-purpose golems.

"Are the swords longswords?　What are the specifications of the golems?"

These are natural questions. Without knowing the specifics of what is being made, it is impossible to answer the question.

Prime Minister Powell answered the question.

"Well, the sword should be a longsword. I have a sample for you to refer to later.

The problem was the golem.

"What is the main purpose of the golem and how big is it?

"Mainly for protection. Today, Jin-sama fought them off, but we have too few men for such an attack. In the first place, our country is ......."

A brief explanation follows.

In the Kingdom of Klein, only the Knights and the Kingsguard are professional soldiers, the total number of them being about 700. The total number of the army is less than 4000. The population of the Kingdom of Klein is about 100,000, so this is the limit.

The figures Jin has been told do not seem to be false. It is just that the existence of secret agents is being withheld.

The old man even knows about the existence of 50 secret agents. The credit goes to the 5th column.

"We can't afford to invade other countries because of our national strength," the Prime Minister concluded.

The Prime Minister concluded.

If it is for the sake of defense, Jin has little resistance.

"The size is a little bigger, about two meters, I guess. Besides guarding, it would be useful to be able to use it as an artificer.

Jin knows that the walls of the tetrada are still quite crumbling. That's where he wants to put them.

It is understandable that they want swords. Jin has already taken all the weapons and armor that were there.

"Finally, as for the reward, 100 swords and 20 golems for 400,000 Tall. If you are good, you can get 10,000,000 Tolls. If they are good, I will add 10 million dollars. This is the limit of what our country can produce.

Since all material costs will be borne by the Kingdom of Klein, this is purely a labor charge. Considering this, the price is almost the same as the market price.

The only market price that Jin knows of is that of Lotte, who was commissioned by Count Kuzma in the Kingdom of Egelea.

"As an addendum, I will be reasonable in making such a request to the Honorary Magical Craftsman of the Kingdom of Egelea, even if it is after the fact.

The Prime Minister explained that he would give the Kingdom of Egelea a proper explanation, an apology, and a gift.

"I understand."

With some thought, Jin accepted the offer on those terms.

"Oh, that's wonderful!"

The king broke into a smile.

Princess Rieschen and Jessica, the captain of the Kingsguard, could not hide their joy at the successful conclusion of the negotiations. Glenn, the captain of the Kingsguard, was also relieved, though he did not show it in his face.

The request is written in writing on two sheets of parchment, signed by the Prime Minister and Jin, respectively. Jin entrusted his portion to Reiko. This was more secure.

By the way, Jin did not mention the deadline. He was confident that he would be able to complete the project in less time than they thought, and more importantly, he did not want to leave the village of Kaina for such a long period of time.

On the other hand, the Prime Minister also did not mention the deadline, but his background is the opposite of Jin's. He said that this request would take a month.

He thought that it would take at least a month to complete the project.

It is a secret only he knows that the Prime Minister is thinking of deepening his friendship with the Kingdom of Egelea within that one month, and possibly even bringing Jin over to our side.

And it may be said that he is a black man if he has already planned to make Princess Rieschen his emissary and marry her to Ernest, the third prince of Egelea at the same time.

However, the fact that he does all of this for the good of the country is what makes him a prime minister.

However, it is a magical craftsman named Jin who can easily and unconsciously defeat such schemes. No, he does not know that he is a Magecraftsman, or Magecraft Meister.

"Well, do you have all the materials?

Jin has come to the workshop on the first floor of the castle to discuss the details with the Prime Minister. The workshop was reserved exclusively for Jin until the completion of his request, and he was even given a key to the workshop.

This workshop is usually used to make weapons and armor for soldiers and knights. However, since it is not possible to provide armaments for all the members only in this place, they are basically supposed to procure them by themselves.

This is another indication of the lack of human resources.

"Well, we know that we will receive as many materials as mentioned above, so there is no problem to use our stock. The warehouse is in the basement. Just show this permit to the officer."

The Prime Minister, who knew that it would take at least a month to finish the project, handed Jin the permit as if to show his generosity.

Upon receiving it, Jin asked if there were any restrictions. The Prime Minister answered that there were none. He even said that they could use anything they wanted as long as it fulfilled the request.

The Prime Minister then said that the Princess of Rieschen had kindly allowed them to use her detached palace as their quarters until the completion of the project.

"I hear that your sisters are there as well. Her Royal Highness will be glad to be relieved of her ennui. Here's your permit to come and go.

He also received a permit to enter and leave the palace. The Prime Minister, satisfied that he had done what he had to do, said,

"Well, good luck," he said, and turned to leave.

and started to leave. As he walks away, Jin calls out to him.

"Oh, what should I do when it's finished?"

The Prime Minister seemed to think that he was being asked where to put the finished product.

"There is an armory next door, so I want you to hand the sword over to the manager there. As for the golem, well, there is an unused soldiers' room at the end of the corridor, so it would be helpful if you could take it there.

Jin nodded his head in agreement, as he had not heard that before. But what he really wanted to ask was,

"So, when it's all over?"

The Prime Minister was not in the mood to talk about it.

The Prime Minister thought that it was a bit premature, but then reminded himself that Jin would not have much of a chance to talk to him unless it was now,

"Her Royal Highness Princess Rieschen is usually busy with nothing in particular to do, so it would be quicker to have Her Royal Highness tell me.

Jin replied that he had nothing better to do.

Jin sensed that the princess was being taken a little lightly by his words. But he did not say anything at this moment.

"I understand."

He simply replied. And this time, the Prime Minister left.

"Well, first of all, we need to procure materials.

Accompanied by Reiko, Jin heads for the underground warehouse. When he showed her his permit, the Prime Minister had apparently been informed of the situation, and the officer let Jin through with an open invitation to use whatever materials he wanted.

"Okay, first, the metal materials. Four tons of steel. 1 kilogram of adamantite. 5 kilos of mithril. Oh, there's some red arsenic nickel ore in the corner. It's got a lot of impurities, but it's usable.

The red arsenic-nickel ore looks like it could yield copper, but copper could not be separated from it. Instead, only arsenic and an unidentified metal remain.

This ore was also mined on Horai Island, and its identity remained unknown for a long time. It is no wonder that the Klein Kingdom has been keeping it.

"I should be praised for not throwing it away.

Jin mutters and adds it to the ingredients.

"Next is magi crystals.

He rummages through another shelf and obtains 60 of the milky-white ones with all attributes, 20 of the green ones with the wind attribute, and 40 of the colorless ones with the light attribute.

"Now all that's left is muscle."

He looked at another shelf and noticed an unusual material. I had an idea of what it was just by looking at it, but after analyzing it, I found it to be the leather of dragonhead eels (dragon eels).

Dragon eels (dragon eels) are giant eels with a head similar to that of a dragon and are herbivores. The largest eels can reach up to 3 meters in length. In the Kingdom of Klein, dragon eels are caught in Lake Manuse, east of the capital Alban, and in Lake Cedrolia in the south.

Its meat is oily, but edible and tasty when cooked. The leather is used for armor and magic tools because it is weakly charged with magic and reacts to magic power.

There was a small stock of it on Horai Island, so Jin knew of it.

The properties of magical muscle as a material are a little better than sandworm leather, and much worse than ground spider threads.

Finally, materials for the sword sheath, brim, and hilt are to be prepared. The scabbard is made of hard tanned leather, the brass for the brim, and hardwood for the hilt.

"Well, now we have everything we need.

The bulkiness of the materials makes it impossible to carry them out all at once, but Reiko manages to carry them all out in a few trips. The officer is frozen with his eyes open.

The time is approximately 4:00 p.m.

"Well, let's get started.

With Reiko as his assistant, Jin began by separating the nickel from the red arsenic nickel ore. The red arsenic nickel ore is too bulky, so the work is done in the warehouse, not in the workshop. I have already obtained permission from the official.

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From the approximately 20 tons of red arsenic nickel ore in the warehouse, we were able to separate approximately 350 kilograms of nickel. The arsenic is dangerous and is left in the ore.

Steel mixed with 5.5 percent nickel is called five and a half nickel steel, which has improved low-temperature properties as well as wear and corrosion resistance.

Jin carried out 233 kilograms of nickel (with Reiko, of course).

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The steel ingot and nickel become one and homogeneous. This means that 4.233 tons of 5½ nickel steel is now ready.

Using this, Jin first forms the skeleton of the golem.

The basic template is an adult male model of the Horai Island Covert Task Force (SP). Recently, they have been using it for the battler type as well, so that one can be completed soon.

"Well, I used 122 kilos, and . That's enough."

After confirming the amount he had used, Jin used the momentum to make up the remaining 19 bodies. The workshop had been ordered to be off-limits, so it was fortunate that no one was around to see it. Or should I say, it was a pity that no reaction could be seen.

If anyone had seen it, he might have questioned his sanity. That is because Jin's speed of production is that extraordinary. Of course, this work includes adamantite coating on the joints.

It was a pity that no one could see the deformation of adamantite, a phenomenon that cannot be seen under normal circumstances.

Still, it took time to prepare the materials, and it was 5:00 p.m. when we had completed the skeletons for 20 bodies.

"We can do the rest tomorrow.

Jin said, locked the workshop, and returned to the palace. An automaton at the entrance showed us the way. It was the automaton that Jin had fixed.

* * * * * * * * * * *

Hannah, Elsa, and Princess Rieschen were playing together in the palace. No, there was another one, Gloria.

"Ah, welcome home!"

"Welcome back, Brother Jin. Welcome back.

"Oh, Jin, you're back. This Sugoroku is very interesting!

Jin-dono, you're back.

It's exactly like Sugoroku. Erza had played it in her spare time in the Kingdom of Egelea, so she remembered it.

The pieces and dice seem to have been made by Erza with her newly-learned engineering magic. The princess is red, Hannah is yellow, and Elsa is green. And Gloria has a blue one.

"I like that it can be played by any number of people and that you can change the course and the squares each time. The best thing is that the rules are simple."

The princess seemed to be getting excited by the game of Sugoroku.

"Well, Jin has returned, which means ...... that it's already past five o'clock.

Dinner would be ready soon, the princess said, and got up.

Dinner consisted of barley porridge with herbs, fried vegetables and meat, baked fish wrapped in a pie crust, a soup of beans, vegetables, and marrow, venison steaks, and a salad with a variety of vegetables.

"Am I allowed to join you?"

Gloria is eating with me, too, with some trepidation.

"It's not much of a meal, don't worry about it", the princess laughs.

The princess laughs. Indeed, the food may be considered simple for royalty, but for the common people, it is a great feast.

The after-dinner drink is a warm glass of ramonade, a mixture of squeezed juice of ramon and sweetener.

"Wow, it's delicious!

Hannah was delighted to taste it for the first time. Erza had had it before and was not surprised, but her eyes were smiling, as if she liked the taste.

"Hmmm, is this the sweetness of honey?"

Jin took a sip and let out such a comment. The princess said, "Yes," and looked at Tia. Realizing the meaning of her gaze, Tia explained.

"Yes, this drink is the juice of Ramon, squeezed and mixed with honey. You know exactly what I mean.

Not because it tasted exactly like honey lemon," said Jin.

"Honey is a specialty of the Kingdom of Leonard in the east and is rarely found on the market, but you've had it, haven't you?

"You are the Honorary Magi Craftsman of Egelea, so it must be possible.

With these words, the princess took a sip of her lemonade and urged Gloria to explain what had happened to the bandit.