Chapter 13: What Appraisal Revealed

Several days had passed since Ars’s visit to the forge.

His mind was filled with thoughts of ore.

(Iron ore is fascinating too. But what interests me most is still iron sand.)

In his previous life, iron sand had been considered an essential material for making Japanese swords.

Yet in this world, it was regarded as nothing more than 「low-quality material for making iron.」

If he could change that perception, he might be able to change the world significantly.

Of course, it wasn’t something he could accomplish right away.

After all, he was still only a one-year-old child.

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「Ars-sama.」

That day, his personal maid accompanied him to the forge once again.

「Oh, young master!」

Gorn greeted him with a smile.

「Today, I’ll show you the ores we use before we start hammering the iron.」

「Okay!」

Inside the wooden box were the same ores Gorn had shown him the other day.

Iron ore.

Iron sand.

And a small amount of mithril ore.

「Want to touch one?」

Gorn placed a