Chapter 459: Leaving All the Materials to Them
「Where can I take the meat out? It’s pretty huge, so it’d be too cramped to take it out here, we’re gonna block the hallway. Could you also share it with Morick and the others? 」
I asked Gamri. I also visited Grid and Morick’s valleys before, but everytime I go, it turns into a feast. Having feasts at all three places would be too much.
A whole dragon leg ーnah, actually there’s two of them. One leg ain’t gonna be enough for three tribes, after all. The earthkins go all out during feasts and they gobble their food like crazy.
Personally, I find this part a bit too tough for my taste, but the earthkins like their meat on the tough side, so it works out. Maybe I’ll turn the shanks to stew or something slow-cooked.
「Oh, meat, huh! Then this way. 」
「This way. 」
「This way. 」
I followed after the earthkins. I already researched whether they don’t have any aversions consuming dragon meat ー actually, rather than research, I happen to see some items made out of dragon materials here when they gave me Riche’s rope. There was a giant bone carving, and Gamri even laughed, saying it looked like something worth eating.
The earthkins led me to their largest ー not counting the workshops and underground palacesー hall in their pit-like residence.
「Somebody come, bring a mat! I will move the stuff out of the way. 」
「Somebody come, bring a mat! One person isn’t enough to move them. 」
「Somebody come, bring a mat! Even two people aren’t enough. 」
「I’ll get the mat! Somebody bring the knife. 」
「I’ll get the knife! Somebody start a fire! 」
「I will start the fire! Somebody bring the booze! 」
Everyone said ‘I’ but in my ears it’s all ‘Ore’ — the Japanese men’s casual way of saying I. Even the women are calling themselves as such. Well, the women also have beards, so it’s really hard to tell male and female earthkins apart!
The earthkins work together really well, everything is smooth and it looks fun too. I already got used to the sweltering heat and the din.
They started the butchering, slicing up meat and getting it roasted, and they also brought out barrels of booze. Soon enough, mugs were clinking, laughter’s rolling and songs are spilling out everywhere.
「This meat is awesome! 」
「This meat is awesome, I’ve never tasted it before! 」
「This meat is awesome, what is it? 」
They’re raving about it. Before I can even get a word in, the whole thing’s turned into a full-blown feast. Well, earthkins aren’t particular about food and they could care less where it comes from ー as long as it’s tasty, that’s all that matters.
「It’s dragon monster meat. 」
Abrupt silence.
「Dragon… 」
「Dragon… 」
「Dragon… 」
Everyone freezes, eyes locked on their plates. Wait, I thought they didn’t care? Was it a bad idea? Is it taboo? But they’d been pretty excited to try the pantry stash that Hauron and Soleil treated as treasures though?
「Material… 」
「I’ve never touched this kind of material… 」
「Dragon material! 」
Oh, so that’s what it was!
「I also have the bones and shell, I’ll show them to you later after we’re done eating. 」
Everyone went gaga, and even before I could finish my sentence, the meat and booze were disappearing at lightning speed. Wait a sec, hold up! You got to savor that dragon meat or else meat lover Dean’s gonna cry!
After that chaotic feast, we all headed down to the underground workshop. They also have one above ground, but the real production happens near the dragon-shaped furnace.
And so, I laid out most of the bones and shell, and tried to assemble them all in a shape that resembled the original dragon as much as possible. Some parts were missing since I gave them to Hauron, but you could still picture its original form.
「Oohh, dragon. 」
「Dragon. 」
「Dragon. 」
「Dragon. 」
「Draー 」
「Dr ー 」
The word ‘dragon’ spread in whispers, echoing through the room as the shadows of the earthkins flickered over the dragon’s shell in the dim light.
It struck me then ー I thought the earthkins might be descendants of spirits, but it seems like they’d be the multiplying kind too.
「Can I hold it? Soleil of the Island. 」
「Sure. 」
「Ohh! 」
「Ohh! I’m envious of you, Gamri. 」
「Ohh! Envious of you, Gamri. 」
Ah, no, you all can touch it, okay? Ah, but I can’t say it out loud at this time, there might be some sort of hierarchy here, after all.
「I’ll leave them here. You can make something if you want to before returning them to me, okay? 」
The earthkins can take ages to examine a material.
「Really!? 」
「Really? These? 」
「Can we really use these? 」
A chorus of murmurs rippled, almost like a collective scream.
「Yup, make sure to share it with the folks over at Gridd’s, Morick’s and other tribes too. 」
「Ou, of course. 」
Gamri stood staring at the dragon materials, completely transfixed.
「What will the Red Silver Valley make? 」
「What will the Sulfur Valley make? 」
「What will the Black Steel Pit make? 」
「Sword? 」
「Armor? 」
「Shield? 」
「With this much, we can create a beautiful sculpture! 」
「With this much, we can craft the finest furniture! 」
「With this much, we can make anything! 」
The earthkins are going wild. Furniture, huh? I can’t help but picture something super edgy, like straight out of a teen goth fantasy. And there’s also the possibility that it might turn into something that creaks in the dead of night all on its own too.
「Thanks, but please finish the kennel I requested first. 」
They seemed to be smitten by the dragon materials and can’t think anything but those. I left them a reminder and then【Teleport】away.
On to the island.
I arrived at my tower’s workshop, surrounded by shelves filled with my collection. In one of the square compartments, I carefully placed a perfectly-shaped piece of the dragon’s outer shell. In front of the black shell, I arranged two black metal fangs and one manastone.
The manastone is spherical. The rounder a manastone is, the better it holds power and more likely to attract spirits, apparently. This one is so perfectly round and big that calling it a treasure orb won’t be an exaggeration. Hauron had raved about it, saying it was a national treasure-tier item.
It can be used to stabilize a country’s climate, set up massive barriers and do all sorts of large-scale stuff. As for me? I’m just gonna leave it here for display!
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