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Chapter 122 — Royal Envoys Arrive part 3

Next day’s furnace tour included a hand-picked group: Tristan, Khalifa, and a few best eyes.

「So this is the furnace. Big. And that chimney’s tall.」

「We run it hot on Nois coal. The stack must be high for draft.」

The tour went smoothly enough.

「You’re only making rails?」

「Lately we’ve started on military kit as well.」

「Oh?」

In metallurgy, Earth magic beats Fire. With Earth magic we shape molds for poured steel in moments. Through Nanom and Iris’s archive, I can push designs to the casters; for iron and copper goods we can reproduce parts with 100% fidelity.

「We’re beginning with sabers. We’ll add other items in time.」

Khalifa’s eyes gleamed. 「And I’m to carry that tale to the Prime Minister?」

He hadn’t expected me to say it flat out.

It was true: Ares’s steelworks were humming, and we’d started a line of military sabers for the Margrave’s army.

「We’ve prepared gifts matching your party’s headcount—apart from what’s destined for His