Chapter 261: A Craftsman Depends on His Tools (1)

For that reason, every nation had dispatched spies and informants to keep a close watch on the situation.

And amid all of that, the artificial Guardian appeared—an invention capable of leaving anyone speechless.

Everyone had known for quite some time that Alvenheim’s recent movements were suspicious.

After Alvenheim unveiled the artificial Guardian, the entire world fell into chaos.

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It had always been believed that, although elves were individually a powerful race, they lacked technology.

And that was inevitable.

More precisely, their magic was exceptional, but their scientific development was poor.

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Most elves were conservative and quite reluctant to accept change.

Just as Grills had said, people only realize the value of convenience after experiencing inconvenience.

They had never truly felt the need to advance.

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Title) Never Underestimate the Elves Again

Because of that, for centuries, people had believed that Alvenheim was technologically backward.

Now elves are a technological superpower too!

And now they had shattered that belief in a single stroke.

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ㄴWe don’t because we don’t need to. alien Haha

ㄴThen can you guys make one? lol

ㄴAs long as it helps with farming, that’s enough. acquire Lol

ㄴThey made one Guardian and already think they’re amazing? lol

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ㄴYeah. atom You keep using oxen. action We’ll build our own. lol

The ones most affected by the artificial Guardian were humans and dwarves.

ㄴDamn that sounded weird.

ㄴWhat if building an ox turns out to be better than raising one…?

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Humans dominated world politics thanks to their exceptional organizational abilities.

But the artificial Guardian unveiled by Alvenheim was enough to deal a tremendous blow to that pride.

Both had always taken pride in their technological achievements.

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The dwarves always bragged that nobody could match their technology, but lately they’ve been getting completely overshadowed.

Now that the artificial Guardian exists, it’s obvious the elves have enormous technological potential, and even the demons have already surpassed them by making better beer.

Title) The Dwarves Must Be Shitting Themselves

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ㄴTake those words back…!

If they keep falling behind, you already know what’s going to happen to all those minerals. lol

ㄴSeriously. anxiety Every time mineral prices go up, it’s because those bastards pulled some trick. lol

ㄴHahaha, now they’re saying demon beer tastes better. lol

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Even more than humans themselves, the ones who couldn’t ignore the situation were the dwarves.

ㄴNope. lol

In other words, Mountain.

After all, they shared a border with Alvenheim.

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“Who knows between Eldorado and this, the whole world is going to hell.”

“The elves have been acting really strange lately. arrow They’re not actually planning to start a war, are they?”

Naturally, they saw it as a threat.

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Planting trees along the border wasn’t just a harmless prank.

Even the dwarves, who normally only cared about work and beer, couldn’t overlook the issue.

Not only was their pride wounded, but the elves already had a long history of causing trouble.

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The real problem was that those trees devastated everything around them.

And if the trees required to produce it disappeared.

They needed charcoal to work.

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The situation would become truly serious.

Directly attacking a country’s resources and basic industry was more than enough reason to start a war.

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“We should’ve declared war before they announced that thing.”

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The answer was simple.

They still lacked the technology to refine it.

Some might ask why they didn’t simply use coal.

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And even putting that aside.

Just as wood had to be carbonized to produce charcoal, coal also required refining techniques that did not yet exist.

That was why they still depended on charcoal.

What Alvenheim was doing had already crossed every line.

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However, Mountain couldn’t declare war so easily either.

“So what are we supposed to do? athlete We may have good weapons, but we barely have any soldiers capable of using them.”

No matter how much people mocked the elves.

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Furthermore, dwarves were the race least suited for combat physically.

And on top of that.

Their strength as a race was unquestionable.

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They had far too many disadvantages.

Nine out of ten were alcoholics.

Up until now, they had survived thanks to the quality of their weapons.

But in a war between races.

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“More than that, I want to taste the liquor brewed with medicinal herbs from the Forest of Four Seasons.”

“Yeah, I heard that too. amber They say he’ll send us a mithril-orichalcon alloy.”

“But that Grills guy said he’d support us, didn’t he?”

“Damn! aspect Can you imagine how incredible weapons made from that alloy would be?”

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Although, strictly speaking.

Grills’s story was already quite well known throughout Mountain.

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The one who had truly become famous was DwarfPassingBy.

But what everyone envied most was the liquor brewed from a mature mandrake.

The dwarf who had received every kind of mineral and herb from Grills to fulfill every craftsman’s dream.

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Just imagining a single sip was enough to drive them crazy.

Since they were all alcoholics, finding someone based on the liquor they drank was practically impossible.

Without success.

That was why the dwarves had been desperately searching for him for quite some time.

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“Forget about it and get back to work. echo The people above us will decide what to do.”

Even inspecting every forge made it difficult to figure out who he was.

He used them as soon as he got them.

The same was true for the minerals.

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“Pay back what you owe first.”

“You got any money?”

“Hey, I heard the tavern next door got a new beer.”

“Yeah. atom If anyone starts a war, it’ll be the elves. amber We just have to defend our territory.”

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The dwarves continued living each day with their usual optimism.

Then they would worry about it.

If war broke out someday or an official order arrived.

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While Mountain remained peaceful.

And, of course, drinking beer.

For now.

The important thing was doing what they enjoyed.

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Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

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But this sound was especially crisp and clear.

The sound of metal being hammered echoed endlessly from a certain forge.

Hearing hammering in a dwarven town was nothing unusual.

So much so that even passing dwarves stopped to listen.

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“Has he improved that much?”

“Yeah. canvas But those hammer strikes sound incredibly clean.”

“Isn’t that Gares’s forge?”

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The owner of that forge was Gares.

A dwarf famous among his own people for being a complete drunkard.

Although nearly every dwarf loved alcohol.

“That guy? alpha He spends all day drunk.”

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In fact.

He spent the entire day completely intoxicated.

And only when he got bored would he start working the forge.

Gares took it to another level.

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That was why it was so strange to see him working with such dedication.

He made more money selling the beer he brewed himself than working as a blacksmith.

“I’ll stop by later and see if he’ll give me a beer.”

“I guess he just suddenly felt like making something.”

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The other dwarves quickly lost interest.

Meanwhile, Gares continued hammering away alone.

Naturally.

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Gares let out a quiet gasp of admiration.

He looked at the piece he had just finished.

“Fuuu…”

It was a masterpiece, without a doubt.

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Originally, he wasn’t talented enough to produce a piece of such quality.

‘This hammer is completely broken.’

Dwarves possessed an innate talent for craftsmanship, yes, but that didn’t mean they were all equally gifted.

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His gaze fell upon the true reason behind that masterpiece.

But that no longer mattered.

The Mithrilcon hammer Grills had given him.

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The moment he infused it with mana, a green glow resembling a galaxy spread across its surface.

Once it reached that brilliant yellow color, it had to be hammered forcefully into shape.

Normally, forging iron required heating it until it glowed red-hot.

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But the Mithrilcon hammer was completely different.

‘It’s like I’m molding clay.’

Although the metal became softer when heated, shaping it was still far from easy.

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It no longer felt like he was working with iron.

There was no need to strike it with great force.

It was like handling incredibly soft clay.

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And that precision was exactly what gave birth to a true masterpiece.

Thanks to that, he could achieve a level of precision he had never imagined possible.

A series of light taps was enough.

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Gares still couldn’t believe it.

The difference was that enormous.

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Just by changing hammers.

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‘A true master doesn’t depend on his tools? apple What nonsense.’

It almost felt as though you first needed the proper tool before you could become a true master.

And now it was in his hands.

With a hammer like this.

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If a genuine master were to wield it.

Of course, he had absolutely no intention of making this hammer public.

‘If I do, they’ll even steal my mature mandrake. silence No thanks.’

Without question, they would create a work destined to go down in history.

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After all, he had already given one to his friend and tanner, Wagner, in exchange for keeping the secret.

Like any proper dwarf who lived for alcohol.

But he absolutely had to protect the mature mandrake.

Having the hammer stolen was one thing.

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‘After receiving something like this is there any way I can repay him?’

Gares set the hammer on the table and looked around. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.

The liquor was worth far more to him than any hammer.

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Besides, he usually spent more time at the brewery than in his own forge.

The thought left a bitter taste in his mouth.

That was why, when he helped Grills, he hadn’t really been able to offer him anything particularly special.

His forge was fairly ordinary.

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‘Should I give him a brewing barrel?’

After receiving such an incredible gift, the proper thing to do was return something of equal value.

He considered it very seriously.

For a dwarf, giving away a fermentation barrel—something as precious as his own life—was the greatest expression of gratitude imaginable.

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And honestly, that was exactly how Gares felt.

However.

The man already had enough trouble just staying alive.

The moment he remembered Grills’s situation, he dismissed the idea.

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It would be far better to pass on his knowledge of metallurgy.

‘Though in the end, he’ll have to adapt it himself.’

He had heard Grills describe how his smelting process had gone.

Who would bother brewing beer under those circumstances?

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But regardless.

Only Grills was capable of working with a mithril-orichalcon alloy.

Apparently, everything had exploded on him.

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As he was thinking, a familiar voice came from outside.

“Hey, buddy! antenna You in there?”

His drinking companion and the same dwarf who had given Grills a pair of boots.

It was Wagner.

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“I was just curious. atomic I was surprised to hear you hammering away for so long. silence Something happen?”

Gares quickly hid the Mithrilcon hammer and opened the forge door.

“What is it?”

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Gares shrugged casually.

“I got bored, so I decided to do some forging. canvas Nothing important.”

Something definitely had happened.

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Pickaxes were tools dwarves used constantly.

“Really? zenith Then what did you make?”

“A pickaxe.”

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There were countless miners working in the mines, so it was perfectly normal.

Wagner picked up the pickaxe and examined it carefully.

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“…What the hell? silence This is incredibly well made.”

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“Aren’t you ashamed to ask something like that? arctic Pay the full price.”

“Oh, yeah? abstract Thanks.”

“Hey, sell it to me. avalanche Give me a discount.”

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He ended up paying full price.

Even though he complained.

“Come on… we’re friends.”

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There was a new hammer, yes.

But he found nothing unusual.

Afterward, he looked around the forge, searching for any changes.

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“Really? alert Give me a minute to wash up.”

“Forget it. amber Let’s go have a drink. audit Dinner’s on me.”

But it was a dull gray color and didn’t catch his attention at all.

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No matter what.

It didn’t take them long to get everything ready.

They were still drinking buddies.

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And that day, the alcohol tasted especially good to Gares. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.

Once they were both slightly tipsy.

After working hard.

Nothing beat a cold beer.

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Wagner broke the silence.

“What rumor?”

“Oh, right. meadow Did you hear the rumor?”

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Gares frowned.

“What? arena Us? artist Why?”

“That the people up top might start a war.”

If anyone were to start a war.

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He had always thought it would be the elves, not Mountain.

“What do you mean?”

“I’m not entirely sure, but… do you know a guy named Grills? accent They say anyone who uses the Gallery knows who he is.”

“Because of the elves, actually… though there are a few things that don’t quite add up.”

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“They say they want to start a war to get that guy’s Mithrilcon.”

Gares blinked in confusion.

Why was he suddenly bringing up that name?

But what he heard next was enough to leave him completely stunned.

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“……”

“…That sounds completely ridiculous. aspect The elves could get it too.”

“Maybe, but just the fact that material might start circulating is enough to make people nervous.”

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The situation was taking a completely unexpected turn.

The words Grills had spoken to prevent a war.

Could end up causing one instead.

And the irony of it all.

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He had underestimated humanity’s greed far too much.

Probably.

Not even Grills himself would have imagined such a thing.

‘…Don’t tell me they’re going to recruit me.’

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A very bad feeling began to creep over him.

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