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The tale of the blind paladin
v1 chapter 07: The discovery of new types of metal and the talk between countries

v1 chapter 07: The discovery of new types of metal and the talk between countries

When I used my magic [Advance Analyze] I realized that the material used to create this sword are materials of the highest quality. At the moment this country can't extract these metals, Their names are Dark steel, Orichalcum and Hihi'irokane.

The metal named dark steel is a stronger version of steel, it possess no attributes, but it's durability and sharpness is several times higher than steel and only slightly inferior to mithril, Orichalcum is a metal that exceeds the quality of mithril, it possess no attribututes but it can be it's compatability with magic is higher than mithril, it's durability and sharpness can't be compared to that of what mithril possessed, And Hihi'irokane is also a kind of Orichalcum that possess fire attribute but it's durability and sharpness are on the same level as Orichalcum.

I doubt that our country can make weapons out of these materials with our current smelting technology.

"These metarials are that of the highest quality and I'm afraid that with our current smelting technology it's impossible for us to obtain these materials."(Yuuto)

"I see........"(Yona)

"But don't worry I know a place where this metal can be smelted."(Elrone)

"Really?! Where?"(Yona)

"At the dwarf kingdom of Rasfatia."(Elrone)

"I can't go to the dwarf country we need to defend this country from the demon's invasions."(Yona)

"Don't worry i'll send Yuuto-san and a pair of escorts to contact the dwarf king for us to form an alliance with them."(Elrone)

"W-wait I don't want to leave Yona-san's side."(Yuuto)

The two of us stared at each other while Yona-san was smiling as always.

"Alright i'll go but can you protect Yona-san in my place Prince Elrone?"(Yuuto)

"Do you think that Yona-san needs our protection when she's stronger than the two of us combined."(Yuuto)

"............."(Yuuto)

I became silent for a moment, I haven't realized how strong Yona-san really is, in fact I have no Idea on how strong she really is, I must train harder for me to catch up to her.

Yona's point of view

Yuuto-san seems to have prepared to leave this kingdom tomorrow and head towards the kingdom of Rasfatia, I doubt that the Republic will be willing to form an alliance with us so we are heading towards the dwarf kingdom instead.

The smelting technology of the Republic of Sakuragami is only slightly inferior to the smelting technology of the kingdom of Rasfatia, but aside that their weapons are far ahead than any country in this world. Even the shougunates technology are inferior to the technology of the Republic which makes them one of the strongest countries on the continent.

Right now the Republic and the Shougunate is at war with the Demon king's army so the demon king's army aren't paying too much attention to small countries like lasfortia and Rasfatia, but it's still better for us to prepare for the war before we the demon king's army focuses their attention on us instead.

"The Republic of Sakuragami is currently one of the strongest countries in this continent so it's best for us to form an alliance with them after we formed an alliance with the dwarves from the country of Rasfatia."(Elrone)

"I heard that Lord Kaynard and his men defeated the demons on our borders, their numbers where two hundred thousand, but apperantly they were wiped out by his men, and their casualties are lower than ten percent of their former army."(Yuuto)

"W-what?!"(Yona)

I was surprised that Kaynard-sensei defeat the demon king's army with too little casualties, apperantly they used the mountain played a big role on the battle, since the encampment of the demons were on the foot of the mountain it took them some time to get to the top where kaynard-sensei's men are and as the demons were climbing the mountain they fired a lot of arrows towards the demons and when there are only a few demons left and their too exhausted from climbing the mountain they all rode their horses down the mountain and tampled the remaining demons.

And Yuuto-san left the country along with two escorts to form an alliance with the country of Rasfatia, meanwhile Elrone-san and I went to the adventurer's guild to register to become an adventurer.

"B-but I'm still too young to become an adventurer Elrone-san."(Yona)

"Don't worry i'll recommend you to the guild, since I'm from the royal family I doubt that they'll decline my request."(Elrone)

"If you say so...."(Yona)

When we entered the adventurer's guild it was already filled with people even though it's still eleven o'clock, the two of us approached the receptionist desk and said.

"We would like to become adventurers."(Yona)

"How old are you miss?"(Receptionist)

"Fourteen ma'am."(Yona)

"I don't think you can join the guild at your current age, please come back after your fifteen years old before you could be registered as an adventurer."(Receptionist)

"I recommend her to become an adventurer, I'm sure that she'll become a great adventurer."(Elrone)

"And you are?"(Receptionist)

"My name is Elrone Gracious Lasfortia the prince of lasfortia, and I recommend this girl to become an adventurer."(Elrone)

The receptionist smiled at Elrone and said.

"Wait a minute your highness, we'll prepare the exam for this girl."(Receptionist)

"Thank you."(Elrone)

The receptionist bows down at Elrone and smiled after a few minutes later two members of the guild arrived and said.

"You're the young girl who's taking the examination right? please follow us."(Guild Staff)

Yuuto's point of view

Meanwhile at the borders of Lasfortia and Rasfatia Yuuto and his two escorts were greeted by the dwarven soldiers at the borders, the country of Lasfortia and Rasfatia has been at peace with each other for a hundred years, so the they were welcomed warmly by the dwarves.

"Welcome to the kingdom of Rasfatia, please state your name and your purpose on going to our country."(Dwarf Soldier)

Asked one of the dwarven soldiers, I smiled at him and said.

"I came her as from the kingdom of Lasfortia to form an alliance with your country."(Yuuto)

"So the war is still continueing? So do you think that the humans can beat the demon king alone?"(Dwarf Soldier)

The Dwarf smiled at me and said.

"We'll escort you to the capital, you have a seal from the prince right?!"(Dwarf Soldier)

Prince Elrone gave me a letter which contained the Royal seal of the country of Lasfortia, we needed to prepare for war so he can't give me much soldiers to escort me so I'm forced to go to another country with only two escorts. It seems that this country has better security than our country and bandits rarely attacks merchants because of the guild here. I wish we could live here after the war is over.

"I'll give you five men as escorts to the capital, have a safe trip."(Dwarf Soldier)

And he allowed our carriage to enter the kingdom and our group departed from the borders towards the capital.

"Will the war finally end."(Escort 1)

"I doubt that this war will just end just because the shougunate has interfered."(Escort 2)

"Did you really think this war will end? Of course not, that's why our country was preparing for the demons to invade, we already have ten million soldiers that trained for years to fight the demons."(Dwarf Escort 1)

"Can I join the conversation?"(Yuuto)

The escorts were having a conversation, I felt that I got left out so I joined their conversation, the escorts seems to be talking about the war between the shougunate, the republic and the demon king's army, The shougunate is known for their military strength that rivals the demon king's forces, while the republic is known for their powerful empress the great demon slayer Kyouko Akaza.

The Republic was once a part of the kingdom of Silveria, but the empress of the Republic asked the King of Silveria to give her some lands of the kingdom in exchange of their protection, the king didn't have a choice but to accept her demands since she can while out their army in a single day, apperantly the she possessed powers that rivals the demon king himself so they didn't have the chance to object her demands.

And with her knowledge she made weapons specialized to kill demons and thus their reputation grew bigger and bigger until their small country became a powerful kingdom within a few months.

"So the Republic has more soldiers than the kingdom of Lasfortia? Even though our lands and population is bigger than theirs?"(Yuuto)

"It seems so Yuuto-sama."(Escort 1)

"How did that happen?!"(Yuuto)

"Apperantly their agrigultural technology along with their smeliting technology is far superior from ours and their country also relied too  much on trading with the neigboring countries, so if their cutted out their income will decrease."(Escort 2)

"So their country has a lot of merchants in it huh?!"(Yuuto)

"And their military campaign on the kingdom of Rybridia is to increase their land for agriculture so they will without a doubt use all their forces to defeat the enemy army and force the kingdom of Rybridia to merge with their country."(Escort 2)

After a few hours of travelling we have finally arrived at the capital of the kingdom of iron Rasfatia the city of Rasbania, when we arrived at the city gates the dwarf escorts informed the city guards that we came from the kingdom of Lasfortia and we came here to meet the king of Rasfatia.

The guards escorted us to the castle of the king and as we walked through the town we saw various races aside from the dwarf race. Elves, half elves, faries, beastkins, dragon kins, spirits and humans were seen, it seems like this kingdom welcomes all races without any discrimination as long as they didn't bring any ill will towards the country. this country is known for their unmatched smelting technology, but in the near future that pride of theirs as the greatest countries of smiths will be lost.

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When we arrived at the castle gates a young elf girl wearing full mithril armor was waiting for us, she was smiling at us but her face is full of suspicion, afterwards she led us to the throne room where the dwarven king Astrol is waiting for us. it seems that they knew that we were coming to this city to meet the king, but I didn't know how they knew, anyways I must take caution of their actions, we may be on friendly terms today, but what about tomorrow or the next day? we can't be sure on how long that the peace between our countries will last.

"Young Human state your business on why you came to meet me the king of the dwarves."(King Astrol)

"We came here on behalf of Prince Elrone of Lasfortia, I'm his envoy the son of the Yukimura family sir Yuuto Yukimura. my business here is to form an alliance with your kingdom, and to allow us to use your unrivaled smelting technology to process this three new metals that we discovered, the prince also wants to hire the best blacksmith in this kingdom to repair this sword, it's made of the metal that we discovered, so we would ask you to repair this sword and the prince will reward you greatly."(Yuuto)

The king stared at me for a few moments, his eyes are also filled with suspicion, but then his suspicion suddenly disappeared and he smiled and said.

"Very well........ Bring these metals and the sword and we will try to process it, but we can't lend you any military assistance since our country is being invaded by the neigboring the empire of Rassan the country of the orcs, their numbers are numbering over three million and our lands have already been invaded and pillaged, we would like you to lend us your assistance on our upcoming battle with the orcs, our main army is only one million and we would like to request for reinforcements from your country."(King Astrol)

"I'll try to ask the king to lend you some soldiers, but if it's impossible then i'll send my private army to assist you, our numbers are only fifty thousand but I hope that they'll be of some use for this battle your majesty."(Yuuto)

"Thank you for your consideration Yuuto-dono, well show me this metal so that we can try to process it."(King Astrol)

I asked the two escorts to carry the chest filled with orichalcum ores, dark steel ores and Hihi'irokane ores, and when the king saw the contents of the chest he was surprised and said.

"With this metal we could greatly improve the quality of our weapons, I thought that the rare metals orichalcum and Hihi'irokane were lost in the great world war, but it's still existing huh? Where did you get such valueable metals, I really doubt that we can afford to buy this kind of metal, we can try to process it if you want, but I doubt even with our current smelting techniques and technology that we can process such high quality materials."(King Astrol)

"Then i'll leave some here, meahile we'll head towards the republic to ask them to become our allies as well."(Yuuto)

"Very well let i'll lend you twenty soldiers as escorts, Captail Ester please come along with them."(King Astrol)

"as you command your majesty."(Ester)

The young elf that was waiting for us bows down and left the room, she had blond hair that was reached her hips, She has A pair of green eyes and she carries a sabre on her waist, after a few minutes she returned with exactly twenty soldiers and said.

"I've gathered the best foot soldiers from my company for this escort mission your highness."(Ester)

"Good I hope that the empress will send some soldiers here, with their technology on war we can easily drive away the orcs from our lands, but be wary I also heard that their country also faces a civil war so I doubt that they can send us any help, but please protect Yuuto-dono until the very end."(King Astrol)

"Very well your highness i'll ensure that your orders are fulfilled until the very end."(Ester)

And after that Ester guided Yuuto and his escorts to the guess rooms for them to get some rest for their journey on the next day, meanwhile Ester's men started to go to the imperial smith to check their weapons so that their always in good condition.

On the next day early in the morning Yuuto's group departed from the capital and headed towards the republic who's just the neighbor of this country, this country is located in the east of the Republic and the distance between them isn't that big so we'll arrive within two days.

"So why did the king sent an escort when their country faces the danger of being invaded by the orc empire?"(Yuuto)

"We need to ensure your safety so in case that your country agrees to our request then we can expect reinforcements for the battle against the orcs, The beastkin Country of Usagikuni has already been informed but they were invaded by the country of Rastan so we can't expect any reinforcements from them."(Ester)

"I see."(Yuuto)

After a few days of travelling we arrived at the border between Sakuragami and Rasfatia the town of Daryuu and beyond that is the Province of Drakulia, our group didn't encounter any bandits along the way, is it because of the war between the country and the orcs?

"Let's stay at an inn for the night."(Yuuto)

"No we can't Yuuto-dono we need to get to the capital of sakuragami within a month, the orcs may attack at any moment so we'll need to assemble an army to repel them, but with the military strength of our country I doubt that we can win against the orcs."(Ester)

"Then what about our country that lost some of our remaining lands to the shougunate? we also doesn't have an army of a million but i'll try my best to help your country for now."(Yuuto)

"So forming an alliance with you will only benifit your side right?"(Ester)

"You're wrong we want your smelting techniques and technology and you need our armies as long as your smelting technology remains the best in this world then we can't break the alliance with you and we'll do our best to help you, sakuragami will also want that technology so it's without a doubt that they're willing to form an alliance with you, they will also request you to teach them your techniques in smelting metal and one day they'll surpass your technology, when that time comes your country must be strong enough to prevent an invasion from the neighboring countries to invade like Silveria from the north and Rassan from the south, since were in the east you don't have to worry about our kingdom on invading your country unless you invaded first, but remember your two neighbors they might attack you at any time like what's happening right now, so your country must strengthen it's military."(Yuuto)

"Then how could we improve our countries military strength?"(Ester)

"First develop weapons for war and recruit a large number of people into the army, then begin trading with other countries and allow the adventurers guild to build a branch at your kingdom, if adventurers are in the kingdom then you can just issue a comission that will force the adventurers to help you on the battle, but it will also cost a lot of money, but at least you can muster an army within a short time."(Yuuto)

"Fine if you said that it will help then i'll consult it with the king once we've returned to the royal capital."(Ester)

After that our group found an inn that we could stay and on the next day we'll head towards the town of Drakulia and when they approached the town we were blocked by the soldiers, their numbers are over three hundred and the commander approached us and said.

"State your business on the town of Drakulia people from Rasfatia."(Company Commander)

"We came here to meet the lord of the province, this seal is from the prince of Lasfortia."(Yuuto)

I handed the seal to the commander and he said.

"This the seal of the royal family of Lasfortia fine i'll inform the lord so that the two of you can talk."(Company Commander)

And the soldiers from sakuragami escorted us to the city and led us to the estate of the lord of the city of Drakulia Adele von Remidia.

We were guided to a large mansion that was about five stories tall and had was five hundred meters long, when we entered the mansion we were greeted by a butler who guided us to a room and a few moments later a young lady wearing a kimono appeared.

She had apple red hair and eyes, an expensive hair ornament that ties her hair in a ponytail style, she smiled at us and said.

"Welcome to my domain my name is Adele von Remidia and it's a pleasure to meet you Yuuto of Lasfortia."(Adele)

"It's a pleasure to meet you lady Adele, as you said my name is Yuuto and I came here on behalf of the prince Elrone of Lasfortia, and it seems like you already knew my purpose now do you?"(Yuuto)

"Let's speak about your idea about an alliance later, but for now I want to ask you a favor."(Adele)

"A favor?!"(Yuuto)

The lord  smiled at me and said.

"Please gather the Royal family of the kingdom of Lasfortia and Royal family of the kingdom of Rasfatia in the capital of the republic the empress wants to discuss the future of our countries."(Adele)

"If that is your wish then i'll try my best to convince the king and queen."(Yuuto)

"Thank you please sit down, and let's talk about your request."(Adele)

Afterwards I sat down the chair along with Ester, while the rest of the escorts waited outside, How will this talk end those words were inside my head.