"It looks like it's sunny out, so I'd like to go to the blacksmith's shop."

"What, to Grandpa's place?"

Then came the unexpected words from Krull's mouth.

"Grandfather?"

"Yes, that's right."

The blacksmith is Krull's grandfather. In other words, he was the father of their mother, Baise, who had trained in King's Landing when she was young.

"Yes, he's their grandfather. ......"

"Well, let's go together."

Adriana and her two sisters went to the blacksmith's shop.

"Grandpa!"

Krull called loudly, even though they were still some distance away, and the master came out of the workshop.

"Oh, Krull, Marle. ...... and you're the girl from yesterday."

Hello. I'm staying with the mayor of the village.

We're friends now.

Oh, I see.

The master nodded at the calm Marle. He seemed to love his grandchildren after all.

So, what can I do for you today?

"Yes, I'd like to ask you a few questions about your tableware.

"Tableware?　What do you mean?

Yes, actually ......".

Adriana explained that she had some difficulty with the forks in particular.

"Hmmm, where you lived they used forks shaped like that?"

She said that in King's Landing when she was trained by her master, the forks were the same shape as the ones used in this village.

(Your father must have introduced them.)

Adriana remembered her father Shuki and felt a little sadness, but soon a cheerful voice came to her to counteract it.

"Ad, what do you want from your grandfather?

"Well, let's see. Um, my master ......, I don't know your name."

I thought it was only yesterday, so I didn't even ask his name.

"My grandfather's name is Fightos!"

Krull's voice was so cheerful that even Adriana, who was standing nearby, felt the brightness of his voice.

"Well, Mr. Phytos. These forks are being used in the capital and in big towns now. I think it would be a good idea to use them in this village too.

Adriana drew a picture of a three-tooth fork on the ground with a tree branch.

"Well, is this kind of thing in fashion?"

"No, it's not a fad, it's just that it's easy to use, so it's spreading.

"Is that so?

Yes, it might be faster if you see the real thing first. I'm going to use ...... bronze for a little while.

Yes, that's fine. ......

Adriana picked up a half-size bronze that was lying in the corner of the workshop.

"<>"

"What?"

"Wow, Ad, that's amazing!"

"Wow, ad! You can do that too!"

Phytos was not so surprised since he had seen it the day before, but Krull and Marle were amazed to see engineering magic for the first time.

"...... This is the standard fork."

Adriana picked up a slightly smaller, three-toothed fork and handed it to Phaetos first.

"Hmmm, the teeth are square in cross section."

Phytos instantly recognized one of the features.

"Yes. That's why it's hard to rotate and hard to pull out when you stick it in.

The other effect is that it's harder to pull out because of the increased contact area.

"This is nice. But the material is ......."

Silver is the most common metal used for tableware in this country.

Copper is not only susceptible to darkening, but also to green patina, which is a serious detriment to its aesthetics.

Silver also darkens, but less frequently than copper.

However, silver is expensive. As with light silver, silver was rarely available in the village blacksmith's shop.

They stocked only a few dozen grams for repairing ornaments.

Plating is another option, but it wears out quickly and the metal comes out, so it is good for ornaments, but not so good for utilitarian tableware.

"I guess we'll have to do something with iron after all.

The forks prepared at the village head's house were also made of iron.

"But I still don't want to use iron.

"That's right. ......"

My old forks are made of iron. This is no longer an option, but we wanted to use a rust-resistant material for the new forks.

Iron rusts more easily than copper. Moreover, while the black rust of copper does not penetrate into the interior, the red rust of iron penetrates into the interior, and finally leaves the iron product in ruins.

Daily care is therefore indispensable.

"I wish I could find nickel and chrome. ......

Shuki also knows about stainless steel and has used it to some extent as a material. Therefore, Adriana also has knowledge of stainless steel.

However, in this world, metals such as nickel and chrome are completely unknown and not commonly distributed.

And Shuki did not know what kind of ores containing nickel and chromium were available.

However, he did know that the ore contained nickel and chromium.

Hey, Krull, Marull. I wonder if green stones can be found around here?"

She only knew that minerals containing chromium and nickel sometimes turn green. And Adriana had learned that, too.

"Well, you can find a lot of them on the southern coast," she said.

Do you want to go pick them up?

"Yes, let's go!　I'll be back, ...... master, not Mr. Fightos.

With a suddenness that, from Phytos' point of view, seemed like the whim of a little girl, Adriana ran out of the house.

Adriana's face was bright red and her eyes were wide open.

"Here, here."

"Wow. ......"

There was a bay and a gravel beach instead of a sandy beach, perhaps collected by the lapping waves. There were greenish stones lying all over the place.

"It's called 'Green Beach'!"

The beach lived up to its name.

The pier where the village boats were tied up was at the northern end of the beach.

"Well, let's check it out."

Shuki does not know much about minerals, and neither does his daughter Adriana. Nevertheless, using the engineering magic <>, she is able to detect known substances.

<>"

I immediately analyzed the sample and found silicon, oxygen, aluminum, sodium, and among them I found a small amount of chromium.

"Yes!　We hit it!

Adriana was delighted and decided to extract the chromium immediately.

"<>"

A silvery grain of sand rolls into Adriana's hand. The stone turned from green to white.

"Wow, that's amazing!　Ad's magic?"

"You can do this!"

Both are amazed.

However, only about 0.1 grams of chromium has been extracted. Adriana would like to get it in kilograms if possible.

"Ten thousand times this ......."

It's a mind-boggling story.

And to top it off, the element responsible for the greenish color is copper.

We worked hard until the sun went down, and in the end we obtained only about 5 grams of chromium and 2 grams of nickel.

In addition, 1 gram of manganese, 2 grams of molybdenum, 1 gram of vanadium, and so on.

However, to my delight, I was able to obtain 0.3 grams of gold and 0.5 grams of silver.

(Worst case scenario, we could have plated it...)

Adriana heads for the village with the sisters Marle and Krull and ponders what to do with the rare metals she has obtained.