The Demon Queen's Disciple
Chapter 34 - Smithworks

'Ding! Jing!!'

The loud sound of bells signifies that the educational activities in this academy have ended.

All students in class F seem busy organizing their books. Keep it in the iron locker at the back of the class.

"Alex, you're busy after this?" asked Lucius while putting his book into the locker.

"Hmm? After eating, I guess I'll just do a review on some stores. Why?" alex asked back after closing the locker.

"Actually my sword is broken and I want to find a new one. So I thought you had a gun shop or something...."

"Eh? Well, my family has a forging so I guess you can find something there. But what did you do until your sword broke?" ask Alex to be curious.

"Exercise?"

............

After eating together with the F class children, Lucius and Alex walked in the same direction.

His goal was a blacksmith shop owned by the Brown family.

After walking for about 15 minutes more, they finally arrived.

"Brown Smithworks's. I'm proud enough to say this is one of the best forging shops in the city of Arcanum" Alex explained with a faint smile.

His words are not exaggerated at all. How not?

Even from the streets alone, calling Brown Smithworks a 'store' was an insult. In comparison, this place looks more like a giant factory.

The area itself is almost a block in the city center of Arcanum. Or at least equivalent to 30 ordinary residents' houses with 4 floors in the building.

"Yes-that's right, Alex. T-this is yours?" lucius asked in surprise half to death.

"Our family." Alex replied briefly before inviting Lucius to enter the building.

'Klaaang!!! Ohhhhai!!! Ohhhh!!!'

Forging sounds could be heard from all directions in this building. Along with that ear-shaking sound, the burning embers on all sides made this room on the first floor so hot.

Hundreds of blacksmiths seemed to be working so hard without complaining. Even so, in the place where they worked there was a light blue magic circle on the floor.

"What's that?" lucius asked while shouting because he could hear nothing but the sound of iron forging.

"Ice magic. Protect workers from hot temperatures. Although it only affects a small area." explains Alex.

"What?!" lucius shouted because he could not hear what Alex had just said.

But before Alex repeated his words, Lucius could understand what Alex was saying after glancing up at the top of this main floor.

In reality, the first floor and the second floor became one. Making the ceiling on this main floor so high with the support of large pillars are strong.

Meanwhile, on the side there is a main road where dozens of magicians appear to continue to activate various types of magic.

Some of them were seen using ice magic to cool the places around the blacksmiths.

Others are seen using fire magic to heat the main furnace, where the fire will be channeled to dozens of other furnaces on the ground floor.

And the highlight on the main floor is of course a giant hammer in the middle of this room.

The hammer seemed to be connected to the ceiling on this floor and was moved with some sort of magic tool.

...'YAAAAAAAANGGG!!!'...

Once every 10 seconds, the giant hammer forges hard metal with 8 workers taking care of it.

In Lucius' mind there was only one word.

'Gi-crazy....'

'He.... Really used to this atmosphere huh?' lucius thought in his heart, having seen Alex completely unaffected by the heat of the temperature on this floor or the loud sound of the forging.

The two climbed the stairs to get to the second floor. Along the streets surrounding the building, witches were seen by Lucius from below.

"From" said Alex as he turned towards another staircase near the wall.

The 3rd floor was completely different from what was on the main floor.

The floor is separated by thick walls and doors. Not only that, the floor he was treading on was also so thick.

Preventing loud noises from the main floor from getting in here. Although not all because the sound of forging can still be heard vaguely.

"Please sit. I'll get you the list." said Alex as he invited Lucius to sit on a luxurious sofa chair with various floral decorations around it.

Not long after, several servants came to approach Lucius. Provide a warm tea and a plate of cookies that look so beautiful and delicious on the table.

"Thank you.." Lucius replied nervously.

The servants wearing black and white suits smiled before leaving Lucius.

'It's amazing, your friend, ' Carmilla said after a long silence.

"Yes. I was more and more amazed at him." whispered Lucius in a soft voice as he sipped the warm tea in the silver cup.

Looking around, Lucius found several other customers sitting in different places.

There are at least 20 banquets just as beautiful as the one Lucius currently occupies. Each can accommodate up to 8 people.

In the distance, a group of nobles were discussing something with the servants on this floor.

While on the other hand, the knight was seen along with his 3 subordinates, appearing to be talking about the supply of soldiers' weaponry in this city.

"Young Master. What about our offer for tax-free trade rights in the city next door?"

"It's better to accept my offer, Young Master. I'm sure the iron mines in the South can increase your influence and wealth in this City."

"Young Master must know that the gold mines in my territory are much more interesting, right?"

"A very interesting offer to me. But do you think that's enough to interest the entire Brown family?" alex replied with a friendly smile.

In the distance, 3 nobles are shrouding Alex's figure. They each offer something fantastic.

Alex handled it so well. Appointing the entire Brown family as a bidding coin, made it almost never get bad value when rejecting an offer.

If anything is considered bad, of course it is one of the Brown family. But who would never know.

Although in reality, it was Alex himself who arranged everything.

Knowing that all this was achieved by a young man who was 16 years old.... It made Lucius feel even more amazed and a little envious.

A few moments later....

"I'm sorry it's been a while. There are a lot of clients waiting for me. So please discuss with this Mr. Albert. He is the person I can trust the most. Then.." Alex told Lucius before leaving.

He left behind an officer who looked quite old with a thin body. The glasses he wore made his look with gray hair look so wise.

"Welcome to Brown Smithworks, Mr. Lucius. Is there anything we can help you with?" asked Albert, bowing his body slightly.

It's just....

'Damn it, I just want to find any iron sword to replace my broken one. But why did it become like this?' lucius thought in his heart.

But he was not complaining at all.

Just a little surprised at all of this unexpected turn of events.