Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

(The next chapter will be available when you wake up tomorrow. Anyway, I will update twice a day for the next few days.)

123 Cultural Relics

Outside the door, none of the three continued chatting.

Just bury all kinds of thoughts quietly in your heart.

Interests and calculations need to give way to danger, as the threat of the Ice Prison Dragon remains.

but--

"Huh? The cold winter has subsided." Yu Man pretended to be surprised and pointed this out first.

The Rust Remover and the werewolves from the Ghost World Chamber of Commerce also felt it.

Whether it was the exaggerated dark clouds or the icy hell that froze the sea, they were gradually fading away.

Besides, the Ice Prison Dragon left helplessly as if it was sulking.

They heard the dragon's cry gradually fading away.

"I see... It thought that after I landed on the island, there would be no chance for it to attack again."

Yu Man pretended to be lucky enough to have escaped death, and after making his judgment thoughtfully, he immediately looked at the "Rust Remover" with shining eyes.

"Thanks again for sheltering me."

"No, no, no, I didn't do anything..."

The Rust Remover was flattered, but he did not stop thinking. Instead, he analyzed his current situation quite rationally.

The Ice Prison Dragon chased Yu Man here, and then, sensing the severe danger hidden in the island, it stopped pursuing him.

In addition, the Ice Prison Dragon is a creature that takes root in its territory and almost never leaves its nest throughout its entire life.

To sum up, he probably thought that there was no chance to kill Yu Man anymore, so he just went home.

"Fortunately, it's gone... otherwise it would be very troublesome." The Rust Remover also breathed a sigh of relief.

"really."

Yu Man looked at the expression of the "Rust Remover". Well, this blacksmith is quite easy to fool.

She didn't let her guard down because there was another guest here.

As someone from the "Youshi Chamber of Commerce", I'm afraid he's not that easy to fool.

"Ahaha—that legendary fierce dragon isn't stupid at all. It actually knows to be wary of my existence."

Seeing the Ice Prison Dragon retreat, the werewolf breathed a sigh of relief, followed by excited words.

"But it's all right now! Stranger, since you have a good relationship with the Rust Remover, you're a kindred spirit to me. If the fierce dragon comes again, I can drive it back once more."

"Oh, so amazing...thank you then." Yu Man laughed.

The Rust Remover raised his hand at the right moment and said, "Please come inside. I'll send an assistant to keep an eye on things outside."

……

indoor.

The Rust Remover lit the fireplace and was even more generous, using high-quality wood as fuel.

With the addition of some magic powder, the flames suddenly became pure warmth, warming Yu Man's body and mind.

Not only that.

The Rust Remover also held a cup of tea and gently handed it to Yu Man: "Here, this is Nikko Kui's roasted tea. I hope it can keep the cold away for you."

"……Thanks."

This overly luxurious treatment made Yu Man, who had been lying all the time, feel ashamed.

Instead, one could sense that the craftsmanship emanating from the Rust Remover had been upgraded.

Just like it’s both sunny days, but there are differences.

Today's "rust remover" is the most pleasant warm spring day, fresh after the rain, and everything is brand new.

This somewhat alleviated Yu Man's sense of guilt.

Besides, after taking a sip of warm tea——

"This—I delivered it as promised."

Yu Man took out the return gift, which was a branch.

This is the material that the Rust Remover has been looking for: "a strand of roots from Shimlabakken."

There is only one such root in the world.

“Oh—oh?! This extremely pure ice elemental magic… is the real thing, it’s from the World Tree… the real thing!”

The Rust Remover stood up immediately, not even caring about knocking over his wine glass.

His extremely eager gaze was fixed on the ice branch in Yu Man's hand.

"...Huh—how come...were here?" The werewolf beside him was quite confused and kept muttering, with a look of obvious displeasure on his face. "Excuse me, both of you—"

But the "Rust Remover" did not give him a chance to speak. He just carefully took the ice branch, held it in his hand, and looked at and pondered it carefully.

The craftsman was so immersed in his passion for the material that he seemed so focused that no one dared to disturb him.

"Alright, alright, that weapon can be forged... and the order can be completed... Although it's not the Ice Scale of the Ice Prison Dragon, this one is actually better..."

Yu Man listened quietly, curiosity aroused in her heart.

After a little thought, she found an excuse.

"When the World Tree of my homeland gifted me the Ice Branch, it warned me not to use it for evil. So... although it may be presumptuous, I'd like to know how this Ice Branch will be used. This will help me settle my conscience... whether it's for good or ill."

"I can guarantee that this will be used for the right reasons."

Since it is a gift from the World Tree, the Holy Mother of Ice Element is certainly qualified to know about it.

So the "Rust Remover" answered naturally, forgetting that this was revealing the customer's information.

"This ice branch will be used to forge a ritual vessel. The order was placed by the current Holy See, who will use this sword to hold the Millennium Ceremony in the near future."

It seems that this news is not a confidential matter.

The werewolf listened, his expression not changing.

Yu Man appeared surprised, but was secretly shocked in her heart, and took careful note of the incident.

"Fortunately, it's a good thing. Otherwise, we'd have to deliver defective products... After all, the only known sources in the world for rank eight sacred ice elemental materials are the World Tree in Shimlabakken and that terrifying dragon..."

Eighth level? Huh? Yu Man couldn't sit still any longer.

Is my vision so poor? I can't even see the value of this thing? This shouldn't be the case...

But the "Rust Remover" suddenly appeared, held Yu Man's hand, with stars shining in his eyes.

"Stranger—Eel! With this ice branch and the secret that allowed me to advance last time, I can't thank you enough! Please feel free to make your requests. I know there must be something you want, and I will do my best to satisfy you!"

"Ah... My business is not urgent. This guest came first, so I am the one who took up his time."

Yu Man responded politely.

In fact, it takes some time to think about what to ask for, or... whether to pull the ice branch back?

But anyway, politeness is politeness and it works.

The werewolf, who had been listening in on the situation, was very pleased. "Thank you, stranger. I really can't afford to delay my work any longer. I'll do it first."

"Well, Captain of the "Voyage Merchant Ship," Mr. "Sea-Splitting Sword," let's continue our previous conversation."

This time it was Yu Man's turn to attend the class as an observer.

Her previous politeness, coupled with the fact that the chill she claimed to have felt from being injured by the Ice Prison Dragon, allowed her to drink tea and listen in openly by the fire, and no one was too embarrassed to ask her to leave.

"Well, now that the icy branch has been dealt with, this whole mess is over. I don't have to risk going to Himlabakken to chop down the World Tree... Then let's talk about the next thing."

"Hmm - identification?" The Rust Remover seemed a little interested.

"Yes! We dug up some strange ruins and found a bunch of weird stuff. Our Chamber of Commerce appraiser still can't identify one last piece. I happened to be visiting your place, so I brought it over to ask about it."

Obviously, an eighth-level - no, ninth-level blacksmith, who is famous in this world, has handled countless precious materials and probably knows many secrets.

It's reasonable to come to her when you have something you don't understand.

Yu Man was also very curious, but he still had to reduce his presence as much as possible so that he could eavesdrop and peek more conveniently.

"Come and see, this is it—little sister from a foreign land, come and see it too! This is what I worked so hard for, and the more I can show it off, the happier I'll be."

Since he was called, Yu Man moved his chair to the table openly.

Spread out on the wooden table is a piece of silk cloth.

And a strange thing was lying quietly on it.

"...It's not magical," the Rust Remover concluded. "But...how could it be so ancient?"

A rope.

A long, grey rope.

Yu Manmo suddenly thought of the centenarians in the countryside. In their small bags, there might be similar ropes. If asked, the old man would describe it like this:

"This is the rope used for hanging from my great-great-grandfather's great-great-grandfather and above. It's been passed down from generation to generation in memory of that person."

some type of.

The aura emitted by the rope is so strange and weird.

And... there wasn't even a hint of magical reaction.

Even Yu Man, who had experienced the first week, couldn't figure out its origin.

"Can I touch it?" Yu Man asked.

"Casual!"

With permission, Yu Man extended his index finger and gently touched the rope as if poking a friendly slime that had intruded into the classroom.

It's not for the purpose of creating an adventure, but just to use the power of the system to see if it can introduce the origin of the items.

But - failed, this thing didn't respond at all.

"What's going on, you two! Have you figured out anything?" the werewolf urged.

The Rust Remover said, "The knotting method doesn't exist in the modern world, nor in history, but it doesn't seem to be used in any magical ritual... If I had to say, I think it's a very ancient... but ordinary artifact."

"Artifacts?"

"Well, it's probably from before the mythological age... no, even older than that. Perhaps from ten thousand years ago, before the continent was divided into islands by sin, before the world was poured into the salt sea by truth, and before the cycle of magic captured all souls... that simple age."

"Rust Remover" describes history recorded in mythology.

The werewolf slapped his thigh and kept yelling that the craftsman's guess was too exaggerated.

Yu Man stood aside with his hands folded and his brows furrowed.

Thinking carefully about the words of the "Rust Remover", Yu Man also remembered some things he knew in the first round.

The werewolf complained listlessly, "A cultural relic? Its value has plummeted... Sigh. I can only trick the nobles into buying it as a collectible. Anyway, it's probably worth a few dozen gold coins, good for some extra cash."

"Is there anything else you want to identify? Or is there anything else?"

"It's nothing to do with your family, but it's a little to do with the stranger's family."

The werewolf rudely put away the rope, yawned, and looked at Yu Man with sharp eyes.

"You're from Himlabakken, and you're related to Icebranch. So, do you know about this? There's a very weak necromancer who has a very disgusting ship..."

The werewolf's speech slowed down, choosing his words carefully.

This matter was considered a scandal, and as a fellow member of the "Youshi Chamber of Commerce", he spoke quite cautiously.

Can--

"I killed him." Yu Man answered concisely and clearly.