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Chapter 350 Learning about runes (2)
Chapter 350 Learning about runes (2)
Chapter 350 Learning about runes (2)
Since I was willing to take this out, naturally I was willing to teach them.
But before that…I had to make sure that I was getting something that was worth this information.
I didn't explain what these runes were like I had done with the alloy right away.
Instead, I looked at the Dwarven King and calmly asked, "The results of the forging duel?"
The dwarves were taken aback when they heard this, but then they all suddenly revealed wide smiles.
The Dwarven King gave a chuckle before saying, "You still need to ask? If I wanted to proclaim victory after that display, I would be a fool, right? My eyes are still clear, so I can see the difference between our blades. There's no need to worry, I accept my loss."
After he said this, all of the other dwarves gave a chuckle.
They knew what personality their king had, that was why they were willing to follow him in the first place.
After that, the Dwarven King said, "Since I've challenged you to the forging duel, naturally you'll receive the reward you deserve."
His expression became serious as he said, "I'll permit you to buy double the amount of mithril that you've requested and I'll allow you to buy a certain amount of other ores from our Dwarven Kingdom."
He looked at me with that serious expression and said, "Is that alright?"
I gave a firm nod after hearing this.
This was all that I wanted.
I wanted to make sure that I would be able to collect the prize once it was all over.
The Dwarven King gave another chuckle before saying, "It's not like I would go back on my promise in the first place. The things that you humans worry about really are trivial and silly, but then again, that's just how you humans are."
The dwarves all nodded with knowing smiles when they heard this.
I couldn't help revealing an awkward look when I heard this.
It was true, these were just the things that we humans were worried about and there was no changing it.
So I just acted like I didn't hear anything and said with a cough, "So let's talk about the dagger."
When they heard this, the eyes of all dwarves lit up and they paid attention to me.
They immediately gathered around the table with the dagger, with quite a bit of pushing between them as they tried to get a better position to watch my explanation. Even the Dwarven King wasn't an exception to this as he pushed his way to the front.
Even though he was their king, they didn't give any preferential treatment to him as
I just stood there in front of the table with the dagger on it and pointed at one of the runes.
This was the first rune that I had carved at the hilt of the dagger.
After pointing at it, I said, "This rune is the rune of sharpness. It increases the sharpness of the blade when activated."
"Sharpness?" The dwarves repeated after me.
The Dwarven King then asked, "How do you know that it's sharpness? Also, how sharp does it make the weapon?"
I just said with a shrug, "That's what I've learned, I don't know the rune language at all."
After I said this, all of the dwarves couldn't help looking at me with surprised looks as the Dwarven King slowly asked, "You…don't know the rune language?"
I just gave a calm nod in response.
All of them looked at me with strange looks before the Dwarven King asked, "Then how do you know how to carve runes? Don't you have to know the runes to do something like that?"
I shook my head before saying, "As long as you know what the runes are, you can carve them with a bit of technique. You should have seen my sloppy technique, right? Even someone like me could do that, so anyone should be able to."
Of course…that wasn't the truth.
I knew how to do this because I had seen it in the game.
It was a good thing that there was a detailed cutscene of this, or I really would have been in trouble trying to pretend like I knew rune carving.
The dwarves had sharp eyes for technique since this was what they specialized in.
They could see that my technique was sloppy, a clear sign that I was an amateur and yet I was able to carve such amazing runes on this dagger. So they had no choice but to accept my explanation as the truth since the facts were in front of them.
After accepting this truth, the Dwarven King once again touched on the key thing here as he asked, "How many of these runes do you know?"
That was when I revealed a smile.
This was the question that I had been waiting for since this was the only real card that I had in my hand.
Perhaps there would be a way to develop new runes if one understood the rune language, but that was just too advanced for me. Instead, I had my knowledge from the game.
I knew different runes that didn't exist in this period of the game, but existed further in the future of the game.
As long as I took these runes out, I could advance rune smithing by at least several decades.
But of course, I wouldn't bring it out that easily.
After pretending to think for a bit, I casually said, "Maybe around ten or so."
Hearing this, the dwarves revealed looks of shock and admiration.
They had thought that it would be good if I knew one more, but I knew five or so more.
This was without a doubt a very meaningful thing.
If they could get these runes…
The Dwarven King once again touched on the main thing as he asked, "How did you come across these runes? Did you find them or were they given to you by someone else?"