Greatest Alchemist? Chapter 670

A Request

The armor of the Sanctuary Knights would be a silvery base made of magic steel and mithril alloy, which each knight order would alter the trimming and decorations of.

The Fire Spirit Knights would have a red trim and decorations, while the Wind Spirit Knights would be yellow-green, and Earth Spirit Knights would be ochre.
As for Undine’s Water Spirit Knights, Fluna and her squad would keep their colors, while the rest of the order would use blue.

The prototype dwarven armor that Doganbo-san and Golan-san created had a thick helm, heavy breastplate, gauntlets, greaves, pauldrons, faulds, and tassets, which were similar to those of other aces, but with the balance and overall thickness of the armor altered.

In summary, the knight armor in this world was similar to the western armor and helmet in my previous life.

Perhaps it followed a similar history in relation to interpersonal fights. Nonetheless, magicraft exists here. So naturally, the armor here was different from the western armor I knew in my previous life.

First, the helm obviously protects the head, but it wasn’t full-face shaped.
It’s likely that this was maintain a field of vision in order to deal with threats and monsters.

As for the armor, it wasn’t like the full body armor on display in European castles, it prioritizes ease of movement.

I think it would be closer to the image of the armor worn in fantasy animes.

Aside from the metals, monster hides were also used here, and bestowal magic could be applied to further increase defense, which led it to develop the way it has.

I was a salaryman in my late 30’s, so I had nothing to do with cosplay, but the knight armor in this world is cool.

「The armor for Elves and Humans look easy to move in.」
「Yes. Beastkin are especially particular about restricted movements caused by armor.」
「With the Weight Reduction enchantment, the lightened base has more room for other enhancements.」
「Yes. I think it has fairly decent defense even with how light it is.」
「What do you mean fairly decent? That level of armor is considered a national treasure by anyone. Well, it’s true that these fall quite a bit compared to Takumi, Miss Sophia and the others’s armors.」
「Golan-aniki, in terms of defensive power, our dwarven armor isn’t that much different from Takumi and the others’. Even with some mobility enhancements and weight reduction, it still can’t beat that lightness.」
「The metals used are different, so the weight can’t be helped.」

If the same level of Weight Reduction enchantment was, added, it’s inevitable that the weight of the metals used would be the deciding factor.

Even so, for the Dwarves, the weight was apparently no different from a storebought leather armor.

「Umu, let’s go with this trim color and this pattern for decorations.」
「You’re right. I think it looks cool.」

Looking at the lineup of mannequins wearing the prototypes of each knight order’s armor, we decided to use these designs for mass production.

「We can hold off on weapons.」
「I suppose. They’ve barely begun weapons training.」

Dwarves mainly used giant axes and war hammers, while Elves used a sword and shield, but Salamander’s Fire Spirit Knights had a jumble of races, so it hasn’t be decided what weapons to prepare for them.

So for starters, they began training with various weapons to find their main weapon.

Setting the weapons aside for now, I was thinking of starting the mass production of armor when a maid informed me that Madam Lumia and Madam Rosary had come to visit the workshop.

「Good day. What brings you here today?
「Takumi-kun, we have matter we must discuss.」
「Uhh, with you two?」
「Yes, the topic we wish to discuss is similar.」
「Madam Lumia( and Madam Rosary want to talk about the same thing?」

I couldn’t imagine what it could be about.

「Yes, as of this moment, the Sanctuary is establishing its knight orders, is it not?」
「Yes. We’ve already completed their lodging and buildings with training grounds, are about to go into equipment production.」
「My home country appreciates that Sylph-sama had chosen to invite our youth idling at home to become knights.」
「Yes, there are over fifty of them at Sylph’s order right now. I also heard from Sophia that another thirty are on their way.」
「Takumi-kun, the issue is whether we are able to provide support for the children who are unsuited to be knights.」
「That holds true for my case as well. I appreciate that Salamander-sama has been gathering knight candidates regardless of their status or race, but we would also like to open doors for the young folk who dream to become mages.」
「Umm, be it in Yggurle Kingdom or Valkyra Kingdom, mages are valuable human resources, so they’d be in great demand, wouldn’t they?」

This is a swords and magic fantasy world, but the number of people capable of using combat magic weren’t as many as you’d think.

I’ve heard that most of them are gathered by their country, and a few become adventurers.

「That perspective isn’t wrong. However, most mages employed by the country or by aristocracy are nobles themselves. Many of the unaffiliated mages turn to adventuring for their livelihood.」
「Let’s see, so you mean to have a place of employment for noble children of a weak faction and those of common background?」
「As expected of Takumi-kun. That is indeed the case.」

Magical talent seemed hereditary, and practically all the members of the mage divisions of a country were people from long-standing noble families. No matter how talented someone is, there was no room for children of minor nobles or commoners to join.

「Much is the same in Yggurle Kingdom. Which is where the Sanctuary, which gathers talent regardless of status or race, comes to play.」
「……I see. I’ll talk to Sylph about it for now.」
「Highly appreciated.」
「We await your reply.」

It was a request from Madam Lumia and Madam Rosary, but having watched the knight candidates in training, I thought it wouldn’t be ideal to gather just muscle-brains. So, I postponed the mass production of equipment and headed towards the Spirits’ mansion to consult with Sylph.

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