"It's cold, it's too cold... I don't think it's a good idea for a general to do this outside in the winter."
"Sorry, Vargas. But thanks to that, a lot of Magic Steel has gathered."
"Well, all we have to do is cut the mud doll with an ice flame sword. Even so, an unknown idiot burned the ice of the swamp with an ice flame sword."
"Oh, my God. This box of sleigh is on the ice of the swamp, right? You didn't burn the whole swamp, did you?
"Hmm? Oh, that's okay. The magic of the Ice Flame Sword will change how much ice you can turn into flame. I mean, how many generals can turn such a wide range of ice into flames?"
"Oh, I see. The magic amount will change the effect range. Well, I used Magic Stone magic too, so I don't usually do that."
"I don't think you can do that with just magic stones. So, when does Magic Steel turn into a thunderbolt sword? Give me one when you're done, General."
"Hmm, I'm still worried about what to do. Maybe Magic Steel can be used for anything but thunder swords."
"Ah? I thought the general said it would be convenient to take on a majority. If you're not collecting Magic Steel to make thunder swords, what are you going to use it for?
I see.... in the meantime, I'm wondering if I want a watch, but I can't?
Vargas and his knights continue to fight mud dolls in the mid-winter Nelson wetlands.
Thanks to their work, I succeeded in getting the magic steel there.
Magic Steel is a mysterious substance that generates electricity when magic is applied.
With that, we can also create an excellent magical sword created by the Arbarest family.
However, during my conversation with Vargas, I offered the possibility of putting aside the production of thunderbolt swords.
What I wanted to make instead.
It was an electric watch.
Clock, it's a device for displaying time.
This watch, in fact, has been of little help to me since I was born in this world.
After all, I was born into a house of poor farmers.
There could not have been such a thing in a house of such a level that it would be troublesome to eat every day, and there was no need for it.
In the morning, when the sun rose, I began to work in the field, and when the sun went down, it was common for me to go to bed.
Farmers live without watches.
That's for sure.
But when it comes to the use of fine watches by the nobles and knights, it certainly wasn't.
After I became a knight, I checked what kind of watch was being used, but nothing was satisfactory.
Although there are some that measure how much time has elapsed from one day to another, it was very different from the previous life's watch, which measured exactly how many seconds a comma lasted.
Moreover, the time shift had to be corrected after a while, and it had become quite a number of times throughout the year, and it seemed that the clock did not know how many days of shift would occur in total.
Besides, the clock is very expensive.
There are no artisans in Fontana who can make watches, only in the King's Land.
Nevertheless, the traditional craftsmanship of the craftsman has been interrupted several times due to long disturbances.
As a result, only a few craftsmen have managed to inherit degraded technologies, and they have to be expensive because they are made by such craftsmen.
Naturally, if it breaks, it will take several years for it to come back to repair.
However, Fontana would be in trouble if she remained in that state.
Because that's why we're talking about the Reed family across Fontana territory.
Kyle created the [Remarks], an incredibly convenient magic that allows Reed family members to communicate their intentions even at long distances.
Naturally, I decided to use it for the task of assembling Fontana territory.
But a little problem is emerging.
I started having trouble not telling you what I told you about my work from afar.
Because it is a human being, there will be no choice.
Because I forgot what I said.
That's why I instructed Reed to make sure to keep a record when House Reed does a [memo].
However, without a decent watch, there was a discrepancy in the records taken by both sides.
Not yet.
Because it hasn't developed into such a big problem.
But what if there was a war?
If you are in a state of combat with another nobleman, you will be in trouble if you do not receive my instructions.
In battle, you will always make your judgment, and on the day after you have ordered a raid, you may be told to stop.
It would be a big deal if the back-and-forth relationship with such things as "issuing a raid order after a stop order" became messy.
Therefore, even if we want to take a record, we need some common and accurate timekeeping.
That's why I needed a watch.
It's also about getting an accurate watch that's as crazy as possible.
"So it's time, Gran. Make a watch out of this magic steel."
"... no, this is not a good idea. As a maker, I am very grateful to be able to keep a new material called Magic Electric Steel, but even if you suddenly tell me to make a watch with this, I won't be in trouble, Ars."
"Gran will be fine. Besides, there was an astrologist at Vulcanian school, right? If you ask him, he'll tell you how the stars are moving. You should know more about calendars."
"Um, Lord Ars. This is true of the calendar, but do you have any ideas about the mechanism of the clock? I don't think there is any guarantee that this Magic Steel can be made..."
"Oh, I have an idea. I don't know if I can get it right, but I think that with crystals and electricity, we can measure the time quite accurately."
After I got Magic Steel, I told Balgas to collect it and moved back through the snow again.
But I came to Gran, who was in Vulcania, not to Fontana's city office.
After all, there will be no one else left behind when asked to make things.
Then, I will give Magic Steel to the grand and explain.
If you really want to make a watch, you want to make something more accurate.
If so, let's make it modern.
I decided to make a watch using crystal and electricity, or quartz watch.