Chapter 98

"Hmm, what should I do?"

"Is something the matter, Lord Arus?"

"It's Gran. Well, I was thinking that if the demand for glass increases in the future, maybe I should enchant the glass-making process."

"…Enchant it?"

"Huh? Do you have something to say?"

"Well, it's not a big deal, but as a craftsman, I don't really like mass-producing things with magic."

"Is that so? I find the bricks very convenient and helpful."

"Sure, but bricks and glass are different."

"What do you mean? How are they different?"

"The hardened bricks you make are very user-friendly and suitable for mass production with magic in terms of materials. However, what about glass? Besides windows, you've been making various shapes of glass, like plates and glasses. Are you going to enchant all of them?"

"Well, for now, I just need window glass."

"No, that's not right, Lord Arus. Making things with such a mindset is not good. As a craftsman, one must always have a spirit of improvement. If you enchant it, there will be no further development. It's better to make glass by hand."

Well, that's a tough one. I'm not a craftsman like Gran.

But, he might be right.

Making a lot of window glass is a hassle, but it's questionable whether it's worth enchanting it so that everyone with the Balcan surname can make it.

After all, as long as you have sand and lime, you can make it without magic.

However, the window glass I make is based on my memories from my previous life, so I think it's quite advanced for this era.

On the other hand, if I enchant glass-making, it might mean that no one in Balcan will ever try to make glass by hand again.

In terms of technological development, the negative impact of enchantment might be significant.

"If you say so, Gran, why don't you try making something with glass? Actually, there's something I want you to make."

"Oh, what is it, Lord Arus?"

"A lens. A glass lens. Can you do it, Gran?"

And so, I suddenly asked Gran to make something.

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"Hehehe, I finally finished it, Lord Arus. Here's the finished product."

"You're still amazing when it comes to making things. You were working almost non-stop, weren't you?"

"Don't worry. As someone with the Balcan surname, I can use [Meditation]. I'm fine without sleep."

No, no, [Meditation] is a spell to suppress unnecessary magic outflow and speed up fatigue recovery, meant to be used before sleeping to fully recover stamina during sleep.

But Gran used [Meditation] and stayed awake to work continuously.

It's quite surprising that it was effective.

"Well, it's no use saying this to you now. Let me see it right away."

What I received from Gran was something using five types of glass lenses.

To be precise, it used two sets of five types of glass, so it probably used ten pieces of glass in total.

"Wow, I can see so far. The precision is amazing, Gran."

I climbed to the top of the tower and tried it out.

It was something to be used by placing it over both eyes.

What Gran made was a pair of binoculars.

The vague memory of the structure of binoculars.

Basically, it's a mechanism that uses multiple pieces of glass to magnify distant objects.

However, just preparing the glass lenses isn't enough.

You need to arrange the five types of lenses in a tube at the right angles to refract light and make the image of the target appear larger.

With my vague memories from my previous life, I couldn't have reproduced it even with magic.

But Gran managed to create it based on the vague design I drew on paper from my memories.

This guy is really incredibly talented.

While looking over the Balcan knight's territory from the top of the tower, I once again felt grateful for Gran's existence.

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