The box used to transport [Bee Flower Snow Moon] was specially designed by Ira. It does not look like the [treasure chest] commonly used in this world, but has a flat top.

It looks like a box magnified several times.

This design allows for the stacking of goods, preventing boxes from shifting when placed on top of each other, and also ensures that a single carriage can hold many similar goods.

This structure will probably be adopted by merchants soon. For them, who have the ability to expand the space inside the carriage, a little space saving becomes a huge saving when amplified in a carriage with dimensional space magic.

This is related to the base number.

Inside the box were individual wooden partitions, each just big enough to hold a bottle of "Bee & Flower Snow Moon" perfume. The 4x5 size box could hold exactly 20 bottles of perfume.

The perfume was simply placed in a metal bottle of the same size—this level of metalwork was something the goldsmiths in the Demon King's territory could make, even though their usual work was forging standard weapons and farm tools.

Yes, the goldsmith and blacksmith in the Demon King's territory are the same person. Ira had met him before; he was a werewolf with a refined demeanor but an intense passion for blacksmithing.

"Actually, I originally wanted to put it in a glass bottle."

As the carriage carrying a hundred bottles... that is, four boxes of perfume drove away, Ira, who had not met with the Duke of Novak's men, said this. He had not met with the trade caravan before because he was wanted by the authorities at the time.

He now stays on the terrace to watch, simply because he feels there is no need to show his face in public.

"Glass? Crystal? That's so extravagant..."

Vera, who was speaking next to Ira, was hiding and spying because of her wanted poster... To be honest, Vera deserved it. If Ira were Isabella, she would never have shown any mercy to Vera after she turned into a lich.

For the Empire, it is completely unacceptable for its citizens to be embraced as vampires or transformed into liches; this is the most basic national policy, and both the Iraqi and aristocratic factions agree on this point.

"Perhaps, but... do you know how glass is made?"

Ira asked Vera this question. He had lived in this world for many years and knew that glass existed in this world, but it was extremely expensive. The creation of glass was also regarded as a miracle of alchemy.

"I know, the story of glassmaking is right next to the original text of [Anonymous Fireball Technique], you've heard of it, right? There were upperclassmen who memorized glassmaking techniques along with it when they were reciting it, right?"

As Vera said this, she responded, "From tiny grains of sand, accompanied by the flames of the melting sun, to create shimmering glass, this is not a gift from the gods, but a great achievement of wisdom, a miracle of humankind!"

She remembered correctly; Ira had also heard the story. Although he suspected that the story of "the senior memorizing the original text along with miscellaneous books" was just a joke, it didn't stop the mages of the Pure White Tower from talking about it with great relish.

That passage, translated into simple human language, is something like, "Bake sand at high temperatures, and glass will come out! It has nothing to do with God; we figured out how to make it ourselves. Awesome!"

This is why the architecture of the theocracy uses glass extensively to prove that humans do not need gods... even though glass is a very expensive material for them.

The process of making glass is slightly different from that of ordinary agricultural tools. Glass requires a kiln, just like pottery, and the high temperature of 1,600 degrees Celsius is not easy to maintain.

Ira was very clear about this, but the people of this world didn't know the specific data, they only knew that... the temperature required to refine glass could only be reached by professionals.

Therefore, this is a great achievement for mankind.

"Actually, there is a very simple way to lower the melting point of silicon dioxide."

As Ira spoke, he watched the departing carriage, pondering how he would innovate the technology of the Demon King's territory... no, the Demon Kingdom, after reaping a large sum of gold coins.

In short, let's hire a few dwarf craftsmen at high salaries first, and train our own team of craftsmen... It would be good to have werewolves do the work, since werewolves are just doing hard labor in the Demon King's territory, which is a bit of a waste.

Their muscles look perfect for ironwork.

...

Vera: Stare~

As Ira was thinking this, Vera glanced at Ira sideways. He noticed her gaze, turned his head to look in Vera's direction, and they met eyes that met Vera's somewhat comical expression.

Ira: "..."

Vera: "..."

"Feel sorry."

As he said this, Ira realized that he had stopped halfway through his sentence and turned his attention back to his conversation with Vera. He said, "It's still wood ash. Wood ash contains potassium carbonate, which can replace sodium carbonate and lower the melting point of silicon dioxide."

Therefore, only about 1200 degrees Celsius is needed to refine glass.

"..."

Vera narrowed her eyes, watching Ira babbling out strange words. She sighed and shook her head, lamenting, "Sigh, I really still don't understand alchemy... Oh well, you're the boss anyway, you call the shots~"

These words sounded like Ira was rebelling, so he corrected him: "Satan is the boss."

Yes, yes, yes~

Amid Vera's perfunctory reply, Satan Ye peeked out from the terrace at just the right moment and said, "Mr. Ira? So you're here. The perfume has already been sent to Grand Duke Novak."

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