Helping Kaijin

"Th-That's it?"

Kaijin still had not quite processed it as he looked at his friends, who had already fully recovered.

"What were you expecting? That we'd have to pay some huge price, trade one life for another, or something?"

Rimuru rolled her eyes at Kaijin and could not help complaining.

"Alright, Rimuru, stop talking so much."

Mo Li calmly said as he picked Rimuru up from the ground with his dragon claw.

"Kaijin, we've already treated their injuries. However, they still need to rest, especially the wounded man whose arm was severed. Don't let him work for a while."

Mo Li explained to Kaijin.

"Alright, I understand."

Kaijin nodded repeatedly as he listened to Mo Li.

"Also, don't you still have your task? We'll help you take care of that too."

Rimuru spoke up at that moment.

"Sigh, how can it be solved? I don't have the materials to forge any more longswords. And there isn't enough time—I still have nineteen swords left to forge. It's already too late."

Kaijin's voice was filled with despair.

However, Rimuru revealed a faint smile.

Just because others could not do it did not mean Rimuru could not.

When she had first come to this world, she had swallowed plenty of materials in the cave where Veldora was sealed.

Because of Veldora, there had been many precious materials in that sealed cave.

Under the influence of Veldora's vast, ocean-like magicules, countless ores and medicinal herbs in the cave had undergone changes.

Nourished by magicules, they had evolved. Ordinary ores had become extremely precious Magic Ore, while ordinary herbs had evolved into valuable medicinal plants, such as Hippocrates Grass.

Without the slightest exaggeration, Rimuru was now a mobile vein of precious minerals—perhaps even more outrageous than that. After all, not many mines contained so many valuable medicinal herbs.

So, Rimuru could be lacking in anything but materials.

And what did forging require? Ore, of course. Wasn't this exactly what she had on hand?

Besides, Rimuru had Great Sage.

Wouldn't forging be easy? She only needed to swallow the sword, have Great Sage analyze it, and that would be that.

Then she could record the production method and mass-produce it. It was that simple.

As for Kaijin's concerns about insufficient materials and insufficient time, those were no longer problems when Rimuru was involved.

As she thought about it, Rimuru could not help grinning foolishly.

When Mo Li saw Rimuru's silly smile, he knew she had found a solution.

"But then again, with so much ore and Great Sage, it would be strange if she couldn't solve it."

"Master Kaigin, could you show us the sword you've already forged?"

Mo Li broke the calm atmosphere and spoke to Kaijin.

"Alright, wait a moment. I'll go get it."

With that, Kaijin walked toward the forging station.

To be honest, it was not as if Kaijin had never tried. Yet after spending so much time and effort, he had only managed to forge a single sword.

Moreover, he had no spare materials left. Gathering materials would take considerable time, and forging would take even longer. Even if he worked without eating, drinking, or sleeping, he still could not complete the task within the allotted time.

If he failed to hand over twenty swords by the deadline, even if his life was not in danger, he would still face a severe punishment. Now, all he could do was hope for a miracle.

"Ari, do you have a solution too?"

Rimuru looked at Mo Li with surprise.

"I don't."

Mo Li looked at Rimuru.

Then Mo Li changed his tone.

"I don't, but don't you?"

Mo Li teased Rimuru.

Rimuru was somewhat surprised.

"Ari, how did you know I had a solution?"

"It was obvious at a glance. From that expression just now, I knew you had a way without even guessing. Am I wrong?"

Mo Li smiled at Rimuru.

"Let me guess. You planned to swallow that sword first, have Great Sage analyze it, and then have Great Sage replicate it for you, right?"

Mo Li's tone was full of confidence.

"Ari, you're making me feel like I have no sense of accomplishment at all."

Rimuru said dejectedly.

"Alright, that only shows I understand you. Aren't we best friends?"

Mo Li gently said as he stroked Rimuru's big head.

"That's right. It only shows that Ari cares about me."

As soon as Rimuru heard Mo Li's words, her mood brightened at once.

Soon, Kaijin returned carrying a longsword that gave off a faint glow.

Looking at the glowing sword, Rimuru was somewhat amazed by Kaijin's superb forging skills.

"This is the standard longsword the King ordered."

"This sword was forged from extremely precious metal materials, along with rare ground Magic Ore."

"Without hesitation, I can say that of all the weapons I've forged over the years, this sword is definitely one of the finest."

Kaijin came before Rimuru and Mo Li and explained.

"I don't know how you intend to help me, but as long as you help me overcome this crisis, if you ever need anything from me in the future, I, Kaijin, will never refuse. Even if you fail, I won't blame you. You healed my companions, so I'll do my utmost to fulfill any request you make."

Kaijin's voice was filled with sincerity.

"Rimuru, are you confident?"

Looking at the longsword, Mo Li spoke to Rimuru.

"Don't worry, Ari. I never do anything unless I'm sure of it."

Rimuru patted her chest as she assured Mo Li. Although Rimuru did not actually have a chest, that did not stop her from making the gesture.

Then, right in front of Kaijin, Rimuru swallowed the sword.

"Great Sage, I'll leave it to you."

[Analyzing. Analysis complete. This sword's shape was forged from high-grade iron ore, high-grade Magic Ore, and copper-gold, with Magic Ore as its core.]

[The ore swallowed by the host contains all required materials. The forging method has been analyzed and can be used at any time.]

Hearing Great Sage's words, Rimuru laughed happily.

She lacked no ore, and she had the forging method as well. Forget twenty swords—even a hundred would be no problem. She could forge as many as she wanted now.

Moreover, the ores within her body had already been processed by Great Sage, so they could be generated directly.

"Looks like it's good news."

Seeing Rimuru's smiling face, Mo Li knew the matter had been settled.