The discovery of a new ore vein plunged the entire Swordsmith Village into a brief flurry of delight and activity.
With that, the pressure the Demon Slayer Corps had faced lately from the growing orders for Nichirin Blades...
Immediately eased by more than half.
This batch of ore...
Even if its quality was ordinary, it would at least last them several years.
For this, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the family head at Headquarters, had even sent a Kasugai Crow with praise and encouragement.
Well, mainly verbal praise.
As far as money and status went, Oyakata-sama really had nothing left to reward Xia Xi with.
It was just that Ubuyashiki was about the same age as Xia Xi.
His children could barely speak clearly; otherwise, he would surely have betrothed a daughter to Kurumaji, despite his different surname.
Outside the Village Chief's workshop.
Watching the village grow busy again over the new ore, Tiezhen asked Xia Xi a question.
"Dawn Hashira, now that Crimson Red Iron Sand is no longer in short supply..."
"Will you be starting preparations to forge a new weapon of your own?"
Of course, he remembered that Xia Xi had been planning to make a new weapon all along.
But Xia Xi shook his head.
"Not yet."
Xia Xi looked beyond the village, toward the rugged, mist-shrouded mountains on the horizon.
I can still grind my skill proficiency a little higher.
And as for the core material for forging...
"I want to find higher-quality ore to forge with."
Xia Xi frankly shared his thoughts.
"The quality of this newly discovered batch of Crimson Red Iron Sand is still a little lacking."
Tiezhen froze for a moment, then gave a wry smile. "High-quality Crimson Red Iron Sand... That's not easy to find, Dawn Hashira."
All superior-quality Crimson Red Iron Sand...