Then the blacksmiths' street rang once more with the clanging of Iron Hammers. The blacksmiths threw themselves into forging the metal ingots in their hands, giving full play to their skills. Ever since they had come here to do the monotonous work of forging metal ingots, they had not felt this kind of excitement and drive in a long time.
Even drenched in sweat, they did not stop. They kept swinging their Iron Hammers, gradually beating the ingots in their hands into the perfect shapes they envisioned.
About three quarters of an hour later, the pounding in the blacksmiths' street gradually died down.
The blacksmiths carried the statues they had made over to Claire, displaying their carefully forged works as though presenting treasures.
"Viscount, look at my mermaid statue. Isn't it exquisite? It looks like it just leaped out of the water."
Claire picked up the statue forged by the blacksmith and examined it. Just as he had said, it possessed a touch more spirit than the one made by the burly bearded man earlier. At first glance, it looked almost like a living creature. A statue like this truly deserved to be called a work of art.
"It really is good. These one hundred Gold Coins are yours." Claire honestly handed him one hundred Gold Coins.
Seeing this, the other blacksmiths became even more frantic. They crowded toward Claire, afraid that if they were one step too late, those one hundred Gold Coins would belong to someone else.
"Viscount, look at mine! I added some rare colored minerals and gave the originally dark mermaid statue brilliant colors!"
Claire picked it up and examined it as well. The colors on the mermaid statue were spread evenly, creating a peculiar beauty that was quite unique.
"Yours is good too. Here are