Chapter 402
“Likewise . ”
Stearina seemed busy, so she said:
“Well then, I’ll be looking forward to seeing you in the afternoon . ”
And then left the dining hall .
The partic.i.p.ants would be introduced in the afternoon .
Each partic.i.p.ant was a.s.signed to their own exhibition area -which would be more appropriate to call ‘booths’- but even if those aren’t appealing enough to those attending, some partic.i.p.ant has a designated time to make a special presentation at a special stage .
There also were huge Magic Screens installed everywhere around the hall for those who would be too far from the stage to see well enough . Of course, there also were loudspeakers prepared on every corner to ensure everyone could hear what was going on stage clearly .
The ones who could actually use this system for special presentations were about a third of all partic.i.p.ating Magi Craftsmen . Those partic.i.p.ants without achievements could not enjoy such benefits .
Of course, Jin was one of the partic.i.p.ants who could use the special stage . And since he had come from another country in order to partic.i.p.ate, Jin’s designated time to use it was one of the first ones on schedule .
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Noon came and the Expo was opened to the public .
Jin was standing at his own booth .
“Let’s see, my presentation will be the third one . Look after my booth while I’m gone . ”
“Yes, leave it to me . ”
Edgar nodded . Elsa had brought Edgar along as one of her works .
“…That concludes my presentation . ”
The first on-stage presentation had finished .
“Okay, let’s go . ”
Jin gave the things for the presentation to Reiko and both left the booth .
The second presentation was Stearina’s .
“Next is the Magi Craftsman from Celuroa Kingdom, Stearina Beta . ”
The appearance of such a beautiful partic.i.p.ant caused a conspicuously big round of applause .
“This is my Crystal Golem, Selene . ”
There was a loud cheer after Stearina’s golem appeared on stage .
It was a golem made out of a blue-ish crystal . It seemed to be more complete than ‘Ceres’, which Jin had seen in Egelia Kingdom .
“Hmm, that blue hue can’t be crystal, right?”
Jin secretly used a.n.a.lyze Magic in order to ascertain the material properties of the golem while looking at the stage .
“Ah, so it’s blue topaz, huh?”
Topaz is a mineral even harder than crystal . It’s rare and expensive, especially the yellow ones, which are called “Imperial Topaz” .
In addition to the yellow ones, these gems can also be colorless, pink, brown, or blue .
Selene was a golem made from blue topaz .
It’s movements were smoother, too . It could be seen clearly that this was a more complete work than her previous one, Celes .
And she could even sing, too . Her voice was superior to Celes’s .
“But topaz may break more easily than crystal, though…”
Jin had such strange worries while a unanimous round of applause echoed through the hall .
At number three, Jin’s turn was finally up .
He got on stage after Reiko handed him the box she had been holding .
“Next is the Honorary Magi Craftsman from Egelia Kingdom, Jin Nidou . ”
Another round of applause went on after his introduction . It seemed that Jin was considerably well known .
“Here’s what I came to show you today . ”
Jin lifted the cover on a tray that Reiko was holding . On it there were ten golems, approximately ten centimeters each .
“?”
The reaction from the audience was poor . They looked like dolls when seen from a distance . However, once Jin began giving them instructions, that reaction turned into surprise .
“Mini-Smiths, show us your moves . ”
“Yes, Master . ”
As commanded by Jin, the Mini-Smiths replied in a high-pitched voice and began to climb on Reiko’s body .
They were all over her arms, shoulders, and head . Everyone looking at the Mini-Smiths were surprised .
Anyone who knew at least a bit of Magi Craft knew that building such tiny golems was not the norm . Even more, they were fully autonomous, and could even speak .
And those who knew nothing about Magi Craft were completely drawn in by such creations they had never seen before .
Then, Jin began his explanation .
“I call these mini golems ‘Mini-Smiths’ . A Magi Craftsman can use them as a.s.sistants . You may wonder ‘How exactly?’ . Well, I could go on and explain with words, but it will be better if I just show you . Shall we?”
Jin then produced several small pieces of bra.s.s he had already prepared and gave it to the Mini-Smiths .
“When it comes to precise processing, our own hands and eyes may be too rough for the job . But these little guys, on the other hand…”
After Jin said that, the Mini-Smiths all used Engineering Magic at the same time . A special magic circle appeared, and the pieces of bra.s.s started changing shape .
They had been turned into precisely carved medals . After doing the same thing 3 more times, Jin ended up producing a total of forty bra.s.s medals, and ordered Reiko and the Mini-Smiths distribute them to the audience .
Reiko walked towards the audience with her tray in hand, and the Mini-Smiths who were standing on top of that tray started handing out the bra.s.s medal to the surprised spectators .
When they ran out of medals to pa.s.s along, each Mini-Smiths would get another piece of bra.s.s and quickly produce more medals to hand out .
Through this demonstration, every single member of the audience could see the Mini-Smiths up close and their powerful processing capabilities .