That nation still possesses a special mineral known as Pine Iron, which was applied on a small scale centuries ago. At that time, people called Leiber's sword the sharpest weapon, and with the aid of industrial technology, it is currently the most easily mass-produced high-strength metal."
Lorenzo paused for a moment and nodded, not expecting Pine Iron's origin to be like this.
"Thanks to the mineral advantage and lack of large-scale wars, along with technological accumulation, one could say that in the current Western world, Leiber is the nation most likely to surpass Ingwig. Over these years, due to these industrial developments and various other reasons, these countries, whether Gaulunaro or Leiber and the Viking nations, their development has reached a peak.
Like a monster in a cage, industry and steel are its food, which it devours more and more of, growing ever larger until one day the cage can no longer confine it, until the monster escapes its bonds."
