Yes, not only the barbarians will go to that valley, but Ed will too, though he doesn't want to go for the time being, since the gypsum mine can still be used for some time.
Ed's main focus right now is building Windmill Village. As the population of the territory grows, the food problem must be solved in advance, because there is not much trade yet, and the territory cannot obtain food from other places.
Therefore, the only option is to cultivate more crops in one's own territory, and it would be great if one could find some high-yield crops.
Ed wondered if he could find potatoes or sweet potatoes here; rice would be even better.
Although the rice yield may not be high, he loves to eat it! Perhaps this is just wishful thinking!
Ed stood up. He decided to go to Windmill Village. He hadn't been there since his last visit and wondered how Will was doing.
"Adelaide, let's go check out the windmill village. By the way, where's Carly? I don't think I've seen her today."
"Oh! She went to Peach Blossom Village to show off that magic silver mirror. Now many women in the territory are envious of her silver mirror."
Adelaide was also somewhat helpless. Carly was obsessed with that silver mirror, wiping it clean every day until it was sparkling shiny.
"Adelaide, shouldn't you be called Magic Mirror? Your name sounds a bit strange to me."
"Oh, yes, Master, it's called the Magic Mirror. I misspoke, but I don't find anything strange about a silver mirror."
"Yeah, Adelaide, no problem. Let's go!" Ed didn't want to dwell on these trivial issues. He had many important things to do.
The two went outside, where the weather in Grey Castle Territory was sunny and the gentle breeze was refreshing.
Adelaide touched her hair and walked a little behind Ed. She thought of her beautiful black hair in the magic mirror.
She knew many women couldn't resist the magic mirror's allure, but this mirror was far too precious. Buying it would require an enormous amount of copper dragon coins.
"Master, the women in the territory all love the magic mirror. Do you have any other way to make one?"
Adelaide's words made Ed think. He felt that there was no silver; he only used silver to make mirrors when he had no other choice. If he had copper, he wouldn't have used silver.
Although he has a way to make glass now, it's quite troublesome. There's no urgent need for glass right now, so it's not worthwhile to make it just for a few mirrors.
Furthermore, he doesn't know how to silver-plate glass mirrors; he needs to study it carefully. If he forces it, the finished product might not even be as clear as a metallic silver mirror.
"Adelaide, there's no way to help for now."
Adelaide was somewhat disappointed. Although she knew some of the results, it still hurt to hear them from Ed's mouth.
"Adelaide, actually, there are still some ways." Seeing Adelaide's expression, Ed decided to make a simplified version. The two magic mirrors he made before were all solid and molded from one piece. Now he could make a wooden handle and attach a thin silver plate to it.
The process is much more complicated than that of a one-piece molding, but there's no other way but to do it this way.
"Really? Master, you said it wasn't allowed before, but now it's allowed?" Adelaide asked excitedly.
"Adelaide, I just thought of it suddenly, but even if there is a way, the price will be very high."
After saying that, Ed told Adelaide his thoughts.
"Ah! Master, this is already very good. At least there is hope of buying it."
The people in the territory had no hope of buying her and Carly's magic mirror; if Carly hadn't been showing it off everywhere, they wouldn't even have been able to see it.
She's quite satisfied now that it's possible to buy it.