Laying Down The Foundations

"It's fine, Bruno," Thirteen said to the Ogre that was feeling down because he had turned the Iron Ore into scrap metal. "You'll get used to it soon."

Hammering sounds resounded inside the boy's workshop as Cristopher and Brutus also pounded on iron ore with the hammers they held in their hands.

Why were they doing that?

Thirteen was teaching them how to do Smithing.

Of course, he didn't expect the three of them to be proficient in a very short period of time.

Even his father, Gerald, took years before he became a decent crafter.

Since that was the case, why was Thirteen telling them to do Smithing?

The answer was simple. 

He didn't need to create quality goods.

He just needs to mass produce usable items for their hunting party, like arrows for bows, and bolts for crossbows.

These things were easier to do because all he needed to do was create moulds for them to be mass produced.