Rasmus and Aris went to the nearest active mine that Carrion recommended to buy raw materials. The mining was the biggest on the north side of South Neva because the mining wasn't a cave, it was the whole mountain. Any ores could be found there and other materials that no other mining caves had.
Rasmus knew that the traditional method of metallurgy in Neva wasn't as advanced as the one he knew well back on Earth. Although the Damascus steel in Neva was similar to the legendary and the real Damascus steel that was lost in time on Earth, it couldn't still beat modern metallurgy.
He explained to Aris about Powder Metallurgy, a method where iron and other metals are turned into powders to remove impurities. She was interested in that because she understood the reason behind it and believed it was indeed better than traditional metallurgy.
