All Roads Lead to the Empire

Q. Can mana circuits be engraved into metal?

A. It is possible.

“Heh heh, well, I’ll be damned.”

They engraved indentations mimicking mana circuits into the armor,

then filled the grooves with magical material and hardened it, making it function as a mana circuit.

However, it was easily damaged in battle,

and the moment it was damaged, its efficiency plummeted or it stopped working, making it impractical.

“What do you think, Sir Clad?”

“It’s astonishing. I once saw a dwarf weapon. I was impressed by the intricate mana circuits engraved inside it, but… To think it was a racial talent.”

In that sense, the steel ingot in Clad’s hand (with a mana circuit forming inside it) was a truly absurdly overpowered item, as if an entire race were cheating...