[But I can. I have. I can give it to you]
"You..."
Panloss took several deep breaths. He originally never intended to agree, for the reasons Ian spoke of. They actually don't have the capability to maintain their Sacred Object and could only use the most meticulous and complex methods to ascertain every component of the device from 1,600 years ago. When 'damage' was found, they would replace the parts with ones confirmed to have completely identical performance.
They really don't know what those parts are used for, but they can forcibly replicate an exact copy through the most powerful forging techniques—the pursuit of perfect replication is also a source of the Dwarves' formidable technological power. They can even, after other nations' armor suit upgrades, fully master the production process of said armor suit through an inspection.
In Dwarves' hands, nothing is a secret... except their Holy Ground.
But now, perhaps their Holy Ground isn't a secret anymore either.
