A standard <> set meal was laid out in front of everyone except for the automata Reiko and Elena, Rei, Hanako, and the golems Hope and Uragan.
This was because Jin and Zion wanted to know the standard of food in <>.
"We serve better food for our guests.
Tomax Bartmann, the Chief Superintendent, is satisfied with the food.
No, this is good enough.
The set menu changes daily, and basically all eat the same thing. It is part of their salary.
Of course, you can also pay your own money and order whatever you like at the cafeteria.
You can think of it as a kind of school lunch.
On this day, I had the <> for lunch.
Coppa bread, vegetable soup, hamburger steak, fried topopo, leafy vegetable salad, and fruit juice.
After the meal, there was a choice of tea or coffee.
Jin wanted to say, "What kind of family restaurant is this?
"Oh, it's good.
"It's delicious."
"It's delicious."
Jin, Zion and Marikka thought it was delicious.
"Mmm, very good."
Deus ex machina III also commented as he ate.
He is an automaton controlled by the old man's servant, but he is eating this way so that his true identity will not be revealed.
Jin, however, wished he had rice instead of bread.
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After the meal, Jin chose a cup of tea and sipped it slowly.
"How would you like to spend the afternoon?"
Tomax asked Jin. Jin thought about it for a moment.
"Well, I would like to take a tour of ......."
Not a visit," he adds. He was not looking at it from a superior perspective, but was genuinely interested in seeing the current state of .
"Then we would like to visit, too.
Rhodoth offered.
"Oh, me too, then."
Elena did the same.
In the end, everyone except Machina III offered to see .
"But haven't the people who have been here since yesterday already seen a lot?
Jin questioned,
"No, only Makina-sama has been inspecting.
Tomax Bartmann answered.
I would like to go around again with such people.
Makina III also said so, and in the end, everyone decided to visit .
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This time, we are transported by a golem car. Since not all of us can ride in the car, we are divided into four cars.
Jin, Reiko and Hope ride in one car. Rhodes, Zion, Maricka, Uragan, and Hanako will ride in one car. Elena, Arrietta, Wattes, and 1 car. Makina III, Rey, and one car.
Tomax Bartman will be in Jin's car, and the other three cars will be occupied by executives.
The group exits the guest house and walks through a greenbelt.
"On your left is the headquarters of the .
< stands at the northern end of a 300 meter diameter opening in the center of .
"The opening goes all the way to the sea and is used for swimming drills and ship trials because of the calm waves."
Incidentally, each vehicle is equipped with a magical device similar to a manacam (a magical communication device) so that they can communicate with each other even when they are on the move.
< to the outer perimeter of .
"We're going to the outer perimeter now. This is a mega-float with a diameter of 2 kilometers, and there is a road that goes around the perimeter.
(That part hasn't changed. ......)
Jin listened to the explanation and looked at the nostalgic scenery.
The Golem cars go counterclockwise around the perimeter road.
"This is the first residential area. This is the first residential area, where mostly students live.
I miss it.
Yes, it does.
Rhodes and Maricka narrowed their eyes.
Both had lived and taught in the settlement at one time or another.
The Golem car arrived at the airfield.
This is an airfield for public use. <. By the way, the airfield where Mister Jin landed is directly to the east, and the one over there is called , and is for official visitors.
We continued to the left and passed through a small green area, which led us back to the residential area.
"This is the second residential area for the public.
It was explained to me that this was for people engaged in the general business of <>.
Oh, and factory workers are also included.
The group approached a large factory area.
"This is the largest factory area in <>, including the underground. Everything from the armament of the <> to office notepads are manufactured in this area.
"Oh, what is that green area to the north?"
Jin asked.
"Oh, that's a field. We can't be self-sufficient, but we try to get as much fresh vegetables as possible.
This was something that had not existed four hundred years ago.
"There are fruit trees too, aren't there?"
Reiko, who had good eyesight, asked to make sure.
"Yes. Citran and Ramon, which prefer warmer climates, and some Persica.
We arrived at a part of the circle that looked like it had been partially cut off.
"This is Avalon's only port.
Ships larger than a cruiser use this port.
Ships smaller than that use the piers on the side walls of the mega-float <.
The cruisers in < are 50 meters long wooden vessels.
The road around the perimeter of the ship turned in a key shape to avoid the harbor at this point, and after the harbor, it continued in an arc to the airfield on the east side where Jin had landed, known as the .
The Golem car carrying the group stopped in front of the <> headquarters.
They had almost completed a lap around the outer perimeter.
"This is a quick tour of the above ground area of <>. Do you have any questions?
There was a short pause, and no one opened their mouths. Then Jin spoke up.
I understand what you mean. I would like to take a look at the school if I may.
Maricka and Rhodes had been teachers there for a while. Jin wanted to see it for himself.
"I see. But we are on winter break right now, so there are no students here.
"Yes, that's fine."
At this point, Rhodes interrupted.
"Aren't there students and professors in some of the laboratories?"
He had been a lecturer in the laboratory for some time.
"Yes, indeed. Well, let's get going.
The golem cars started moving again, and the group headed for the .