The old man with the magical brain of Horai Island sensed the activation of the magical tool that Jin had given him. The time of the activation was 0.1 seconds.
But it was enough time for him who was ready and waiting.
The old man, who sensed the communication partner by the magic wave, contacts Jin, who is awake and waiting for him,
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He receives an immediate reply.
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The communication is over. Five seconds later, the magic tool and the map are sent back. Jin disassembles the magic tool, disables communication with it, and checks the map.
"...... the suburbs of Blueland...... is this a mine?"
"I think it is an abandoned mine."
Reiko, who looked at the map with me, said.
"Probably. They must have secretly built a base underground."
"That's very likely."
Satisfied with this result, Jin decided to take a rest.
* * * *
The next morning ......, or rather 8:30 a.m. that morning.
After breakfast, Jin was in the office of the Chief Superintendent.
"I've found the destination."
"Oh! What's that?
The Kingdom of Egelea, on the outskirts of Blueland.
The Kingdom of Egelea. ......
Since the base in the Kingdom of Elias has been recaptured, we do not know if they have established a second base, or if they have prepared a second base.
"Jin-dono ......"
Tomax Bartmann looked at Jin with clinging eyes.
After all, he had spent more than three years without knowing that there was a listening device behind his desk, even though it had been cleverly concealed, so it was understandable that he felt self-loathing.
"I understand. I know. I've come this far, and I'll stay with you and Makina until we solve this problem.
"Well, that's great!
Tomax bows his head against the desk.
Then, the members who were going to the Kingdom of Egelea were selected.
Jin, Reiko, Hope, Rhodos, and Uragan, of course.
Theon and his group did not go with them, but were sent to the Nordic Federation by <>'s airship.
"Theon, Marikka, Vita, Ludmilla, I'm sorry I called you."
Jin bowed his head at the end of the meeting.
"It's okay, Jin. You'll call me again, won't you?"
"Yes, of course."
Theon and the others laughed and forgave him, and Jin was relieved.
Makina III stayed in <> as a precautionary measure.
The two members from <> are Tomax Bartman and Ilmina Ratkin.
Illumina Latkin has a good command of engineering magic, and her martial arts are above average. She was an all-around type at best and a poor woman at worst, with clerical skills as well.
However, she was appointed as the deputy to the chief superintendent because her abilities were perfect for a secretary or a general staff member.
"Good luck, Illumina!"
Yes, sir. Thank you for seeing me off.
Ilmina bent her well-proportioned body deeply to show her respect for Marikka.
Not wanting to take things too easy, the group decided to take Jin's to the Kingdom of Egelea.
< to Asunto, the capital of the Kingdom of Egelea, and it takes about an hour by <.
Since it is an emergency situation, we go straight to the Blue Lands and check out the stronghold that we think belongs to the <>.
We do not go with a large number of people so as not to be detected and escape.
Jin, Makina III, Elena, Sion, Marikka, Rhodes, and others have all assured me that Reiko, Hope, Uragan, and <> will be more than enough in terms of strength.
In fact, the old man, Jin's faithful subordinate and the brain of Horai Island, can send more forces at a moment's notice, and observation satellites are monitoring the surface of the earth from space.
However, the that were deployed in each country 400 years ago have all been returned to Horai Island, so they cannot be used for information gathering.
As for the old man, that was his only regret.
* * * *
The time difference between the two cities is about 45 minutes.
Just before noon local time, the <> landed at an airfield on the outskirts of Bluerand.
The Duke of Bruu, Vargas Bruu Pyloid, the lord of Breuland, was there to meet them, as he had been informed beforehand by <>.
"Welcome, <>, Ilmina Ratkin. And <> Jin Nido. Honorary Cavalryman Reiko Nido. < Lord Rhodes."
The Duke of Bruu was a young man in his mid-thirties.
Tomax Bartmann seemed to know him well and made a polite bow, which Jin and the others imitated.
"So you are telling me that there is a secret base that seems to belong to the in the suburbs of ...... our Blueland?
"Yes. <, but we are certain that it is the base of the enemy who attacked the other day."
"Ummm... ......"
Duke Breu's face turns difficult.
"May I accompany you?"
"Yes, of course."
Jin heard this and thought about it.
<> on board the can carry six people.
It could not carry Jin and his party, plus the Duke of Bulu, all of them. But it would be too conspicuous to go by <>. .......
But it seems that the Duke of Bruu has already made his move.
"Will three of our wind-powered blow floaters be enough?"
Three wind-powered blow floaters, each with a capacity of four passengers including the pilot, had been prepared.
This would be with Jin, Reiko, Hope, Rhodes, and Uragan.
One with the Duke of Bruu, Tomax, and Illumina.
On the other plane, 2 knights and a golem guarding the Duke of Bruu.
That's only two out of three.
"Oh, so this is 's blow floater!"
< and his eyes widen.
Time is of the essence, so they immediately get into their respective aircrafts.
leads the way. He knows exactly where he wants to be.
Slowly the blow engine starts. Buoyancy is created and the blow floater leaves the surface.
The aircraft continues to ascend to an altitude of 30 meters. The course is set to the northwest.
The target is an abandoned mine in the middle of Mount Garratt.
Hope, you got it?
Yes, sir. I'll take care of it.
Since the old man had given him precise positions and images of the site, there was no hesitation in Hope's maneuvering. The plane flies in a straight line toward its destination. The two blow floaters follow behind.
Mount Garratt, one of the highest mountains and mines in the Kingdom of Egelea, rises in front of us.
The mines produce Adamantite, mithril silver, and other useful metals, as well as high-quality magi crystals.
Among them, there are a number of mines that have been mined down to 500 meters below the surface, but have been abandoned because it was judged that further mining would not be cost-effective in terms of maintenance costs and the ore ...... extracted. There are a number of mines that have been abandoned because they were deemed to be no longer cost-effective to maintain and extract ore.
One of them, <>, was our destination.
The < and two blow floaters landed on a flat about 500 meters before the tunnel.
"You can wait here, Your Excellency."
The Duke of Brouw remains on board the blower-floater. That is, he is in a position to fly away immediately if something should happen to him.
Meanwhile, Jin, Reiko, Rhodes, Uragan, Tomax Bartman, and Ilmina Ratkin have landed on the ground.
"I think we should send Uragan to check on them first," Rhodes suggested.
Rhodes suggested that Uragan should first check on the situation, and Uragan went on a reconnaissance mission on his own.