At this point the old man asked Marikka a question.
"Yes, please.
<>
They may still be lying dormant somewhere in the world, and you may not be able to unearth them and move them without knowing it, the old man said.
"I'm sorry to say that < didn't know that either."
<>
and the like cannot be stopped except perhaps by the forces of Horai Island. It would be too dangerous if they were to go out of control.
But what we don't know is what we can do. The old man decided to instruct the fifth column (quintas) scattered all over the area to keep this point in mind as well.
"There was one more detail that you should not miss.
Marikka began to explain further.
"It seems that there is someone who was in charge of those ruins.
Jin could not hide his surprise.
"What? I didn't see anyone. You checked with your peepers, didn't you?
<
But there seemed to be a good reason for this as well.
"So, it seems that this person is < to you.
According to <, it is highly likely that the mysterious administrator lives outside and comes by from time to time to check on things.
The cycle is unknown...is it every other day, every other year, every 10 years, etc. .......
Certainly, too, the interior ...... especially the first level was clean. It may be because of the occasional maintenance. The tunnels that had been trashed were probably considered obsolete and no longer subjected to maintenance.
Wait a minute. If that is the case, it might be dangerous to continue exploring those ruins, right?
The old man agreed with Jin.
"Right!"
Jin stood up and called out to Reiko. The priority now was to protect the safety of Hannah and the others, even if it meant canceling the meeting.
"Reiko, let's go get Hannah and the others!"
"Yes, Father."
And to the old man.
The old man, get Conlon 3 on the transporter and send him back to the Nordic Federation. We're running out of time.
<
"All right, let's go."
Jin then said a few words to Erza, and they boarded the Conlon 3 and flew to the Nord Federation. Of course, Zion and Marikka were with him.
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Then, Jin joined Hanna, Saki, Goose and others in the Nord Federation and explained the situation.
"...... I knew it was the remains of the invasion group."
"Oh, yes. I'm so relieved that we made it in time."
It was not possible for the administrator to come back and attack Hanna and the others when Jin was not ...... around in time.
Now they were all outside the ruins listening to the report from Jin.
"Hmmm, I see. If that's the case, it might be dangerous to stay here any longer.
"I guess so..."
"Well, I guess I'm satisfied for the most part."
Both Hannah and Goose seemed satisfied with their visit.
"Well, let's go home," Jin said.
Jin said, "Well, let's go home," and there was no opposition.
"Yes.
So Jin returned to Horai Island with Hannah, Saki, Goose, Craftsman (Smith)1, Nurse Alpha, and Lando's group.
The Reconaus-Tonelius brothers were briefed by Zion and Maricka. < seems to have been well concealed.
The two of them also said,
"Well, from what Jin-sama told us, it seems dangerous to stay with them, so we're going to leave too.
Marikka, however, has decided to have a golem sent from <> to watch over them.
The only reason why she is going all the way from Onogoro Island is because she has decided that if the administrator of this place comes back, it would be best to deal with him using <> technology as much as possible.
Maricka only told this to Zion, but did not tell the brothers Reconaus and Tonellius. Of course, I will explain this to Jin later.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
The ruins were abandoned.
However, because it is too good to let it fade away, a control automaton makes a << patrol>> once every 10 years.
Yes, <>.
There are three abandoned ruins in total, one of which was recently discovered in the , but the other two have yet to be discovered by anyone.
One of the two was located in the former Kingdom of Leonard.
One of the two was in the former Leonard Kingdom, on the coastline at its northern end.
The remains were still alive. Or rather, usable weapons remained.
What remained was what Jin would have called a .
However, it was not a human passenger, but a golem with a control core.
Because it was man-made, it could not be indestructible and required periodic maintenance.
And this is carried out by the automata (automata) I mentioned earlier.
Of course, there is more than one automata. Of course, there is not only one automaton, because then there would be no one to maintain them.
Therefore, there are ten automata. And every one of them has the power to protect itself.
They make their rounds once every ten years.
Jin came to this world eight years ago.
They and Jin do not know each other yet.
1: <>
2.
1:《Are you all feeling all right?
I gave it a thorough overhaul 20 years ago.
1:《No doubt about it.》 2: 《Well...》
2.
1: 《um...》
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In the Kingdom of Klein, the reorganization of the leading figures had begun.
The current king, Alois III, has announced that he will abdicate the throne in three years and hand it over to the second prince, Arthur.
Alois III, Alois Lux Klein, was 58 years old, an age at which he could have retired.
The first prince, Edmond, was to be given a dukedom and made a general, the commander-in-chief of the army.
The capital city of Alban was bustling with activity in many ways as it was reorganized and the old was being abandoned in favor of the new.
Merchants were also planning to take advantage of this opportunity to make as much profit as possible.
"Well, things are busy, aren't they?
"I envy you because of your connections to the upper echelons of society.
"No, no, I don't know how I'm going to do it with this reorganization. ......
What has worked for you in the past may not always work for you in the future. And vice versa.
Merchants with a keen sense of profit are trying to identify the nobles who are likely to be promoted in the future and to establish a friendship with them while they still can.
"......, there are more new faces..."
"Yes, Mr. Chairman of the Board of Trade.
"But the basis of business is . We must not get burned by trying to make a profit at every opportunity.
The Raglan Chamber of Commerce, one of the largest merchant associations in Alban 1, was also discussing its future plans.
Then..,
"Mr. Eric has returned.
The meeting was interrupted by the news that "Mr. Eric has returned.
It was not because of the return of his blood relatives, but because they wanted to know the information about the as soon as possible.