On the morning of May 16th, the old man told Jin that three mysterious golems had been activated near Lake Aoba in Newell.
"Newell, or ...... I remember that place was where the investigation ended halfway through."
He had returned halfway through the survey because it was too exclusive, most of the towns were dying, and he was running out of time.
Jin was convinced that it was not surprising that there were such << ruins> in the northern part of the Laurentian continent.
"And this golem is?
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"What?
Jin could not believe his ears. <
"Old man, you mean he is running on the ground?
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"I see. ......"
If you have ever ridden a motorcycle on the highway, you will realize the risks of riding at high speeds.
Even at speeds of about 100 km/h, it is quite painful to be hit by a flying kanabu.
Also, you may have been surprised at the magnitude of the impact when you kicked a styrofoam box that rolled out onto the road as a joke, even in town.
The faster the relative velocity is, the greater the impact of the collision.
In other words, Jin was astonished by the fact that he was running at high speed on the ground where there were many obstacles.
"Why aren't they flying?"
In fact, Regulus 19, a.k.a. Sean, of the fifth row (Quinta), is invisible, while flying through the air with his <> to track the three. He is tracking the three.
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The old man's opinion. Indeed, Jin also thought that this was the only reason.
"But still, it must be very sturdy. ......"
If the car hits the ground at 300 km/h, even a grain of sand, let alone a pebble, would be expected to cause considerable damage.
If it is running on the ground in spite of that, it must have a very sturdy body, or it must have wards on it.
The old man said as he looked at the magnified image from the observation satellite .
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"...... is not to be underestimated."
Jin stared at the image. The clouds were in the way, so he could not make out the details of its appearance, but he could see its movements.
Although it has a sturdy body, it skillfully avoids large obstacles such as rocks and standing trees. Jin judged that its reaction speed and agility were both considerable.
"But where are they going?"
The old man agreed.
* * * * * *
The three golems are aiming at a certain .
It is a magical wave emitted by the material.
The stolen material for is a demon-type material that used to live in , and it generates weak but special magic waves.
The < who detected these magic waves dispatched three golems to the site.
Do you know how much longer we have?
Mm-hmm. At this rate, six hours, give or take.
That's what you're looking for, isn't it? Mono.
That's right.
The three golems exchanged information in a language too fast for humans to understand.
Mono, what do you have on the ground? Mono, any news on the ground?
No. The natives are building settlements ......, towns, I've heard.
Hmm. So if they're natives, they can't be targeted?
Gee, you're right. Our only enemies are the other factions. Not the natives.
Mono, what if they turn against us?
I don't think the natives could do anything to endanger us. ...... Then you can fight back, Jee.
All right.
The three golems were engaged in a conversation along these lines.
Because of the high speed language, the frequencies were in the ultrasonic range, but Regulus 19 and Sean, who were tracking them, were able to hear most of it.
Unfortunately, they missed about 10% of the conversation due to the distance between them, but they were able to understand the content of the conversation well enough.
Sean was able to understand the conversation well enough.
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However, as a Hailese, they don't seem to like to kill indiscriminately, the old man thought.
If so, the old man thought, there is an unexpected connection.
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Not to say that he could conquer poison with poison, the old man thought that he could use the three mysterious golems to root out the bandit gang.
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The three golems kept running toward the east, then suddenly turned around and headed south.
They passed through the border area between the kingdoms of Klein and Franz, and then entered the kingdom of Egelea. He then followed an unnoticed route to the Kingdom of Elias.
The average speed is 200 kilometers per hour. They traveled 2,000 kilometers in 10 hours.
Of course, Regulus 19 and Sean have been watching them closely the whole time.
Around here? Mono.
Mono. Gee, don't you think we should be able to detect it by now?
Uh, yeah, sure. We're getting close.
They were in the province of Toves, in the southern part of the Kingdom of Elias. They were near the Dosa Mine.
Do you see that flat-topped mountain over there?
Mm-hmm.
Looks like they're going for something on that mountain somewhere.
Gee said we won't know the exact position until we get a little closer.
Okay, here we go.
Mm-hmm.
The three of them are on the move again. In about 30 minutes, they were in the province of Xaus, standing on the summit of what the locals call Mount Flathead.
From here, it's only a short distance to the right spot, right?
Mm-hmm. I've been surveying the area. It's deep in the mines, Mono.
Okay. Tet, go and survey the mine.
I'll do it.
Each of the three has slightly different characteristics and thus different roles, and the one called Tet is said to be more stealthy.
This information was also sent to the old man through Regulus 19 and Sean.
< deployed a cloaking ward equivalent to the one called on Horai Island, and quietly approached the target point.
Therefore, even Regulus 19 could not detect the details of the situation.
However, he did say, "30 meters to the destination,
30 meters to destination!
This is Mono, copy. Proceed with caution.
Tet, copy.
We've only been able to intercept these conversations.