The Shoro Empire was suffering from a shortage of resources at this time.
In particular, the amount of mined is low, and the country is dependent on imports.
The country is large, but the veins are deep underground, so mining them is costly.
Among them, importing magi crystals is cheaper.
Some time ago, Reinhardt, who revived in this age with the body of a homunculus, was concerned about this situation, and created a <>.
He entrusted it to Mr. and Mrs. Daikie and Kokona, descendants of Jin, who lived in Leuthart, and presented it to the Shoro Kingdom.
It was immediately presented to Ernst Lubus von Richt Shoro, a.k.a. Ernst II, Emperor of the Shoro Empire.
"Oh, a friend of Jin-dono's made this?"
LeGrey Gibbs von Vesuvius, Minister of Magic and Technology of the Shoro Empire, looked at it and groaned.
"Hmmm, this is great. < magic to search for underground resources from the surface. ......"
Legrays, make many and deploy them around the city.
Your Majesty.
By order of King Ernst II, mass production of <> has begun.
Since the template was also presented to us, we managed to produce 20 identical Golems, which were immediately deployed in various mining areas, although it was a little difficult.
* * * *
< was deployed, good news came in one after another from all over the country.
Of course, the news was that a new vein of ore had been found.
"A rich iron vein was found in the northern part of the village of Kitasata!
"A vein of light silver ore has been discovered in the vicinity of Lakkuna village!
"A vein of gold, silver and copper ore has been found in the northern part of Aniko village."
"Magi crystals have been discovered in the village of Danho."
Surprisingly, many of the discoveries were not in mountainous areas, but in wilderness areas that could be called quasi-plains.
In the village of Magillutz, the home of Barrow and Behle, who had previously been employed by Jin, natural copper was found beneath the bedrock.
The word "mine" is often thought to mean that veins of ore are found in mountains, but this is not the case.
The advantage of raised mountains is that they are easy to operate and maintain, since tunnels can be dug horizontally.
In the case of an underground mine, it is necessary to excavate a tunnel, and this requires various costs such as ventilation, leakage control, and ore transportation, so it is not often <>.
In Japan, the Sado gold mine, for example, was dug far below sea level by the end of its life, so it was very difficult to prevent water from seeping out of the mine.
"Oh, that's a quick report!"
Ernst II was pleased that they could now be self-sufficient in resources.
"Give priority to the development of the most promising veins.
There is not enough time to develop all the newly discovered veins at the same time.
Therefore, priority is given to those veins that have large reserves and produce profitable ores.
As a result, two years later, in the Shoro Empire, the soaring price of mineral resources subsided and industry began to revitalize, but that is another story.
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Meanwhile, the Kingdom of Klein.
The Kingdom of Klein, on the other hand, has a number of mines in the northern mountainous region.
The Egila Mine, located to the west of the Kutsud Mine, is one of them, and still produces high quality gold and silver ores.
"It seems that the Kutsudo Mine is being redeveloped, which is a relief.
King Mericarance I and his vizier, Philister van Todes, were pleased to hear the report from the returning inspector.
"After all, it was and still is ...... the best way to be sincere with the Magecraft Meister, isn't it?"
"Your Majesty..."
"About 400 years ago, he must have been the second generation at that time, and I heard that he treated you with a great deal of disdain at first."
"As a result, our country lost the Magecraft Meister to the Shoro Empire. It would be fair to say that it was our own fault.
"It's because some of the nobles were quite corrupt at that time."
"Hmmm. ...... There is still the influence of the League of Magic in our country today. Only when we can eliminate them will we be able to govern as we wish.
"Gyoi."
Nevertheless, most of the pus has been drained out, and all that remains is the potential insurgents.
At this point, the conversation turns to a rather seedy subject.
"The Marquise of Arcus, who is in charge of the Aegila Mine.
Are you referring to their connection to the League of Magic?
Yes. How is the investigation going?
Mericarance I asked the Prime Minister.
The Marquise of Arx has one of the largest mines in the country, but in the past it was suspected of having ties with the League of Magic, and those suspicions have not been cleared up.
"So far, the head of the family and his eldest son are clean. The second son, Garrison Yak Arks, is the one I'm suspicious of.
Of course.
And he's been missing for several days.
"What are you up to?"
I'm awed by your insight, sir. I'm afraid so, too.
"Hmmm... ......"
In about 10 days, an air race will be held in Toka village.
King Mericarance I had to look at his face with reluctance at the thought of ...... some sort of disturbance if it were to happen then.
"If that happens, our country's credibility will suffer," he said.
"Your Majesty."
Send someone we can trust to investigate.
I'm already on my way.
Good.
It's a real pain in the ass to know that there's still a smoldering fire burning in the hole.
It is true.
The king and the prime minister looked at each other and laughed.
* * * *
In Horai Island, Reinhard, the creator of the Golem, was pleased to learn of the success of the in the Shoro Kingdom.
"I hope we have been able to repay our debt to our homeland in some small way now."
"Yes, my dear.
The old man was also aware of the tense situation in the Kingdom of Klein.
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"If they try anything, I will not let them interfere with the race.
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"Let's get more eyes on that side."
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And the best of all is the Peeper. With this, the old man can watch over 99.99% of the area on Ars.