The deformed golem that had been dug out of the ground showed no signs of moving.
"All right, let's wait and see until tomorrow morning.
Special Investigator 99 decides, and returns to prepare the encampment.
"<>, be on the lookout for the encampment. < doesn't start to move.
.
If it does not start moving that night, the risk is considered to be fairly low, 99 thought.
He was right.
And, of course, the <> did not make a move, and dawn broke.
"...... morning. Nothing happened.
No.99 thought to himself and chewed on his portable ration.
He shook his head a few times to shake off the feeling of nostalgia for the food he had eaten in Saich.
"Well, let's get going."
The <> was still lying there as it had been when he had dug it out yesterday.
"<>, can you carry it?
<
The load the <> was carrying was placed on the horse. It's not that heavy, so I figure it'll be fine.
"Okay, let's go!"
< carries the and starts to walk. 99 leaves a distance of about 10 meters just to be safe and heads for the Principality.
It was expected to reach Dragul, a provincial city in the Principality of Jagus by the evening.
* * * * * * * * * *
<<<> was carried out by Special Investigator 99 as planned.
According to the old man's estimation, there was about a 65% chance that it would be brought out, and a 30% chance that it would be reported once it returned home.
The rest were to be ignored.
However, as the elites are always eager for approval, the old man was right in his guess that they would be wary and would bring it back home themselves.
< and brought it back, the Duchy of Jags would react quickly, the old man thought.
<
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In the evening of August 20, Special Investigator 99 arrived at the provincial city of Dragul as scheduled.
We revealed ourselves to the mayor of Dragul, and asked him to inform his boss, Miki Amerin, in the capital, Jag, that we had found a deformed golem and brought it back to the city.
We have a pigeon for such occasions.
It was still light in the evening, so I thought it would be safe for the pigeons to fly.
After all, a pigeon can fly the 50 kilometers between Dragul and Jag in less than an hour.
In the case of racing pigeons, some of them can reach a speed of 120 kilometers per hour.
In other words, an hour before sunset is enough time for a carrier pigeon to fly between Dragul and Jaguar.
* * * *
"...... What?
Miki Amerin, the Director General of the Information Agency, received the news from the pigeons just before sunset and immediately reported it to his boss, Prime Minister Beyax Gere.
"Ummm ......<<> or ......."
We have heard of such artifacts being found in ruins, but it is a rare case to find them in a place that does not seem to be a ruin.
We should report this to His Majesty.
Vizier Beyax Gere decided so, and reported it to the Duke Niestor Cirillo Jagus.
"What? A four-armed golem? ......Ummm...... have it transported here immediately! All right, <>."
(Ummm ......4 four-armed golem? The legendary ...... of the Dukes and Duchesses? No, the story goes that it was placed in its original place by the first generation. ......)
The king looked forward to the arrival of the golem.
* * * *
At 9:00 p.m., the Golem arrived at the castle.
"Oh, so this is it!
Niestor, the king, looked at the golem with a twinkle in his eye.
(The golem that the first generation took care of ......4 is a golem with four arms and no head ...... and looks just like the legend says it does.)
The king had been reading the records of his family before the arrival of the golem, and confirmed the similarity in appearance (it could not be the same).
(It is probably not the same one. But ...... could this also be of benefit to our country?)
The king thought about this and checked with his Prime Minister Beyax Gere.
"...... not moving at all?"
He asked. There are reports that it seemed to move slightly when ...... it was discovered, but it is completely unresponsive now.
"I see. Send it to the lab to have it checked.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Yes, Your Majesty.
<<<> instead of the Progressor?
On Horai Island, the old man was monitoring the situation with his "peepers" and was a little surprised that the king had decided to send to the instead of the to check out .
<>
Probably because the Prime Minister was present, the old man guessed.
Only a limited number of people knew about the existence of the <<<< advanced group (progressors)>>, and the Prime Minister was probably not among them>>.
In any case, the "Mere Old Man" could not and would not let the <> analyze the <.
Shall we let the <<<<< laboratory>> work in vain for a while?
The "Mere Old Man" decided to wait, thinking that it might take longer than he had originally planned, but there would be no major change in the trend of the project.
The next day, on the 21st, a special survey was carried out.
The next day, on the 21st, Special Investigator 99 returned to the capital, Jaguar.
He immediately reports to his boss, Miki Amerin, Director General of the Information Agency.
"............"
Miki Amerin listened to the report in silence.
It is her way of confirming questions after listening to the whole report first.
Especially since she had received a brief report from the Saichi village chief by pigeon, and she was hoping that he could corroborate the contents of the report. .......
"Wait a minute, wait a minute. I was hoping you could corroborate the report. ...... are you sure about that?"
I had to check ...... again and again.
I had to confirm again and again that "" was correct, because the explanation of No. 99 was more detailed, and therefore more difficult to believe.
"......"
And even after the report was over,
"......I can't believe it, but it's true, isn't it?"
I was still in a state of disbelief.
"Yes,...... because I also feel like I can't believe it even though I saw it with my own eyes."
"<>...... is a terrifying existence."
Miki Amerin ponders what the Duchy of Jaggs can do to help.