"I think that this place is not only a <> but also a <>. I'm not sure, but ......"
Reiko, who had been checking ahead of us to see if there were any dangers, said.
"I see, it looks like that."
"I see. The internal structure is similar to the other bases.
The floor, ceiling, and walls are all made of very dense and smooth stone.
The explained that half of the stone was probably natural, and the other half was either man-made or brought in from somewhere else.
< is very touched by the fact that the have left it to him.
"Hmmm, interesting. ...... I think this is the handiwork of a <> among the <>."
"Does the style of the same radical faction change with different factions?"
"Mm, Mister Jin, that's a good question. Yes, it is. Although the are all individualistic, there must have been some technical exchange within the factions."
"I'm sure that's true. ......"
The base where the <<600012> of the < they had met before was also using synthetic nephrite, Jin recalled. Jin remembered that the base where he had met <<600012> before had used synthetic nephrite.
The stone material here seemed to be agate.
Agate is a stone made of fine quartz crystals, and it is hard and tough, so the who built this place must have used it as a stone material.
The inside of the building is spacious, so everyone must be able to get in and out.
"Since the interior is large, it would be better if we split up into two groups, one to examine the materials and the other to examine the base, instead of all of us going around together.
Jin is right. Let's divide them into groups.
After discussing this, Jin, Reiko, Erza, Reinhard, Zion, Marikka, Rhodos, Ludmila, <>, Neige, Rouge, and the rest of the group will investigate inside the base.
The remaining members of the group, ...... Saki, Guth, Hanna, Marcia, Rodrigo, Stearina, Tor, Luis, Beena, Vivian, Licia, and others were assigned to examine the documents.
The group of people who were going to investigate the base was further divided into two groups.
Jin, Reiko, Elsa, Reinhardt, Roadtos, and Ludmilla.
The group is composed of Zion, Maricka, <>, Neige, and Rouge.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Jin and the others investigate the floor one level down from the floor to which they have been transferred.
Jin and the others look around the floor slowly.
It seems that there are no technical facilities on this floor, and most of the rooms are empty.
"By the way, Reiko, were there any magic brains or golems managing this facility or base?"
"Yes, father. I've searched each floor for magical reactions, but I haven't found any such entities."
"I see. ...... So how is the upkeep of this place ......?"
Jin and his team also looked into this point.
* * * *
Zion and the others had the same question as Jin and the others.
The answer was given by .
"Mister Zion, it is probably some kind of golem that does not have autonomous thinking.
But if so, what will you do in the event of an unforeseen event?
"Well, that's a fair question. ...... Perhaps there must be a common management system with the other facilities."
< said that there might be a maintenance golem that makes regular rounds.
"That's a possibility, isn't it?"
Marikka nodded.
They look around the floor they have moved to.
"It looks like there is no dust and the air conditioning seems to be working properly.
"Air conditioning? ...... Oh, hey Maricka, didn't you say that the <> was filled with nitrogen inside?"
"Yes, Mr. Zion, that's right. ...... since it was at the bottom of the ocean, there was no way to ventilate it even if they wanted to. ......"
"Well, as Marikka-sama said, it is not unrelated to the fact that we sunk the ship to the bottom of the sea."
< also agreed with Marikka's guess.
"But wouldn't it be better to remove the oxygen for storage?"
"You have a point," said Marikka, "but it would be better to remove the oxygen for storage. But that is assuming that there is no one to maintain the equipment. I think they have maintenance people here, so I think they are only pressurizing and ventilating."
"...... Well, I don't know, it just doesn't seem coherent."
"That seems to me to be the way of the masters.
"So that's how it is."
We went around the floor with such conversations, but we did not find anything new.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
After checking their assigned floors, Jin's group and Zion's group meet up. They exchange information.
For the time being, neither of them had found much, so the meeting was over in a minute.
The discussion turned to the maintenance golem.
Jin's earlier question is answered by the <>'s explanation.
"Oh, maybe it's one of <><>'s or something. ......"
<><><>. It is a golem created by the <> and tasked with managing <>.
< and the belong to the same , they must have exchanged some technology and information. If so, it would not be surprising if they adopted the idea of such a golem for maintenance.
It is also possible, if one were to stretch one's imagination, that the same shared the same maintenance golem.
Even though they are individualistic, they are from the same Hale, and they are not enemies.
* * * *
After the exchange of information, we start the investigation of another floor again.
Jin's group is on the upper floor, and Zion's group is on the upper floor of .......
This is all that is left in the vault.
The upper floor is about four times larger than the previous floors.
The reason why we can see the size of the floor is because of the clear view of the passage.
The staircase coming up from below led to a round room, which seemed to be in the center of the floor, and from there there radiated passages in eight different directions.
By looking at the distance to the dead end of the passage, we can estimate the approximate size of the floor.
"Is this the main area of this ......?"
"If so, we might be able to find something unusual.
Jin and the others carefully peeked into each room.
Each room was about the size of a 20-mat room or a high school classroom.
"Why are there so many empty rooms?"
"Were they planning to move here, or were they planning to let someone else live here?"
"Maybe they simply had the rooms ready to go and planned to use them later."
The main speakers were Jin, Erza, and Reinhardt, while Rhodes and Ludmilla remained silent, perhaps overwhelmed.
Jin was concerned about this and approached Rhodes.
Rhodes and Ludmila are welcome to express their opinions. Anything is fine. Whatever you feel, whatever you think. Intuition is a foolproof tool.
Yes, sir.
Okay.
......"
As expected, Rhodes and Ludmilla, who had only been in the Jin family for a short period of time, felt that this kind of experience was still too stimulating.