The maintenance golems < and made by Marikka were brought to Horai Island, and some modifications were made.
They were made to have manacams built into them, so that they could communicate with Horai Island and each other without saying a word.
In addition, Jin has prepared < and .
The two <> have been adjusted so that they can talk with the two Marikka golems using a manacam (magical element communication device).
After preparing other equipment to be carried, the survey team was sent out on the morning of October 8 to the <>.
In order to avoid the suspicions of the controlling magical brain of the <>, they first transferred to the <> and then moved on.
Of course, using the repaired communication device, we let <> know that the four golems are going for a <>.
And the four that departed from <> were traveling at the same speed as the 10 golems that departed from <> last time.
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The images through the eyes of the four golems, one of which was <>, were being projected on the large magic screen in the dining hall of Horai Island. The images were projected on the large magic screen in the dining hall of the island of Horai.
Although it is called a cafeteria, it is a multi-purpose room that sometimes serves as a meeting room and sometimes as a command center when the is all together.
In the dining room were all the members of the and their guests, the , as well as Neige and Rouge.
< is sipping Persica juice, and Neige and Rouge are smiling and chewing on Perid Reader's special cookies.
"Oh, we'll soon be in the vicinity of the East Base of Gigosald.
There's nothing around here.
The former Leonard Kingdom is dotted with mines, and although many countries are redeveloping their mines, the central and northern areas are still undeveloped.
Even in the area around the <>, there is nothing but rock and dirt, bushes and grass.
"Maybe if we planted windbreaks along the coast, we could make the inland areas more green..."
Jin, who was watching the screen, muttered.
"Windbreak? ...... Oh, artificial forests planted on the coast to protect against sea breezes."
Zion reacted. After all, her mother, Lorona of the Shinra, is the foremost agricultural expert of the northern peoples.
"Yes. Of course that's not enough. We need to remove salt from the soil."
"Jin, I'm all for future development, but it's time the four of us got where we're going."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Reinhardt told Jin to concentrate on the screen.
There, he could see a doorway at the point where the big rock was displaced and two golems coming out of the doorway to greet the four from the <>.
"Hmm, I wonder if it was the fashion of the <> or the <> to hide the entrance and exit with large rocks."
"I wouldn't say it was a fad, but there seems to be a tendency to favor such a design."
Saki and Goose were having such a conversation.
Jin also stares at the screen. < is clear.
The and dispatched this time are the golems of Marikka<> and <> are in the back as assistants of Marikka's golem <<>> and <>>.
They are in a good position to get a bird's eye view of the whole situation.
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<>!
One of the golems from the <> called out to us as we greeted them.
<>
"Yes, they are. They belong to the new owners.
<
"Let's go inside."
For the time being, communication was good.
< was similar to that of the .
However, there were more furnishings. Smith 301 thought that some of them were probably spoils of war from <>.
The interior seemed to be made of hollowed out whitish rock.
"It looks like quartz."
He had a friend who had studied civil engineering and architecture at a technical high school, so he had some knowledge of rocks and minerals, especially stone.
Quartz is a non-crystalline crystal (or more precisely, it does not have hexagonal prismatic self-shaped crystals). It is often somewhat dull white, but sometimes pink, and is called <>.
Based on this knowledge, <> determined that this <> was made of quartzite.
From then on, <> was also called <>. .......
The two golems from the <> that greeted us moved swiftly down the corridor. They were followed by four golems.
"The inside doesn't look much different from ......<>."
Such was the impression <> had.
Then he arrived at the <.
The command center of this base was also uniformed in a beautiful white color.
Welcome!
The voice of the head of the control center echoed.
I'm sorry for the other day. We have been out of service for so long that we didn't realize until late that our communication equipment was malfunctioning.
"No, that has already been done."
The golem of Malikka, <>, replied.
His tone of voice was polite. I don't think the magic brain would care about honorifics, but just in case. <
Let's get down to business. ...... You've never seen this type before, have you?
"Yes, we are. We were built by the new owners.
No, those two in the back are different, aren't they?
< and .
"Yes. They were made by the new owner's collaborators."
Yeah. What kind of person is ......?
Does the management mage-brain realize that in this age, <...... that is, are no longer descendants, at least not of pure blood,...... and << Smith 301>> thought.
"He is a master golem maker."
Quite an understatement <. He was afraid to answer <>, since he did not know the information-gathering ability of the administrative mage-heads here.
<>.
The managing mage brain only gave a short response. It's a little creepy that I don't know what it's thinking,...... thought <>.
So he contacts <>, the spokesman of this place, <, with <>.
(How much does this magical brain know about the current situation outside?)
Does he know that there is no more pure-blooded <> and that only a few Arsians of that blood make up the world? thought so.
"I have one suggestion to continue the conversation.
"Well, what is it?
"I'd like you to decide what you want to be called."
I see. I see. You want me to decide what I'm going to call you by your proper name?
Yes. It'll make the conversation smoother and improve communication.
I see. It's logical. Good. Then you can call me a proxy.
"<>, I see. Do you know what is going on <>,<> of ......?"
This was a gamble.
How the < is aware of the current situation will determine how they respond in the future.