As Momoko walked through the door, the dim light increased in brightness.
"It seems that the etheric luminescent substance (AL) is still alive.
Momoko felt that the reason it had not deteriorated after 750 years was not only because it had been dormant for that long, but also because of the high concentration of free magic element (ether) in this place.
It means that knew that increasing the concentration of free magic element (ether) was effective for preserving the magic materials.
"What do we do from here?"
The door led to a square room of about 8 tatami mats, with one door on each wall in addition to the one we had entered.
"This is a sort of entrance hall. The room on the left is the storage room, the one on the right is the laboratory, and the front is the living quarters.
"Well, may I check inside in that order?"
So far the lighting is fine and the air is breathable, although a little stagnant.
Momoko decided that if the same was true beyond the three doors, she should call Rhodes and the others.
"That would be good."
agreed.
Momoko then opened each of the three doors in turn, making sure that the air inside was breathable.
Leaving < there, Momoko hurried back and reported.
"Well, it seems to be safe.
"Let's go.
However, she decided to be cautious and decided to go with Rhodes and Kondak first.
With Kondak, they would be able to escape by transfer in case of an emergency.
Once it was clear that there was no danger, Kondak would return by transfer and inform the rest of the team.
With this arrangement in place, Rhodes and Kondak headed for with Momoko leading the way.
They arrived at the where the were waiting without incident.
"You did a good job."
No, this is what I do. ...... where would you like to start?"
"Well, let's start from the left."
Okay.
To the left is the warehouse.
< opens the door, a slightly dusty, musty smell wafts through the air.
"I don't see anything in the warehouse ......."
"Yes. Before we brought them in, an "ether stampede" occurred.
I see.
It seems that a small amount of food has turned to dust after 750 years.
Other than that, there were only a few metal materials.
Let's move on.
"Yes, I understand."
The front door is opened. This is a living facility.
It is dusty after all. Is it drier than ......?
The first room you enter is about 10 tatami mats in size. There is another room in the back, which seems to be a bedroom.
This 10-tatami room is a living room.
It doesn't look like much of a living room.
"I'm sure Filius-sama wasn't here at the time of the Aether Stampede..."
"Oh? Is that so?"
"Yes. He was considering another location.
If he had been in an "ether stampede" at that time, it was thought that even his body would have been reduced to atoms by now.
It was no wonder that we could not feel any sense of life.
Finally, I peeked into the right door ...... laboratory.
"Oh!
"This is ......."
The room is about 20 tatami mats in size, making it the largest room in the house.
There were two golems in the process of being built.
Both of them are still only skeletons ...... or internal frames.
"Is this where they made you?"
Rhodes' question was denied by <>.
"No, the ten of us were manufactured elsewhere.
"Is that so? Is ...... still there?"
No, we moved the equipment there, so at that point it no longer exists.
That's a shame.
Rhodes would have liked to see the environment in which Phyllis had created the 10 units, but he gave up on the idea that what did not exist could not be helped.
"In the end, I guess Lord Phyllius' lair was halfway there, too. ......"
"Isn't that inevitable? You were a victim of the < in the middle of your ambition."
"Yes, that's right: ......."
Anyway, now that we knew we were out of danger, we asked Kondak to transfer to the other side and call the rest of the group over.
"Okay. I'll be on my way."
"Okay."
Kondak moved away.
The remaining Rhodoth called Momoko and patted her on the head, thanking her for her efforts.
Seeing this, said,
"Rhodoth-sama takes good care of Momoko, doesn't he?
saw this and said, "Mr. Rhodes is taking good care of Momoko. And then,
"Master Phyllius also took good care of his sister.
He said.
"Sister?"
Rhodes raised his eyebrows a little at this information, which he had never heard before.
This is the first time I have heard such information.
"Yes. Yes, I just remembered it myself.
What?
"The password you used to open the door to this place, did you feel ...... when you saw it? It seems to have unlocked some information inside me.
And you know about Phyllius' sister ......?
"Yes. I think ...... that maybe the other nine have some kind of locked information as well.
You mean they can be unlocked by coming here?
Yes.
It was good news, though not a hundred percent certain.
It seems that there was also an unexpected trigger hidden in Filicius' lair.
The ten would be more useful if they disclosed more information.
So Rhodes explained the current information to all the members who had just arrived.