Now the scene has changed, and Makina's group is investigating inside the <>.
On the landing on the way down the stairs to the destination level, there is a door.
With his sword, Squire Rei cuts through the door and destroys the lock.
"All right, let's be more careful."
"Yes, sir."
Makina and her team descended the stairs.
When they arrived at the desired level, they found, as they had expected, another door, this time locked.
Again, Squire Rei broke the locking mechanism by swinging his sword and opened the door.
"Well, this place is a little different, isn't it?
"Yes, it is."
The corridor looks different from the previous levels.
The bare metal color of the corridors gives a heavy impression.
The ceilings are high and the corridors are wide.
The ceiling is 4 meters high and the corridor is 4 meters wide. This is a fairly large floor.
"It has not been painted, and there is no flooring.
"Perhaps this is part of the defense."
Makina sees that it is a setup for the use of type magic to wipe out the enemy.
"The ceiling, floor, left and right walls must have different electric potentials.
The ceiling, the floor, and the walls on either side of the room must have different electrical potentials, and they are not close enough for an individual to reach.
If a voltage high enough to discharge on the floor is applied, the passage could be filled with arcs from the discharge.
"Well, we don't have the energy source to generate such a high voltage."
* * *
Makina's mutterings were also relayed to , and those who heard them were relieved.
"Hmmm, that's quite a frightening method of defense, isn't it?
"I agree.
"How many billions of volts does it discharge over that distance ......?"
Perhaps the air is charged and ionized beforehand, or a conductive mist is sprayed on it to assist the discharge.
"Oh, I see."
"As expected of Jin-dono."
The group is impressed by Jin's explanation.
Jin, however, does not want them to imitate him.
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Makina's group is walking down the aisle.
"This is the direction to the center of this . In other words, you will end up at ......."
The door was a sturdy one, but it too was cut open by Squire Rei's sword.
Oh ......
It was the command center.
But...
"...... it's still incomplete, isn't it?"
Yes, it is.
The room was so empty that I could not shake the impression that it was still under maintenance.
It means that the equipment that should be installed is not ready yet.
When it is completed, it will be something that can be seen in its own way.
* * *
The view could also be seen at <.
"Oh ......, it's kind of a letdown, isn't it?
"No, no, I can say that this is a good thing.
That's for sure.
It's so complete, it's chilling to think what could happen if it were to go out of control.
As we have seen in the past, such a situation is quite possible.
The current situation is so disconnected from the intentions of the creators that .......
As Jin had said, Makina had left the control room and was searching for the power room.
Since the energy is completely cut off, we can't use the method of following the energy line.
(Actually, the old man had already found it with his peepers, but he had to find it in a way that would be convincing to those who were watching.
"It's hard to imagine it being directly under the command center. Perhaps it's not in the center or on the perimeter, but somewhere around ......?"
"Shall we split up?"
Rei suggests after hearing Makina's guess.
"Yeah, I guess so. Since there is no danger, let's have them search for two at a time.
* * * *
<, Jin explains Makina's guess.
"If the power source is right under the control room, it will be dangerous if the magic power gets out of control, so a place a little far away is suitable. On the other hand, if the power source is located on the outer perimeter, it will be easily destroyed when attacked by the enemy.
"I see, that's why you chose a middle ground."
"Of course, this is only one of the design concepts, and some engineers may have other ideas. But if the command center is placed in this position, the other equipment will be placed in the same way.
"So that's what you mean."
"So that's what Makina-dono is thinking about when he's looking for a power source."
Everyone seemed to be convinced, so Jin continued his explanation.
"In that case, only a limited number of technicians will be able to reach the power source, so it is highly possible that there will be no ordinary passageway.
"Really?"
"To put it simply, it would be a maintenance corridor."
I see. Thanks for the explanation.
I see. Thanks for the explanation.
As Jin explained, Makina and his team were looking for a maintenance passage to the power room (although the "Mere Old Man" had already found one).
As a result, the <> and <> teams found it.
"Oh, is this it?
"Yes."
It is a doorway in the floor of the passage.
There was no complicated lock, and the lid could be lifted by pulling a lever.
There was a square hole about 70 centimeters square in the floor, through which one could enter a passageway about half a story below. It was possible to go down to the passage below.
"Okay, let's go!
Makina's group entered the maintenance corridor.
The group entered the maintenance corridor.
"Oh, it is structured like that, isn't it?
"And this too?
Jin answers this question.
"No, this is much larger, so it is clearly divided into several levels.
"I see. I see. So it's because it's smaller than here that it's built that way.
"That's very informative, isn't it?"
In the image, Makina's group is moving through a narrow passageway.
Both the width and height of the passage were about 1.8 meters, enough for an adult male to walk without bending down.
Bare cables and pipes can be seen on the walls.
"It seems to be used not only for access to the power room, but also for maintenance of the power lines and infrastructure."
"Hmm."
"So this passageway may be a network of passages under the floor of the level where the command center is located."
That's what you're saying.
Oh, maybe that's the power room.
On the screen, Makina and his group were standing in front of the red-painted door.