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I think I have a pretty good idea why the core is missing and why it regenerates.

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　At my words, the dwarves, who had been arguing noisily in front of the wolf-shaped stone golem with a destroyed head that May had recovered, shrugged their shoulders.

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We are amateurs who don't even know the gears of technology. How can we, as professional engineers, know what we don't know?

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　I didn't care, I just went on with my theory.

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The reason our wolf-shaped stone golem, with its head destroyed, doesn't regenerate is because, unlike the other one, it's on a cloth made of May's 'magic string.

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The magic is almost impossible to block or interfere with before it is activated as an art," he said. The way it is transmitted is similar to sound, or rather, sound is transmitted no matter how many boards you put up to block it, right?　It is believed that sound can be transmitted instantly by leakage through the most minute holes, or that the board itself that is blocked becomes the source of the sound. Therefore, it is not a good idea to block magic power with such a narrow cloth. ......"

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Oh, you mean that?"

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　Dagan looks at me with reluctance, and I say, "I don't know what to say.

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　I have learned many things not only from May at the bottom of the abyss, but also from Ellie, who is probably the most skilled witch in this world at handling magic. I have already predicted that much.

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The same wavelength - think of it as ripples on the surface of the water - means that magic power of the same strength and color can be transmitted through the same obstacle, ignoring it. We can cancel each other out by hitting each other."

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　I point to the cloth made of May's threads spread out on the floor.

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The "magic string" of Mei can exert its "magic counteracting effect" and cancel out the magic interference to the target object. Therefore, even if a stone golem with only its head regenerates its body, this stone golem will not regenerate its head. From this, isn't it highly likely that the ground or the soil itself is endowed with a regenerative function to repair the stone golem?　If so, that would explain the lack of a core. ...... So, perhaps, this underground world itself is playing the role of the core."

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I'm not sure what you're talking about.

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As expected of Mr. Wright, you have great insight.

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?"　I didn't quite get it, but that's the master!"

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　The Dwarf species said, 'If you compare it to ripples on the surface of the water, it's possible to cancel out the magic!　I never thought of that idea!" He makes an astonished face and May praises his insight as if he is impressed.

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　Nazna is '? He tilted his head, but seemed to understand that I had clarified a fact that even the top engineers, the dwarves, were unaware of, and praised me without reservation.

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　I can't help but let out a wry smile and stroke Nazuna.

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　Nazna, too, is petted by me and smiles, looking truly happy.

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　Meanwhile, the dwarf species, defeated by the amateurs' ability to analyze technology, shudder with blue faces.

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I don't think it is ...... technically possible to make the soil and ground have a regenerative function, using this underground world itself as the core?"

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'It's not normal, but ...... it certainly makes sense when you think of it that way. It makes sense that so many of their enemies suddenly appeared unnoticed, literally growing out of the ground, and that the stone golem has no core.

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"If we tried to recreate it with our technology--"

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　The dwarven species recovered from their shock and began discussing technological relationships again.

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　Gradually, the sound of tin and rock gunfire and being attacked by a swarm of stone golems seemed to be less and less of a concern.

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(Assuming my theory is correct, ...... the Stone Golem will continue to regenerate and spring up unless we literally destroy this underground space itself. Now how do we stop it ......)

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　If either Ellie or Ice Heat were here, we could have either of them ice this entire underground space, and the Stone Golem would not be able to regenerate and would not spring up from the ground.

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　However, this time Ellie is helping to build a town around the "Giant Tower" and Ice Heat is taking over the internal administration of "The Abyss" in place of Mei.

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　I'm thinking ...... that I could bring either one of them here once with my boon (gift) "infinite gacha" card "SSR, transfer" and ice them, and then I'll be able to get them out of the mela. One of the wolves, which had been separated and allowed to grasp its surroundings, turns back at high speed.

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　It seems to have found something.

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　The wolf returns under Mela's skirt and fuses with her body.

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　It shared its memories with the main body, Mera.

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"--kekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekeke!　Master, I smelled water under that double-helix building, and I think I have discovered a hole leading down to the basement. It's a little noisy down here, so why don't we move?"

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Mela is right, we have time, and the enemy is a little noisy here, so let's move on." Thanks for the discovery, Mera. Thanks to ......, I've decided what to do about this Stone Golem."

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　Then I take out a card.

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SSSR, Ice World, Release.

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　When I release the card, cold air spreads out from under my feet at once, icing the stone golems.

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SSSR, Ice World", a card that has a wide range of effects, trapping enemies and objects other than allies in a world of cold air, icing them in space.

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It stops the Stone Golem's movement, albeit temporarily. I think I'll take this opportunity to go down through the hole that Mera discovered in the lower layer. May I join you, Dagan-dono?"

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...... Oh, oh. How could you ice all the stone golems in an instant? ...... We'll follow his lead.

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　Even if they are iced, they will melt over time, and in the case of a strong man, he can escape by force, but a stone golem or so will not be a problem. If they found a hole to go down to the lower level, it would be enough to keep them on ice for that time.

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　Having obtained the consent of Dagan and the others, we headed further underground.

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　Mela leads the way and we walk to the double-helix building that "smells like water".

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　Mela fired an attack spell into the sky and sent a light signal.

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　This was a signal to call back the other bodies that were heading for exploration of the surroundings.

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　It takes time to move on foot, and new stone golems appear sporadically.

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　However, no matter how many come, they are no match for the infinite number of bullets fired by the tin and rock, and are kicked out of the way.

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　To be honest, the movement itself was a walk in the park, with only the noisy sounds of gunfire and destruction.

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　After an hour or so, we arrive at the double-helix building.

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　There was a steel lid directly below the double-helix building, but it had been destroyed by adventurers sent by the dwarves in the past, or perhaps it had been damaged and had a gaping hole in it.

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　When I looked into the hole, it was still dark and I could not see the bottom.

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　I turned around and sent out instructions.

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Mei, please do as you did before.

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Awe."

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　She bowed and created a string box with "Magic String" as if she had descended from a hole in a former factory zone.

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　Dagan and the others quickly climbed into the string box, as if they were used to it after the second time or didn't want to stay in this layer any longer.

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　Once everyone is on board, Tin & Rock destroy the last of the approaching stone golem swarms and get into the string box.

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　After making sure Tin & Rock are on board, they turn their attention to May.

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　She nods and

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I will come downstairs. Everyone has forgotten anything?"

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Kekekekekeke!"　I've taken in all of the alter egos, so there's no problem.

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　Mela answers May's confirmation, and after the others confirm that nothing has been forgotten or left undone, they descend the string box at walking speed again.

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　The stone golems are probably no longer around, but they remember to block the holes with "magic strings" to prevent them from jumping into the holes during the descent.

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　No matter how many Stone Golems of that size gather, it is impossible to break the "magic string," which has been reinforced with magic power.

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　Therefore, they were able to descend with peace of mind.

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　Dagan also let out a sigh of relief.

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It was a totally ridiculous hierarchy," he said. If we could obtain that stone golem technology, however,......, it would change the power structure on the ground. In a sense, I now know why the first item on the list of prohibited activities is "Prohibition of research and restoration of technology from past civilizations. I have no idea how much technology past civilizations really had. ......

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　For example, if we were able to bring the "regenerative stone golem technology" to the ground, it would be the equivalent of having an army that would attack almost indefinitely.

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　Certainly this alone would change the force map on the ground.

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(But it may be inappropriate, but I'm personally beginning to look forward to seeing what past civilization technology we'll see next. ......)

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The "regenerative stone golem technology" alone was an amazing technology for the dwarf species.

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　I feel as if I am waiting for a stage play to see what kind of past civilization technology we will see next.

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(In Mera's words, she said, 'I smelled water,' so I wonder if we're going to have a water attack next?　(Then there would be a big river or a lake or something.)

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　I was inwardly excited, thinking about the next underground ruins.

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　--a few minutes later, May is the first to notice and speak up, just as she was the first to go down.

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　It seems that the string hanging ahead of us has reached the end of the hole.

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The end of the hole will be reached in about 100 meters, ladies and gentlemen," she said. Please be careful, no matter what happens.

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　Everyone returns her words with a voice or a nod.

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　A few moments later, light leaks out again through a gap in the string box.

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　There is no sign of enemies around, and even in the thread box, there is a strong smell of water.

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　May again wisely loosens a part of the string box to create a large window.

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　The view we saw through the window shocked us more than the first time we descended into the underground world.

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This is ...... amazing. ......

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　The entire window was covered with sparkling water.

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　A world I had only read about in literature - the "sea" - spread out before our eyes.

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