173 - - 2007-15 Archaeological Site
When Jin and Reinhardt stepped into the room, it was pitch black.
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Jin turned on the light magic. Then they were able to see.
"What is this place ......?"
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Reinhardt wondered.
It was a small, spacious room with only a few old-fashioned desks and chairs. The design of the desks and chairs were similar to those used by Jin's predecessors.
"It must be the office or the command center."
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Jin could only guess.
"But there might still be a room in the back here. Let's look for it.
He checked the three walls, the ceiling, and the floor, except for the hole he had drilled, and this time he soon found a passageway. There was a door on the innermost wall. It was disguised in such a way that it was a little difficult to see.
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"Shall we go in?"
"Let's go in." "Yeah."
With this brief exchange, Jin and Reinhardt proceeded further into the room.
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After following a rather wide passageway for about five meters, they came to another door.
"I'll open it. "I'll open it.
Reinhardt called out, and Jin prepared to release his magic at any time as a precaution.
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Reinhardt opened the door.
"What?
As soon as he opens the door, the room lights up. It seems that the magic lamp in the room was not dead.
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"This is ......."
What appeared before him was an empty bookshelf.
"Looks like a library."
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Reinhardt looks over the bookshelf and concludes.
"There are still some of these."
There were two books with what looked like parchment paper, simply closed, in the corner of the shelf.
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"What do they say?"
Jin decided to read them. Jin could read the old magic alphabet of a thousand years ago, which is an ancient alphabet in this age.
He pretends to read it with some difficulty because it is difficult to explain why he can read it.
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"5......Month......23Day......Magic ...to abandon ...... the invasion...... fort...... of ......... ...Decision ......."
It looks like a diary or a record. It must be from the time of the wizard war. So thought Reinhard.
"Material...... weapons...... food...... possessions......... ......... as long as ...... you take it out."
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Reinhardt analyzes Jin's reading with a nod of approval.
"I see. So this fortress was abandoned because it was no longer possible to hold off the invasion of the demon tribe. I see. So this fortress was abandoned because they could no longer hold off the invasion of the demon tribe.
"Just to ...... make sure,...... the warp gate,...... the hall,...... is ...... fill it up and ...... go."
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"Oh, so it was the other side that buried it. Now I'm having a hard time finding this one."
As Reinhardt says, it is ironic that the warp gate was buried, but later on it was dug out first.
Jin closed the record,
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"Well, it doesn't say much of anything important," he says.
Reinhardt shakes his head,
"No, it's a document that will help us get closer to the truth of the magic wars. Let's take it home with us.
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I will take it home with me. I told myself that it would be a criminal act to take such materials out of the ruins of another country without permission, but it would be better than having them fall into the hands of the Unification Party (Unifiler).
"We can send the translation to King Egelea later."
Reinhardt put the document in his pocket with this thought.
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"Now then, the armory is probably empty. Let's just take a look."
It seems that the armory is at the back of the archives. The reason I know this is because it is written on the door at the back.
Either the door was old or it was locked from the inside, but no matter how hard Jin and the others pushed and pulled, it could not be opened.
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Out of necessity, Jin called Reiko.
"Reiko!"
Reiko heard Jin's voice and came immediately.
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"Yes, father."
"Open this door, please."
"Yes, Father."
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Reiko immediately put her hand on the door and pushed it open at once. The hinges creaked, but she managed to keep it from breaking.
"This is ......."
The door did not open because there were a number of motionless golems lying motionless in front of the door. They were covered with dust, and both Jin and Reinhardt covered their noses and mouths with handkerchiefs.
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"Golem for battle? No, it's just a chore golem."
Jin examined the motionless golem and determined that it was not a combat golem, but a golem that performed chores.
"Five of them, huh? They don't look particularly broken.
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Reinhardt also bent down to examine the golem. The magic lamps here are dark, and you have to look closely to see the details.
"It looks like it's running out of magic.
But Jin denies it.
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"...... No, no. Look at this. Here."
Jin opens the golem's chest. What was not there was not there.
"The control core is missing ......?"
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Reinhardt sees it at a glance and starts to check the other golem.
"It's not in this golem either.
"Not on this one either."
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Jin and Reinhardt found that all of the five Golems did not have a control core.
"Only the control core cannot be missing. So, should we assume that someone has disabled this golem?
"I don't know. I don't know. That's the most likely explanation.
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Jin doesn't know what's going on either.
"These golems were not that important. They are not important enough to take with us when we leave. Then we can just remove the important parts and take them with us. ...... like this."
Reinhardt's guess was confirmed by Jin,
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"There might be something in the record, I'll take a closer look when I get back," he added.
Reiko called out to him and said, "Reiko, what's going on? Then Reiko called out to him.
"Father, there is another one in the back."
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"What?"
Jin looked toward the back of the room where Reiko said, and saw something human-shaped in the darkness.
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When Jin turned on the light, he could see the figure clearly. It was an automaton dressed in an old maid's uniform. It was left sitting on the floor. It was as dusty as a golem.
"An automaton. ......"
Jin bends down to examine the automaton. The dust is cleaned by magic.
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The doll's body is of an adult female type. The magical skin is still barely elastic.
Her hair is a dull blue. Her hair is a dull blue, perhaps intentionally colored differently from human hair.
"This thing has a control core!"
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Jin, who had examined it, let out a surprised voice.
"It seems that the reason why it is not moving is not due to the depletion of ...... magic power.
This automata was equipped with an ether converter.
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"Oh, I see. There must have been some kind of shock, and the internal magic connection must have been broken.
Jin's keen observation finally found the faulty part.
"Okay, I'll fix it."
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Once the problem was identified, it was not a malfunction that Jin could not fix.
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The broken magic circuits were joined, and the magi-device, which had been on the verge of disintegrating, was repaired.
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Then, giving it the magic power to start up, the automata begins to move.
With a slight creak, the automaton opens its eyes and stands up.
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"Did...you...do...this...to...me?
The automaton uttered the words, though a little stuttering, as if its vocal mechanism was damaged.