720 - - 21-32 Soldrake Ruins
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The morning of January 9th.
Jin, Reinhard, Erza, Reiko, and the others were invited to the magic laboratory in the outer palace, headed by the Minister of Magic, Kerichdole.
This is the most advanced research institute for magical technology in the Kingdom of Egelea.
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"This is what I want you to see," he said.
There was a magic screen. It is an artifact that was used as a monitor during the Golem boat competition.
"Are you reproducing the magic screen?
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"Yes. It's not quite a reproduction, but yes.
Kelichdole answered humbly, but her face was still proud.
"I have it in the hands of a research team that is going to the former Leonard's Kingdom on a trial basis.
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The screen he was pointing at was indeed a picture of a faraway land.
However, the quality of the image was not very clear, and the movements of the team members were sometimes jerky. It was like watching a movie with the frames dropped.
"It is still a prototype, so there are still many problems, but the biggest advantage of this magic device is that the magic machine, which corresponds to the <
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The magic minister goes on to explain.
"It is small enough to be carried on your shoulder comfortably. The magic screen is larger on our side.
Still, it is quite useful to be able to see the survey team at a distance. It is a pity that the sound cannot be picked up.
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"If you want to send a message from the other side to us, you can also write it down in writing. But unfortunately, there is no way to contact the other side.
Nevertheless, this is a big step forward. Even with the example of artifacts, the reproduction and application of lost technology in this way is to be commended.
"Since it would be presumptuous to call it by its original name, I am going to call it the <
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"A magical monitoring device, I see.
Jin nodded and stared at the device.
"Do you have any opinion on this, Jin-dono?"
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"Yes, I do. ......
To be honest, I don't have any.
The images are choppy because of the slow data transmission speed, and the poor image quality is probably due to the low grinding precision of the magic eye.
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The whole apparatus is large, which may be due to the way the flow of magic control (magi sequence) is organized, and .......
However, Jin knew that it was not appropriate to point out all of them here. So, I will not point out all of them here,
"As for the image quality, I think it is probably due to the low grinding accuracy of the magic eye.
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I only pointed out the relatively easy-to-accept content.
"I see, the precision of polishing. ...... Now that I think about it, there are many things that come to mind. ......"
Kelihidole, who had his hand on his chin as if remembering for a moment, nodded his head in agreement and thanked Jin.
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"Well, thank you, Jin-dono. I will pay more attention to that in my next work.
"Yesterday, the research team arrived at the ruins of Sold Lake. Today we started to investigate the ruins in earnest.
As he said, the magic screen showed a picture of the ruins that even Jin had never seen before.
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The ruins of Soldrake are located southwest of the former capital Diaa.
It is surrounded by grasslands dotted with reddish-brown rocks.
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Although it is located north of Asunto, the capital of the Kingdom of Egelea, the temperature is about the same because of its lower elevation.
However, the air is more humid than in Asund, which is inland, probably due to the proximity to the sea. Therefore, the environment was conducive to the growth of vegetation.
The team was following a narrow path through the area.
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"Okay, first of all, Mr. Jade, please investigate.
Bruno Thales Bright, the leader of the survey team, asked Jade Nephroy, a magecraftsman.
I'll take care of it.
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In front of us are the ruins of a fortress-like structure built of reddish-brown sandstone.
These ruins often contain magical seals and traps that can be broken by a good magecraftsman.
That is why Jade Nephroy is accompanying us.
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The day before, they had disarmed four traps and approached this door, but time ran out due to sunset. The investigation inside had been carried over to this day.
Jade carefully examined the area where he thought the door was, and then he turned around and reported.
"...... There are no traps. Just a seal. We can open it right away."
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True to his word, the door was opened in about three minutes.
"Oh, it's open.
"There may be a trap inside. Please be careful.
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I understand.
The group, led by Bruno, the captain, stepped into the ruins. The leader was Jade, a non-combatant.
It was 8:00 a.m. local time, 7:15 a.m. in Asunto, the capital of the Kingdom of Egelea.
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"......"
A voice sounded impressed and convinced, as if it were coming from someone.
Inside, unlike outside, the floor, walls, and ceiling were covered with marble-like stone, glistening in the light of the magic lamps held by the group.
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"This is a good time to ......"
Jade Nephroy lights a ball of light. It is a magic light that will stay lit until the magic power it contains runs out.
"Oh, it's brighter."
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The brightness is several times that of a magic lamp. The room became bright at once, as if a 20-watt bulb had been changed to a 100-watt bulb.
This makes it possible to see details clearly. The room is a long rectangle. About 10 meters wide and 20 meters deep.
There's nothing in here.
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When you enter the room, it's just wide and empty.
"What is it?"
No, there was something like a pile of rubble in one corner.
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As I approached it, I found that it was a magi crystal, though not of very good quality.
Even though they were of low quality, they were piled up to about eye level, so they seemed to be worth their weight in gold.
"There is another door in front of you, isn't there?
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One of the knights pointed.
"Okay, let's go there."
The door had no mechanism and opened by a normal push.
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Again, Bruno, the captain, steps in. The magic lamp in his hand illuminates a staircase leading down.
"The basement. That's the main one.
From the height of the ruins, we can guess that if anything, it is the basement.
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Bruno thought for a moment and decided to leave the youngest knight in his place.
"Taut, stay here. If anything happens to us, you stay here.
"Yes, sir!"
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I don't mean please, come and help us. It means to let the king know that we are in danger.
The young knight called Taut could at least guess it.
The stairway went straight up to a depth of about 20 meters.
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At the end of the stairs was another door. And beyond that, of course, a room.
"......What is this place?"
It was a small, cramped room. In terms of space, it was no more than four and a half tatami mats. Only the ceiling was about three meters high.
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"......Another door?"
The front door is made of metal. A thick bolt was hung from the inside, so we carefully removed it.
After carefully opening this door, we found a similar room with a similar door.
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After passing through three such small rooms, we arrived at a large hall.
And there it was.
"This ...... is ......?"
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"...... golem ......?"
There were countless golems.
Two and a half meters tall. Their outer shells were steel. Armed with swords, spears, clubs, and axes.
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I said "innumerable," but I counted more than 500 of them.
All the members of the investigation team except for Taut, who was left in the back of the room, and Jin, Reinhard, Erza, Reiko, and Kelihidole, who was looking into the magical monitoring device (magi-monitor), as well as the magic minister and the members of the laboratory saw them standing in a row in the hall in front of them.