5:30 p.m. local time.
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"Well, I had a great time. Thank you very much.
Tomax Bartmann said cheerfully.
Makina (the imam) felt that he had relieved a lot of stress.
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The dinner party was about to begin, although it was a little early.
The tables in the dining hall are lined with dishes prepared by the golem maid <
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The main dish is a fish caught in the surrounding seas.
Sashimi is not for everyone's taste, so the main dishes are grilled and fried.
Barracuda (barracuda) and halibut (flatfish) are grilled, and trevor (horse mackerel) is fried.
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We also have a steak of beef, a vegetable soup and a salad.
In addition to bread, you can choose rice or porridge.
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And..,
"What is this?"
"It's called mizutaki."
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In an earthenware pot on a small stove for personal use, a pot of coca-cola was simmering.
We toasted with Olsen's 3855, a fine white wine from the Shawlo Empire.
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Afterwards, the deus ex machina spoke up.
"Welcome to our base, Arcadia!
There was a light round of applause.
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"I have asked you here unofficially because I intend to invite the heads of state and government to join us later.
The participants nodded in agreement.
They now understood why they were invited at this time of the year.
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"If there is anything we have not done well in this reception, please feel free to comment or criticize us. Thank you very much for your hard work today.
The dinner was then served while everyone chatted.
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The exception was Elena, who did not eat.
The food was still on the table, but...
"Makina-sama, may I ask you a few questions?"
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"Yes, please."
Makina replied as she ate, using the meal function.
"Well then. ...... This
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"Yes. It can move at a speed of about 30 kilometers per hour.
It is astonishing that a floating object of this size can reach such speeds.
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"I guess I'm not allowed to ask where ...... you've been so far."
"Yes. ...... well, the north, that's all."
The north has a higher concentration of
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Since Jin's action, the distribution of <
As the meal progressed, others began to ask questions to Makina. Some of them were mixed with their opinions.
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"My Lord Machina, the number of golem maids is somewhat small for the size of
Tomax Bartmann.
If we were to invite the most important figures from each country, and if we were to assign one golem-maid per person, 20 would be far too few.
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"That's right. Let's increase the number of ......<
"Of course we need more maids of honor, but we also need more butlers.
said Ilmina Ratkin.
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"I see. Thank you for your opinion.
These opinions are very valuable, so I am thinking of referring them to the master piloting the machina, as well as to the old man who is the head of the administration of magic on Horai Island.
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Originally, <
Therefore, there is no problem to increase the number of them.
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"Perhaps this <
Now it's Wattes Schletzer.
"......"
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"Wattez, you're being rude."
Elena rebuked him for his straightforward manner.
"Excuse me. I don't mean to pry into it, but it wouldn't hurt you to give a partial demonstration somewhere.
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"I see."
People are afraid of the unknown. It would make them feel more secure if you could show them a part of it.
I'm sorry for your opinion.
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Where do you get your materials?
Now it's Edda Yima.
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I've never heard of any large purchases.
Since she seemed to have some knowledge of the logistics of the world, Makina (= the imam) decided to give an explanation for such an occasion, saying that she could not speak out of turn.
"All metal resources and magical crystals (magi crystals) are mined at the bottom of the sea."
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This statement took everyone by surprise.
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"The bottom of the sea?
"Yes. Mines on land are usually under the jurisdiction of one country or another. That would mean that the seafloor does not belong to any country.
"Yes, indeed. Is it possible to ......?
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Golem does not need to breathe, right?
"That's true, but ......."
Theoretically, yes, but making a golem that can work underwater is no easy task.
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If it is made to be watertight, if it cannot withstand the pressure of seawater, it will
On the other hand, if they let seawater into their bodies, their metal parts will corrode, their muscle tissues will deteriorate, and their operating time will be shortened.
"Well, let's keep how we do it a secret for now.
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"...... understand."
Makina does not intend to divulge all the secrets, which is also dangerous.
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"Well, are you buying food?"
Fiona Fias asked.
"We buy some food, but we are also self-sufficient.
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"What?"
"There are two floors inside this
Makina explained that they are using artificial lighting and filling the soil to create fields and orchards.
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"It's amazing, isn't it?"
"If you like, I can show you tomorrow."
"Yes, by all means!
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And with that, the dinner was over.
Afterwards, we were each shown to our guest rooms to rest.
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"Well, this looks quite comfortable.
The rooms are mainly Western-style, but the bedrooms are Japanese-style, with futons laid out on the tatami mats.
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Beds can be made available upon request, but all the guests chose to sleep on the tatami mats.
The rooms are equipped with a toilet, a washroom, a bath, and a shower room, so everyone could take a relaxing bath and recover from the day's work.
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