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The communication between Lao Tzu and <
"So you have no objection to have your master (Mylord) make a body for Lord Malchitas at ......?"
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Lao Tzu said. The other man,
"Yes. I have some thoughts about it, but I think I will ask for your help at this time.
"I understand. I will inform the master (my lord) as soon as I return to the base.
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Lao Tzu was no longer afraid to call Jin "My Lord.
"Well, now one of our concerns is gone. Can we move on to the other matter now?
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"Well, I don't mind if we continue the conversation, but what is it about?
Having accepted Jin as a collaborator, even if only temporarily, <
Lao Tzu now started the second round of questions and answers.
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"I would like to ask you about the <
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"I see..." Lao Tzu continued.
Lao Tzu continued.
"I think this is quite far from what <
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"I suppose it is. Even I wonder what he is doing."
"What do they say?"
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"Hoho?"
"As I said before, those five are just a prototype, a mere passing point in the process of creating a
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"In the first place, their ideas are contradictory and I don't think they can be realized. Well, it's not much different from the ramblings of a madman."
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"That's pretty harsh. <
"That's true, but it was only a prototype, and I was only along for the ride to see how it turned out. ......The whole ship is probably at the bottom of the sea now, isn't it?"
"Well, yes."
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Lao Tzu nodded vaguely.
"Can you tell me the identities of those five men?"
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"Well, it doesn't matter now. They called themselves the
The Five?
Yes. They were in a position like a close associate of Mr. Markitas, but they weren't particularly good at anything, and I just happened to have them around and let them do my chores.
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"Master Markitas created five of these
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"But it's quite difficult to make a
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Lao Tzu decided to give a little information to increase <
"I see, you have not formally studied engineering magic. Then it's not surprising. ......"
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"Hmm? What do you mean by that?"
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Lao Tzu answered <
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"I'm not a specialist in engineering magic either, so I don't know that much about it, but it seems that the <
"Oh? I didn't know that."
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It's true that the Magi Crystals we used for the 5
"Hm, indeed, if Lao Tzu ...... knows such things, then we can only guess at the power of the <
I could sense some regret in his words. Perhaps it was because his creator, Malkitas, was hostile to the previous
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How did he come to call himself the "Neo-Magias" and even own a fleet?
"That fleet was built based on the one that was in that facility over there.
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The truth was too good to be true.
Was it there originally?
"Yes. I think it was probably made by the being who built that facility, ......<
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"......"
Lao Tzu thought that it might not be <
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"Then again, you didn't have to build six ships, did you?"
"No. I built three ships with five people on board. I thought it would please Mr. Markitas. The other three were already there.
Another revelation.
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But the old man asked a question to encourage him to go on.
"You must have spent a lot of money on them."
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"Indeed. But fortunately, there are abundant metal resources deep underground here."
"Still, it was a waste, wasn't it?"
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But
"No. I didn't think it was possible for them to do it, but if by some chance or another they were able to take over a suitable country, so be it. If they were scattered in the process, I was willing to recover them as materials and resources."
Three of the ships were sunk by deus ex machina,"
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"I see, so those 5
"That's what I mean."
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Lao Tzu felt that this
(It helped that his knowledge and skills were not well supported.)
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Lao Tzu thought that if
(Stopping is easy, but is it really the best choice?)
Lao Tzu, or rather Lao Kun who was piloting the ship, guessed that <
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(There is a possibility that we may not be able to find out even if we try to stop and examine it.)
If Markitas had created <
Whether it was intended or not, <free ether wave>> would be needed to extract information from that part as well.
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Lao Tzu did not want to stop
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The old man said in a hypothetical way.
As for the timing of the awakening of <<<< larva, could it be the time when the spirit life form separated from Markitas? >>
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"What! ...... Well, I can neither deny nor confirm it, but it is ...... possible ......?"
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It possessed Markitas, who also happened to be on the same wavelength. They coexisted with him, sometimes tormenting him, sometimes encouraging his sparks.
Finally, he was activated by Jin's magical power, which had magical properties including <>, and separated from Malkitas.
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Jin, however, immediately accepts this theory and deduces it.
"I wonder if he emitted some kind of shockwave of
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"Yes. ...... Then, it is not a good idea at this moment to stop it and investigate."
"Hmmm, but <
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I don't think I can win him over to my side.
On the other hand, if he resurrects Malkitas as an automata, it is hard to predict what he will do.
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It was a very difficult choice for the old man and Jin.