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　The inside of the rock crevice was small and wide, and there was only a little snow on the ground.

　There was no sign of animal habitat and it was cleaner than expected.

　It was dimly lit, but not a problem for Chelle. She can see well enough in the absence of true darkness.

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"I don't think there is a magic circle here out of the blue, so there must be some kind of hidden room somewhere.

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　Since the place is less than a square meter, we soon found the right spot.

　It was at his feet.

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"It's unnaturally flat, there must be a hidden door to the basement.



　Chell's insight was correct and a cleverly hidden handle was found. To the uninitiated, it was disguised to look like a mere rock outcropping.

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　The dirt and gravel on top slid down when the door was opened.

　A hole of about 50 centimeters square was made at Chelle's feet.

　The bottom of the hole is barely visible. It was about five meters deep.

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　There is a simple ladder attached to it.



"Let's call it a night and get back to the report.

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　With this decision, Chel closes the door as before and returns to the <>.

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"So it was there after all, wasn't it, Chelle?

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"Yes, Mr. Arnold.

"Then there is a magic circle at the bottom of the hole, isn't there?

Yes, Master Gin.

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Then I'm going to try to get in.



　 announced himself.

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"Yes, we'll be able to come back in case of an emergency."

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　For the same reason as the previous test of the transfer magic circle's operation, we ask <> to go first.

　In fact, since the old man has been using his "peepers" here, he knows that there is no great danger and that the magic circle will be connected properly, so he sends <> and <> out with peace of mind.

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　 and Chel went to the bottom of the pit. There was indeed a magic circle.



It's coming!

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"Be careful!"



　However, since the purpose of the visit was to check the magic circle, <> and <> returned to the magic circle after 10 seconds.

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"Welcome back, everything seems to be all right."

"Hi. Hi. There is nothing wrong. But, I'm sure everything is fine.

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　This was immediately reported to Jin and the others.

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"All right, then, we'll go back there.



　Arnold said, and Jin decided to leave it to him.

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　However,

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"Take with you again.



　Arnold is also aware of this.

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　Arnold was aware of this and answered immediately.



"Okay."

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　So Arnold, Chelle, <> (+mini mole) headed for this underground facility.

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　First, we open the door at the back of the fissure and go down the vertical hole.

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　The ladder is surprisingly solid, so Arnold is not worried.



　Then, he transfers to the next location by using the transfer magic circle carved into the floor.

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　He emerged into a well-lit hall. In other words, the lights were alive.

　The hall is about 10 meters square on each side, and the height to the ceiling is about 4 meters. There are three doors, one in front and two on the left and right.

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"Mr. Arnold, <> is right, there is no oxygen here. It is mostly nitrogen and carbon dioxide.

"Humans can't survive here. ......"

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　Neither Chell nor Arnolt need to breathe, so the atmospheric composition is of no concern to them.



"Well, where does the problem go from here?"

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　So <> has only confirmed this far.

　With <> on his shoulder, Arnold checks the wall first. Chel follows.

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　Of course, <> is to keep an eye on the perimeter.



"Mr. Arnold, I found the plans over here."

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"Oh, I see."



　Chelle found a rough floor plan of the facility.

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　It was very simple, but you get the gist.

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　First of all, there was a floor plan with ...... north up to the east of this hall ............ where the transfer magic circle is located... ...one room seems to be a storage room for materials.

　And to the west are the accommodations.

　Finally, a door on the south side led to a passageway. There were rooms on both sides of the corridor and at the end of the corridor, but there was no indication of what kind of rooms they were.

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"Let's check the warehouse first.

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　Arnold said with a sense of self-discipline, "Let's check the warehouse first." He opened the door.



"Whoa."

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　There were some materials left in the warehouse.

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"This is iron ingot, though it's rusted red. This is copper, and tin ...... to make bronze. And, whoa, there's a little bit of mithril."



　Arnold found mithril in a glass jar.

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"Mr. Arnold, I think the bag over here used to contain wheat. It is now nothing but rotting dust.

"I see. I guess this place was an important facility after all.

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　However, since we have not found anything else of interest, we start to investigate the next room.

　The accommodations are at the other end of the hall.

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"Let's see..."

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　Arnold opens the door to find a clean and tidy room, and in the corner of the room is a golem that seems to have been inactive for more than a hundred years.



"This type is a low-grade general-purpose golem, as I recall. I wonder if it was doing something like cleaning the room or making the bed.

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　The room was covered with dust since it had been shut down for a long time.

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"There was no dust in the warehouse, was there?"

"Yes, Mr. Arnold. Perhaps they treated the accommodations differently.

"Yes, that's one way to set it up.

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　The other rooms were cleaned by a general cleaning golem, and the accommodations were probably left to a special golem.

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"I wonder if any of them died?"

"I'm sure they were buried by that golem."

"Yes, I suppose so."

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　Arnold and the others searched for any kind of diary, but found no personal items of any kind, so they left the accommodations.

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　After entering the corridor through the south door, it was time to investigate the unknown rooms.



　First, Chel opened the door to the room on the east side of the passage: .......

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