I left Liberty Village a little late, so the sun was well into the sunset by the time I arrived at the site of the cave on Mount Gorun.
Oh, here we are at last.
　I'm not sure if it's a good idea for me to be able to get to the top of the list, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea for me to be able to get to the bottom of the list.

　When Foldente examined one of them with his search magic, it seems that there is a sedimentary layer of dragon scales from about 100 meters back from the area where the entrance to the cave was located.
　So when Erdena Dwarf Father and Hawkman Father tried digging through it, the bedrock in this area was so hard that they were almost unable to dig through it, and almost all of the pickaxes they used were destroyed.

"....this is........even if we had a bunch of people working on it......it would be a pain in the ass.......
　Erdena is breathing heavily and looking up at the heavens.
"Mm.........this was far beyond my expectations.......
　The dwarf father, who was proud of his strength, was also sitting there sweating.

　The results of the trial digging had been so disastrous, it was hard to know how to carry out future digging....
　The cave is completely collapsed and buried, and the rock that covers the cave needs to be excavated and removed, but when the rock is this hard, there is no way to work with it....
　
　I folded my arms and racked my brain for a better solution.
"My lord, the point is, we can dig in here, right?
　Sarah walked up beside me and looked around the cave as she said this.
'It is, but...'
　I was wondering if, by any chance, he was going to take on the form of a salamander and dig around here.
''No, if he gets to be that big here, he could crush his scales too.
　So that's what I was going to do.
　Then what is Sarah going to do, I wondered, and she was in front of me with her arms folded in front of her.
Yeah well, we'll start working on it after dark.
　As he said this, he looked at the sun, which was turning red and setting between the mountains.

　A few moments later.
　As the sun was setting behind the mountains and the surroundings were beginning to darken, Sarah
Well, I guess we'd better get started.
　As he said this, he held his right hand to the ground and began chanting.
　In time with the chanting, a huge magic circle appears with Sarah at the center, and a large number of skeletons gush out from the periphery of the circle.

　We were completely overwhelmed by the sheer volume of skeletons, and froze on the spot.
　In front of our eyes, a large number of skeletons generated by Sarah headed for the ruins of the cave and began attacking the bedrock one after another, destroying the rocks that were in their way.
　The individual digging power may not seem like much, but since there are so many of them anyway, they are slowly but surely creating new holes in that hard rock.
''You, you could use this kind of magic.
　Beside Sarah, Foldente was also looking at the bone people (skeletons) with a surprised expression on his face.
''When I was asleep, the walls of the cave would often break when I turned over, and I'd have these guys repair them.
　When Foldente heard that, he chuckled.
It's an amazing magic, but it's a shame that it has such a poor use, isn't it?
　As he said this, haha, he had a dry laugh.

　Come to think of it, I once read about it in a book that summarized the lore.
　It said that since many skeletons (skeletons) often live in caves where salamanders, the dragons of the earth, live, one must be especially careful about the presence of salamanders when entering a cave where there are many skeletons.

　
　
　Despite my speculation, the work goes on and on.

　Since the skeleton is an undead monster, it does not have the concept of "tiredness" basically.
　Therefore, theoretically, they can continue to work without sleep or rest.

　However, to be able to summon and control nearly a thousand skeletons at once is quite an impressive feat....

'My lord, can we pile up the rocks we've carried out in the open space over there or something, since they're in the way?
　Sarah asked.
　Hearing that, I thought about it for a moment.
　Certainly, the vacant lot is not used now, but it's a waste to just pile up the rocks there, or maybe it will be a problem to deal with afterwards, and so on.
Hey, Sarah. Could you make a stone house like this out of that rock?
　I displayed a simple three-dimensional blueprint of a simple masonry dwelling in front of Sarah with my projection magic.

　When I was repairing a damaged house in the village, I thought it would be a good idea to bring in stones from the mountains behind the house and rebuild it if it was not repairable, and I had been diligently designing it.
　She was studying this and that for a while, and then she turned to me.
'Hmmm ... it can't be exactly the same as this one, but I'm sure we can manage it if it's similar, is that okay?'
　When I tell her that, of course, I'd like to ask for that, Sarah points her right index finger at the three-dimensional blueprint of the masonry house I'm projecting.
　Then the exact same design appears right next to the one I am projecting.
　Sarah makes some corrections to the drawing that she seems to have copied, and then she throws it into the magic circle that continues to generate a skeleton underneath her feet, shining and developing.
　Then the skeletons began to carve the stones they brought out with stones in their hands, dexterously working on the vacant lot to shape them into a house.

　This work continued until morning without a break.

　It's a very good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you're in the market.

''It's a dark attribute.......it can't exist under the light of day....
　It made me realize that magic isn't a panacea either, after all.
　According to Sarah, he can summon them again at night.
　By the way, I asked her how many bone people (skeletons) she could summon at a time.
''If I didn't run out of magic, I could make as many as I wanted... the highest I've ever made was 5,000... but I think I still had plenty of magic to spare even then.

　
　However, it seems that the summoning still consumed a reasonable amount of magic power, and after confirming that the operating bone man (skeleton) was gone, Sarah lay down in the shade and began to sleep as it was.

''Thank you for your help,''
　I covered Sarah, who continued to breathe in her sleep, with a blanket and then went to check out the excavation site where the skeletons had been working a while ago.
"....this is really amazing...
　The dwarf father, who had come to check out the cave earlier, was looking around the entrance of the cave where the bone man (skeleton) had been digging, with his eyes blinking.
　The remains of the cave, which had completely collapsed even though he had only worked on it for one night, had been dug about 20 meters from the entrance.
If we keep this up, we should be able to get to the scale layer in five days.
　Beside me, Foldente also said so, and was looking around while chuckling.
　However, looking around carefully, there are some places in the cave that look fragile, and if we continue digging, we'll need to reinforce these places as well. I'm going to consult with Sarah once she cools her eyes.
　
''........Safate this is amazing.
　Outside the cave, Eldena, who was clearing away the bones of the bone-man (skeleton), beckoned me to join her as she gazed at the bones and exclaimed in admiration.
　After being told by Eldena, I realized for the first time that these bones, which are the remnants of the skeleton that Sara summoned, still contain a considerable amount of magic power, and if it can be processed well, it may be possible to refine the magic stone by using it as a raw material.
　The magic stone is a valuable item used to create magic items, and if this skeleton bone could be used to increase production, it could be used to create a new magic item.

　A skeleton created by Sara's magic in the night.
　↓arrow (mark or symbol)
　Digging at night.
　↓arrow (mark or symbol)
　In the morning, they are reduced to bones only, and then to the raw material for the magic stone.

　and a flow of all waste would be created.

　Erdena said that she wanted to turn one of the houses that the skeletons had already completed into a magical stone factory.
　Certainly, this place is close to where the skeletons are working, and it's also a good place to bring in the remains of the skeletons that have been turned into mere bones.
　When I agreed to this, Erdena was to go to the village at the foot of Mt. Gorn to procure the necessary supplies to begin the preparations.

　I've been working with my dwarf father and others to gather the remains of skeleton bones scattered around, but I think if we have the skeletons gather by this workshop before the sun rises, the remains of the bones won't be scattered here and there, and it will be easier to collect them...I'll discuss this with Sarah when she wakes up, too.

　

　As I was resting in the shade of a tree, a falconer's daughter, who had been staying at the village, came flying in the sky in hawk form.

　I was told that Kuro's wagon team had arrived.
　I wanted to talk with Kuro about the future, so I decided to leave him in charge of the work here and return to the village.
　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to make it back to the village or not.
　The way he moved me made me feel uncomfortable.
　I think I'll have to think of some kind of countermeasure in this area, since I'm sure I'll have to take care of my hawk father more often in the future when he moves on a whim like this.

''Oh!　You've returned, my lord!　I'm glad to see you're moving up in the world!
　In Liberty Village, Black, an ogre people (Ogre People) dressed in his usual black armor, was waiting for me to return while keeping Korok and the others company, and as soon as he saw my face, he ran over and tapped me on the shoulder.

　Even though he calls me lord-dono, his tone is the same as usual, and it's rather very pleasant to see him treating me with his usual ga-ha-laugh.

　I received the proceeds of the sale of Aera's scales from Black, and it was quite a bit more than the last time I had Aura's scales sold.
The last one was very popular, so this time we had some people from the merchant's association bid on it, but the price jumped even higher, just as we expected.
　After all, Black says that and smiles with a hahaha.

　After all, I think it's amazing that Kuro has been traveling all over the continent for many years in business.

　I escort Kuro to the living room, conference room, and reception room on the first floor of the house and thank him again for his help.
　At the same time, I ask Unja to serve me a cup of tea.
This is a very high quality tea, isn't it?
　As Black said, the tea leaves used for this tea are one of the high class tea leaves in the royal city owned by Erdena.

　I've been experimenting with the magic plant in the magical world, but the problem of pest damage and harvesting has been taken care of by the father and daughter of the hawk man for the time being, which is why they are able to produce tea leaves like this.
　I told him that I would like to ask Kuro to sell this tea as a part of the public works, when the system of increasing the production is ready.
I don't mind, but my lord, I have a proposition for you.
　When he said that, he asked Wunya for another cup of tea and grinned.