On the morning of August 26th, a finally arrived.

Jin, Eira, and Katya received the summons.

"......Oh, my God. ......"

Paelova Sondovik's lament was extraordinary.

No wonder, the excellent engineers she finally got her hands on were easily snatched away at the request of <>.

It is exactly like being "snatched away by a steeplejack.

After kicking the table, punching the wall and ...... taking it all out on Paelova, she was able to think a little more calmly.

"I want to talk to the ...... djinns. Call them."

She said to Jed Alamold, the secretary,

"They've been waiting for you for a while.

He replied, "They've been waiting for you for a while.

"All right, let him through."

"...... very, very, very sorry!　It's a shame that a talented engineer like you should be taken away from us!

Paelova said as soon as she saw the faces of Jin and the others.

"I am so sorry for what has happened to you."

Jin bowed his head.

"Indeed. ...... Jin, Eira, Kacea. The <> has sent you ...... to ...... the country ...... or, rather, the <>."

Here Paelova uttered a story similar to the one Jed Alamordo had told Jin.

"......, and we may send you to the Principality of Jagus for that reason."

"......"

"...... Eira is from over there, though, so she might not care too much."

Paelova finished grimly, then flopped back on the couch and kept her mouth shut.

"......Master Paelova, I have a suggestion."

Jin said something that had just occurred to him in the middle of Paelova's conversation.

"......What is it?"

"I think one of the weaknesses of this Principality of Mercana is its lack of mineral resources, is that correct?"

"...... Hmm. What about it?"

"...... I can make a magical tool to find mineral resources."

What?

What?　Jin, is that true?

Not only Paelova, but also Eira was biting.

It's true. ...... there is an earth magic called ."

But Paelova frowned.

"<>. I tried ....... We searched 1000 meters below the surface, but could not find any useful resources.

"Then we should just search down to 1500 or 2000 meters. That's all."

At Jin's words, Paelova shook her head.

"That's impossible. We can't dig such a deep hole. Even if we did, we wouldn't be able to mine it.

But Jin did not back down.

"That's with the caveat that it's only for humans."

Jed Alamold immediately understood the meaning of these words.

"Jin-dono, do you mean ......?"

"Yes. The golem I fixed before, I can do that.

When Jin fixed the golem, he knew exactly what it could do.

The general-purpose golem's capabilities were sufficient for mining ore.

"All we need now is a grimoire."

"......, indeed!　Jin-dono, please make one!"

"Of course. Can you arrange two good quality magecrystals, a link board, some mithril silver, and some bronze?

"Oh, oh, I'll do it right away. I'm in the royal capital, so I should be able to get it by noon.

Thus, Jin decided to leave behind as a souvenir a magical tool that would enable him to search for mineral deposits.

Incidentally, the personal belongings of the three were to be sent from Lawhon. Since the instructions were sent by pigeon, it will be about three days before the package arrives.

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"Here, this way..."

"Are you sure about this, Mr. Jin?"

"Yes, lightly."

That afternoon, Jin was using the materials delivered to him to make a magic tool.

"Now we just need to figure out how to let people know what vein we found ......."

"Why don't you let him talk?"

Eira, who was jokingly interjecting, said, "I think that would be best,

"I think that would be best."

"What?

Jin takes the idea seriously and adopts it.

"......"

"After all, Jin-san, isn't it? ......"

Ka-CHEER was getting used to the idea.

"Okay, it's done."

It looked like a large flashlight that used four AAA batteries.

Jin decided to check the underground of his current location.

He turns it on by pointing it in the direction he wants to check, in this case directly down.

No response.

"Let's try to go deeper."

By turning the dial, the depth to be investigated can be adjusted.

500 meters.

1000 meters.

1200 meters.

1500 meters.

2000 meters. ...... has a response.

"Metal vein discovered, small quantity. Iron ore and nickel ore discovered. Abundant. Manganese ore found. Small quantity."

"Whoa!"

Eira, who had been unusually silent, shouted.

"Jin, Jin!　This is amazing!"

"I knew it, there's still a vein of ore lying deep down there."

Now the question is how to dig to that depth.

"Only a golem could do that."

That's how deep it is. Just thinking about ventilation and dust would require a mind-boggling investment in equipment.

But a golem would require the bare minimum.

Jin knows that the repaired Golem has that capability.

"Well, we'll need our own shovels, pickaxes, and trowels.

Jin decides that Paelova can do that much.

He was sure that Paelova would be able to do that.

"Ummm ......, great!　Jin, Jin-dono, you are the second coming of the old Magecraft Meister, Jin!

The normally calm Jed Alamordo exclaimed in excitement.

"<>, Djinn?"

"Mm. Haven't you heard of him?　He's a legendary figure who lived about 400 years ago. His alias is the Konlonkun I told you about yesterday. He is famous for his deeds.　Are you not one of them?"

"I'm sure you are. What do you mean?

It was very popular at one time to name a child <>. It's much less popular now, but still one or two out of every hundred children in the upper classes are named <>."

"Yes. ......?"

"If you include the pseudonyms and <<<>, I'm sure there are more. There's even a woman named and so on.

Jin got unexpected information in an unexpected place.