Once Jin returned to Horai Island, he talked with the old man.

"There was a guy named before, wasn't there?　What happened to him?"

< is a man who was the mastermind of the in the Principality of Mercana, or rather in the Autonomous Region.

No, it was assumed that he was an automaton, judging from the circumstances.

<

If he had not appeared, even the old man could not have followed his footsteps.

"I see. "Well then, I guess it's no use."

I'm curious, but if he doesn't interfere with us, we have no choice but to ignore him.

However, I will ask you to remain vigilant.

"Now, if this is the way it's going to go, should we go out in earnest and look for < to wake him up ......?"

<

The old man affirmed.

Since it would be a golem of the <<<< invasion group>>, there is a possibility that they would not listen to us>>.

"Hmmm......oh, why don't you ask Marikka to help you?"

<<< but there are still dangers>>

"Does that mean you might not follow Marikka?"

"Will she? ......"

Since she was probably an aggressor golem, she was a little less likely to follow the moderate descendants of the northern tribes.

Jin thought that it might be dangerous to let them meet with Marikka out of the blue.

"Still, it would be good to find out as much as we can, wouldn't it?"

"Yeah, that's right. <?"

So you're going to have the <<<< elders>> look at it? >>

"Yes. <> wants to, that is."

The old man says the chances of that are more than 60%.

As a result,

<

"That's all I can say."

<, we can't fully predict it at this point. In other words, we are left with an element of uncertainty.

<>

"Yes. Do it."

<>

* * * *

The old man activated the <> after receiving a formal instruction from Jin.

Since he knew the approximate location to be within the Duchy of Jagus, he thought he would be able to find it in a short time by using <>.

<>

This is the place we had guessed.

<<

The area is a wilderness.

However, the rain since the other day has made grass grow a little.

The old man explores the underground in that area.

<>.

The ruins are simple, but they seem to be a temporary storage place.

Then he surveyed the 10 or so tunnels one by one and found .......

.

In the fourth tunnel, I found what I was looking for.

It is almost at the equator in the Principality of Jagus.

At the foot of the unnamed mountain, at 170 degrees west longitude and 0 degrees latitude.

Deep in the tunnels there, a four-armed, deformed golem, <>, was sleeping.

<>, <>, <>, and others sleeping near Lake Aoba in Newell.

At this point, the old man reported to Jin. Soon after, Jin came to the control room.

"Thank you, old man. Did you find them already?"

<

"Yes. Still, that was fast. ...... Oh, this one. It's still an odd shape ......."

The magic screen in front of Jin's eyes showed an oddly shaped golem that appeared to be .

"Looks like it hasn't moved for quite a while."

I can tell because there is quite a bit of dust on it.

.

"I'll dig this up and fix it ....... Would it be better not to do it in Horai Island?"

<

"Well, you still think there is a danger, don't you?"

<

"I don't know if there is breathable air. I'm sorry, but it can't be helped.

Jin wanted to repair it by touching it directly, not by Jin D.

>.

"Send 4 lands and 4 craftsmen (smiths) with Jin D.... Also adjust ......<>."

< is a magical device that transfers itself.

It is based on the technology of <> and the transfer magic used by the northern peoples, and can transfer several kilometers.

All of the people in Horai Island have it as a means of evasion in case of danger.

Since the destination by shifting is not so accurate, we decided to set the destinations of the 9 individuals in the same aircraft by using <>.

<<<< pelican1>> should be fine>>

<> is an aircraft built by Jin 400 years ago for transportation. It has a capacity of 20 passengers and a maximum speed of 30 kilometers per hour.

<

* * * * * * * * *

It is 4:00 p.m. on September 2 on Horai Island, 4:40 a.m. local time.

"Okay, good."

Jin D, Lands 11 to 14, and Smith 1 to 4 are ready.

.

The old man used the , a , and sent the nine bodies into the ruins.

There is enough space in the ruins.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

"......This is the inside of the ruins?"

Jin D looked around. The infrared night vision function allows him to see in the dark.

"<>"

However, since infrared light alone is not enough to see the details, he turns on the visible light.

"......"

The interior of the ruins can now be seen clearly.

The floors, walls, and ceilings are flat, and it is hard to believe that we are in a mine.

The floor is obscured by dust, but the walls and ceiling are made of whitish material.

The entrance is blocked by a large rock. Through Jin D, Jin thought that no ordinary person would think of checking inside.

And what about the golem?

"Oh, this one. ......"

It has no head and four arms. About 2 meters tall. The exterior is adamantite.

"Yes, it is definitely a golem made by the .

< was lying on the ground.