While Jin was teaching Goh and Rubina how to use the , Arnold was giving a lecture on the at .

<, Arnold was giving a lecture on the .

This lecture was announced to the outside world, but because of the urgency of the event, the lecture was basically attended by the people of <>.

It was the idea of the <>, the highest academic body of <>, to invite official archaeologists and ethnographers from various countries to conduct serious research depending on the quality of the lectures.

And then, "Oh, no," he said, "I'm not going to do that.

"Oh, I didn't know there was such a backstory.

"It must have been miserable back then."

"It must not be repeated again."

<, it was full of information that had never been presented before, and was well received by the attendees.

Therefore, the president of the <>, Seyvan Eliyeh Sench, approached Arnold.

"Mr. Arnold, at the beginning of next month, I would like you to give a lecture on the truth of the war of magic to invited scholars and dignitaries from various countries.

Next month?

"Next month?" "Yes. It will take at least that long to notify each country and decide who will attend the lecture.

I see.

We would also like to conduct interviews in Mitsuho and Huso, if possible.

Arnold listened to Seiban Eliyeh Sench's words.

"Uh, Mitsuho and Fusoh are the countries to the west of the Shoro Kingdom, are they not?

"That's right. The inhabitants cannot use magic, but some of them use magical technology, so I think it would be valuable to hear about what happened immediately after the "Aether Stampede".

"That's true."

Arnold agreed with Saban's opinion.

The old man had also overheard this conversation and started his own investigation because he was blind to this point.

* * * * * * * *

At the same time, the <>.

At the same time, a review meeting was being held at the house of the clan chiefs of the <>.

The participants were the chiefs or elders of each clan. In other words, those who have a large voice in the clan.

What was being discussed was the <>.

This time, the truth of the <> has been revealed by the initiative of Jin.

There were some things that should have been kept secret from the people of the Laurentian continent, but not from the <>.

The fact is that they were directly attacked by the Dexiconai.

"Mmm, this is wonderful!

Zikarat, the puppet clan leader, growled.

Next to him, Endus, one of the puppet clan elders, was also impressed.

He is 574 years old this year, and has the ability to manipulate the Hecaton Kale. Naturally, he remembers when Jin defeated .

Jeniesta, the clan leader of the Gospel, was also impressed by the contents of the book.

"No, no, you are indeed the wife of the clan leader, Lord Xiong. I am amazed that you were able to work with Jin-dono and compile such a comprehensive report."

Yenniesta is 451 years old this year. He is, after all, of the generation that experienced the invasion of .

"At the time, I thought it was over," he said.

"Yes. < appeared, I felt it with all my heart.

All those who knew the time shuddered at the evil deeds of the Dexiconai and were grateful for Jin's help.

"Now, gentlemen..."

At this point, Belialus, the clan leader of the <> clan, speaks up.

"According to Zion's report, the ruins from the time of the <> are being investigated on the Laurentian continent.

He broke off, looked around at the assembled people, and spoke again.

"There may be facilities from the past still remaining in our . I would like to find them and use them as historical documents, if there are any that can be used.

"Well, that's an interesting idea."

Jenniester was the first to react to Belial's words.

He is younger than Zion (Zion is 515 years old this year), but has a thoughtful and quiet personality.

"By the way, there is a legend that there are ruins near the mouth of the Sitong River, isn't there?

Such a comment was made by Endus, an elder of the puppet clan.

< is a large river that flows slightly to the south in the eastern part of the continent of Gondor, where the Nordic Federation is located.

There are no settlements or clans living there.

Only on rare occasions do people go hunting for <, , and .

"No, there are people who say that there were actually the remains of some structures.

This statement was made by Zikarat, a puppet clan leader.

In recent years, with the development of vehicles, it has become possible to make expeditions even in winter.

So some people have started to go hunting for the "falling fox," which turns white in the winter and is sold at a high price.

"He said it looked like a stone structure," he said.

"Didn't you check it out?"

"They say it was covered with snow and ice. And since they were hunting, they probably had no idea it was about something so important."

"Yes, well, I suppose so.

Belial, who had been questioning him, nodded his head ruefully.

"But it seems to me that those ruins are worth checking out," Zion said.

Theon spoke up.

"Yes, it is. There might be something useful for our country.

Belial agreed.

"Fortunately, it's almost spring, so there won't be more snow, will there?

"That's true."

As March arrived, signs of spring were beginning to appear in the Nordic Federation. The snow has begun to melt.

There is still some snow, but more of it is melting than accumulating.

"If we use <>, we should be able to move around without any problems."

"That's right."

The members of the team continued to select members to investigate the site of the ruins.

The first survey team was selected.

As a result, the first survey team was selected from .......

Six technicians were selected: Rhodes and Harnatha of the <>, Kondak and Zeddis of the <>, and Archista and Sagelaar of the <>.

"Get ready and head for the survey. The captain will be Rhodoth. Any objections?

No objections.

No objections.

And so, the <> was formed, with Rhodes as its captain.