The group set out for at a speed of about 400 km/h. The distance from Leuthart to is less than 700 km, and it takes about two hours.

It is less than 700 km from Loisart to , which takes about two hours.

It was just about lunch time, so Jin and the group had lunch in the .

Again, sandwiches were the order of the day.

This time it was sandwiches again, because Merce had done a great job for Goh and Rubina.

She has not yet made many dishes that she can say she is good at, so she was confident that she could make them sandwiches.

"Yes, it's delicious. This is a sandwich that Merce made.

"The ham sandwich, the egg sandwich, and the cheese sandwich are the sandwiches that Mel made.

Goh and Rubina seem to be able to tell which sandwiches were made by Merce.

The drink is Citran juice.

It is made from 100% natural fruit juice and has a refreshing aftertaste.

"Thank you for the food.

Thank you very much.

After finishing lunch, the <> is now over the ocean. In about 15 minutes, we will be on the Avalon.

Looking out the window, we could see the <> flying a little further away.

And on the other side was the vast expanse of the ocean.

"The sea is always vast, isn't it?

"It really is."

Goh and Rubina gazed silently at the vast expanse of ocean.

A black dot began to appear on the horizon.

"Ah, it's <>.

The black dot, <>, was getting closer and closer.

No, it was a hurricane approaching.

Soon the airport is clearly in sight.

This time, we will land at the <> near the center.

This is an airfield for <> so to speak.

The problem is that the runway is only 300 meters long, but Hope, piloting <>, landed the plane without a hitch and brought it to a standstill in less than 20 Hope landed the aircraft without a hitch and brought it to a standstill in less than 20 meters.

The <> landed without any problems because it was an airship.

"Maybe we need to extend the runway in the future. ......"

This is what Jin thought.

< is 2 km. 1 km runway would be enough.

A one-kilometer runway would be enough, since the important facilities are located below the level and there is a lot of green space on the ground.

"Welcome, Mr. Jin."

This time, unlike usual, I had notified the Chief Administrative Officer, Tomax Bartmann, two days before the meeting, so it must have been less stressful for him to receive us.

"Thank you very much for your hospitality.

"That's the highlight of your visit, isn't it?"

Tomax looks interested when he sees in the background.

Yes, that's right. And these two designed and built it.

Oh, Mr. Goh and Ms. Rubina.

I'm Goh.

Rubina.

Pleased to meet you. ...... Rubina, you were here before with Mr. Freddy and Mrs. Greiner, weren't you?

Yes!　I was 10 years old then.

I remember you gave me a lecture on the new golem.

Only a little, but...

No, no, you've grown even more since then.

Then Tomax turned to Goh,

"You were Marikka-sama's apprentice and now you are apprentice to Master Jin and heir to the House of Nido?"

I'm an ungrateful disciple.

You two have a very promising future ahead of you. Or perhaps you've already made your mark."

Tomax Bartmann smiled as he said this.

"Please, come this way, we don't want to stand around talking."

They got into the prepared car and headed for the headquarters of the , including Jin, Reiko, Hope, Goh, Rubina, and Tomax Bartman.

"Let's take the rest of the day off and start the meeting tomorrow morning," they said.

That was the schedule.

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

<, as a bonus to the , Rhodoth Atkins and his party returned to the road and headed west again.

"The Buamak River."

The Buamak River, one of the three great rivers of the Gondor continent, lay before their eyes.

There should have been a suspension bridge.

"I don't see it. ......

...... washed away?

Apparently so. Look."

<

"Oh no. ......"

"I'm sorry I didn't do my homework."

It was too late to be sorry.

I have to cross the Buamak River somehow.

I should have come by <, but there is nothing I can do about it now.

Although the Buamak River is relatively narrow among the three major rivers, it is still nearly 500 meters wide in this area.

"I guess we'll have to rely on Kondak here. ......"

"Leave it to me."

<, explain the situation, and call for backup.

This seemed to be the most efficient way.

"I guess we'll have to ask them to turn the wind-powered floaters (blow floaters) ......."

And indeed it did.

Two hours later, three large blow floaters arrived.

We were asked to return in the vehicle that the survey team had been riding in.

Three pilots brought them to us. Three more drivers were brought along, to match the number of vehicles.

"Well, take care," he said.

Take care of the cars.

I'll take care of it.

After seeing the cars off, the survey team members boarded the wind-powered blow floaters.

One of the blow floaters carries the members of the << Adamantite Vein Investigation Team>.

The other two are the <, the , and the , the multi-purpose combat golem>.

The remaining two are <>.

One is the <> Rhodoth, the automata Momoko, the <> Zeddis, the <> Harunatha, and the <> <>.

The other will be occupied by Kondak of the <>, Archista and Sargera of the <>, and <> of the <>.

From this point on, the two groups could have gone their separate ways, but since it was almost dusk, they decided to camp together, and the separate activities would begin the next day.

"Tomorrow we'll start working separately, but be careful," he said.

You too.

Thanks for your help.

"You've done us both a favor."

The night of the encampment was somewhat somber, as we were to be separated from tomorrow.