Hope and had come to the ninth level.

"What is this place?"

Almost the entire floor was covered in dirt.

But it was dry and dusty.

A field.

A field?

"A field? It was built with the idea that if humans were to live here, they would be self-sufficient in food.

I see.

Hope felt that similar ideas existed everywhere.

"But the fields are never inhabited, so they are left unattended?"

"That's what I mean."

The soil was dry and dusty because it had not been watered.

"You use lights when you grow, don't you?"

"That's right. There is a light on the ceiling that imitates the sun. Of course, they are not on now."

"Of course not. ...... Are there crop seeds?"

"They are preserved, but they are old. They may not germinate."

Oh, I see.

We'll have to ask people to bring them in when they use the place.

I guess so.

The two left the ninth floor. Only level 10 remains.

* * * * * *

Level 10 is not that big of a deal.

What do you mean?

It is incomplete.

Unfinished?

"Unfinished?" "Yes. I'd say it leaves room for expansion.

I see.

I guess it's all in the saying. .......

"No, I mean, is it not a matter of "fullness and lack thereof" ......?"

"What's that?"

Hope's muttering was overheard by the .

"It's a saying in some countries. <

"Oh?"

"Hence, there was a popular belief that if the building was not completed, it could avoid collapse forever."

"I see. ...... I don't know where that came from, but it's an interesting thought."

This was the explanation given to Jin in junior high school by a guide on a school excursion to Nikko Toshogu Shrine.

One of the pillars of the Yomeimon Gate is reversed, and this is the part of the < part of the gate.

As a side note, the phrase "when the moon is full, the moon is not full" refers to the waxing and waning of the moon. In other words, it does not apply to Ars, which has a moon that never waxes or wanes (unie).

Anyway, <> was interested in Hope's words.

"You have an unusual knowledge, don't you?

"Do I?

"Yes, I do. This is the end of the introduction to the base at ....... Let's go back to for a while.

"Yes, sir."

Hope wanted to talk with <> about the new mysteries that had emerged during the tour so far.

So <> and Hope go together to the room where > is located.

The route they take is different from the one they have taken so far, and they use a special passageway.

"There must be a lot of traps in the passage to the control room."

"Hmm?　Well, yes. It's only natural that there should be."

replies matter-of-factly.

But Hope knows from the old man's message that there are not many traps in the passage.

At best, there is a pit in front of the entrance door.

In this sense, too, this is incomplete.

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

<

<.

<

< mentioned by , there are spaces on the floor and the ceiling that look like that.

The old man imagines that they might be equipped with electric shock or paralyzing magic machines.

<> and they could not complete it. ......>>

The question that remains, then, is whether this <> or this <> magic brain will be harmful to the human race of Ars.

.

The old man conveyed his decision to Hope.

* * * *

"Yes, I think it is quite well done. But it seems to be incomplete in some areas."

"Of course."

Hope decides to ask about the current problems in <<> and other places. Of course, she asked casually.

"By the way, do you do any additional processing of in this base?"

<>

denies it immediately.

A surprising answer. Hope thinks for about 0.5 seconds and then explains the reason.

"I remembered that I had received information that there was someone who had planted a in the , that is, a device that can illegally extract data from the core.

<

Yes.

<

I see.

It was difficult for Hope to believe that this could interfere with such a distribution, given its location.

Of course, there is a possibility that a branch office or a subordinate company could be involved, but as far as the old man could see with his "peepers," there was no evidence of a control core being processed inside the spherical base.

Moreover, it is not likely that <>'s <> would make such a scheme.

> without our knowledge while it was being transported? >>

"Well, that's what I'm saying."

Hope summarized the current situation.

>

"We will be able to extract information from the golem with its control core."

<<> that can affect both the <> and the <>? >>

"That would be the case."

<

"Actually, it would be difficult to do."

> and the <>.

"You get the idea."

The control core of a formal <> control core (control core), rather than the one that Jin ...... uses, has a clear separation between the <> and the <>, and that alone makes it less susceptible to outside interference.

However, in a simple system, <> and <> are adjacent to each other, and it is relatively easy to install a <> to hack into both of them.

<> may not be enough to detect it.

< was very perceptive and was able to recognize the characteristics of this technology in a short time.

Hope and the old man were beginning to think that <> was not the mastermind, judging from the way he reacted.