< was losing altitude and circling the area corresponding to the stratosphere.

The old man added that Ars may be the same as Hale.

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< is not good either.

"My old man, the <>. Where was the receiving side of Hale?"

Jin said, suddenly curious.

"Please continue your investigation."

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* * * *

A whole day has passed, but nothing of the sort has been found.

When Jin is not in the command center, he is examining the that he had mentioned to Zion and Marikka the other day.

"The skeleton and exterior can be made of bronze.

The <> is very effective.

"Now we just need to figure out what to do with the muscles. ......"

Recently, Jin has been thinking about <.

The Horai-jima standard uses threads of underground spiders (ground spiders), but these are biological materials, and if they are not maintained properly, they will deteriorate over time and will not be maintenance-free.

In Jin's hands, however, the durability will increase to the point where such maintenance is no longer necessary.

"Can't you make it out of metal? ......"

When Jin was working in modern Japan, an artificial muscle made of metal called <> was under development.

The details are too academic for Jin to know, but he wondered if it could be realized by engineering magic.

It is a good subject to think about in between the Hale problem, and Jin thinks about it whenever he has free time.

.

However, progress is slow because it is hard to find time to think about it.

"Did you find anything?"

<

"I see. ....... Let's bring the Cosmos team down to Hale."

Let's see if that makes any difference.

The idea was that the landing of the Cosmos Corps might cause something to react that could not be detected by observation alone.

"It would be too early for the Vulcans to land, after all.

<

"Yes, that's right."

I'd like to visit the place too, and Jin himself is interested in it.

"Make sure it is fully tested for pathogens, toxins, etc."

And so the search for Hale entered its second phase.

* * * * * *

"Hmmm, what would be the most efficient way to make it have the function of shrinking when magic power is given to it. ......"

Jin then began to consider the metal magical muscle again.

"Father, shouldn't we use <>?"

Unable to see Jin's concern, Reiko also offered her opinion.

"<> is a little weak in terms of output. ......"

According to Jin's estimation, the <> method would only produce less than half of the power that Jin wanted, when compared to the method used to create the magical muscle.

"Why is that?"

"There is a <> that uses <>, isn't there?　If it is an arm, the arm itself is transformed (formed) to move, but in the case of muscles, it can only be pulled.

"Well, muscles attached to the endoskeleton exert their force by contracting when bending joints, right?

"That's what I mean."

<, one side contracts and the other side extends. In other words, < and <> are working, but in the case of magical muscles attached to the endoskeleton, the joints can only be bent by contracting.

"In addition, the use of mana is not efficient. In addition, the reaction speed does not increase."

Every movement is the same as using < magic.

"It's a difficult thing, isn't it?"

Reiko seemed to be convinced, and began to think about it together with Jin.

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

< continued its exploration around Hale, 560 from Cosmos 551, dressed in battle suits, headed for Hale with various measuring instruments. Cosmos 551 to 560 in battle suits headed for Hale with various measuring instruments.

［We have now arrived at the target point on the equator of Hale.]

The first step on the planet Hale was taken by Cosmos 551.

［The temperature is 27 degrees Celsius with a relative humidity of 24 percent.]

The temperature is high and the humidity is low.

［The concentration of free magical element (ether) is comparable to that in the vicinity of the Ars demon territory.]

The concentration of free ether is slightly higher than that of the Lesser Clan.

［We will now analyze the atmosphere and soil.]

Cosmos 555 and 556 took out measuring instruments.

When the soil sample is placed in the saucer of the analyzer, the magic of <> is activated.

［No unknown substances were detected. The only known substances are harmless ones.]

< is not universal. We can detect what we know, but everything else is <>.

And no < substances or bacteria have been detected in more than a dozen tests.

［Atmospheric analysis...... 79 percent nitrogen, 20 percent oxygen, 1 percent other.]

［Other composition ...... argon, helium, carbon dioxide, neon, methane, hydrogen. Trace components are not known up to percentages.]

Almost the same as Ars and Earth.

［There are no microorganisms. It seems more like a sterilization chamber.]

Is this the original condition of the environment, or is it because the environment has been improved?

Conversely, it may not be a habitable environment for a wide variety of organisms other than humans.

No, even human beings coexist with various microorganisms including lactobacilli, and I feel that a sterile environment is not ideal," Jin thought as he listened to the report.

"But I guess we can visit Hale now."

Of course, we will have to wait until we have done more research.

"We can set up a warp gate."

In any case, it is necessary to sterilize the area on the way so as not to bring harmful bacteria and viruses into Ars, since it is via a relay station.

"Yes. But then again, there are mutants."

"If we are going to build one, let's make it large enough so that we can at least send in aircraft."

"Oh, I see. I'll take care of that, too.

Thus, a large warp gate was constructed on the planet Hale.

The investigation of Hale reaches its climax.