"An epidemic has struck the Kingdom of Leonard. It is called .

"The disease spread throughout the land and was unstoppable, and all the people of the land ......"

"I was created to at least bequeath to future generations the knowledge and some of the skills that have been developed in this land. ......"

The old man listened to Golem's story of the past, but there was nothing new in it.

It was not so different from what he had heard before in the basement of the old capital, Diaa.

The information other than the past told by the golem seemed to be more useful than that.

"The air purifier is ......"

"The tool that measures time is ......"

"The metal that makes me is ......"

* * * *

These three were new to Horaijima.

"Hmm, that's an interesting way of thinking.

The first one is <.

This was probably developed at the last minute in order to prevent <.

"So once the air is inhaled, it is heated to a high temperature, sterilized, cooled, and then exhaled."

The temperature at this point is about 600 degrees Celsius. Dust and other particles would burn up.

But metal and stone powders with higher melting points would not work, and the energy efficiency would be too low, Jin felt.

Secondly, .

In a word, it was a .

Colored water flows out of a transparent container, and the time is measured by the way it decreases.

The container is divided into two parts, and when one part is empty, the other part is full, so that the top and bottom parts can be switched.

This tool was not so much used for telling time as for elapsed time.

"Did you use it for experiments or cooking or something?"

"Father, it could also be used to measure training time."

Jin thought that it might have been used as a kitchen timer or a stopwatch.

Third.

"<>. ...... This composition is duralumin."

It was an alloy of aluminum, a little copper and magnesium, very close to the alloy called A2017 in modern Japan.

However, the surface of the golem was thought to have lost some of its shine due to its somewhat poor corrosion resistance.

"It's not anodized, I guess."

Jin muttered a little out of focus.

Anodizing is a process that creates an aluminum oxide (alumina) film on the surface. It has a high hardness and protects the material from scratches and corrosion.

"But then, there is no legacy of warp gate technology. ......"

The old man replied to Jin's muttering.

"I see. ...... Indeed, the technology of the transition gate (warp gate) is ideal for sending in troops."

The same is true for food and materials.

In that sense, we should be glad that the warp gate that the Kingdom of Celuloa has redeveloped at the moment is not very energy efficient and is only one step away from being put to practical use.

"If the <> and the <> are established, we will not have to repeat the mistakes of the <>."

Call it wishful thinking, but Jin could not help but hope that it would be so.

"I also thought that you might have some information about <> Shuki Tsetsi, given the riddle."

<

"I see. That's something we'll have to work on in the future.

.

* * * * *

"That's some useful information, isn't it?

"Yes, Elena."

Elena and Donald are pleased with their newfound knowledge.

"Do you have any more questions?"

Golem asked.

"Well, what are you going to do when I say ...... no more?"

"I'm going to have to go on hiatus."

"I see. ...... how is this basement holding up?"

"There should be a dedicated golem in the hall you came in from."

"What?"

I didn't see any such thing," Donald told him.

"This room was dustier than that one over there, you know?　Not a good place to store books, is it?"

Elena also tells the truth.

"I see. ...... It's the passage of time. It is providence. If time tells me to , then I must obey.

The golem utters a rather pessimistic line.

Wait, wait. That's a waste of time. I think you could make a great contribution to the world today. ......"

"If that's what you want, set the controller to that."

"<>?　This?"

The magical device that has been riddling us. It seems that Donald was right in identifying it as a control device.

"That's it."

Can you teach me how to use it?

"Yes. First, you'll find it in the lower right hand corner of your screen at .......

"Hmm."

Donald follows Golem's instructions and changes the settings on the controller.

"And that's it."

"I see."

Donald is relieved.

"When you're done, please give me a name."

"Well, since you're ...... like Elena's little sister, ...... Elena, why don't you name me?"

"Am I okay with that?"

"Yes, please."

Donald begged Elena to give it to him, and she thought about it for a moment. Then..,

Then she said, "Well, Nia..."

"Okay. ...... you're Nia, from now on."

"Yes, thank you. I'm Nia. Master, I'm looking forward to working with you."

Thus, by an unforeseen circumstance, Donald was able to acquire the information golem.

"The sun is going down soon. Donald, let's get out of here.

"Yes, I think so. Nia, what is it that you're taking out?

I've memorized everything in this room. So just take the control unit.

"Okay."

The guards carried the control unit on their backs.

The group, including Nia, returned to the ground using the rope ladders that had been reinstalled by the guards.

"The passage of time can change the landscape like this, can't it?"

Nia, who had checked the situation on the ground, said in an indifferent tone.

"Yes. Nia, is there any other place where we can get more information?"

"Yes. If my information is correct, there should be a laboratory about 50 meters ahead.

But all I could see was a ruin covered with vines and grass.

"Well, I don't know if the contents are safe. In any case, it's going to be dark soon. We'll do it tomorrow."

Donald assured them and the group set up camp.

Since Nia was a golem created after the magic war, it was adapted to the current concentration of free magic element (ether) and seemed to work fine.

"Is there anything wrong with it?"

Donald asked, and Nia shook her head. Such a gesture was a bit human.

"No, nothing is wrong at the moment, sir.

"I see. Good. Can I analyze your structure after ......?"

"Of course, Master."

"Well, that would be fun."

Behind this exchange, only the guards noticed that Elena was a little bloated.