Shortly after 9:00 a.m. on the 18th, Jin received the call he had been waiting for from of the he had sent.

Jin received the report in .

Since the communication was through <'s built-in manacam, it was easy to hear.

"Good work. So, how are you doing?"

"Okay, let's start investigating carefully."

Jin gave the order to investigate little by little while keeping an eye on the situation.

Through the eyes of Command 1, an image of the basement is sent. Of course, it is an infrared image because it is pitch-dark.

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Then, a huge magi-machine is projected on the screen.

"Indeed, it's very different. ......"

Jin roared.

It was nothing like the originals' Magi Machines that Jin knew.

"Isn't it made by <> ......?"

Jin instructs Command 1 and 2 to proceed with the investigation more carefully.

The image sent to them moved slowly across the surface of the alien giant magi-machine.

"Hmmm ...... looks pretty old."

The metal material was unknown, but it had lost its shine, and rust-like stains were floating here and there, indicating that it had at least been unattended for quite some time.

For the moment, I have forbidden any investigation by engineering magic. I have no idea how it will react to the fact that it seems to have stopped moving.

"It's different, but it's somehow similar to the one from the .

Is <> using it as a reference, or vice versa?

Jin spent a lot of time to observe the gigantic Magi machine.

"All right, it's time to investigate other places.

The space was apparently quite large, so the first priority was to survey the entire area.

Command 1 and 2 began to move slowly.

Since they are small to begin with, they move slowly even if they walk normally.

However, if they were to run at full speed, they could reach a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour, exceed the speed of sound if they used the force field generator "force generator," and instantly shift one kilometer if they used the transporter.

This distance of one kilometer was enough to travel on the ground.

"There's dust on the floor, too. There seems to be no ventilation.

The legs of Commands 1 and 2 are buried up to the thighs, indicating that there is nearly two centimeters of dust on the floor.

"There are no footprints, so it looks like it's been abandoned for a really long time."

The two commandos continue to move through the piles of dust.

First, they make a round of the huge magi-machine.

There was nothing unusual about this space except for the fact that it was cylindrical, but they found a passageway that seemed to lead to the next room about 120 degrees around from where they had first been.

"Okay, Command 1, go there first. Command 2, stay there and be on the lookout.

The size of the passage is about the same as a human being can pass through.

Jin imagined that whoever had made this passage must have been about the same size as a human being.

After walking about 10 meters down the passageway, he went out into the next room.

Naturally, it was pitch-dark here, too. He could somehow see by infrared rays.

"Is there a similar magic machine (magi-machine) over here, too? ......"

A similar type of magi-machine was placed here.

The corrosion on the exterior is about the same.

After a thorough investigation, it was not possible to tell the difference between the two machines from the outside.

Jin then instructed Command 1 to return to the original room. Jin instructed Command 1 to return to the original room, because it was closer to the .

"Be careful, try to shine a light on it."

For the next step, Jin decides to turn on the lights.

He starts with a very low brightness.

Nothing seemed to happen, so he decided to increase the brightness little by little. It took about 30 minutes to bring the light up to the brightness of an ordinary room, but the Magi machine did not show any reaction.

"...... Speaking of which, how's the air in there?"

Jin asked again, forgetting to check.

Not very suitable for human breathing, and command 1.

Oxygen may be low because it has reacted with metals, Jin guessed.

"Okay."

If I go, I'll wear a space suit or use a <>, Jin thought.

Now, the magi-machine seen under the brightened lights was still very different.

However, it was even more evident that it was heavily corroded.

"It must have been long since it was no longer in use."

Jin muttered as he looked at the magic screen.

"I wish the <> would take a look at it."

<, who knew much more about technology than Jin, might discover something new.

So I contacted him using manacam, and within 5 minutes, <......7006 The 72 came. Using the warp gate, of course.

"Mister Jin, I understand you have found something very interesting.

Yes. Take a look at this.

Oh, ......!　Oh, my God!

Do you know what it is?

<

"As far as I know, this is a product of the old technology of the , I think.

"Yes. ......?"

Jin was surprised.

"Is this the old technology of the <>?"

"It's not so much old technology as technology in its prime. ......See, there are features that have been handed down to this day, such as this area."

"I see."

Jin's impression that it was somehow similar to the originals was not mistaken.

"My guess is that it is probably more than 20,000 years old."

< started planning to leave Hale about 10,000 years ago. Jin could not have imagined that it was another 10,000 years ago.

But at the same time, it was natural that the facility would not work if it was that old.

"Does it not work anymore?

Jin asks the <> for their opinion, just to be sure.

"Yes, probably. It looks like an abandoned facility that is no longer in use.

"I see... I guess it's safe to use magic to investigate at ......."

Here, for the first time, Jin ordered the commands to investigate not visually but by magic.

"Command 1, 2. First, check the material of the outer covering.

Jin was interested in the material used by the 20,000 years ago.