Jin D. starts analyzing the golem of the bandits at the workshop in the residence of the Duke of Breu.

The workshop is quite splendid for a duke's mansion.

Incidentally, these workshops are used for making and repairing equipment for the soldiers under his command, as well as for making magic tools for daily use.

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"Oh ......"

The Duke of Bruu, who was observing beside me, exclaimed in amazement.

In the blink of an eye, the bandit golem's chest <> was removed. Yes, <>.

"I wondered why they went to the trouble of putting armor on it... ...... is that what you mean?"

"Hm?　What do you mean by that, Mr. Jin?

"Take a look at this. The ...... body inside is not so sturdy.

Indeed, there was a seam in the chest where the armor had been removed.

"I guess it wasn't originally designed for combat use. It is at best a general-purpose vehicle, and I think they added armor to increase its defensive capabilities. Just check out ......."

Jin explained that the armor was originally designed to be worn only for this purpose, and that it could be used as an < to add functions or to cope with various situations.

"I see. So do humans."

Yes, the concept of this golem is , Jin thought vaguely through Jin D's eyes.

It was not enough to make it resemble a human being, but rather to give it performance that exceeded that of a human being, or to give it a versatility that exceeded a human being. That is what Jin D thought.

Jin D further disassembled the bandit golem.

"This is ...... the first time I've seen this method."

"Father, what do you mean?"

"The skeleton has no joints. It's probably bent using some kind of forming magic.

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"This would have considerable strength if done well."

Jin guessed that it all depends on the conversion efficiency of the magic ...... free magic element (ether) and the operational efficiency of the magic element (mana).

"The drive system is a < using magic resin. The quality of this magel resin is quite ...... good, very good indeed.

Jin was very curious as to where the magic resin (magirezin) came from.

But for now, there are priorities. Jin D started to analyze the control core.

"...... Sir, it seems that this golem was used by a group of thieves after all.

"I knew it. Then, do you have any clues about them?

At this point, Jin devises a plan.

"Yes, there are some, but they seem to be very few. I'm going to check ...... to see if I can find any more information, including fragments of this guy's data area. It may take some time, so I will report back to you in writing when I am done.

"Oh, that would be great. ......, I'll take care of it."

"Yes, sir, I understand."

So, Jin decided to put in writing the information he had obtained from the control core as well as the information about the bandits that the old man had obtained by using the "peepers".

Since the bandits are still on the move and have not returned to their hideout yet, Jin D. decides to proceed with the analysis of the golem.

"Hmmm......... I guess it has a fixed skeleton and no joints. So it is..."

Jin reads on, thinking that there must be a magical formula for joint formation during movement on the side of the control core.

"Oh, this seems to be it. ............Funny......It's not so easy......No, this one's a novelty!"

Jin D confirms that this golem is neither nor as he thought.

"But with a skeleton of this shape, it should be able to perform human-like movements if it is articulated properly. <."

He realizes that this method is suitable for mass production in a short period of time.

"The body is relatively simple. The body is relatively simple, and the Magi Formula written in the control core takes care of the rest.

In other words, the program or firmware is the key, Jin concluded.

"If this is the case, it will be easy to mass-produce them by storing the <> in the storage of the magic brain.

However, one question arises.

"With this level of perfection, it seems like it should be more widely used. ......"

Jin is now seeing this method for the first time.

"...... recently completed?　......No, it is not. The version information of this control core shows that it was developed in 3712. ......I see...just before the rise of the <. Just before the rise of the .

Jin asks the old man for his opinion.

"I knew it."

Jin looks at the .

"This one looks like it could be ...... a little more, maybe 50% more efficient."

The equivalent of <> used in the description seems to be just a little less efficient from Jin's point of view.

In computer languages, it is about the difference between an interpreter and a compiler.

Incidentally, an interpreter processes a program with , while a < processes a program after it all at once.

The performance of the control core is so good that there is no practical problem at all, but in extreme situations there is a clear difference.

"As it is, we probably won't be able to make the reaction time faster than ...... probably 0.002 seconds."

That's about 1/100th of Reiko's.

However, Reiko, which is a one-off of Jin's, uses expensive, very expensive, and very rare materials sparingly, so the comparison itself is not very meaningful.

"In Reiko's case, the processing that is handled by the hardware is done in the farm, so the whole process must be complicated."

While letting Jin D disassemble the PC, Jin in Horaijima proceeded with his analysis.

The difference between using the CPU on the motherboard for graphics processing and using a dedicated graphics board is a similar analogy.

Although it is advantageous in terms of cost, the difference in performance is undeniable.

Jin concluded that the level of performance is not a problem for normal use, but for advanced applications, it may be a little unsatisfactory .......

"Even so, it seems to have about four times the performance of the current mainstream <. ...... Moreover, it could be temporarily reinforced with free magic elements (ether) stored in this <> to obtain about ten times the power output."

The strength of this method is that all of the of the skeleton and of the muscles can be done with magic power. That is why Jin was interested in this method.

"This form may be easier to spread than the . It's worth my time to study it.

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Meanwhile, the bandits were heading for their hideout in a black-painted airship.

"...... What the hell is going on here?

"What the hell's going on?" "One of those golems didn't come back, and that's never happened before.

The other bandit, who had heard such words from the two bandits.

"...... I don't know. But we'll find out when we get back to our hideout and analyze the data on this ......<>."

The bandit, who seemed to be in charge of technology, said something like that.

An hour later, the three of us and one of the bandits arrived at the hideout.

It was a log cabin on the middle of Mount Bilbo, east-northeast of Blueland.

The basement of the hut had been dug out to reveal a large space, which turned out to be the hideout of the bandits.

"...... and what was the result?"

"Unbelievably, it seems that someone in the form of a girl has neutralized ."

What is this "something in the form of a girl"?

Probably an automaton. I don't think a human could do such a thing.

Even an automaton couldn't do that, could it?

"But it is possible, rather than human."

"......"

"If he could explain himself, we'd know a little more about him."

"You can't?"

"...... I can't. His <<> is too complicated for me to understand. Someone who has learned the basics can do it, or ......"

The bandit is a bandit, and even though he is in charge of technology, he doesn't seem to have much knowledge. He can at least maintain the golem, but he can't modify or repair it.

They are not able to modify or repair the golem.

The old man is watching them.

As expected, I cannot hear what they are saying, but I can understand what they are saying with their <> technique.

After all, all of their information is known to the old man.