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It was the year 3750.

Having received information that there was a valuable in the northwestern part of the Kingdom of Klein, the old man dispatched Regulus 31, aka , of the 5th Quinta, to investigate.

Half a year after the news of the death of a local pyrotechnician, there was a rumor of a fireworks display in the area.

The period is 7 days from December 6 to 12. No fireworks will be set off on other days.

However, since I have only confirmed this for three years, it is rather weak proof that the fireworks will be displayed for the same period in the future.

The location was just down the road, wasn't it? But why did they choose such a remote place?

It is an extraordinary place, a place where one crosses a wilderness, a mountain, a valley, and a mountain beyond that from a town where people live.

The mountains, however, are low in elevation. Instead, it is covered with coniferous trees, making it difficult to walk through.

"I don't think normal people would be able to venture into this area."

Rock wolves and wood bears were unusually abundant.

The reason for the abundance of mountain deer was the abundance of grass and berries, which also provided food.

"...... In a way, I guess you could call it a natural boundary."

It would be impossible for a human being to kick the life out of such a wild animal.

Rock wolves are nocturnal, so they cannot be vigilant at night, and wood bears move around during the day, so they need to be on the alert 24 hours a day.

It will be very hard to walk in such a deep forest where you can hardly see the sky. Unless you have a combat golem with you.

And there is yet another reason why it is not suitable for humans to enter.

There is no water in this forest. The lack of water supply is a major disadvantage, as there are no springs or rivers.

In addition, there are many poisonous plants.

Some of them cause a rash when touched, and others are poisonous or fatal when eaten.

"Still, it should be fairly easy to reach your destination if you use a balloon or airship."

is an automata. It is an ultra-high-performance automata created by Jin.

The natural boundary that rejects human beings is no obstacle for him.

The old man has been sending him information on the coordinates he has identified with his <>, so he does not have to worry about losing his destination.

By the way, you may think that you don't have to go through all this trouble if the "Mere Old Man" uses <> to look for the destination, but in that case the information is one-way.

Even if there is a partner, <> is not possible.

On the other hand, such surveys often provide more useful information, including the reactions of the other party.

However, this is not the case when you are dealing with a hostile party, or when you want to obtain information in secret.

In short, it is advisable to use the most appropriate method for each situation.

Anyway, Regulus 31<> proceeded to his destination.

Since he is an automata, he is naturally not a predator of rock wolves.

Wood Bears could not harm him either, so he made progress.

We could have moved by transporter, but in that case, we would have had to move from point to point and would not have been able to obtain any information along the way.

Not only in the vicinity of the destination, but there is often unexpected information hidden in the vicinity of the destination.

Therefore, unless it is urgent or impossible to travel on foot, <> travel on land on foot.

The last human settlement ...... is a few 10 km north of the town of Neisse.

After passing through undulations and small forests that do not show up on a large scale map, we arrived at a craggy rocky mountain.

The rock walls sloped at more than 80 degrees and were too fragile to be climbed by hand.

But our destination was right up there.

"This must be the force field generator.

Waiting for night just to be sure, and trying to avoid being seen as much as possible, Victo flew through the air and stood on top of a rocky hill.

It was more like a small tableau than a mountain.

The area is about the size of two soccer fields.

Of course, it is not perfectly flat, but has gentle undulations and bushes.

And there was a almost in the center.

Victo's olfactory sensors detected the presence of gunpowder.

"I am sure that fireworks were launched from here."

25 km from the town of Neisse and 23 km from the town of Koko in the Kingdom of Franz.

At this distance, the fireworks should only be visible from the two towns, but looking at what is being talked about, we can guess that they are two to three times bigger and higher than those made by Jin and Saki in the past.

"So, they must have improved it in their own way."

If it is to be used as a substitute for a wolfsbane, it must be highly visible. Therefore, it was thought that they made improvements in this direction.

"If this hole is fine for the launch tube, where will it come from? ......"

With the shape of this plateau, it is unlikely that they climbed all the way up from below.

"I think there must be a service entrance for them somewhere on the plateau."

Victo walked around on the plateau looking for such a doorway.

His footsteps stopped in front of a rock.

"Here it is."

There was a seam there that was a little too obvious to see.

"To open it, go to ......."

First, check to see if it can be opened from the outside.

If someone comes out to set off fireworks and doesn't leave it open until the fireworks are over, there should be some kind of switch to open and close it somewhere.

Victo thought that the security would not be so high because of the location, but he was right.

A bush a short distance away was, on closer inspection, a fake.

There was a hidden switch on the trunk, and when he operated it, the seam gradually widened to reveal a doorway.

It was dark inside, but it did not matter to Victo. He could see in the dark with night vision mode or infrared mode.

After descending a steep staircase, there was another door, which opened easily.

Inside the second door was a small hall, which was our destination.

"This is the laboratory, isn't it?"

I didn't need to check, I could tell just by looking at the samples of fireworks on the shelves.

"I guess the warehouse is in the back."

And in the warehouse were stored nitric acid, sulfur, and charcoal powder. They also found metal powder used to change the color.

The floor of the laboratory is made of metal to prevent static electricity.

"Now all we need to know is where and who is making the fireworks. ......"

That, too, was immediately apparent.

Fireworks were coming out of the magi-machine in the back of the laboratory.

"Is this ......?"

I found out that it seems to be a magi-machine that automatically produces fireworks when raw materials are put into it.

The fireworks that came out were retrieved by a small carrier that appeared to be a golem.

"Shall we follow them?

Victo followed the small truck.

The small truck went to a passageway at the right end of the hall, and then went further and further into the hall.

At the end of the passage was a warehouse, where a dozen or so fireworks were placed on shelves on the wall.

"...... you mean that everything is done automatically?"

Victo decided to observe the situation a little longer.