On January 28th, the foundation of the artificial island that will become the base of the deus ex machina that was being built on the moon (UNY) was completed.

It took two full days to fly to Ars.

On January 30, it is now floating in the calm waters of Tatsumi Bay.

"It's a cylinder one kilometer in diameter and one kilometer high, and the underside is not flat but slightly rounded and protruding.

Reinhardt, who had seen the shape of the boat before it landed on the water, said.

"Yes, that's right. So we're going to build an island on top of the flat part.

Jin says.

"First we put a rock on top of it, right?"

"Yes. "Yes. Because soil would spill over or be scraped away by the waves.

The rock cliffs are surrounded by rocks, and soil and vegetation are used in the inland area.

Rocks are loaded inside the main body and brought from the moon (UNY).

Most of the rocks are leftovers from the debris of the and the tailings.

The idea is to put them to good use.

"You're going to let Daedalus do that?"

"Yes, they will. <

"Well, that would be fast."

The rocks are attached to the main body by engineering magic using < and so on.

Basalt, andesite, peridotite, serpentinite, and tuff were bonded to the main body one after another.

At first, it was flattened.

In the center, the framework of a mountain about 200 meters long was formed, and the mountain was completed when the stones were attached to the framework.

carries the stones, and <> attaches and adjusts them.

"Wow, it's a great view!

Reinhardt is impressed.

The other members of the group are watching through the large magic screen in the laboratory, but he is the only one watching the scene with Jin.

The dull silver surface of the rock is covered with rocks in no time at all, and we never get tired of watching.

In about three hours, the rock covering was complete.

"That was fast.

"Let's go have lunch while we can."

While some minor work was being done, Jin and Reinhardt moved to the laboratory's cafeteria to have lunch.

"Oh, yakisoba today."

Yakisoba noodles with sauce was their lunch.

It was savory with cabbage, meat, and of course, sakura shrimps.

It smelled good when Jin sprinkled a lot of green laver, which he liked.

"I was looking at the magic screen, but it looks like it's almost done.

Saki said as she ate, as if to confirm.

"Yes. We just need to smooth out some of the irregularities, check the joints for any defects, and weather them to the right degree.

The weathered appearance is necessary to explain the fact that he inherited it from the previous generation of Machina.

"What about the armament?"

Marcia asked.

"I think I set it up 400 years ago that the deus ex machina would be better armed than I am."

"Maybe they did."

"So, with the whole <> thing going on, I'd like to make it more powerful than <>. With better security, of course."

"What exactly?"

"Basically, , , and . Oh, and <>."

The <> is a cannon that can fire various kinds of attack magic, such as <><>.

I've hardly used any of them in battle, though.

"How are your defenses?

Rodrigo asks.

"Well, <><><>> and <>.

The <> is not a spherical or hemispherical barrier, but a circular shield.

While it has high defensive power, it is characterized by its directional nature, that is, it is powerless against attacks from directions to which the shield is not facing.

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"What about the resident golems?"

Toa asked.

"Sky Squadron of Air Force (Air Force) Golems numbered 10,001 to 1,100. (Navy Golem Marine Squadron 501 to 600.

Jin explains.

"Army Golem's Land Squadron is 1001-1100, Navy Golem's Marine Squadron is 501-600. There are no space-related units."

"That's good enough for me. ...... Oh, and what about everyday life?"

"Butler E, the butler golem, and two each of the five colored golem maids. ...... maids numbered 10 3 and 104. And I'm thinking of << craftsman (smith)>>101 to 120, for the maintainers."

"I see."

That should be enough, Toa said.

"Hey, Jin, what are you going to do about the island's management and control brain?" asked Bina.

asked Bina.

Of course we will have one. Of course we'll have one. I mean, we've already made a tentative plan. Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to fly here from the moon.

That's for sure.

"After this, we'll make it more capable and formalize it."

"...... and what's your name?　Oh, and the island?

"Well, we haven't decided yet."

Jin's idea is to name the island and the brain .

Poseidon, the god of the sea, is a good idea, but Poseidon's base is not in Olympus, which is from Greek mythology. Olympus is the name of a mountain.

Another idea is that the island is < and the brain is . Jin himself thinks that this one is too far-fetched.

"I thought I'd ask everyone's opinion. How about ......?"

"Well, I don't know............it's too sudden..."

I'll think about it, Reinhard said.

And since the rock cover of the island is about to be finished, Jin decides to go to Tatsumi Bay again.

And since he can't observe the island as it is, he decides to take the <>.

"Oh, this is nice."

The view of the artificial island from the sky was quite good.

"It looks like a miniature Horai Island without Tatsumi Bay.

There is a mountain near the center of the island and a flat area on one side. The plan is to build a research institute or base there.

"Looking at it this way, it looks like an isolated island in the middle of the sea.

The thought crosses Jin's mind, "Let's call this one .

That way, it would be a cover for the original island of Horai.

However, he thought that it might be more complicated than he imagined, so he decided not to mention it.

"Okinawa?　There was also an ideal world called Nirai Kanai. ......"

Jin looks down at the island and thinks about the name.

"Or maybe I'm not familiar with Norse mythology ......."

This is the musings of Jin, who always has trouble with naming things.