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First, was sent by transporter.

The pilot is Hope. The operators are 1,2,3.

Altitude is around 35,000 kilometers. This is almost the altitude of a geostationary satellite, but it is not a satellite because it is not in orbit.

< is a spacecraft that can go to the moon (UNY), and the crew members are all golems, so there was no need to worry about oxygen.

However, there is nothing but empty space around it.

<, making them invisible to visible light.

"Switch to infrared mode: ......<> found."

Hope,<> The three switched their vision to see <>.

"No attack ....... No defensive facilities."

Since the old man has confirmed it, there should be no danger 90% of the time, but even so, Hope and the others proceed with caution, just in case.

"Safety check complete. <>,<>, please.

Roger that.

Okay, I'm on my way.

Since voice cannot be transmitted in a vacuum, the conversation is interrupted by a built-in manacam.

< and travel by to .

So this is the Pose base.

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Let's look for a piece of something like a force rod.

Mm-hmm.

The most likely place for such a thing would be on the underside of the base, so the three of them turned around to look for it.

Oh, wow.

This is spectacular.

It's spectacular up close.

The underside of the base was covered with magic circles of the gravity magic type.

The total number is around 100.

Not too many, not too few.

If the magic circle is large, the number of magic circles can be reduced, but if the magic circle stops working due to a missing rock or some other reason, the base may fall in the worst case.

On the other hand, if we drew many small magic circles, the efficiency would be reduced and there would be no more room for the magic circle to float.

The magic circle here was very well balanced, even for the production workers, the <, to see.

Oops, this is not the time to gawk!

But I'd like to show you this composition, Master.

Yes, of course. I'll take a detailed record.

Even with such a detour, we've only lost about 10 seconds.

The most likely location would be the limb.

Mm-hmm. And probably with some kind of enhancement.

That's for sure.

The bottom line is that it's connected to the ground by an invisible chain, and since it's the root of the chain, it must be made of sturdy materials.

Now, if there really is such a thing, we should be able to find it.

The idea is that if a <> or an equivalent anchor is used, it should be repelled by magic when it is fired.

The question is, what kind of magic would be best: ......

I couldn't consider this in advance.

I think light magic is the way to go.

Certain parts of the force-rod are likely to be interfered with in some way.

So Smith 1 tried to use engineering magic <.

...... Oh, that part is shaking.

That's for sure.

Okay, let's go.

It's like putting a glass rod in water.

Water has a refractive index of 1, and ordinary glass is about 1.5. With a difference of this magnitude, you cannot tell the difference unless you look closely.

The part where the < is located also seems to have a different refractive index from the vacuum, and it somehow looks like there is < there.

...... Well, there is definitely a < here.

Though a product of magic, the effect is purely physical.

The principle is that an object can be fixed at the point where the forces of attraction and repulsion are balanced.

Therefore, the rod part can be considered as high gravity, and the light trace is considered to be slightly distorted.

This part, this part, and that one over there ....... That's three places, after all.

Now we just need to figure out where it's coming from.

...... Wait, maybe there's a generator here at the base, not on the ground.

Craftsman Smith 2 pointed out a new possibility.

The old man has already guessed that this is highly unlikely. A magic barrier would be in the way of generating this much power.

You're right.

Okay, let's trace the generator.

The three craftsmen (smiths) have taken off from the Pose base, using the force field generator.

The goal is the anchor generator, which should be on the ground.

Aiming for the three anchors, the three bodies headed in different directions.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

<> were on their way to the ground when the spaceship arrived.

The spaceships arrived in time.

<<<.

, the guiding spirit of the , gave the order.

Land troops, launch!

Roger that.

The leader is Lando 1. And 101 to 200, 1 00 of them, were dispatched as subordinates.

First, 101 to 110 with me, then 10 at a time to Pose Base. >>Move to the Pose base.

The Pose base is visible in the infrared mode.

A total of 101 Land troops have moved into the Pose base.

* * * * *

At the same time, inside the <>, the <> sphere of influence.

Land 11 and 12 are already facing two <>.

......, we've got company!

I see.

All right, let's get rid of the enemy in front of us first, and then we'll try to break the magic barrier.

Roger that.

Land 11 and 12, after communicating via their built-in manacam, accelerate their actions.

The time has come.

"The time has come.

"Pose, for the last time. <

No.

I'm sorry.

Lands 11 and 12 each beat down the <> they were facing with adamantite rods.

"Now it is our turn."

And finally, the Horai Island offensive begins.