When everyone enters the workshop,

"First, we need to prepare the materials.

Goh said as if explaining the procedure to Merce, the only amateur in the workshop.

"The basic material for automata is light silver. It is light, strong, and responds easily to magic power.

The assistant golem <> brings me an ingot of light silver.

"I will use it to make a skeleton. ......<>"

"Wow, wow. ......"

Merce is astonished to see engineering magic for the first time, rather than ...... seeing a golem being made for the first time.

"<> is based on a basic configuration similar to that of a human being," he says. ...... Merce, are you okay with that?"

Goh worried that the view might be a bit grotesque for the uninitiated, but surprisingly Merze was unperturbed.

"Oh, I'm fine. I've done things like cooking meat off the bone and dismantling cockles before.

"Oh, really?"

It seems that Merce has a more rugged side than I had expected.

"Rubina, can I ask you to do the joints and adamantite coating?

"Okay, I'll take care of it!"

Rubina was pleased to hear Goh's request and started the work.

"<>...... yeah, that's a good job."

"Wow,...... you can use engineering magic too,......?"

"Haha, that's right, Merce. Rubina is a better engineer than Goh."

Jin explained to an impressed Merce.

"That's right. ....... Ruby, that's great!"

"Hmmm, more compliments!"

Rubina is happily working on the project. As far as Jin can see, there are no mistakes.

Jin appreciates that even while chatting with Merce, she is doing what needs to be done and holding on to what she needs to hold on to.

"Dimensions corrected, distortion corrected, good."

Goh had finished the skeleton and checked it.

"Next is the creation and placement of the musculature. ......<> uses biomaterials from special demons. This is an excellent material that will not deteriorate over time as long as it is kept flowing with magical power."

"I see. ......"

"That's right. That's why all the golems and automata we make use it.

Rubina gives a supplementary explanation ......, or rather, an explanation.

She does not explain the trick of twisting the fibers to ensure length and flexibility. This is because Mertze, who does not have the basics, would not understand it.

"...... Goh, you seem to be more skillful than before."

"I'm not so sure."

"Yes, I think so. ......I guess it's because Jin-sama taught you how to do it last time, isn't it?"

As they talked, Goh twisted and bound the fibers together to form muscles.

"And now for the installation. < follows the structure of the human body. ...... melze, are you okay?"

As the muscles are attached to the skeleton, the impression that had been inorganic becomes more vivid.

But Merce..,

"Thank you for your concern. But I have tanned the skin of a tagun (an omnivorous animal that looks like a badger, a raccoon, and a civet divided by three).

He answered flatly.

"I see. At ...... same time, we will also wire the < to transmit the commands to move the muscles. This will be made of pure mithril silver.

Pure mithril silver is soft and flexible, making it easy to use as a magical nerve wire.

On the other hand, it is easy to break, so the trick is to increase the strength of the wire by coating it.

"Well, mithril silver is expensive, isn't it?"

"I guess so."

"Is it ...... okay to say it's like that?"

"Well, we don't use it in quantity."

The amount used as a nerve wire would be about 10 grams.

Mithril silver is priced at 4,000 to 5,000 tors per gram. This has not changed for 400 years.

So the price is 40,000 to 50,000 Tall, or 400,000 to 500,000 Japanese yen.

"......That's why automata (automata) are so expensive. ......"

This was a feeling that Mertze, who until recently was a commoner, could not understand.......

Goh and Rubina do not understand it very well either,

Both of them had always had the material ready for them.

* * * *

Jin, who was watching the exchange, said, "Well, I don't know about that,

(Hmmm, I'll have to teach her that point from now on. ......)

(Well, I have to teach him that point from now on. ).

Jin himself had no difficulty in obtaining materials, but when he < into this era a few years ago, he had experienced difficulties in obtaining materials without the backup of Horai Island, so he was better off than Goh and Rubina.

Some things can be seen through such experiences.

Jin wanted Goh and Rubina to have such an experience at an early stage.

* * * * *

"The chest and abdomen house important equipment. In human terms, they are the internal organs.

Since Goh's explanation is for Merce, he does not use technical terms such as <> or <>.

Even so, they are difficult enough for Merce.

"Such important devices are placed in a sturdy box called a shield case to protect them from shocks."

The most important function of the shield case is to protect against , but Goh had not yet explained that much to Merce.

Under Jin's watchful eye, Goh built <><><> and so on, one after another.

"Yes, it looks good.

Thank you very much. ...... Jin-sama, about the auxiliary processing unit (co-processor) for processing the sense of touch, I think it would be more efficient to have one at the base of each arm and leg.

"Oh, you've got a good point. Try it." "Yes!

"Yes!"

Goh realized that it would be more efficient to send data to the control core after processing the right arm for the right arm and the left leg for the left leg, instead of using a single auxiliary processor for the entire body's tactile senses.

By consolidating the data in a higher-level auxiliary processing unit (co-processor) and sending it to the <>, a 20% increase in efficiency could be expected.

As a matter of fact, Reiko and other automata/golems on Horai Island have already been improved in this way.

"Mmm......Gou, I knew that Jin-sama taught me a lot of things when I was playing with him. ......"

Only Reiko, who had a good ear, and Merce, who was standing right next to her, heard Rubina's mutterings.