Magicraft Meister Part 4

Jin D, Reiko, Arnold, and Chelle survey the workshop. is concentrating on the surroundings.

There is not much to see, but Reiko says

"I found this," she said.

Reiko said, and offered a piece of <>.

"Is it for information?"

Receiving it, Jin D. multiplied the <> on it.

"......?　What's this?"

Contrary to his expectations, it was not a <, nor was it a piece of a magical tool.

"...... ledger?"

Yes, it was a ledger, a record of expenditures, a material control chart, a chart of accounts similar to ......, and so on.

However, since it was a <>, it could only be read very imperfectly.

"Come to think of it, there was another magi crystal that you received from the golem for chores, wasn't there?

"Oh, that's right."

The contents were so shocking that I had completely forgotten that there was another one, Jin D. said,

He took out the other Magi Crystal again.

"What is recorded in this one?

"Jin-sama, would you like to examine it?

"Yes, I will try. ...... this is ......"

"...... a huge amount of material and golem...... what in the world?"

The contents of the book, which we shall call <> because of its unique notation, were astonishing.

"25 million tons of iron ......!　Are you sure you got the digits right, Jin?"

"Yeah. ...... and 900,000 tons of copper and 300,000 tons of tin. ......"

In the modern world, the number one producer of crude steel in the world in 2020 is China with 1 billion 53 million tons. The 10th largest producer is Iran with 29 million tons.

Iran, in tenth place, will produce 29 million tons.

Compared to this, is 25 million tons in Arus, a country rich in metal resources, and during a time of war, too much or too little?

It was a little difficult to judge.

"Even so, I think it's too much for a workshop. ......"

Arnold says.

"...... Jin, did you use it for the <>?"

"If so, it's a pretty big one, Arnold.

"If that's the case, it's a pretty big one, Arnold." "If I'm not mistaken, they may have done the same thing in other mines.

And it's not just here," Arnold said, "they could be getting their resources from other mines as well.

"Maybe they built something like ......<>?"

Jin feels that there are too few artifacts found after the war for them to have built a number of them.

But if they made some kind of huge weapon, it would explain the amount of materials used, and it would also explain why that many artifacts have not been found.

"If you were to make something like that, where would it be?"

"Well, ...... I don't know either, but if I had to guess, ...... it might be near ......<>?"

"Ahi mine?"

Jin, who was piloting Jin D, looked at the map of the northern part of the Kingdom of Selroa that the old man had displayed on the monitor.

"Ah, the mine southwest of Lake Asur?"

"Yes, that's right. It is an excellent mine, where mithril, adamantite, and magi crystals are extracted, I believe.

Wouldn't it be natural to have a workshop near such an excellent mine?

"Jin-sama, and strategically, it's close to the Bororon Plain ...... Wilderness, so it's easy to put them in."

"Chel has a point, but ...... don't you consider the possibility that if the situation is pushed, we could be invaded into that workshop?"

This question was answered not by Chell but by Arnold.

"I think they are probably crushing it after the rollout."

"You went that far ......?"

"That was the norm at the time."

"Hmmm. ......"

Jin, is something wrong?

"No, as far as I know, the iron or steel that was used has not been found yet, so I was wondering if it's buried somewhere."

"Oh, so that's what you mean."

Arnold pondered for a moment.

"Jin,...... isn't there any record of it?　...... that, <>, some extraordinary weapon appeared at the end of the war?"

I don't think so. There are no records left in the Nordic Federation either. ......

"Well, if it is ......, then it might have been buried somewhere unused. If it's not completed, that's fine, but if someone finds it completed or almost completed, it would be bad, wouldn't it?

"Arnold, don't flag it. ......"

"What's that flag, Jin?　You don't mean the flag, do you?

"Oh, flags are ......."

Jin D. explained about <>.

"I see, it's a kind of <> that if you say something that hasn't been decided, the repercussions can be bad."

"Well, something like that.

It's more of a jinx than a belief.

Think of it that way.

I see. So there's a chance this weapon might work.

I suppose so.

I'll be careful. I'll be careful.

The investigation continued, but nothing was found.

"So there is no control magic brain and there is no maintenance golem.

"As Jin said, it is indeed a bit strange.

"But the place was clean except for the accommodations, and I'm sure it's cleaned regularly."

I agree with Chelle.

I see.

So there must be a secret room somewhere.

Well, maybe it's not a secret, or maybe it's just something they didn't bother to write on the floor plans.

Maybe they didn't bother to write down the cleaning kit closet, or something like that.

"Well, then, it's probably somewhere around here.

Chel pointed between the room with the transfer magic circle and the golem storage.

"There it is."

Chell looked on the right side and Reiko looked on the left side, and found a door on Reiko's side.

When they opened it, they found two golems stored in the for golems.

"They are in good condition. They have probably been servicing each other.

"So this is how it has been working for 700 years, while it has been dormant. ......"

Arnold and Jin D. only briefly examine the golem.

"So there was no danger to this facility after all.

Jin D says, while Arnold nods,

"But the possibility that there is a lying somewhere has increased.

He looked a little reluctant.

"Do you have any idea where it might be?"

"I guess you're right. ......"

Arnold and the others hoped that the past 700 years had been uneventful and that nothing would ever happen to them again.