Golden Experience

"─ ─ No, but the depth of Ursus' knowledge is incredible!

I see. A combination of monster leather and magic metal. In that case, it is not a dream to reduce costs and improve performance. "

A few days after I came to this Kera Malefix.

Basically, Melchiore hunts with yoichi and Professor Mori Etti continues to live in the castle to fish for books, but in the evening he often sits in the same seat.

To deepen the relationship of trust with the yogis, and to hear from the professor directly.

Old Dwarf Mauricio's report to Merchiole is unobtrusive, so if you want to hear a penetrating story, you have to ask the professor here.

"There are other ways of fusing separate metals together in 'smelting' to improve the performance of the material itself and create entirely new metals. This is still in the research stage, but it has been confirmed, for example, that fusing a small amount of charcoal to iron will dramatically increase hardness."

"What, with charcoal!? Is it possible to use other metals?

"Well, how about that? The other continent is in a lot of trouble now. I was in the middle of a study, but suddenly I had to investigate the continent."

I don't talk about Adamas and Mithrill alloys because they are one of Magnum's most confidential, but if they are commonly used in the Central Continent, it's okay to flush them. Carbon steel is generally distributed because it can only be created with "blacksmithing" skills. Other than that, if it is an alloy that can be made by normal means, it is not a big deal.

If you use magic metal, you will need the "Alchemy" skill, that is, you will need the "Great Industry" and it will be difficult to create, so it is hardly circulated.

The knowledge level borderline that can be passed on to the Underground Kingdom will be around there.

"Can the research be continued in this castle? If Ursus says he needs all the equipment he can get...."

"I don't think it's impossible, but I'm not sure I can live up to your expectations. It's possible that you didn't achieve anything with a large amount of gold coins. Luckily on that continent, I wasn't in a troubled environment with gold and equipment, so I was able to make a lot of trials and mistakes, but I don't think we can do the same."

It's not that I can't do it without money, but if I can do it with someone else's money, I'll never go beyond that.

It seems that Merchiole can't help but draw knowledge and skills from the professor.

If you give it to me, I may be able to accommodate you a little.

"─ ─ Hmm. No, I may be rude to Mr Ursus, but apart from whether or not we can achieve results, can you try as much as you can?

If you need Ursus, I'll get you anything you can. "

"If the results are second best, there is no reason for me to refuse. It depends on the equipment, but the point is not different from what we did on that continent. At the same time, there is nothing to say if we can investigate the situation on our continent.

─ ─ I'm sorry to ask you to investigate the external environment.

I waved to Yoichi and Saskatchewan, who were eating in silence.

You could have asked Mauricio about that, or instead of scouting, you could have fired a few kologies.

You don't have to ask these two for anything, but it's a little unnatural not to speak up here.

"If only our training were a hassle. I may already know about the monsters that are mainly inhabited, but let me know if there is anything else that has changed."

In the last few days, even though we had dinner together, the honorific words disappeared from the tone of the yoichi.

Generally speaking, the distance has shrunk, but I'm not surprised. I want you to wear bottoms that are longer than that.

"Alright, let's get everything ready from tomorrow.

As for the specific contents, I see. Tell Mauricio. "

"Let's do that. By the way, there's something I've been wondering about."

Something. Lord Ursus' knowledge has helped us a lot. You're going to need more help, and you're going to have to ask me anything. "

"Then don't hesitate. What about this castle? It seems to be built to penetrate from the bottom to the top of the underground space, but I wonder what's going on in the center of the castle. Maybe he just hates me, but he doesn't have to tell anyone."

From the rooms rented by the professors to this cafeteria, to libraries, armories, warehouses, and even servants' rooms and kitchens, the castle's facilities are all arranged to circle the outer edges of the castle.

There was no particular inconvenience because the corridor also extended round along it, but there were no corridors or doors to get to the center.

Obviously there is something in the center.

Whether the professor is disliked by the castle's servants or not, it is true that he will not tell anyone. Mauricio told me why you didn't tell me. Because nobody knows.

It seems that even those who have worked in the castle for a long time do not know what is in the center of the castle.

It doesn't matter what you think.

"─ ─ Oh, that's right. That would be easy. In fact, there are pillars running through the center of this castle. Though there are countless pillars supporting this underground space, the castle in its center also serves as one of the most important pillars.

So, in the (...) heart (...) part of the castle, (...) is (...) nothing (...). "

Merchiole replied with a faint smile.

I've seen that look before.

When I asked if Merchiore's radical policies had the King's permission.

If this expression is a habit when Merchiole lies, it is a lie to have the King's permission.

And it is a lie that there is nothing in the center of the castle.

If Merchiole decides the country's policy on his own, even though the King has not given his permission, it can be inferred that the King is no longer even able to say what Merchiole does. The fact that Mauricio doesn't even know about the King means that he has no contact with the outside world, even if he were alive.

This is commonly referred to as confinement.

In other words, the King is already dead or locked away, even if he is alive, and there is something in the center of the castle.

For example, if you combine these two facts, one hypothesis emerges.

In other words, it is in the center of the castle that the King is confined.

Without even thinking about it, there is no king's bed on the outer edge, so there is only the center if there is one.

I see, a pillar. Certainly, if it supports this much space, some of the pillars standing alone may not be enough. I can't tell you if it's actually not enough unless you take into account the strength of the pillar. It doesn't matter how far this space is from the surface. Once we know that information, we will be able to derive the minimum number of pillars we need. "

The expression of Merchiole, which is at the heart of what I heard, remains unchanged. I kept laughing thinly.

"─ ─ If we can even get information such as the material of the pillar and the depth here, it will be possible to efficiently collapse the kingdom by destroying the pillar. Not to Ursus. That's horrible."

Well, that could happen.

I knew it was an extra word, but I can't say that's not the case here. Because it's true. A lie is bound to fail. What matters when deceiving people is not telling the truth, not telling lies.

"If that's the case, you can't just tell them about that information. However, it will not collapse as easily as there is an axis running through the center of the castle."

I'm afraid so, but it's a natural response.

And the center pillar was also well emphasized.

"If there's a defense problem, I can't help it. Let's give up strength calculations.

But if the heart is a whole pillar, where does His Majesty the King rest? No, I won't say hello now. I was just curious. "

"There is also a problem with Your Majesty's safety. I can't tell you anything about your sleeping quarters."

Given this way and the fact that the rest of the castle doesn't know anything about it, the King's whereabouts are known only to Merchiore.

If you are confined, is it that Merchiore is alone in taking care of the King, who has been lying in bed for years and centuries?

That shouldn't be the case.

I could have followed it around, but Merchiole was always pasting that thin smile.

There will be nothing more to gain if we push into it. I'm just getting suspicious about the professor.

It is a good idea to stand back here with an adult attitude and set aside time for a while.

No, maybe it's just a little passive.

It's not that we don't have time, but it's not infinite.

When asked, Rare has already come to the continent.

It's about Rare. I don't think we're going to destroy the Western continent without thinking about it, but if we find any reason, we could scatter as much destruction as we can.

For example, while I'm here, it's no wonder I dropped a mass weapon from the sky all of a sudden.

"─ ─ Has the news stopped? Are you sure about that?"

"Yes, I'm sure. Her colleagues and no one else saw her."

Currently, there are two characters the professor 'uses' in this Kera Malefix.

This Mauricio and the mythical witch demonstrator.

It seems that there is only this demonstrator in the Underground Kingdom who has acquired the "Spiritual Intelligence" that can receive divinity, and if she does not say anything, she does not even know whether or not a disaster was born.

As a professor, it is easier if you only have to hold one person down, but the situation that there is no substitute when things go wrong is worrying to HR.

But there is also a reason for this. This is because Merchiole's fear of spreading information that could cause public anxiety severely restricts the acquisition of "mental intelligence."

Nevertheless, despite being a human, the Modesta was not 'on mission' by Merchiole.

With so much strength, and apparently higher than human beings, does Merchiore still not have anyone "on mission"?

Or is there a family member somewhere, but the professor still doesn't know?

Whatever it was, it was stupid to be able to "use" the demonstrator. Now you can circulate information about the disaster level as desired by the professor.

It was also a pleasure for the professor to have only one witch.

It would be better if there were fewer objects to be 'used'.

The most important thing in these undercover operations is not to pass this information on to them.

The very fact that we are investigating will never make us know.

As the number of "mission" characters increases, the risk of those characters dying in some kind of clap increases.

The deceased family members will be respawned in an hour.

If you're supposed to be dead, it's a problem to be alive, and if you're supposed to be dead, it's a problem to disappear. If you want to deceive yourself about your death, you can save time by hiding the body in the inventory, but not the other way around.

Once you're dead, and someone knows it, you'll have to hide it from everyone while you infiltrate Kella Malefix.

You shouldn't have taken such a risk from the beginning.

As a result, the professor narrowed down the family to a minimum of two, and the other characters' behaviors used a vocal Mauricio and a demonstrator to gain information by indirectly manipulating them.

The news was interrupted by the lower-end maid who manipulated it that way.

Through Mauricio, I talked about the way absolute monarchy works in general, and I taught him how unusual it is to be absent the King for a long time.

However, I will not directly question Merchiore, who is equal to God, in this country or in this congregation.

After using Mauricio to teach the innocent maid common sense, he had the modeller tell him this.

Merchiore will have to take care of His Majesty by himself. If you could just tell me where His Majesty the King is, we could take care of him instead.

A gentle maid will probably find out where the King is for the sake of his beloved Merchiole.

If the aim is to take care of him instead, he may go directly to Merchiole.

In any case, there will be some movement, and we should be able to stimulate the current stagnant situation.

The maid turned down the news.

I didn't have to think about it. It was Merchiole.

"─ ─ I didn't expect the existence of an innocent maid to disappear. What a terrible thing to do."

Absolutely.

"... don't you have any clams or something? No, nothing."

If this were a tea party, it would have been because the professor used a maid in the first place.

If it's not, it's fine, but it's not as lonely as it sounds.

"Well, it happened that the people who had never even cared about the King began to investigate his whereabouts.

It is clearly the influence of a new foreign body that has emerged, namely, the people of our central continent. I don't suppose I even gave you direct instructions.

I don't know how to get out, Merchiole. "