Magi Craft Meister

Rhodoths' search for the “Philistine Hideaway” continues.

Right now, one team is investigating the ground or bedrock where there seems to be a hideout, and the other is investigating the area around the big rock called "hornflash rock".

"...... [Nines], don't you remember this boulder?"

"The landscape where these rocks were protruding is in the information, but the size doesn't match.It was a bigger rock. ”

"I see... then, isn't it here?"

Rhodotus also considered the possibility and thought that if he couldn't find it after a day of searching, he might need to send someone to see if there was a similar boulder upstream.

"But... what did Atkins say?"... [sand and dirt]... could it be? "

The work of rivers is said to be erosion in the upper river basin, transportation in the middle river basin, and sedimentation in the lower river basin, and this is called the "three actions of the river".

The area around the Rhodoths is the middle to lower reaches of the Citon River.

In other words, as the deposition process begins to become more pronounced,

“If the sand had deposited in the course of 750 years, this boulder would have been buried a lot.”

In fact, it is often the case that various things are buried in the great water.

Even the hunters who lived in the mountains often said that the cave near Kawahara, which was used before, was half buried in the following year.

I mean, if there's a clue, what's the buried part of this boulder?

“Maybe,” he said.

But it seems worth trying.

In any case, the only clue is this boulder.

There is more to it than hunting around in the dark clouds.

Let's move the sand around the rock first.

All right.

I used both magic and manual work to get rid of the sand.

The big stone of the fist was mixed, but it took about two hours to dig around the big rock by about five meters.

What do you say, Nines?

"Excellent.... here it is, this boulder."The shape of the part buried in the soil matched the information. ”

Oh, I see.

Apparently, the protruding part had weathered in the years 750, and it was different from what [Nines] knew.

So, what role does this boulder play?

“It's a landmark for locating the Hideout.Fifty-five meters east of here, there must be a second source. ”

"I see. All right, let's go."

The direction was measured by azimuthal magnet (compass). At 55 meters, I could see enough, so Rhodotus was on the boulder, and at 55 meters, Zedais of "Morira" was on his way.

Zedais headed in the direction indicated by Rhodotus, making repeated corrections.

"There it is.... is there something there?"

No, nothing.

Grasslands with fine gravel deposits nearby.

I imagined that it was probably buried in sediment, too.

So I carefully removed the dirt at all times.

Then I saw the head of a metal stake about two meters deep.

"That's it. It was originally buried about 50 centimeters underground."

It seemed to be a concern not to be discovered by chance.

It was plated with gold so as not to rust, and the head of the pile was engraved with the inscription "3S".

"We have a third source, 65 meters northeast of here."

It was also discovered in the same way.

It was a similar pile, and the difference was that the engraved lettering was "8X".

“What does this mean?”

“Remember that. It's the key to opening the last door.”

"All right."

Rhodotus figured out what a password might be.

And I was going to look for 40 meters north of there.

If we know where to look, it's easy to find.

What I found after digging about two meters was not a pile... but something like the entrance to a manhole.

You finally found the entrance!

"This is the entrance..."

The rejoicing members and Rhodotus checked with [Nines].

This is the entrance, isn't it?

But the answer was astonishing.

“No, it's not. It's a dummy.”

"What...?"

"I thought of the time when the Philistine was discovered by accident, so I prepared it.You'll see when you get in, but I can't wait to see what's inside. ”

"Is that so..."

When Rhodotus asks what to do from here,

"We still need to follow through."I have that information. ”

Umu

"One more thing. There's also a letter on the back of the lid."

Oh, there it is.

The inscription "1H4" was inscribed.

“We also need to remember this.”

And 200 meters east from there.

This was the longest distance.

There was a vast wilderness with nothing to offer.

There is snow everywhere and sparse shrubs.

Three meters underground in such a place.

That was the entrance to the true 'hideout'.

A hatch with a diameter of about 1 meter was installed about 2 meters underground.

The time was 3 p.m., which was still enough time for exploration.



Is there any danger inside?

I don't have it anymore.

I see. Have you ever been inside Nines?

“Yes, I helped set up the interior.”

Well, that's a relief.

Rhodotus decided that if [Nines] understood the inside, he wouldn't have to worry about it.

However, I don't know what effect the age of 750 had.

Because of such a contingency, I decided to get the two "Peaches" and "Nines" to enter ahead of me.

"Momoko, please. Do you remember the letters?"

“It's okay, I'll take care of it.”

Nines, please.

I'll take care of it.

The two bodies opened the hatch and went down a vertical ladder (ladder) hanging inside.