Magi Craft Meister

"Ah, you've finally arrived..."

Goose, standing on the ground, let out a deep sigh.

This is a plain near the village of Quent, on the eastern edge of the Cellulose Kingdom.

The latitude is about 25 degrees north, but the climate is refreshing because it is a plateau.

Jen's 'Hurricane' is landing in a corner of the plain.

Leaving the pilot's Hope in the answering machine, the Inns head for Quent Village.

Jin, Elsa, Reiko, Saki, Goose, Gou, Rubina, and Melze walked out with their baggage as travelers.

Nominally, it is a survey row.

One of the actors, Saki, seems to have found something.

"Hmm, the geology around here..."

Interestingly, Saki observes the soil at his feet with his hands.

"... you're a bauxite, aren't you?"

Bauxite is a source of aluminum, but not a single mineral.

On Earth, minerals such as gibsite, baumite, and diaspora are mixed and distributed near the surface.

And it's the same here in Als.

Saki once discovered bauxite on the shores of Lake Tosmo.

And here again, we found the bauxite.

I was wondering if you'd come sooner!

Saki quickly took a sample and packed it in a jar.

“If I report this to the Cellulore Kingdom, will I be able to build a mining yard here?”

"Maybe it will."

Answering Saki's question, Jin looked at the idyllic landscape

If that happens, this landscape might change as well.

"Yeah... that's right."

Saki seemed to understand what Jen wanted to say.

“I think we should put a hold on reporting that it's a bauxite site.”

Yeah... but I don't think there's much use for aluminum or alumina, so it won't be mined on a large scale.

In this Ars, titanium is called "light silver" instead of aluminum and is distributed.

I wonder if that's the case.

"Maybe if this region is a little hydrated."

"Hey, that's hard."

Yeah.

Ren replied, thinking of Kaina Village.

Kaina Village, which can be said to be the second hometown for Hitoshi.

It is almost the same as it was 400 years ago.

In spite of all the convenience.

There is a lot of help from Jin there.

Even though the modernization is progressing, we subsidize it so that it doesn't change the way it looks and lives. And that's what all the inhabitants are convinced of.

"Modernization = not necessarily happiness..."

(That said, the living standards of Kaina Village are higher than those of other large cities there.)

Ren vaguely wondered what this Quent Village would be like.

Well then, let's go to the village.

Saki said that after taking the sample, everyone walked out to Quent Village. The distance is about a kilometer, about 15 minutes.

The ground is reddish brown and seems to have a high content of bauxite.

"... I'm not a professional, but I don't think this soil is very suitable for agriculture."

That's right.

Jen agreed with Elsa's guess.

"If only there was an expert in agriculture here, Lorona..."

I can't help what I don't have.

"It would be nice if aluminum were stable as alumina, but when it turns into aluminum ions, it's going to be bad..."

”Nnh”

I didn't know anything more because I was originally a neglectful person in chemistry.

Since bauxite is rarely produced in Japan in the first place, there is little aluminum in the soil.

"However, I think that if the acidity is strong, aluminum will dissolve."

"That's right..."

Aluminum is vulnerable to acids.

Once upon a time, it was said that plum dried in an aluminum lunchbox had dissolved and holes had been opened because of the acid.

The disadvantage was solved by anodizing aluminum...

Kfufu, if you want to talk to Lorona about the damage caused by aluminum in the village, you might want to talk to Lorona about it.

"Well, maybe it's better if Saki says so."

While talking like that, the party approached Quent Village.

It's the country, isn't it?

But it's relaxing.

"I don't think so."

What the hell, don't let it be just for me

The three children were busy.



The village of Quent was a small village with a population of about 200 and fewer than 50 houses.

But it's lively, isn't it?

”Nnh”

Ah, there's a pump.

“Really, but there's something on it.”

Isn't that a filter?

Why?

"Look, the water is hard."

Hard? Water?

"Water with a lot of minerals is called hard water, and water with little minerals is called soft water."

A bustling group came, attracting the attention of the villagers who were outside.

"Is this, is this the way of travel?" My name is Kyou Maihens, and I am the village chief. "

"Was it the village chief?" My name is Goose Minakata and I majored in folklore. So, this is my wife, Saki. I majored in Materials. "

Saki, thank you.

Externally, Goose is the leader because it is a research institution.

"And my friend Jen, my wife Elsa, and my assistant Reiko." You helped me get here. And the three of them are Gou, Rubina, and Melze in order. ”

"Well, that means you're here for research." I'm enthusiastic about this secluded place. ”

The village chief smiles as he says such a thing.

"No, this is a treasure chest for us." There may still be the Cellulore Kingdom, or the customs of the Reebus kingdom of old. ”

The Reebus nation is one of the small countries that was once divided by the great power of the Dinar kingdom.

After that, it was swallowed by the Cellulore Kingdom and now has a name for itself as the "Reebus Region".

Oh, if that's the case, please come to my home.

"No, I'm going to look for an inn somewhere..."

Once, it was a goose who refused the village chief's invitation.

"No, there is no inn in this village." If you're traveling, you're staying with us. ”

I was told that it would be troublesome.