"That's why I want to help you. It's not the White Wolf Knights, it's the power of your precious White Wolf store. Can you listen to me?

"... yes, if you need my help in your quest, I promise to work with you happily."

Originally, Theodore didn't have to do me a favor.

It would suffice if I told you to pay back the loan I made before.

What I don't dare to say is, needless to say, do I have to guess, or have I forgotten myself?

The impression of a man named Theodore is both possible.

"Promise...?

Florence leans her neck strangely.

"I owe you a personal loan. I promised I'd help you if I had to."

"I see. That would be quick."

"You don't owe me anything, so I won't spare your cooperation as a Knights or as a shop. So... what the hell kind of cooperation do I have?

The first half of the statement was directed to Florence and the second half to Theodore.

Theodore nodded satisfactorily and began to talk about the real issues that had called me here.

"The first thing we need is heat resistant equipment. It's not so hot that humans can't live... but it's hard to explore long periods wearing decent gear."

"Do you mean you need equipment to cool your body and extend your activity time? He wants to ask the White Wolf store to develop that?

Previously, the Grey Eagle Knights in charge of Northern Security had asked me to develop heating equipment to facilitate activities in extremely cold lands.

This time, on the contrary, we need tools to support activities in too hot an environment.

"Do you mean you can't stand wearing thin or something like that?"

When Garnett pinched such a question, Theodore laughed and shook her neck sideways.

"Maybe I don't have a problem spending a lot of time in the camp. There are piles of high fever in that hierarchy. I can't really recommend exploring complexion in such an environment."

Upon hearing that explanation, Garnett gave a look that seemed half mixed with convincing and dissatisfied.

Though convincing of reason, Theodore, who likes to throw herself at the danger of hunting dragons, seems to be stubborn.

Well, you may have no choice but to think so, but it's also natural that your judgment criteria change when it comes to taking risks and leading others.

"I'm going to procure heat-resistant, burn-resistant equipment. The first thing I want you to do is develop a chiller that you can attach to your phone, or to your clothes, armor, or other equipment."

Up to this point it was exactly what I expected, but at the same time the word of interest 'first' popped up.

I can imagine the content, but even if I didn't think about it, they would explain it, so I decided to wait very long for Theodore to continue his remarks.

"The second is the development of lifts. It doesn't have to be large. If we have equipment to aid in the descent by rope, that would be enough for the moment"

"Rope descent......?

"... Oh, you had a detailed explanation leaking. At present, my expedition has barely been able to explore the fourth tier..."

Again, Theodore began to explain the exploratory status of the fourth tier.

The fourth tier leads directly from the Great Hole in the first tier of the "Demon King Castle Area", but the connected end of the Great Hole, as Florence said, is the ceiling (Sora) itself in the fourth tier.

In short, there's a big hole in the ceiling of the underground space.

Dragons fly in the sky on both its wings to move to the first hierarchy, and Theodore and the others can move (...) on the fourth hierarchy through the ancient helical passages provided on the walls of the great holes… above (...) (...).

Yeah, up to near the ceiling.

The current search base is set at the end of a spiral passage, just like a dance floor, from which it descends to the fourth tier using ropes, skills, etc.

If we don't make this trip a little easier, we'll still have a hard time doing a decent exploration.

"Speaking of greed, I'd appreciate loading and unloading supplies, too. But I won't say it's impossible because it's also where dragons fly. For the time being, it would suffice to have the minimum functionality required."

"I see… it seems quite difficult to explore compared to previous hierarchies"

I put on arms and think about it a lot.

The situation of having to rely on rope to get down is not in itself an unrealistic one of what is rare.

But when the destination is a scorching underground space, and the dragons are flying across, that alone is a likely substitute for A-rank dungeon certification from the Alliance.

Can we make tools that will allow us to meet our demands?

I've tried to think about that, but it's not a matter that I can draw conclusions from, nor am I an expert, and I'm going to have to ask Alexia and the others for their opinions later.

"I'll ask our staff if it's possible. If even they can't find the means..."

"Of course I'll give up then. I can't keep working in the tunnel at the moment. That's my third favor."

I wait for it to continue without putting it on my face, wondering if it's still there.

"Third. This is not a high priority. If the first two are finished, they are additional tools that I would like you to design. Well, technically, it's a chiller for a position to be set up on the fourth tier."

"That doesn't mean it doesn't have to be the size you can carry... rather you need something big"

"Correct. In the north, we also put the heating on the position, outweighing the waiting cold. I also want the same thing in the fourth tier stronghold. Otherwise, we won't be able to do much backward support."

The Beaufort family, Theodore's home, is a frontier ambassador responsible for alerting the exotic Union of the North Tree Sea, in collaboration with the Grey Eagle Knights in charge of the North.

Apparently Theodore looks like an unfaithful prodigal son, and that gives him a solid knowledge and experience of military activity in the North.

Small chillers for portable use, large chillers for positions, lifts to expedite movement.

I understood that they were all necessary tools for exploring the fourth tier.

The only remaining question is whether they are technically feasible or not.

As for manufacturing costs... Theodore won't have any trouble with the funds.

"Okay. I'll take it back to the store and talk to the experts."

"Nice to meet you. Hey, what you need to have is excellent connections."

That's what I said, Theodore laughed with a good face.