The hero magician wants to relax. He was too active and targeted for his life, so we'll start over.

A hidden facility of the House of Lords in the heart of Floating Island, underground Apollo Castle. I discovered a natural dungeon core manufacturing plant there.

... No, it's strange to say that it's natural because it's handmade, but this is what happened when you distinguish it from artificial cores like Saphiro and Diamante in the age of machine civilization. Should we reconsider how we call it...?

Anyway, I manipulated the terminal and looked through the materials that became the World Core Project. Countless dungeon cores have already been scattered throughout the world, and the Imperial House of Lords - the elderly - intend to use them to manage and run the world.

This facility may be a research facility for the elderly to manage the world. Make clones of the Emperor, rule the Apollo Empire from the shadows, and rule and run the earth with dungeon cores installed around the world.

Perhaps they are trying to build a new system of domination that will turn into an external enemy, the forces of darkness.

I see.

Like the Grand Duke of Talgia, who is trying to eliminate the old nobility, are they also looking for a form of domination that does not rely on the Grand Duke?

The forces of darkness are probably under the jurisdiction of the Grand Duke. That's why the old people are trying to have their own dominance plan.

... because we're not close. The Grand Duke, the Emperor, and the Presbyterian Association.

Now that we know one end of the old man's plan, let's get a souvenir from the corner.

I'll get all the dungeon cores stored as reserves.... I won't be using it for a while, so even if I put it in storage and take it out, they won't know for sure.

Even the Grand Duke does not know about the facility itself, even if it were discovered. If the old men who run this place make noise, they won't be able to cry to the Grand Duke or the army.

I'm going to the vault to retrieve the dungeon core. I thought I was familiar with this kind of stuff in the mass production of ship cores, but the sight of people making a lot of dungeon cores was spectacular.

A total of 50.... the bargain of the dungeon core. I'm nervous because it's too much value for money. What you're doing is a thief.

I will use some of them for the rebels of this world. Let Deacy adjust it.

Once collected, return to the in-house exploration. Avoid floating crucifixes and staff in the facility. As always, humans are as scary as dolls.

On this floor, humanoid monsters like Lizardman's Dragon Evolution form are cultivated in capsules that look like humanoid robotic weapons lined up in the hangar.... I've never seen him before. Is it new?

The tour of the secret facilities continues.

There was a Magic Machine Factory, and it seemed to be carrying out maintenance and development of a different aircraft than the Apollo Army. Therefore, there was an advance mass production product for the Spirit Core for Magic Machine, so we also collected several of these carefully.

Elf generation pod factories, which were also on other islands, were also located within this facility. Going deeper, I finally discovered it.

No, there's a manufacturing facility for people's Valisa Crohn. There are ten beautiful women floating in liquid-filled capsules.

"What are you going to do with all this cloning...?

Do you have everything from missionary to spare for preservation?

I wonder if this has been augmented by experiments transplanting human memory into another body or something. Well, it's usually reserve, but I don't think we need that many.

Operate a nearby device to read information. However, there was only data such as the state of the cloned body, and I did not know what purpose it was made for.

It's not funny to stay long and be detected by the guards, so I retreated. It's an interesting mystery, but it's also something I have to know.

Now that we have the pieces of the old man's ambition, let's have some time.... I don't know if he'll come again.

When I got back to the base, I gave Deacy the dungeon core I recovered.

"Lord.... what the hell is wrong with this number of cores?

"The grandfather of the House of Lords is the one who made Sekoseko. Make sure everything is ready to use."

"I don't know where I got it... You said you were going underground in Imperial Castle."

Deacy grabs one of the cores I pulled out of the storage with both hands.

"I told you everything, but how many of these are there?

"50 pieces"

"Fifty!... ahh, already."

That's Deacy's face, too.

"I'm surprised to hear that. There are countless different kinds of things in the world."

"Hmm...."

It's a light night. Maybe it's your ancestors. "

"Me?

You look suspicious, Deacy. I recall the specifications I saw on the terminal at the facility.

"Magic regeneration also has a core growth function. Perhaps the survival of dungeon cores around the world will remain in later times."

"I see. The one that made me....."

What a distant sight for Deacy.

"Perhaps there are some cores left over from this era to our time."

"Maybe."

I said yes, and I went back.

"I said all of it, but you don't have to do it all at once to make it controllable. However, it would be useful to have a dedicated management core in the shelter for the elves and in the rebel base that we will build, so I would like to finish that part early."

"Opalo Core alone can't cover everything. Do you want to tighten it up to make my life easier?"

Deacy plays the trick of a shoulder.

"Lord, I'm busy too. Is it close to a duel with the forces of darkness? I'll get about 20 pieces for now. I'll leave the rest when I get home."

I see.

I put out a few cores at a time, and I'll stop it with 20. Even if you let it out, it's not possible right now, and it's troublesome to put it back in storage.

"So, how was the basement of Imperial Castle?

Deacy asked.

"Did you get anything other than a dungeon core?

"I made my own Spirit Core for the Magic Machine. I just recovered a few."

The core of the Magic Machine class. It might be interesting if you put it on AS. "

Others talked about research facilities for subhumans and monsters, and equipment for the production of Varisa's replicas.

"--I 'm not sure, but maybe the old people were studying immortality."

Have you cloned the Empress and already used some of them? It seems that Valisa said it was the fourth person now.

"As far as the diagnostic data is concerned, it looks like he was also transplanting his memory. There were traces of individuals that confirmed the memory of their ancestors."

"So, the study of immortality?

"To a young body with memories."

The one I saw in a novel or movie. Well, I'm not sure.