Sometimes the sound of an explosion ripped apart a calm landscape that was sounded only by the chirping of a bird and the footsteps of a small animal.
A massive violence that suddenly knocks on a rough, rocky wasteland.
In an instant, a shattered rock blows up, causing a storm to sweep in the sand.
This is the place.
The man who created the explosion that blows up the earth and rock said to the witness the result.
Magic is not convenient.
Michelle, a peddler, said that with a face that she didn't know whether she was impressed or stunned.
But of course, Ardis and his companions, Nele and Rona, did not react like this.
It's not particularly surprising to them.
What Ardis unleashed was magic that caused a powerful explosion at one point.
What was left after the direct hit was a crater about 80 meters in diameter.
"I think I could dig about five meters now...."
"I can't tell you how stupid it is to cast magic on the ore digging."
"You better hurry up."
"Well, I have no objection to that.... it looks like the sand and dust are about to settle down, so let's go down."
The center of the crater is about five meters deep.
Michelle walks quickly to the center of the gentle slope.
Aldis is now a kilometer west of the pioneering village called Groc, along with Michelle, Nele and Lona.
To find the 'Heavy Iron (Jute) vein' shown by Sarah.
"Is there really a mineral vein?
"Saira-sama said. Let's make it a point."
Nele answered Rona with an emotionless voice, asking her questions whispered out of Michelle's ear.
"So Nele's the only one who's convinced."
"Soon you will be convinced."
"I hope so. I don't feel very comfortable searching for a vein and blowing it up everywhere."
While listening to the two conversations, Aldis followed Michelle.
Michelle did not care about what happened next. She bent over the center of the crater and found the falling stone.
Take something loupe out of your pocket and observe it with enthusiasm.
"This is it again....."
Michelle looked back and threw a stone at Ardis.
"What do you think?
Aldis, a mongrel, doesn't know the stones.
"I can't say that I'm clear because I'm out of my specialty. It seems like the red-haired lady was telling the truth."
When Michelle stood up, she kept stepping on the ground at her feet with her heels.
"These stones seem to contain heavy iron. I don't know what the content and purity are unless I show them to the Yamashishi."
That's why Ardis didn't expect Michelle that much either.
Aldis went out of his way to bring Michelle from the hideout because he was stupid enough to take people out of the village of Glock in search of a vein that he didn't know existed.
Even though the danger was reduced by the crusade of "Suzukuri" near Glock Village, it is still possible to encounter beasts and monsters.
In that regard, it is easy to protect because Michelle has been traveling with mercenaries for a long time.
As a peddler, I would have seen heavy iron ore many times, so I would be able to judge the presence or absence of heavy iron for now.
"Is there really a mineral vein..."
As for Ardis, who was half-hearted by Sarah's words, it was half happiness.
The discovery of heavy iron ore in the vicinity of the village of Glock would be a pleasure in itself.
It is a promising place for a large number of evacuees to work, and if heavy iron ore can be taken here, it will be a consideration for the food provided by Aldis.
No matter how much storage you spit out, it was too much for Aldis to pay for all the food for five months.
"Take some samples back to Glock Village and we'll find out more."
Nodding at Nele's words, Ardis puts heavy iron ore in the sturdy sack he brought.
"It's nice to have a source of income. The problem is the means of transportation and the manpower to buy food. You can't do anything by yourself.
"Well, I have an idea. We'll talk when we get back to the village."
Answering Michelle's point lightly, Ardis put a sack full of ore on his back.
When Ardis returned to Grock Village to show the minerals collected by the mountainmaster, the word 'not bad quality' came out of his mouth.
Depending on the reserves, if this quality ore can be mined stably, the mountainmaster said that he might earn enough to feed 3,000 people.
The pilgrims and the guards of the Duke of Nyerestelia escort them on their way to the quarry.
The current village of Glock is busy opening, building, hunting, but still counts 3,000 refugees.
We have enough manpower.
A few hours after Ardis brought the ore to the village of Glock, about fifty men, including an escort, headed to the scene.
Aldis and the others then return to the hideout after the village of Glock, which boiled at the discovery of the mineral veins.
After flying for about two hours to reach the hideout, Ardis immediately gathered the people involved at home for a discussion.
The participants were Sarah, Michelle, Nele, Rona and Ted, the stars of the night.
"Shouldn't you call the village chief or the caretakers?
"It's not about this village. I only want to talk to the lowest number of people involved."
When Aldis answers Sarah's question, Ted asks with a strange look.
"Why are they even calling us?
"I trust Ted and the others, and I need to ask you something with Michelle."
"What do you want me to do?
Naturally, the question was released from Orphelia's mouth.
"I need your help transporting food to the village of Glock, where the evacuees are, and transporting heavy iron ore out of the village."
Ted and Orphelia become subtle when they hear Aldis's answer.
"Sure, I'm only here to escort Michelle. We're not caravans, are we? I'm not going to keep carrying the cargo forever."
"I know, Ted. I'm not asking you to do it all the time. The detention period is as good as ever. I just need you to keep a little secret."
"Secret?"
Until then, Norris, who had been listening with a smile, reacted to the words.
Ah.
Answering briefly, Aldis called out to his golden partner.
"Rona, you got it?
"I don't mind."
Rona, who replied, stood up and took a short distance from everyone.
You mean Lorna? I'm not going to pretend that he can manipulate the language. "
No, it's not, Ted.
People living in hiding know that Rona and Lups can talk to people.
In addition, Michelle and Ted, who frequently enter and leave the village, became aware of nature and the fact.
It is certainly not about touching around, but it is not about being so corrupt about keeping secrets.
Look at that.
Aldis said that to Ted and he had a dagger in his sheath.
As the twelve eyes watched, Ardis opened the gate and threw Dagger into it.
Dagger, sucked into the gate, disappears.
Huh?
"Where to?
As Ted and Orpheria rounded their eyes, everyone's gaze turned to Rona, saying, "Over there."
The Lorna is stuck in his mouth by the Dagger that Aldis has just sent across the gate.
"Huh?"
Hmm, that's interesting.
This time, Nele made a voice like she was impressed, and Sarah smiled funny.
"Come here, Rona."
Phew, come on.
Dagger disappears again.
The next moment, Norris suddenly laughed as Ardis took Dagger from the gate and held him in his hand.
"Ahahah, that's amazing! Is it possible to exchange things away!?
"That's why."
Strictly speaking, we're not transferring things directly, but it would be nice if you could understand the fact that Ardis and Lona can send things in even when they're away.
"You've been disregarding the laws of physics for a long time."
Saira smiled bitterly and then questioned.
"How far can I interact?
Well then. I don't know the limit because I haven't tried it before. However, I've never felt a distance constraint so far. "
Ardis thought that physical distances would not make much sense at that point because they would bring different worlds around in the first place.
"I see. I see what you're trying to say. If either you or Rona were in Glock Village and the other one was in some town, you'd be able to send things in regardless of distance, right? If you can send things in instantly, you'll have little trouble carrying heavy iron ore."
While saying something convincing in her mouth, Michelle raised her eyebrows and looked upset.
"Oh, that's right. If you can send things in instantly from where you bought them, it will almost solve the problem in terms of transportation."
It seems that Orphelia, whose eyes were rounded after hearing Michelle's explanation, also understood the advantages.
In contrast to the impressive Orpheria, Ardis casually said an apology to Michelle.
"Well... that's it. I'm so sorry for Michelle and the others."
For the past two years, Michelle has been carrying out business with the hideout while traveling around.
No matter how many sailor-specific talismans there are, they are always adjacent to danger and, in addition, commercially less flavorful transactions.
Of course, Michelle took it upon herself, but of course it would have been more profitable for her to trade on a different route.
If Aldis were to use the gate to procure food, it would have been possible for us to do it ourselves without involving Michelle from the beginning.
That was not done because Ardis wanted to hide the existence of the gate, which meant that he was totally burdening Michelle and the others for our convenience.
Michelle accepted it as if she had given up laughing with her nose, even though she heard the fact that she would have been angry or crazy.
"I guess there's something going on with you... Even though you asked me to, it was ultimately the result of your own choice. I'll flush the water with what I've been hiding."
"Thanks."
"Absolutely... even though you can fly, you can instantly send things in from a distance? It would be stupid to carry goods in a carriage at once."
Aldis was relieved that the tone of the rash and vomiting continued, but it wasn't blaming.
"But... No matter how quickly things can be sent in, that's the limit. It's unnatural to buy food for too few people, and even if you send it to Glock Village, you have to secure a storage location on the receiving side. I can see you can't get your hands around by yourself."
"Oh, I have an idea about that."
"Thoughts?"
"If we use a fairly large business association as a point of contact, we won't be noticeable if we buy a lot of food."
"A big chamber? Do you have any tattoos?
Sort of. I only know one thing. "
Answering Michelle that way, Ardis thought of a young business woman speaking in a strange tone.