Magicraft Meister Part 1

< took off, Erza, who remained in Capricorn 1, also returned to Horai Island through the warp gate.

Land 3 was sent in to replace her, and will manage Capricorn 1 here until Nidouble returns.

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<, it is a short jump to the destination, the Elrad Mine, in about two hours.

The low concentration of free magical element (ether) was solved by having Belialus drink Persica juice.

A glass of juice seems to be enough for half a day. Normally, free magic element (ether) is taken in through breathing, but we knew from the example of 700672 that it could be taken orally as well.

"That was fast, how fast was it?

Belialus asked him, "How fast were you going?" He answered, "About 150 kilometers per hour.

>I'll add that.

While Belialus is speechless at the answer, he observes the surrounding terrain from the sky.

Below us rises a mountain that must be over 2,000 meters high. This must be Mt.

Mt. El-Lad is a long and narrow mountain stretching from east to west. At the foot of the mountain on the east side is the El Lado Mine, and at the foot of the mountain on the southwest side is the El Lado Ruins.

I think that the El Lado ruins may be the key to the entrance.

"Yes, that's right."

Nidouble and Reiko discussed this and decided to land near the El-Lad ruins.

However, the El Lado mine side is also a bit crowded with people.

After dropping Conlon 2 behind the rocks, Nidouble, Reiko, and Belial disembarked by jumping off the ship. All three were carrying small packs. All three carry small packs on their backs, which contain food and emergency equipment.

Conlon 2 then quickly ascends. It is to remain at an altitude of about 3,000 meters.

"Well, let's go."

The group had seen the site from the air and knew the way to the El Lad ruins. The group headed for the site as fast as they could.

"So this is the El-Lad site. ......"

We had a rough idea of what to expect from the reports of the fifth column (Quinta and others), but it was still impressive to see the ruins up close, even through the magic screen.

If there is an architectural style similar to that of the Earth, it would be Byzantine architecture.

Buildings with domed roofs and surrounding towers were conspicuous.

Of course, they are not exactly the same, but there are many differences. The scale is much smaller and the materials used are not only stone but also metal in some places.

The style is a bit similar to ours.

Belialis, who had been observing the building, said in a low voice: "According to the information we have gathered, it looks a bit like ours.

"According to the information we have gathered, it was already here about 500 years ago. The exterior looks very well weathered.

Nidaburu gently touches the surface of the outer wall.

(......) After all, it has been <>. It's quite strong.)

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"Jin-dono, let's go inside!"

Belialus hurriedly said. He wanted to find clues about his sister as soon as possible.

"Okay, let's go!"

Nidouble took out a headlamp from his luggage. This is not a flashlight ...... to be attached to the head, but a magic lamp.

"This is good, I like having both hands free.

The lamp is designed to illuminate whichever way one's face is facing.

Nidouble and Reiko can even sense infrared rays, so they are fine without a light, but they can still see more clearly if there is a light source.

However, they could see more clearly with a light source, especially Jin, who was looking at the magic screen from this side.

The group slowly stepped into the ruins.

"It smells a little musty, doesn't it?"

Belialus held his nose and mouth. Nidouble and Reiko were fine since they did not breathe.

"Use this, Belial," he said.

Nidouble took out a simple deodorant mask he had made for such occasions. It has a filter made of thin felt with charcoal powder sandwiched in between, so it should be somewhat effective.

Nidouble also wears it as a pose, though it is unnecessary except for Belial's.

"This is quite effective."

Belialus admires this in a muffled voice.

"Our destination is the basement. Let's look for stairs and hidden passages."

Nidaburu calmly observed the situation and spoke up with a policy.

"Understood."

The three of them walked slowly and carefully, observing their surroundings. Reiko also checked the atmospheric composition. Belialus is a living being.

"There shouldn't be such a staircase in a normally accessible place. They must be cleverly hidden."

Nidouble spoke to Reiko as if to confirm.

"I think so."

Since this area of the ruins is a place where ordinary people also enter, it is safe to say that there is nothing dangerous or noteworthy here.

We searched for about an hour and found nothing.

"I guess we're going to have to change hands now.

We are going to try our hand at magic. However, what it will cause is unknown, so we will go outside and try to use it from the outside.

If nothing happens, we will investigate by moving inside one by one, and so on.

"<>"

...... but there doesn't seem to be a cavity anywhere.

"Let's go a little deeper."

So we try to use the sonar, but we do not find any cavity.

This was repeated dozens of times. It seems that there are no cavities inside the ruins.

"Hmmm ......"

The group is at a standstill.

The sun is setting and will be setting soon.

"That's enough for today."

We may have to change our approach, Jin thought in front of the magic screen.

"...... so ...... it is."

Belialus answered with a tired look on his face. He would have liked to look for more, but he could not hide his fatigue.

< and climbs in. Inside the cabin, there is enough room for the three of us to sleep.

However, Reiko and Nidouble do not need to sleep, either. It is just that Jin, who is piloting the boat, needs to sleep.

The old man takes over the piloting and Jin also decides to take a rest.

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The next day, they continued their search, but without success.

In the afternoon, Jin suddenly had a thought.

"Maybe there is an entrance to the mine, not to the ruins.

"Well, that's a possibility."

So that afternoon we decided to check out the El Lado mine.

The basic idea was to go deep into all the tunnels.

Since there were only about three mountaineers there that day and the rest were quiet, we managed to check all the tunnels before sunset.

But the result was <.

"Hmmm, I'm not happy.

I thought I might find something more.

Then...

"I think there is something over there.

Reiko, who was investigating the southernmost tunnel, shouted.

"Really?　Let's check it out. ...... what is this?"

There seems to be some kind of magical <.

"Hmm, but this seems to be of natural origin. ......"

As Reiko digs directly into the rock with her hands, a strange feeling becomes apparent.

"Well, this feeling is ......"

"Ah."

Just as Jin had finished analyzing and judging the information from Nidouble, Reiko had dug up a certain ore.

"I knew it."

It was a gigantic eladolite.

It was shaped like a cocoon, and was a mass that measured 50 centimeters across.

"Amazing. ......"

It is natural that erladite is extracted from the erlad mine, but something as huge as this is probably a rarity.

If they were to be taken out of the mine, they would be forcibly bought up by the managers who monitor the mine.

Even if they tried to hide it, they would not be able to do so because of the exploration magic that is said to be used to take advantage of the characteristics of eladrites.

"Okay, let's transfer them."

Fortunately, Belialus is checking another tunnel, so he won't be able to detect us.

Jin, who was in Horai Island, hurriedly made a transporter gun with the destination adjusted. The old man delivers it to Reiko by transporter, and Reiko transfers Eladrite to Horai Island, which is a very roundabout way.

"But once it's made, the rest is easy.

By "the rest will be easy," I mean the transfer gun. Of course, it is not directly to Horai Island, but it is transferred to <> and sent back to Horai Island from there. This is also for safety.

The most significant find of the day was the <>. .......

No clue to Archel has been found yet.