2727 - - 72-47 Provisional locations

Jin D. and headed for the lower level.

They went down the stairs again for about 20 meters and passed through two small airlock-like rooms.

"It seems that the concentration of free magical element (ether) is maintained at a constant level.

Jin D. tells him, and responds.

"Of course. It's the heart of our base.

"Are you aware of any changes in the concentration of free magical element (ether) outside of ......?"

746 years ago, there was a phenomenon in which the concentration of free magical element (ether) above the ground plummeted, but the concentration inside this base remained stable at that time.

"That's amazing."

746 years ago was the year of the end of the magical wars. In other words, it was the year that the Aether Stampede occurred.

The number of magick machines that were vulnerable could have been stopped, but this underground base was still in operation.

"What is the raison d'etre of this base?"

"What?"

"What does it exist to do?"

...... Interesting question, isn't it?

Is it?

The person who is now piloting Jin D is the old man, instead of Jin.

The old man chose as the abstract and essential question.

A runaway magic brain should be confused with a high probability.

"Significance of existence. ...... hmmm... ............"

seems to be pondering.

".............................."

"<>?"

".............................."

"What's up?"

".............................."

No reply. It seemed that he was not only confused but also in an endless loop of thinking.

The old man, who was piloting Jin-D, was convinced that it had run out of control after all.

If it is not out of control, then what is the reason for the existence of the base? >>The answer of the magic brain to this question is obvious. , or something similar.

The old man himself, if he is asked about the meaning of his existence, will answer <> without delay.

The fact that he will not do so means that he will not be .......

(I guess there is no more <>, or <>. And either they don't want to admit it, or it has been discarded).

If it was the latter, the old man who was piloting Jin D imagined that the magic brain here must be in a very bad condition.

* * * *

In Horai Island, the old man was asking Jin some questions.

Since he had never seen a magic brain in an infinite loop before, even he could not decide the best way to deal with such a situation.

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"Well, ...... I have never seen this kind of thing before. 's thought sequence is kind of unique, isn't it?"

"It's not limited to this, but it's dangerous to get stuck in an infinite loop, so it's normal to set an upper limit to the number of loops or a time limit for normal thinking."

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In the case of complex thoughts that do not have an upper limit, the subunits are used to perform them, so that the main unit can monitor them so that they do not fall into unresponsiveness.

>? >>

"Well, ...... I don't know much about how <> constructed the sequence, but ......"

Jin thinks for a moment and then tells the old man.

"What I'm going to do is to confront you with a more important problem than the one you are working on right now. ......"

Jin asks the old man how to do it.

But the old man quickly answered the practical side of the question.

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"I see, shock therapy."

In human terms, it's like slapping a confused and distraught person on the cheek to bring him back to his senses.

"Okay, let's do it right away."

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With Jin's permission, the old man immediately gave the order, and Hope fired the first of the upward from .

Of course, the bomb had a time fuse so that it would explode in mid-air.

The first manabombs were fired at night.

It was nighttime at the site, and the first mana bomb exploded in the dark night sky.

Mana bomb No. 1 is a weak explosive that is not lethal even when used against humans. However, the explosion is loud.

"Yeah?　What was that explosion?"

I don't know. Did the <> do something again?"

Sure enough, <<1>> and the other members of the <> noticed and started to get suspicious.

Marikka D. and Turles D. know who he is, so there is no need to panic.

But they kept their mouths shut, saying that they were not ready to tell the truth yet.

She chose to keep quiet rather than tell a lie.

"......Marycka, how can I help you?"

<1> asked Marikka D. about her future plans.

"Well,...... it is not a good idea to wait around aimlessly. Let's set up a transfer magic circle in this area and go back.

"Okay, we will do that."

Marikka D suggested, and <<1>> nodded immediately.

"No, wait, <<1>> sir."

Turles D. interrupts.

"Marikka-sama, I think that's about right, but I think we should keep a lookout just in case something goes wrong.

"Oh, yes. Mr. Turles is right. <1> please leave a lookout."

"Yes, sir. I will leave <<2> and <<3> behind and have them return to inform you as soon as there is any movement.

With that in mind, we immediately began to set up the transfer magic circle.

The first step was to select a location.

"I don't know how far is 's sphere of influence, but I think it should be about a kilometer east of where we are now ......<> and where we talked to him."

"Yes,...... that would be good, and we can get there quickly if something happens. <1>>Mr. Kato, please do.

"Yes, sir."

Turles D. and Maricka D. consulted with each other and decided on a final policy.

The reason is that <<1>> cannot consult with Marikka D. (Marikka D.'s proposal is all but affirmed).

The final policy was decided by Marikka D and Marikka D.

About 1 km to the east, there was a nice rocky hill.

On the north side of the terrace, there was a rock shelf (terrace), which was suitable for carving a shifting magic circle.

The technical golem that had been dispatched to the terrace carved a magic circle there. The size of the terrace is such that three golems can ride on it at the same time.

That should do it.

"Thank you. While you're at it, can't we build a simple base under this terrace?

"Yes, it is possible. Would you like to build it?

Yes, by all means.

Yes, by all means.

Again, under the direction of <<1>> (=Jonathan), the engineering golem begins processing.

In two hours, the work on the temporary base was completed.

The rocky hill was bored into a cavernous shape, and a room was built inside.

The room is furnished with a table and chairs made from rock.

The door to the entrance is disguised with a rock, so that it is not recognizable to the naked eye.

Thank you. Let's go back now."

With these backup arrangements in place, Marikka D and her team returned to <>.

The three remaining units were <<2>, <<3>, and a technical golem to maintain the base.

Of the three, <<2> and <<3> return to the location where they met <>.

And the waiting begins: .......