By further investigating, we confirmed the installation of an unmanned workshop for supplying and repairing the golems adjoining to a section of the ten underground floors.
The damaged golems were placed there in fractions of a conveyor belt by special transport golems.
While the conveyor moves, the golems, tasked with only repairing the upper half of the body, were efficiently and properly performing repairs.
The golems, who finished their repairs, used a dedicated pathway by themselves arranged to head towards the level where the intruders were.
“It is the height of over-technology. It is also a great discovery after a long time.” (Burkhart)
And then we have confirmed the existence of an enormous magic gem, supplying the mana for the sake of moving all of these devices.
Its size exceeded the size of the magic core of the ancient bone dragon, I defeated before, by leaps.
Despite using that much flashy magic power, the enormous magic gem even now continued to glow in a red light.
Maybe it compensated the mana by extremely firing itself up.
“Did Earl Ischrubak hide all of his research results and everything he owned in this underground ruin?” (Wendelin)
“Uaah! What an eccentric person.” (Erwin)
Didn’t he trust in his family?
Wasn’t there actually any family?
The truth is unknown, but I didn’t know that a genius might possibly be such unexpected living creature.
You might call this fellow an isolated genius.
“Although we finished most of the exploration, boy, what do you want to do?” (Burkhart)
“Even if you ask me what to do…” (Wendelin)
It reached the point that you could safely enter any places within the underground ruin. As for the majority of the treasures, those are the magic airships, the mithril and orichalcum used, and the enormous magic gem that made the dragon golem move, though you could call its movements clumsy.
Also, the left behind books might end up becoming state secrets depending on the situation. I decide that we will end our investigation at this point.
With all of the things in this ruin having already been decided to belong to us, it became necessary for a professional to assess them.
“I will return to the capital a step ahead. I have to tell the royal castle to dispatch a research party. The boy’s group, stand watch or something while waiting.” (Burkhart)
“Haa…” (Wendelin)
In the end, on top of almost dying at this place, we didn’t procure anything like gold and silver treasures, that would make you excited, either on our first job as adventurers.
Apart from that, although we discovered a large treasure, the possibility of conversing this into money in the kingdom, which sent forth this request, leaves a nasty aftertaste.
And, as for this underground ruin’s exit, it was found to a degree of being completely too quick.
There is an opening device on the roof of that docking dedicated to magic airships. As you operated the lever, the part opened and the daylight shone in.
Because it was inevitable that the docks for the magic airships were deep underground as well, you could say it was natural, if you considered common sense.
Also, the place of the underground ruin was a location formed within huge rocky mountains closer to the capital than the first historic ruin.
Frankly, it did well to not have been discovered until now, I think.
Being within the Palkenia Grasslands, I guess the development within the grasslands was busy for the past two and a half years.
Likewise, if you think normally about it, no one would suspect such huge underground ruin hidden below the ground within these rocky mountains.
“Wendelin-sama, I have finished preparing dinner.” (Elise)
“It has a delicious aroma. I’m hungry, so let’s eat the meal.” (Wendelin)
“I’ve made miso stew with the ingredients I received from you.” (Elise)
Since there didn’t exist any threat within this underground ruin anymore, Elise, who remained in the residential area by herself, had prepared the meal.
As expected, I want to already excuse myself from only pseudo-hamburgers and pseudo-sports drinks water as meals for a good while.
This opinion was shared by all of us.
Except Erw, everyone is capable to cook to a certain degree, but the most skilled is Elise after all. There were a lot of situation where she became the one in charge of cooking.
“I will go out after eating the meal as well.” (Erwin)
“It is a splendid meal that calms you down by eating it.” (Wendelin)
“Wend is particular about food. Certainly, you get tired of it if it’s bread with meat inserted inside every time, but…” (Ina)
“Elise, next time Ina and me will make it.” (Luise)
“Right, it is also wrong to leave it all to Elise.” (Ina)
Afterwards Burkhart-san headed towards the royal palace and the guild to report the capturing of the underground ruin. During that time we were curing our bodies, worn-out from our harsh first job as adventurers, by resting.