Chapter 507 - Chapter 451: The Long-Awaited...
“Brother. Can you appraise this golem fragment?”
“Hm?”
“For us, it’s just called ‘Polymo Golem Remnants’ and described as ‘made of a mysterious metal’.”
Ah, I see. Is it something that can only be understood with the Alchemy Skill? I appraised the fragment of the head that was closest to me, and it showed:
[Polymo Golem Remnants]
A part of a destroyed Polymo Golem.
Made of Magic Polymorphic Steel.
“...That’s what it says, but maybe it’s understandable with the Alchemy Skill?”
“Hoh. It seems to be some kind of rare metal.”
“If we take it back, we’ll probably be asked about its origin, so I think it’s better for Shou-kun to take it,” Bell-buchou said. However, perhaps because it was a spherical object 2 meters in diameter, there was quite a lot of it.
“As expected, I can’t carry all of it…”
“Then, can I have whatever Shou-kun can’t carry?”
“Yes, please take it.”
For now, what I could carry was the parts Lupi and the others had scraped off, and the head Pan had tilled? I put the head part into my inventory…
“Mion, sorry. Can you hold onto this for a bit? Seth, if you have space, please take some too.”
“Okay.” “Mhm!”
I handed all the potions and snacks to the two of them, and also activated my Spatial Magic Storage Expansion to increase my inventory space. With this, I might just be able to fit it all.
“Hm, okay. So, um…”
“Alright, I’ll take the rest~. Transfer.”
Azure-san apparently sent the main body, with its core removed, somewhere (probably the Dragon Capital?) using Transfer Magic.
“...That looks convenient.”
“Right?”
Even if Transfer Magic isn’t available yet, I really wish I could use Transfer Magic soon.
“Shou-kun. Can I go ahead?”
“Ah, yes.”
Azure-san was concerned about the area beyond where the golem had been. The Control Room console (?), which I had seen before, was installed there.
“Brother. That thing.”
On the far left, I saw a hole… or rather, stairs leading to the floor below. I wondered if the regular route would lead up from here?
“Is there a chance enemies will come up from below?”
“Unlikely, is it not? If there were, they would have come during the golem fight.”
“Well, that’s probably true… Lupi, Leda, Roy, please keep watch here for a bit.”
“Woof-n!” ““Bow!””
Other than that, I didn't see anything particularly unusual.
“By the way, what was the unlock code that golem first asked for?”
“No, I don’t know…”
It wasn’t the one used on our island, and if it wasn’t that, I couldn’t think of anything else. Well, if it had been correct, then it would have been a case of “they set it too casually,” wouldn’t it?
“Perhaps it’s because we came directly to this top floor,” Bell-buchou said, looking towards the stairs leading down. If we had cleared from the first floor upwards, perhaps we would have learned the ‘unlock code’ somewhere, and used it to avoid fighting, or something? I feel like I just short-circuited that with the ultimate authority of my Azure Star Ring…
“Alright, let me take a look, then.”
“Please do.”
Azure-san was going to perform Magic Analysis on the entire device, so I left that to him. As for me…
“Um, you’ve seen what a slot for an Emergency Magic Crystal Stone for a Control Room looks like, right?”
“Yes, I saw it in the Necropolis basement.”
So, I asked Bell-buchou to check the right side, while I examined the left side. Seth and Mion could take a break while remaining vigilant, I supposed.
“~~~?”
“Yeah, Sweee and the others can take a break too. Mion, hand out those snacks I gave you earlier to everyone.”
“Okay.”
I should give some dried sardines to Shal too. I left that to Mion and continued searching for a slot on the left side, and then…
“This one, right?”
“Ah, did you find it? Please wait a moment before opening it.”
To avoid disturbing Azure-san, who was performing Magic Analysis, I decided to wait until he was finished before opening it. I moved past Azure-san, keeping a little distance, to Bell-buchou’s location, where I saw a large, familiar slot cover. This cover seemed a little larger than the one on our island; perhaps it would be perfect for the Necropolis’s sub-Control Room?
“I’m done~. It seems this is definitely the Control Room, right? I think what’s inside it now is definitely an Emergency Magic Crystal Stone.”
“Alright, shall we open it? Since we’re here, please do.”
“Understood.”
I thought it would just be a simple opening, but Bell-buchou opened the slot cover with a solemn expression. Mion, Seth, and Sweee, who had appeared behind her at some point, peered inside, and…
“Ah…”
“Oh!”
“It’s huge!”
A Magic Crystal Stone appeared, one size larger than Nina’s Emergency Magic Crystal Stone, suitable for the Necropolis’s sub-Control Room.
“Oh, that’s great. It was lucky we found it first.”
“Right. So, we haven’t decided what to do with it yet, but do the Dragonkin have any preferences?”
“You can prioritize Shou-kun’s wishes there. It’s not like we have to remove the Necropolis’s Transfer Magic Circle right away, is it?”
“Ah, yes. It’s already connected to this island now.”
The sub-Control Room located underground, extending from the church. It seemed to be the right size to use for that and restart it, but in the end, we’d still need to continue monitoring it, so there was no rush.
“Hmm. Then, would it not be best to restart this Ancient Ruin, the mining facility, first? Bell-dono will be the manager here, correct?”
“Yes. Azure-san, are you okay with that too?”
“Of course. I already knew Argenta, so it’s definitely a yes.”
That’s what he said. There was the previous exchange event, and the World Quest before that, so it felt like she had earned trust much more genuinely than I had. Oh, and also,
“You had the Azure Star Ring, right? I was wondering if that would also allow you to become the manager…”
“That’s certainly interesting,” Bell-buchou said. I wanted to try with the Azure Star Ring first, and if it didn’t work, then I would do it.
“Can I try it?”
“Go ahead, go ahead~! You have to try things you don’t understand, right?!”
“Thank you.”
Ah, if this works, there will be a World Announcement, right? Was it because it was a “world first” when I did it? Well, this time it won’t be about me, so it should be fine.