Chapter 99

"Is Louise alright now?"

"Now she's fine, but the secret technique took a toll on her body..."

"That was an amazing technique."

"It has considerable power, but it's not as strong as the advanced magic used by high-level mages. It's inferior in both power and range."

"But it was able to defeat the Rock Giant Golem, so in the end, it was wonderful."

"I couldn't move for three days, though."

The Heltenia Valley, which was the nest of the rock golems for defense, had been successfully liberated thanks to our operation. The divided support troops of the kingdom and the nobles' armies moved in and out along the border, drawing most of the golems on the ground. During this time, I, the mentor, Brantark, Katarina, and Louise attacked the central Rock Giant Golem from the air.

The golems guarding the Heltenia Valley were all part of the defense system created by the genius magic item craftsman, Count Ishlburg, during the ancient magic civilization era. The Rock Giant Golem was in charge of overseeing them.

There were numerous flying wyvern-type and giant eagle-type golems, the regenerating head of the Rock Giant Golem, and golems that increased their regeneration speed when attacked.

We struggled quite a bit, but in the end, Louise's secret technique of the martial arts school exploded, stopping the Rock Giant Golem's activity. Then, the other ten thousand golems also turned back into mere rocks.

The liberation of the Heltenia Valley was thus accomplished.

"What did you do for these three days, Vell?"

"Work."

Louise, being a meritorious person, had just slept for three days. She could still move, so she went to the bathroom, but the rest of the time, she was taken care of by Elise and others for her meals.

"The martial arts school is deep."

"There are many techniques and secret techniques, but the reality is that most of them can't be used by anyone."

"What do you mean?"

"Like the 'Big Bang Attack' this time, it requires a certain level of magic power to use. If someone with only normal magic power uses it, it might only break a large rock."

As the name suggests, with a lot of magic power and the ability to handle it, the martial arts school can unleash techniques with power comparable to advanced magic.

"Since most people don't have it, the form of the technique is emphasized. In terms of fighting with magic, the mentor and Vell are also strong, right?"

The mentor, in this battle, fought against thousands of golems and destroyed hundreds without letting them get close, adding another chapter to his legend of being the strongest.

On the other hand, I, due to my personality, couldn't help but use magic in such battles. The mentor, on the contrary, was bad at releasing magic, so he could be described as a reinforcement type, while I was a release type.

I think I read something similar in a manga I read a long time ago.

"Lord Bauwaster, a research team from the capital has arrived."

"Will they start analyzing here?"

"No, I think they will take it back."

"I hope they achieve something this time."

After the liberation of the Heltenia Valley, our main camp was moved to the side of the mithril mine in the center. I used magic to investigate the reserves and to prevent people from entering the liberated Heltenia Valley to steal minerals.

Some of the soldiers who participated in this operation are stationed at the periphery to guard against such intruders. In fact, there have already been reports of several intruders being captured.

It seems that some of the local residents thought, 'Now we can easily get minerals and make good money,' and attempted to enter.

The most likely scenario is that the Brouwa family, still harboring resentment, might try to do something.

"The magic item guild members are proud."

Achilles, who was on guard duty at the main camp, reported to me that the magic item craftsmen from the capital had arrived. They had chartered a large magic flying ship to retrieve the remains of the Rock Giant Golem we destroyed.

"Even the artificial personality crystal, the magic stone generator, and other incomprehensible devices are all broken and unusable."

"They probably want to analyze them and try to improve their technology even a little."

I would have preferred to capture them without destroying them, but in that situation, any shortcuts would have led to the failure of the operation and possibly casualties, so it couldn't be helped.

It seems that Louise's secret technique destroyed everything, but the reproduction of ancient magic technology should be left to the magic item guild. Although, it seems that the magic item guild hasn't achieved much in recent years.

While the members of the guild monopolize the creation of magic items, they have not made much technological progress in the past few hundred years.

So, they decided to analyze excellent relics from the past, such as the products found in the Demon Forest and, in this case, the Rock Giant Golem. They bought them at a very high price.

The magic stone generator also attracted interest from the magic guild, and the magic item guild, which had a poor relationship with them, forcibly bought the Rock Giant Golem.

The total cost was five hundred million cents. I was surprised when they brought out a bag filled with platinum coins right in front of me, even though it was just a joke.

"How are they going to take it back?"

"They will load it onto a large magic flying ship. They will need to make a round trip, though."

Since all the Rock Giant Golems are included, there are also ordinary rocks, but to them, even those rocks might have some unknown mechanism, so they will take back every piece of rock.

They also stated that they would handle the loading and transportation themselves, and I recalled, including my past life, that technicians are often very meticulous.

"Will the golems be taken back as well?"

"Not all of them, of course."

They have also bought a considerable number of the rocks and magic stones that formed the golems controlled by the Rock Giant Golem. These will also be used as research materials, but not all of them.

The artificial personality crystal's destruction stopped the activity of all the golems, which numbered over ten thousand. It would be difficult to take them all back, so they only collected samples, and the rest were left for the soldiers to collect usable magic stones and minerals, which were piled up next to our main camp.

"So, how do you plan to develop this place?"

"I will entrust it to others."

Since I don't have enough manpower in my own territory, it's natural to supplement with others. Besides, there are plenty of people available.

Nobles, when they find a mine in their territory, usually try to handle everything themselves as much as possible.

While many of the miners and mine technicians are migrant workers from other places, the people who do the digging are often second sons or younger brothers from farming families who can't inherit the land. It's a good job opportunity for people who can't inherit the farmland.

However, mines often run out of minerals in a few decades. If new mines are found in the same territory or at least in the neighboring territories of other nobles, that's fine, but if not, they will be unemployed.

Given this situation, it's easy to gather as many diggers as needed if they are willing.

"Whether they move here or work as migrant workers, the important thing is that the minerals are dug and the metal is extracted."

There's no need to insist on doing everything ourselves. It would be fine to gather the majority of the people from the royal direct territory or other noble territories and just check for fraud.

"The mentor and Vell are also strong in terms of fighting with magic, right?"

The mentor, in this battle, fought against thousands of golems and destroyed hundreds without letting them get close, adding another chapter to his legend of being the strongest.

On the other hand, I, due to my personality, couldn't help but use magic in such battles. The mentor, on the contrary, was bad at releasing magic, so he could be described as a reinforcement type, while I was a release type.

I think I read something similar in a manga I read a long time ago.

"Lord Bauwaster, a research team from the capital has arrived."

"Will they start analyzing here?"

"No, I think they will take it back."

"I hope they achieve something this time."

After the liberation of the Heltenia Valley, our main camp was moved to the side of the mithril mine in the center. I used magic to investigate the reserves and to prevent people from entering the liberated Heltenia Valley to steal minerals.

Some of the soldiers who participated in this operation are stationed at the periphery to guard against such intruders. In fact, there have already been reports of several intruders being captured.

It seems that some of the local residents thought, 'Now we can easily get minerals and make good money,' and attempted to enter.

The most likely scenario is that the Brouwa family, still harboring resentment, might try to do something.

"The magic item guild members are proud."

Achilles, who was on guard duty at the main camp, reported to me that the magic item craftsmen from the capital had arrived. They had chartered a large magic flying ship to retrieve the remains of the Rock Giant Golem we destroyed.

"Even the artificial personality crystal, the magic stone generator, and other incomprehensible devices are all broken and unusable."

"They probably want to analyze them and try to improve their technology even a little."

I would have preferred to capture them without destroying them, but in that situation, any shortcuts would have led to the failure of the operation and possibly casualties, so it couldn't be helped.

It seems that Louise's secret technique destroyed