v8c292 - That thing that can hold up to a hundred passengers
After lunch, while I was expanding the field, Sophie came to me.
“Master. For now, the prototype of the magic device is ready, so could you please come to the southwest area?”
“I-It’s already ready!? You’re really amazing.”
“We had the thing that Ms. Nina had made in the past, after all.”
The prototype of the magic device that Sophie proposed as a solution to the problem of taking too much time to go to the Lizardman village in the east, which had been an issue for a long time, seems to have been completed already.
However, the maintenance for using it …… I and Lydia’s work has been delayed due to the food problem of the unexpectedly increased number of dolls.
“It’s still a prototype, so we’d like to try it out in the southwest area, where there are fewer people.”
“I understand. Is there anything I can help you with?”
“Well. I believe that full-scale operation will consume a lot of magic, and even the prototype is powered by magic, so if you can replenish it whenever you need to, that would be great.”
“…… I-I’ll do my best later.”
Lydia and Meilin refused, so I and Sophie. We went to the southern area with Tina, who came to observe.
There was a big lump of iron the size of a horse-drawn carriage, and Nina was waiting for us.
“Wow. Nina must have had a hard time with this.”
“I only did the outside part, so not so much. I could not touch the inside, because it was full of things I could not understand.”
“What’s inside is the driving engine, control devices, etc. and without Ms. Nina’s help, I don’t think I could have made it this fast, and above all, it wouldn’t work without Master’s supply of magic power.”
While saying this, Sophie fiddled with something…
“Now, I would like to try a trial run at once. It’s dangerous, so please stay away from the rails that Ms. Nina has laid out. Then …… Magic train, takeoff!”
The large mass of steel began to move slowly!
“This …… feels kind of romantic.”
“First of all, Ms. Nina has laid the rails to the southeast area, near the houses of the bear-eared tribe. The control seems fine, so would you like to ride it?”
“Yes, by all means.”
The magic train that Sophie made for us will only run on the rails, which means that if we build fields and houses avoiding those areas, it will be much easier to move around, which has been difficult until now.
It would be difficult to make the tunnel that Nina made big enough for the train to pass through, but it would have a tremendous effect, even if it only shortened the time it took to get to the rest area on the east side.
“Brother! Nina wants a ride too!”
“C-Can I have a ride too!? I-I’m very curious!”
According to Sophie, “it can hold a hundred people!”, so we all got on…
“Here we go! Takeoff!”
Slowly at first. Little by little, we increased the speed and …… arrived at the southwest area in no time at all.
“Oooohhhh …… We can get here in just this much time?”
“Yes. Although we have to lay the rails, but we can also carry the luggage, so I thought it would be a big time saver.”
“You’re right. We are laying the rails in parallel with the expansion of the field, but …… let’s do the east rest area first. If possible, I’d like to connect to the underutilized south cabin as well.”
The location of Shelly’s magic circle is too far away, but I’d like to be able to go to the southern rest area, which Nora built before and is hardly used.
Since she built such a great cabin, I’d like to use it for something.
Then Sophie brought the magic train back to the west area…
“Master. Then, could I please ask for a supply of magic power?”
She asked for it.
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“Y-Yeah. Well, Tina. I’ve got some other work to do, so I hope you don’t mind if we stop for a while.”
“U-Um, can’t I observe the supply of magic power for Ms. Sophie?”
“What!? No, I’m just going to use my skills to give her magic power, so I don’t think there’s anything interesting about watching me do it.”
“Oh …… well, was it a Paladin’s skill called Share Magic? I see …… then, I’ll go do another job too!”
Thank goodness.
I’m glad that Tina is a guild staff member and knows about the paladin skill.
I was patting my chest as I watched Tina get off the magic train and head for the guest’s inn…
“Well then, Master. Please excuse me.”
“Ohhh, I’m jealous. Hey, brother. Nina, too!”
Sophie suddenly took off my pants, and Nina, who is usually so modest, tried to join in.
“Master Alex. I want to join too.”
“Mister! I want it too!”
“Alex. Of course, please do the same for me, too.”
Wait, where did Sakura, Mio and the others come from!?
In the back of a magic train, I was forced to use the clone technique skill …… and Valerie and Therese already joined in, too, wondering how they knew.
“…… Wait, Sophie!? Is this thing moving!?”
“Ah! I’m sorry. I was so busy replenishing the magic power that I didn’t notice …… It’s alright now. I locked it.”
The magic train stopped after saying that…
“Ah! Alex! If you’re going to do that, I’m going to join too! Let’s continue this morning!”
“I want to do it too! I think I’m going to go crazy if I don’t have Husband’s thing in me!”
“Lord Alex …… you were awesome last night. Continue …… Let’s continue, please.”
The place where we stopped was near the bear-eared tribe’s house and …… I’m not saying there were a hundred people, but about thirty were on board.