Jin and Reiko continued their journey by carriage with Shouro Empire noble Reinhardt.
And currently, the line of carriages had arrived close enough to see the Fort City Blue Land.
âFirst of all, Iâd like to go ahead to ensure that weâre prepared to house Reinhardt and the rest.â
âIn that case, letâs meet at the gates tomorrow morning. But it wonât likely be just the two of us.â
âAh, thatâs fine. Well then, I look forward to seeing you tomorrow.â
Jin and Reiko parted with Reinhardtâs group with a lighthearted goodbye. They walked for an hour and reached the cave in the depths of the forest on the outskirts of Blue Land where the hidden Warp Gate was.
To keep small animals from wandering in by accident and to keep people out, a concealment barrier and a barrier that couldnât be deactivated except by Jinâs Magic Energy pattern had been applied.
Jin and Reiko were able to easily enter the cave, and they stepped into the Warp Gate.
In a moment they arrived at Hourai Island. A familiar atmosphere surrounded Jin.
âWelcome back, Master, Milady.â
First Soleil and Luna, then the five-colored golem maids greeted them.
The first thing Jin did was take a bath.
âAah, so warm.â
Reiko was soaking in the bath together with Jin.
âMaster, shall I give the report?â
To save time, the five-colored golems were summoned to the bath to report.
Hourai Islandâs development is doing well.
Stones are being quarried and stored, and mineral resources are mined, categorized and then stored.
Next are the reports of the Air Force, Navy, and Army.
Marine units have deployed boats to scout the surroundings of the island, and are staying vigilant.
Finally the Land units are assisting in Hourai and Kunlun Islandsâ development while on guard.
âHmm, now that Iâm here, I want to make something with smarts for whenever Iâm not around.â
Jin got out of the bath and quickly started putting his ideas in action.
âGather all the types of Magi Crystals.â
Jin placed one Magi Crystal of each attribute in the middle of a Plate, and the placed the rest surrounding them.
âAlright, thisâll work as the brain. Iâll use an Ether Converter, and a Mana
Driver for the energy source, and a Mana Tank as a reserve.â
âThe chassis will be Adamantite and Mithril.â
So that it wouldnât become a computer uprising like in a lot of science fiction, plenty of Magi Formulas for security were inscribed.
Basically, this brain would command all the golems.
Reiko had strength, and the brain had smarts.
Finally, Jin transferred it almost all of his knowledge, and all the knowledge of Soleil and Luna, Planetarium and Satella, five-colored golem maids, Sky, Marine, Land, et cetera, gave the brain control of the Hourai Island, and named it Laozi.
âFather, what does this word âLaoziâ mean?â
Thereâs some incorrect portions in the explanation, but letâs call it a day with that since itâs not going to cause any problems.
Jin activated the manager of Hourai Island, Laozi.
âAlright, Laozi, are there any issues?â
âYou do know what to do from now on, right?â
âIf thatâs the case, then great. See that a report is sent to me regularly.â
âI understand.â
In this way, the brain that takes care of Hourai Island and Kunlun Island in place of Jin was born.
âNow, even if Iâm away from home I can rest easy. If something happens consult Laozi first. In addition, periodically report to me.â
The golems replied in unison.
âFather, I have a request.â
âMm, what is it?â
âReikoâŚâ
âGot it, come over here.â
âWell then, Iâll turn you off for a while.â
In fact, Jin had been thinking about countermeasures since that event too.
Jin suspended Reiko, and added a shield made of highest quality Mithril to her Control Core to protect it from outside Magic Energy.
Second was protection using Magic Energy patterns.
Jin changed the Magi Formula to be rewritable only with his Magic Energy pattern, and replaced the Magi Circuit composition. It was quite difficult.
âLetâs add a backup Control Core too.â
âI suppose Iâll add one final safety device.â
It was similar to the one installed in Laozi. But this one had the condition of âonly if it wouldnât be disadvantageous to Jinâ attached.
Jin performed checks on Reikoâs body, and repaired and strengthened the parts that were even a little bit damaged or worn.
He took the opportunity to also add stealth capabilities like the [Hide] function. Combining presence removal, Magic Energy isolation and silencing, the resulting function was many levels above the one those robbers had used.
He named it the [Stealth] function. That was all for now.
âAlright, Reiko, activate.â
âHow is it? Howâre you feeling?â
âUh, is that so. Thatâs good.â
Jin thought silently. Then he explained the new functions.
After finishing Reikoâs remodeling,
After having the lunch Soleil made, Jin at last left towards Kunlun Island to prepare for hosting guests.
âFather, what about the settings of the Warp Gate?â
âLetâs see⌠How about installing another Warp Gate in Blue Land, and having that exit directly to Kunlun Island?â
Given that Laozi supported the idea too, the necessary materials were transported to Kunlun Island. Naturally Reiko carried them.\n