The first thing to do after going to Kunlun Island was setting up the Warp Gate.
âIâll handle it, Father.â
She then warped to Blue Land carrying the materials, set up the Warp Gate and linked it to Hourai Island, and came back.
It took about 15 minutes for her to get back. Reikoâs handiwork was good, as usual.
Now that the Warp Gate preparations were in order, Jin finally got time to look around Kunlun Island.
Soleil and Luna were the guides. The two were in charge of the development of Kunlun Island.
âFirst is this basement of the mansion where the Warp Gate resides.â
âAfter opening the door and going up the stairs to the first floor, we arrive at the entrance hall.â
The entrance hall was of course also of stone and spanned 10 meters in every direction. The walls had frescoes painted and complicated formulas engraved on them.
âWhatâs this?â
âWell, thereâs no one who can read it so I suppose itâs fine.â
âThe next room is the workshop. Please see that it is to your liking.â
For woodworking there were saws, chisels, planes and such.
Everything had seen years of use (or so it seemed).
On another shelf there was a bit of silk from a Ground Spider.
It felt like it was imitating the workshop at Hourai Island, except at a smaller scale.
âHmm, this should be enough. Soleil, Luna, good work.â
âThank you very much. I will take good care of this.â
The two accepted the rings with pleasure.
On the first floor there was also a dining room, toilet, and a bathroom. They gave off the impression that they had been recently renovated. Incidentally, the toilet is Western-style.
The bath was made into a hot spring by drawing water from 50 meters undergound. It was pleasant news to bath-loving Jin.
The dining room was wide. It was large enough to fit at least ten people. In the kitchen four gas stoves Jin had built were installed. Of course, there was also a refrigerator.
âHmm, there seems to be no problems here.â
T
he second floor seemed to have the living spaces.
There were eight rooms, each around ten tatami mats in size. Two of them had been taken, seemingly one for Jin and one for his late teacher.
Jinâs and his (dummy) teacherâs room were side by side, and on the opposite side of the hallway there was the library and a storage room.
Because the designs were those that were popular during Jinâs predecessorâs era, they were without doubt actual (fake) antiques.
Three of those rooms were for guests, and the final room was the waiting room of the golem maids. Near the guest rooms there was also a toilet.
The third floor was more of an attic, and was used as a storeroom.
Parts of broken Magi Tools from Hourai Island had also been brought. Only parts that didnât seem to have any use were selected though.
Jin admired.
âNext is the outside. A tentative outline for a map has been painted on the wall.â
âLet me see. Oh, is this it?â
In the middle was the Kunlun Mountain, and the mansion was located at the southern foot of the mountain.
âIn that case, have you been able to mine the west side for resources and such?â
The arrangements were fairly good.
âUnderstood.â
âHas it been three months since then?â
âIndeed, something like that. When we departed for Elias Kingdom it was around the end of last year.â
âNo need for flattery.â
âCompliments wonât get you anywhere.â
They both spoke to each other informally. Because they were close in age with each other and lived in the same house, theyâve been friends since two years ago when Reinhardt became a diplomat and first arrived at Blue Land.
âI guess so. Now that all the official business is done, I can return to my homeland at leisure.â
A lady attendant brought in some fruit.
The Earl said and recommended the plate of Pelshkas.
âOh, itâs cold and good!â
Earl Kuzuma responded with pride,
Reinhardt reacted to that word, ârefrigeratorâ.
âThatâs right, itâs a Magi Tool I obtained after you departed from here. Itâs barely spread anywhere else apart from Blue Land.â
âHuh, is that so. It mustâve been brought there by a quick-witted merchant.â
âAs a matter of fact, I know the Magi Craftsman who made that refrigerator.â
âOh, Iâd like to meet them.â
The Earl said and the lady attendand next to him left to summon the Magi Craftsman.
In his inmost heart, Reinhardt was looking towards to finding out what kind of a person would come.
If that Jin said he made something himself, then those words were true, and heâd soon find out just what kind of a swindler this Magi Craftsman would turn out to be.
For Jinâs honor heâd expose them, is what Reinhardtâs secret motive was.\n