After receiving the title of Magi Craft Meister in the Shouro Empire, Jin returned to Horai Island that same night.
with Laojun, the brain of sorcery that supervised Horai Island, Reiko,
Jinâs masterpiece Automata, and Ann, the Automata created during the
Magi War, Jin studied the plan that had been brewing for quite a while.
âYouâre right. I think thatâs a good idea.â
âReiko, what do you think?â
Jin also asked for Reikoâs opinion, who also served his predecessor.
âYes, I think itâs a very good idea.â
âWhat about you, Ann?â
âYes, I think itâs a good idea, Master.â
Jinâs idea. It was a plan to globally open the Holy Land of Magi Engineering to the public beyond the framework of each country.
Adrianna Balbora Ceci, the former Magi Craft Meister, had a dream of making Horai Island the Holy Land of Magi Engineering.
However, the dream did not come true, and Adriana died in disappointment.
Jin, who became her successor after 1000 years, decided that he would inherit her dream and make it come true one day.
back then, Horai Island had now risen and widened due to crustal
movements, and with Jinâs additional knowledge, it had become one of the
worldâs leading military base.
Opening that area to the general public would be extremely dangerous.
hence the main topic of their discussion was whether or not to
officially open Konlon Island to the general public instead. The replica
of Horai Island had recently been finished on Konlon Island.
âBut I feel uneasy opening Konlon Island to the general public.â
It was unexpected of Ann to object.
âAs far as I can tell, even Konlon Island far exceeds the standards of the world today.â
âWell, youâre right about that.â
itâs open to the public, I donât know what kind of people it will
attract. Technologies of too high a level could potentially create envy
There are people in every country, organization, or even individuals who had strong desires to monopolize.
The technologies and materials that existed on Horai and Konlon Islands would be the coveted targets of every country.
From that point of view, it was no wonder people had always possessed a tendency to prioritze the interest of their own country.
âI think the idea of creating the Holy Land of Magi Engineering is wonderful.â
She re-established her introductory remark and began to express her thoughts.
to the Magi War, the world culture and civilization today have
retrogressed compared to 300 years ago. It was the official stance of
the âUnifiersâ to return the world standard to the pre-war level.
However, not everything from 300 years ago was wonderful. Therefore, the
Unifiers look to the past for reference âŚ. Wouldnât it be best for
Master to focus on and think about the future, and leave the past to the
âThe future, eh âŚ?â
understood what Ann wanted to convey. There was no necessity for Jin to
follow the same path as his predecessor. The background of the era back
then was different, after all.
âWell then, what shall I do âŚ?â
âMy Lord, in that case, you should use a place where no one could ever claim territory.â
Laojun was right. But the question was, where would that place be?
âOne would be the bottom of the sea.â
was surprised because what Laojun suggested was out of the ordinary.
However, there was also an example of the intermediary base âShinkaiâ of
the Transfer Gate Warp Gate. It was not that absurd of an idea, after
No country would bother to claim the bottom of the sea as its territory. There would be no way to utilize it in the first place.
âThe other one would be in the air.â
time, Jin was really taken aback. Floating such a big thing in the air
âŚ. However, as expected, Jin quickly overcame his surprise and realized
âI see. Is the analysis of Gravity Magic progressing?â
My Lord. According to My Lordâs knowledge of the, what was it called,
âSpace Stationâ ⌠if we could build a structure like that in space, no
country would try to claim it as its territory.â
âThatâs right, but âŚ.â
Jin felt that idea was a little too grandiose and wondered what would happen if he were to suddenly launch a space station.
âWould it work to use a large ship?â
Reiko gave her suggestion, but Laojun disapproved it.
âReiko, itâs unfortunate but a ship would not be suitable for research because of the unsteady environment.â
âOh, youâre right âŚ.â
Precise research could not be conducted inside a swaying ship. And so, the idea of a ship was rejected.
âPerhaps, thereâs an option further north.â
place that Laojun referred to in the north was the land of the demons.
Sure, no country would want to claim it as its territory, but it would
âThereâs also another option.â
With the keywords âland of the demonsâ, it seemed that Laojun found a new candidate site.
âThe old Lenard Kingdom.â
Jin learned about that place recently when chasing âLardus the Jestâ, a demon under Earl Walter, a nobleman of Klein Kingdom.
Lenard Kingdom was once existed there, but had fallen into ruins long ago.
âSince the kingdom has fallen into ruins, it currently doesnât belong to anyone. What do you think?â
âWell, yeah ⌠remind me, why did Lenard Kingdom fall into ruins again?â
Quintas had been dispatched to investigate the place, but had they discovered anything?
was no trivial matter that the kingdom was completely obliterated along
with all the people. War, plague, massacre ⌠there were several
possibilities, but none of them would cause such a thorough
âYes, according to the survey results so far, the people of that kingdom didnât seem to die.â
conclusion from the Quintasâ findings was that it was impossible for
corpses, bones, and ashes to completely vanish due to sickness or
Laojun was implying that the whole civilization could have migrated somewhere else in groups.
âThere was no evidence of destruction in the buildings that remained either.â
âDid you hear anything from the remaining humans?â
donât seem to be the original denizens of that kingdom. They migrated
from other countries and didnât seem to know anything.â
The investigation into the cause of the annihilation of the Lenard Kingdom seemed to have entered a dead end.
âThen we should avoid stepping into Lenard Kingdom without knowing the cause of their annihilation in the first place.â
âYes, that would be wise.â
In that case, no good candidate site could be selected.
âPlease show me the map.â
At Annâs request, Laojun projected the current map onto the Magic Screen on the wall.
Staring tentatively at the map, Ann then pointed to one place on it and said,
was a cluster of small islands off the eastern coast of Lenard Kingdom.
Ann pointed at one of those islands. It obviously was located within
the territory of the former Lenard Kingdom and had a reasonable size
comparable to Konlon Island.
âThatâs certainly an uninhabited island. There are no dangerous large animals, and the resources are reasonably abundant.â
and Konlon Islands were located roughly on the Tropic of Cancer, so
were those islands. Therefore, they would have a similar climate.
âHmm, would that be the most suitable site to develop the Holy Land?â
âYes, considering the various advantages and disadvantages, I would think that is the best site.â
right. Well then, letâs leave Horai Island as it is and only my
âfamilyâ has access to this place. Since Konlon Island is something like
our vacation home, that island ⌠hmm, shall we call it âFusoâ?â
Fuso was also the name of an island where legendary hermits live.
Then, would it be all right to build a reserach institute on that Fuso
Island with the scale comparable to the original size on Horai Island?â
please start from a large enough plot so we can expand it later when
necessary. Also, please pick a location that will allow us to build a
âAffirmative. Is it okay to proceed with the development on Fuso Island as appropriate?â
âYeah, go ahead. Also, letâs prepare dedicated Golems for the project.â
âYes, please leave it to me.â
Jin determined the general objective and left the details to Laojun and Ann.
As such, the new era of Magical Technology would be coming soon.
Looking out the laboratory window at the spreading dawn, Jin smiled as he thought about how life would get busy again.