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Chapter 10: Discovery

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, it's dark and there’re bats here!”

"Are you okay Master? Do you want me to release light from my eyes?”

"Oh really? Can you do that?”

“No, I'm very sorry, that was a robo-joke.”

“Urusei (Shut up), I'll light the torch.”

So we walked through the mine in a hurry. Fortunately, the entrance to the mine was still open, having been located by Souzi’s map and my World Library.

“It's amazing, this place has been abandoned for so long, isn't it? How did it not break down?”

“There were some monsters nesting here, but Galatea defeated most of them. I wonder if growing some crops with my giant bat fertilizer would make me fly through the sky?”

“Master, I want a reward for defeating the monsters.”

"Oh, thank you."

I pat Galatea's head as I always do. She was in a terrible fight until a while ago, but now she was begging with a cute face as if it all never happened.

Thanks to the fact that she had defeated all the monsters that had been nesting here, the search seemed to progress easily. To Bowman's amazement, the road was not broken at all, probably because Souzi had built it with his knowledge of the other world.

"Hmm, this is a good place to start. Let's dig.”

"Okay, okay. But it's just a wall, isn't it?”

"Just try it. I have a hunch that there's ore up ahead.”

After some distance along the path, Bowman put down his pack, took out his pick axe and handed it to me. This is not just any pick axe. It's a Mithril pick axe.

It's one size smaller than Bowman's and it's a pick axe made especially for me. In addition, Vigna cast a soil spell on it, so that it can easily dig into the earth even with weak strength.

Her face was still sulky, but I smiled as I remembered her casting a spell on the pickaxe, saying, "This will help you. We'll have a lot to talk about when you get back.”

"Go! Go! Master! Go! Go! Master Bowman!"

Galatea, who is out of touch, smiles and gives me an unfamiliar shout. I'm not sure if it's a cheer from another world. But I was strangely fired up. Is it her programming? She can't control her strength except what she's programmed to do, so she's not suited for this kind of work. If she were to touch it carelessly, it could destroy the entire tunnel.

I dug hard, even though I wasn’t used to it. After a while, I heard a different sound and an unfamiliar stone came out. It was a strange stone, as dark as jet black.

"Hey, Bowman, what's this?"

"Oh? it's a scrap stone. It's hard to process and you can't even sell it for a couple of bucks. Then why don't you help me with this? I found some mithril."

When I looked at Bowman thinking that he was serious, He was digging up brilliant ore gemstones. As expected of Bowman. I’m a little disappointed and I use the “World Library” by touching the scrap stone while wondering if there was any use for it.

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It's hard and difficult to process, but it can store magic.

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“Eh! What was that?”

“What happened to you? Did you hit your head again?”

“What do you mean, "again"? I don't think I've ever hit my head before. Did anyone ever cast a spell on this junk stone?”

“No, of course not, because there are limited number of people who can use magic.”

“well… fufufu… the others don’t know the true value of this. Bowman! This war is won! This stone is able to store magic!”

“What are you fighting against?"

 "Master is saying something like a death flag. Rather than that, could you look at this master? My father took good care of it."

I was hurt that not only Bowman but even Galatea reacted a little coldly. No, seriously, it's a great discovery, but… isn't everyone cold? Well, I'll have to experiment with the effects later.

Aside from that, Galatea is holding something that looks like solidified reddish-brown clay. I'm going to touch it and use the World Library.

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Bauxite A part of ore, used as a raw material for aluminum in other worlds.

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“Congratulations. Your understanding of aluminum has increased due to your exposure to it. As a result, the ban on how to create aluminum has been lifted."

What? The raw material for aluminum? With the words of the World Library, the method of creating aluminum flowed into my brain.

“Master, are you okay? That… Did something strange happen"

“No, you did good. Galatea, thanks to you, the world's industry is going to take a step forward. Bowman, we'll take the mithril and the scrap stone. No, we'll take the magic stone and this guy also. This is a treasure trove. Let's get on with it."　

And we left the mine. With the new technology and ore. I, Bowman and Galatea were in a good mood. Get ready for mine development.

“When we were digging in the mine, it occurred to me that there were places that were too hard to dig even with a pickaxe. What do you do in such cases?”

"Oh, in that case, you can dig with earth magic or someone who’s good at fire magic can make the rocks explode. But if it's too powerful, you'll be buried alive, so you'll need an expert to do it.”

“So Vigna can't do it.”

It seems that a spell caster who can adjust their power is needed. Of course I can’t guess, so I’d like to talk to Edward-san. When I think about it, I wonder how they do it in other worlds where there’s no magic.

In that case, they use gunpowder to blow it up.

The World Library immediately replied. I felt a little bitter about the reply. I'm sure gunpowder is the same one used in the gun on my chest and it's something that could easily be turned into a weapon. Maybe if I join forces with Bowman, we can make one, but would it be okay to make such a thing? Wouldn't it be a weapon that could kill people?

It was when I was thinking about it.

"Master, we're in trouble! There's a fire in the village.”

“Huh?

I can't really see the village from the top of the mountain. But if Galatea says it, it must be true. Did a fire dragon attack or is it an invasion?

"Bowman! Leave the luggage! Galatea, carry me!”

"Bozu! You're not a fighter. You can't go too.”

“I know, but I'm the lord of that place and it's my people who are being attacked! And I have a gun!”

"All right, Master, I'll hurry! Bowman-sama, don't worry! I'll protect Grace-sama at all costs!"

When she said that, she carried me on her back and ran at a tremendous speed. Please, everyone be safe. I thought of the faces of the residents and Vigna.

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