We headed for what appeared to be a storeroom and treasure room where Mera's alter ego - the wolf - had found it.
The place we were in seemed to be a residential area, and as we went further in, we found another area.
In that section, there was a building that looked like a storeroom and a treasury.
The first place we went to was the storeroom. To be precise, it was more like a library with a large number of books that I heard existed in the Principality of Six.
The building is about the size of a nobleman's mansion, and upon entering, one finds that the bookshelves have collapsed and a large number of books have fallen to the floor.
Every time the dwarves picked up a fallen book and checked its contents, they would say, "Aaah! and "Oh, my gosh! The people in the room started to shout with joy.
I too was curious, so I picked up one of the fallen books and flipped through the pages.
Some of the books excavated from this type of site are close to modern grammar, while others require deciphering. This time it seems to be the latter, but I enjoyed just looking at the exquisite drawings.
(The book describes many of the fish monsters seen in the sea above, doesn't it? There are drawings of the blue whale, flying fish, and even a fish with a sawed-off head. Could it be that all the fish in that man-made sea are listed?)
Many other fish monsters are also listed, which makes for an exciting experience.
But we can't stay here forever. We urged the dwarves, who were squealing with delight here and there, to move on, and next we headed for the treasure room.
The word "treasury" gave me a glamorous image, but the building I arrived at was a large rectangular box.
It seemed to give priority to sturdiness, ignoring any ornate design or decoration.
Unlike a house or library, no entrance or exit could be found at a glance, but the wolf, an offshoot of Mera, guessed that it might be a "treasure house" because of the smell of precious metals coming from the inside.
Incidentally, there are more than 10 similar buildings.
If there is no way in or out, you have to force your way in.
Nazna, use your great sword Prometheus to cut through the wall."
All right, master!"
Glad to have me at her beck and call, Nazna grips her great sword Prometheus with both hands and pushes it in, thrusting the pointy end out.
It seemed to penetrate the wall halfway through the great sword, and the blade moved up and down, cutting through the wall like a saw.
? What's the matter, Master, with your delicate face?"
I don't have a ...... subtle face. I'm just thankful that Nazna is so dependable."
I'm so grateful. I'll do my best to be more and more useful to my master!
Nazna was happy to hear my praise, and resumes her work with a smiling face.
I can't ...... honestly say that I expected her to swing her sword in a more stylish way, slashing and piercing, and I told her a suitably deceptive line.
I understand that her method is reasonable, but .......
With Nazna's help, the doorway is safely opened.
It seems that the position of the hole I had just opened was good, and when I peeked in, I saw that the room was filled with a large amount of gold and silver treasures.
When I asked Nazna to open another hole in the next building in the same way, I found an array of magic weapons and items such as swords, shields, armor, and wands.
As in the library, every time a dwarf species went inside and picked it up to check it out, 'Aaaaah! and "Oh, wow! The "I" in "I" is a word that means "to be" or "to be" in Japanese.
It seems that magic weapons and magic items are more pleasing to the dwarves than gold and silver treasures.
Nazna's hands open holes in the rest of the buildings one after another.
After opening all of them, they checked inside.
Each time, the dwarven species were literally happy and sad.
Dagan, the Dwarf King, thanked me with a big smile on his face.
I thank you, Lord Light, for bringing us here! Infinite stone golems, artificial oceans, and numerous books on past civilizations! A treasure trove of treasures so great that a light glance is all it takes to see it! Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Wright, we've made a series of great discoveries! If we were to make this public, it would turn history upside down! The greatest discovery in the history of the Dwarf species! I look forward to studying these technologies, and I will share all of my findings with Lord Wright, and he will give me all of his magic weapons & items, gold, silver, and treasure, except for the ones that are not being studied! Starting tomorrow, you can do all the research you want on past civilizations! Hi-yah!"
......, that's great to hear."
Overwhelmed by Dagan's sheer joy, I managed to reply.
Gold and silver treasures, low and medium magic weapons & items we don't need that much either, but it's better to take what we can get so as not to increase the armed strength of the dwarven kingdom. Of course, if there is a powerful weapon, I will secure it on a priority basis.
He proceeded with his story without paying attention to my reaction.
Light-dono has fulfilled his promise," he said. Now we will fulfill our promise. I want you to take this."
What's this?
Dagan pulled out of his pocket a golden stamp.
The handle resembled a hammer and pickaxe, with an intricately entwined serpent. It was an excellent work of art to look at, but it seemed to be difficult to hold and use.
Dagan handed the stamp to me and smiled mischievously.
The seal of the king. It is the seal of the Dwarven kingdom that guarantees everything that Light-dono does. With this seal and the king's guarantee, any action within Dwarven territory will be tolerated. Of course, I will inform my men that Lord Light has the seal of the king, and with the seal of the king, he has the right to move his soldiers. In fact, the seal gives you the right to take over the Dwarven lineage.
Succession? Can I have such an important thing?"
Of course, I'm not enough for you, am I? I will give up my throne right now if that is what you want, Mr. Wright.
No, I am not going to sit on the throne of the Dwarven race, as I should.
You are very modest, Mr. Wright," he said. Since you have made such a great discovery, such a great achievement, I don't think you need to worry about race, Dwarf species, or anything else. If there are any opponents, they can be caught with magic items or crushed by force, and above all, I think that Lord Light can be a great king of the Dwarf Kingdom. ......
Dagan's tone was calm, but if he had agreed, 'I'll replace the throne right now,' was written on his face. His eyes were not smiling at all.
It is easy to imagine why.
A top-secret study of the books, facilities, and magic items found in the ruins of the past is about to begin.
He probably wants to retire from the Dwarf King position as soon as possible in order to participate in the research.
Even if it is forced upon me, a member of my race. ......
If I agree to this, even in jest, I can feel that they will push the throne on me with all their might.
I am not interested in the throne, but I am very grateful for this royal seal and the full cooperation of the Dwarf King Dagan.
With these, we can get the Dwarf king to agree with our side in order to seat Lilith on the racial (human) kingdom throne. It would also make it easier for them to move within the Dwarven realm, and even to make up charges of treason, tax evasion, and rape against the traitor Nanno, and imprison him.
What is it, Mr. Wright? Have I said something to offend you?
I couldn't help but think, 'How can I get revenge on the traitorous dwarven race of Nanno? This emotion came out and frightened Dagan.
He asked me apologetically with a blue face, but I hurriedly denied it.
I tell him that Dagan is not to blame.
And in my heart, I kept thinking about how to use this royal seal and how to take revenge on Nanno.