CH 379

Chapter 379 – Securing the Landing Site

“Basically, should I go in the direction of the extension? Or should I make an intersection? Intersect it, or rather make it T-shaped.”

“I don’t think it’s that easy to extend it or make it T-shaped…”

“Both are easy to do. So which is easier to use?”

“It’s easier to use if you extend it.”

“Then I’ll go with that.”

I immediately check the list of building blocks in my inventory. Right, I think solid stone is the best building material. Well, the blocks I’ve placed can’t be reduced in durability unless I ‘attack’ them with clear intention. If I made it out of stone and wood, it would be uncomfortable to look at… Aside from humans, I wonder if flying dragons would also be uncomfortable? I’d like to see it somehow.

“But it’s pretty aggressive modeling at this point.”

“I heard that if it were to be expanded any further, it would require a lot of work from the foundation up.”

Somehow, the landing place of the flying dragon had been extended quite a bit. No, I don’t really know how to put it, but that’s the only way I can describe it.

The royal capital of Drado is a city built on a huge rocky mountain, and the royal castle is built on top of it. The castle stands out with spires that would hurt a giant if he stepped on them. To be honest, it looks like the castle of a demon king. The landing place of the flying dragon, which looks like an airstrip, extends from the second floor of the castle, which resembles a demon king’s castle. Viewed from the side, the base of the runway is thicker, and the further it goes, the thinner it becomes, perhaps to reduce weight. It is true that it would be difficult to extend it further. If I used dirt or stones to extend it further, it might break off without being able to support its own weight.

“Let’s sharpen the tip a bit.”

“Yes―Huh? Sharpen it?”

“Yes!”

Taking Caltas-dono’s half-hearted reply as approval, I took out the mithril pickaxe registered in the quick slot and slammed it down on the runway. The enchanted mithril pickaxe easily crushed and scraped the tip of the runway, which had probably been strengthened by magic.

“Hey―W-wait a minute! W-what are you―!?”

“No, the joint has to be flat, or it won’t look good, you know.”

It is possible to attach them as they are now, but it would look a little too bad. There will be a gap.

Ignoring the fussing Caltas-dono, I finished the excavation. The width of the landing place is quite wide since the giant flying dragons come and go there. Well, it’s no match for my Mithril pickaxe.

“All right, let’s set it up right away. It’s pretty scary at the edge. The wind is strong.”

“If you fall, I’ll pick you up.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t fall.”

In fact, the sneak system prevents the top of a step with a drop of more than one meter from falling off. It’s actually useful if you’re building a high-rise. I’ve lost count of the number of players who have fallen and died in voxel-style sandbox survival games without using it. Of course, I have died many times. Like diving into magma or falling into an abyss… Oh, my heart aches when I think about it. I don’t want to lose all my equipment.

“Wow…”

“Yeah, I know how you feel.”

“I’m used to being stopped.”

When I’m sneaking, that is, using command actions while crouching to move forward, backward, left, and right, it creates a very creepy image of sliding movement. I’m used to being called creepy when I use command actions to move, hahaha.

Speaking of being used to it, I’m also used to placing blocks on a flat surface. The floor of the new runway is 2 meters thick, so two blocks should be enough for now. Using the blueprint function, I create the 10m x 10m stone floor with a bang. The first step. Then copy the first step using the blueprint function and reinstall it, and the second step is complete. It only took a few minutes. Since I made it a little wide, it will be able to be completed with a little time to spare.

“…I think I’m going crazy.”

“I know.”

“Isn’t it different when Kosuke says that?”

Don’t worry about the details. In such a case, it’s best to agree with them anyway. After that, make a mooring post before I forget. You know, those things in harbors that make you want to put your foot on them and look out to sea. It’s a projection with a rope attached to it to moor a ship. It is also called a bollard.

Of course, they are not used to mooring a ship like a ship floating on the sea. They are used to prevent the ship from capsizing―or rather tipping over―in a crosswind. Well, our airship has six powerful golem arms for landing gear, so I think it will probably be okay, but just in case.

“That’s about it for now. All right, I’ll call them.”

I pulled a portable golem communicator from my inventory and contacted Isla on the magic airship to let her know I had secured a landing site.

“Hmm, we confirmed it here too. We’re landing.”

“Okay. Be careful.”

“Hmm, leave it to me.”

After the contact was made, the airship immediately moved away from the landing site. Soon after, the magic airship gradually lowered its altitude and landed without a hitch. The landing gear, made up of six strong golem arms, seemed to function without any problems.

The front lower part of the airship opens, and the crew jumps out. A strong rope is tied to the mooring post to secure the ship. While searching for a strong rope, I learned of the existence of a race called Arachne, whose lower body is like a spider, and asked them to make a rope from their threads. However, it was not accepted because it was too weak against fire and too strong to be cut with ordinary knives. I would like to use it for other purposes someday.

“We have arrived.”

“Thanks for the good work. I’ll go to the hold and unload the cargo.”

Right now, the holds are loaded with only the bare necessities. Most of the gifts for Dragonis Mountain Kingdom and other supplies for my stay are still in my inventory and need to be stored in the hold.

“Hmm, okay. I’ll go see Dri-ane.”

“Ah, I’m sure she’s discussing the stay with Rezarus-dono, so go talk to her. There will probably be more people than they expect, so we should at least think about making our own accommodations.”

“Hmm, I understand. But I don’t think that’s going to happen. If they couldn’t give us a place to sleep because there were more guests than expected, they would lose face.”

“Is that how it is?”

“That’s how it is.”

Isla nodded her head. I don’t know who’s going to arrange our accommodation, but they’re probably blue in the face when they hear how many people we have. All I can say is that I’m sorry. Well, if push comes to shove, there is a way to keep most of the personnel on the ship for security purposes. I think I should talk to Driada-san about it and make adjustments. It would not be good to cause too much trouble for the other party.

“Maybe I’m working too hard.”

First of all, I have to fill the empty cargo holds. If I don’t think about it, I’ll get booed, so let’s get someone and discuss it with them.