The quarry is located halfway up the Helio Pass, about 10 minutes after entering the trail from the main road.
It is about 20 meters wide and feels like it is cutting into the slope along layers of clay.
It is surrounded by a mountain covered with green trees. For me, who grew up in the Atsuga Mountains, it felt like I was back home.
Although there are many trees, most of them seem to have lost their leaves, and when they do, the scenery is pretty good.
Perhaps in the summer, when the leaves thicken and visibility deteriorates, monsters are more accessible.
People in the workshop seem to be aware of this situation, and they will mine the soil from this time to early spring, and from early summer to late autumn.
Three trackers set up a surveillance system to surround the mine.
After arriving at their posts, everyone began to ring a series of hoops.
The sound of iron striking iron has the effect of making the monsters think that there are humans holding weapons.
Goblins and kobolds that do not gather together will avoid the sound.
"Add mountains, add mountains, add mountains, add mountains, add mountains, add mountains
The three trackers took turns ringing the hoop rhythmically.
By doing so, it creates the illusion that many people exist in a wider area.
"The three of them must be a good team and work well together."
The sound of orderliness and no one being lazy sounded, allowing people in the workshop to work with peace of mind.
I stood guard on the hood of the car while pursuers were on guard from three directions.
The detection bits are scattered in a circle with a radius of about 200 meters centered on the car.
In recent school raids, detection coverage and accuracy have improved as a result of extensive testing over time.
After all, it's probably better to use it in actual combat than just practice.
We also took the opportunity to try to improve visual monitoring, which was an issue at Schule.
Don't stare at a certain point, but look over a wide area and pay attention to whether there are any moving foreign objects in your field of vision.
If you use both visual observation and detection bits, the information overload may surprise you, but once you get used to it, you'll be able to select only the information you need.
Three men from the pottery workshop Kirraft arrived at the quarry without shovels or pickaxes.
Just when I thought they were going to investigate the condition of the soil they were going to mine, they started digging in unexpected ways.
I didn't bring any tools because I was using earth-based magic. When the three of them placed their hands on the slope being mined, the earth rose up and formed a disk.
The disk of soil is about the size of a truck tire and appears to have been hardened on its surface to prevent it from collapsing.
When a certain number is completed, they are rolled onto wooden planks that are handed over to horse-drawn carriers for loading.
Because it is a large disc, it should be quite heavy, but it rolls very lightly, as if it is not magic but muscle power.
The mining scenario looks simple, but it seems difficult to actually do it.
"Can my brother handle such dirt?"
Mining work seemed to require both magic and physical strength, so the three men in the workshop worked until noon, taking breaks every hour.
"Hey, let's have lunch! You guys should take turns taking a break too!"
Following Ibo's order, the three trackers returned to the carriage.
They said that one person should be left to guard and rest, so I asked them to add me to the number of people, but they refused because this was our request.
It's okay to be serious, but Flach and Bellucci, who left Kalot to defend, took a break and looked a little tired.
"I've been nervous since the morning. I started to worry about whether I could last half a day."
"Mr. Ybor, how long will the afternoon work take?"
"Yeah, I think two hours max would be enough."
About half the carriage is already filled with dirt, so if you leave room for people to ride, you're probably doomed.
During the break, the kobolds appeared, as the ringing became less frequent, but Frey noticed it and told the other two.
"Carrot, Bellucci, Kobold!"
"You came!"
"I'll go now!"
My detection position captured 8 animals, which is more than the number of animals that can't be touched, but let's see how it goes.
The three men carry shields, spears, and bows on their backs, hold iron rings in their left hands, and stones in their right hands.
The leather bag hanging on the right waist seems to contain a spare stone.
Carrot threw a stone at the approaching kobold and roared menacingly.
"Jian!"
"Look! If you come closer, I will give you a lot of rocks!"
The three of them must have been practicing on weekdays. The stones they threw were quite fast and their control seemed to be good.
"This escort request should be about expelling monsters, not conquering them."
Weapons that are too deadly may accidentally kill you, and if you bleed a lot, the smell of blood may attract other monsters.
Rocks, on the other hand, won't kill you unless you hit them hard, are safe to attack from a distance, and best of all, cost zero.
Carrot in the middle threw stones at the kobolds who were about to rush in. Flach and Bellucci cleverly stopped them and prevented them from coming.
The stone was a little smaller than a fist, but for a petite kobold, the impact seemed to be great, and he gradually began to retreat.
The reason why they don't escape easily is because winter is coming and there is less and less food in the mountains.
In Rehe Village, it was time for Mr. Zeol to lead the village elders to destroy the Goblin lair.
"get!"
"sweat!"
The kobolds who received this blow had their backs stiffened, their movements became sluggish, and they began to be attacked by throwing stones.
Bellucci, who looked unconfident on the shooting range, seemed to be able to handle it as calmly as the other two.
After about 15 minutes of confrontation, the kobolds realized that they were no match for them and turned around and ran away.
To prevent the kobolds from returning, the three trackers attacked them before returning.
"It's going to be hard, isn't it?"
Hearing Ybor's words, Wardal and Nabuelo nodded.
The three people from Taofang must have seen this situation many times.
It seems that the response of the tracker is satisfactory.
"In this case, we should be able to accept the next request."
Nabuelo looked away from the three pursuers and grinned at them.
"It seems Hua Wuming hasn't had his turn yet?"
"I'm an observer, so it's best not to take my turn."
"Yes.
"Yes, but don't worry, we will definitely keep everyone away from danger."
"Please take care of me."
The three trackers who returned were sweating profusely even though the temperature was a bit cold.
"Thank you for your hard work. I'm still going to be banging the hoop for a while. Can you guys take a break and get ready?"
"Hahahaha I'm sorry, please."
Even Carrot, who looked strong, was breathing heavily and wiping sweat with his sleeves.
Flach and Bellucci fanned the water in the kettle and seemed to finally come to their senses.
After wiping off my sweat, drinking water, and replenishing my throwing stones, I didn't rest for ten minutes before Carrot took the hoop away from me.
"Did you finish it?"
"Ah, if this is true, I can't rely on Hua Wuming."
"are you serious"
"Obviously, adventurers will die easily if they don't do it seriously."
It seems that Carrot and others are seriously and firmly aiming to reach the top step by step.
It seemed like it would be fun to work with like-minded friends, but it would be unnerving not to have the guidance of a veteran like Leos.
The three people in the pottery workshop rested for about an hour and started working in the afternoon.
The work of forming, transporting, and loading is very monotonous, so it seems very tiring.
The three trackers assumed the same posture as in the morning and started ringing the hoop again.
However, perhaps because he was a little tired, his rhythm was sometimes disrupted.
"Add mountains, add mountains, add mountains, add mountains, add mountains
"Even so, the three of them are still working very hard. It seems that the excavation of the soil has been completed more than 80%."
Just when I was thinking that it would be great if everything went well, someone I didn't want to come showed up.
