Chapter 50
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Author: Ash Original Source: Syosetu Word Count: 3882 characters Translator: Musubii English Source: Re:Library Word Count: 1674 words
It’s morning~ so time to get up!
Lily and Arisa were both working today, so I went to the dining hall and ate breakfast . The menu was a hot dog . With sauce . It seems the cook immediately tried making it .
Nom, nom, nom . Yep, this was completely different . It wasn’t wrong, but what is this? It’s not spicy . It’s like Worcestershire……but something different……I’m not too sure what it is .
Anyways, I ate in peace for today . In other words, whenever a person tried calling out to me, it seems that the two of them would stop them and drive them away .
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After finishing the meal, I left the inn with Norn and headed towards the gates . I was going to see the children today .
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As I came up to the gates with that in mind, a sudden thought occurred to me . Right, let’s make that . And so I observed that for a bit before heading out of town .
Hmm, just looking at it from the outside wasn’t enough . It was something like this, or this……I wonder if there’s a skill that would allow me to understand the internal structure .
As I was observing things by projecting mana through my eyes, I ended up gaining a new skill . The skill was called Analyze . Apparently, it seems to be an upgraded version of Appraisal . It seems another troublesome thing appeared……but I’m going to use it since this was the skill I needed . It’s fine as long as no one finds out!
I resumed heading out of town after finding out what I wanted to know using my new skill .
I exited the town and began looking around for the children . But they weren’t there . Usually when they notice me, they would just come over by themselves, hmm .
Ah, didn’t they say that they would be gathering in the shallow areas of the forest? Did they already go into the forest?
And so I started moving towards the forest but someone called out to me .
“Big sis Ren! You’re back!”
“Yui, how are you doing?”
“Good! Thanks to big sis . ”
It’s Yui . It appears her cheeks were more plump than before . She seems to be eating properly . Shin was following behind her . The other children were also rushing over here .
“I’m back . I’ll be staying for a bit for now . ”
“Are you planning on going somewhere again afterwards?”
“Yes, I’m thinking of traveling to a nearby village since there’s something I want there, but it’s not right away . ”
“Is that so…… ”
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Everyone was a bit disappointed, but it couldn’t be helped .
“Are you all going to gather herbs now? Can I go with you all?”
“Of course!”
Everyone was smiling brightly . Yep, everyone looks energetic . I also smiled and we began moving right away .
When we arrived in the forest, we decided to head deeper to where we were gathering before . As expected, there wasn’t much to gather in the shallower areas . But the gathering spot we headed to was more sparse than before, so we wouldn’t get as much if we gathered here .
So in the end, I decided to move a little further than the previous gathering pot . It was for my own convenience . Because there was something I wanted to do .
When we arrived, the children began gathering . I called Norn over and asked her to be more vigilant than usual, and told her she could attack first instead of defending . I took the children into the depths of the forest for my own convenience, so I prioritized the safety of the children first .
Now I didn’t have to worry . I took out my tent and began working .
I was working on making a carriage . I was also going to make the horse to pull it . Golem horse . In other words, I was going to make a carriage that would be pulled by a golem horse . 1
There was a reason why I wanted to make something like this . And that was due to my stamina .
The memory of me running out of energy on my way back to town after defeating the ogre lord was still fresh . I didn’t have enough stamina . 2
Hence, the carriage . I had the opportunity to ride a carriage several times already . The carriages of Nicole and Roberto .
Riding on carriages was relaxing . I could travel without walking . However, a person was necessary to steer the horse . But that was where the golem came in .
I could already make golems that could perform simple functions . It just had to travel on the roads and watch out for oncoming vehicles . If it was just that much, the golem could handle it . Above all, I didn’t have to control the horse at all . It would be safe for me to just nap on the carriage . Additionally, since I didn’t need to feed it, I only had to worry about repairs and maintenance .
But the golem would be controlled using mana . If I also had to use mana to bend the joint areas then it would consume even more mana . But it would be fine as long as I made the joint structures . As such, I just had to add the joints .
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Which was why I was observing at the gate earlier .
There was a lot of traffic during the morning hours at the gate . Especially for the gate where carriages entered . Thus, I had closely observed the horses, or rather, I analyzed them . How the skeletal structure and muscles worked . And the basic structure of the carriage . The Analyze skill I had learned was quite useful .
As such, I had immediately gone to work . I was making a golem with an endoskeleton structure this time around . It would also serve as practice for the automata that I plan to make in the future .
The control system would use a mana stone as the power core and operating source .
I should be able to manage it using Mana Sense and Mana Control, but Creation Magic would be doing most of the work . I would complete this one way or another .
The children were silent as if they were used to me doing weird stuff . I was a bit sad, it was a complicated feeling .
I was thinking about using titanium to make the frame and using either wood or unglazed clay for the exterior . I didn’t want it to be too heavy . But I also want enough horsepower so that it could travel on rough roads . And so I used two ogre mana stones for the control system . I also decided to add in the mana stone from the powerful Mad Bull .
I worked while drinking MP recovery potions .
And soon it was lunchtime .
Hmm, I’m at a good pace so I want to continue working on the golem . Should I just make something simple, pasta? Right, let’s go with that .
I decided to go with the short pasta fusilli I made yesterday along with meat sauce . I still have tomatoes leftover from when I was making ketchup . And I immediately began making minced meat . I also used the bay leaf growing nearby .
I boiled some hot water and placed the tomatoes inside to boil before transferring them into a bowl to crush . I took out some celery and began chopping it along with some onions and carrots before frying them in a pan . After cooking them for a while, I also dumped in the minced meat . I stirred everything for a while longer, and when the color changed, I added some salt and pepper and a bit of wine . Then lightly stirred everything for a bit longer . After that I let everything simmer .
Then I moved to the pot and added a pinch of salt . And started boiling the fusilli .
Afterwards, I transferred an appropriate amount of the boiled fusilli water into the sauce inside the pan . Then I added some bay leaf and let it cook for a while before tasting it . Hmm, about right . If I had either Worcestershire sauce or oyster sauce, I would be able to get a bit more flavor .
But aside from that, it was ready to be mixed with the boiled fusilli .
I ended up making quite a lot . I called the children over to eat immediately . The children scarfed down the food wordlessly . But they were chewing properly .
After finishing with lunch, I continued working on the golem . After the children finished eating the pasta, their eyes seemed a bit sleepy but everyone continued on gathering . Did I feed them a bit too much?
In the afternoon, the golem was complete . In the end, I somehow managed to make it . At first glance, it looks like a normal horse . This was due to the various adjustments I made appearance-wise . But upon closer inspection, you would notice several strange areas . But it’ll probably be alright .
Now time to test it out . Hmm, it seems to work fine . I tested various functions, such as issuing orders while another basic order was being executed . There also weren’t any problems during the light test-run . I guess the golem horse would be completed for now? Afterwards, I guess I just need to have it try pulling the carriage?
I checked my status, and the skill level of Automata Creation, Golem Generation, and Golem Control had all increased a bit . I could probably level them up a bit more, but it would likely be difficult since I lack some prerequisite skills . I would like to have some more alchemy skills…… .
How would I go about learning them? What should I do?
As I glanced back while thinking of such matters, the children were all looking at me with wide eyes . I guess they’re all surprised?
Without saying anything, I silently stored the golem horse into Storage and told everyone to prepare to return back to town . I wouldn’t accept any questions .
“Um, big sis Ren, what-… . . ”
“It’s a secret . ”
Yui had various questions, but I kept silent .
Anyways, I guess I’ll make the carriage tomorrow?