The Hard Work Will Never Betray Me

CH 27'S

"This ……!"

The countless tunnels and the pile of metal bars in front of me amazed me. A pile of silvery-colored metal bars alone must be the size of a four-ton truck. The rainbow-colored ingot in the center of the pile was probably as big as a small child. Obviously, it's incredible.

“This is the sure invention of the century. …… ”

While watching my surroundings, I approached the pile of ingots and observed them from a close distance. When I took the silver bars, it was very heavy and did not feel fake at all.

“I have to report this as soon as possible. I will only bring one as proof.

The rainbow-colored one didn't seem heavy enough to take as evidence, so I stuffed the silver one I just picked up into the leather bag and turned around. It's a pity that I became so rich, but I don't have an endless box of stuff like in novels and games. I feel a bit of regret, but there is nothing I can do about it. When people become greedy, they usually fail.

I closed the heavy metal door and ran up the stairs at a speed many times faster than when I entered while using [Shock]. After a few minutes of running, I finally reached the room where I came from. I left the ruins of the lantern and ran into the forest, this time with "body enhancement" and "shock" I moved at full speed.

I dove through the dense trees, jumping from branch to branch as I ran through the forest. I didn't expect that my old training in the mountains would be useful in a place like this.

“Oh, that was the snake."

To avoid unnecessary fighting, I also activated my sonar, and at the end of my perception, the reaction of the giant snake that was there when I arrived appeared. It appears to have eaten its prey earlier and is still curled up and asleep.

"It's so easy."

I was a little annoyed at being relaxed while I was in a hurry, so I set up a bit of magic power, put it on my sonar, and released it towards the snake in the distance.

"Ah, fall."

The snake, perhaps surprised by the sudden attack, jumped and fell from the branch where it rested. How to jump from a circular position like a spring toy.

“Hahaha, yes."

After relieving a bit of stress, I ran out of the forest. It wasn't afternoon yet, but the afternoon sun was dazzling.

“Ah, the wagon."

My cart is there. I had left it at the entrance of the forest because I could not bring it into the forest.

“I'm in a hurry now. I'll go back and leave it there until then. …… ”

Too bad, but how else. No one wants to bother coming to a deserted area of the population to steal something.

After that, it took me about 20 minutes to get back to Heitburg. There were no obstacles because I was just running straight, so I got there really fast.

✳︎

As soon as I returned to Heitburg, I did not take a detour and headed straight for the guild. The moment I opened the guild door and entered the building, the guild was filled with adventurers who had completed their request.

I passed the adventurers to the reception desk.

"Is something wrong?"

Maybe because I came back too early, the receptionist came to see if there was a problem.

“I have something important to tell you about Ruins Lantern.I want to talk to you in private room or with guild master if possible.”

"important? …… okay. I can't just take you to a Guildmaster, so I'll ask you first in the back room.”

"Thank you."

“Sorry, this is the rule,” said the receptionist as he led me to the back room.

"So, what's up?"

If I were an ordinary six-year-old, the conversation wouldn't go smoothly.I'm grateful for my aristocratic status at times like these.

“Actually, I've been to the Ruins of the Lantern, but I found something incredible there.

“Oh, have you been there and returned? Do you use horses?”

Well, it's not impossible with horses, is it? That's what most people will think. In fact, the Fahrenheit family has some fast horses.

“No, it's not like that, but it's true I went and came back. Well, I think that's the way to go.”

"OK, "

I will tell him about my unique magic next time.I am sure he will be able to understand if I explain to him at the time I will be tested for promotion to the next rank.

“So, his great discovery is this.”

I took out a silver bar from the leather bag I was carrying and placed it on the table.

“...... Could this be ...... mithril ?!”

Mithril ……. It's not just silver or aluminum, it's silver with a strange luster. I'm not sure what to do.

I took out a key tag of mithril with my family crest from my pocket and compared it to the luster of the ingot.

“Yes, it sure looks like mithril.”

“Hal, can I take this to the guild? I want to make sure it's real, is that okay?.

"certain."

"Thank you, I'll be right back, have some tea and wait for me!"

As soon as he said that, the receptionist ran to the back of the guild with a chunk of silver that seemed to be mithril.

Well, I guess I'll be bored for a while. To pass the time, I will do meditation to strengthen my magic power, which I have been loosening lately.

………….

……………….

"Welcome Back."

By the time he returned, my magic power had increased slightly.

Besides joking.

"So, how did it go?"

“I just did a quick assessment, but I'm pretty sure it was real mithril. …… You found it in the Ruins of the Lantern, didn't you?

"Yes I did. Precisely, in a large basement that is said to have not been found under the Ruins of Lantern.”

“Area of undiscovered ancient ruins. …… Thing, this is amazing. This is the discovery of the century. It can be recorded in the history books.”

The receptionist told me with a serious face, no jokes. It's not as if he's talking about himself.

“Kehatan has not come. Actually, the ingot was only one of many. I think there were roughly a thousand times more in the Ruins Lantern.

"Thousand times!"

"Also, there's a rainbow-colored ingot in the middle, do you know what it is?"

The receptionist was upset to hear the word “pelangi”.

"I don't know. …… After all, this is far from my insight. I'll take you to the guild master, and we can discuss it again.

"Yes." Yeah."

So I was told, and I had to meet with the union chief.

✳︎

"That might be orichalcum."

In the Guildmaster room on the second floor of the Adventurer Guild, I, the receptionist, and the Guildmaster (a strange-looking woman) spoke.

"Orihalcon is ....., the legendary one!"

The receptionist was astonished by what the guildmaster said.

“Yes, I'm sure of that. As far as I know, orichalcone is the only metal that shimmers in rainbow colors. There's also a mountain of mithril, so I think it makes a lot of sense. I'm not sure how you found it, but I'm glad you found it. …… Mr. Eberhard.”

Guilmaz spoke to me. Despite the fact that it happens a lot, I'm the one who brought the story to you, six-year-old. He seemed to be quite surprised by the unusual development.

“I sensed something strange on the floor of the ruins, so I checked with 'sonar' and found it.”

“It's amazing that you can use sonar at your age, and it's also amazing that you realize it.”

"Sonar" is a C-rank non-attribute magic, right? Not many adventurers can use it, right?”

The receptionist's gaze at me turned into the eyes of a prodigy.

“Yeah, even I didn't learn 'sonar' until I was 15.

“You're better than Gilmas?

"Yes. Well, that doesn't matter to me. Ruins of Lanterns are more important today

The receptionist told me that when she was young (and she still looked very young), Gilmas was famous around the Haightburg area as an A-rank adventurer. The receptionist secretly told me about it.

I wonder if there is a law in this world that says beautiful women are strong.

Well, that's the point.

“What will happen to this ingot?

I asked implicitly, “As the first inventor, can I claim ownership of the ingot? Gilmas slightly smiled at me and said softly;

"Don't worry. As an inventor, you will have 50% ownership.

"Fifty percent?"

"Yes. Usually 100%, but this time the situation is a little different. You went to the Lantern Ruins on a research mission, didn't you? Since the purpose of this mission is to investigate, we cannot provide any results to the client. I'm sure you paid well for it, so it's a good deal”.

“How about the ownership of Ruins Lantern? Ownership, or rather jurisdiction, is fine."

"Ownership? I don't know who owns the ruins, .. I think it's under the jurisdiction of the research institute under the direct control of the imperial government."

It's a little unclear. If you do not clarify this kind of information, before you know it, it can be illegally occupied by shady traders or individuals and they can claim ownership. Humans have a strange habit of flocking to places that smell of money.

“If the ownership of the Lantern Ruins is unclear, I want the Adventurers Guild to hurry up and recommend to the territorial or state government for the Lantern Ruins to be officially owned by the public, I would like to, and temporarily block the area until it is owned. I asked him not as an adventurer, but as the next head of the Farenheit family.

Although the Fahrenheit family was behind this, the Adventurers Guild and Frontier Counts were two separate organizations. There is no hierarchy between them. So, of course, we cannot issue orders by force, but that does not mean we can ignore requests from both parties lightly. In order to maintain a mutually beneficial relationship, it is important to cooperate with each other.

"You're right. I'll send some trustworthy adventurers and guild staff to the ruins as soon as possible. Leave the one asking me. I will also contact the headquarters of the Adventurers Guild in the Imperial City.

"I'll also ask my father for help."

“Hmm, you are very convincing, Eberhard. Isn't that a little unfair?”

"By good?"

I'm just saying that it's easier to talk to someone when his father is the head of the territorial government.

"I can't wait to see what the future holds for you."

Gilmas muttered with a bitter smile.I felt a bit sorry for the receptionist who was left behind.