The Thousand Year Dynasty
12.5. Antology Story: Eastern Region
"It's not expected that we've been in this place for almost half a year" Loujze said from where he sat under a large tree with an outstretch, not far from the miners' house.
"I want to see immediately what kind of city Aksa and Nata have built in the central region" he added, peeling the fruit skin with his knife.
"really. I am also getting bored in this place" said Deuxter who was ready to eat the fruit in his grasp.
"That's because the eastern and northern regions of Sekai mountain are already fully explored" Huebert added. Who have consumed the fruit.
"Meaning, it's time we go to the western region of Sekai mountain" Deuxter then suggested.
"But I think the south side, where Sekai forest is located will be more challenging to explore. The possibility of a third-rate mystic beast being a rumor all along is really there" Loujze said.
"You mean Gargantuan?" Ask Huebert to make sure.
"Yes, right. Rumor is, there's a Gargantuan in Sekai forest"
"Oh, right too" looks Deuxter nodding small while weighing.
"Hey, you! Don't laze around like that!" Suddenly a female voice interjected.
Visible Go comes with a face that looks grungy and dull. His clothes were filled with dust and sand. Tracked waist staring at the three young men foster.
"Who's lounging, bi? It's our break" Deuxter heard trying to defend himself.
"Already, you young men are not well rested much. Come here I need your help" Go said, refuting Deuxter's remarks.
The three hunters did not dare to refute their aunt's words. They could only bend their faces in annoyance, "Yes, all right" they said and followed Go.
Seen in front of the walls where they dredge limestone, stands wooden houses that look sturdy and neatly arranged. It was the residence of the mine workers. Not a tent, but a livable wooden house, complete with a kitchen and bathroom. Not far from the solid wall there is a small crater-like place to mine the crystal mineral Cyla.
In addition to the two earlier they had one more place used for mining. The place in the south is not far from the cliff wall. Former cold lava flows of Sekai Mountain are very rich in volcanic dust and rocks.
While the road between the three mining sites was with a residential area of the miners, installed a train track with a trolley and trolley with a locomotive furnace, which was used as a means of transporting goods.
At the east end of the train track, there is a place to accumulate minerals from excavation. And from there the materials were not transported across the sea to the coast of Mado, and then brought to the land of Pharos.
"We are only twenty, so it is appropriate that you are getting bored" said Go who walked in front of the three young men through the limestone cliffs.
Seems so busy. The miners are seen passing by pushing the trolley. Some were seen carrying hammers and containers made of rattan. To ensure the presence of new minerals.
"Good with the help of these tools twenty people alone is enough to get a lot of material" continued Go when passing through the iron train called the workers with 'Drave Train'.
The shape looks like an iron train that has 3 small axles that are circled with iron belts, which makes it able to walk easily on rocky paths. One other form of 'tank wheel' is also attached to the 'Earth Rodent' tool'.
The door is attached to the locomotive furnace, as a power source. While an iron pulley mounted the front of the iron train. The end of the pulley has a shape like a spoon of metal. The tool is used to simplify when about to dredge sand or limestone walls.
The rake train was delivered shortly after Aksa left the east coast, about 3 months ago. And now the workers are very good at using it.
"With this tool, the number of miners will not be a problem" Go said again. He seemed very satisfied with the work of the tool.
Before long Go and the trio of hunters stopped in front of a cliff beside a small crater where they mined Cyla crystals.
"Did auntie ask us to come in and explore her?" Loujze seemed to ask doubtfully.
"That's your job as a hunter in this place" said Go quickly.
"I'm guessing" Loujze bent his face again.
And not long after that. Only with a stick wrapped in cloth covered with animal fat. The three of them entered the cave.
The cold and humid air was immediately felt from the first moment they set foot inside.
Having gone in far enough, and having started to get no light from the outside, Loujze began to take out his flint, and burned the fat-soaked cloth of the animal on the stick earlier.
Deuxter knocked on the wall of the cave with a stone, and observed the sound of his reverberation. Like I was judging.
"You hear that Loujze?" Deuxter asked still concentrating on listening to something.
"Bat" said Loujze briefly.
"I'd guess. This smell is the smell of cave bat shit"
"Do you think this cave has a way out at the end?" Asked Loujze who was holding the staff that was now a light torch.
"Eitherway? We will find out when we go deeper" replied Huebert who walked right behind Loujze.
And finally they stopped after finding a branch. Make a sign, then hurry back. Because according to their estimates, it was already late at night.
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"Unexpectedly, it turned out that the cave was very long and then branched. Half a day we explored it, still not finding the end" Deuxter said in the middle of his dinner with the others.
"Do you think it's a dead end, Dewey?" Ask Go to Deuxter.
"There's probably an exit on the other side. It might have penetrated to the western side of Sekai's gun" this time Huebert replied.
"Why can you be sure, Huey?" Go ask again.
"Because besides the air does not decrease even though the deeper we go in, we also find a bat that lives in it" Hueber explained. "Because if the door of the cave where we entered it, it was covered by the lush vegetation. Then how does the bat get into the cave if there's no other door?"
"Right as well" looks Go nodded in understanding.
"So tomorrow we will continue the exploration, after that we will start taking other branch lines" Loujze said.
"All right then. Rest you now. Have a good night"
"Good sleep, bi"
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