I was very curious how many horses there were in all.
Just ‘wow, that’s a lot!’ It wasn’t something to pass on.
It is neither a wooden horse nor a stone horse, but a golden horse.
It was also 50 tons per bird, so I had to make sure of the calculation.
hiss-
I flew very high
As I climbed several hundred meters from the floor, I could see the golden horses at a glance.
But there were so many and so densely packed that it was difficult to count them.
I telepathically asked the manager.
[How many horses are there in all?]
The ability to count or calculate numbers was much better than the golems.
Because the base of the golem’s consciousness is a computer (calculator).
The manager is at the elixir brewing plant now, but can see the horses through my eyes.
[A total of 503 animals.]
She quickly figured out the quantity.
There were 500 horses weighing 50 tons, so the total amount of gold was about 25,000 tons.
The US central bank, which holds the world’s largest gold reserve, held about 8,000 tonnes.
More than three times more gold than that is here.
[How many factories can run with 25,000 tons of gold?
[A factory at the last level of upgrade, level 100, can operate for 463 years.”
There is no need to worry about gold falling over the next 400 years.
[Even if I use it until I die, I won’t be able to use it all.]
[If you think about it at first glance, it is. But if you live eternal life, hundreds of years are just a moment.]
If I solve the secret of eternal life and live for aeons, I will continue to need gold.
But that’s something to worry about later.
Anyway, since he found the gold, all that was left was to find the elixir.
A large amount of elixir must be hidden somewhere here.
hiss-
I flew higher
Then he reached the ceiling of the underground space.
Figures emitting light were drawn on the ceiling.
They were quite familiar shapes.
‘This is similar to the one I saw before.’
It reminded me of the secret room in the rocky mountain in the desert.
A place where you can extract the elixir and place it in a stone box.
The figure drawn there and the figure here were similar in appearance.
I looked down.
Looking down from a high place, the 50-ton golden horse looked as small as a one-money pendant attached to a cellphone strap.
And I saw concentric circles.
‘It’s real.’
When extracting the elixir from the rocky mountain, I placed a lump of gold at the location where the concentric circles were drawn.
The golden horses here also stood on a huge concentric circle.
Figures engraved on the ceiling and concentric circles with gold,
This was also an elixir extraction facility.
It was just incredibly large, but the basic layout was exactly the same as the secret room in the rocky mountain.
aaah-
Seeing that the light continues to emanate from the figure, it means that the elixir extraction process is still ongoing.
‘That means…’
The golden horse was not a saddle item to show off the power of the tomb owner, but a raw material for extracting an elixir.
Maybe this is not Genghis Khan’s tomb, but just a place to extract the elixir.
‘It doesn’t matter.’
My initial goal was not to find Genghis Khan’s body.
I have no interest in archeology at all.
My goal was always gold.
Elixir has also been added now.
‘Let’s quickly find the elixir and finish this job.’
I came here because I got a chart from Chairman Chun.
It was a very long journey, but it was worth the hard work because he found a huge amount of gold.
So now all you have to do is find the elixir and reap the beauty of the species.
Elixir is easy to find.
‘Of course it must be in the center.’
In the case of the secret room in the rocky mountain, a stone box was placed on the altar in the center.
So here too, the elixir will gather in the center.
I looked towards the center.
A huge cube-shaped building caught my eye.
‘That’s it.’
Again, I won’t rush into the building first.
Even if you don’t push your back, the Suzuki guys will take care of themselves, so I just have to watch the situation and move at the right time.
I looked down and saw the Suzuki guys crossing between the golden horses.
hiss-
I flew to where they were.
***
An expedition of 80 people was moving in four columns.
The inner two rows were the excavation team, and the outer two rows were the mercenaries.
Of the 50 mercenaries, 20 belonged to the private military company (PMC) established by Hayashi.
And the other 30 were Yakuza from Yamaguchi-gumi.
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They were newcomers to the yakuza world, most of them just coming of age.
“Let’s rest here for a while.”
Everyone stopped at Suzuki’s words.
Hayashi then gave instructions to the mercenaries.
“Take turns and rest! Starting with the 1st and 2nd platoons, be on guard.”
Hayashi was leading the mercenaries by organizing them into four platoons.
Everyone sat down on the floor and took a break, except for the guards.
and-
One of the platoon members clicked his tongue as he looked at the huge golden horses surrounding them.
It was amazing to keep watching.
he asked the platoon commander.
“Awesome! As a mercenary, do you often experience this?”
“Well, this is my first time. But when you walk around the world with a gun, you go through all sorts of things.”
The platoon member muttered in a low voice.
“If I had known it would be like this, I would have been looking for a career path there long ago.”
“why? Isn’t the yakuza job fun? I think that would be a lot more fun than being a soldier.”
At the platoon commander’s question, the platoon member looked around and shook his head slightly.
“It’s not fun.”
It was then.
ha ha ha!
Someone laughed heartily.
Everyone turned their heads in the direction of the laughter.
It was Kaneda, a yakuza executive.
He looked at the golden horse and said in a loud voice.
“It’s filled with 98% pure gold to the inside! One bird will be worth hundreds of billions of yen! But not just one, but hundreds! ha ha ha!”
Kaneda was incredibly excited.
I was very embarrassed for the past few months because the boss entrusted me with a strange job, but I made a big contribution.
“The boss would love it if he knew! But the cell phone doesn’t work here?”
While Kaneda was fiddling with her phone, she asked Suzuki.
“But where are you planning to go? Isn’t the exploration already over?”
Suzuki smiled and replied.
“Is it because you’ve found gold, so there’s no need for further exploration?”
“That’s enough! What more do you want?”
“We still haven’t found the place where Genghis Khan is buried.”
“I’ll be lying well somewhere! Do you really need to open the lid of Genghis Khan’s coffin? That’s insulting to the deceased, let’s just take the gold and leave!”
A few people nodded at Kaneda’s words.
It made sense enough for those who came here to get gold.
However, Suzuki and the rest thought differently.
For them, finding the body of Genghis Khan and building an archaeological achievement was far more important than gold.
Suzuki pointed to a cube building in the distance and said to Kaneda.
“The most valuable treasures are kept in the innermost part. Aren’t you curious what’s in there?”
hmm-
Ganeda thought for a moment.
Perhaps, as Suzuki said, there may be treasures in the building that are far more valuable than the golden horse.
However, no matter how much I used my imagination, nothing more expensive than hundreds of golden horses came to mind.
Ganeda shook her head.
“There is no such thing! Even if there is, the gold here is enough. That’s worth several times the Japanese national budget! With that money, there’s nothing I can’t do in the world!”
Kaneda shouted at the Yakuza.
“The Yamaguchi-gumi is ending its exploration at this point! From now on, we will begin the work of moving the gold to the main mountain!”
The Yakuza looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Then Kaneda opened her eyes and cried out.
“What are you doing, kids! Don’t stand behind me!”
Then the yakuza broke away from their platoons and swarmed around Kaneda.
But not everyone went the way he wanted.
Some did not move from where they were.
Kaneda glared at them.
“Why aren’t you coming soon!?”
“…”
They chose the path of mercenaries rather than yakuza.
Chet-
Kaneda clicked her tongue and shouted at them.
“See you guys later!”
In the end, the expedition split into two groups: one following Kaneda and the other following Suzuki.
Suzuki said to Kaneda.
“If you don’t want to go inside anymore, do as you please! Don’t even think about leaving us behind instead!”
There was no other exit here.
To get to the ground, you had to move in the reverse order you came in.
After going through the gate again and moving to the basement of Lake Baikal, you have to climb up to the ground by riding a structure there.
If Kaneda’s group climbs the structure to the surface by itself, the rest will be trapped underground.
And it was not known what would happen underground when the structure was restored to its original state.
The light may go out, the air may become thin, or perhaps something worse.
Kaneda smiled and replied.
“don’t worry! Because there is that much loyalty. We’ll wait here for you while you explore. How long can I wait?”
“one week.”
The food prepared by the expedition was 7 days worth.
He said that he would continue exploring until all of them were consumed.
“okay. Instead, if you’re even a little late, I’ll leave without mercy! Don’t be late!”
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The expedition led by Suzuki left the yakuza behind and moved towards the center.
As they grew farther and farther out of sight, Kaneda spoke to his men.
“Let’s go too!”
“yes? Where?”
“Where are you? Gotta go outside! How do we move that big nugget of gold between us? I have to bring a truck and a forklift.”
One of the subordinates noticed and cautiously opened his mouth.
“Weren’t you supposed to wait a week?”
“It’s a pathetic baby! At such an important time as now, let’s just sit around for a week or so?”
“But isn’t it dangerous for the rest of us if we go out alone?”
“Something special!”
To be honest, Kaneda didn’t care about the safety of Suzuki’s group at all.
No, I was rather hoping that an accident would happen.
If Suzuki’s group is all dead, there’s no need to distribute gold to them.
Another subordinate asked Kaneda.
“But can we go out by ourselves? You don’t even know how the structure works.”
“If you have a head, think about it! How did we get down underground? Didn’t they come down after putting the stone box on the altar? So if you remove the stone box from the altar, it will go up again!”
Kaneda’s judgment was simple but clear.
“Let’s go!”
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hiss-
The Yakuza passed through the gate and moved to the basement of Lake Baikal.
I saw a twinkling light in the distance.
It was the light coming from the stone box.
If you follow that light, you can reach the structure.
Kaneda smiled and opened her mouth.
“That’s why they called it a lighthouse!”
trudging-
Yakuza started walking through the wasteland.
I walked for over an hour to the gate when I entered, so I had to walk as much when I left.
Except for Kaneda, who was leading the way excitedly, everyone had a bad expression.
They were worried that others would be in danger because of them.
They spent two months together in the desert and developed something of camaraderie.
There was no way Kaneda, who was quick-witted, was unaware of the feelings of those subordinates.
“If we go outside, let’s play to our heart’s content today! I’ll shoot! Let’s tame the white horse first before moving the golden one! ha ha ha!”
hehehehe-
At Kaneda’s words, the subordinates forced a smile.
Then someone pointed forward and shouted.
“Who is coming this way?”
trudging-
An unidentified doll was walking towards them.