Trapped in Another World With No Magic

Chapter 102: The Mechanic's Secret Mission

The day after working on the dam, Daniel watches as the shuttles deploy, carrying the soldiers of the Fievegal eastward and south towards the gulf. The invasion is commencing. Daniel and the ladies of the Fievegal send the soldiers off, escorted by hundreds of golems. The living soldiers will be leading the conquest, but the golems will carry the heavy load of numbers.

Of course, that's not the only thing the deployed forces will accomplish. Daniel buys himself some privacy when the soldiers are on their way and Hekate goes with Ryuogriar to strategize with Aramellianna. Everyone else is doing their normal tasks, not realizing it's all according to plan.

Daniel takes his pre-prepared void bag and equipment, checking the firearms that he prepared; a shotgun, an automatic rifle, a semi-automatic pistol, a revolver, and two derringer-style micro pistols. He also has an assortment of bombs, hand tools, and non-lethal crowd control grenades; teargas, flashbang, and smoke.

Kaeralegeir, the goddess bound to Nemaisol, speaks telepathically to him. "Daniel, you have me. I already agreed to help you."

"Can you copy yourself to dual wield? If I find allies in the field, can you provide them with a weapon?"

"Okay, okay. I get it. I guess it'll also be easier to hide who and what I am if you minimize my transformations."

Daniel agrees, "Definitely. And, you never reveal your strongest cards at the outset." He checks around him, making sure the coast is clear. He boards the remaining shuttle that he has squirreled away for just this moment, taking the pilot's seat as he begins doing his pre-flight checks. He's not a trained aviator, but he knows enough to at least check all of the extremely important parts, like the crystals, the moveable surfaces, and backups. His shuttles don't have complex electronics in them the way modern aircraft do, since he doesn't have the knowledge to make integrated circuits. The shuttle is operated by mechanical connections. It's enough to give them aircraft, but he won't be winning dogfights against any fifth-gen fighters.

Thankfully, the only airborne threats so far are dragons and wyverns, as well as the much slower airships if anyone is able to copy Wenlianna's designs and does so in secret from Aramellianna.

For now, Daniel focuses on carefully taking off and flying out of the hangar to begin his own journey eastward. He pilots the shuttle, relaxing as much as he can as he guides the shuttle through the sky.

He has a pretty good idea of how Xyreko's influence over various magical devices that can be defined as 'golems', including his armor, which is magically imbued. Her attention can be diverted, such as if Daniel specifically asks her to escort Shek, Skloe, and the children while they are out in the castle town. And, as long as he excludes the glyphs and spell-bound materials Xyreko makes, he is able to avoid her detection.

He feels a little bad, but he has a score to settle. To do that, he needs to be prepared. He has the location of a 'gift' Ryukana placed on Zenkon to help Rikuto once he finds it. It's a powerful artifact, though she insisted Daniel would have to find it to understand how it works.

After a few hours of flying, Daniel spots the ruins the goddess mentioned. It's quite close to Mornistae, but even from what Daniel saw, Rikuto is not a particularly adventurous person, so he simply remained in Mornistae and worked on the economics and logistics.

Ryukana admitted to Daniel that she expected Rikuto, a fan of light novels and anime as well, to go full-on adventurer mode and try to find the closest monsters to fight and 'level up'.

Because they're ruins, Daniel has to be careful of squatters, either people or monsters.

But, that's the reason for his equipment.