"Tania and I are doing fine, so stop sending Telepathy every other day to check if we're still 'alive.' It'd be a real problem if the Blue Dragon found out!"
"Key point—can we disguise the fortress as ancient ruins? Make it look filled with mysterious and perilous mechanisms, but just needs some Mana Energy input to receive some gifts from the 'Magic Spirit'?"
Within a mere six months, the Thunderstrike Crystal deposit in the Montero dunes, under David's guidance, had attracted an endless stream of 'Crystal Prospectors.' It grew from nothing into a bustling, desert-style settlement. Meanwhile, hundreds of kilometers away in the depths of the Kutaro Desert, Dragon Dad Attilicia, who was managing the fortress construction site as a 'project manager' with a stressed expression, also received a Magic Messaging Owl from David. Along with it came a sample of raw Thunderstone ore, sent by a magical creature.
