Chapter 5 (1/2)

(Helium) 5th Chapter | The Town of Wide

Ruminating over the path s.h.i.+n had learnt of from the village chief, he set foot into the forest and trod on. In the whilst, he pinched the silver coin from before between his fingers and a.n.a.lyzed it.

He activated the Device and extended the radius of field to 1 meter. If the extended range were narrow, the material of the coin could easily be ascertained. However, that the range of field could be set to a minimum of 1 meter, it couldn’t be helped.

s.h.i.+n fixed his gaze on the Device and went through the list of elements.

The supplementary elements in the field were displayed in the order of highest concentration to lowest.

N, O, H, C, Ag, Si, Mg, Fe, Rb, unknown1, unknown2…………a mult.i.tude of elements. There must be many other elements; however, if their concentration in the range were adjudged low, they wouldn’t be displayed.

“The appraisal is difficult even in the radius of 1 meter, huh……but the metals are there.”

Silver had high concentration; hence, the coin was adjudged to be made of Silver.

As for the others – Silicon and Magnesium – whether they were residue present in the coin or minerals present in the earth, it couldn’t be concluded from the a.n.a.lysis.

“Even Rb, huh……is it present in the silver coin? Then, is such a color due to oxidization……”

However, the minerals present in the earth would have many uses.

Whatever the case, nothing could be ascertained through this appraisal technique but the Silver content.

That aside, what he was more interested in was the transcription ‘unknown’ which was also displayed during the confrontation with the Blue Ogres not long ago.

Whether the Device had a function that could supplement unknown elements was questionable.

The development of science made the discovery of new elements easier, indeed; however, presently……on the Earth of s.h.i.+n’s time, the discovery of a new element could be considered an impossibility.

Perhaps- no, undoubtedly; it might be another star system, but the discovery of an element would be a great discovery nonetheless.

That said, it had no relation whatsoever to s.h.i.+n who had no way of returning.

Anyways, his next objective was going to the town he learnt of from the village chief.

Thereupon, guising as much a local as possible and obtaining information.

If the population were larger than the earlier village, there would seldom be people questioning his origins, s.h.i.+n thought. He vowed in his heart that he would not use the Earth-based technology tactlessly from now on.

“Acceleration System.”

Under moderate speed of the Acceleration System, the setting of which had previously been changed to 1.3 times, he dashed through the forest.

Incidentally, he directed rebound stress toward the surface. Piercing through the trees, he jumped 20 meters into the air at a stretch.

A luxuriant sea of trees unfolded as far as an eye could see. Momentarily, the setting sun robbed s.h.i.+n of his vision. He averted his eyes and squintedly confirmed the surrounding situation.

He could see a several kilo(meter) long line. It was most likely the river which the village chief mentioned. Under the gravity’s pull, s.h.i.+n’s body began to fall.

“That direction……Gravity Operation.”

Airborne, he reorganized his posture and calmly operated the Device. He set the gravity to 0.1 times within the range of 1 meter.

s.h.i.+n’s body landed on the ground as slow as a leaf falling off a tree.