Asked the Right Person

"Never would've thought," Joshua remarked simply at Israel's words that were filled with pride and ambition.

His Imperial Majesty thought nothing of it, however, and reached out to tidy his hair that had become rather unkempt after days of labor. Israel thought that the warrior was astonished by his actions—though he was much the same: if he was not seeing the gigantic base here before his own eyes, Israel would never have believed it.

How could he? A dockyard akin to a city, multitudinous magical machinery that surpassed the Empire's own production capacity. In fact, Israel would not have hesitated to believe that it was a dream if he was told so.

Be that as it may, Joshua was not remarking that the existence of the underground base was inconceivable, and was instead left pondering the mysteries of fate.