That Rhino Man should have held a grudge against Carlos. Considering the era, Rhino Man's tribe had most likely been slaughtered by human armies.
In the world ten thousand years later, the Rhino Man race no longer existed at all.
Using technical flight, Mel headed back toward the imperial city at high speed. Without a map from this era, he could only slowly determine the direction by asking for directions.
Compared to the northern forests, this place was already quite densely populated. Villages could be seen from time to time.
However, the villagers only knew that an emperor ruled over them. None of them had ever been to the imperial city.
To get clear directions, he would at least need to find a larger town.
When Christmas was about to enter another town to ask for directions, someone in a conspicuous white coat stepped forward from the crowd and asked, "Hello. I am an Imperial researcher. Is there anywhere nearby where copper ore is mined?"
The crowd showed immense respect toward this suddenly arrived stranger. Imperial researchers had come here before, though those people had all been accompanied by large numbers of guards. Only researchers wore such conspicuous white coats.
Although these people did not understand what researchers did, they knew one thing: these researchers worked for His Majesty Carlos.
"Greetings, sir. I am the mayor of this town. Many years ago, I was even fortunate enough to hear one of Carlos's speeches." An old man struggled to squeeze through the crowd.
Mel hid among the crowd and watched silently.
Then he heard a name that left a deep impression on him. "Hello, I am Enxi, an Imperial researcher. My current research requires a great deal of copper ore..."
Enxi slowly explained why she had come. Research into electrical devices