Velin summoned Verdant Wood Growth and cast Wood Heart Passage. Nourished by Velin's magic power, the plants continually grew downward. Upon reaching the bottom, they spread horizontally into the distance.
After constructing the passage, Velin entered the Wood Heart Passage and followed the tunnel to the entrance of the ruins.
Kyle and O'dor arrived at the ruins entrance one after the other.
The moment he landed, O'dor was drawn to the patterns on the ruins gate and unconsciously walked toward it.
"Crack."
The sound of breaking bones brought O'dor back to his senses.
O'dor merely glanced at the Goblin skeleton that had turned to powder before becoming engrossed once more in studying the patterns on the gate.
Having anticipated this, Velin took out a board game and called Kyle over to pass the time.
Time slowly passed. Velin and Kyle played against each other, ending with a record of eleven wins, sixty-six losses, and three draws.
Under Kyle's constant tutelage, Velin had turned shame into motivation, and his skill at the game improved rapidly.
Meanwhile, O'dor neglected food and sleep as he studied the gate, constantly calculating based on the Transcendent knowledge he possessed.
"Why is this part like this..."
O'dor stared at a crucial node, thinking endlessly as he searched for a solution.
"No, the direction is wrong."
O'dor tossed aside the papers covered in all manner of data and began calculating anew.
After an unknown amount of time, O'dor smoothed his disheveled hair, looked at the ruins gate, and burst into laughter. "Hahaha! I solved it! I solved it!"
Hearing his uncle's laughter, Velin put down his game piece and said to Kyle, "Let's stop. How about we call this game a draw?"
On the board, Velin would have lost in only three more moves.
"Then it's a