Seeing this, the gravity in Old Suzuki's eyes deepened further. He silenced the group's argument in a muffled voice:
"Shut up!
"If you want to argue, do it outside! Those willing to follow the unified dive command, come with me.
At the same time, the advanced AI Sir Owl issued a warning:
A "deep dive" had to begin immediately!
"Senso-ji Temple and the Night Watch are already preparing to move out. If we delay any longer, the question may no longer be whether we can find the civilization's legacy,
"But rather:
"Whether we'll die here completely."
Without giving them any time to react, Old Suzuki directly pressed an overclock button hidden inside a compartment in the liquor cabinet.
In an instant, the wooden underground bar, which had still retained the style of a Japanese izakaya, revealed a passage leading deeper underground.
Even Su Wen, standing some distance away, could see countless dim blue Cold Lights flowing through the metal bulkheads of the underground corridor.
At the sight of this, the two groups that had been on the verge of clashing both calmed down. Only Chie shrank fearfully behind Su Wen.
But after Su Wen quietly told her:
"It's all right. Don't be afraid."
The little girl seemed to gather her courage as well and nodded gently.
Not long after,
Some people who had been resting in the VIP lounge or rooms farther inside gradually emerged as well. They warily glanced at one another before following Old Suzuki deeper into the passage.
Su Wen had once considered the purpose behind the existence of the Bounty Hunter Association.
If the Dragon Descendant Research Association existed to preserve bloodlines and perhaps some even deeper secret, while the Great Library existed to pass down knowledge and become an eternally silent Civilization Gravekeeper,
Then the