Although Sandora and I both wanted to search the entire planet right away, kidnap a few Tree Spirits who looked old enough to be ancestors, and question them, charging in recklessly would definitely cause problems. We still had to take things one step at a time, at the very least not vanish without warning and leave Sailin and that whole group behind. Based on Qing Ye's condition, the Ancient Relic had definitely suffered a severe radioactive disaster, and it might decide to explode again at any moment. Although Sailin seemed to know how to handle that sort of thing, Sandora and I were still deeply worried.
Teleporting from the Empire Admiral to the surface took only a second. In a flicker of light and shadow, we returned from the silver-white high-tech warship compartment to the lush primeval forest. We landed exactly where we had left from, and could still see the traces left behind by the large group of adventurers.
"Hey, they even left us markers. Sailin's pretty thoughtful." Holding Sandora in ball form, I was about to sense the Ancient Tower's location and fly straight over when I spotted a conspicuous white symbol on the trunk of a small tree nearby. It had clearly been left specifically for us.
With markers, things were much easier. We rushed forward at full speed, and before long Sandora and I heard human activity coming from deep within the dense forest ahead. Through the trees, we could vaguely make out an open area beyond a natural barrier formed by ancient trees.
We had already reached the deepest part of the forest.
After circling around a wall of trees, we met up with Sailin at the edge of a clearing in the woods.
"Hey, Sailin." Carrying Sandora, I approached from the side. Before I