Shausedo was thoroughly startled—not by the Tunneling Vehicle, but by Mora's joking description.
He really could not stand hearing that now.
But Mora's attention had already shifted. "You came over after changing just one spare drill bit. You found the beacon, and the signal is clear. Not bad."
As she spoke, she casually taught Shausedo how to use the "beacon." "Look, beacon information includes the date and personnel tags. Everyone has them, no exceptions, for future reference... Oh, Luo Yuan?"
Having just recovered his composure, Shausedo blurted out, "Your 'business' partner?"
"How about it? Interested in our product? There are still super discounts during the early stage." Mora promptly launched into a sales pitch. Only when she saw Shausedo's complete lack of interest did she shake her head and click her tongue. "I know he and Mentor Li Wei have great Tacit Understanding, and I've seen him a few times in the Deep Blue World, but this is the first time there have been clear traces of him in the Thirteenth District."
Shausedo was rather interested in Luo Yuan, and the topic was fairly relaxing. Just as he was about to chat a little longer, his protective suit visor displayed a noticeable rise in the external temperature.
Actually, during the latter stages of the Tunneling Vehicle drilling through the rock strata, he had already sensed that the rock was becoming increasingly soft and rotten, while the molten flow passing beneath their feet had basically stopped cooling. Shausedo had thought that if they went a little farther, they would soon enter the Magma Sea.
At that moment, the Tunneling Vehicle operator reported, "There's a drop-off ahead. The height difference is seventy meters... Depth unknown. The overall space is open, and the terrain below is unclear."
"Such a large cavity?"
Both Mora