{There would be more fun to come.}
"So where were we going to investigate next?"
March 7th looked at Tingyun and asked curiously.
"Our next destination was Starcrag Port, one of the areas governed by the Artificer Department. This little lady spent some time filing the necessary reports, so I also gathered some intelligence along the way."
"Like Flowing Cloud Crossing, the Stellar Orrery at Starcrag Port had also stopped operating, and the checkpoint had fallen."
"The Cloud Knights were busy searching for the Stellar Core and had no time to attend to other matters."
"Monsters ran rampant inside, while traces of humans were scarce. In this little lady's opinion, it truly was an excellent place to hide one's tracks."
"So next, I could only ask you Stellaron Hunters to investigate the area. However, this little lady guaranteed that you would certainly be rewarded."
Tingyun smiled as she explained this to the Stellaron Hunters.
Her words made Stelle and Theresa look toward the thoughtful Welt. Meanwhile, Himeko had shrunk down and was sitting on Theresa's shoulder, catching up on sleep. She had completely given up and become a mascot now. After all, Theresa was so strong now, while Himeko still needed time—at the very least, she needed to obtain the Herrscher of Erosion Core bestowed by the Immortal Dragon before she could shed her mascot status.
"So we had no support from the Xianzhou, had to face a whole pile of monsters, and most importantly, had to help capture a Stellaron Hunter with a huge bounty from the Company, right?"
March 7th grumbled as she patted Rin's head.
Seeing everyone's helpless expressions, Rin realized that the Stellaron Hunters seemed to have it pretty rough. Still, with Theresa and Welt around, they were not in a passive position.
As for herself,