Upon receiving the message from Sypolov, Angel and Laplace immediately left the weapons exhibition hall.
The moment they emerged, they saw Sypolov standing outside the small tent.
Upon seeing them, Sypolov first nodded respectfully in greeting, then manipulated his Heartfire to look toward Takiana.
Takiana immediately understood. She straightened up at once and gave a military salute, signaling her departure.
Only after Takiana's figure vanished into the thin mist did Sypolov speak. "Please follow me."
Angel had thought Sypolov would lead them to the main tent, but the direction Sypolov took was the exact opposite.
Angel still remembered Sypolov saying earlier that General Oleg was in the main tent. Why had he chosen another direction?
The question had barely arisen, and before he could ask it aloud, Sypolov said in a low voice, "We're here. The General is inside."
Angel looked up and found that they had arrived before a small tent in a corner of the Yingji Race's temporary encampment.
It was a miniature tent, visibly smaller than the others. Furry pelts wrapped its exterior tightly, giving it an airtight feel.
Though the tent flap was closed, mottled yellow light could be seen through gaps in the fur.
In Crystal City, where the mist was thick and dim and the temperature hovered near freezing, the sight of a fur-covered tent and its faint amber yet warmly glowing light carried a surprising touch of coziness.
Since they had already reached the small tent, and Sypolov had said that General Oleg was inside, Angel suppressed his doubts for the moment and followed Sypolov into the tent, which seemed to carry warmth of its own.
From the outside, the tent looked large enough to fit only two or three people.
Yet once they lifted the flap and entered, it proved much roomier