Delayed Testing

After retreating a certain distance, the team members dispersed in twos and threes, heading toward the temporary camp at the foot of the mountain to rest and wait for the next round of work.

Didak, however, did not leave. He watched a new team approach.

Every one of them wore rigid armor and carried heavy iron shields, as if a Metal Clunker were moving around.

They looked at Didak and asked about the demolition. Upon hearing him say that all the installed Alchemy Items had gone off, they sighed in relief, but did not fully let down their guard. With pursed lips, they headed toward the demolition site.

Didak watched them and understood clearly that they had to find every fragment of the Alchemy Items before their work could be considered complete and the next team could be notified to enter.

Only then could they prevent an Alchemy Item from activating with a delay and killing a large number of people.

Accordingly, their job was clearly the most dangerous. Even though they were dressed like Metal Clunkers, most of that protection was merely psychological comfort. By Didak's estimate, even if those things were twice as thick, they would be of little use against large Alchemy Items. If something really went wrong, not even their bones would remain.

But because of that, they could earn salaries more than five times higher than those in ordinary places, and if they were unfortunate enough to die, there would be substantial compensation.

The danger-clearing team members, who earned those enormous salaries, spent more than half an hour searching before finally finding all the fragments. After confirming with Didak, they left the site, panting heavily.

After that, the third work team appeared.

Each of them carried a bucket filled with a pungent pale-blue liquid. No