The interior of the ruins' entrance resembled a street buried underground, with houses and shops lining both sides.
For some unknown reason, this cluster of buildings had not been covered by earth and remained remarkably well preserved, as though a massive bubble had formed beneath the ground.
Looking up, they could clearly see the soil and rocks overhead, with a few tree roots reaching down through them.
Ruins preserved this well generally yielded many valuable antiques. Even if they found no Extraordinary Items within, Jacob's team could still make a fortune simply by selling the antiques.
That was also why Jacob had been so eager for Christine to join them. Such a low-cost, high-return "business" could easily provoke envy. Christine's presence offered them sufficient protection; even if Christine never visited the excavation site, Jacob would still give the general a satisfying share of the profits.
The building Rex had mentioned was the largest in the entire cluster. It looked like it had once been the residence of some noble.
Mr. Hobart pointed at the message on the wall. "Why can't we make eye contact with rabbits?"
"We don't know either." Jacob gave a bitter smile. "But we have indeed found many rabbit holes in the ruins. So far, however, we haven't discovered anything unusual about the rabbits here."
Mr. Hobart asked again, "I recall you saying that two team members had already died, correct?"
"Yes. They died while exploring the underground section of this building. At first, we thought their deaths had been caused by Extraordinary creatures..." At this point, Jacob explained, "Some Extraordinary creatures like to use ancient ruins like these as habitats."
He continued, "But when we conducted Spirit Communication, we discovered that their spirituality seemed incomplete. We simply couldn't communicate with them effectively.
"That was when I