Vanessa reached out again, and silver lines marked out the full course of the Mithril Mine across the sand table. Emerald light indicated the locations of the giant trees undergoing abnormal revival in the woodland, holy white light marked the scattered ruins of ancient temples, and red light warned of the dangerous areas that had already been identified. The brightest red glow was White Ape Canyon, where the Doomsday Rift lay.
At the very center of the irregularly shaped sand table was Vesta City, represented as a staggered grid. Beyond that, important locations and functional areas throughout the woodland, such as Yulun Lake, Elf Tree House, Moon Sanctuary, Hermit Camp, watercourses, railway tracks, and more, had all been clearly marked. These would support the planning to come.
"The Mithril Mine veins that have already been explored spread throughout the entire woodland like the roots of giant trees. Their density is astonishing. I suspect that even the combined Mithril reserves of every other region in the Material World cannot compare to this place. But even the shallowest parts of those veins are still quite far beneath the surface.
"Using the techniques provided by the Hermits of the Forest, while leading people to explore the veins, I was able to confirm that every branch of every Mithril vein has scattered abnormal Elemental Reactions. Those should represent the slumbering Paradox Worms."
The petite witch Vanessa stood atop the stool she had been sitting on moments ago. Beside her, Siris marked each key location as Vanessa explained:
"Since we still do not know where the Paradox Worms attacking the city tomorrow night will emerge from, when Megan met with The Church this afternoon, they expressed the view that rather than waiting, we should take the initiative.
"So the plan discussed between The Church and