In the Enbel Maiden Dungeon, tracing Master Suolan's past revealed that many people in her circle had ties to mining, and most of them had even been injured because of it.
In "The Abode of the Dead," "living without a soul" sounded like something religious. A normal investigation would focus on religion, but this religion was an offshoot of the mining industry. At its core, the matter still came back to the mining groups. No matter where "the Abode" ultimately led, starting with the mining groups was never a mistake.
Both Dungeons were connected to mining groups, but the connection was far more obvious in "The Abode of the Dead" than in the Enbel Maiden Dungeon. The former even pointed in a definite direction.
The mining groups were just one of many possibilities in the Enbel Maiden Dungeon, but they were major players in "The Abode of the Dead." And they clearly linked the present to the past, as if hinting at something.
Over the past century, human labor had gradually been phased out, and very few people had died in accidents. As a piece of history, a hundred years was long enough for people to forget it. But since a Dungeon had appeared, there was at least some chance that "The Abode of the Dead" was still "recent."
Did people really need a hundred years to mourn the dead?
"What a coincidence. You're here too?" Shen Fei and his two companions, Ke Youming and Zhu Zhongliang, had also entered the same restaurant. "Looks like we're fated to meet."
"Yeah. Want to join me?" Xu Huo said with a smile, gesturing to the seats beside him.
All three were frugal and ordered the cheapest food on the menu. Shen Fei explained of his own accord, "Don't laugh at us for