All right, for the exceptionally capable and exceptionally wealthy eldest young lady of the Belen Castor family, anything that could be solved with money naturally wasn't a problem. But a complete ruin hidden in the Void? That really wasn't something money could solve.
So, after confirming that the Jormungandr had indeed swaggered off and wasn't coming back, the two of them hurried over to the ruins of the Emerald Labyrinth and spent another two hours moving bricks. Only then did they feel somewhat relieved: the palace had collapsed, but not completely. At least the main structure was still standing. It wouldn't actually crumble away into the gray mist of the Void.
Of course, three rooms inside the palace that had been converted into laboratories had collapsed completely, and the reserves of zero-element and all the intact alchemical equipment had been destroyed. Even Yu Lian, who knew little about accounting, could guess that the losses amounted to at least ten billion Star Credits.
Still, for the wealthy Alliance, this probably wasn't too big a problem. As long as the main structure remained, everything could still be salvaged.
Indeed, after they'd finished moving bricks, Miss Yamida finally caught her breath, and her expression relaxed a little.
"I think the plan to use this as a base can go ahead, but using it as an alchemical laboratory is definitely too risky. Losing equipment is one thing, but what about losing people?"
Anyone who dared to conduct experiments in the Void was bound to be a psionicist with above-average theoretical knowledge and ability. Even the wealthy Alliance couldn't actually treat them as disposable.
Thinking about it now, if Senior Sister Han Dai had happened to be in the Emerald Palace just then, she might not have made it out alive. Yu Lian suddenly felt