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Digging Princess gave Bai Fu two maps: one of the Geli Desert as it was now, and one from before it had become a desert. A conspicuous red X marked the same coordinates on both maps.

[Psychic Research Institute, Branch No. 2]

Beside the red X was a note Digging Princess had written.

By examining the maps, Bai Fu realized that the institute had once stood in a remote river valley. But after the [Cataclysm], the entire Geli region had turned into a desert, making hills, valleys, and cliffs irrelevant. No matter where you looked now, there was nothing but sand.

"It's more than 300 kilometers from Shelter No. 11. No wonder Old Nissen couldn't get back after leaving the institute."

Without the players' map function to assist with the search, it would have been difficult to find the institute even with a map of the Geli region from before the Cataclysm.

"Your outstanding contributions will be remembered by all the sages of the Silent Court!"

Bai Fu gave Digging Princess and the players on the expedition team a hearty round of praise.

A while ago, she had awarded Patrick Star, who had valiantly won first place in the martial arts tournament, a custom silver Eye of Heaven medal called the "Combatant's Medal." It had received a great response among the players, so this time she decided to use the same trick again and award a new Eye of Heaven medal to every player who had found the institute.

She would call it the Explorer's Medal. There was no need to change the design; switching it to gold would make its unique quality obvious.

Technology was all about changing the casing, and honors were all about changing the color. Nothing wrong with that!

Bai Fu had prepared a dozen or