The Banshees gathered around, carefully inspecting the building and discussing it in hushed voices.
"It really does look like a treasury. It's quite large, has no windows, and hmm, the walls are pretty sturdy."
"Right? I thought it looked like one the moment I saw it. Just look at how huge that door is, and there's even a guard post beside it."
"Could it be piled full of gold coins inside? That's how it's always written in novels."
"Where did you get novels?"
"Knock on Zoe's door at night, and she'll tell you about the church's secret library..."
Ash paid no attention to her noisy clanswomen. After frowning at the building for a while, she nodded. "It should indeed be an important warehouse, but it probably doesn't hold gold coins."
"Why?" The others looked at Ash curiously. "Shouldn't pirates have plenty of treasure?"
"Pirates do have plenty of treasure, but they wouldn't keep it here—this warehouse is far too large."
Only then did the Banshees realize that the warehouse was indeed absurdly huge.
Its footprint was nearly as large as a factory's, which was precisely why it had been spotted first.
"If this huge place were all for treasure, the pirates would have had to rob the entire world to fill it. I think it contains some sort of important material."
"Important material?"
Ash stepped forward and pounded the wall. "This building is much sturdier overall than the surrounding ones. Look at these guard posts.
"There must have been quite a few guards here before. I think there's a high chance it held major supplies like gunpowder and weapons."
"That makes sense... Then we need to open it carefully. At the very least, we can't just blow it up with explosives."
Several Banshees put away their bombs. To prevent accidents,