The rainy season had arrived in Lulusi Country, and sudden downpours blanketed almost every region.
The Taro Region.
It was evening. The sky hung dark and oppressive, black clouds churned, and heavy rain poured down.
Everywhere one looked, rain fell in vertical curtains.
At the tomb excavation site.
Amid the downpour, high-powered searchlights stood around the perimeter. Their straight beams crossed over the tomb entrance, lighting the area as brightly as day.
Temporary huts and tents stood in orderly rows around the entrance.
People in hooded raincoats moved between them. Some were excavation workers, but most were elite soldiers equipped with sophisticated weapons.
Lulusi Country derived most of its revenue from tourism, and the attractions that drew visitors were precisely those ruins and tombs that preserved the history of its civilization.
Thus, Lulusi Country placed great importance on excavating and protecting its ruins.
To strengthen that protection, it poured substantial funds into its military every year.
Whether at tombs undergoing excavation or near ruins and museums open to the public, troops were stationed to guard them day and night.
When necessary, Lulusi Country also paid handsomely to commission Ruins Hunters to assist with excavations.
And the recently unearthed tomb was actually connected to the legendary Sunset Golden Country.
This drew intense attention from Lulusi Country.
Not only did it immediately dispatch an excavation team and troops, it also sealed off every attraction in the Taro Region and strictly prohibited outsiders from entering.
"Satotz, over here."
In the passage beyond the stone sealing the tomb entrance, a slightly plump man with gentle features was carefully studying the ancient writing and murals on the walls.
Although lighting equipment had already been installed, he still wore a headlamp, as though only then could he see clearly enough.
The slightly plump man was named