(Thanks to Hijikata Toshizo for the bonus chapter donation, 2/2)
The Skitarii drove a massive tractor out through the portal, with a large iron plate mounted on it.
Then everyone used a crane to slowly lower the statue onto the tractor's iron plate.
Once the statue of Isha, Goddess of Life, had been secured with steel cables, the tractor started up and slowly drove into the portal.
Li Qinwu took several large gulps of Holy Tea. Sending something so massive through the portal consumed quite a bit of his psychic power.
After Isha's statue had completely entered the portal, Li Qinwu opened the system and checked the map's exploration progress. It had surged to 99%.
He breathed a sigh of relief. The exploration was finally complete.
As for the remaining 1%, he no longer gave it much thought. It was only 1%, probably some low-value items outside the city that were not worth searching for.
He turned to Daal and crooked a finger at her.
"Come with me. It's time to discuss our cooperation!"
He put particular emphasis on the word "cooperation."
Daal swallowed and followed Li Qinwu into the portal.
Portal closed. Extraction successful. Items obtained: Holy Statue of Isha, Goddess of Life; 120,000 Spirit Stones; 65 Constructs with varying degrees of damage; one Master-grade staff; three sets of heavy Wraithbone Power Armor; two captives.
After returning to the Vault, Li Qinwu finally felt relieved. He removed the helmet he had been wearing and said to the surrounding Skitarii soldiers:
"Sort and arrange all the loot from this operation. These are important spoils I won!"
The Skitarii soldiers buried themselves in their work. Some drove forklifts to stack the Constructs together, some carried containers to place all the Spirit Stones in a single room, while others used