Clack, clack!
Inside the ruin's corridor, the Star-Moon Iron Expedition Team was slowly advancing along the main passage.
Within the team, Jasper walked at the very front, accompanied by Lilian. Rex was positioned in the middle, while Fanny, several bodyguards, and the crawler responsible for transporting the Ancient Construct's parts were all at the back. The formation maintained the same state as when they had first entered the ruins.
The only difference was that the goblin guide was absent.
Perhaps due to the rain over the past few days, the moisture flowing into the ruin's passages caused the smell of damp earth to become rather thick. Yet what puzzled Fanny was that Lilian, who usually complained about the terrible environment, had grown unusually quiet today, not uttering a single word while advancing. Although the other woman was trying her best to conceal it, to Fanny, whose senses were considerably sharper than an ordinary person's,
she could clearly perceive that the other woman had cast her gaze upon her more than once during the advance.
This instantly made her realize that this vicious noble young miss was probably plotting something malicious.
So, the other woman intended to deal with her during the retreat?
Was it because Jasper's attention toward her these past few days had aroused jealousy?
Or was it because her research on the Ancient Construct had won Jasper's approval, causing a sense of crisis?
However, it's not a major issue. Now that she had memorized the design blueprints of the Rusted One in her mind and also obtained the crucial soul engraving, as long as she managed to leave this ruin, she could find an excuse to break away from the team and pay a visit to that Governor John.
*As long as that governor possessed even half of