Trapped? More Like Really Trapped!

He slung the blade over his shoulder.

"Is this what you call trapped? The Landlord asked me to stay and inventory the assets."

Milluki sneered from the other end of the terminal.

"You sounded so righteous just now, but now you've shown your true colors."

"Young master, your language needs to adapt to the situation. No one's watching over the things in this room right now, so I'm the temporary administrator."

Satotz's voice came from afar, strained with urgency.

"Don't touch anything! Let the camera scan it first!"

Bai Zhu looked at the Mechanical Spider in the corner.

"Can you see clearly?"

Milluki said, "A little. Don't get too close to the fire, or my picture will blur."

Bai Zhu sheathed Ryujin Jakka, leaving only a faint glow along the mouth of the scabbard.

The Collection Room was not large, but it held quite a few things.

On the left were more than a dozen stone boxes of varying sizes. Some were already empty, while others still had locked lids.

On the right stood a row of black stone shelves, bearing broken blue-patterned conduits and several heavily worn route boards.

At the very back was a row of transparent stone casings.

Inside them were feather-shaped pieces of metal, their edges covered in intricate patterns.

As soon as Bai Zhu approached, the Blue Crystal on his chest flashed.

The Silver-White Tail Feather above his head trembled as well.

"This is reacting."

He reached out to touch it.

Satotz immediately cried out in alarm.

"Don't touch it directly!"

Bai Zhu's hand stopped in midair.

"Mr. Satotz, you startled me."

"That could be an extremely valuable ritual artifact!"

Satotz spoke rapidly, sounding as though he wished he could crawl out of the terminal.

"This is a cultural relic of great research value. Before