Milluki spun the terminal around, passing the image of Bai Zhu looking up across the group.
The file status stood out glaringly: Upload complete.
No one spoke in the carriage.
The face had been captured clearly enough to make out even the small mole beside Bai Zhu's ear.
Milluki raised a hand and tapped the screen.
"This thing has already been sent out."
Bai Zhu took the terminal and scrolled down a few pages.
"I look pretty handsome in that shot!"
"Hey, do you have to be that narcissistic? Is that the important part? The important part is that at least one side has received news about you." Milluki took the terminal back. "The Creation Society, the general, Kakin—they're all possibilities. Your face was exposed, and it happened in a village under their control."
"I was mixed in with the crowd. Who would've thought there'd be cameras installed on the vehicle?"
"And you think you have a point."
Piyu took the terminal and replayed the footage from the beginning.
In the footage, Bai Zhu stood behind the villagers as mercenaries stopped him to verify his identity. Only half his face was visible, and he did not turn fully toward the camera until the crowd knocked over a wooden rack.
Piyu paused the video.
"There's no need to be this nervous, right? With Knov helping us, even if they know we're here, it'll be hard for them to pinpoint us directly."
"But they already know Bai Zhu is here." Palm stood by the carriage door. "If we keep heading north, anyone with half a brain will know to set up checkpoints. Sooner or later, they'll track our movements."
"We might also run into ruins that have been opened early." Piyu looked up. "We have two choices now. Leave the valley and