Carson coughed, then asked, "Enough about things that don't matter. Are you two willing to come with me to explore the Bioelectricity Containment Facility beneath the Circular Shaft or not?"
"I'll follow Xia Lun's lead," Manhunter said at once. "And you'd better do the same."
Carson nodded, then turned to Xia Lun. "Mr. Xia Lun, the final decision is yours. Are we going?"
Xia Lun lowered his gaze and did not answer right away.
Judging by his experience so far, this Scenario was safe and comfortable as long as he did not go looking for trouble. And there was, in fact, a pattern to what counted as "looking for trouble."
Across the previous six Scenarios, hidden, high-ranking enemies had appeared only after he took the initiative and pulled off some outrageous stunt no one could have predicted. By that logic, if he avoided anything bizarre and simply followed the advice of the people in the Scenario, he probably would not be looking for trouble.
In other words, following Carson's proposal was unlikely to cause any major problems. He might even learn what had happened to the Ashen Record that had vanished aboard the ship.
At that thought, Xia Lun smiled and turned his wrist, materializing a bottle of Underwater Breathing Potion.
"I agree with Carson in principle. But the facility is deep underwater, and our diving suits are fairly fragile, so we need to make some extra preparations."
Xia Lun raised the potion for the other two to see.
"This was a gift from the daughter of a director at Jade Pharmaceuticals. It lets people breathe freely underwater and increases the pressure the human body can withstand."
"Any side effects?" Carson asked.
Xia Lun flicked the cap off with his thumb and poured a few mouthfuls into his mouth. "None."