Thanks to [Huanyue Wuchen] and [wjsx] for your monthly votes. Jiaoshou was deeply grateful. After more than a month of extensive excavation and a considerable expense in Rex's gold, one thing had finally become clear in the Arathi Highlands: they had not found what Rex was looking for.
The result disappointed Rex somewhat, because it meant that the time a thousand years in the past he had visited had no connection to this future timeline. They were two parallel timelines, confirming his earlier suspicions.
Since they had found nothing, the people in the Arathi Highlands could withdraw.
Rex had already given the order, and they would all pull out over the next few days.
As for the traces left behind by the excavation, those were not his concern. He was busy every day; how could he have the energy to attend to everything?
Over the past few days, Rex had been running back and forth, mainly to find the resources Danath and his people needed.
Most of the resources Danath had requested were materials for weapons, though some were everyday supplies.
They had endured more than ten years of shortages and had had enough. Now that they had a chance to change things, they were not about to let it slip away.
Coffee, for instance, accounted for a sizable portion.
Some of them had not tasted coffee in more than ten years and had missed it every day. This time, they had requested quite a substantial amount.
After several days of running around, Rex had people begin the preparations. Today, just as he was continuing his work, Patrick's arrival interrupted him.
Rex was somewhat surprised to see Patrick. He had been busy with matters concerning Outland lately and had not visited the Industrial Base for about two weeks. But everything