The road to Rainbow Town was lined with Fractsidus guards.
"This is troublesome. With so many Fractsidus members stationed here, finding Jinhsi may not be easy." Worry showed in Changli's eyes.
"If we attack, we'll only tip them off and put them on guard. Finding resonance traces in the chaos of a battle would be even harder, especially since we haven't even seen the Fractsidus Supervisor stationed here yet."
"Let's slip past them and enter Rainbow Town first," Changli decided.
The two made their way toward Rainbow Town under cover.
A short while later, a cluster of buildings came into view before Tide Sis and Changli.
There was no sign of Jinhsi in Rainbow Town.
Inside and outside the town, many Fractsidus Artificers were trapped in the flow of time, suffering its torment.
Even more Artificers patrolled back and forth through the town.
For a moment, the two fell into thought.
There was no sign of Mt. Firmament's native inhabitants anywhere in or around Rainbow Town. They had probably gone into hiding.
The Fractsidus Artificers patrolled with mounting urgency. The tremor that had shaken Mt. Firmament earlier seemed to have made them even more nervous.
"If there's no other way, I'll have to draw them away," Changli said decisively. "After all, you're indispensable here. It's time this piece took its proper place on the board."
In just a few words, Changli had made her decision.
Tide Sis had always been willing to take advice, and she gave a slight nod of agreement to Changli's plan.
"The Fractsidus have the advantage in manpower. We shouldn't cause too much of a commotion. I'll reveal myself and lure them away in a moment."
With that, Changli stepped out of the shadows.
Looking toward the Artificers in Rainbow Town, she took a light step