Smelting Plant - Scrap Zone - Corridor
The smell of rust from the Smelting Site still clung to the Little Knight's elytra. Following the great hole the artisans had accidentally smashed open, it entered an area that had remained sealed for who knew how long.
A thick layer of dust covered everything in the corridor, along with rust left by years of corrosion. The air here could hardly be called pleasant.
Fortunately, as a Void Vessel, the Little Knight had no sense of smell, or it would never have picked up the scent of valor.
As it walked through the pitch-black corridor, only a sliver of light remained behind it.
At the end of the corridor, it reached a passage leading down and jumped without hesitation.
After falling for a while, the Vessel reached the ground, the sound of its landing echoing through the vast space.
At the clang of metal, the Little Knight keenly realized that this place was still part of the Smelting Plant's internal facilities.
It gathered a little of the Soulfire within its body, and the Bone Nail in its hand began to glow faintly, serving as a torch.
By that light, the Little Knight looked around and found itself somewhere resembling a scrapyard, littered with battered metal and rusty parts.
Any of the bugs living in the Smelting Plant would have been astonished by the sight.
The Smelting Plant they had inhabited for generations actually contained a hidden chamber even they knew nothing about.
"..."
Faced with unfamiliar surroundings, the Little Knight remained completely calm, upholding the fine traditions of a Vessel.
First, it sat on an old bench near where it had landed, opened its map, and began adding this space to it.
It knew exactly why it had come: to investigate what had