After Sampo offered to introduce the Trailblaze Squad to Wildfire, the group set off.
Just as when they had first asked Sampo to lead them to town on the Snowfield, Old Sampo walked in front, and the squad followed behind.
But hopefully, this time there would be no law enforcers suddenly popping up or grabbing Old Sampo to shake coins out of him.
As they followed him, March 7th asked, "So, what does Wildfire usually do?"
Sampo answered, "Everything. Maintaining order, upholding justice, securing resources, distributing supplies...
"Speaking of supplies, that's where my tiny bit of influence comes from..."
After leading everyone out of the house, Sampo left the alley, followed the stairs down to a lower area, then turned into another narrow path before finally stopping in an open space where several alleys intersected.
Then Old Sampo lifted his head, glanced around, and said with some puzzlement:
"Huh, Joshua isn't here..."
The members of the Trailblaze Squad also looked around, taking in their surroundings.
March 7th's gaze was drawn to a mine cart tipped over beside the road. Inside it lay a large quantity of glowing, orange-yellow minerals she couldn't name.
March 7th asked curiously, "What's this glowing ore?"
Hearing March 7th, the others turned their heads. Sampo took one look and said:
"Oh, that's Geomarrow, an ore used for heating. You know how the surface and underground are completely sealed off from each other? The Geomarrow transport line is the only thing still running. Ore goes up from underground, and supplies come down from the surface."
Seeing what the unusual ore called Geomarrow looked like in its raw form, Jiang Yu took out his phone again to snap a photo, then sent it to the Astral Express family group chat along with Sampo's explanation.
Meanwhile, Sampo continued telling