Stelle looked the miner before her up and down, her expression somewhat peculiar.
"...They'd even want something this beat-up?"
The miner spread his hands and grumbled, "Those people have no moral limits. When they go nuts, they'll steal anything! If it weren't for Wildfire, they'd have taken control of the whole Great Mine.
"Uh... speaking of which, where are the Wildfire people? Did they head deeper in? Those two groups aren't still fighting, are they..."
Seele lowered her gaze slightly. "...Looks like Chief Oleg should be up ahead. Hurry back to the rest area and find Nata. Don't get hassled by thugs again."
The miner let out a huge yawn, then nodded. "Sure thing, thanks for... uh, waking me up! I'll head back and get some more sleep!"
The somewhat odd, rather carefree miner left.
The Trailblazer's squad continued onward. When they reached the middle of the steel bridge, they spotted a woman ahead, also dressed as a miner.
"I know that girl over there," Seele said. "That's Elaine from the First Mining Team! Quick, let's check how badly she's hurt."
Everyone picked up the pace a little and soon reached the woman.
Seele stepped forward and asked, "Elaine! Are you all right? Are you badly hurt?"
Elaine was visibly surprised and pleased to see Seele. "Seele! Thanks, I'm okay. Just sprained two joints.
"You came at just the right time. Those vagrants kept asking about the robots, but I really don't know anything..."
"We don't know either," Stelle said.
Elaine caught on. "Oh, you haven't heard what's happening inside, have you? A bunch of robots have occupied the inner section of the Great Mine! Neither the mining teams nor the vagrants can get near it."
Robots!
Jiang Yu caught the key word.
March 7th sounded a little excited. "...A