Hearing Satake's suggestion, Xia You, who happened to have the same idea, nodded and followed him to a storeroom. After collecting a set of excavation tools, including a shovel and brushes, they left the research center again.
That was the benefit of knowing someone. The Ruins of Alph park offered excavation experiences to visiting tourists, but renting the equipment normally required a deposit, however basic it looked. Now, with a wave of Satake's hand, that had all been waived!
Although the deposit was a trivial sum, hardly worth mentioning, enjoying special treatment like this still felt quite pleasant!
Once outside, Satake excused himself, as he still had matters to attend to, and left on his own.
After watching him walk away, Xia You and Sabrina returned to the canyon. Looking more closely this time, they could see heaps of freshly dug earth that had yet to be hauled away, mounds of rubble, and rows of temporary scaffolding all along both sides of the dirt path.
Among them, a large group of archaeological workers were busy, fully absorbed in excavating something.
Xia You glanced their way and saw a complete Aerodactyl fossil embedded in the rock, which people were slowly cleaning with brushes. The outlines of its skeleton were so clear and complete that it had evidently been extremely well preserved!
This also left Xia You eagerly anticipating his own upcoming excavation.
Maybe I'll dig up something good too!
Passing through the workers, Xia You and Sabrina came to a corner with hardly anyone around.
"Let's do it here."
Seeing Xia You about to swing his shovel and start digging, Sabrina asked in surprise, "You really want to do archaeology?!"
"Of course!" Xia You laughed. "Traveling isn't just about battling all the time. You need to relax a little too. Think