Moon Island.
Three floors underground.
Lada was intensely focused, watching the changes throughout the room.
Almost anywhere a minute difference appeared, she would act, adjusting and repairing another spot, then waiting for the other side to respond once she finished.
It was like playing some kind of interactive game, but it demanded extremely keen observation and quick reactions. She also had to remember everything arranged in the room, down to every detail, and it consumed considerable stamina.
After all, she was alone on her side, without an assistant. Doing as well as she had was already quite an achievement.
But it would still take several hours to finish the repairs completely and open the connection.
She had already spent over a week here, taking care of almost all her eating and drinking here without ever leaving.
"...Green Island was attacked by the Radiant Holy Church, but occupying Garbage Island takes higher priority... I know... I'm already working as fast as I can."
Lada spoke to herself, blue streams of data flowing through her right eye.
Suddenly, the partition overhead opened. The streams of data in her eye vanished at the same time, and she continued concentrating on repairing this Twin Observation Station as though nothing had happened.
"...The boss told me to notify you that there's trouble on Green Island too. We need to wrap up the fighting on Garbage Island as soon as possible. How much longer do you need?"
Augustus spoke, accompanied by Haozi and Balie. Judging by their outfits, all of them were ready for battle.
Haozi's weapon was a kitchen knife. He wore light armor and a very tall Chef Hat on his head. Anyone who did not know better would have thought he was a chef heading off to cook.
Balie was fully armed, clad