The trail of [Spirit Vision] led farther than he had imagined. Elliot had to dive for quite some time before he drew close.
I should be near the seabed by now, right? Elliot only felt that the seawater around him was growing sweeter, even somewhat viscous.
When he opened his mouth, it was like pouring honey straight into it.
He soon reached the faintly glimmering object. Only then did Elliot see it in full.
"A string?"
It was not an object, but a thin strand, barely visible in the seawater. Without [Spirit Vision], he really would not have been able to make it out.
After a moment's thought, Elliot reached out to touch it.
I have [Secret Art: Overdraw] active anyway. At worst, I can chop this hand off and grow a new one.
Yet the strand did not harm him. Instead, it gave him a familiar feeling, with even a faint trace of spirituality mixed into it.
As he sensed that spirituality, Elliot found it increasingly familiar. A moment later, he finally remembered what it was.
"Spider silk?!"
Elliot's heart leaped with joy.
This was good. He could think of no one but Victoria who could lay spider silk on the seabed.
Finding the spider silk meant finding Victoria, finding Victoria meant finding the Courtyard, and finding the Courtyard meant finding the Difference Engine!
This was an even better option than finding the fleet!
After all, all of Elliot's power came from the Difference Engine. Once his cheat came online, everything would get better!
As for the Difference Engine Core, Elliot could no longer spare it much thought. He could only find the Courtyard first, then mobilize the Believers to help search for it.
Elliot immediately followed the spider silk, pulling the sled's handle to move forward!
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