Zich and his companions searched around the ruin. The ruin was spacious, but soil erosion had destroyed many places, and it didn’t take them long to search the whole place. They couldn’t find anything particularly special about the place. There was an empty room on the side of a large hallway, but there wasn’t even a single piece of furniture, let alone precious goods, in the room. Only the large room with a pile of treasures was distinct compared to the other rooms.

The group scattered to look for any peculiarities, but they soon regrouped in the treasure room like they had promised.

“Did anyone find anything special?” Zich asked and everyone shook their heads.

Lyla glanced at Zich. Since she was the one who had suggested coming back to the ruin, she felt guilty. She also worried that they would stop their search right now. Yet in contrast to her fears, Zich didn’t intend to halt their search.

“Then, let’s rest for today and dig through the crushed areas tomorrow.”

Lyla’s face brightened up.

“Snoc.”

“Yes!”

“You can do it, right?”

There was no one better than Snoc to overturn a crushed area. The ruin’s defense abilities impeded Snoc’s powers, but he could still use them efficiently.

“Only things like ripping away the ruin’s floor and walls are difficult,...