96 Rune Location of the Ancient Ruins (2/2)
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Magical searchlights penetrated thick gray mist as the Giants shouted and dragged their huge load of rocks.
The moving Beetlemons stopped orderly at designated locations under the direction of the magical lightstick wielding Gnomes.
Goblins climbed up and down the Beetlemons to load and unload cargo. Some Goblins pushed carts of soil mixed with worms to feed the Beetlemons during the short stops.
The scene of the Ancient Ruins No. 85 excavation site was bustling with orderly activities.
At a corner of the excavation site, numerous corpses of the Goblins, Gnomes, and Orcs were placed on the ground. It indicated that the excavation wasn't as smooth as it appeared.
Sherlock, who was wearing his employment badge, followed behind the Orc, Beast, in a group of Winterfell recruited Archaeologists. They arrived at the edge of the excavated pit.
A fat, yellow-helmed Hamster distributed yellow helmets to each member of the group.
Devil, Orc, Vampire, Gnome, Lich, Centaur, Sludge Monster… A Sludge Monster?
The Hamster hesitated, but he gave the yellow helmet to the Sludge Monster.
”Thank you.” The Sludge Monster gave his thanks and wore the helmet on his head. Due to the weight of the helmet, it sank continuously and reached the Sludge Monster's body.
The Hamster made sure he distributed a safety helmet to every group member before he led them down the plank walkway into the pit. He said, using his deep voice, ”When entering the excavation site, make sure you wear the safety helmet at all times!”
The Sludge Monster was astonished, while the Centaur was looking worried.
In the next instant, a huge rock was tossed from a distance. With a booming sound, the Sludge Monster was crushed under the huge rock.
Small cracked rocks scattered from the impact and fell on Beast's helmet, making pit-pattering noises.
The Hamster stopped and examined the huge rock. Then, he spread his little hands at Beast and said, ”You can't blame me. I told everyone to wear helmets.”
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The deep pit was several hundred meters deep. They walked on the spiraling plank walkway for 30 minutes before arriving at the bottom.
A huge Rune with an area of thousands of square meters was engraved at the bottom of the pit. The helmed Gnomes were wielding magical lightsticks and brushing soil and trash away from the Rune carefully.
The Hamster stood by the Rune and said to Beast, ”The Ancient Ruins' defense mechanisms weren't deactivated. We used Mana detectors and found a large Mana response inside.”
The Hamster pointed at the corpses that were placed above and said, ”We triggered the Spiritual Trap and suffered serious casualties. This will be included in the final cost. I hope that Senior Beast will report this to the Merchant Alliance.”
”Don't worry, I'll report this to the Merchant Alliance,” Beast said. ”If you place the corpses over there, what happens if reporters manage to capture shots and publish them in the newspapers? Won't our previous public announcement be in vain? If the officials from the Labour Union know about this and intercede, the Merchant Alliance won't be held responsible.”
”Don't worry, I won't let any reporter come in here!” the Hamster said confidently.
Beast asked, ”Is this place the only Rune location? Are there others?”
”No, our Mana detectors indicated that this is the only Rune location in the vicinity,” the Hamster said as he shook his head.
”Good, evacuate your creatures from this pit within two days. You must ensure that no reporters discover that there were fatalities in this Merchant Alliance's excavation. For the final cost, go to the Finance Department of the Winterfell Business Unit.”
The Hamster nodded and ordered the nearby workers, ”Make haste! Once the area is cleaned, prepare to evacuate!”
After the Hamster left, Beast turned his head and said to the group of Archaeologists, ”I will leave the Rune location to you. I hope that you are able to find a safe method to access the Ancient Ruins.”