Estelle was extremely upset right now.

Imagine how unpleasant it would be when she went to great lengths to defeat the prowler's mechanical guards who were defending Sky City on the streets, and found not some rare treasure or high-end equipment, but some tomboy she never wanted to see again in her life, crying and sad. Not to mention the fact that her companions had unanimously offered to bring her back to the Elseyu.

Of course, the tomboy's brothers were indeed captured by the association, and the tomboy cried very sadly - the soft-hearted Estelle had already let go of her prejudices and even promised to save her brothers from the clutches of the association.

However, when Joshua, who had been resting leisurely in the base camp (in Estelle's eyes), had just left the door when he was pounced on by a tomboy, and then showed a shy and confused expression, Estier felt that a certain string called "sanity" in her mind was about to break.

"Joshua, explain what this is all about." The girl hovering under low pressure had a clear expression on her face that if Joshua couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation for this matter, the consequences would be serious.

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Just when the Shura Field that he liked to see over there was being staged, Hailiga also understood the general situation. The first explorers, led by Estil, have figured out the nearby terrain and the exact location of the El Sejo's forced landing in the floating city. At the same time, they learn that neither they nor the Society were among the first to arrive in this ancient city. The "Bobcat" that accidentally entered the area where the floating city is located is the one.

"It seems that the executors of the association and the Red Lotus Chasseurs are already deployed in various areas near the Central Tower...... I'm afraid the other two chiefs of the Capuya family are also being held there. If we are to put an end to this mutation, a battle for the base camp of the Society there seems inevitable. The implication of Kim's words is that before you go there, you should be mentally prepared.

"I see." The people who didn't follow looked at each other for a moment, and said solemnly, "Then you can rest well, and let's do further exploration." ”

"Take this." Kim handed an unfinished sketch into the hands of the second group, "It might be a little bit of a help." ”

"It's ...... Sketches of the terrain as you explore? Thanks, great help. Joshua carefully put it away—I don't know when it started, but the two girls over there miraculously stopped arguing, but they looked at Joshua with strange eyes, "What's wrong, you two?" ”

"Nothing." Jost shook his head.

"It's just that we find out that the most important enemies at the moment are not each other." There was always something subtle in Estelle's tone, which made Joshua feel a chill.

"But judging from this picture, the bridge to the other block looks completely broken." Heliga leaned up, looked at the big red cross on the strip marked with the bridge on the map, and looked helpless, "Let's look somewhere else." ”

"If you're looking for clues...... You'd better check out the terminals in the city blocks...... There is also a lot of information that may be useful. Shelazad reminded.

"That's right, but a lot of the things in it are prompted to "call without permission." Agaté said with a depressed face, "So don't be too discouraged if there is no real progress." ”

“…… Your advice, we have taken to heart. Let's go. Joshua nodded solemnly, "Uh, Estelle, you're still going to keep up?" ”

"It's mainly everyone who is doing their part just now, I'm just protecting the tomboy over there, and it didn't take much effort." Estelle didn't look tired, and the second group agreed.

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When the members of the second group saw that the "Radiant Track", which seemed to have ceased to function, was reactivated under the influence of Kloss, their expressions were very subtle. When Kloss's basic information was judged to be 73% similar and obtained the permission to extract almost all the forbidden data and functions, everyone couldn't help but laugh when they contacted the previous group of depressed expressions that hit walls everywhere.

"That's really ...... If they had brought Her Royal Highness the Princess, the result would have been completely different. After laughing, Helriga said solemnly, "It seems that the Liber royal family does have something to do with the ancient institution that sealed the Ring of Radiance. ”

"This ...... Maybe it's just a coincidence. Koros hurriedly argued, and it was no wonder that she was not to blame, because her grandmother had never mentioned anything related to it, "Even if it is an ancestor, it is thousands of years later, and the 73% similarity or something, no matter how you look at it, it is a coincidence......"

"Let's put this aside for now...... Anyway, thanks to Kloss's activation of the Radiant Track, we are now able to travel between neighborhoods. ”

"Without further ado, let's get back to the El Saiyu and let you know the good news."

When the group returned to the temporary base where the El Saiyu fell, they found that the original mess had been completely renewed. The passage to the deck had been improvised assembled from reinforced containers, and the wing fragments that stood in the way had been swept away and neatly stacked in corners that did not interfere with daily activities, and now everyone was concentrating on retrieving the two pieces of debris, which were larger and scattered farther away. Inside the cabin, Olivier, who had just stolen a bottle of red wine and was about to be lazy, was caught by King. As an old drinking friend, Kim laughed, and after unceremoniously drinking all the red wine in Olivier's glass, he brutally "invited" him to work.

"Take me with you next time you explore. Let me get out of this sea of misery...... Woo. Olivier, who was still talking and complaining, suddenly wilted when he saw the angry eyes of Mula on the side.

After informing the busy postdocs in the workshop of the various exhibits collected by everyone along the way and the series of changes brought about by Kolos's "permissions", Dr. Russell immediately became busy with the broken crystalline fragments.

"Then there's the 'Industrial Zone' and the 'Pivot Tower', right?" Looking at the originally sparse sketches, which were already filled with dense notes, Yulia said with satisfaction, "It just so happens that the repair work of the El Seyu is almost complete. ”

"Everything is on track." Kross said happily.

"The 'Central Tower' is supposed to be the core of the entire floating city, and it is likely that it is also the place where the association is currently heavily guarded...... If the huge "ark" is also there, then there must be a heavy guard of the association in the industrial area directly connected to the central tower. What Kevin said was actually a conclusion that the church had already told him, but in order not to arouse suspicion, he chose to use speculation.

For a while, everyone was silent with their own concerns.