The Trader's silhouette dissolved into the sparse woods.
Anna looked away and suggested to Lu Li, "You should have asked about his anomalous goods."
"The Trader only sells basic items," Lu Li replied. He had already asked. Unfortunately, the Trader was no treasure trove—his inventory was limited to the simplest of anomalies, like spirit guns or impractical daggers.
He did, however, accept other anomalies in trade.
They had more pressing matters to attend to. Silence would envelop the Allen Peninsula in less than three days. They needed to expand the cave before the Third Calamity arrived.
The shelter's security was more important than its size. That's why, during the expansion, the thickness of the Deep Sea Stone walls was being increased from ten centiters to a full ter.
It was expected that once the expansion was complete, the shelter—or rather, the safe room—would be able to withstand most anomalies.
At the very least, not even Anna, as a vengeful spirit, could penetrate a ter-thick wall of Deep Sea Stone.
This shelter, worth a hundred million investigator points, seed to justify its cost.
The following day, the clanging and rumbling of construction filled the clifftop.
The furniture and supplies from the cellar were temporarily moved out, making room for Jimmy, who had taken on the role of the workforce.
To the claws of Jimmy's monstrous body, the solid rock was no tougher than packed sand—every swipe left three deep gouges.
The pace of the work slowed, however. Initially, Amper had been helping too.
All he had to do was curl into a ball and start spinning, and the stone wall would part like butter beneath his hard shell.
But Amper made far too much noise. The entire clifftop shook when he spun. Remi had to put a stop to Amper's destructive "help" and send him off to play in the Elm Forest—otherwise, he might have collapsed the cave before they could finish building it.
Even with just Jimmy working, the excavation was half-finished by evening.
Barring any unforeseen complications, they could start laying the Deep Sea Stone by noon the next day and move into the safe room. Working through the night would have sped things up, but the nights were dangerous with the anomalous fog.
The sky darkened, and in the distance, out over the sea, the faint outline of sothing seed to erge as the waves carried the fog toward the shore.
That night, Lu Li stayed in Jimmy and Remi's hut. Remi remained with Anna to guard Lu Li, while Jimmy was sent to stay with Amper and the children. The two huts were only a few ters apart, allowing them to co to each other's aid quickly.
Lu Li didn't go to sleep. Sitting by the fire, he took out the book, "The Voice of Grief
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