"I've heard that quite a few things have happened at the Stone Forest Fortress this winter. If I had stayed, I could have come up with an excellent report."

"Staying might not be a good thing. You could get parasitized by an insect and die on a winter night." Guy chuckled, crossing his arms.

The five gathered together and walked along as Sura introduced each person.

"No need to mention Guy and me; Hexia is a partner we met last autumn. She's skilled in medicine, stitching wounds as precisely and cleanly as sewing fine clothes. Flan is an investigator from the Southern Continent, and Sherry hails from the Red Pomegranate Settlement as a warrior. He's quick in response and skilled with a blade."

Finally, Sura introduced the newly acquainted Cat Tail Species warrior. He was lean, with red and green tattoos on his arms, looking quite formidable. He grinned broadly, showing a bright smile.

"I need money and plan to stay at the Stone Forest Fortress. If we find anything valuable in the ruins, I want a third of it."

"I don't care about record materials or anything like that. Just make up the difference for me." In his eyes, this was just a job, and he wouldn't work for free.

"No problem. If we find valuable information and artifacts, this foreign guy next to you could buy them for a good price." Sura waved his hand dismissively.

"Since we've confirmed the manpower, let's replenish the supplies tomorrow and set off the day after."

"What about Mimi and the others?" Tilan asked.

"They'll return with Old Tundra tomorrow. With Old Tundra there, there's no need to worry about safety on the road." Sura replied.

"I see." Tilan thought of Ores at home. Before leaving this time, she needed to give some instructions and even make some tools for reserves.

"Then we'll meet again tomorrow. Meeting adjourned!" After Sura announced, everyone left.

Late at night, Tilan sat in the second-floor workshop, slowly crafting a special necklace. The silver chain was already completed, but the special blue sapphire was still being worked on.

Her eyes shimmered with a faint halo, while the gemstone floated quietly in the air. Intricate white threads continuously etched into the gem, outlining complex patterns.

As the eldest daughter of the Grey Dust Crystal family, Tilan had a deep understanding of crystal stone processing. Combined with the knowledge passively acquired when creating the Rhythmic Crystal and singularities before, she could independently create gemstones with special effects.

Half an hour later, the engravings inside the gemstone were finally completed, and after emitting a faint glow, it settled on the table.

Stringing the gemstone onto the necklace, Tilan picked it up, returned to the bedroom, and woke up the sleeping Ores.

"Here, put this on." She lifted Ores and hung the necklace around the Ice Spirit's neck, carefully fastening it.

Ores widened her eyes in curiosity, examining the gemstone on her chest and carefully touching it with her fingers.

"In case of danger, activate the gemstone. Just channel Magic Power, and I'll also sense it." Tilan instructed her.

"Got it, Tilan." Ores nodded, then felt happy because Tilan made something for her again.

"Tilan, good." She then hugged the girl's arm, speaking a few more words, and under Hexia's comfort, she fell back asleep.

Watching Ores breathe steadily once more, Hexia thought she might have to ask Sigismund to keep an eye on her before leaving, to prevent others from intruding and disturbing Ores.

With everything arranged, it seemed proper. After that, she could set off for the relic exploration with peace of mind.

Who knows what they would encounter on the journey? If the relics recorded the detailed origin of this planet and which Black Sun last concealed it, it would be great.

Since they did it for a reason, they probably left a backup. If we could find the solution, we might obtain the Superluminal Starship and spacecraft to leave the planet.