A workshop!

The moment Ji Jue and Lou Feng reached that conclusion, everyone’s eyes lit up.

It was a sudden turn for the better. They thought this trip had been a waste, only to discover that the people they had just dealt with were nothing more than the outer security team. Once the shell was pried open, there was such tender, juicy clam meat hidden inside. A trace of delight appeared even on Tong Shan’s face.

But in that brief silence, Ji Xue quickly noticed that something was wrong. She looked ahead. Those two rather suspicious Ember-types had, at some point, put a subtle distance between themselves. When they looked at each other, their smiles grew friendlier and more amiable by the second.

For some reason, though, it gave off the distinct impression that if either of them ever stood behind the other, he would pick up the nearest object at any moment and kindly crack his friend’s skull open with it.

“A workshop…”...