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Carlos did not accept Joren Pell's offer because Cosmic said the Lord sounded desperate.

He accepted the system review first. The panel appeared in front of him while Kaia stood beside the Dire Hyena Den.

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Iron-rich Clay Shelf

Registered Owner: Joren Pell

Extraction Status: Blocked

Available Workers: One Common Builder, three untrained workers

Threats within registered work area:

Tusked Burrower x2

Noted trait: Burrowing charge can break light structures and injure unprotected workers.

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Carlos read it twice to be sure.

The system did not say the creatures were powerful. It also did not say they were harmless. The extraction frame had already been broken once, and Joren's Builder could not protect three workers while rebuilding it.

"One new fighter might be enough," Kaia said. "But only if it can stop those things from reaching the workers."