Richard walked along the mountain path, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. He had nearly circled the mountain but hadn't found any passage or crack. Combining the previous explorations by the consciousness, he was fairly certain that taking a shortcut to remove the Crystal Skull from the mountain was basically impossible.
So, the only option was to carve a tunnel from the outside of the mountain into its interior chamber and retrieve the Crystal Skull from there.
This would be a sizeable venture, especially in this world that resembled the medieval era.
If they were to rely solely on manpower using hammers and crowbars, it might take half a year to complete.
Using magic, the Monroe Chapter indeed contained Earth Magic spells capable of breaking rocks, and he had recently learned one, but at the Wizard Apprentice level, he could only cast them on a very small scale. Even with continuous use, the effect was quite mediocre.
He needed to think of a better method.
