A minute later, Fredrick was done with the digging. The tree's roots were now completely exposed.
He hugged the tree and began lifting it up as he found its weight to be only a level below that of the square artifact.
With its roots completely out of the soil, Fredrick wasted no time sucking it into the space - while still underwater - causing a violent suction force that pulled onto the tree along with the water in the pool.
Within another minute, it was done as Fredrick found the pool to have lost about half of its water contents to the ring.
With a nod to himself as a sign of success, Fredrick bent both legs…and jumped right out of the water with his hands grappling the edge of the pool, which the water could no longer reach.
He pulled himself up with ease and met with the sight of Cabrera, who was still mining, but this time with a slightly lower intensity.
It seemed that Cabrera had also noticed him, because he spoke…
