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From the moment he left the quarry, Drey had been in a very bewildered state.
When the butler found him, he was teaching the quarry workers and children basic arithmetic and literacy to enable them to operate steam engines in the future.
In his eyes, the owner of the quarry was already an incredible figure, yet he groveled before another elderly man, devoid of his usual haughty demeanor, which made Drey realize that this old man must also be an important figure.
Nevertheless, the elderly man turned out to be quite amiable. After confirming that he was Drey, the man immediately invited him to the side of the passageway and set out for Yifate.
This time, they didn't crawl through the passage, but rather opened the great doors, entered the Shadows in a carriage, and sped to Yifate.
There was Holy Water bestowed by the Goddess of Mercy in the carriage, capable of resisting the incursion of Shadows for a short time, but expensive to produce and seldom used.
