A night passed without incident, and soon it was the following morning.
At dawn, as the faint light began to glow, everyone had already awoken from their slumbers.
After a quick bite to eat, they once again embarked on their journey to find the relic.
This leg of the trip proved to be slightly more difficult than before.
The terrain gradually changed from flat plains to rugged mountains, and the expedition team even scaled a small hill before completing the remaining distance.
Thankfully, the two off-road vehicles were up to the task.
Though they encountered a few troubles, they didn't delay too long.
By the time Zhang Xiaoman saw that the green dot representing their location on the map overlapped with their destination, it was just reaching the afternoon.
"We're close, let's keep looking,"
Zhang Xiaoman said from the back seat, glancing at the surrounding environment now and then, trying to spot anything out of the ordinary.