"Quit being so pessimistic, or I'd really be discouraged."

Frank snorted but stood up. "Come on already. I have nothing else to do anyway!"

"You're the best brat ever!"

Sylvie strode up and pecked him on the cheek, smiling cheerfully and unabashedly. "I have a huge reward waiting after we're done."

Frank smiled but said nothing, since he knew very well what it was.

Nonetheless, they were in Shanton two hours later, passing the police line and arriving at the dig site soon enough.

The dig team had been waiting for a while, their scowls quickly fading as they appeared hopeful to see Frank.

Someone exclaimed, "Mr. Frankton's here! This is as good as done, just watch!"

Another person promptly snapped, "Are you serious?! Do you think he can keep the hypogeum intact while the load-bearing structures are being set up?"

to stare at the youth named Ernest

be scared shitless when he

a good laugh from that, which

came to see who it could be... only for it to turn out to be some ordinary civilian, and hardly anyone impressive as

Mr. Lane, and we just might let you stay here.

frowned, but amusingly, his construction team were inexperienced and were not local on top of that. As they were not that

and cost, they bent some rules, which

left him deflated, he did not

there are no other issues, let's go in. For now, we'll be assessing the condition of the hypogeum, so

"Okay!"

had her own mind about things, Frank was more knowledgeable,

they descended into the hypogeum, a pungent

stench of

should be airtight," Sylvie murmured in confusion. "How could anyone have gotten

did not

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