"I was thinking the same thing." The mage led the companions into the pavilion, and in just a brief moment, they were back at the base of the blue crystal, standing on the still dusty ruins.
A few Rock Spirits rolled in front of Lynch; they had now gained the right to enter here. Lynch handed a bag full of gemstones to the leading Rock Spirit and began to converse with them in awkward Tribe Language.
First, the ruins here need to be cleared, and then a new palace can be built. The Rock Spirits estimated that it wouldn't take much time to dig through the passage. They move through rocks even faster than the Purple Worm. However, for the Rock Spirits, an elemental creature, "a very short time" is relative to their eternal life. After multiple analogies, Lynch understood that the digging would take at least two years.
