The mine shaft descended at a gentle angle, the main tunnel wide enough for three people to walk abreast comfortably.
Support beams appeared at regular intervals.
Our footsteps echoed in the confined space, the sound bouncing off stone walls.
Tessa stayed close behind me, one hand occasionally touching my back like she needed the physical reassurance that I was still there.
Scarlet moved ahead with confident steps.
We passed side tunnels, exploratory shafts that had been dug and then abandoned when they didn't yield worthwhile deposits.
Some were marked with chalk notations indicating what had been found or why they'd been closed off.
My debug vision kept scanning, cataloging everything.
iron_ore: (not commercially viable)
silver_ore: DEPLETED
copper_traces: MINIMAL
limestone: ABUNDANT (structural only)
unknown_signature: GETTING_STRONGER
distance_to_source: ~150m
Whatever that unknown signature is, we're getting closer to it.
