Chapter 45: Chapter 44. Where Farewell Bidded

"Oh, we're canceling the dinner?"

"No, that's not quite it," Han Shin waved his hand immediately. "You can continue with it if you want, since the provisions were already sent anyway."

Initially, they had planned to hold a banquet—well, a Unit's dinner to be precise—after the expedition ended. It was a token of gratitude like usual, a tradition of formality held by the expediting company to commemorate successful enterprises.

The moment they sent a message to the base, informing their departure from the Deathzone, Naomi immediately called Mortix division in area 14 to send a provision truck, filled with fresh logistics and food ingredients.

The initial plan was for them to stay another night to hold the banquet and then came back the next morning. But a change of plan needed to be made because the researchers were anxious about the shard, and they would like to reach a proper laboratory as soon as possible.