The lieutenant colonel nodded three times.
Winters's respect for the lieutenant colonel suddenly increased, "You can actually do mapping?"
"Copied from the legion's large-scale map."
"Oh..."
Colonel Jeska asked the centurions, "Do you see the shallows marked downstream on the Confluence River?"
All four nodded in unison.
"That's Alpad's Department's crossing point, and we're going to cross there too," Colonel Jeska announced. "We're the vanguard, and we'll set off early tomorrow morning."
The four centurions responded evenly; it was inevitable they would have to go, and leaving earlier was actually a good thing.
Mason suddenly became spirited and asked hurriedly, "Then... what about the golden statue? Just keep it buried?"
Winters also perked up, straightened his back, and pricked up his ears.
"What else can we do?" Colonel Jeska answered indifferently, "Continue to keep it buried."
"Could someone dig it out?" Mason asked hesitantly.