Secondly, the name of this hidden location.

When Li Ang saw this message pop up, he thought the hidden location would be what Xiaomo called the "Mechanical City Core," but it was actually named the "Mechanical Creation Furnace."

This should refer to the place behind the metal door at the end of the fourteen passageways. If this doesn't qualify as a hidden location, what does? Typically, the system fully identifies hidden locations, and since there's only one, it must be this one.

Sometimes, the name pointed out by the system matches the local people's understanding, but not this time.

Li Ang pondered, speculating that when the names coincided, it might be because the essence of the place remained unchanged regardless of what it was called. But this time it's different; as a relic of a pre-civilization, it has an exclusive name given by its island's former inhabitants, distinct from the names guessed by those who came later.

And the system provides this true name.

"Li Ang?"

Seeing him slow down his pace due to thinking, Xiaomo called out.

"Coming."

He caught up with the group, who now entered a corridor with workrooms on both sides.

These workrooms housed many engineers and workers. They greeted the newcomers, and from their conversation, it was clear that the young engineer who brought them here was named Neil.

Besides that, they seemed to not comprehend the current situation.

"The Great Engineer wants to see them?" "Why? What makes them special? Doesn't he usually not allow people into his workroom without important matters?" "He just got back from the surface with a stern face. None of us dare to provoke him."

There was no malice in their words, but it conveyed that the "Great Engineer" seemingly has a bad temper.

And beyond the metal door at the corridor's end was the workroom of the Great Engineer.

Xiaomo knocked on the door, and from inside came a voice full of age but also energy.

"Come in."

The metal door opened to the side, revealing the scene behind it.

It was a standard workroom, much like Andasu's room Li Ang had seen before, though compared to the private space of the young girl, it was much messier here, with many empty bottles and cigarette butts on the floor, and the room's smell wasn't purely of engine oil and metal.

If Andasu's workroom was masked by the scent of machinery overshadowing the girl's presence, here it was the opposite, fortunately masked by these scents to dilute the pungent remnants of life.

The elderly man standing in front of the workbench piled with blueprints turned around. He was the same old man from the engine shop earlier.

"Uncle Loken." Morales called out.

"Ah, the old man who messes up other people's things," Zoe said.

Li Ang, not as quick-witted as her, had already clenched his half-raised hand into a fist.

Aren't you usually forgetful with strangers? Why remember him this time?

Neil was startled, quickly trying to say something to remedy the situation.

"I wasn't messing things up, I just improved them for him." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

The Great Engineer wasn't angered by Zoe's words and gestured to the side: "Since you're here, have a seat."

The young engineer was once again astonished, finding it somewhat incredible.

Clearly, there weren't enough chairs for everyone in the room, so Neil went to the adjacent room to fetch a few more stools, finally getting Li Ang and company seated.

Once Li Ang sat down, Loken immediately spoke: "The investigation team described your personnel composition and the outside, and I knew it was you."

The elder glanced sharply at Andasu: "You seemed to have some opinions on my modifications earlier, care to elaborate?"