L17. Unexpected Interlude

Item : Book: Under the Rocks

Hard Skinned Cloned Beasts are active in the southwest of the Steam Mine Mountain.

They can change skin color according to their terrain. Additionally, they have unbelieavbly hard skin.

According to biologists' research, these beasts were once gentle, but are now fairly fierce. They believe this is due to human interference.

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(You flipped the page.)
After minerals were discovered in Steam Mine Mountain, people began to carry out mining operations without first conducting a survey of the terrain.

Thus, humans did not see the camouflaged Hard Skinned Cloned Beast in the area and accidentally injured them while digging. The beasts saw this as an attack and began to defend themselves violently.

After years of evolution, the Hard Skinned Cloned Beasts possess an acute sense of alert. They carry out defensive attacks whenever other creatures approach them.

Item : Book: Under the Rocks

(You touched your wound; it still stung.)
People working at the Steam Mine Mountain now conduct surveys of their terrain before digging.

Biologists hope that such measures will restore the gentle temperament of the Hard Skinned Cloned Beast, but such a change will take a long time.

We solemnly appeal to you to help with this effort. We must do everything we can to get the creatures to trust us once again. We simply cannot afford to have them as foes.