>>5686633Yep, those are crates alright... but you knew better than to trust in free loot. If things are too good to be true, there's likely shenanigans afoot. The area surrounding the crates is featureless plains - which means only two directions left to check.
"This might be an ambush. Valencio, you look down, while I'll look up." You expect to fight, but with Craig on your back, that's harder than usual.
"Very well! One ground scan, coming up." Valencio knelt on one knee, his right hand lightly touching the ground. But you knew, Valencio is using his inner magic to detect enemies down under.
"Hmm... nothing underground." He conclusively noted.
You immediately looked up, a method designed to catch your would-be ambushers by surprise. Immediately you've noticed one of the ceiling tiles being moved - and a knotted rope stuck mid-way between being let down and pulled up. Something glints in the dark - glasses of the ambushers?
>CHOOSE ONE>□ Move on, you'll be gone before they can rappel down>□ Threaten the would-be ambusher>□ Take advantage of their shock to loot the boxes>□ Say that you want to talk to them>□ Other (fill in) 