"Although that may be the case, I still advise you to dismiss the idea," the lady named Roland, who had barely spoken since the announcement began, suddenly said: "Relics certainly symbolize wealth, but they also mean great danger. You see, it used to be normal for a city to have tens of millions of inhabitants, and now? Think about the kind of monsters that might come into being after so many people were buried under ice and snow."
"And besides," she continued, "the cities of the past were not like they are today, with most of their main structures underground. The cities used to be on the surface, and now the parts above ground have turned into blocks of ice. If you go there, you would merely be wandering through the sewage system of the city's ruins."
She said, "In fact, your wisest choice might be to sell this news to the officials. The officials would be interested."
These words were like a bucket of cold water, sobering up the initially restless crowd.