Having explored every nook and cranny, Aristarch realizes something unpleasant: there is absolutely nothing remarkable here. Workers are working, guards are guarding, and someone is sitting in a tent. It's just routine. The mundane reality of excavations.
He watches to see if the diggers unearth anything interesting from the walls, floor, or ceiling of the caves...
Если где-то чего-то убудет, то в другом месте добавится.
(Закон сохранения).