Half an hour before the explosion.
Xiang Shan remained unhurried in someone else's room, meticulously checking the room owner's spare parts to create his own disguise for departure.
He didn't seek a disguise that was very convincing, merely one that would prevent him from being immediately targeted in the chaos.
This black hooded cloak was still a bit too conspicuous. Inside the Scientific Knight Order, everyone wore white clothing. In work areas, white lab coats were mandatory. In non-working areas, various forms of clothing were allowed, but they had to be white.
The style that had been popular for the past seventy years was a simple, solid white fabric. The draping method of the Himation inspired by Ancient Greece, or the robe style from Ancient India, were both popular—generally exposing the left shoulder.
Then, on the left shoulder, an extra accent could be added with an alloy plate bearing a knight's badge.