Quadruple split

Whether it's a 'disaster beast' or a 'cursed bat', or even the other two types of 'mirror snails' and 'hidden apes' in the Sun Dynasty [Third Research] that were confirmed to be experimental by-products by the last Dragon King, these existences are actually It has long been extinct. Although this answer is still reasonable, it still surprised everyone.

It makes sense, because no one has ever discovered this kind of creature in the Manya Wilderness over the years. If they are always active in this area, then this statement is obviously unfeasible. After all, Mo Tan and others have not exhausted their efforts. It took a lot of hard work to find those monsters, but he encountered them not long after entering the wilderness.

The reason why everyone was surprised was that his group actually encountered these theoretically extinct creatures twice in half a day.

"It can only be said that it is not a coincidence that we encountered those things. If nothing else happens, there may already be a large number of monsters left over from the Sun Dynasty in the entire Barbarian Fang Wilderness, and we have encountered only a small part of them. That’s all.”

Mo Tan gently scratched the dark purple scales on his cheeks and said solemnly: "I believe that this situation will never happen for a long time, otherwise even if we leave aside professional intelligence agencies such as the Thieves Guild and the Wanderer Hotel, , at least [Huangdian], who has ears and eyes all over the Gold Rush Triangle, will definitely not miss the slightest bit of news."

Lu Jiang blinked and asked curiously: "Then they knew there was a problem here but didn't tell us on purpose?"

"impossible."

Jadeka immediately shook his head and denied Lujiang's speculation. He spread his hands and said, "There are too many reasons. First of all, because of my relationship with the Diesel family, the person in charge of the deserted store has been asking us from the beginning. He showed his kindness and even took some illegal actions, such as telling Mo where the gang named [Hunting makeup] was hiding, but he was not disadvantageous to us throughout the whole process."

Lujiang frowned and said unconvinced, "But I heard from Sister Yege that Brother Mo and Yaya almost had an accident there. Could it be..."

"Well, no matter what, it's definitely not the owner of the abandoned shop who wants to harm us."

Mo Tan touched the tip of his nose, and while exchanging glances with Yaya who was hunching his neck next to him, he explained nonchalantly: "The reason why I was in danger was mainly because I was too impatient at the time. If I think about it now, that boss I'm afraid it means that we should be fully prepared before going to trouble those people, instead of going in directly..."

Ji Xiaoge crossed his arms and sneered, his tone was unkind, his almond-shaped eyes were slightly narrowed, and he spoke with a rare Beijing accent: "Hey, Mr. Hezhu Mo, do you still know?"

"I know, Yaya and I have already reflected on it."

Mo Tan, who had expected that Ji Xiaoge would definitely take the opportunity to make amends, nodded his head, until the former snorted softly and looked away, then he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "All in all, that boss didn't do anything to harm him. Our reason, to say the least, is that even if he wants to harm us, there is no need to simply conceal the information about those monsters, because their strength is really average, and even if we encounter them by surprise, we can easily kill them. Destroy it and then withdraw it, so... the most likely conclusion is that [Huangdian] doesn’t know either.”

Jadeka nodded slightly at first, and then asked doubtfully: "But is this really possible? You must know that the [Desolate Shop] is jointly supported by the Gold Coin Merchant Association, the Steam Consortium, the Adventurers Association, the Archaeologists Association and the Wanderer Hotel. The intelligence network near the Gold Rush Triangle is even greater than that of the Inn or the Thieves Guild. I don’t know how we can hide it from them with monsters like this running all over the mountains and plains.”

"It's actually not difficult to understand."

Mo Tan rubbed his chin while he mused: "In the final analysis, [Desolate Store] is actually a 'business' done by those powerful people in this place. So we can analyze it from two aspects. First, those forces jointly opened What is the original intention of [Huangdian]?”

Ji Xiaoge immediately raised his little hand, flapped his wings and said loudly: "I know, I know."

"Okay, then I'd like to invite you, classmate Yege."

Mo Tan immediately extended his hand to Ji Xiaoge very cooperatively.

"Hey, I listened very carefully when Lao Jia said this."

Ji Xiaoge clapped her little hands happily and said seriously: "At first, I wanted to make money in this mixed place, second only to the chaos of the free city, and then... um, the ruins in the east?"

"That's right, at least judging from the services currently provided by [Huangdian], many of them are specially designed to serve everyone's exploration of Undersher to the east."

Mo Tan nodded, smiled encouragingly at Ji Xiaoge who was hesitant in his tone, and then continued along his train of thought: "So, [Huangdian] is ultimately a 'place for doing business,' but in their After the influence expanded, he also gained the identity of the rule maker of the Gold Rush Triangle, establishing a rare order in this chaotic zone, and the existence of this order itself is still for profit."

Lu Jiang tried his best to follow Mo Tan's thoughts, nodded and asked, "What next?"

"Then we can split 'profit' into the following two parts, namely 'money' and 'intelligence', and these two parts have one thing in common..."

Mo Tan paused for a moment, then said concisely: "People."

"Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes?"

Ji Xiaoge reacted quickly and said this directly.

Yaya, on the other hand, tilted his head with a confused look on his face: "Wang Hu?"

"It should be a term unique to their world."

Jadeka quickly reacted, stroking his beard and nodding slightly: "But I understand what Mo means. To put it simply, Huangdian, who controls the gold rush triangle, will only set his sights on the golden city in the southeast, and There are prosperous places such as the Principality of Freya and Toril State in the north, and of course, there is also the hinterland of the old Sun Dynasty - Onder, which produces a large amount of cultural relics, antiquities and waste every once in a while in the east, and is favored by the Archaeologists Association. Sher.”

When Lu Jiang heard this, he completely understood. He immediately clapped his hands hard and said suddenly: "The Manya Wilderness to the west is a deserted land full of dangers and sparsely populated. The Savage Highlands were recognized as civilized hundreds of years ago. After the zone, few people care about it, so...that’s not right!”

"No woof!?"

Yaya, who was startled by Lujiang, let out a soft cry.

"No, no!"

Lujiang scratched his hair vigorously, with confusion written on his pretty face: "I remember that although the Manya Wilderness is full of dangers, because of the [Banling Mine], many gold prospectors come in groups every year. In addition, over there in the Savage Highlands, although everyone has stopped supporting those highland settlements, there is also the extremely prosperous [Gambling State Hilkos]!"

"That seems to be the case in theory."

As a result, Mo Tan smiled faintly and said in a calm tone: "But in fact, due to the particularity of its existence form, the Banling Mine only has the Song Moon, the Poetry Moon, the Fantasy Moon, the Hazy Moon, and The Star Moon and Frost Moon can be surveyed and mined during these six months, and during the other half of the year, those priceless ores look just like ordinary scrap iron ore. Not only that, if not mined at the right time , then the [Banling Mine] that is mined will indeed turn into one gold coin and twenty kilograms of scrap iron ore that no one wants."

Lu Jiang's eyes widened in surprise, and he whispered softly: "Is there anything else you can say?"

"It is true that this is true, but the problem is..."

Jadeka turned to look at Mo Tan with some confusion, and asked curiously: "I remember that when we last talked about this matter, you didn't even know what [Spiritual Companion Mine] was. How come you suddenly understand it so well?"

Mo Tan smiled and explained in a rather brisk tone: "Don't forget my identity. As an outsider, if you want to find certain information in a targeted manner, it may not be as efficient as flipping through books or directly taking money. It’s slower to go to the Wanderer’s Inn or the Thieves Guild to buy it. I did a little research on the Gold Triangle during my ‘offline’ period some time ago, so my understanding of this area is much deeper than before.”

"People from other worlds are really powerful."

Jadeka smacked his lips and sighed.

"No no no."

As a result, Ji Xiaoge and Lu Jiang shook their heads at the same time and clarified their relationship with Mo Tan in unison: "It's Mo who is better."

Yaya nodded happily and echoed: "Mowang is awesome!"

"No, no, no."

Mo Tan waved his hand, and then continued to explain: "As for [Gambling State Sirkos] in the Savage Highlands, it is true that it is very prosperous in a sense. In addition, [War State Daragabu] 】In fact, it is quite popular, but the problem is that whether they are celebrities who go to gambling countries for entertainment, or mercenary groups looking for fresh blood in the war states, they generally leave directly from the Principality of Freya in the northern part of the Savage Highlands. , instead of choosing a place like Barbarian Tooth Wilderness that is almost isolated from the civilized world."

"That's right, those people are not regular visitors to the Gold Rush Triangle. They are adventurers and speculators. Therefore, except for the first half of each year, the Barbarian Tooth Wilderness is basically inaccessible and no one even cares about it."

Jadeka nodded slightly and simply added: "The main reason why the [Destruction King Mercenary Group] took this route is that the cost of air transportation is too high, and crossing the Barbarian Fang Wilderness is much closer than taking a roundabout way from Freya. , is a special case.”

"That way, one thing will be certain."

Mo Tan tapped his forehead lightly and said solemnly: "Given that the Barbarian Fang Wilderness was full of speculators until the Frost Moon, we can basically confirm that these monsters only appeared in the past three months."

Jadeka and Yaya immediately understood, while Ji Xiaoge and Lujiang, who had roughly mastered the solar terms of the months in the Innocence Realm over the past six months, also nodded.

"After daybreak, we will tell Captain Largo these things directly."

Mo Tan stood up and ended the impromptu meeting neatly: "If the information given by Wang Badan is correct, then these monsters are indeed within the range that we can deal with. After all, the most powerful one in the Sun Dynasty is still All kinds of standard equipment, and even if those things are left behind, the people who can control them are no longer there."

"It better be this way."

Jadeka smacked his lips and murmured: "I seem to have heard adults say that when I was a child, although the Sun Dynasty has fallen apart, there are still some madmen who are trying to restore its past glory and even try to fight with our Dise Get in touch with your family."

Ji Xiaoge blinked and asked curiously: "Contact for what? Let the Diesel family help them restore the country, and then make a hereditary general to protect the country?"

"Sister Ye Ge, you have watched too many TV series..."

Lu Jiang tugged at the corner of his mouth and vomited with empty eyes.

In the end, Jadeka actually nodded and said, "That's probably what I mean."

Lujiang: "..."

"Ha! I'll just say it!"

Ji Xiaoge flapped her wings happily twice and continued to ask: "Then did you agree?"

"I didn't hear the follow-up, but I definitely didn't agree in the end."

Jadeka laughed, spread his hands and said: "Although the Diesel family's fortune came after the fall of the Sun Dynasty, before it officially became a 'family', the ancestors before their fortune also left some records, and when it comes to the Sun Dynasty There are basically no good things to say about it. They may have been great, but the impression that that dynasty left on the world in the end was all negative."

Ji Xiaoge nodded: "That's right. I remember the teacher said that he and Sun Dynasty seem to have some fate (Mo Tan's eyes twitched)."

"Then let's all continue the vigil and we'll talk about the rest tomorrow."

Mo Tan moved his shoulders and said seriously: "Be mentally prepared, it may be quite hard for a long time in the future."

"knew."

"Okay, Brother Mo."

"troublesome……"

"Don't be too tired."

"Woof!"

…

at the same time

Southwest Continent

Dreamland Theocracy, Underground Sanctuary, Confession Room

Dong dong dong——

An imperceptible knock on the door sounded from outside, interrupting Lamorlock's daily routine of 'meditation'.

"Enter."

Putting the folding bed into his bag, wearing a large silver windbreaker, the whispering god with an intellectual and gentle appearance and a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes lazily turned his head to look at the door of the confession room.

"grown ups."

High Priest Carter walked into the confessional room respectfully, handed a parchment scroll sealed with fire paint to Lamorlock, and whispered: "The latest news just sent from the Aphasia Hall."

"latest news?"

Lamorlock did not take the parchment, but just wiped his monocle and asked without raising his head: "Has the Archbishop read it?"

"seen it already."

Carter nodded, his tone respectful and humble: "The Archbishop asked me to send you the news directly."

"Oh, Griffin and Chauvin, right?"

"Uh...yes."

"I know, put it away, I won't read it."

"Huh? But..."

"Go back and tell Archbishop Yueying that since the development of the situation is completely expected by me, then please ask him to abide by his previous promise as promised."

"But the Archbishop..."

"I want to sleep a little longer, get out, or die."

"yes--"

Chapter 1,752: End