Chapter 848 The Third City
After Hayata finished sketching most of the "trophies" stained with black oil, Gordon immediately arranged for evacuation.
These items in the lair are already quite strong evidence.
Perhaps, there are still some clues and details in the lair, but when the situation is urgent, it is more important to pass on the currently discovered information.
Especially about the fact that "the mantis left the nest with weapons", the guild must be warned as soon as possible and the fortresses in various places should be more careful.
The retreat was as uneventful as the return.
Perhaps it’s because the queen is not in the nest? The male mantises showed a considerable degree of inertia.
According to the reaction of Zhupa and Pandan, who were responsible for leading them away in turns, the male mantises stopped chasing after a few steps and could easily escape.
After passing through caves and narrow passages, Gordon and others finally returned to the surface.
At this time, it was almost dark, but they had no intention of delaying and fired the signal flare directly into the air to prepare the Dragon Sense Ship to take off.
Considering the emergency that may arise at any time, the Longshi ship did not deflate the airbags and land completely. Instead, it used anchor ropes to fix the hull above the city wall. As long as the ropes were disconnected, it could take off immediately.
After returning to the Dragon Sense ship, the hunters immediately prepared a report to the guild headquarters.
After all, the weight of the letter that the peregrine falcon could carry was limited, and they could not make a long speech. They just summarized their findings and conjectures in a few sentences, and then released the peregrine falcon.
After completing all this, the hunters had time to take a breath.
Mrs. Duda came over with a smile, and Gordon Hayata was a little speechless.
Fortunately, Anhil knew how persistent this lady was and dismissed her with a piece of metal with ancient inscriptions that he randomly picked up in the lair.
Mrs. Duda was overjoyed. She hugged Ansiel's head and rubbed it, saying, "I loved you so much when I was a kid."
Facing this mother's best friend, he was also very helpless.
The person in charge of Longshi Ship, the captain of the investigation team, the young dragon scholar who was a little younger than Feng Ying came close behind.
Facing the unkind looks from the three Gordons, the young man felt a little numb.
He was thin and petite. Even in front of Hayata, he was like a chicken. The look down of the three of them made him an illusion that he was actually Ailu.
The captain of the investigation team raised his hands and said as if surrendering: "I have something serious to discuss!"
Gordon crossed his arms, "You said it."
“Where should we go next?” The dragon boy said helplessly: “We need to confirm the destination as soon as possible and then plan the route.”
Is this really serious business?
Gordon, who had already exerted some strong stereotype influence on the scholars of Longli Academy, smiled dryly and lowered his arms, "This is indeed true. To be honest, it hasn't been decided yet. Let's have a small meeting to discuss it?
Is any of the scholars on board the ship good at analyzing the monster's actions? Just like Mr. Issa, but unfortunately Mr. Issa is still in Yanhuo Village. "
The captain of the investigation team nodded, "I understand. Wait a moment, you three. I'll ask the scholars to come over."
Under the arrangement of the captain of the investigation team, the three Gordons and the two scholars he invited sat down in a quiet cabin.
After introduction, Gordon and the others learned that these two scholars had worked in the Ancient Dragon Observation Bureau for many years and still held the title of consultant. Their understanding of ancient dragons and ancient dragon-level creatures was far beyond ordinary people.
I have to say that the number of scholars in Longli Academy is really large.
Gordon shared the information they had investigated and learned so far with the two scholars, and also attached the speculations of himself and others.
If it were normal times, doing this would be somewhat suspected of "leaking secrets", but now that the situation is tense, we can't care so much.
“Bring the map.” One of the older female dragon scholars ordered the captain of the investigation team.
Like a student, the young scholar immediately fetched the map.
Another middle-aged male scholar considered it and said: "Our understanding of the mantis is very limited. It is very different from any beetle species or even any other creature we have known.
It is difficult for us to accurately analyze the purpose and direction of its next action based on the current information. "
"You are too cautious." The elderly female scholar said with a hint of criticism in her tone, "This is not writing an academic paper, there is no need to pursue such rigor.
As long as it is a logical guess, it can be put forward. "
"I understand, teacher." The male scholar nodded, exhaled, and said: "If, as you said, the mantis has the habit of using the dragon-killing gun as a weapon, then it will leave the nest with the dragon-killing gun. It can indeed be aggressive.
“That’s right.” Gordon nodded.
I really wish this scholar could speak more concisely. Words like "if", "possible" and "hypothesis" appear frequently in his words, as if he has some kind of mental mysophobia.
At this time, a detailed map of the continent was also sent over by the captain of the survey team.
The middle-aged scholar pointed at the map and said: "Starting from the ruins of the ancient village, Ge Mantis doesn't have many choices. It has roughly three directions to go.
To the south, there is a large desert.
The only ones in the desert that are worthy of being targeted by it are Balubare and Lockak. The former is a moving city and is not an easy target, while Lockak is built on a giant rock platform. It will not be easy for Mantis to capture it.
Personally, I think it is unlikely that the Mantis will go in this direction.
To the east is the Reksha Sea.
The fishing town Reixala? This is possible, but Rexala does not have conventional city defense. They mainly defend against monsters from the sea.
From the perspective of collecting heavy mechanical parts such as dragon guns, this is a meaningless goal and the probability is not high. "
The middle-aged scholar moved his finger on the map and continued: "There is another direction, which is to the north.
To the north are the Metabe Jungle (Old Jungle Forest) and the Georuk Inland Sea. This area deserves more attention and suspicion. The Georis Stronghold that was attacked not long ago is here.
Ji Cheng should be careful. Without the stronghold, the probability of the Mantis and the mysterious monster with unknown identity directly attacking the city is high.
The same goes for Metabetat, also in this direction. "
The middle-aged scholar looked worried.
The elderly female scholar who was called a teacher by the middle-aged scholar spoke up, "He has clearly analyzed the direction that the mantis may go, so I will start from another angle.
—The mysterious monster that destroyed the East Doruma arsenal and brought black oil.
Judging from the size and ability of the Mantis, it is basically impossible for it to capture a fortress without controlling the ruins.
In my opinion, it is quite possible that it will "join forces" with the mysterious monster again.
Hmm, maybe it would be more appropriate to say that it is to steal the loot at the tail end? "
“This is also the situation we are most worried about. Two ancient dragon-level creatures appear at the same time.” Gordon rubbed his face.
The old lady stared at the map for a while and continued: "Actually, your thinking is somewhat restricted by the Mantis. Since the Mantis is likely to be following the mysterious monster, wouldn't it be more direct to analyze the movements of the mysterious monster?"
"Well, we tried to think about it this way, but unfortunately we couldn't get any clues about the coming and going of the mysterious monster, so we couldn't analyze it." Gordon explained.
"That's not right." The old lady shook her head slightly, "There is no clue, but it is also a clue.
Able to quickly destroy a fortress, there is no doubt about the strength of the mysterious monster, and its size and strength are probably also amazing. Why has no one witnessed it?
Even if the garrison of the fortress was completely wiped out, what about the passers-by who witnessed it? "
Gordon and others looked at each other, unable to answer.
“There are only a few ways monsters can move, in the air, on land, underground, and if they are near water, there is also water.
Judging from the situation in the East Doruma arsenal, the last three have been directly eliminated, which means that the large monster is most likely to fly.
It stands to reason that a large enough monster flying in the air can easily be witnessed by caravans, travelers and the like, so why are there no sighting reports? Where did it fly from? "
Hayata thought for a while and said: "Over the inaccessible mountains and forests, or on the sea?"
Anhil frowned, "The situation has been tense recently and East Doruma is under martial law. The number of caravans from various places going to East Doruma should be greatly reduced.
Wait, Geokruk Inland Sea?
With the blockade of East Doruma Port, the trade in the inner sea of Geokruk completely lost its significance, and there were almost no ships sailing on the sea.
If that mysterious monster flies over the inland sea, the probability of being sighted will be very low! "
Gordon's eyes were also fixed on the blue triangle on the map.
“East Doruma, and then Jicheng. Both cities are adjacent to the inland sea.” His finger moved along the coastline of the inland sea on the map.
Until it stops at a certain point.
“The third seaside city built around the inland sea—Metabetate!”
Ps. Originally I wanted to call it Meicheng for short, but I thought that Meicheng is generally used to refer to Meijie Boltan.
(End of this chapter)