Da Feiās jaw drops again! Oh my god! It really is the hardest mission, huh? The task I want is to fight a great battle, the most annoying is this kind of tedious anti-submarine reconnaissance mission!
The female hero continues: "But what I can confirm is that the demon scouts wonāt be near the city, because the Barrier Divine Domain of the Silena Ancient Tree will sense and detect them. If you need our help, feel free to ask."
Da Fei sighs inwardly. Thereās no other way; this is truly a test of the playerās capability! This task is simply tailor-made for someone like me with God-level Reconnaissance Technique and Sentinels, it must be completed cleanly, effectively, and swiftly!
Da Fei nods: "Please rest assured, sir, I originally planned to trade the thousands of units of sulfur ore I transported, but since the mission is urgent, Iāll complete the mission first."
Thatās right, only after completing the mission and gaining favor can we negotiate better terms on the sulfur trade.
The female hero praises: "Very well, then I look forward to the warriorās good news."
No more words needed, action begins! The US Empire has global hawks with satellite area monitoring, I donāt have satellites, but I have the Sky Ship with a 100% vision boost, so letās launch the Sky Ship first. Then, itās time to pool our wisdom, immediately convene a meeting with all the deputy officers and subordinates.
So, everybody gathers in the Captainās cabin. Da Fei begins: "Now, everyone knows our mission, itās important, we need to show our capability! Miss Anlicia, what do you propose?"
Anlicia smiles: "As long as itās not the Nether Sea crabs that can burrow into the mud, then itās all doable!"
Oh shoot! Iām most afraid exactly of that, and itās likely to be that!
Selvia says seriously: "No matter how masterful their hiding is, as long as they are on our plane, our sonic attacks can affect them!"
Da Fei claps and laughs: "Great, Selvia will lead 300 Flower Demon Militia, and weāll perform around the scout!"
"Understood!"
Excellent! My Flower Demon Militia can finally be utilized properly, rather than just as porters! Da Fei hands the Ground Listener to Deirdre: "The underwater part is yours! You lead the Artillery Emperor Army to search in the water!"
Deirdre declares solemnly: "Will give it my all!"
Da Fei suddenly remembers something and asks: "Deirdre, with your understanding of demon creatures, what kind of demon has both spatial, flight, underwater, and possibly underground capabilities?"
Just now, Da Fei was all about taking on the mission and showing off, but now upon reflection, this scoutās abilities are pretty incredible! The Demon Eye Governor is already impressive enough, with only flight and invisibility. But this scout having multiple cowardly traits is beyond impressive, itās practically insane!
Deirdre frowns: "Well, I really canāt think of any demon with that capability. Even the Abyss Blood Demon can dive and burrow, but Iāve never heard of it flying."
Da Feiās eyebrow twitches: "Could it be a hybrid offspring from a Demon Eye and Abyss Blood Demon? Or from a Dragon Clan and Abyss Blood Demon?"
As soon as he said this, the peerless beauty Savara expresses dissatisfaction: "Sir, please donāt say such things, the Dragon Clan wouldnāt do such things!"
Oh come on! The Dragon Clan loves doing those things the most! Da Fei quickly waves his hand with a laugh: "Iām sorry, slip of the tongue! Well, letās get started! Letās see whatās what first!"
So, Selvia leads the 300 Flower Demons in a performance aboard the Sky Ship, the long melody of the guqin resonates across the entire lake area and the water surface ripples under the sonic vibrations. Deirdreās Sea Demon Army, with the aid of the Ground Listener, conducts a net search underwater, while Anlicia summons a swarm of Little Honey bees that buzz through the woods on every island they pass. Not to mention Da Feiās Blood Eagle meticulously patrolling at ultra-low altitude.
With such a search capacity, even Da Fei himself is intimidated! Itās fair to say, if even this high-level technology canāt handle it, no one else can!
But as time ticks by, the Sky Ship has completed a full circuit with no findings. At this point, Da Fei is worn out!
Letās do another round! I refuse to believe thereās a demon race this impressive? Even if it were a Demon God-level being, Iād accept it, but itās 5 of them, surely not all 5 are Demon Gods, all so impressive?
At this moment, Da Fei painfully recalls the frustrating egg-hunting mission issued by Yizuer before departure! That task proved many matters are often not as complicated as imagined! Have I overthought again? Da Fei reopens the Task Hint to ponder over it. At least one thing is comforting, this task has a hint, the egg-hunting task didnāt even have that, it was intent on misleading players.
The Sky Ship has already surveyed half the field, still no task found. Still feeling anxious, Da Fei has yet to figure anything out. Not even my various God-level Sentinel and Demon Tracking can find it, who in the world can? Whereās the problem?
Wait! Maybe Iāve really overthought this? Was this task really tailor-made for godly reconnaissance figures like me? The system isnāt my dad!
It is at this moment, Da Fei has an epiphany! I really have overthought this! The answer was already given by the NPC General ā the Barrier Divine Domain of the Silena Ancient Tree will sense and search out the opponent! And she also stated to speak if help is needed! The hint was laid out clear as day!
In that moment, Da Fei finally finds the key! If thatās not the case, Iāll eat three pounds of dirt!
Da Fei waves his hand: "Sky Ship, return to the city to report the findings immediately!"
Anlicia asks in surprise: "Nothing found yet?"
Da Fei laughs heartily: "Of course, because itās not in the sky, nor in the water! We need to be confident in our reconnaissance results!"
Deirdre, surprised, asks: "Then where is it?"
Da Fei smiles: "In the crowd!"
Deirdre exclaims: "In the crowd? You mean the demon scouts can transform into humanoid form?"
Da Fei laughs: "Isnāt that your ability? I think, this scout, being capable of flight, ground, underwater, and plane invisibility, could also transform into a human shape, donāt you think? I even suspect this scout isnāt that strong at all and might have transformed into humanoid form to mislead and leave traces!"
Yes, the Task Hint did mention "possibly" having flight, underwater, and underground capabilities, these two words are Da Feiās breakthrough!
In that moment, all the deputy officers understand: "Makes sense!"
Da Fei canāt help but burst into laughter, if the NPC says it makes sense, then it definitely makes sense!
The Sky Ship docks again, Da Fei eagerly jumps off the ship, and at this time, the female general seems even more anxious: "Warrior, did you find anything?"
Da Fei nods: "My finding is thereās nothing to find! So I need your cooperation!"
The female general asks in surprise: "Please speak, warrior?"
Da Fei says seriously: "You mentioned, the Barrier Divine Domain of the Silena Ancient Tree will sense and locate the opponent, didnāt you?"
The female general nods: "Indeed! But the barrierās range is limitedā"
Da Fei laughs: "Thatās right! I suspect there are demon spies who can transform into human form! So I ask you to issue an order, gather all the workers, residents, or troops from all the islands outside the city into Cold Jade City under the ancient treeās protection! Anyone who canāt make it is a spy!"
The female general realizes: "So thatās it!" She immediately turns and shouts: "Deputy officer! Issue a region-wide lockdown and assembly order!"
Da Fei canāt help but laugh heartily! Success! Iām so darn clever!
(Ah, the author had some health issues today and struggled to get just one update after an entire day of effort) (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian.com to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)