Below the Flaming River Castle, there were secret rooms built underground. Only Yanjiao's core members could enter these rooms. Besides Zheng Luo, the elder who was stationed at the trading point, Shao Xuan also had a secret room of his own.
After Shao Xuan moved the "monster" into the secret room, the other core members of the tribe also came over to take a look at the legendary desert monster. They couldn't tell what it was, but even so, they had a basic understanding of the legendary desert monster.
So this was what it looked like.
The monster didn't breathe, had no organs, and didn't have a pulse. It was said that before it had rotted to this extent, it was like a dried salted fish.
It was said that this monster had extraordinary abilities. Even if its limbs were chopped off, it could still attack without any interference. If its hands were chopped off, it could still pull out its own ribs. This was said by a traveller who once passed through the desert.
In short, the desert became a place that travellers avoided like the plague. With the rise of the Flaming River Trading Point, more and more travellers liked to go. Naturally, Yanjiao received more and more information about this place.
There were places like inns and hotels in the trading point. There were no caves here. If you wanted to stay in a cave, you had to find one outside the trading point. However, people who came here didn't want to go out and risk their lives. Although the trading point wasn't completely safe, at least with Yanjiao's interference, most people didn't dare to cause trouble openly. That was enough. Living quarters cost extra, but tribes who had the ability to come here didn't care about this little expense.
And in these places, travelers from all over the world would gather together and chat.
To the Yanjiao people, this was a good thing.
Chat, chat without worry! Boasting was fine too. There was always a part of the truth in boasting that could be dug up, so they could gather more information.
Tribesmen were like this. When it came to the secrets of their own tribe, they wouldn't say a word. But when it came to other tribes, haha, they would be interested. Dig! Dig! Although most of the time, they only said it to humiliate people, it was good to start a conversation.
Yi Si's favorite thing was to take Qing Fu to listen to the travellers' gossip every day. He didn't know much about the tribes here, so it would help him to blend in better.
Zheng Luo had gathered a lot of useful information recently. For example, people from the other side of the sea had appeared in the central and grasslands. Although the other expedition teams did not know much about it, Zheng Luo could guess from bits and pieces. He believed there was a seventy percent chance it was as he guessed.
However, Shao Xuan didn't pay much attention to these things. Ever since the Hui tribe sent that "monster" to him, Shao Xuan spent most of his time on it. He felt that if he could find out the secret of this monster, even if it was just a little bit, perhaps he could solve the problem that had been troubling him for a long time.
One day, Gui Ze finished concocting a new batch of pills made from Veins of the Sky. He planned to give Shao Xuan another bottle. He heard that Shao Xuan's pills were used to replace Caesar's eyes. Shao Xuan didn't have any left. However, she couldn't find him in the tribe. She asked Duo Kang, who often traveled between the headquarters and the trading point, "Where's Shao Xuan?"
"The Grand Elder is in the underground secret room of the trading point," said Duo Kang.
A few days later.
Ta planned to bring a team out to hunt. He wanted to ask Shao Xuan if he wanted to go, but he couldn't find him in the tribe or the trading point.
"Where's the Grand Elder?"
"The Grand Elder is in the underground secret room of the trading point."
A few days later.
"Where's the Grand Elder?"
"He's in the underground secret room of the trading point looking for that monster."
Thus, Zheng Luo and the others knew that if they wanted to find Shao Xuan, they had to go to the underground secret room of the Flaming River Castle.
Zheng Luo didn't understand. What could Shao Xuan see from that monster? However, the Grand Elder might be able to see something useful. If he really couldn't, they could call the Yi tribesman over. That thing was made by his ancestor, maybe he could see something.
However, before Shao Xuan said anything, they wouldn't disturb Shao Xuan unless it was an emergency.
On this day, Shao Xuan was still in the underground secret room of the Flaming River Castle. He had figured out something in the past few days. He remembered that when he went to the Hui tribe to deliver the invitation letter, when he opened the door and entered the room, he felt a strange, eerie fire seed energy. He had never seen a fire seed with that kind of eerie aura before. Now, the aura on this monster was still there. It was just a little fainter, but not completely gone.
At that time, Shao Xuan couldn't investigate because he was in the Hui tribe. Now, he realized that the strange fire seed energy on this monster was not in its flesh, but in its bones!
But how did the people who created these monsters connect the fire seed with the bones? How did they turn these dead people into monsters that could stand up again?
Bones …
What was in the bones?
Blood marrow!
Shao Xuan picked up his knife and prepared to cut it open.
At that moment, there was a knock on the stone door of the secret room.
"What is it?" Shao Xuan opened the stone door and looked at Ao, puzzled. Usually, Ao would be guarding the headquarters with Zheng Luo. But why was Ao here now? He looked very anxious.
Ao saw Shao Xuan holding a knife in his hand. He didn't know why he was holding a knife in the secret room, but now was not the time to think about that.
"Something happened over at the Thousand Grain Gold," said Ao.
As soon as he heard it was the Thousand Grain Gold, Shao Xuan put the secret room aside and rushed back to the headquarters with Ao.
There were guards at the place where the Thousand Grain Gold was planted. Because the growth of the Thousand Grain Gold would steal nutrients from other crops, there were no other crops within a certain range of the field. Not even a weed could be seen. The guards were right next to the field. If anyone suspicious approached, they would be discovered immediately.
The Thousand Grain Gold field was also surrounded by tall wooden poles. People outside couldn't see what was happening inside.
After the Thousand Grain Gold began to plant, the changes were even more drastic. Now, the grains were lined up neatly on the ears. In order to prevent insects, other animals, and even people with bad intentions from getting close to destroy the place, nearly fifty more guards were added to the place to kill the insects that wanted to break in. The field where the Thousand Grain Gold was planted was one of the most heavily guarded fields.
The relationship between the Thousand Grain Gold and the Yanjiao people was closer than other grains. When they merged with the fire seed, the Thousand Grain Gold played a big role. It could help the Yanjiao people merge with the fire seed better. It also had other effects. Among all the grains, the Yanjiao people liked the Thousand Grain Gold the most. Ao valued it very much.
The production this year was much higher than before. Ao was very happy. But in the past few days, he found some signs in the field that made him very angry.
"It's almost time for the Thousand Grain Gold to ripen. I come here every day to take a look. The day before yesterday, I found that one of the Thousand Grain Gold plants was missing a grain. I don't know what happened. I asked the people who look after the field. They didn't do it. I believed them. After that, I asked the guards to keep a closer eye on it. They didn't find anything strange. But! " Ao's face darkened. "Yesterday, when I came to take a look, another plant was missing a grain. I kept a close eye on the people who look after the fields yesterday and asked them to keep a closer eye on it at night. But today, it happened again. Xuan, come and take a look. "
Shao Xuan looked over. The heavy ears of the Thousand Grain Gold drooped down. Because they were not ripe yet, they were still green.
Ao pointed at a Thousand Grain Gold. Because the Thousand Grain Gold was much taller than a person, Ao had to look up every time he came here. If he wasn't familiar with every single Thousand Grain Gold, he wouldn't be able to tell that the stalk was cut off at a glance.
Yes, the area where the grain was missing had obvious signs of being cut by a sharp weapon. It wasn't torn.
"Did the Robbers set their sights on this place again?" Ao was angry. He couldn't think of anyone who could do something like this. After all, the Robbers had done it before.
"I can't tell yet. Maybe, maybe not." Shao Xuan couldn't be sure.
"Could it be someone from the other side of the sea?" Ao guessed.
"The people from the other side might not be as good as the Robbers, but it's possible. After all, there are many Robbers there," Shao Xuan said.
Because there were no longer any fire seeds on the other side of the sea, the tribes had changed greatly. Some still existed as tribes, while others were formed by like-minded people, forming special groups. The members came from different tribes. Some of these groups killed for profit, some robbed others. Of course, there were also groups that operated as trade caravans or other businesses. There were many Robbers too. They couldn't rule out the possibility.
Ao's brows were furrowed so tightly that he could squeeze a heavy grain. This made him very worried. It hadn't even ripened yet and something had already happened. They didn't even know who did it. There wasn't even a trace of suspicion. If the Thousand Grain Gold plants ripened later, would they encounter more problems? He wasn't afraid of trouble, but he didn't know where to start. If he didn't even know who did it, who could he vent his anger on?
"You were here during the day yesterday?" Shao Xuan asked.
"That's right. Qi Qi and the rest came here yesterday to fertilize. I watched them personally. There was no one suspicious. I didn't find any missing grains either." Ao wasn't suspecting the people in his tribe. He was just keeping an eye on them to prevent others from sneaking in. After all, some people could imitate others' appearance, figure, and even aura. Those who were slightly weaker or had poor observation skills, in order to distinguish them, he had to keep an eye on them himself.
"I'll be here tonight. Call Caesar over too," Shao Xuan said.
"I'll be here tonight too. I'll see who stole the unripened grains from here!" Ao clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. "If I find out who did it, I'll kill him!"
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