Lolo's interest was piqued at the mention of earning some extra money. A few days ago, The Brave had earned a small fortune by the pool. Since then, he had been pestering Brendel to provide more information about the treasure.
However, it was a pity that the Archmage was not a humanoid treasure hunter. Previously, he had only been able to determine that there was something hidden under the water because he had sensed the movement of the nearby elements. After that, he did not encounter such good luck again. Even when Luo Luo was sleeping at night, she secretly paid attention to the Little Scholar and found that he did not suddenly disappear like the last time.
Your Honor, the future Supreme Magister, was a smart man. He knew that every step in the underground city was dangerous. As a lone Magician without a magic staff, he could not put his life on the line every time. What if someone did not fall for it?
The reason why he dared to move alone that night was because he knew that the powerful magical beasts nearby were attracted by Bevinadet and gathered around the pool. Other creatures did not dare to come close to this area, so there was no danger along the way. Now that the unlucky bird was stuffed into his travel bag like a sausage, Archmage behaved himself at night.
Although Lolo was a little disappointed, she did not blame her little follower. In fact, Brendel had become more obedient these few days, which saved her a lot of trouble.
She did not expect Rob to bring up the past again.
"Now? Is this … appropriate? " The swordswoman's passion for earning extra money would never fade, but she still knew how to prioritize. Now that the exploration team was trapped in a maze of sewage pipes, it did not seem right for her to discuss how to earn more money with her little follower.
"Actually, these two things are not contradictory. The extra money I was talking about, of course, will fall into the hands of that fellow named Grimm." Archmage waved at the girl. "Let's go, we can talk as we walk."
"Hmm, what do you mean by that?"
The young man explained patiently, "The guy we want to catch now is a thief, and you're a swordsman. He shouldn't be a match for you in a head-on fight, but it's not easy to catch him in this place because there are too many escape routes. Once he realizes that he can't beat you, or he simply doesn't want to fight you and runs away as soon as he sees you, we can only watch him slip away. So if we want to catch him, there's only one way — wait for him."
"Wait?! Ha, are you kidding me? "Luo Luo snorted disdainfully at this suggestion. She had thought that the young scholar would have some good ideas.
"Do you know how big this place is? Do you know how many forks there are in the pipes? If we stay in one place, we may never meet him. Even if we know his approximate location, there are too many routes for us to choose from. The probability of us meeting him is still very small. Plus, there are no obstacles in the pipes. How are we going to ambush?"
Rob nodded. "You are right. If we choose a random place, unless we are lucky, we will not be able to catch him."
The girl heard another layer of meaning in the young man's words. "Do you know a suitable ambush spot?"
The great sorcerer did not answer the question directly. Instead, he asked, "Have you ever caught a mouse?"
"Huh?"
Rob pointed at a mouse that had just passed by their feet. "As you said, under normal circumstances, there is no way to predict the movement of these little things. They rely on their keen sense of smell to hunt for food. It is possible to see them anywhere, but no matter where they go, they will eventually return to one place — their nest."
"But Grimm is not a mouse. How can you be so sure that he will have a, uh … nest here?"
Archmage snapped his fingers. "Because of supplies."
"Supplies?"
"When we first met, he pretended that he had escaped from the siege of the Ghouls. He did not bring any supplies with him. I don't think I need to explain the importance of supplies in the Dungeon, especially when he was near the sewage pipe. The flesh of the creatures here, be it the Ghouls or the Human-faced Spiders, is almost inedible. So supplies are very important to him."
"You mean he has a special place to store his supplies here?"
"Yes, and his loot. It is not his first time doing this. Besides exploring the Dungeon by luck, there are many other ways to make money. For example, Grimm will trick the adventurers to go to an unfamiliar fork in the road. When they are completely lost, he will blackmail them into providing enough valuables in exchange for bringing them out of the Dungeon. He cannot carry the loot with him, so he needs a safe place to store them."
"Wah, that's despicable. But this place is so big. How can we find his nest?"
"First of all, this place must be far away from the route into the inner city. This way, he can avoid being discovered to the greatest extent. Secondly, because he didn't bring any supplies with him, this place must not be too far away from where we first met him. When he successfully escaped us the second time, he must be even closer to his nest."
"Eh, why?"
"If you want to threaten someone, you have to make the other party feel fear. That way, the other party will pay as much as possible. If I were him, I would first leave the adventurers here for two days. As the supplies are depleted, the prey will be frightened, and it will be much easier to negotiate." "But there are side effects.
"But this also has a side effect. When a person is in a desperate situation, their reactions will become more and more uncontrollable. Maybe someone will take the risk and do anything at this time. For Green, the worst situation is that the team will scatter and run for their lives like headless flies in this maze. If that happens, he will not be able to get anything in the end. So, he will definitely hope that everyone will stay where they are quietly and obediently be extorted by him. In this case, the place where he surrounded the team must be very close to his nest, so it will be convenient for him to monitor the movements of his prey."
Rob paused and said, "Based on the above points, we can draw a rough outline of his nest. How about it? Are you interested in going there to take a look? That guy should have a lot of collections."
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