Chapter 2451
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"How did you know?" Hua Yuezhu was very confused.
Zhang Xiaohou smiled but did not explain to Hua Yuezhu.
Naturally, they could not really go to bed early. Hua Yuezhu stayed in the house while Zhang Xiaohou went out from the back door and went somewhere else.
There were no clear clues at the moment, so they could only collect information casually. They mainly depended on the intelligence from Tian Cheng and Tan Feng before they could make a decision.
Regarding the situation of the Dragon King Ants, the military's existing information was very clear. They were a group of marine creatures that liked to live near islands and land. They did not need to worry about the deep sea.
"General, after testing, there are indeed a large number of Dragon King Ants nearby, but they seem to have swum here from other places instead of nesting here," Tian Cheng came to report.
"The factory is a bit special. First of all, they are definitely not making sea salt into some industrial products for sale. All the sea salt is piled up in their factory. At night, many workers are still processing and dividing it." Tan Feng reported the information he had obtained from the factory.
"What are they doing?" Zhang Xiaohou became more and more curious.
Taking advantage of the night, Zhang Xiaohou simply went directly to the factory that Tan Feng had inquired about.
The factory was brightly lit, and many workers were still working the night shift. It seemed that the old man had mentioned before that most of the factory workers here also worked at night.
"Why did they scatter all the salt crystals into the sea?"
Zhang Xiaohou stared at them seriously.
At this time, the workers were throwing all the sea salt obtained from the salt farmers back into the sea. This behavior was quite strange. Wouldn't it be a waste of effort to throw the sea salt back into the sea?
"Someone is turning the machine. It looks like there are steel cables!" Tian Cheng whispered.
At this time, two cranes appeared on the surface of the sea. The cranes were tied with thick steel cables, and the other end of the steel cables was the sea.
The cranes were very loud, and the power was quite high. Waves began to appear in the sea.
Soon, something was pulled out of the water. It turned out to be a very tightly stitched wire net. In the process of being pulled out, the high-salinity seawater was also quickly seeping out.
However, a part of the seawater was very strange. It could be bound by the steel wire net with fishnet holes and was strangely dragged to the shore!
Zhang Xiaohou and the others were stunned.
Fishing for seawater?
No, they were harvesting Dragon King Ants!
They knew that the Dragon King Ants existed in the ocean and that they liked salt, so they collected a large amount of sea salt made by the villagers and scattered it in a planned area.
It was like throwing bait at a school of fish in the sea, and when there were enough fish, then pulling in the net!
The seawater wriggling in the giant steel wire fishing net was clearly hundreds of Dragon King Ants!
"The silver net is made of extremely cold scorched silver. It's a special material that the Dragon King Ants can't break. The residents of the Salt Flower Peninsula know more about the Dragon King Ants than we do!" Captain Tian Cheng said in surprise.
Jiao Yin was one of the few substances that the Dragon King Ants couldn't chew on. This information had just been obtained by top military scholars. Who would have thought that such a backward and even somewhat isolated village would know about it?
Moreover, from the way they caught the Dragon King Ants and their skillful techniques and equipment, they knew this special creature much earlier than the military!
Sure enough, there were experts among the people.
Not long ago, when Luning County was still shocked by the Dragon King Ants and the whole world was terrified, the people had their own way of dealing with the Dragon King Ants.
"Why are these villagers catching the Dragon King Ants? Are they rearing the Dragon King Ants? "
"So it's a group of evil people. We'll report to the military now and ask the army to come and wipe them out!"
Zhang Xiaohou frowned and stared at the two young soldiers who spoke. "Don't jump to conclusions before you know the facts!"
"General, what should we do now?" Tian Cheng asked.
"Continue to monitor them and find out why they don't want to catch the Dragon King Ants," Zhang Xiaohou said.
"Yes, sir!"
…
Zhang Xiaohou returned to the old man's house with more questions in his mind.
This Salt Flower Peninsula wasn't as simple as he thought. Since the old man said that the factory had been collecting sea salt for many years, it meant that they had been catching the Dragon King Ants for some time.
The Dragon King Ants were now rampant and could threaten the coastline of the country. He didn't know if it had anything to do with these villagers.
Moreover, did these villagers look so simple and didn't know the danger and horror of the Dragon King Ants, or were they really related to the danger of the Dragon King Ants?
…
Back to the house on the second floor, Hua Yuezhu was waiting there with a bored look.
Seeing Zhang Xiaohou come in, her eyes immediately lit up, and a gorgeous smile bloomed on her face.
"General, I've found out. You won't believe what those factories are collecting sea salt for." Hua Yuezhu was a little excited.
"To catch the Dragon King Ants," Zhang Xiaohou said.
Hua Yuezhu opened her mouth immediately, showing a rare cuteness.
Zhang Xiaohou told Hua Yuezhu what he had seen not long ago.
"I see, but I know why they are catching the Dragon King Ants." Hua Yuezhu smiled again.
"How did you know?" Zhang Xiaohou asked.
"When I went downstairs to get some water, I saw the uncle's son weaving a silver fishing net in the yard. The uncle's son is much simpler than the uncle, so I tricked him into giving me all the information," Hua Yuezhu said.
"Are you sure you didn't use any other means?"
"Of course not!"
Zhang Xiaohou looked helpless.
In the end, no matter how he tried to find out the truth about the island step by step, he couldn't compare to a beautiful girl like Hua Yuezhu.
"The boss's son told me that the blood of the things they catch is rich in Sea Silver Sand. It's the kind of Sea Silver Sand that is smaller than sponge sand and almost invisible. Its purity is extremely high. After refining, they can obtain deep-sea tar silver. This kind of thing is sold at a price dozens of times higher than diamonds on the market. The entire Salt Flower Peninsula basically relies on this to make a fortune! Although they live on the island now, they actually have big houses in many cities! "Hua Yuezhu said.
Zhang Xiaohou pondered for a moment.
He couldn't determine the authenticity of what the uncle's son said for the time being. He had to wait for the results of other people's investigations.
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