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The sky was blue, but the sea was a little murky. The water close to the land was not particularly clean, especially since there were many factories and sand cliffs near the Bohai Sea.
The further they flew, the darker the color of the sea slowly turned into a dark green.
"We have to find a seaweed pond first," Uncle Zhen said. "If I remember correctly, it's just up ahead, probably …"
Not long after Uncle Zhen finished speaking, they saw Tian Cheng flying back on the Eagle Chariot. The Eagle Chariot's sequined feathers shone brightly under the sun, giving off a mighty and heroic feeling.
"General, there's a large amount of floating seaweed up ahead. There might be dangerous sea creatures hiding in it. We should maintain our altitude," Tian Cheng said.
Zhang Xiaohou glanced at Uncle Zhen. It was actually very difficult to pinpoint a specific location in the vast sea. Even if it was accurately marked on the map, it was another matter to find it. After all, it was very difficult to find a reference point in the sea.
Uncle Zhen did not rely on any equipment, but he had guided them all the way here without deviating. This showed that he was very familiar with the sea.
With that, Zhang Xiaohou was relieved.
There were still nine days before the Forbidden Spell arrived. If they could confirm that the trench was the Dragon King Ant's nest, the mission would be completed perfectly!
"After the floating seaweed pond, continue east for about thirty nautical miles, and you'll see the Ocean Meadow," Uncle Zhen said.
…
At first, Zhang Xiaohou did not understand what Uncle Zhen meant by the Ocean Meadow. However, when a large swaying patch of green plants appeared on the horizon, Zhang Xiaohou could not help but be surprised.
It was hard to imagine that there would be such a large patch of grass in the vast blue sea. Of course, the green grass was not weeds that grew out of the soil. It was green seaweed.
Most of them grew on rocks, reefs, corals, or near the bottom of the sea. However, for some reason, the seaweed all grew on the surface of the sea.
Some of the lush seaweed had even reached the surface of the water. If one did not look closely, they would have mistaken it for a flat island full of wet grass.
"The Ghost Trench is right below. Because of the cover of the seaweed, many people in charge of surveying do not know that there is an extremely deep continental slope crack below. It's scarier than some deep oceanic trenches in the Pacific Ocean," Uncle Zhen said.
Even the old man himself didn't know how deep the crack was. He had only discovered it a few years ago when he was investigating this place.
"Uncle Zhen, is there any place nearby where we Dragon beast can rest? It would be best if we could set up camp." Tan Feng asked.
"That's hard to say. There are indeed submerged reefs, but we'll have to look for them at the last minute," Uncle Zhen said.
"Captain Tong, bring the Shadow Element and Water Element Magicians down there to scout the area. We need to determine the exact location of the Dragon King's Ghost Ravine and estimate the density and level of the demon creatures," Zhang Xiaohou said to the young soldier.
"Yes!"
"Tian Cheng, find a place to set up camp."
"Yes!"
After finding the location, the teams immediately divided up the work.
Setting up camp was the most important thing. Even if there were no powerful demons living in such a large crevice in the landslides, they had to explore the harsh underwater environment before they could enter the crevice.
Otherwise, the entire team would be buried if they didn't react in time in a special situation.
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"General, there are no reefs nearby where we can set up camp. We have three options."
"First, we can use a Freezing Formation to freeze a piece of ice the size of a soccer stadium on the grassland. We can set up camp there."
"Second, we can use the Dragon beast to set up camp in the air. The Eagle Chiron will take turns to hang the vines while we spread the net in the air. "
"Third, we can set up camp under the water and let the Water Element Magicians set up a barrier to maintain the oxygen level. The water here isn't too deep, so we don't have to set up a high-level barrier. "
Tian Cheng quickly came up with a few options for Zhang Xiaohou to decide.
Zhang Xiaohou glanced at Uncle Zhen. He was the most familiar with the Bohai Sea. He would listen to Uncle Zhen's opinion on which way to set up camp.
"Set up camp underwater. The area covered by the seaweed is huge. It's like a maze in the ocean. A lot of demon creatures live in it, so it's not safe to stay on the surface, "Uncle Zhen said.
"There isn't a lot of seaweed at the bottom of the ocean, so it's relatively clean. The water is clear too, so we can react in time if anything happens. I wonder if the Dragon beast can go underwater?"
Flying dragons could go underwater, but they were unable to fight underwater.
On the other hand, the Eagle Chiron was determined not to go underwater. They had feathers. If they went underwater, they would be committing suicide.
"General, the Eagle Chiron has a six-star Taming Degree. They can hunt on their own in the ocean and on the islands. Their level is so high, and with the presence of the Flying Dragons, I don't think any demon creature would dare to provoke them," Tan Feng said.
"I almost forgot, they don't need us to look after them," Zhang Xiaohou said.
It was fine to let them move freely with a six-star Taming Degree. They could fly back as soon as the order was given.
They would have no problem setting up camp underwater!
"Very well, let's set up camp underwater!"
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The deepest part of the ocean was the trench. The area was not too deep, so there was no need to sink too deep.
After setting up the barrier, a special area with air soon appeared at the bottom of the ocean. The military equipment quickly spread out.
"Set up the Sensory Tower," Zhang Xiaohou said to the captain of the logistics team.
The Sensory Tower was an important magic device. It could release a wide range of Sensory Waves to detect nearby demon creatures.
In the wild where demon creatures roamed freely, especially in the red and purple areas, if they could not figure out where the demon creatures were, they would have an endless supply of demon creatures to kill if they wandered around randomly.
"General, the Sensory Tower has been completed. The range of the Sensory Tower is now 2.5 kilometers. Do we need to expand it further?" the captain of the logistics team asked.
"How far is this place from the entrance of the trench?" Zhang Xiaohou asked.
"The parallel distance is 2 kilometers," the captain replied.
"Does that mean it can detect demon creatures at a depth of 1 kilometer?"
"General, that's not how it works. Our Sensory Wave is a circle. It can detect up to 1.5 kilometers below the entrance of the trench, "the captain said as he showed the map to Zhang Xiaohou.
Zhang Xiaohou was embarrassed.
"Is it at the end?" he quickly changed the topic.
"No, this trench is a lot deeper than we thought," the captain said.
"Then let's first detect the depth of 1.5 kilometers and evaluate the demon creatures inside," Zhang Xiaohou said.
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