Chapter 516 Birch Forest
Ronald acted alone without thinking about anything else.
Maximizing the detection range of the power of 'Rage', and filtering through the air at the fastest flying speed [this round], he flew in the countryside like a flexible reconnaissance aircraft.
The huge detection range and the flying speed far better than that of birds bring extremely high work efficiency.
Just over an hour passed, and Ronald flew around the suburbs several times.
The outskirts of Springs...
how to describe it?
Under normal circumstances, it is reasonable for there to be some hidden secret organizations in such a place. After all, Springs is the capital city of Greed, and all forces must pay attention to it all year round.
But now...the actual situation in the suburbs is still staggering.
Even if Ronald only checked a part of the suburbs, the number of various secret gatherings found has reached more than a dozen.
Witnessing this 'grand occasion' outside the city, Ronald was speechless for a moment.
The Bureau of Investigation also sent people to patrol the suburban areas.
But with such an outrageous number, can patrols alone really maintain order?
From what Ronald himself witnessed, in more than an hour, he also found people on the mysterious side taking direct action in more than a dozen gathering places.
Feeling emotional about what he had seen and heard this time, Ronald's flight path gradually moved further away from the springs.
After flying for almost a few kilometers, the situation finally improved.
In the mountain forest far away from the springs, small villages began to appear sporadically, and the number of hidden spellcasters was greatly reduced.
It was at this distance that Ronald found a large birch forest. There are few people in the woods surrounding the mountains, and they seem to give people a sense of peace.
"Is it here..."
The power of 'Rage' was used to conduct a large-scale investigation, but Ronald did not find the whereabouts of any suspicious persons. Apart from the villagers who spent the night in the hunter's cabin after entering the mountains, he could hardly find anything this season.
"Huh?"
Just as Ronald was suspended in the air, something appeared in the detection range that concerned him. In the direction of the manor where Ronald was dealing with Lumil's puppets tonight, a man with a solemn mood was flying towards this side.
——It’s Alia.
At this time and place, consider the other person’s current mood swings.
Apart from this original code holder, there are almost no more possibilities.
"..."
Looking towards the direction the other party came from, Ronald was silent for a few seconds.
In the end, he did not choose to avoid or hide himself, but openly maintained his position and waited for Aaliya.
When the [Nine Rings Secret Society] was being wiped out, Alia showed off her ability. She could fly very quickly using an umbrella as a medium.
Ronald waited only two minutes.
The girl's figure appeared from the dark night, and then flew directly towards Ronald.
When Aaliya saw clearly that the person in the air was Ronald, the alertness in her eyes immediately turned into confusion. I looked back in the direction of the springs and then at the birch forest below.
While Aaliya's expression changed, she also slowly approached Ronald.
When they reached a distance where they could have a normal conversation, the girl pointed to the ground with her free hand:
"Ronald, have you also noticed this?"
Ronald immediately made a regretful expression, but at the same time he did not forget. Question:
"I'm ashamed to say that I didn't think of starting from this aspect until I returned to the city, so I came over immediately after I realized it. But how did you know to start from this aspect, Alia? You probably haven't seen the production of Lumil Other dolls, right?"
Aaliya's answer was still generous:
"It's a relatively easy-to-use spell, nothing special." "
Ronald, you should have come earlier than me. How about it? Did you gain anything?"
Luo Nader shook his head, and the most realistic result of his investigation was:
"I flew around the area. Except for ordinary hunters who spent the night in the mountains, I didn't find anyone other than us moving here." "
Well... "
After hearing Ronald's answer, Aaliya didn't ask anything.
The girl lowered her eyes and began to think. After only a few seconds, she raised her head and issued an invitation:
"Ronald, let's lower our height and see with our own eyes."
"It is dark now after all, and some things may not be so easy to detect."
Ronald Nodding and answering:
"No problem."
"..."
According to Aria's idea, the two people flying high in the air began to lower themselves.
In the dark night, they could only see the ground directly with their eyes after they lowered to a considerable distance. The silent woods looked the same as the surroundings, and there was nothing special about them.
However, just when Ronald was almost certain that there would be no harvest tonight, a subtle 'click' sound came to his ears along the night breeze.
Ronald immediately looked at Aaliya next to him.
Flying in the same place, the expression on the temporary companion's face remained the same, as if he was completely unaware of the movement.
Ronald immediately asked in a low voice:
"Alia, did you hear this noise?"
"There seems to be a slight clicking sound in the north."
"..."
Alia raised her eyebrows and stopped flying while concentrating. Listen.
It's a pity that because the sound was too small, she couldn't hear the movement like Ronald. What she heard with her ears still belonged to the mountains and forests at night.
Feeling the feedback of getting nothing.
Aaliyah was silent for a few seconds, then took the lead and flew to the north:
"Fly over and have a look."
"..."
Ronald naturally didn't say anything more and followed Aaliyah to the north of the woods.
Just a few minutes after this change of direction, the things seen in the field of vision began to change, and at the same time, Ronald and the two became alert.
Cross a small hill.
The density of plants in the woods here is obviously different from before.
And the 'click' sound that Ronald noticed before, Aria can now clearly hear from the forest. Not surprisingly, it was the sound of wood being sawed open with tools.
However, this is an original forest after all.
Combined with the darkness of the night and the obstruction of sight by the tree canopy, Ronald and the others were still unable to see the real situation in the woods through the obstruction.
"..."
Faced with such changes, the two people flying in the air looked at each other.
Just a simple silent stare.
They nodded to each other, and then continued to lower their altitude and approach the source of the sound.
The two passed through the tree canopy that blocked their view. When they were less than ten meters above the ground, the night could no longer hinder them.
At this height, the natural vision of human beings reflects everything.
What happened here was finally revealed to the two.
——In the birch forest at night.
——A lot of puppets are hiding here!
(End of chapter)