Chapter 027 Begins Exploration
Time passed as everyone chatted aimlessly, and when everyone stopped chatting, Mount Tai was already in sight.
The bus slowly stopped in front of the ticket gate at the foot of Mount Tai. Led by Duan Shi, everyone stood in an orderly manner in front of the army that had been waiting here.
Zhang Zhen, the division commander of Ning'an City, led his subordinates and gathered in the square in front of the ticket gate. Seeing Duan Shi and the Dragon Group members getting off the car, he greeted them with a smile.
After a cordial greeting with Duan Shi, he said, "Team Leader Duan, if you have any plans, just tell me. I have plenty of manpower here."
"Then I won't be polite." Duan Shi also smiled heartily and patted Zhang Zhen on the shoulder. "This time we are mainly here for exploration. We don't have any other tasks for the time being, so we just need to trouble Commander Zhang to guard Mount Tai. And then arrange a few brothers to help us carry the equipment."
Zhang Zhen waved his hand, with a look of "this is too easy", he patted his chest and promised, "Hey, what am I talking about, this is it. Don't worry, Team Leader Duan, leave this matter to us, and we guarantee that we won't let even a fly in. You can have as many people as you want."
He turned around, pointed to a row of soldiers and asked, "Are these enough?"
Duan Shi said that was enough, and then complimented Zhang Zhen, "I believe in the ability of the Ning'an troops, I am at ease leaving it to you."
Faced with the flattery of the Dragon Team leader, Zhang Zhen laughed heartily.
Although everyone knows it is flattery, everyone likes to hear nice words.
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements, and you guys go do your mission. The mountain has been cleared, so feel free to scout."
Apart from the communication task, Zhang Zhen didn't say much. Although he knew this was a good opportunity to deepen his ties with the Dragon Group, as a soldier, orders came first. If he disregards orders and tries to curry favor with others, his career will probably be over.
So after receiving the task, he left directly to arrange military affairs and did not continue to manage the actions of the Dragon Group.
After Duan Shi said goodbye to him, he led a small group of soldiers and walked back to the members on standby. "Okay, Commander Zhang will help us with the security work at the foot of the mountain. Now everyone, pack your things and let's go up the mountain."
Everyone couldn't wait any longer. As soon as they heard Duan Shi's arrangements, they immediately packed their equipment and headed towards the sightseeing cable car.
They planned to start their investigation from the Taimiao on the top of the mountain. The Taimiao on the top of Mount Tai is where emperors of all dynasties offered sacrifices and sealed the cicada. Regardless of the dynasty, every emperor would perform the ceremony in the Taimiao, so that they could become emperors truly recognized by heaven.
Moreover, Qiao Ji guessed that the Taimiao might be the center of the sealing formation, which was very important. So they speculated that if the Dragon King had been sealed before and had appeared in the world now, he was most likely in the Taimiao.
A group of people carried a large pile of equipment, took a sightseeing bus, and wandered to the top of the mountain.
After reaching the top of the mountain, several experts from the scientific research team dispersed in an orderly manner, waited for the soldiers to move the instruments out of the car, and directed them to start assembling them.
Qiao Ji and Liu Jimeng consciously stood in the middle of the square in front of the Taimiao Palace, closed their eyes, and began to communicate with the spiritual energy in the air, sensing the situation of Mount Tai.
Duan Shi was surrounded by Liang Hang, Meng Zhengqi and Yu Gaoyuan.
Led by Liang Hang, everyone was rubbing their hands and smiling slyly. Looking at the three people's eager eyes, Duan Shi held his forehead with his hand helplessly and said to them weakly: "I know, I know, I'll give it to you right away."
The three people cheered and smiled more enthusiastically around Duan Shi.
Seeing Duan Shi walking towards where the instruments were stored, they followed closely.
When they came to the place where the things were stored, Duan Shi greeted Fang Xiuwen, "Teacher Fang, why don't you give them something to try?"
"Can't wait?" Fang Xiuwen closed the virtual screen and looked at Liang Hang and others with amusement. Without further ado, he pulled out a box from a pile of things.
After some operations, the box was opened, revealing four futuristic gun-like weapons.
The soldiers who were helping nearby came over curiously, looking at the new weapons in the box, and couldn't hide the envy in their eyes.
Liang Hang and his two companions did not care about their fellow soldiers' feelings. After obtaining Fang Xiuwen's permission, they each took a weapon and could not wait to take it in their hands.
After Duan Shi took the last handful, Fang Xiuwen closed the box and put it back. Then he pushed up his glasses and opened his virtual panel. "I will pass you the instructions for the weapons now. Study them carefully. If anything goes wrong, I will find trouble with you."
Liang Hang said, "No, no, we are all experts, nothing will go wrong." He quickly opened his panel and started receiving data.
The fellow soldiers next to him were even more envious when they saw the pile of virtual panels in front of them. Although the country will provide various preferential treatment to the military, the market demand for bracelets is too great now. Several OEM factories worked 24 hours a day, but it was still not enough.
The army can only implement rationing based on demand, with soldiers arriving in batches. Only a small number of soldiers in their army have received it, and the others are still waiting anxiously.
"Okay, go and study it yourselves. I'm going to look at the data." After Fang Xiuwen passed on the information, he waved his hand casually and walked towards the experts.
What he is most concerned about now is the spiritual energy measuring instrument. The weapons are just used for testing. Let Liang Hang and the others play with them.
He walked to the instrument and whispered to several experts. After seeing that everything was working normally, he walked to Liu Jimeng and asked, "How is it, Xiao Liu? Do you feel anything?"
Liu Jimeng had just finished a round of exploration. Upon hearing this, he shook his head in annoyance and said, "No, I can't detect anything. The spiritual energy here is normal, there is nothing abnormal."
She glanced at Qiao Ji who was still closing her eyes and sensing intently, then lowered her voice and continued with a hint of distress, "If I hadn't felt it when I first broke through, I would have doubted whether there really was a Dragon Lord."
Fang Xiuwen also looked at Qiao Ji, who looked serious, and lowered his voice in cooperation, "Since Senior Qiao Ji agrees, it must be true. And Long Jun is a Taiyi Zhenxian, and he didn't know what was going on before, so it's normal that you didn't feel anything."
"Teacher Fang, how are you doing over there? Have you detected anything?" Liu Jimeng leaned over to look at the instrument in the distance and asked curiously.
This time Fang Xiuwen also shook his head, "No, the instrument is still being debugged. But according to the data detected so far, everything is normal."
Although there was no progress, Fang Xiuwen was not too worried. This time they are not facing any doomsday prophecy, they are just looking for the former guardians of the human race.
Take your time, they are in no hurry. It would be better to say that there is no point in being anxious in this situation.
"Okay, I'll try another place." Liu Jimeng sighed in disappointment.
She was just a little anxious because it was her first mission, but she wasn't really worried. So after chatting with Fang Xiuwen for a few words, she walked to the edge of the square, cheered herself up and continued to sense with her eyes closed.
Fang Xiuwen watched her walk away, then turned around and stood by Qiao Ji who was still investigating with her eyes closed. Qiao Ji is definitely more powerful than Liu Jimeng, who has just broken through the fusion stage. He wants to know more specific details, and asking Qiao Ji is the best choice.
Just as he was waiting silently, Duan Shi also came over and waited with him.
Fang Xiuwen smiled at their team leader, "Why, Team Leader Duan doesn't want to study that spirit gun anymore?"
Duan Shi said gently: "Liang Hang and his friends are just showing off. My mission is not to research weapons."
Fang Xiuwen looked in the direction Duan Shilai came from, and sure enough, Liang Hang, Meng Zhengqi, and Yu Gaoyuan were surrounded by a group of Ning'an City soldiers, talking smugly. He looked at a group of people working enthusiastically and couldn't help laughing. These soldiers just couldn't resist these weapons.
He turned back and looked at Duan Shi. "So far, neither we nor Xiao Liu have found anything. It depends on whether Senior Qiao Ji can make a breakthrough later. But I don't think we can find anything for the time being. Long Jun is a True Immortal after all. It won't be easy for us to find clues."
Duan Shi agreed with Fang Xiuwen's opinion. "I don't think we will find anything in the first two days. We don't know the current situation of Long Jun, so it's hard to find the right remedy. This is a protracted battle."
"Yes, it's a protracted battle." Fang Xiuwen stretched and agreed with a sigh.
"But we still have to find clues as quickly as possible, otherwise..." Duan Shi thought of the situation in the country and frowned.
Although Mr. Ye didn't say anything to him, he was able to sense the undercurrents in society due to his sensitivity gained from solving cases over the years. And the further it goes, the greater the pressure on the country will be.
Fang Xiuwen also felt this, he sighed helplessly and said in a low voice: "Yes, although there is plenty of time, we still have to do it as soon as possible."
Just when the two were feeling upset, Hashihime finished her first exploration and opened her eyes.
Duan Shi and Fang Xiuwen rushed over, and Fang Xiuwen was the first to ask, "Senior Qiao Ji, did you sense anything?"
Qiao Ji looked at his and Duan Shi's anxious eyes and said nothing more. "I can only feel that the spiritual energy here has been disturbed." She turned halfway and pointed to a canyon next to Mount Tai. "The spiritual energy content there is slightly higher than the surrounding areas, and it is more active."
After indicating the direction, she put down her hand and looked at the two people, giving them a shot of prevention, "But I'm not sure that this change is related to the Dragon King. Maybe it's just breeding some spiritual plants or monsters there, which is not necessarily the result we want. Other than that, I haven't sensed any changes on the top of the mountain."
"It's okay. Even if it's not Lord Dragon, it's still worth studying." Fang Xiuwen's eyes lit up. Although it might not be the result they wanted, it was good to make some discoveries. He pushed his glasses up excitedly. "Well, let's explore the top of the mountain today. Once we have collected enough data, we can go down to the canyon that you mentioned tomorrow."
Duan Shi and Qiao Ji had no objection and both nodded in agreement.
After looking at Liu Jimeng, Qiao Ji said to Duan Shi, "Then let Xiao Liu handle this. Her sensing range is limited, so she will help you with this. I'll go to the canyon to check the situation."
Duan Shi also knew that she was the most suitable candidate. She had a high level of cultivation, strong perception, and could fly. She was more convenient than anyone else, so he did not object and agreed directly.
After she left, Duan Shi and Fang Xiuwen returned to the instrument. I plan to use professional equipment to see if I can find something on it.
Soon, Qiao Ji went down into the canyon. She relaxed a little and her expression became more lively. A furry ball fell from the void and she caught it and held it in her arms.
"Wow~ The air here is so fresh." As soon as Orange came out, he felt the difference here.
It twitched its little nose, sniffed the air curiously, and couldn't help showing an expression of enjoyment.
"Yes, this is the intersection of the dragon veins of the flower-growing land. The air here used to be better than other places, not to mention that now that spiritual energy has revived and the dragon veins are full of power, this place is of course becoming more extraordinary." Chu Yi explained as he observed the situation here.
"Will this place become the legendary paradise?" Orange also turned his head curiously, admiring the scenery that he didn't usually see. "Will it grow natural treasures?"
Chu Yi laughed. She looked down at the orange and said to it lovingly, "Yes, after the spiritual energy is nurtured for a few more years, there will be many more spiritual plants, monsters, spiritual veins, etc. here than in other places."
"Then we can't come here to visit in the future?" Orange guessed.
Since it has become a paradise, not everyone can enter.
Chu Yi answered without thinking: "Of course, I'm afraid that after this time, Mount Tai will not be open to the public. After all, the dragon vein is very important."
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