Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1382 Ecological Box
On the island reef in the sea, stands a huge rock like a hill.

The color is gray and very inconspicuous.

This is actually the Blue Star covered with camouflage cloth.

Even if a flying dragon with excellent eyesight passed by in the air, it would find it difficult to detect the abnormality.

Inside the cabin, the lights were on, and all the members of the special investigation team were summoned by the professor.

He handed several maps to the hunters and said, "Each of you should keep one copy. Don't lose it. We copied these by hand. It's not easy to make them."

The hunters from the Special Investigations Team carefully took the map.

Just as the Alcohol Team was planning to cause trouble for the Red Lotus Explosive Scale Dragon and the Shattering Dragon in order to get new equipment.

They finally completed the initial exploration of the place where demons gathered.

Scholars compiled and organized the information to create this first version of the map.

The content of this map cannot be said to be very detailed, but at least the terrain such as mountains and lakes, as well as information such as large monsters encountered during the exploration, are all marked.

As for more detailed content, we can only wait for the opportunity in the future and then slowly refine it.

The cabin was very quiet. The hunters held the map in their hands and looked at it for a few minutes, leaving a general impression in their minds.

Previously, they explored separately and lacked a comprehensive understanding of the situation of the entire island. Now that they see the map of the entire island, they finally have a complete concept.

“It’s such an amazing place.”

After sighing, Gordon carefully put the map away and said, "Professor, now that the basic map is complete, should we start the next step of the investigation?"

"Ah."

The professor pushed aside the long white eyebrows that were blocking his eyes and said, "Of course, I called you together this time not just to give you a map.

As for the specific content and direction of the investigation
Before that, I want to ask you what you think of this 'Demon Gathering Place'."

The hunters did not answer immediately, but exchanged a few words in low voice.

They had discussed this more than once over the past few days, and they did have some speculations and ideas.

After looking at each other and nodding with Gordon, Ansel said, “Let me go first, something is wrong with this place, everything is wrong.

The transition zone between the giant tree forest with lush branches and leaves and fertile soil and the wasteland covered with yellow sand and Gobi desert is only a few kilometers wide.

The strangest thing is that the terrain of this transition zone is more like plains, rather than the kind of barrier-like mountains.

Such a clearly defined environment could not have been formed naturally; there must have been some kind of 'external force' involved. "

“We thought the same thing.”

Julius continued, “This place is simply a miniature New World. No, that’s not accurate.

It is like an eco-box, combining the six most distinctive ecological environments of forest, desert, miasma valley, land coral, volcano, ice field and New World.

It is incredible that these ecological regions, which are so different from each other, have not interacted with each other and caused ecological collapse.”

"Yes, the metaphor of the eco-box is very appropriate." The professor nodded with satisfaction.

He has always been against the idea that hunters use their hands while scholars use their brains. In his opinion, hunters also need to learn to use their brains, and scholars also need to learn to move and run.

“All of the things you proposed actually point to the same conclusion.

That is the formation of the Demon Gathering Land. External forces intervened, and this external force continues to affect everything in the Demon Gathering Land.

Just like a researcher, carefully tending to his eco-box.

Otherwise, such a strange, complex and mutually contradictory ecological environment cannot be maintained for a long time.

Now that you have thought about these issues, I think you all have an idea of ​​what to do next. "

"Of course!"

Feng Ying clenched her fists and said, "Dig three feet into the ground to find the Dragon King!"

"?"

The professor looked at her in disbelief, "Are you serious?"

"Ah? Isn't it?" Feng Ying had as many question marks on her face as the professor.

The professor almost laughed out of anger, "The flat area of ​​this island is nearly a thousand square kilometers. If you include the mountains, caves, and underground spaces, the total area is at least double that.

With just a few of us, how are you going to dig deep into the ground and find a target that is most likely less than a hundred meters long?
Don't forget, this target is still dormant.

It may be at the bottom of a large lake, inside a large mountain, in a deep valley, or deep underground in any area.

How do you find it? Smell it with your nose? ! "

Feng Ying shrank her neck and dared not speak.

In fact, it wasn't just her. Several other hunters also kept their eyes on the nose and their noses on the heart, their brains working at high speed while praying that the professor would not call their names.

The professor's words, "You all know the answer, right?" made them sweat profusely.

What is there to count? What is there to count?

The external force refers to the "Dragon King" of course, who is most likely the creator and maintainer of the unique ecology of the Demon Gathering Land.

What then? How does this relate to what you do next? Did you skip too much at once?!

Only Julius and Ansil looked thoughtful.

Seeing the professor's face getting darker and darker, Ansel said: "Almost all the various ecosystems that appeared in the New World have reappeared in the Demon Gathering Land, including the frozen land.

The only exception is the Dragon Crystal Land.

There are also volcanic areas in the Dragon Crystal Land, but the volcanic areas cannot represent the Dragon Crystal Land.

In the geomagnetic energy cycle of the New World, the Land of Dragon Crystals represents the end point, but in the Land of Demons, we did not find this end point.

This may prove that the Dragon King is entrenched at the end point of this earth vein energy, absorbing almost all of the energy.

This is why there is no area like the Dragon Crystal Land where the energy density is high enough to allow crystallization to form."

The professor's face looked better, and he nodded, "Yes, the Dark Lantern Dragon has the ability to control the energy of the earth veins. As an adult dragon king, it is even more capable of controlling the energy of the earth veins. The entire Demon Gathering Land was created by it.

It can set this energy endpoint anywhere, such as its sleeping hiding place.

So the question is, how do you find it?"

Ansir frowned. He seemed to have grasped something, but he couldn't figure out the key for a while.

The professor snorted, "Some brains, but not much."

Anhil's eye twitched.

Others may not be qualified to say this about him, but as a senior official of the Ancient Dragon Observation Institute, director of the Mad Dragon Disease Research Institute, he is one of the most authoritative scholars in the world.

No matter how sharp-tongued the professor was, he had no choice but to accept it.

"Then let me put it more directly. What should we do with this huge 'ecological box' to lure out the 'researcher' hiding behind the scenes?"

The professor still did not give an answer. He tried to guide the hunters to think.

After his reminder, the hunters finally reacted.

"destroy?"

"break the balance?"

"Humph, at least you're not completely stupid."

The professor snorted and continued, "Nature is large enough, so it has a very strong ability to self-regulate.

But the Demon Gathering Place is different. It is a fragile "ecological box" where even a small external force can trigger a chain reaction.

It would be much easier to disrupt its balance than to disrupt the natural balance of the entire New World.

And this will eventually feed back into the circulation of the earth's energy, and the Dragon King, who is extremely sensitive to energy, will be awakened and reveal his true form.

As for how to destroy the balance, do you still need me to teach you?

Put aside all your worries and go hunting with abandon.

Destroying this already fragile 'ecological box' is your next goal."

(End of this chapter)