Age of Rise of the Elves

After returning home, Ji Bai began to read the investigation reports of his three predecessors.

The contents in the report were all very similar, almost the same as Ji Bai's first reaction when he saw this mission.

There are no more than two main directions. One is that poachers sneaked into the lake and captured these disappeared elves; the other is that ferocious wild elves came in and ate them.

To catch a thief, you need to catch a thief. Unfortunately, the three of them found nothing when they investigated in these two directions.

Not to mention that the "people" had all the stolen goods, there was not even a trace of the "suspect".

"We have checked that there are no ferocious carnivorous elves in the lake, and we have not noticed any abnormalities during continuous vigils."

"Then is there any way to make an elf disappear out of thin air..."

Ji Bai lowered his head and murmured.

"Teleport?! Or maybe these elves strayed into some hidden areas?"

"Wait! Space?!"

A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Ji Bai's mind.

...

Flowing Water Gym.

"Secret realm?! Impossible!"

After listening to Ji Bai's description, Bing Qianyun immediately rejected this conjecture.

"why?!"

"Space fluctuation! The space fluctuation produced when the secret realm appears is easy to feel."

"Let me put it this way, even if it is the smallest zero-level secret realm that appears at the bottom of the lake, the spatial fluctuations coming out are enough for the monitoring elves to find the entrance."

"Ah... is it possible that there are some hidden areas similar to the "forbidden" places in novels?" Ji Bai still asked reluctantly.

Bing Qianyun looked like you were thinking about eating peaches.

"Then I can only follow the old path of my predecessor." Ji Bai's face was full of despair.

"Just because they didn't succeed doesn't mean that this path is not the right path. You might as well go to the scene and have a look first," Bing Qianyun advised.

"makes sense..."

...

Yongning Lake.

This is not Ji Bai's first time here. Before, he could only enjoy the lake scenery along the lake.

This time, in the name of the mission, I could get up close and personal with the elves in the lake.

Arriving at the management office here, after Ji Bai took out his mission voucher and explained his purpose, a middle-aged man immediately ran out happily.

However, when he saw Ji Bai's face, the smile on his face suddenly dimmed, and he muttered in a low voice unconsciously: "Why are the people sent by the alliance becoming more and more unreliable..."

The voice was very soft, but it was enough for Ji Bai to hear clearly.The smile on Ji Bai's face did not change, and he still greeted him politely.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man's expression softened slightly and he said: "I am Liu Zhenning, the person in charge here. Everyone calls me Lao Liu. If you want my help if you have anything, just ask..."

Ji Bai immediately hit the snake with a stick and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Uncle Liu. There are indeed many things that I need to trouble you with during the investigation."

Inexplicably, Liu Zhenning suddenly had some confidence in Ji Bai. The previous investigators looked a few years older, but they were not as thick-skinned as the one in front of him.

Ji Bai didn't know that his performance of hitting the snake with a stick just now made the middle-aged man in front of him have more confidence in him.

After receiving permission, Ji Bai took out his notebook and asked several questions that he had already thought about.

"What are the characteristics of these disappeared elves?"

"The approximate time of the incident..."

"The specific place where the crime occurred?"

"How often do crimes occur?"

...

"In terms of characteristics, I really haven't figured out any rules. Every type of elves has them."

"The time can only be said to be at night. After all, Yongning Lake is too big and there are many elves in it. It is impossible to find the disappearance of the elves at the first time."

"There is no way to confirm the location. There are no traces left at all. As for the frequency, it is also very random..."

As he spoke, Liu Zhenning had a wry smile on his face, obviously very helpless about this situation.

"No taboo on meat and vegetables", "Committing crimes at night", "Committing crimes at random", "Being steady and ruthless", "Strong hiding ability",...

Ji Bai's face was sullen, his eyes fixed on the "suspect" keywords he had just summarized, and his pen unconsciously circled the paper again and again.

Based on these keywords, Ji Bai had already passed on the suspicion of straying into an unknown area.

So much alike, so much alike.

Ji Bai finally understood why his predecessors still used poachers and carnivorous elves as their main breakthrough point even though they knew there was little hope.

"How's it going? Do you have any other ideas?"

Liu Zhenning couldn't help but ask.

Ji Bai shook his head and said seriously: "I also think there are people or elves who are secretly causing trouble!"

"It shouldn't be. There are surveillance cameras installed along the lakeshore. As for the elves, the Alliance has sent elves to explore the bottom of the lake several times."

Ji Bai pondered for a while and said, "Can I go see the elves in the lake?"

"Of course you can come with me!"

...

In order to prevent tourists and the elves in the lake from accidentally hurting each other, the elves normally conduct their activities away from the lake shore.

Therefore, if you want to get up close to these elves, you must take a boat there.

Liu Zhenning drove a small cruise boat and sailed slowly towards the center of the lake.It can be seen that he has a very harmonious relationship with the elves living in the lake.

Along the way, elves often emerged from the lake to greet him. Some bold ones would jump directly onto the boat and act cute in front of him.

Liu Zhenning would always laugh and feed them elf food.

Looking at this heartwarming scene, Ji Bai made up his mind to find the truth of the matter.

The small cruise ship was about to sail into the center of the lake unknowingly. Liu Zhenning turned around and asked: "Which kind of elf do you want to see first?"

Ji Bai had already made a plan in his mind: "Which type of elf has disappeared the most among the ethnic group?"

"The mosquito-repellent incense clan!"

"Then go see them first!"

...

The boat soon arrived at the territory of the mosquito-repellent clan. Liu Zhenning took out a small whistle and blew it twice, and dense bubbles appeared on the water around the boat.

Immediately afterwards, a large group of blue and white frog elves began to appear one after another, and soon the water surface was occupied.

The leaders were two fast-swimming frogs, and there were seven or eight mosquito-repellent frogs scattered around. The rest were mosquito-repellent tadpoles. Ji Bai counted at least fifty or sixty of them.

"Uncle Liu, you can do this!"

Liu Zhenning did not feel proud at all, but instead blamed himself with great disappointment: "They trust me so much, but I failed to protect them..."

"I will help you find the truth!"

"I hope... If you want to know anything, just ask them directly..."

Ji Bai nodded and released the three elves. Although he could understand the words of the elves directly, it was better to conceal his words in front of outsiders.

After explaining the three elves, they started to act separately. Ji Bai chose to team up with Bo Kejigu to find a mosquito-repellent tadpole that jumped on the boat...