Prepare to Enter the Northern Mountains

Although his allies were doing well, Xu Hang was not entirely happy.

After all, many other people had died in the Beast Tide.

They were strangers to him, but they were still fellow countrymen. The sight of them dying one by one was quite miserable.

Xu Hang became even more determined. He wanted to learn everything that he could.

Before this, Xu Hang only cared about getting resources. 

Now, he wanted to explore the depths of the Beast Tide and find more information about this world.

The best way was to directly fire the magic cannon at the heart of the Beast Tide.

With his two allies, they could easily achieve it.

Xu Hang sent two farmers to Yang Mingyue and Zhao Qing Er in exchange for Hill and Shadow's return. At the same time, he slowly packed his luggage.

Once he was done packing, he opened the map and analyzed the situation while waiting for his two trusty farmers to return.

Overall, the farmers were at an almost invincible level. Replacing Hill and Shadow would not decrease or affect Yang Mingyue and Zhao Qing Er's combat strength. 

Xu Hang was unsure if he would succeed or fail at his mission this time. That was why he had to bring along his strongest men.

According to the map, Xu Hang's territory was located in the middle of the north. 

Zhao Qing Er and Yang Mingyue were both in the southwest direction from his place. 

Xu Hang had explored the north before, but he stopped when he reached the northern mountains. He did not go in any deeper.

In other words, there were no other Lords near him. 

It was only him and his two allies.

According to what he had seen in the world chat channel, some Lords' castles were so close to each other that they could see one another without having to travel. 

However, these cases mostly happened in the south. There were more people located there. 

With that in mind, the spawning point of the Beast Tide might be located somewhere in the north.

Moreover, most of the magical beasts were in the form of furry animals such as wolves and lions. They developed fur to resist the cold of winter, meaning that they probably came from the northern region.

Despite that, there was one inconsistency.

The magical beasts that attacked Zhao Qing Er and Yang Mingyue's territory came from the south.

'Same magical beasts but they came from opposite directions. 

'Could it be that they had surrounded the area?

'That's impossible!'

Although he could not explain it, Xu Hang was still confident that the beasts came from the north.

Before Xu Hang could proceed any further, he needed more information.

Lan Jiu was resting on top of a towering tree.

Xu Hang spotted her and said, "Lan Jiu, can you come?"

The Elven Queen slowly flew down. 

"Xu Hang, is there something wrong?"

"I want to know how you were attacked."

"The elves had lived for a long time in this world, but we had not been attacked before."

"As usual, we were just minding our own business in the cave. All of a sudden, magical beasts ran in."

Xu Hang pondered for a moment.

"Did you use the same trick you used on me against them?"

"Of course. We even fired the magic cannon. However, these magical beasts do not seem to possess any rationality. They were not afraid of pain. Their legs were broken and their bodies were injured, but they continued to attack."

"We wouldn't have needed your help if they were just ordinary beasts."

"Okay, I understand."

Xu Hang did not gain any useful information from the Elven Queen.

Just as he was about to leave, the Elven Queen called out to him.

"Wait, there's one more thing. I think I saw a figure among the beasts. The beasts completely ignored him. He doesn't look like a servant or soldier. How should I put it? He felt like a castle owner, similar to you."

The queen seemed to doubt herself. So, she added, "But maybe I was mistaken."

Xu Hang frowned. 

He could not figure out what was going on.

In the end, he bid farewell to Lan Jiu.

"A figure among the beasts? If he was one of us, then the beasts would definitely attack him. After all, that's how the system was set up in this world."

"Who was he?"

That person probably had crucial information about the Beast Tide.

The signs seemed to point towards the north. 

Just then, Hill and Shadow returned. 

Xu Hang had decided to bring the two of them along on his journey along with another soldier.

They got into the car and headed straight towards the northern mountains.

The magic four-wheeled car was much faster than before thanks to the magic conversion device. Furthermore, the energy consumption was greatly reduced.

Xu Hang drove at full speed. 

Suddenly, he saw a motorcycle. 

The motorcycle was moving rather quickly as well and was soon out of sight.

"Hill, Shadow, did you see that?"

"No, Master."

"Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me."

Xu Hang opened the map. 

In about ten minutes, they should arrive at the area where they met the elves.

"Hill, adjust the map. We're heading to the northwest!"

"Yes, Master."

Xu Hang remembered the Elven Queen's request. 

The demon wolves' nest was around this area. Her pendant should be somewhere around here.

Since Xu Hang wanted to take a look at the demon wolves' nest, he decided to look for the Elven Queen's pendant as well.

His main goal was to see if the demon wolves were affected by the Beast Tide.

On the map, he could see a farmer who was diligently mining. The farmer was dispatched by him before the Beast Tide

This farmer's level had soared. He was at the same level as Hill. 

Xu Hang picked him up. 

The farmer was one of Xu Hang's trump cards.

As time passed, they got closer and closer to the northern mountains.

"Alright, let's see what we can find!"