Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 173: Upgraded Again
Zhao Hai and Galen were focused on the situation displayed on the screen. Although they could only see two hundred meters ahead, it was already quite good for them.
They truly did not expect the swamp to look like this, which also greatly affected the phantom beast, Flying Eagle. However, Zhao Hai didn’t go out to collect the plants he saw; he believed that Zhao Zui and the others had already gathered those plants and there was no need for him to do it personally. Instead of going out to spend effort on collecting them now, it would be better to wait until he met with Zhao Zui and the others and gather them together in the space.
The Flying Eagle was flying there, but Zhao Hai and the others didn’t all watch it. Zhao Hai only left one person to monitor while the others continued with their tasks.
The speed of the Flying Eagle was not slow; it was flying. Even if it wanted to hurry, it couldn’t do so in Corpse Swamp, where the seven-colored toxic fog was everywhere.
Since it wasn’t time to trade with Laura, Zhao Hai and Galen didn’t go outside either. During their free time, they would leave someone in front of the screen to monitor, while they returned to their rooms to rest.
That day, the Flying Eagle did not encounter Zhao Zui and the others, which puzzled Zhao Hai and Galen. Zhao Zui and the others had only entered the swamp for a little over two thousand miles, not yet three thousand. By that distance, the Flying Eagle should have also entered the swamp for over two thousand miles, and they should have been able to meet Zhao Zui. The fact that they hadn’t was indeed strange.
However, they didn’t dwell on it too much. At night, the Flying Eagle rested on a small island, and Zhao Hai and the others rested in the space. The next morning, the Flying Eagle did not fly in a straight line as Zhao Hai had originally planned but instead flew sideways. Zhao Hai was afraid of missing Zhao Zui, so he decided to search this way to see if they could find Zhao Zui.
To Zhao Hai’s surprise, he did not find Zhao Zui. The Flying Eagle flew sideways for more than three hours without seeing them, and Zhao Hai and Galen noticed something was off. They immediately had the eagle fly back, but still, they couldn’t find Zhao Zui.
Although Zhao Hai and Galen found it strange, they recognized that perhaps they simply hadn’t arrived at the right place. After all, visibility in the swamp was too low, much worse than in the space screen, so they could only wait patiently.
In the evening, Merlin entered the space. During the day, she was watching over the slaves at Iron Mountain Castle, and only while cooking did she prepare some food for Zhao Hai and Galen. The rest of the time, she was busy outside the space.
Zhao Hai didn’t want her to be so busy, but Merlin felt unaccustomed to it. She had become accustomed to this busy life, and when she wasn’t busy, she felt a bit strange.
As soon as Merlin entered the space, she noticed something odd. Zhao Hai and Galen were sitting there with furrowed brows, while the screen displayed the situation of a small island in the swamp, which seemed unremarkable. Confused, she asked, “Young master, what’s wrong? What happened?”
At that moment, Meg and the others also entered from outside. Upon hearing Merlin's question, they all gathered around, looking at Zhao Hai and Galen in confusion.
Zhao Hai smiled bitterly and said, “It’s nothing much, just that we couldn’t find Zhao Zui all day, which makes me a bit anxious. They said the team didn’t move from that island, but we searched all day without finding them, which is really strange.”
Merlin thought for a moment and smiled, “Young master, you can’t find them this way. Didn’t you forget? When you first had Zhao Zui monitor Buffy, Buffy didn’t search for them like this. He only focused on flying straight ahead without considering circling to find them. I think we shouldn’t worry about it and let the Flying Eagle fly straight. I believe we’ll encounter Zhao Zui that way.”