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Chapter 4116 Silent Geography
Chapter 4116 Silent Geography
Two hours later.
Ingres emerged from the geometric space, his expression relaxed.
He had finished refining the ground cloth potion, and the final result was... a defective product.
Although it was a defective product, Angell was still relieved.
Unlike other potions, the best potion is not the most perfect one, but rather the most suitable one.
For a simple example, a perfect-grade cloth potion can expand a single sheet of paper into a thousand sheets, allowing you to write as much as you want.
But if you originally only wanted to write a short prose poem, which could probably be finished in ten or twenty pages, then the remaining nine hundred and eighty pages would be wasted.
Therefore, the best choice for floor covering agents is one that suits your specific needs.
Angor had calculated that the magic array he wanted to inscribe on the hat would only require "a few dozen pages" at most, so a substandard product would suffice.
Even substandard products are enough to expand the energy surface to "hundred pages".
Angel originally intended to refine inferior products, since refining inferior products is faster, consumes fewer materials, and is very cost-effective.
The final result met his expectations.
Naturally, his expression was very relaxed as a result.
With a joyful heart, Angell returned to the live streaming area.
"Any progress?" Angel asked as he sat down next to Luigi.
“There has been some progress, but not much,” Luigi summarized simply, outlining what had happened in the past two hours.
Led by Kaiya, they successfully arrived at the landfill.
Kaiya seemed to know the people at the landfill well. After greeting them, he led them to a place where old newspapers were processed.
There are several newspapers in Yungang City, but the only one that specializes in social news and major news is the "Enthusiast Daily".
Therefore, all they had to do was search through the old newspaper piles of the "Enthusiast" newspaper.
An hour passed quickly.
After going through nearly five years of old newspapers, they selected more than twenty newspapers.
Unfold these yellowed papers, and without exception, their headlines are all related to heretical sects.
The God-Slaying Division strikes with lightning speed, utterly crushing the "Alliance of the Ghost God's Followers" in Emerald Rock Town.
Shocking! Strange and unusual activities have appeared in Yunbian Town; the God-Slaying Division quickly intervenes to combat them.
Dawn Breaks: The Godslayers End Their Silence and Call for Light in the Town of Moranti
The Blood Goddess Earth Mother Appears, a Mysterious Nobleman Strikes with Precise Precision; Suspected to be a High-Ranking Member of the Enforcement Team!
"..."
Such sensational headlines were prominently displayed on the front page, so although there were many old newspapers from the past five years, they were not difficult to find.
Finally, from these twenty-odd newspapers, they further filtered them and selected five newspapers.
The headlines of all five newspapers were related to the Deism movement.
Five headlines, covering five regions in a "silent operation".
What is silence? It is actually a sacrifice by the followers of God.
The Bloodsucking Faction's sacrifices consist of various severed limbs and bloody remains, a sight that is utterly horrifying.
The sacrifices of the deities involved silence; everyone appeared to be peacefully asleep, the air so quiet you could hear a pin drop. But in reality, these seemingly asleep people had lost their consciousness; their remaining bodies were merely the living dead, destined to quietly die in a few days.
Compared to the Bloodlust Faction's unrestrained nature, the Divine Worship Faction is even more enigmatic and unpredictable.
Therefore, the "silent operation" of the Deities is almost impossible for any other heretical sect to imitate.
Therefore, the five "silent actions" on the five headlines must all be troubles caused by the devout followers.
After finding the relevant news, the next step is to further pinpoint "the places where the Shintoists might appear".
After discussion, they unanimously agreed that going directly to places where "silent operations" had already taken place would not necessarily lead to encountering members of the Divine Order.
Because until now, the devout followers have never performed the same sacrificial rituals in the same area.
Therefore, even if we go to the sites of previous "Silent Operations," it probably won't be of much use.
After discussing it, they decided to find a map of Yungang City, mark the locations of the five silent operations on it, and then use a method similar to "criminal geography profiling" to roughly pinpoint the activity radius and psychological safety zone of the Fengshen faction members, and ultimately to infer and locate the core area where the Fengshen faction might live or operate.
This is a common type of reasoning in criminal psychology.
Although Kaiya had no prior experience in the field of criminal psychology, he was not stupid and grasped things quickly.
The only difficulty now is that the map of Yungang City is hard to find.
Yungang City is not a completely open city. Many areas inside are restricted areas, and many other areas require clear identification and a certain level of VIP status to enter.
Because of these geographical restrictions, drawing maps privately is a crime.
“Although there isn’t a completely detailed map, there is a rough map inside the Kehai Library that doesn’t have any locations marked.” Kaeya: “Wait a moment, I’ll go to the Kehai Library and bring that map back!”
"Can I bring it back?" The wine glass was taken aback.
Kaiya scratched his head: "The map is carved on the wall, I definitely can't bring it back. I mean, I'll write down the outline and draw it myself when I get back."
After thinking about it, everyone agreed that this could be considered a method.
Is the Kehai Library far away?
Kaiya shook his head: "Not far. We are currently in Cloud Edge Town, and the Kehai Library is a small library in Cloud Edge Town, which is nearby."
"However, you need identification to get in."
Kaiya has proof, but others don't.
Therefore, only Kaiya can do this.
Kaiya left.
The others remained in the old newspaper compartment of the junkyard, waiting for Kaiya's return.
That concludes the live stream's progress during the two hours Angel was missing.
Luigi: "Kaiya has been gone for almost half an hour, he should be back soon."
As soon as Luigi finished speaking, a new change appeared on the live stream screen. The blond boy pushed open the door and returned to the dimly lit pile of old newspapers.
Kaeya is back.
Luigi glanced at Angel: "You've come at just the right time..."
Angell: "..."
He was already preparing to go online, since the countdown for registration for the Sandbox Wonderland was about to end in a few hours.
But since he happened to run into Kaeya, he silently stopped trying to log in and continued watching the live stream.
……
Kaiya, holding a blank sheet of paper, pushed open the decaying wooden door.
When he saw that everyone was inside, he breathed a slight sigh of relief: "I have fulfilled my mission. I have memorized the map of the Kehai Library."
As she spoke, Kaiya entered the room.
After everyone worked together to clean up the discarded newspapers on the ground, Kaiya spread the large sheet of white paper on the ground.
Then, he took out his brush and ink and began to sketch a map of Yungang City in front of everyone.
Kaeya's hands are very steady, and he draws very quickly with extremely high precision.
It's obvious that he draws frequently.
Kaiya himself admitted that because he didn't have enough Soul Coins, he drew the ritual array himself every time he set up a ceremony, instead of buying array plates from outside.
After a while, I became proficient at drawing.
A few minutes later, Kaeya had sketched out the entire outline of Cloud Harbor City.
The layout of Yungang City is somewhat like a snail.
According to Kaiya, the very center of the spiral pattern on the snail shell is the core area of Cloud Harbor City. The headquarters of the enforcement team, the God-Slaying Division, and various chambers of commerce are all located here.
The spiral patterns radiating outward from the core circle represent the areas inhabited by different social classes.
The closer you are to the inner circle, the higher your social standing.
"Where are we now?" Milk Dragon asked curiously.
“We…” Kaiya’s finger slowly moved outward from the center, even moving out of the “snail shell” area and reaching the snail’s head.
Kaiya stopped on the snail's two tentacles.
"Yunbian Town, this is it."
Everyone was somewhat surprised to see the tentacles, which resembled grains of rice. It wasn't just because Cloud Edge Town was far from the core area; also, was Cloud Edge Town really that small?
They had just walked from Kaiya's house to the junkyard, which was quite a distance, taking them fifteen minutes, but they hadn't actually left Cloud Edge Town yet.
By observing the small details, one can see that the size of the entire Yungang City is absolutely terrifying!
"How big is Cloud Harbor City?" Kaiya: "I don't know."
"However, as far as I know, Yungang City has seventy-six border towns."
Kaiya pointed to the outside of the "snail shell," from the snail's head to its tentacles, and then to its exposed body.
Among these non-"shell" areas, there are seventy-six towns, including Yunbian Town, which is a micro-town.
Then, Kaiya's finger slid down to the "snail shell": "Then in the central area, it was divided into eighteen regions, each of which was incredibly large."
"Two regions are comparable to seventy-six border towns."
"So if you ask me how big Yungang City is, it's hard for me to give you an exact number. But if we use the Yunbian Town where we live now as an example, it would probably take six or seven hundred Yunbian Towns to equal the size of Yungang City."
Previously, none of them knew much about Yungang City.
All I know is that this is the largest city in Wanmengyungang.
Now, after hearing Kaiya's explanation and seeing the outline map on the ground, everyone had a basic understanding of the vastness of Cloud Harbor City.
"No wonder the Divine Faction and the Blood Faction have been causing trouble here for so long and haven't been completely eliminated yet..." Wine Glass sighed. Although there were many heretical incidents, the city was too big. Once they found a place to hide, it was difficult to find them again.
Kaiya nodded in agreement: "Yes, just like the Blood Sacrifice Towers, they're not just in Cloud Edge Town. I've heard of more than a dozen Blood Sacrifice Towers, all in the Border Town."
"It's said that there's also a Blood Sacrifice Building in the core area... but I've never seen it."
Yungang City is too big; no matter how strong the law enforcement team and the God Extermination Division are, they can't possibly manage everything.
“However, this may not be a bad thing for us,” said the wine glass. “With such a vast area, the Divine Faction might actually have a base here.”
During their conversation, Kaeya marked the five areas where "Silent Action" had occurred on the map.
It is worth mentioning that all five areas are located in border towns, meaning that none of them are on a "snail shell".
But it’s right to think about it.
Firstly, the eighteen areas inside the snail shell belong to the upper-middle class, inhabited by either Yi Gui or his family members.
The faction of the gods is causing trouble in these areas, which is tantamount to directly provoking Yi Gui. If he tries to escape again, it will be difficult to say.
After marking the "silent geographical profile," the group began to analyze the possible areas where the Shintoist sect might exist.
After a while.
Na leaned against the dragon, picked up a pen from the ground, and drew three circles in the center of the five areas: "If the people of the Divine Faction follow the rules of committing crimes, then their area of activity is probably within these circles."
Of course, this is just a rough guess.
After all, there is a difference between applying the psychology of an ordinary criminal to the psychology of a believer.
However, one thing is certain: if the Divine Faction really has a base, they are unlikely to commit crimes near their base.
Therefore, the three circles that Na drew also happened to be areas where there had never been any cases of heresy.
Kaiya looked at the circle Na had drawn and compared it to the area in his mind. After a moment, Kaiya said with a strange expression, "Vampire Town and Dream Beast Town."
"These are the three areas you marked, and the towns where they are located."
Vampire Town occupies two circles, and Dream Beast Town occupies one circle.
Since Kaiya's map didn't have detailed markings, Na could only ask directly, "What's so special about these two towns?"
Especially the vampire town, the name puzzled Na.
Kaiya thought for a moment and said, "These two towns are among the best of all the border towns. Vampire Town, in particular, is very famous among the nobles of the entire Yi World."
"Because there is a breeder who has cultivated a special leech offering here."
“These leech offerings can replace some human sacrifices through blood-sucking and transformation.”
The tradition of rituals originally came from various evil gods and demons, and most powerful rituals are imbued with evil and demonic nature.
For a simple example, human sacrifice is a common offering in rituals.
The leech offerings cultivated in the vampire town can simulate the aura of the living by absorbing the life essence of the living, thus replacing human sacrifices.
Although the person being sucked blood may become weak for a while, at least they won't die.
Therefore, the invention of leech offerings caused a huge uproar in the circles of nobles.
Even today, almost every nobleman has leeches as offerings, used to replace living people.
Therefore, the name Vampire Town sounds a bit creepy, but in reality, what this town does is save many people who would otherwise have died.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this is a great deed.
"Although the breeders in Vampire Town have all moved to the core area, the leech industry in Vampire Town is still very developed."
"The world's largest leech offering manufacturing company is now located in Vampire Town."