Early the next morning, Zhang Xiaohou and Hua Yuezhu left the old man's house on the pretext of going out for a walk.
Joining Tan Feng who was under surveillance, Tan Feng immediately gave the same answer as Hua Yuezhu asked.
In the factory here, they do catch dragon king ants, but they catch dragon king ants purely to extract the silvery sand in their blood.
This approach cannot be called illegal. At most, it will result in some environmental fines.
"It seems that the residents of this island are not aware of the huge harm caused by dragon king ants at all. Due to the lack of information, they don't seem to know much about what happened in Luning County, and they do not connect the things in Luning County with the dragon king ants." Zhang Xiaohou said.
"The villagers and factories can be regarded as eliminating harm for the country, although the amount they salvaged is far from the amount we want to eliminate." Tian Cheng said.
How many dragon king ants there are in this Bohai Sea is impossible to count. The calculation method of dragon king ants is even the number of dragon king ants in one thousand liters of sea water, and the volume of the ocean, even in units of one thousand liters, is as large as in the desert. of sand.
"Tian Cheng, where did the deep sea coke silver extracted by the villagers come from?" Zhang Xiaohou asked.
Deep sea coke silver seems to be a substance that a few dragon king ants cannot digest. Since this is not the dragon king ant's nest, but a small canteen, then if you find the deep sea coke silver mine, you might be able to find the dragon king ant's nest.
"It will take a long time to mark and track this. We only have 10 days left." Tian Cheng said.
The activity range of dragon king ants is so wide, all over the Bohai Sea. To locate the places they swim, the islands they pass, and the places they inhabit from the residual materials in their stomachs not only takes a long time, but also requires a lot of information that can be interleaved.
Deep-sea coke silver mines are originally hidden on the seabed and in the deep sea. Where can they be found so easily?
"General, I think we can ask the old man honestly. Yesterday, the old man's son also said that he only knows a little bit about it, and his father knows more. We will tell him the stakes of the Dragon King Ant, and if he has any concerns, We won’t disregard the safety of the country,” Hua Yuezhu said.
Zhang Xiaohou nodded and could only get straight to the point, hoping that the old man would have some more valuable information.
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They came to the right place, because the people of this Yanhua Peninsula do know the dragon king ants better than others and have been fishing for them for many years.
This time, Zhang Xiaohou brought Captain Tian Cheng, Zuo Junzhu Tan Feng and Hua Yuezhu with him, and they all put on formal military uniforms.
The old man was in the yard. When he saw several men in military uniforms entering the gate, his face remained somewhat unexpectedly calm.
"Sit down." The old man shook out the ashes from his cigarette. It was obvious that he had experienced strong winds and waves.
"Old man, I'm sorry for telling some lies." Zhang Xiaohou sat down.
"You are young, you are a general, and you have not been around for many years. I didn't expect that our country has already produced such talents." The old man sighed.
The other three people were standing behind Zhang Xiaohou, not sitting down, maintaining a military posture.
"Dad, what do they want to do!! This whole thing has nothing to do with my dad, if anything is coming to me!"
The old man's son ran out of the kitchen and shouted loudly.
"Don't get me wrong, we are soldiers, not from the Environmental Protection Agency." Zhang Xiaohou said.
"What are you yelling about? Sit down, they are soldiers. What do you want to do with a kitchen knife? Fight against the country!" The old man scolded angrily.
The old man's son became more honest and squatted beside him without even taking the stool, looking a little regretful.
He knew that it was illegal to do this kind of thing, and sooner or later something would go wrong, but that day came anyway.
"Old man, do you know what creatures are caught in the factory?" Zhang Xiaohou asked.
"Is this thing related to the recent major events?" the old man said.
"Well, Luning County was destroyed by them, and the number was much larger than what you caught. Moreover, according to our military's survey, there are thousands of times the number of dragon king ants in the entire Bohai Sea. Once they gather together and rush towards Coastal cities can collapse hundreds of cities along our country's coastline in just a few hours," Zhang Xiaohou said.
When the old man heard this, his wrinkled face showed a look of astonishment.
Obviously, the old man did not expect that this biological hazard would be so huge.
"In the early years, I told the people in the factory that these things were very dangerous, and I hoped they would be reported to the city. But everyone is too poor, and those who catch them finally don't have to live such a hard life. Alas, who knows, something will happen. Such a big basket!" The old man's face was filled with guilt.
"Old man, I don't blame you. After all, the research committee of the Magic Association has not fully studied this completely transparent creature in the sea. Now we must find their nest as soon as possible and eliminate them before they launch a full impact on our coastline. Destroy it!" Zhang Xiaohou said.
"How to eliminate it?" the old man immediately asked.
Zhang Xiaohou did not answer. Matters related to the forbidden curse are still confidential and will not be disclosed to the public for the time being.
The old man also understood, as Zhang Xiaohou guessed, he was an old mage, and he knew very well that the national mission that a general would be sent to carry out must be a confidential operation.
"This thing is indeed difficult to find. We, the residents of Yanhua Peninsula, also caught it very accidentally. At first, none of us believed that there was something in the water... They don't chew wood, and they don't eat living things. , and they don’t bite crops or orchards. Although we later discovered that they can digest steel and rocks, we also came up with a way to use burnt silver to make a net to deal with them." The old man recounted.
The matter of catching dragon king ants started five years ago.
It was purely through many coincidences that they discovered the Dragon King Ant. If it hadn't been for that "opportunity", they probably would never have known that there were thousands of Dragon King Ants wandering around the Yanhua Peninsula.
"These dragon king ants should live in a trench relatively close to the land. In the deepest part of the trench, there is a large amount of deep-sea reef silver that is difficult for us humans to collect. It is also very strange. The dragon king ants obviously cannot digest these deep-sea charred silver. But I always eat it." The old man continued.
Zhang Xiaohou asked Tian Cheng to take out a detailed map of the Bohai Sea and put it in front of the old tea table.
"Old man, can you help us mark the location of this trench?" Zhang Xiaohou said.
"Look for it on the map, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find it." The old man rolled up the map and gave it back to Zhang Xiaohou.
Just when Zhang Xiaohou showed a bit of frustration, the old man stood up and continued, "I will take you there. If I haven't been able to distinguish the sea route, I should be able to find this trench." The old man said.
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