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Upon uncovering it, one finds nothing but heroes underneath.
An Yi stood in front of the table, looking at the scroll spread out in front of her.
The believers were very efficient; they predicted the city where the [Lord of No Form] might appear next in just one night.
Furthermore, a slip of paper was tucked inside the scroll, on which the prediction and calculation process was written.
In fact, the actions of the [Lord of No Form] may seem random, but they are actually governed by rules.
However, the demons' black market information was outdated, and they were not as united as their followers, so they had been unable to capture them.
It's not that they can't make predictions, but everyone is busy with their own business, and no one will pay attention to a thief who has already left their territory.
If the other party is still on your own territory, then you still have room to maneuver.
In most cases, by the time black market merchants realize what's happening, the other party is already no longer on their territory.
How can one expect other black market dealers to help them?
Capturing the [Lord of No Form] isn't something you can just do by hiring anyone; the price is quite high.
They had already suffered losses due to the theft, and now they had to spend extra money to hire others to find the thief.
Even if you can find it, it's still a waste of money.
If we can't find it, we'll lose even more.
Therefore, black market merchants can only symbolically disclose information and incidentally notify black market merchants in a few cities to pay attention.
After all, catching them is a good thing for everyone. Since no one is willing to spend money or effort, it's already good enough to give them a reminder.
Of course... reminders are also delayed.
According to the believers' calculations and predictions, the other party is very likely to appear in three cities.
First, the person who steals the item will not immediately sell it.
The other party will use auctions to publicly display the stolen goods to as many buyers as possible.
Those that are sold at the auction are sold, while those that fail to sell are put on the black market.
This is the time that the [Lord of No Form] stayed during.
As for why they knew about the "auction," it was because the scrolls bought on the black market contained information about the lost goods and how the buyers obtained them.
It's practically like the modus operandi of the "Lord of No Form" is written out in the scroll, it's just that the people in the black market are poor at executing it.
It must be said that this [Lord of No Form] does have some brains; he basically doesn't steal the kind of things that "if stolen, you'd risk your life to get back."
Its existence is merely a headache, not to the point that the black market is determined to hunt it down.
Knowing the other party's stay time, and inferring from information from about a month ago, we can estimate the travel time based on the distance between the two locations.
Then, by boldly guessing the opponent's next four actions, we can probably eventually identify a fairly large area. qi∧【＆·〇‖◇
However, judging from the pattern of their actions, they would not choose a particularly bustling large city.
then……
Finally, by selecting three medium-sized cities from the circled areas, the prediction of the [Lord of No Form]'s movement is roughly complete.
Annie recalled that finding the hidden monster in the game wasn't that difficult back then.
Back then, players would search the entire demonic borderland thoroughly, leaving no place untouched by players; every single pixel had been stepped on by them.
But once you get here, finding this hidden monster becomes particularly difficult.
Fortunately, with the help of believers, things would not have gone so smoothly.
"Anyi, what should we do next?" Lycorina, who was also watching from the side, asked with a puzzled look after Anyi finished reading.
"I think this is our first test."
Suddenly, an ethereal voice drifted from the side.
Lan, the Sky Hero wearing a blue flower headdress, spoke from the side;
"The term 'Demon Black Market' has been appearing frequently these past few days, but apart from Mr. Sword Hero, none of us have been able to find that place, have we?"
The [Formless] ability is dispensable to us, but we may need to use the ability to find the Demon Black Market frequently in the future.
This is a place that even ordinary demons cannot easily find.
It's also a place where you can easily obtain all sorts of magical items.
"If we learn the ability to find the demon black market, it will be very beneficial for us..."
"Deception" refers to the ability to easily obtain magical items in different cities.
Compared to the improvement of one's own level, developing this ability is a huge growth, right?
6. Therefore, my suggestion is, Sword Hero, let's split into three groups and search for the [Formless One] in three different cities.
"Great! I agree!" Blaze, the Fighting Hero, exclaimed excitedly.
On the other side, Seitz, the hero of the halberd, looked at Rox, the hero of the demon.
"Auntie, what do you think?"
“I agree… I should say I’m very interested,” Rose pondered.
Indeed, this is a test for all heroes.
Putting aside whether he could find Wuxiang, just searching for the black market in the demon city was a very important experience to accumulate.
The most direct link is whether you can easily obtain magical items; finding the [Formless] is secondary.
At that moment, she suddenly froze, and something flashed through her mind!
Could it be...!
The Sword Hero specifically sought out something called the "Lord of No Form" to hone everyone's skills in navigating the demon realm, and then used them as training targets?!
That’s it, that’s it!
Yes, everyone already has items that conceal magical power, so [Formless] is just icing on the cake.
If it weren't for training all the heroes, she wouldn't have thought of why she had to go to such lengths!
Moreover, now is the perfect time for the heroes to learn the demon language and script, but they also lack practical experience.
This journey to find the black market will undoubtedly help all the heroes grow stronger!
That involves the black market; it's bound to lead to huge growth!
“Go, you must go.” Rox’s tone became even more resolute.
"I have no objection either," said Lana, the Dragon Warrior, with her arms crossed.
She didn't think that far ahead.
Before becoming a hero, she was a warrior who was used to following orders, and she was chosen as the captain because she had combat experience.
If there is a superior on site who is more suitable to command than her, she will obey the command without hesitation.
An Yi glanced at Lan.
The other person noticed his gaze and nodded with a smile.
Without speaking to her, Annie nodded and continued;
"Alright, then let's split into three groups."
Teams with heroes possessing high agility and those with exploration skills have a greater advantage, therefore;
Our Saintess Squad and the Fighting Hero Squad are in the same group.
The Fighting Heroes Squad 8 lacks both a Hero 7, who is good at exploration, and a Hero with high agility. (Six ±⌒※→＝Four々2～·)
Our Saintess Squad has a better understanding of the demon race, and we also have two highly agile units, Miss Miluco and me.
Does anyone object to pairing the strongest and weakest teams together?
“I have no objection,” said Blazer, the Fighting Hero.
Even he himself had no objections, and the other teams remained silent.
Just as An-yi said, the Fighting Heroes team faced not so much difficulty as extreme hardship in this exploration.
Following the Saintess Squad, who leads everyone along the way, is actually a better option.
Annie looked around and then continued;
"The Sky Warrior Squad, with its exploration skills and highly agile warriors, operates independently."
Then the remaining Halberd Warrior Squad and Dragon Warrior Squad traveled together.
Any objections?
The blue eyes standing next to An Yi widened slightly, then returned to their usual smile.
“Okay, I agree,” she said.
The three people on her team remained silent.
Because their team is indeed more versatile, with almost no obvious weaknesses except for the lack of a highly resilient warrior.
In contrast, either the Halberd Warrior Squad or the Dragon Warrior Squad would face difficulties if they went alone.
Therefore, there is no problem for the Sky Hero Squad to act alone.
“We have no objections either,” said Seitz, the Halberd Warrior.
"Whatever, I'll leave it to you," said Lana, the Dragon Warrior.
"that……"
At this moment, Palic, the young hero of the "Hero of Thought" who was in the same team as Lana, raised his hand;
"I want to ask, if we go to other cities, we'll probably be completely clueless, so could you teach us some tips on how to find the black market?"
Everyone looked at him.
That makes sense.
However, you're currently in complete darkness... in a physical sense.
“Okay.” An Yi nodded.