Natural Force (Part 1)

Ma Hou certainly did not want more people to see him in such a bedraggled state, but things did not go as he wished. The purely luck-based search had only just begun, and most people were still wandering around aimlessly, without any clear direction. At a time like this, even a small change or accident could easily draw everyone's attention.

At the same time, just as Jing Xin had said, treasure hunters and inspectors thought in entirely different ways. As the designers behind the scenes, the Amaterasu Order's way of thinking was closer to that of the inspectors, so sharing information and improving efficiency became the obvious choice.

From Ma Hou chasing Black Mist and suffering a humiliating defeat, to discovering a geothermal spring erupting from below, the whole process had taken about half an hour. It took even less time to draw the others over. In under twenty minutes, the area around this newly discovered geothermal mudflat had gathered the vast majority of participants. More precisely, aside from Priest Anthony and Welfare Institute director Wan Ta, everyone else had arrived to study the latest discovery together—naturally excluding Black Mist, who had been chased off to who knew where by Fei Long.

With so many people here, Ma Hou, as the "first discoverer," had to provide an explanation. Concealment would not do, but laying everything bare would be something only a fool would do. After discussing it with Jing Xin and the others, Ma Hou expressionlessly recounted his old grudge with Black Mist, briefly described the pursuit and the subsequent analysis and tracking, and completed the relevant Logical Chain.

Of course, some implications had to be uncovered by clever people. Clever people were the one thing this group did not lack. Gardner stared straight at Ma Hou's face, making no