From the intelligence Gege Wu had sent back, it was not hard to see that even with their location already known, reaching that place from the borders of Great Zhou would still take two months.
The desert was vast and boundless, with no clear landmarks. Since the other side did not know their location, finding them through a normal search would not be easy.
If they searched in the wrong direction, who knew how long it would take them to find anything?
Not to mention that the desert had a harsh climate and few obvious resources. From this perspective, any faction with a choice would presumably avoid pouring large amounts of manpower and resources into desert exploration—a project that clearly looked destined to lose money.
Of course, to guard against the possibility, Zhou Xu made further arrangements after confirming that they had to maintain a safe distance from the other side...
"Send people to keep an eye on everything happening over there. If the other side shows any tendency to approach our Great Zhou territory, report it immediately."
"Besides that, have the frontline troops find an opportunity to capture an orc and obtain some intelligence from it."
Zhou Xu had never considered directly capturing someone from the other side.
What if the other side investigated and exposed their existence ahead of time?
Even if it was only a possibility, he did not want to take that risk.
By comparison, capturing an orc would be much safer.
Following that line of thought, Zhou Xu had even considered whether they should simply lay down Gale Restrictions around the perimeter. Once the other side stepped into the restrictions, a sandstorm would rise, which might at least serve as a deterrent.
But after thinking it over, he decided against it.
Given the vastness of