Weiliu Port
Floodwaters in the Amazon rainforest came quickly and receded just as fast.
Two days later, the floodwaters had completely receded, leaving behind a scene of utter devastation. The ground was a soggy mess, like a swamp. Fortunately, Shi Boxue and the others had prepared ahead of time. They had cut down trees to make makeshift rafts, loaded them with supplies and their animal companions, and struggled across the flooded area. Only after a great deal of effort did they reach relatively solid ground.
They did not continue deeper into the Amazon jungle. Instead, they took the shortest route to the Madeira River, which ran through the Amazon rainforest.
Mitsui Hisashi and Miyato Fujiko, who had come to investigate Institute 507's Canada operation team, stayed with the group and took on the role of liaison representatives.
With the "Dragon Group" and the Senkai Association having reached an agreement to cooperate, the two sides suddenly began using their satellite phones far more often.
Before this, Shi Boxue had made only four or five calls in a day.
Now, just keeping in touch with the other operation teams and reporting to his superiors required more than ten calls, not counting the calls with the Senkai Association.
The other operation teams that had ventured into the Amazon rainforest all adjusted their plans in unison. They left the vast wilderness behind, boarded the boats they had rented, and traveled upstream along the Madeira River toward Mount Parecis, the Academy Under Heaven's hiding place.
Once they had a clear destination, the operation teams' pace quickened considerably.
During a call with their contacts back in China, Shi Boxue confirmed something.
The "Dragon Group" did exist and was even somewhat well-known, but in truth, it was a shell organization with only one member: Li Bai.
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