Flying back to Stone Desert City in a very "conspicuous" fashion, Xiao Yan landed in the Desert Iron Mercenary Group's courtyard and summoned her two older brothers, asking them to take some men outside the city to dig.
To look for Heavenly Flames.
Although Hai Bodong had only marked a circle on the map, actually searching it meant covering quite a large area. Mobilizing the entire mercenary group would certainly be much faster than having Xiao Yan search alone.
Of course, that was assuming Apothecary did not help.
But they had already flown two laps around the area earlier, and Apothecary had not sensed any Heavenly Flames either, so the reliable option was still to use the "brute-force method" and search from scratch.
Taking out the map Hai Bodong had given her, Xiao Yan said to her two older brothers:
"This is a map I got hold of. There should be a chance of finding traces of Heavenly Flames at this flame marker."
"But I'm not familiar with the terrain around Stone Desert City, so I can't pinpoint the exact location of the flame marker. I'd like you to send some people over to look."
Hearing this, Xiao Ding pulled the map over and gave it a cursory scan, then exclaimed in surprise, "What a detailed map! This is the first time I've ever seen one like it."
"Yes, it's almost excessively detailed." Xiao Li nodded in agreement with his older brother.
Xiao Yan: "..."
Wasn't that entirely the wrong thing to focus on?!
I tell you I kill without blinking, and you ask whether my eyes get dry?
Frowning, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li examined the map closely and discussed it for a while before finally reaching a conclusion:
There was nothing unusual about that area.
Xiao Li had