"The more, the better."
"Unlike those assassination missions, where there's only one head to claim."
"But you must plan your range of activity carefully. Safety always comes first. You're out in the open, so you must always guard against enemies hiding in the shadows."
Li Chenglong took out four enormous maps of the wilderness and mountain ranges around Fenghai.
Each map covered more than thirty square meters. Even in the villa's enormous living room, there was barely enough room to spread one out, and its edges still had to be curled up.
"The center is Fenghai City. You can ignore that. As far as the city itself is concerned, there's no point looking for what you need."
"These are the latest official maps for all four directions-east, south, west, and north. Since I learned over the past two days that you were heading out on missions, I had someone make these. They're the most up-to-date and professional maps available!"
Li Chenglong pointed as he spoke. "You don't need to go to the outermost areas."
"To the north, a layer of ground thorn grass grows in this Ironwood Forest. For ground thorn grass to thrive, golden-crowned eagles must land there often, because their droppings contain the nutrients the grass needs most. And rainbow snakes are golden-crowned eagles' favorite prey."
"So this Ironwood Forest ought to be a place where rainbow snakes gather and thrive. Rainbow snakes generally travel underground, boring a great many deep holes through a given area. Their droppings can be considered natural fertilizer for underground spirit plants...
"If you want to find resurrection grass, searching beneath this forest should yield something. If there isn't any in this forest, you needn't consider the other places either."
Li Chenglong analyzed and explained everything in meticulous detail, marking four locations on