My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 230 - 228: The Dead Bee_1

Chapter 230: Chapter 228: The Dead Bee_1

Eric Reed quickly agreed, leading everyone into the bamboo forest. The sunlight above their heads scattered down intermittently, the wind swaying the bamboo like waves, and the patches of light seemed to dance on the ground like elves.

Moreover, the bamboo here was almost all translucent, captivatingly beautiful as they walked through it.

Owen Bertram surveyed the surroundings to understand what kind of unique ore could generate such a diverse array of bamboo.

Eric Reed said, "In the entire Wood Dynasty, only this bamboo has five colors. Bamboo everywhere else is just ordinary green."

"It’s also peculiar that if these bamboos are transplanted elsewhere, they gradually revert to normal bamboo as soon as they are taken out of Bamboo Slope. They wouldn’t retain their beauty."

Owen Bertram couldn’t help but look at the ground, questioning whether there was a special ore beneath that changed the bamboo. But despite racking his brains, he didn’t know of any ore that could have such an effect.

Straightaway, they arrived under several huge sword-shaped rocks in the middle of the bamboo forest, where Eric Reed pointed out, "Mr. Owen, do you see those three large rocks? The first beehive discovered was built with those rocks as the foundation, suspended between them."

Owen Bertram invited Nathan Lane to investigate the scene with him. Nathan Lane immediately cursed, "Why wasn’t this crucial site sealed off? Look how many footprints there are underneath!"

Eric Reed felt his face burn. After David took away the beehive, the brothers at the Prescott Group heard that these beehives were very valuable. They often sneaked in groups to search, hoping to stumble upon one.

These footprints were theirs.

However, Nathan Lane did make a discovery, "After the beehive was taken, where did the Element-devouring Bees go?"

Eric Reed chuckled and said, "All the things you can think of, we’ve already investigated." For Eric Reed, courtesy towards Owen’s subordinates was merely superficial. The Prescott Group at Looking Cloud Cliff was virtually the Horizon Bureau’s first line of defense against Copper Gorge.

Those who often fought on the front line were entitled to despise those in the rear.

The unfortunate Summit Guard Post happened to be the last and the least significant link in the Copper Gorge blockade system...

Eric Reed went on: "I know Young Lane’s idea: the Element-devouring Bees use various ores to build their hives. Though the beehive here was destroyed, as long as the ore remains, they will continue to build nests nearby."

Nathan Lane didn’t deny it.

"But these Element-devouring Bees just mysteriously disappeared." Eric Reed said, "There were three hives built by the Element-devouring Bees in this bamboo forest which were taken away by Master David himself."

"Once the Element-devouring Bees go berserk, they form swarms that can hunt Tier-4 Demon Beasts or higher. Even if Master David went personally, he was extremely careful and made all kinds of preparations."

"However, these bees didn’t show any aggression towards Master David and flew away the very same day, to quickly disappear entirely!"

Furthermore, he added: "Afterwards, we consulted many records, and such a situation could mean that the ore here is very poor and has been depleted by the Element-devouring Bees, hence why they left without hesitation."

Having finished speaking, Eric Reed chuckled, then gravely said to Nathan Lane: "Young Lane, investigating cases is also a speciality of us Horizon agents, we all understand it to some degree."

Nathan Lane frowned; he didn’t respond to Eric Reed’s insinuation, merely suggesting, "Take us to see where the other two beehives were."

"Fine," Eric Reed didn’t refuse. The matter had already been explained to you, if you want to waste time, I’ll accompany you - I was originally assigned by Master David to waste time with you.

After visiting the other two locations, it was already dark.

Eric Reed asked, "Mr. Owen, are we returning overnight, or shall we pick a spot to camp for the night?"

Owen Bertram replied, "We’re not going back. The scenery here is rare to see. The night view under the moonlight must be unique. Let’s stay for a night."

"Yes, Sir."

In the middle of the night, after everyone rested, Nathan Lane opened his eyes. He and Owen Bertram shared a tent.

Both silently used their fingers to write and communicate on the ground, so as to prevent others from eavesdropping. Nathan Lane secretly pulled out an Element-devouring Bee from his bosom!

He had found it while kicking about checked footprints at the first hive location and flipping through the thick bamboo leaves on the ground.

Eric Reed was completely unaware.

Having learned from the previous Henry Case, Nathan Lane had sought David’s help to gather all sorts of information about the Element-devouring Bees before coming to Casterly County.

One piece of information: Element-devouring Bees could "call out to" each other. Even from far away, they could still sense each other.

But this Bee was dead. It had fallen into the bamboo leaves and hadn’t been picked up.

Nathan Lane looked at the now ’Prescott’, the former ’Jamal’, with great expectation, hoping to figure out whether they could use this bee to sense the whole swarm of Element-devouring Bees.

Owen Bertram motioned him to be patient, saying he was trying.

The information Owen Bertram had initially obtained from Sophia and the puppet bugs spying on David confirmed: The ore deposit in Casterly County was abundant and extremely rich!

Yet, the disappearance of the Element-devouring Bees seemed to indicate that the ore was depleted.

This was a contradictory outcome.

However, Owen Bertram was inclined to believe that the ore was depleted - because according to the analysis of the beehive’s composition, the types of ores the beehive contained were very "complete", not like a large mine, but rather a situation that could occur in some small mines.

While analyzing the bodily structure of the Element-devouring Bee, Owen Bertram quickly located a special organ that enabled them to sense each other.

He tried to unlock the secrets of this organ - meanwhile, Nathan Lane was impatiently waiting.

Eric Reed was clearly looking down on his investigative abilities, which were his livelihood. This made Nathan Lane incredibly frustrated. He eagerly hoped for a breakthrough in the case to slap Eric Reed in the face.

After a full two hours of analysis by Owen Bertram, Nathan Lane had grown impatient. Finally, Owen Bertram, with a grave expression, put down the Element-devouring Bee, conjured a spiritual flame from his fingertips, took out some treasure materials, and began crafting a magical instrument!

"What..." Nathan Lane was speechless, what was going on?

Owen Bertram didn’t bother to explain to Nathan Lane. The Element-devouring Bee had been dead for too long, losing all vitality. Even with the spirit seed, it wasn’t possible to reactivate that organ.

However, that organ was like a magical instrument. Each one was a node in a "magical instrument network." What Owen Bertram wanted was to imitate such a magical instrument, blend into the "network," and then sense the locations of the Element-devouring Bees.