Chapter 1163: The Unexpected Man
The seal of the Sands of Time can effectively curb Kaisha's demand for Void Humus, but Rhodes did not use this method to restrain her along the way, the main reason is that for non-immortals, being sealed in the timeless Sands of Time for a long time is prone to time peeling.
The so-called "turning over like a rotten Ke person in the countryside", under the long-term sand seal of time, the sealed person is easy to lose sensitivity to time, which is not a good phenomenon.
However, before he was about to travel to Kumangu to find Mr. "Hakim", Rhodes finally sealed Kai'Sa - partly because his inventory of Void humus was pitifully low, and partly because this journey might not be so simple.
Yes, Hakim was indeed the one who took Camille's heart.
But...... According to Rod's knowledge, this Mr. Hakim has passed away!
As an intelligence dealer in Zaun, Rhodes still knows a lot about Piltover's affairs - Qinggang Shadow is an important figure in Picheng, how can Rhodes not care?
According to the information gathered by Rod, that Mr. Hakim has long since passed away, and even his nephew has worked for Camille's Firos family for a long time.
In this case, Camille claimed to have found Hakim's whereabouts, and that he was in Kumangu...... This naturally made Rod a little uneasy.
It always felt like Camille had some other purpose.
So, here's the problem.
Strictly speaking, Rhodes and Camille are allies, so why did Camille ask not to talk to Rhodes and choose to use such a fraudulent method?
Although Camille represents the order of Leather City, she is in an absolute weakness in front of Rhodes, who can lift the table at any time, and it is very unwise to rashly brush the tiger's whiskers!
Camille doesn't look like a fool either.
Rod actually almost asked about the situation on the spot at that time, but seeing that Camille seemed reluctant to say it, he finally chose not to say much - Camille should have some kind of help that is not easy to say directly and needs Rode's help, in this case, Rod simply chose to play stupid.
Silently thinking about the possible situation, Rhodes boarded the ship bound for Kumangu with Cassadine and Kaisha.
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Because of the implementation of the joint development plan, the entire Kumangu rainforest area has changed.
The wild and primitive rainforest landscape of the past has long been gone, replaced by a booming Kumang ancient development scene, the natural resources accumulated in the rainforest for countless years have been quickly explored, all kinds of novel products have sprung up, this ancient and primitive land finally glows with a different vitality and vitality.
However, after observing along the way, Rhodes keenly discovered some of the stranger places in Kumangu - among the developers of this rainforest, all kinds of strange rumors are rife, various supernatural events are endless, and even officially reported disappearances are not uncommon.
For this kind of dangerous primeval jungle, the disappearance of a few pathfinders is not a big deal, after all, people's control over Kumangu is concentrated in a few settlements and supply station areas at most, and in the reckless bushes outside of this, whether it is a snake bite or a beast attack, it is a completely normal event, even if there are several security companies to provide security guarantees, accidents are inevitable.
What really made Rod realize that something was wrong was the speed of the big development - Rod had been away from Kumangu for more than two years, but the development of Kumangu as a whole was not much stronger than when he just left.
These accidents always happen to some key little people, and then prevent and delay the development of Kumangu from a subtle angle - for example, one day, the deputy physician of the development team disappeared, because the attending physician was still there, so the development team did not stop the action, and as a result, the day after the deputy physician disappeared, there was a riot in the jungle, and without the deputy physician who could configure the Owl Bee Defense Potion, the entire development team suffered heavy damage.
This kind of thing can be said to be a coincidence once or twice, but after many times, many people feel that something is wrong.
However, when people actually start to form vanguard groups and then go deep into the rainforest to find news, they often come back unharmed, unscathed, but find nothing.
After learning about this situation, the doubts in Rhodes' heart became even stronger.
Could it be that Camille needs to deal with the unexpected events in the Kumangu Jungle on his own?
As long as she says this kind of thing directly, Rhodes will not refuse!
What's more, why did she move out of Hakim's name?
Shaking his head, Rhodes stepped off the ship without stopping, and then took Cassadine on his back and stayed at the supply depot in the deepest part of the Kumangu jungle.
Rhodes needed to get a better understanding of the situation.
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The next day, Rhodes finally met Jana.
Two years without seeing each other in a flash, which is a separation for the usual partner, but for Rod and Jana, this level of absence seems to be no different from two days - the transcendent feels on the time plane is not at all the same as ordinary people.
After a pleasant and in-depth exchange, Rhodes finally got to know the current predicament faced by the development of Kumangu in Jana.
"You're saying that besides the Great River Nomads, there are traces of other civilizations in Kumanggu?" Jana's speculation surprised Rod quite a bit, "This shouldn't be...... After all, we had traversed the entire Kumangu from north to south in its entirety, and in the whole process, we had not seen any intelligent beings other than the river nomads and the Vastayas. ”
"That's where it's weird." Hearing Rod say this, Jana also looked a little helpless, "You should have heard some anecdotes, most of these anecdotes are true, and there are obviously traces of human manipulation behind the incident, but the problem is that I have searched for a long time, but I have never found any meaningful information." ”
An invisible disruptor?
A mastermind behind whom even Cana can't find a trace?
Hearing Cana say this, Rhodes finally frowned - this was not good news for his Shurima project. =。
Could it be that Camille deliberately talked to him in the name of Hakim because of this?
In the face of fragmentary clues, Rhodes couldn't figure out the whole story of the matter for the time being, he shook his head a little helplessly, and then finally made up his mind.
"You help me take care of Cassadine and Kai'Sa first." Rod instructed Jana, "I'll go to the jungle tomorrow...... Maybe I'll find something new? ”