"Out of the pass, in the direction of the rising sun, go straight for 144 miles and see a low-lying oasis, bury the ransom under the highest sand tree, and then leave immediately, without returning. Tear up the ticket in the empty box, and see the person tearing the ticket. Resakhar held the second kidnapping letter in his hand and muttered its contents.

In common terms, the sun rises in the east, but in practice the sunrise position shifts depending on the season.

It is now the "cold" season, and the sunrise is not due east, but in the direction of due east and south, and I don't know if Hu Shanrong has taken this detail into account - the location shown in the kidnapping letter is 144 miles away from the pass, and the slightest deviation in direction may miss the target.

The three of them had a headache about this, and they only hoped that Hu Shanrong would be careful enough to take into account the sunrise changes caused by the season, otherwise there would be an oolong when the time came, so that Hu Shanrong mistakenly thought that the kingdom refused to pay the ransom and unilaterally tore up the ticket, which would be a big trouble.

After reading the kidnapping letter repeatedly and carefully considering the words on it, Resakhar couldn't help but question it: "Leaving aside the direction for the time being, even if we really find this low-lying oasis that Hu Shanrong said and bury the ransom under the tallest sand tree, how can we ensure that he can be released?" ”

"He said that the empty box was torn up and the ticket was torn up, that is, we were not allowed to wait for him there. But what if he finishes collecting the money and people run away directly, and he doesn't leave Po there to return it to us, what will happen then? ”

Regardless of the form of kidnapping, following the rhythm of the prisoner is undoubtedly the most stupid.

But obviously, Edward had already thought about this level, and he said lightly: "I put a fake golden moon in the box, and there is a pterodacter hidden in it, as long as Hu Shanrong takes the ransom, my other flapterider will help us find his location." ”

It is not a bug of the winged bird, but a very peculiar creature.

This insect is identical and twins, male and female, accompanied by both from birth to death, and never abandoned.

The pterodacter has an unparalleled perception of its twin mates, with females being quiet and males moving.

If the male and female worms are separated, the female will remain motionless, and the male will crawl towards the female according to his transcendent sense, and even if they are thousands of miles away, the male will cross the ends of the earth to find his twin females.

This habit of never giving up until death should have been turned into a romantic chapter in the mouth of the troubadour, which was sung from generation to generation.

But it's a pity that the pterodacter is a bug after all, and its appearance is not pleasant, and no matter how romantic its habits are, it is useless.

If some beautiful animals had this habit, I am afraid that they would have been revered as holy beasts long ago.

Insects have this habit, and they do not get the slightest respect, so they can only be unlucky enough to be used by humans and reduced to tools.

For human stalkers, the pterodacter is a very effective means of tracking, and the bugs are tiny and undetectable.

As long as the female insect is left on the target, and the male's perception ability is used, the opponent's location can be located regardless of the distance and tracked.

Of course, the pterodium also has its own limitations.

One is the number, this kind of insect is very rare, and the reproductive ability is low, it is very rare in the wild, even if it is artificially reproduced, there are only a few dozen pairs of pterodacters in the various judgments of Dogulander, and it is difficult to use them on a large scale.

The second problem is attachment, the pterodacter is not something that grows on the target, the female will indeed remain motionless after leaving the male, but it does not mean that it will cling to the target and is very likely to shake off in motion.

Even if it is placed in a clothing pocket, if the target changes clothes, throws away old clothes, or dies when the female is soaked in water while washing clothes, the male's perception will be disabled.

However, for Hu Shanrong's tracking, there is no need to worry about this kind of situation.

Before Edward traveled, he had ordered the craftsman to create a fake Golden Moon, which was hollow inside, with some life-sustaining food and a pterodactyl insect, and a ventilated microporum that was enough to support its long-term survival.

1,000 Golden Moons is not a small amount, and it is impossible for Hu Shanrong to carry them in his pocket, so he can only carry them in a whole box.

Even if he was more careful and changed the box, it was impossible to accurately pick out the fake golden moon containing the wingworm.

Therefore, as long as Hu Shanrong gets the ransom, it is equivalent to bringing a "tracker", and no matter where he escapes, he will be bitten by Edward and others.

Edward took out a small box from his bosom and pressed the button to open it, only to see that there was a black worm the size of a quarter of a grain of rice hidden inside, which did not look special in appearance, and was a little ugly, just like an ordinary rice worm, and it was no wonder that such a romantic habit did not arouse people's affection.

The male now appears anxious and crawls in the direction of the box.

Edward turned it back into the box with his hand, closed it again, and said lightly: "The male insect is very energetic, and the food in the fake golden moon is enough to make the female insect live for several months, now wait for Hu Shanrong to take the bait." ”

Edward then looked at Ray Sakhar: "You don't have to follow us out of the country this time, your dragon target is too big, it is easy to expose its tracks, and it will also attract the attention of horse bandits." You just stay here and wait for us to come back. ”

As a dragon knight, Resahar knew his strengths and weaknesses, so he didn't say anything and nodded.

He wasn't worried about the safety of the two, and Chino didn't mention it for now, Edward was more powerful than him and his dragon combined, and it wasn't his turn to worry about it.

With the help of the local civil magistrate, Edward and Chino got a carriage, put on a caravan uniform as a disguise, and exited the pass.

Since Bolton defeated the main force of horse bandits in the "Battle of Blood Sand", the desert forces have converged a lot in recent months, and the traces of activity on the kingdom's border have decreased significantly.

Chino and Edward drove the carriage for more than a hundred miles, but they didn't see a single horse bandit, and there was only barren land that was constantly desertifying along the way.

It has to be said that the description of the kidnapping letter is very accurate, there is nothing along the way that will confuse judgment, and after driving 144 miles, the only oasis is is in the sight of the two men.

This is a small oasis, more than ten acres in size, there is a clear water source in the middle, there is heat-resistant and drought-resistant vegetation growing around, among which there are more than 30 sand trees, high and low, the middle one rises high from the ground, several meters higher than the rest of the trees, very conspicuous.

"Looks like that's where we're looking." Edward stepped out of the carriage, took out the shovel he had prepared in advance, walked to the tallest sand tree, shoveled out a pit large enough to bury the box, and put the box in.

Edward had just put the box away, and before he could fill in the earth and bury it, a strong horn suddenly sounded from above.

"Woo-" The sound of the horn resounded in the sky, one after another, and it became more and more urgent, as if wolf smoke was rising.

Immediately afterward, the sound of horses' hooves came from all directions, as heavy as thunder.