World of Warcraft Murloc City Guide - Chapter 342

c342 Backwater Village Investigation Report

The multi-headed snake Geshalahan disappeared, and Yang Yi and his friends couldn’t figure out how such a big multi-headed snake left.

According to the minotaur Jerick, he seemed to know some secrets, so Yang Yi and his friends approached him.

“Jerrick, are you saying that the reason why the multi-headed snake disappeared is hidden under the ground of this land?” Yang Yi asked curiously.

“I guess so.” Jerrick scratched the cow’s waist and explained slowly: “The scorched plain we see in front of us, which is scorched by the sun all day long, was not originally like this. In fact, the barren land was once a verdant and lush forest. At that time, rivers with abundant water flowed on the earth, and the underground rivers crisscrossed to form a huge network, connecting deep pools and lakes.

Later, the Great Split of the World shook the entire primitive Kalimdor continent. The destruction caused by this catastrophe caused this land to become the desolate appearance it is today, leaving only dry riverbeds and winding canyons on the earth.

The underground dark river was seized and diverted after the catastrophe, but it did not completely dry up.

The caves and passages formed where the dark river water flows extend underground. The hydras may have left through these caves and passages.”

“Jerrick, are you saying that the lakes in the Dead Water Oasis have passages connecting to the underground river?” Yang Yi asked.

“There is only this explanation.” Jerrick said.

After listening to Jerrick’s statement, Yang Yi immediately sent the fishmen to dive into the lake to find the passage connecting to the underground river.

The multi-headed snake Geshalahan is huge, and the passage it can pass through must be large and not difficult to find.

With a clear goal, the fishmen soon found a suspicious place.

Yang Yi also went into the water.

This is a rock crack under the lake that keeps bubbling.

Yang Yi remembered that the minotaur Tujia Rune Totem once asked the fishmen to dive into the bottom of the lake with a kind of dried seeds, and when those seeds were sown near the rock cracks with bubbles, the dried seeds miraculously sprouted and grew again.

The minotaur Tujia said that this was a mysterious force trying to break out of the ground. Although Yang Yi was also very curious, he could not figure out the principle.

Now, there seems to be traces of being turned over near the rock cracks with bubbles, and the mud and sand on the surface of a large rock are obviously much less than the surrounding stones, which looks suspicious.

Yang Yi asked the fishmen to turn over this large rock.

The fishmen took great pains and finally turned over the big rock.

As expected, there was an entrance to the underground river under the big rock.

Because he was worried that the hydra had not gone far, Yang Yi did not let the fishmen enter the underground river, but asked them to block the entrance with the big rock again.

Yang Yi surfaced.

“As Jerrick expected, the hydra escaped from the underground river under the lake. I guess it also came to this lake through the underground river,” Yang Yi said.

“The underground river is very different in the dry season and the rainy season. It may be that the heavy rain some time ago changed the river course, and the hydra came through it.” Jerrick said.

“Where did the hydra come from? Where does this underground river lead to?” Yang Yi asked.

“The underground river is connected in all directions, and it is usually difficult to know where the river leads to.” Jerrick said, “but the underground river at the bottom of the lake must have a river leading to the west.”

“West?” Yang Yi asked.

“Yes, the Sweetwater Oasis in the west, there is a place called the Wailing Cave near that oasis.” Jerick said.

“The Wailing Cave near the Sweetwater Oasis, it is so far away from here, how did you determine it?” Yang Yi asked.

On the map of the Barrens that Yang Yi got, both the Sweetwater Oasis and the Wailing Cave were marked with names, so he knew their locations very well.

The Sweetwater Oasis and the Deadwater Oasis are located to the east and west of the Golden Road, far apart, and it takes about half a day to walk to them.

“I said that there was an evil force that affected the hydra, and that evil force came from the Wailing Cave. So the dark river at the bottom of the lake must have a river leading to the Wailing Cave.” Jerick explained.

“Since it is known that there is an evil force coming from the Wailing Cave, is there no one to deal with it?” Yang Yi asked.

“The Wailing Caves are the habitat of many creatures, and it will be very dangerous for visitors. A few years ago, a group of druids entered the dark Wailing Caves, but they failed in the end.” Jerick said.

“It turns out that the Wailing Caves are so dangerous.” Yang Yi said.

Speaking of the Wailing Caves, Yang Yi still remembers that he had promised the Forsaken pharmacist Zama to help her pick some plants called venomous snake flowers. According to Zama, venomous snake flowers are very rare and only grow in the depths of the Wailing Caves.

“It seems that the task of picking venomous snake flowers is not easy to complete.” Yang Yi thought.

After confirming that the multi-headed snake Geshalahan escaped through the underground river at the bottom of the lake, Yang Yi also put his mind at ease.

Yang Yi’s original intention was not to let the multi-headed snake Geshalahan stay in the lake of the Dead Water Oasis and affect the development of the Dead Water Village. As for whether the multi-headed snake Geshalahan died or escaped, it was fine, just hope that it would not come back after escaping.

The hydra left the lake of the Dead Water Oasis. This was a great thing worth celebrating, so a celebration banquet was held.

Yang Yi asked the fishman chef to make a lot of delicious food to reward the fishmen who participated in the battle, and thanked Jerrick again for coming down the mountain to help.

At the celebration banquet, Yang Yi was talking to Jerrick.

At this time, a patrol fishman came to report that the adventurer of the Holy Sword Knights came to see him for something.

Yang Yi was so happy eating and drinking that he asked the patrol fishman to bring the adventurers to celebrate together.

The two people who came were the man and woman of the Holy Sword Knights whom Yang Yi had met this morning.

“Mayor Poseidon, you asked us to find a way to call the adventurers back, and we have found a way.” A Holy Sword Knight proudly shook a piece of animal skin paper in his hand, on which many words were clearly written.

“What are you holding in your hand?” Yang Yi asked.

“This is the solution.” A Holy Sword Knight said, “Our study committee conducted a questionnaire survey for a day and then made this investigation report.”

“Investigation report?”

Yang Yi reached out and took the animal skin paper from a Holy Sword Knight and took a rough look.

There were many details written on it, from top to bottom, they were inns, supplies, repairs, mailboxes, flight points, auction houses, banks, etc.

“My idea is that if we want adventurers to return to Dead Water Village, we must first understand what adventurers need. The reasons for each adventurer’s departure are different. This is the result of the investigation. The reasons most frequently raised by adventurers are written above.” The two Holy Sword Knights explained to Yang Yi while he was reading the animal skin paper.

“So Dead Water Village must first meet the above conditions before adventurers will come back.” Yang Yi said.

“Not all of them have to be met, but the more the better. Each of the facilities above is what adventurers say they need. Let me explain.”

The two Holy Sword Knights asked Yang Yi to spread the animal skin paper flat on the table. She took out a pair of glasses with only frames from her pocket and put them on.

The originally youthful and beautiful girl had a different temperament after wearing glasses, that is, the kind of academic master temperament that I must get 100 points in the exam.

A Holy Sword Knight on the side had flowers in his eyes.

The two Holy Sword Knights gently adjusted their glasses and said, “Inns are essential. Adventurers who have no houses in Dead Water Oasis need a place to stay.”

“Food and water supplies must be sufficient. This is a basic guarantee.”

“A place to repair weapons and equipment is necessary. Adventurers must be prepared for the next battle.”

“Mailboxes are a convenient way of communication. Adventurers often communicate with each other by mailing letters.”

“Flight points are important transportation facilities. With flight points, adventurers can travel conveniently.”

“The auction house needs to be operational so that adventurers can trade their items conveniently.”

“It is best to set up a bank so that adventurers can deposit gold coins and valuables before going out for adventure.”

“The more complete the facilities in Dead Water Village are, the more adventurers will be willing to stay here. One of the reasons why adventurers go to the crossroads is that there are various traversals there.” The two Holy Sword Knights said.

“You make a lot of sense. It seems that Dead Water Village is indeed far from being good. No wonder adventurers have run away.” Yang Yi said.

“In fact, Deadwater Village still has its own advantages. The tribe only allows members of recognized guilds to enter and leave the town freely, and adventurers can only stay in hotels and cannot own their own houses. The mayor’s decision to sell houses to adventurers is a wise decision, which is equivalent to letting adventurers settle down here. As long as Deadwater Village develops well, adventurers will naturally want to come back.” The two Holy Sword Knights said, and flattered Yang Yi.

Hearing that his decision was praised for being wise, Yang Yi was very happy. He said: “You did a good job. This investigation report is accepted by the mayor. In the future, the development of Deadwater Village will inevitably benefit from the Holy Sword Knights.”

“I’m right, aren’t I? Our study committee members are so smart.” A Holy Sword Knight also took the opportunity to lick.

Yang Yi asked two people from the Holy Sword Knights to stay and arranged delicious food for them.

Then, Yang Yi took the investigation report to find Slark.

Deadwater Village has been managed by Slark during this period, and he knows the situation of Deadwater Village best.

“How many of these things written on the animal skin paper can we do?” Yang Yi asked Slark.

“Deadwater Village has built inns, food and beverage stores, grocery stores, weapon stores, armor stores and other buildings, but these stores cannot be rented out. We don’t have so many goods to sell, and there are not so many murlocs who know how to open stores. The auction house was also built a long time ago, but only one auction was held during the opening ceremony of Deadwater Village, and it has been empty since then.” Slark said helplessly.

Slark told Yang Yi about the difficulties he encountered.

Deadwater Village is a level 3 village built directly on vacant land. During the construction process, stonemasons from the Defias Brotherhood participated in the planning. The village is well planned, and most of the basic buildings of the village have been built, but it’s a pity that many buildings are still empty.