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📍 The Xianzhou Luofu Alchemy Commission
Guangjin
{NICKNAME}, do you have time to chat now?
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Is there anything I can do for you?
Guangjin
Since the last investigation ended, there have been occasional sightings of the invisible monsters near the Healer's Market.
Guangjin
Now that we've determined the imitated cloudhymn magic to be the work of a Warp Trotter, we have decided to carry out a "Hunting Operation" next - In other words, we're going to capture the stray Trotter.
Guangjin
This time, with the help of the Alchemy Commission, we've prepared a special bait for the Trotter. We'll lay traps with the Healer's Market as the center to attract the Trotter.
Guangjin
We'll evacuate the residents living near the Alchemy Commission in advance to protect them from the monster's attacks. This way, the Trotter will let down its guard and take the bait. How does this sound? Isn't it a bold plan?
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Yes, it is. Don't you dare give up halfway.
I'm very worried about this operation. It's too idealistic.
Guangjin
We'll evacuate the residents throughout the entire Healer's Market and capture the Trotter there.
Guangjin
All the Realm-Keeping Commission officers are super excited after hearing about the plans for this operation.
Guangjin
There's no cause for concern. I've studied many cases of capturing Trotters, both within and beyond Xianzhou.
Guangjin
Well, shall we begin?
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Tell me about this "Hunting Operation."
Let's begin.
Maybe next time.
Guangjin
We will place the special bait in the Healer's Market to attract the Warp Trotter.
Guangjin
You need to make it past the invisible monsters affected by the imitated cloudhymn magic to find the Trotter and capture it.
Guangjin
This place is surrounded by high walls. I'm sure the Trotter has nowhere to escape.
Guangjin
Got it. The Realm-Keeping Commission will evacuate the residents, and the "Hunting Operation" will commence.
Guangjin
Got it. This operation needs agile people like you. I'll wait for you.
Guangjin
{NICKNAME}, do you have time to chat now?
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Is there anything I can do for you?
Guangjin
Do you remember the Warp Trotter we caught last time? After a thorough examination, the Warp Trotter did not exhibit any extraordinary characteristics. It shouldn't have been capable of imitating the cloudhymn magic by itself.
Guangjin
However, based on the cosmic ecology studies that I have read, there is a close relationship between the severity of the Swarm Disaster to the population density of these cosmic bugs. Once reproduction causes a species' density to exceed a certain threshold, a phase transition will occur in the population.
Guangjin
Taking the Swarm as an example - they will intensify their collective hivemind behaviors and migrate more after the phase transition occurs. The level of certain hormones in their bodies will also increase, making them more mutated and frenzied...
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Are you saying that the same has happened to the Warp Trotters...
Just tell me your conclusion. I don't get what you're trying to say.
Guangjin
Certainly not to the same extent, but I've thought of a possibility - What a single Warp Trotter cannot accomplish can probably be done through the joint effort of multiple Warp Trotters.
Guangjin
M—My bad. I tend to get carried away when talking about things I'm interested in...
Guangjin
In short, a group of organisms has the potential to achieve things that an individual creature cannot.
Guangjin
We've locked down the suspects to several Warp Trotters. How about we call this a "Herding Operation"?
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Tell me about this Herding Operation.
Let's begin.
Maybe next time.
Guangjin
It's very simple. There are multiple Warp Trotters, and we need to catch them all.
Guangjin
But as you know, these little creatures are timid, so it's pretty challenging to catch them all...
Guangjin
Got it. The Realm-Keeping Commission will immediately lock down Cloudford, and commence the Herding Operation.
Guangjin
Got it. This operation needs agile people like you. I'll wait for you.
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