Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1708 Snake Man Intelligence
"These snake people are quite strong; their individual combat strength is comparable to that of elite soldiers."

The fact that they were forced to flee in disarray from the Trapped Camp does not mean that they were weak.

It should be understood that as the only recognized elite force in the Great Zhou Dynasty, every soldier in the Trapped Camp is an elite among elites.

A martial artist at the Hundred Refinements Realm could be a battalion commander in other units, but in the Trapped Camp, he could only be a squad leader.

The equipment worn by each soldier was acquired through massive spending.

Losing to the Trapped Camp is not shameful, especially considering that the snake-men who attacked at the time did not even have a numerical advantage.

Zhou Chongshan was now speaking his mind.

"The snake-man's fangs contain snake venom, which is not currently considered fatal; it should have a paralyzing effect. They have excellent explosive power and their attacks are extremely swift. Their tails can also be used to launch attacks."

"At the same time, we also need to pay attention to their ability to hide. They can nimbly burrow into the sand and lie dormant underneath. When they are not moving, even we cannot detect their presence."

Upon confirming the news, Shi Lei was startled.

A Vajra Realm warrior's senses are extremely sharp; the slightest movement within the area will not escape their notice.

The snake-man's stealth ability is so powerful that it can even evade the senses of a Vajra Realm martial artist? That's quite remarkable.

In the harsh environment of the desert, they encountered an enemy skilled in stealth and ambush...

That's really a headache.

After that, Zhou Chongshan told Shi Lei about the difficulties they encountered during the mission.

"The biggest limitation for us is drinking water. Although the mythical beasts and warhorses can adapt to this extreme climate, they need to drink a lot of water, and the soldiers also need to drink water."

"We have kept our water intake to a minimum for this mission, but it is still difficult to sustain us for extended periods of exploration."

Xie Liancheng, who was standing to the side, undoubtedly had a deep understanding of this issue.

Along the way, including Lord Ma, their mounts drank more water than the people.

As a modern person, Jie Liancheng also had some thoughts on this.

"Perhaps we can try to find a mount in the desert that is more suitable for long-term missions in the desert."

Jie Liancheng actually wanted to say 'camel' directly.

When it comes to desert environments, there is no better mount than a camel.

Camels can drink up to 100 liters of water in a short period of time, store it in their bodies, and then not need to drink water for a long time. They also have excellent transport capacity and speed.

As long as the camels are given enough water before setting off, they won't need to worry about watering the camels for a long time during the journey.

They can even eat cacti directly to replenish their water when necessary.

However, he doesn't even know if camels actually exist in this world. Since no one has ever seen one, it's best to be cautious.

At this moment, faced with Xie Liancheng's suggestion, Shi Lei spoke up...

"Even if we find it, it will take a long time to tame and breed it, so it will be difficult to put it to use in the short term."

At this point, Shi Lei paused for two seconds.

"However, we still need to find what we need to find, just like we need to do desertification prevention and control. Let's add this to the task as well."

After listening to the two reports, Shi Lei nodded.

"Generals, you have worked hard on this mission. Please go back and rest early."

Zhou Chongshan and Xie Liancheng didn't stand on ceremony and quickly withdrew. After all, given their current situation, they didn't have many days to rest before having to go out on missions again.

During this time, the two snake-people prisoners who were brought back were directly sent to the interrogation room of the Investigation Department.

These snake-men are no benevolent people, so there's no need to be polite when dealing with them.

In the eyes of the two captured snake people, the worst outcome of falling into the hands of the enemy was nothing more than death.

Little did they know, the interrogation room of the Inspection Department was a place where life was worse than death...

These snake people had never encountered anything like this before. In just three days, they confessed everything completely.

In the interrogation room, after comparing the statements of the two snake men and confirming that there were no problems, the statement was handed over to Shi Lei.

After reviewing the document, Shi Lei immediately called over Xie Liancheng and Zhou Chongshan.

"This is the intelligence we got from those two snake-man prisoners. Take a look."

Compared to them, the ones who need this intelligence the most right now are undoubtedly Jie Liancheng and Zhou Chongshan, since they will be leading a team to carry out an exploration mission again after resting for two more days.

Under this premise, information about the snake people is especially important to them.

As a result, after only glancing at the intelligence that Shi Lei handed over, both Xie Liancheng and Zhou Chongshan frowned.

Although they had anticipated this to some extent, when the facts were actually presented to them, their faces still turned uncontrollably grim.

Humans are on the menu of these snake people.

Therefore, the act of attacking them was essentially a hunting behavior.

Through this intelligence, they also learned that humans actually live in the desert.

The snake people were lying in ambush there, actually waiting for their prey to come to them; their target was the humans living in the desert.

The fruit on that giant pillar was their bait.

For the inhabitants of this desert, the fruit of the giant saguaro is an important food resource.

Unexpectedly, the snake people didn't encounter their target, but instead met the Trapped Camp, who were on an exploration mission, which led to what happened next.

At this point, this section has been basically clarified.

"This group of snake people has strongholds, and several of them. Each stronghold has a sizable water source, so the group of snake people is quite large. But the two prisoners have no concept of numbers and can't explain it at all."

Inside the office, as soon as Xie Liancheng heard the word "water source," he knew it was most likely an oasis.

[From what I've heard, the oases in the desert have basically all been taken over by those snake-people.]

Shi Lei continued speaking...

"In terms of combat strength, they have no understanding of the realm, and they are also at the bottom of the clan, staying in the outpost with the fewest resources. They don't know much about how many strong people there are in the clan, but they have mentioned the 'Snake God' and their Snake King."

"Their descriptions of the 'Snake God' and the Snake King were all heard from other snake people. They had never seen them themselves, were not in the same stronghold, and were too low-level to contact them. They only knew that their chieftain was very strong, but that was just hearsay."

"As for the 'Serpent God,' it is suspected to be a supernatural creature, a giant desert serpent of enormous size, or so I've heard."

Shi Lei was speechless, but there was nothing he could do.

No matter how sophisticated the interrogation room is, it cannot force prisoners to reveal information they don't even know.

(End of this chapter)