I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Let's forget about that joke. If terrorists could control Titans, why haven't these elite scientists figured it out?

Volume 3 [Yohaka: King of Monsters]: Chapter 1693 [The "Ruins" on the Island?]

After a period of investigation, the Monarch Project organization also conducted a survey on one side of the island. Although the surveyed area was not large, they still made many new discoveries, including not only new plants, but also new minerals and organisms.

This series of discoveries surprised the scientists of Project Monarch. Even the things found on Skull Island were not as numerous as what was found in the peripheral areas of the Guiding Island. If Skull Island was a 128GB solid-state drive, then the Guiding Island was a 1TB solid-state drive.

Most importantly, there are many places on Guiding Island that have not been discovered. According to the information provided by the scientist whose ancestors had information about Guiding Island, if he is not mistaken, Guiding Island has multiple different ecological environments, and these ecological environments are very special. At least most of them are unique ecosystems that are not found in other regions.

Although Monarchy wanted to use remote-controlled ships to send robots to other places, the problem was the existence of giant sea monsters in other seas. These sea monsters were different from sea dragons, and remote-controlled ships would be attacked when they went to the areas where these sea monsters lived.

The end result was that the ships were towed into the sea, and even remote-controlled ships using newly developed silent engines were attacked, which gave the Monarch Project organization a major headache.

Because the robot's battery life is limited, it cannot be moved to a more distant location. Even with solar charging panels installed, it is difficult to find a suitable spot. After all, the charging efficiency of solar charging panels is limited, and the reflection from the panels will attract flying monsters, which will then attack the robot. This is a major concern for the Monarch organization. If the solar charging panels cannot be used, obtaining other energy sources is virtually impossible.

Of course, just as Project Monarch was thinking this way, the technical team came up with a new idea: to equip the remote-controlled boats with mechanical legs, giving them the ability to move on land. At the same time, they should equip the remote-controlled boats with solar-powered charging panels, preferably with anti-glare features, so that the scope of the investigation could be expanded.

Upon hearing this idea, everyone felt that it was highly likely to be feasible, so they began to take action.

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In the construction workshop of the Monarch Project organization, there are large amphibious vehicles. Based on the technicians' suggestions, these large vehicles are capable of moving on both sea and land. In order to move in complex geographical environments, the technicians in the technical department have also equipped the vehicles with several pairs of mechanical legs.

Although tracks and tires are much faster, the problem is that these two methods of movement cannot move in environments such as forests or more complex environments. Moreover, if a rollover occurs, tracks and tires cannot turn over, while machinery can.

To guard against potential monsters, the engineers added an electric shock device similar to that of an electric eel to the machine to prevent monsters from attacking the amphibious mobile vessel. They also increased the storage space inside and installed small drones for aerial reconnaissance.

Once the machines were ready, Project Monarch launched its operation once again. With the new remote-controlled ships in motion, the operators successfully moored the ships on the beach in the Guiding Lands. The little shield crabs, seeing the three enormous ships emerge, burrowed into the sand to hide.

The operators, seeing this, said nothing. They moved the large ship toward the interior of the Ancient Tree Forest. Thanks to its massive size, the small carnivores were scared away by the ship, while the large monsters that tried to attack were frightened away by the ship's electric shock defense system.

In particular, there was a creature that looked like a giant lizard. This giant creature initially tried to attack the ship, but after being electrocuted, it whimpered and fled.

The operators who witnessed this scene couldn't help but laugh. Soon, after finding a secluded spot, the ship stopped. Because of the camouflage on board, there was no need to worry too much about encountering any monsters. After all, the only problem with the ship was the metal. Unless it was a curious monster, most monsters wouldn't care too much about these iron lumps. Of course, if the Monarch Project organization knew that there were monsters that fed on ore here, they would probably worry about their iron lumps being gnawed on.

After the operators released the robots, they began a new investigation. While wandering through the Ancient Forest, the operators discovered a stone building. The Monarch Project members were speechless upon seeing this, as they had not expected to find such well-preserved ruins here. They urged the operators to go and see what was going on.

Hearing what everyone said, the operators didn't react, after all, this was their job. Soon, under the operators' control, the robots arrived near the ruins.

Upon arriving here, the historians and archaeologists began studying the videos captured by the robots. Looking at the images transmitted through the high-definition cameras, the historians, with expressions of surprise, marveled at the architectural decorations and remarked:

"Wow, the architectural style of this ruin is somewhat similar to that of the Aztec civilization in South America. But why would there be such Aztec-style ruins in a place so far away from South America?"

In response to the historians' questions, one of the historians spoke up:

"Perhaps it's a coincidence, or maybe this place was originally part of South America?"

Historians were also discussing this issue at length, as it was quite perplexing. Soon, a new discovery by the robot drew their attention back to the computer screen, where a pattern resembling text caught their eye.

Volume 3 [Yohaka: King of the Monsters]: Chapter 1694 [The Uninvited Guest Who Ran Over the House]

Upon seeing the strange patterns captured by the robot, the historians present had never seen such writing before. They believed it to be a completely new script, and that scholars specializing in ancient languages ​​and writing systems would be needed to study it.

After the robot photographed the unknown writing, the group instructed the operators to continue their investigation. After circling the small ruins, they still couldn't find the entrance. The only place that looked like a door was blocked by a stone slab-like mark.

"What is that? A stone gate? Or a mural?"

The crowd was also unsure about this, since it seemed impossible to push open a stone wall that resembled a stone door.

The footage captured by the robot's camera showed that something was carved on the stone wall. After recording it, the group discovered that in addition to the ancient characters they had found earlier, there were also carvings that looked like some kind of creature.

"What are these?"

Looking at the stone wall that resembled a stone door or a mural, everyone had this question. However, they decided to investigate it slowly. At the same time, they had the robot try to push the stone wall open. After the robot's attempt, the stone wall stood firmly in place without moving, clearly indicating that it was not a stone door.

Of course, if they knew that the stone door in front of them couldn't be opened by pushing it, they probably wouldn't have expected it either.

After investigating the ruins, they found a location that looked like a chimney. The operator used the robot's agility to climb onto the floor of the ruins. From the footage transmitted back by the camera, they saw that a robot could pass through the chimney, so they sent another robot inside. The robot that went through the chimney quickly arrived inside the ruins.

As the robot landed, kicking up a cloud of ashes, its head-mounted camera cleared its lens with a wiper-like mechanism, revealing the scene inside. In the underground base on the other side, the Monarch organization members stared in disbelief at the neatly furnished rooms inside the ruins, the furniture made of animal hides, bones, wood, and stone. They remarked:

"This...the situation inside is completely different from the outside?!"

Just as the scientist said, the exterior and interior of this suspected ruin are very different. The exterior looks like an ancient ruin that has existed for countless years, and the traces of time are also left on the exterior of the ruin.

However, the situation inside was quite different. After all, it looked very clean, as if it had been there not long ago. The camera could easily see that the dust on the table looked like it had just been cleaned.

It looks like the owner of this place left not long ago.

"What exactly is going on here? The furniture here couldn't have been here for very long!"

This question sparked much discussion, with the consensus being that humans might still inhabit the island. This surprised the members of the Monarch Project organization, as they hadn't expected humans to live on such a small island. Given the power of the monsters, it seemed incredibly unbelievable that humans could live in such a place.

However, after learning about the scientist who explained the legend of the Guiding Lands, everyone recalled the natives living on the Guiding Island. According to the scientist's description, the natives of the Guiding Island had the skills to hunt those large monsters, which meant that it was quite normal for them to be able to survive there.

"I didn't expect the natives here to still be alive... But what should we do? Leave a robot behind to wait for them?"

When asked about this issue, the members of Project Monarch thought for a moment and then shook their heads, indicating that it was best to forget about it. After all, if such a robot appeared in front of the indigenous people, it would probably terrify them. It would be fine if the robot scared them away, but it would be no fun if they attacked the robot. Besides, their scientists were there to study various unknown knowledge, not to be invaders.

"Hmm, what are those things?"

Hearing the operator's words, everyone looked at the cabinet-like box next to them with puzzled expressions. The curious operator asked the robot to try to open the cabinet-like box. After the box was opened, everyone saw that the inside of the box was inlaid with minerals that emitted cold air, as well as some bottles and jars, which made everyone curious.

Subsequently, the members of Project Monarch had the operators collect the icy ores from the boxes, as well as one of each of the bottles and jars.

After doing all this, the robot also left through the chimney.

After emerging, the robots headed off in other directions, deciding to avoid contact with the natives for the time being. After all, the Monarch Project organization didn't know much about those natives, and rashly contacting them might lead to unpleasant incidents, such as conflicts. Entering their territory without permission could easily be mistaken by them as an attempt to seize their land.

So they left too.

Just after the robots controlled by the Monarch Project left, several hunters from the Alita tribe returned to the area.

"Ahhh~ A good bath after a hunt really refreshes me~"

"Yes, having a cup of honey milk tea after a shower is just perfect!"

As they chatted and laughed, they approached the stone structure in front of the robot. Just then, they noticed peculiar footprints on the ground. Looking at the footprints with puzzled expressions, they said:

"Huh? Why are there monster footprints here? Monsters shouldn't be coming near here!"

They didn't know the answer to this question either, but the only thing they were sure of was that the animal footprints were unlike anything they had ever seen before, which made them a little concerned. However, they planned to return to their resting house first. But when they opened the door, they noticed the situation inside the house. It was obvious that someone had broken in.

Volume 3 [Yohaka: King of Monsters]: Chapter 1695 [This is just a cup of milk tea]

Upon opening the door, the Alita hunters suddenly discovered signs of intrusion in their resting room. Ashes and footprints flying from the fireplace indicated that some creature had entered.

"Hmm... These are the footprints of the strange creature we found outside. It seems it came in through the chimney. When we get back, we'll have the building priests design something to prevent creatures from entering the house through the chimney."

Upon hearing the hunter priest's words, the other hunters also discovered something.

"Hey, why are there signs that the refrigerator has been opened?"

Upon hearing what one of the Alita hunters said, everyone's attention turned to the refrigerator. They noticed that the robot's footprints extended to the refrigerator. Seeing this, the Alita hunters immediately felt uneasy. When they opened the refrigerator, they found that one cup of honey milk tea was missing, and several ice crystals had been removed.

The hunters of Alita, witnessing this scene, also sensed that something was terribly wrong. Of course, their sense of terribly wrong was not because a few ice crystals had been removed from the refrigerator, but because the missing cup of honey milk tea was the same cup that had disappeared during their hunter priest's ritual.

"They really dare to do that... Those vile beasts will just have to wait and see!"

Seeing the angry hunter priest, the other Alita hunters knew that their rest time was over.

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On the remote-controlled ship, the robot that collected the sample placed it inside the ship, and then the operators maneuvered the ship to take the robot back to the underground base of the Monarch organization.

After the remote-controlled boat left the Guiding Island, the Arita hunters jumped down from the trees. The hunter priest looked at the footprints left on the ground and sensed something was wrong. He couldn't figure out what kind of creature left the footprints, as these strange footprints made him think of something bad.

"Um........"

A hunter from the Alita tribe, seeing the hunter priest deep in thought, couldn't help but ask curiously:

"High Priest, have you discovered anything?"

Hearing his students' words, the hunter priest nodded and said:

"Hmm, we have a slight direction, but we're not entirely sure. Let's follow these footprints and see where these things went."

Upon hearing the hunter priest's words, the apprentice Arita hunters nodded in understanding. The hunter priest then used psionic energy to transmit their findings back to the Holy City. After receiving a reply from the Holy City, the hunter priest nodded in understanding and said:

"Well, I see."

As he spoke, the hunter priest turned to look at his apprentice hunters and said:

"Alright, we have a task to handle, let's get started."

Hearing the hunter priest's words, the Alita tribe's apprentice hunters nodded in agreement. The group then began to track the footprints. Following the trail, they arrived at a beach where they saw the footprints heading towards the sea. The hunter priest, seeing this, couldn't help but gaze at the distant sea. While it was extremely difficult for humans to see clearly, it was a different story for the Alita tribe.

Following the excellent line of sight, the hunter priest also spotted the remote-controlled boat heading towards the distant rock face. Realizing what was happening, the hunter priest quickly turned to his apprentice hunters and said:

"It seems this situation is more serious than we thought. We should go back and report."

Hearing the hunter priest's words, the apprentice hunters didn't quite understand, but seeing the hunter priest's expression, they also felt that this matter was a bit serious.

When the Alita hunters returned, the Emperor Project organization placed the newly collected samples in the laboratory. The newly collected ore, which emitted a cold aura, aroused great curiosity. After all, although this ore looked somewhat like ice, it showed no signs of melting. This made the scientists curious about what other ore could emit a cold aura like ice and not melt.

On the other side, the scientists were very curious about the container that had been taken from the refrigerator-like box. After carefully opening the cork on the earthenware pot, they looked at the milky green liquid inside with puzzled expressions. They were also confused, as they did not know what the liquid was.

Then a scientist took a small amount from the earthenware pot and put it into a test tube for testing. After a brief analysis, the scientists discovered that the contents contained special components that could accelerate the recovery of injuries, similar to the components of previously discovered herbs. After testing, the scientists were quite certain that what was in the earthenware pot was milk tea.

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The scientists in the laboratory stared at the earthenware jar in front of them, unsure of what to say. After all, they hadn't expected that what they had taken from that refrigerator-like box was actually milk tea.

One of the curious scientists took a spoon and curiously drank a sip from the earthenware pot. He then looked at the milk tea with a surprised expression and said:

"Hmm, this milk tea is quite delicious."

Hearing the scientists' curious questions, everyone present twitched at the corners of their mouths. Naturally, the scientists were also very curious about the milk tea in the earthenware pot in front of them, as they wanted to know what the milk tea made by the natives of the Demon Gathering Lands tasted like.

Of course, they had tested it beforehand and found that the milk tea in the clay pot did not contain any substances harmful to humans, so they tried it and confirmed that it was quite delicious.

However, that doesn't change the fact that they spent half a day studying a cup of milk tea.

Volume 3 [Yohaka: King of Monsters]: Chapter 1696 [The Plan to Attempt Communication]

In the meeting room in Hallownest, the junior priest and the other high priests informed the outsiders that they had arrived on the island. Upon hearing this news, the high priests were somewhat surprised, as they had clearly not expected that the outsiders had already landed on the island.

The hunting priestess standing to the side wasn't surprised. After all, she was the first to receive the news, and she was in charge of the hunting priests who were hunters, so it was normal for her to know.

Afterwards, the senior priests, having recovered their senses, discussed with the junior priest how to deal with the outsiders. The junior priest, after a moment's thought, addressed the group:

"Well, if they come over, give them a warning first. If they don't heed the warning, hunt them down directly. If they approach our hunting grounds, pastures, or the Holy City, then there's no need to warn them; just kill them."

For the Arita people, hunting grounds and pastures are important resources, as some of them are used as offerings to Yuhaka, making them extremely important.