Drones flew through the air, capturing images of the ground below.
Since the hover platform was parked on the north side of this small city, one had to pass through it to get to the south.
As the drone flew through the air above the small city, it immediately attracted the attention of a large crowd of onlookers on the ground.
They all mistook the drone for some kind of magical artifact. The Qingfeng Sect had visited here to recruit disciples before, so they had seen such artifacts. They therefore naturally assumed this drone was one of them.
"That artifact flew past overhead."
"These artifacts are so strange. They even make that noise."
"Where did that artifact come from?"
"It came in from the north gate. It must be an artifact released by those cultivators."
"..."
The conversations of these pedestrians were transmitted through a small drone to Su Han's drone.
However, the sound of the drone's rotating blades was even more prominent.
The small drone quickly passed through the city, flying out from the south gate.
After flying out of the city from the south, they soon saw many farmlands on both sides of the road. There were things resembling rice growing in these fields. Whether these things were actually rice needed further investigation. Su Han had already silently decided to bring some back to study thoroughly when he returned today.
Between these paddy fields, there was a road. This road was the main artery connecting this small city to other places.
The drone continued to fly, following this road. Along the way, it encountered some pedestrians. These pedestrians also looked up curiously at the drone flying overhead.
Among these pedestrians were those going to the small city to buy goods, and those taking goods to the small city to sell. The scene displayed on this road looked somewhat like ancient scenes seen in television dramas. Of course, it wasn't entirely similar.
About thirty minutes after the small drone had been flying, it finally reached a mountain. From the air, the small drone could see a dilapidated building resembling a bandit stronghold on a high point of the adjacent peak.
The small drone flew directly over the bandit stronghold.
At this moment, the bandits in the stronghold became vigilant as soon as they saw the approaching small drone and quickly hid behind cover.
Soon, they even launched arrows at the small drone.
Lin Dong, controlling the drone, raised its altitude, looking down at the scene within the bandit stronghold from above.
The bandits in the stronghold were quite strong; their arrows could reach a height of twenty meters.
The small drone circled continuously above the stronghold, capturing the layout below.
The bandits and mountain brigands became somewhat agitated when they saw that their arrows could not bring down the small drone.
Finally, a bandit who appeared to be their leader emerged from the largest house, nocked an arrow, and fired at the small drone.
Lin Dong quickly raised the altitude of the small drone, narrowly evading the arrow.
The leader of the bandit stronghold had shot the arrow to a height of fifty meters.
Those watching this scene in the tavern were all surprised.
"That bandit could shoot an arrow to such a height. The drone shows fifty meters," Zhou Xiaoyue exclaimed in surprise.
Su Han observed the bandit as he released the arrow and noticed the great strength in his arm.
"Since this is a cultivation world with spiritual energy, it's not strange for this bandit to have such strength. He might have even cultivated. By the way, Chu Shi, why would the county magistrate ask us to eliminate these bandits? Isn't there a Qingfeng Sect further away?"
Chu Shi replied, "When that county magistrate pleaded with us, his heart rate was faster than usual. This county magistrate also felt a sense of fear when he requested our help. As for why the county magistrate didn't ask the Qingfeng Sect, that's something we'll need to find out. Perhaps directly asking the county magistrate is a good approach."
"Qingfeng Sect, it seems I'll need to find an opportunity to visit there," Su Han murmured.
At this moment, Zhou Xiaoyue nearby asked, "Deputy Minister Su Han, aren't we going to ask the county magistrate directly?"
Su Han replied, "Yes, we will. By the way, what do you think we should do about those mountain bandits?"
Everyone offered their opinions.
He Guizang said, "Since those mountain bandits are causing harm, we should eliminate them."
Zhou Xiaoyue said with concern, "Are we really going to eliminate them? They are living people!"
Su Han shook his head, "Let's first see if they are truly causing harm. After all, we can't just believe the county magistrate's one-sided account. Lin Dong, deploy more drones and set up more cameras around that mountain to monitor whether those bandits in the stronghold are committing any evil deeds."
Su Han spoke this command into the satellite phone.
Lin Dong, who was on the hover platform outside the small city, received Su Han's order and immediately deployed several more small drones. Of course, while flying, he also had these small drones carry several small cameras. These small cameras were then hung from the small drones and flew towards the location of the bandit stronghold.
Adjacent to the bandit stronghold, there was a mountain pass, and a road passed through it. It was easy to see that this road was a good place for the bandits to ambush travelers.
The small drones flew to the mountain pass and placed small cameras on the trees on both sides of the road.
The bandits on the stronghold saw the drones flying below, but how could they possibly know about the existence of cameras?
Meanwhile, the bandits on the stronghold were troubled by these drones.
"Great Leader, there are more artifacts below. What should we do?"
"Our arrows can't hit those artifacts. What else can we do? Tell me." the bandit leader said.
A subordinate nearby asked, "Should we just let these artifacts fly around our stronghold?"
The bandit leader glanced at the artifacts in the distance, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let them fly around wherever they want. We should be grateful they aren't attacking us. It's already dangerous enough here. Let's prepare to leave."
At this moment, another subordinate said, "Great Leader, you say these artifacts are flying around here without attacking us. Do you think they might belong to those important figures?"
The bandit leader thought for a moment and found this to be very reasonable, saying, "Yes, what you say makes sense. Only those important figures nearby would have such things. Then we won't move. Alright, go back to work. See if any travelers pass by, and we'll go rob them."