Chapter 275: Tracking Locator

Xiao Moting's face was dark, and he did not speak.

If the grain were lost, that would be easy enough to deal with.

But the Saltpeter Mine must not be lost.

He wanted to find this band of rogue soldiers who had seized the goods, but he did not know where they were hiding.

At this moment, Bai Wei sent a note over.

"Xiao Moting, what is the situation on your end? Are those people from the Shengjing Imperial Guard still at the mine?"

Xiao Moting remained calm; he glanced at the note and tucked it into his sleeve.

There were still many people around, and he could not let them discover it.

"Let's return to the room first."

After saying this, Xiao Moting left Zhao Li and the others behind and turned to go back inside.

Closing the door, he immediately took out the note to reply to Bai Wei.

"Bai, it was inconvenient to reply just now, sorry to have kept you waiting."

"Commandant Zhao of the Imperial Guard is bent on recovering the Tribute Fruit and capturing the thieves who stole the tribute, so he has not yet left the mine."

"The rogue soldiers stole one hundred catties of Saltpeter, which is very important to the Beijiang Camp; I am also trying to find a way to track their movements..."

In Qingshan Village.

Bai Wei placed a bowl of dog food on the ground and watched Dahuang and Cangyun scramble to eat it.

One bird and one dog crouched beside the tin basin, eating without even lifting their heads.

Modern food had gotten Cangyun addicted; every day, besides fighting with Dahuang for food, it would just sleep with its wings drooping. It had been here only a few days and was already visibly fatter, its feathers even becoming sleek and shiny.

At this moment, a note fell down.

Bai Wei raised her hand to catch the note and lowered her head to read it through.

After finishing, her brows knitted together.

The Shengjing Imperial Guard still hadn't left; how long did they intend to drag this out?

Furthermore, what kind of people were these bandits, that even Xiao Moting could not find their trail?

The Saltpeter Mine could not be lost, and the Imperial Guard was a Landmine that could not stay here for long.

The only way now was to find these bandits as quickly as possible, reclaim the Saltpeter, and incidentally send the Imperial Guard away.

Once the bandits were caught, Commandant Zhao would have no reason to keep staying at the mine.

But... how exactly was she supposed to find the bandits' hideout?

A Drone? A monitor?

These pieces of equipment could indeed find the bandits' whereabouts.

But there was still a group of Shengjing Imperial Guard at the mine, watching Xiao Moting like tigers eyeing their prey; at the slightest sign of trouble, they would report it to the Emperor.

When that time came, the Emperor would again come to cause trouble for Xiao Moting.

How on earth could she find the bandits without anyone knowing?

Bai Wei watched the bird and the dog in the courtyard fighting over the dog food and fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through her mind.

Got it!

Bai Wei immediately left Dahuang and Cangyun, grabbed her car keys, and left.

"Dahuang, watch the house well, don't let outsiders in."

"Cangyun, once you're full, go up to the wall and keep watch to prevent strangers from entering."

The dog and bird, currently eating, both lifted their heads and barked/squawked in unison.

"Woof!"

"Squawk!"

Bai Wei smiled and turned to head out the door.

Before long, she arrived at the city center.

Bai Wei parked the car and walked straight into a security supply store by the side of the road.

This was the same shop where she had always bought surveillance equipment and installed electric fences.

The owner was busy, but he recognized Bai Wei at a glance and immediately walked up to greet her with a beaming smile.

"Bai, what would you like to buy today?"

Bai Wei deliberated for a moment, "Owner, do you have any tracking equipment here? Like a Locator?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the owner looked wary.

"What do you want to use that for?"

Seeing the owner's defensive look, Bai Wei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Owner, I'm not going to use them for anything bad, I want to use them to track items."

"My things are often stolen, but I can never catch the thief, so I want to place a tracking Locator to see who this thief is that keeps stealing my things."

The owner suddenly understood, nodding as he said, "That's true, you're a young woman living alone in the village, you really do need to look out for your safety."

After saying this, the owner turned around and took several boxes from the shelf.

"Here, these are all Locators; they are small in size, have a strong signal, and aren't easily discovered."

"You hide it inside something that is easily stolen, and once the thief steals the item, you open your phone, download the corresponding app, and you'll be able to see the location."

Bai Wei was stunned.

It required a phone and downloading an app?

There was no internet in ancient times, let alone the ability to use a tracking app.

"Boss, I... I live in the village and don't have internet installed yet. Do you have a type of locator that doesn't require the internet?"

"This..." The boss scratched his head and thought for a moment. "The kind you want, I'm afraid, is only that old-fashioned radio locator used decades ago. It doesn't need the internet or satellite positioning; you just need a signal receiver."

Bai Wei was overjoyed and nodded immediately.

"Yes, yes, that's exactly the kind I want."

The boss said, "But this kind of locator isn't very accurate with positioning, and the precision isn't high. It can only determine a general area, and the signal is easily lost."

"That's fine," Bai Wei said hurriedly. "How many of these locators do you have?"

"This type of locator is almost obsolete. I don't have any in the shop right now, but I can ask a friend for you to see if he has any in stock."

After the boss finished speaking, he took out his phone and went to inquire with his friend.

Bai Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

It didn't matter if the positioning wasn't very accurate; Daliang wasn't short on people anyway. Once a general area was determined, she could have Xiao Moting send out soldiers to search the mountains using human-wave tactics.

Half an hour later, the boss put down his phone and let out a long sigh of relief.

"My friend dug up two units in his warehouse. They're 2,500 each. If you want them, I'll have him send them over to you."

Before the boss could even finish speaking, Bai Wei said immediately, "I want them. Have him bring them all over."

Before long, the locators were delivered.

Fearing that people in ancient times wouldn't understand the manual, Bai Wei even had the boss demonstrate it personally and filmed a video on how to use it.

After filming, Bai Wei sent the two locators, along with the Tablet containing the instructional video, to Xiao Moting via Teleportation.

"Xiao Moting, this locator can help you find the thieves' lair."

Xiao Moting was in his room and received the locators sent over by Bai Wei.

In the room, there were only four people: him, Qin Zhan, Xiao Dabao, and Zhang Zhao.

The soldiers at the Beijiang Camp already knew about the "Goddess," but Zhang Zhao was far away at the Snow Mountain Mine and only knew a little bit vaguely about the matter.

Seeing the locator appear out of thin air and drop into Xiao Moting's hands, Zhang Zhao was so shocked that his mouth hung wide open.

"This... is this a treasure sent by the Goddess?"

"Indeed." Xiao Moting nodded, just about to continue speaking.

Suddenly, Zhang Zhao plopped to his knees and began kowtowing incessantly.

"A divine miracle, this is a divine miracle!"

"I never expected that in my lifetime, I would actually be able to see a true deity."

Zhang Zhao was so moved that his eyes filled with tears, and he kept kowtowing.

Xiao Dabao and Qin Zhan looked at each other, then immediately burst into laughter.

"General Zhang, hurry and get up."

"Shennü Daren not only sends treasures over, but she has also been to the Beijiang Camp and met with the Prince."