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After a lengthy flight of four hours, Ma Lu and his companions finally reached their destination.

It is said that before disaster struck, the mountains here were red, giving rise to the name Redstone Grand Canyon. But now, like most places on this planet, the Redstone Grand Canyon has been overtaken by a variety of plants, becoming a green kingdom.

Only through the gaps in the dense vegetation could one still spot splashes of red.

According to the Church's intelligence, there seems to be Fallen Witch activity nearby; hence, Ma Lu was particularly cautious this time, choosing a relatively concealed spot on the mountainside to park their aircraft.

With the nearby vegetation providing cover, it was difficult to spot whether from looking down from above or looking up from the valley bottom.

It was a bit troublesome to get down the mountain, but with ropes, it wasn't much of a problem.

Once Ma Lu descended, he opened the Chessboard Map and started searching for Singer's Solanum Berry. However, within the area displayed by the map, there were no Energized Plants bearing that name.

Ma Lu wasn't too disappointed, as it had been almost forty years since Singer's Solanum Berry had last been seen in the Redstone Grand Canyon, with no sightings since.

He knew that finding such a thing wouldn't be easy and was prepared mentally. Afterward, the five of them followed the river at the bottom of the valley downstream.

Along the way, Ma Lu also captured some Energized Plants, intending to bring them back for cultivation in the Desktop Farm.

With the squad's current strength, as long as they didn't encounter Level 6 or higher Energized Plants, combat was basically a walk in the park.

Another hour and a half passed, and Ma Lu's Collection Bag was filled with over six hundred pounds of food, yet there was still no sign of the Singer's Solanum Berry.

He had no better plan; collecting specific foodstuffs was always a matter of luck, particularly with rare items. It was normal not to find them after one or two attempts.

Previously, Boggy and the others often took two or three weeks on their hunting trips and might still return empty-handed. Compared to that, Ma Lu's search efficiency with the Chessboard Map was already a hundred times better than others.

Seeing that they had traveled quite some distance and that a small group of nearby Energized Plants had been cleared out, making the area safe, Ma Lu decided to let the team rest a bit and have some food.

Having been out for so long, Ma Lu was hungry himself and had no interest in the emergency rations provided by the Church. When amidst the mountains, it was only natural to live off the local resources.

So, he rummaged through his Collection Bag, took out a mushroom roughly the size of his fist, along with a piece of asparagus, and planned to fry them up for a meal.

But as he went to the riverside to wash the ingredients, the alert from the Traveler's Bracelet suddenly sounded in his ear.

Ma Lu was startled; his first thought was that some Energized Plant had appeared nearby. But he had just checked the Chessboard Map not long before, confirming that aside from them, no other living things were in the vicinity.

However, the Traveler's Bracelet then continued.

——Ding! A marking point has been detected 15 meters to your southeast. Would you like to check?

What is that?

Ma Lu was bewildered. It took him about ten seconds to remember what the marker was; after upgrading his Traveler's Bracelet to Level 6, it had gained a new marker interaction feature.

But each time Ma Lu tried to use it, the bracelet would notify him that no marking points were detected nearby, and when he went to ask Old Wang, the relevant data on Old Wang's bracelet also happened to be damaged.

As a result, Ma Lu had been in the dark about the function's use until today when it suddenly and unexpectedly went online.

After Ma Lu clicked to confirm, a transparent figure appeared in his southeast direction.

The figure had no facial features and was only about half the height of an average person. On its head, there seemed to be a Pointy Hat, almost as tall as the figure itself.

There it stood by the riverside. At first, Ma Lu thought it was admiring the scenery, but shortly thereafter a shrill voice rang in his ears.

"Wow, a new Plane, perfect landing. Let's mark the occasion with a peein' territory sign!"

After finishing, he reached into his crotch and began to fumble, and soon a stream of clear liquid sprinkled from his trousers into the river.

Ma Lu just happened to be downstream and instantly felt that the mushrooms in his hand were unclean.

However, when he tucked away the mushrooms and greeted the unexpected guest, the latter had no response.

But he kept repeating that same sentence.

"Wow, a new plane, perfect landing, let's mark the territory with a splash of pee to commemorate!"

Afterward, new clear liquid sprayed out from his lower body.

Ma Lu immediately realized that this was probably just a projection.
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He waited a little longer, but no new changes occurred around him, was that it?

Ma Lu was somewhat baffled.

But he roughly figured out what this feature was for, and then he found that his marking option had also been unlocked, so he took the opportunity to make a mark and leave a message.

——Urinating and defecating in public places is prohibited here.

Then, through the Traveler's Bracelet, he could find and play back this message.

And a transparent silhouette similar to his own appeared on the spot where he stood, repeatedly stating, "Urinating and defecating in public places is prohibited here."

So the transparent silhouette he had encountered just now must have been from a guest of a Different Dimension.

That guy used the marking feature to leave behind some trivial words similar to "XXX was here."

This projection could not be seen by anyone other than the wearer of the bracelet.

In Yun Que's eyes, Ma Lu was just standing by the river shouting at the air, as a look of concern appeared on her little face, "Sir Knight, has the pressure been too much for you recently?"

"You're overthinking it, with his thick skin, what pressure could he possibly feel?" the Hellhound said dismissively.

"Isn't this mission about dealing with the Fallen Witch? Maybe Sir Knight is wrestling with it internally."

"Don't worry, that guy definitely has a strategy by now."

The purple-haired girl was right, Ma Lu had indeed thought up a strategy early on, planning to let the Ouroboros Serpent fake traces of the Fallen Witch's activity, take a few pictures, and if possible provide some expired passcodes or useless letters as a report.

After all, he had recently taken down the Witch Alliance's leader, the Shrike, with Li Wei, and he was about to be promoted to Master. Having worked for the Church for so long, a little skimming off the top should be fine, as no one should have anything to say.

The message he stumbled upon was just a minor incident, and Ma Lu didn't take it too seriously. He didn't know when the Pointy Hat had come to this Plane, but he guessed that he must have left by now.

However, on the rest of his journey, he came across several more marking points, and without exception, they were all left by Pointy Hat.

One couldn't tell if the guy was just naturally talkative or just keen on marking his territory, but wherever he went, he left his messages.

Although each message was brief, only a sentence or two, with a maximum of ten seconds before reaching the marking limit, but the sheer quantity was overwhelming.

It was like how Emperor Qianlong wrote poems.

Hearing them over and over, Ma Lu also roughly figured out his identity and background.