Chapter 564: Passing Through Quickly
Li Wei continued speaking unhurriedly, as if explaining things to a rookie like Hathaway.
"At this time, if they were friendly scouts, they would either choose to issue a warning or choose to ignore us. But regardless, they would avoid the area we are passing through. And once a battle occurs, they wouldn't easily intervene. A scout who intervenes without a major reason is unqualified."
"And if they are enemy scouts, there would be roughly three possibilities. The first kind: they would choose to record the relevant information and pass it out through their unique channels. Then they would choose to ignore us and let us pass, because we are not their mission target, so they also wouldn't easily strike."
"The second kind: enemy scouts whose mission targets are not particularly clear, and whose very purpose is to harass and ambush the enemy. Then it's highly likely they would fight us up ahead. And this isn't even the worst. The most dangerous is actually the third kind."
"This kind of scout is usually a very high-level enemy scout squad. They possess extremely high authority in handling affairs; they can freely choose targets and evaluate them, while also tossing some less difficult tasks to lower-level scout squads. They are basically the general agents of the enemy scouts in this region, the command center and brain of the enemy in this area. They even have the qualifications to mobilize a portion of the legion to coordinate and launch a fairly large-scale campaign."
"And they also wouldn't easily strike. Instead, they would definitely follow slowly behind us. The more perverted ones might even conduct reverse reconnaissance thousands of miles along the direction we came from to see if there is a large main force trailing behind us."
"In short, you understand this state, right? It's like a cat playing with a mouse. When they discover you, you become their prey and plaything. They have enough patience and can even put everything else on hold, following you all the way to the ends of the earth. But the moment you slack off, the moment you reveal a flaw, what greets you will be the shadow of death!"
"So don't tell me we've encountered the third kind?"
"I don't know."