Since the subject of the exam was this very region, An Jing cross-referenced the data and quickly identified the location of the wilderness bandits who had stolen the testing equipment: a defunct Fortress District left over from the reclamation of the Beiguan Lake marshlands over forty years ago.
The terrain in that area is complex, marred by the lingering traces and pollution from battles between cultivators and demons. Even the people of the Wilderness rarely approach it; today, it is effectively an enclave for true malcontents and dangerous elements.
Precisely because of this, it would be far too dangerous for a combat mission. The assessment, therefore, only requires a basic, preliminary reconnaissance, serving as a test of the students' ability to gather intelligence.
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