"Cough cough cough, ah ah ah, oh oh oh, testing testing, can everyone hear me?"
"Qian Character Team received!"
"Kan Character Team received!"
...
"Dui Character Team received!"
"Oh oh, good good, everyone don't worry, just follow the plan, everything is fine!"
"Understood!"*8
The nine-headed crow hidden in the shadows cawed eight times in a row, making Zheng Zetian scratch his ears.
Although it was a bit noisy, it was enough for real-time communication. This crow communication method was a spell Qin Jiu taught him for sending distress signals. After studying it carefully, Zheng Zetian discovered that this 'crow' had nine heads and, with a little modification, could exist as nine messenger crows at once. By borrowing the fleet's telegraph command system of Cheng Mountain, it allowed for real-time command and communication without the need for frantic semaphore-like gestures.
