Astral Ants

Antarctic glacier.

The half-ant artist crossed the space and appeared beside Sishu and Xia Li.

"Leader Longbai!"

"Chief Tiebin!"

"Chief Tiebin, what are you holding?"

Sishu and Xia Li, who were already getting a little impatient waiting, immediately shook their tentacles and their eyes lit up when they saw the spider silk bag in Tiebin's claws.

"World Gem! Water-type Rain-Praying Stone."

Tiebin opened the spider silk bag to show it, and explained, "I was randomly dropped into the northern hemisphere. On the way here, I happened to come across a body of water when I passed by it, so I couldn't help but dig a few out to take a look."

"Oh!"

"can!"

"Chief Tiebin is awesome!"

"How many did you dig? How many are there in total?"

"According to my observation, there should be 50 to 100 such world gems distributed in that area."

"You're leaving before you finish digging?"

"President Tiebin is not good at water. The gemstone is located at the bottom of the lake and is difficult to dig. Let's go over and help."

"Go! Go! Go!"

After a burst of joy and admiration, Sishu and Xia Li went into the Half-Ant Artist's Cabin together.

Longbai controls the start.

Soon, we arrived at the nameless lake again.

Long Bai suggested: "President Sishu, President Xia Li, the Saint Butterfly Warriors are born with the ability to awaken water and metal, and are especially good at water. Moreover, you both have the ability to devour sea beasts. Why don't you try to find one?"

"it is good!"

"Right on my mind!"

Sishu and Xia Li each activated their abilities and began to act.

Long Bai also took advantage of the situation to manipulate the Half-Ant Artist to switch to the living water form and dive deep to search.

They are all in the Star Realm, and have all used the Soul System's God-given Force food to strengthen their souls. Their soul strength has reached the peak of the Star Realm.

With the super strong mental power scanning, he soon made discoveries one after another.

Longbai controlled the silt at the bottom of the lake and transformed it into a half-meter-long "sand leech". The Soul of Art attached to it and controlled it, and it quickly dived deep into the ground. After a little effort, it approached and found the gem.

The leech swallowed the gem and returned the same way.

At the same time,

Sishu and Xia Li also used their own abilities and successfully dug up the gems.

Longbai waved his claws to create a piece of floating ice on the lake. The four insects met and became serious.

All eyes were focused on Tiebin.

"Chief Tiebin, how did you find it when it was hidden so deep? Do you have any special ability to sense it?"

"I don't have that ability. I just passed by and combined the nearby Force, water, mountain terrain, and geology. Out of professional instinct, I guessed that there was a chance that World Gems would be derived here, so I looked for it..."

Sishu, Xia Li and Long Bai immediately turned around, looked around and concentrated on sensing.

The theoretical knowledge is well-known.

And he has also practiced and studied in the virtual universe for fifty years.

Combined with Tiebin's description, theory and practice, it seems that this is the case.

but,

If we were to go to a completely unfamiliar place, I’m afraid that even if we met it, we would still not be able to detect it.

Tiebin follows the path of extreme evolution of the gold and earth dual systems. He specializes in the construction, exploration, maintenance and mining of veins of energy materials such as metals and gems, and has 50,000 years of experience in mining.

The gap between us and Tie Penang, between theoretical knowledge and practical application, lies in the ability training and the accumulation of 50,000 years of experience.

This cannot be achieved quickly.

Xia Li asked: "What should we do next?"

Four Numbers suggested: "Shall we cooperate?"

"Chief Tiebin is good at prospecting, and Chief Longbai has spatial teleportation and super strong reconnaissance capabilities. Chief Longbai carried Chief Tiebin and moved quickly to look for minerals."

"Xia Li, you and I are a little exhausted, but you can still do this simple job of digging underground, right? Let's be in charge of the digging!"

"Finally, all the harvest will be gathered together and we will distribute it equally."

Xia Li thought for a moment and said, "I have no objection!"

Long Bai followed suit and said, "Yes!"

Tiebin: “Yes!”

The four insects quickly reached a consensus.

Si Shu said, "Then Xia Li and I will stay and continue digging. Chief Longbai, Chief Tiebin, you guys keep searching!"

"it is good!"

Long Bai said: "Chief Tiebin, you and I still need to formulate a search plan."

Tiebin asked: "What is the maximum distance of each space teleportation?"

Longbai: "Just over 50 kilometers."

Tiebin: "It's too far. 30 kilometers is a good distance for each leap. After each leap, I pause for about 10 seconds while I observe the surrounding environment and make a judgment."

"understand!"

Longbai asked, "Anything else?"

Tiebin: "Move at low altitude. But it is best to stop at a high ground for easy observation."

"understood!"

Long Bai asked: "Then where should we go?"

"there!"

Tiebin raised his paw and pointed to the east, "I feel like there should be mineral deposits over there!"

"it is good!"

Long Bai agreed, the ice under his feet thawed, and the Half-Ant Artist quickly condensed into shape, carrying Tie Bin away.

It crossed the space, left the lake in an instant, and stopped at the top of a green mountain.

The hatch opens.

Tie Bin flashed out, looked around, and scanned and sensed with his mental power.

"Captain Longbai, over there!"

Tiebin raised his paw and pointed in another direction.

Longbai followed the eyes and teleported across a distance of 30 kilometers.

Revisiting Tiebin.

Then give direction.

...

Stop and observe.

Teleport.

Stop and observe.

repeatedly.

From dusk till late at night.

"..."

Longbai suggested, "About 3000 kilometers away, there is a large group of wild God-given seeds taking root, numbering over a thousand. Could it be that they are the cause?"

Tiebin: “It definitely has an impact.”

"I'll keep a safe distance..."

Long Bai muttered something and teleported across a distance of 30 kilometers.

Revisiting Tiebin.

Then give direction.

...

Stop and observe.

Teleport.

Stop and observe.

repeatedly.

From dusk till night.

The Half-Ant Artist once again stopped at a mountain peak.

Cool breeze.

This time, Tiebin stopped and observed for more than thirty seconds before turning back, raising his paw and pointing to the distance, saying, "Great Chief Longbai, go that way, about 17 kilometers, and stop at the depression at the foot of the mountain."

"it is good!"

Long Bai did as he was told.

A dense lowland forest located between the mountains is full of lush ancient trees dozens of meters high.

The hatch opens.

Tie Bin flashed out and ran quickly, while at the same time exerting his mental strength to scan and sense the depths of the ground.

Longbai controlled the half-ant artist to run closely behind.

Before he had run a thousand meters, Tiebin stopped.

"found it!"

Tiebin tapped the ground lightly with its front paws, and the soil underground squirmed, condensing into a black metal beetle that drilled deep into the ground.

Long Bai then activated his mental power and scanned and sensed for a while before he detected a faint and subtle fluctuation of earth-type force at a depth of seven or eight thousand meters underground.

After waiting for a while, the black beetle crawled out and opened its mouth to spit out a yellowish-brown stone.

The wood texture and flat irregular shape make it look like a piece of rotten wood at first glance.

A mental scan revealed that it contained earth-based energy with a strong vitality.

The earth system is divided into four states: mud, sand, stone, and loam. Soil is similar to the 'life state' of the water system, and this gem corresponds to the branch type of power in the 'soil' category of the earth system that nurtures the life of all things.

Mi Luo stone.

This is the rarest type among the earth-type, but correspondingly, very few insects possess this type of ability.

Uncommon and unpopular.

The value cannot be increased.

Tiebin bent his tentacles, stuck to the tip of the tentacles, weighed it slightly, and commented: "It's not that valuable, and its value is no more than 1000 million. It's buried deep underground, and it's hard to find and dig."

"Captain Longbai, should we continue searching, or go back to check on the progress of Sishu and President Xia Li?"

Long Bai: "Let's take a look at Si Shu and President Xia Li first."

"it is good--"

Tiebin opened a spider silk bag, carefully put away the gem, boarded the Half-Ant Artist and set off.

...

bottom of the lake.

Sishu and Xia Li acted separately, controlling the sea beasts to search, and when they sensed the movement, they immediately floated up.

"Captain Longbai, Chief Tiebin, how do you think?"

"Miluo Stone. The value is relatively low. It is quite difficult to collect. However, according to my observation, there are a lot of them in that area. There should be more than a hundred of them hidden."

"President Sishu, how are the situations here?" "We found 71 in total. It seems that they have been mined and it is hard to find them."

"Then let's not waste any time and change positions immediately."

After a few words of discussion, the Half-Ant Artist set off.

...

Teleporting through space, traveling in a straight line, in just a minute or two, they arrived at the mountain depression again.

They are all powerful people who have developed a vigorous and resolute style of doing things.

Nothing more needs to be said.

They scattered in all directions, investigating and searching on their own.

Soon, Long Bai sensed the fluctuations of the Force ten thousand meters underground.

A little weird.

It is not the unique earth-based energy of the Milo Stone that we have seen before.

It's more like the familiar, primal energy quality of Chaos Gyro.

Chaos Stone?

Long Bai manipulated the soil and transformed into a leech more than two meters long, diving deep into the ground.

With great effort,
The sand leech dived closer.

An oval-shaped gem with a long diameter of just over 13 centimeters, it is dim yellow in color and covered with golden and milky white energy veins that resemble broken eggshells.

That's right!

There is a detailed description in the inherited memory, which is the Chaos Stone.

Level 3 energy gem.

It usually originates from chaotic galaxies where matter has not yet stabilized.

In a galaxy like the White Crystal Galaxy, which has just completed its evolution but is not yet completely stable, a small number of third-level source points will be born.

The effect is similar to that of the 'Chaos Gyroscope'. After using it, within a certain period of time, one will have a high affinity with the force of heaven and earth, a clear perception of the laws of the universe, accelerated comprehension of abilities, and a faster rate of condensing marks and traces.

It can be used by all types of life forms in the universe, including Zerg warriors and Force plants, and all Force life.

However, the power level contained in the Chaos Ore Stone is much higher than that of the Chaos Gyroscope. Like the World Gem, it requires at least a Brilliance Realm level to use it.

Longbai controlled the sand leeches, swallowed the gem, and returned the same way.

The sand leeches collapsed and the gems were revealed.

Longbai raised his paw, picked it up, and held it in front of his eyes to examine it carefully.

Instinctively, I feel a sense of familiarity and longing for the primordial energy contained in the Chaos Crystal.

I tried to absorb it, but I couldn't.

The star realm level cannot shake this high-level power.

In the current cosmic environment, the output of chaos ore is very high, it has a wide range of uses and high value.

The Zerg civilization regards it as an advanced currency above the original crystal.

When a Zerg warrior breaks through the Evolutionary Glory Realm, the Star Network will add a second account column: [Chaos Stone]

Original Crystals and Chaos Original Stones can be exchanged with each other.

1 million original crystals can be exchanged for 1 chaos stone.

Theoretically it can be redeemed, but in reality, one must obtain the right of passage to the third-level source point star system. It can only be redeemed in limited quantities at the third-level source point Baijing Chamber of Commerce’s station in the name of the Chamber of Commerce.

...

"what!"

"Chaos Stone!"

Xia Li was the first to find and dig out a milano stone and came over.

"Chaos Stone?"

"Is this the Chaos Stone? It has a power similar to that of a Chaos Top."

Tiebin and Sishu followed suit.

It was the first time for everyone to see it with their own eyes.

Pass to view.

Finally, it was transmitted back to Longbai Claw.

"Chaos Ore doesn't form minerals, but it appears in large areas. There should be more nearby."

"Want to dig?"

"Isn't it necessary?"

"One hundred million per piece. If we sell it, the actual price will be 1 to 1.1 million raw crystals, which is not cheap at all."

"The treasures we can take away are limited. This thing is too big. How many can be put in a big bag? No more than a hundred, right? Less than ten billion. Compared with the world's gems, the cost performance is still too low."

"What if we have excess transport capacity?"

“Then you can come back and dig again.”

"Forget it now, don't waste time."

"Pity."

"Such a good thing cannot be taken out."

"Remember this place. After one year, we'll see how things go..."

The four insects discussed it together.

Long Bai activated his leech ability and stuffed the gem back deep into the ground.

Simple total,
According to the plan, Sishu and Xia Li stayed behind to dig.

The Half-Ant Artist took Longbai and Tiebin with him to continue the search.

...

The Red Robin is truly a treasure trove.

Not long after walking, Tiebin dug out another source gem from a mountain. Moreover, it was estimated that there should be a large number of source gems derived along the mountain range.

Unfortunately, this thing is larger and heavier, and a large bag can only hold a dozen or so.

Things that cost 1.5 million to 2 million per piece outside become the ones with the lowest cost-effectiveness here, even lower than Chaos Ore.

...

Search carefully along the mountain range.

Soon, another area producing blueschist was discovered.

This thing is expensive!

The digging speed of Quercus robur and Quercus xia could not keep up with the searching speed.

Longbai and Tiebin dug the area themselves.

...

Day and night cycle,

Red, blue and yellow alternate for 10 days.

StarNet account, 30 days have passed.

The four insects gathered together to sort and count.

According to rough estimates, the harvest in just one month exceeded 6000 billion raw crystals.

Divide into eight small spider silk bags.

There are seven elements, one bag for each.

Life and strength world gems are rare, so they are packed together in one bag.

Eight small spider silk bags are put together and put into an extra-large spider silk bag to store the ant-shaped artist cabin.

...

Take a short break and continue working.

Another month passed.

The four bugs gathered together again to sort, organize and appraise.

This month's harvest exceeded 8000 billion.

...

"Captain Longbai, go over there, 80 kilometers."

"Captain Longbai, go that way, about 50 kilometers."

"Captain Longbai, let's go over there and take a look. We'll walk 30 kilometers..."

Tiebin was gifted and quickly understood the derived distribution rules of the world's gems. His way of searching and traveling changed. Whenever he arrived at a place, he would have an idea of ​​the number with just a quick glance. He no longer searched one by one, but traveled long distances.

Super efficient, always find the right one.

Sishu and Xia Li were too busy.

Most of the time, arborvitae and iron cypress are also collected.

The third month,

The harvest exceeded one trillion.

Fourth month...

"Captain Longbai, look over there, 50 kilometers due north!"

Tiebin inspected the environment and provided guidance.

"it is good--"

Longbai agreed out of habit, hesitating.

"what happened?"

Tiebin asked.

"Go over there, there's something strange~"

Long Bai explained: "Earlier, I used my soul-fixing ability to scan and sense, and vaguely sensed that there was a tree-shaped soul, and there were a dozen holy butterfly warrior souls around it, motionless, as if they were trapped."

"The reconnaissance was fleeting. When I tried to discern it again, there was no trace of the tree and the butterfly's souls. They were hidden."

"Oh--"

Tiebin asked curiously, "A tree?"

Long Bai: "That's how it feels."

Tiebin: "Red Robin, don't Force plants live in clusters?"

Lone Cypress: "So far, all the other trees I've found are colonies."

Tie Bin asked again: "A dozen Saint Butterfly Warriors? There are only 500 or so warriors, scattered across a supergiant star sphere of billion square kilometers. If everyone is busy investigating, searching, and collecting world gems, what is the probability of encountering each other? How did a dozen Saint Butterfly Warriors gather together? Isn't this a bit abnormal?"

"I'm also curious..."

Long Bai analyzed, "There are two possibilities: First, a tree with extremely bad character that is rejected by other trees used some method to deliberately lure the Saint Butterfly Warriors to approach and then captured it; second, a unique tree has some benefits, some Saint Butterfly Warriors know about it and go straight for it."

"If it's the first possibility, we'd better stay away from it."

"If it's the second possibility..."

"First of all, Sishu and Xia Li obviously don't know that they are both masters of the Domination Realm. They must be familiar with Red Robin Star. If there is any benefit, they can't not tell us, right? It's probably not worth wasting time and energy."

"Secondly, with our current income efficiency, we should act prudently and keep going until the end of the event. We will all make a steady fortune and there is no need to create unnecessary complications."

Long Bai finally said: "After comprehensive analysis, my suggestion is to ignore it and maintain a safe distance of 1500 kilometers. Chief Tiebin, let's change direction."

"Yes...but..."

Tiebin was a quiet insect with a reserved personality. However, he was very curious. He pointed to the back with his antennae and asked:

"It's not far from President Sishu and President Xia Li. Why don't we go back and ask them? Maybe they know something."

Long Bai was also very curious. After hesitating for two seconds, he agreed, "Go ask." (End of this chapter)