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Chapter 511: The Fierce Beast in the Copper Mine Tunnel, the Blood Copper Beetle

Since Lu Xingshi could not find anything out from the copper tree totem, he could only go mining. He dug for most of the day and decided to go back after looking at the sky.

"The smelted bronze should be enough for me to use for three months."

But Lu Xingshi was also in a dilemma. It was easy to mine copper, but moving it back was a big problem.

"Forget it, let's move it slowly." Lu Xingshi could only pick up a part of it and take it back first.

"not enough?"

After gathering them, Lu Xingshi took a quick look and discovered a clue.

He wasn't sure exactly how much copper he had dug, but he remembered the approximate amount.

"Shit, half of it is missing? What the hell stole my mine!" Lu Xingshi took a look and his face turned green... Oh, his skin was originally bronze-colored, and although it had faded a lot, it was still a little green and a little scary.

Walking slowly towards the depths of the tunnel, he could now confirm that the beast that stole his mines was most likely not very big.

Most of the movements of large ferocious beasts make quite a lot of noise, like Hui who is five meters tall. He has no way to sneak around even if he wants to.

To a certain extent, body size can actually represent the strength of a ferocious beast. The larger the body, the stronger its strength.

Take the Venom Dragon for example. If it were not old and injured, it would definitely be the ecological overlord of the surrounding area.

It is better to eat people directly than to eat ore.

In the darkness, a red light the size of a lantern emerged, which almost scared Lu Xingshi.

Then he raised his fist without hesitation and punched towards the light source.

In an instant, the red light burst, followed by a large amount of hot juice splashing out, and accompanied by a shrill wailing, the entire tunnel shook.

"What the hell~"

Lu Xingshi's body was covered with pits and wounds. He endured the pain and ran out.

Then there were a lot of rustling sounds in the whole tunnel, and it seemed to be getting restless. Looking back, I saw a lot of red lights as big as thumbs emerging in the tunnel.

Obviously, his previous guess was only half right.

The beast that stole his copper mine was indeed a small ferocious beast, but it was just a cub, and there were more of them, and they also brought their mother with them.

The red light as big as a lantern just now was the eyeball of the big ferocious beast.

Judging from the sound, it is most likely an insect.

As Lu Xingshi ran out of the pit, a huge arthropod similar to a centipede rushed out, with a large number of small centipedes clinging to its body.

The giant centipede was blind. It only had one eye, and the other one was blown out by Lu Xingshi.

"Is this a blood-eyed millipede?"

Lu Xingshi stopped and looked shocked. This was the name he was given in the Qianyuan Realm. Killing it would give you the Blood Eye Golden Crystal.

But in today's wild world, it is called the Blood Copper Beetle. The reason for this name is probably because of the combination of blood copper and shell, plus the fact that it looks like an insect. The so-called blood-eye golden crystal is blood copper.

"This kid Ke is a reborn person, right? He knows all this?" Lu Xingshi was sure that the origin of the other party's blood copper was most likely from the blind eye of this blood copper beetle.

The blood copper beetle is definitely not a native inhabitant. If there really was one in the bronze mine, it would have been killed by the plow long ago.

I didn't see him when Lu Xingshi came yesterday, so he must have come last night.

Adults eat everything, mainly meat, but the larvae of the blood copper beetle need to eat enough copper ore to help the growth of the shell.

If not enough copper is consumed, the shell will become fragile.

After this blood-copper beetle escaped from the tunnel, it crawled towards Lu Xingshi immediately, as if it was ready to eat Lu Xingshi completely.

Lu Xingshi definitely had no intention of escaping.

Kill this blood copper beetle and dig out the insect bead to obtain a piece of high-quality blood copper.

Blood copper is indeed one of the associated minerals of copper mines, but the probability of its production is extremely small. However, the bead of an adult blood copper beetle is blood copper. Of course, other parts may also be copperized, but the quality is not as good as the bead blood copper.

Among the many sources of blood copper, insect bead blood copper is also among the top three.

The punch hit the blood copper beetle's head directly, creating a huge dent immediately.

"Its strength is average, probably only about one-tenth of the Venom Dragon. I can kill it without cheating." Lu Xingshi took a step back and avoided the attack of the Blood Copper Beetle.

Lu Xingshi's eyes fell on the larvae. Not only were the insect beads of the mother insect extremely valuable, but these larvae were also of great value.

If you raise them and feed them enough copper ore and meat, you can harvest a large amount of insect beads and blood copper.

Currently, there are very few members in the entire tribe who possess bloodline abilities. As one of them and a major contributor to the capture of the blood-copper beetle, he will definitely be able to get a good share of the blood-copper insect beads after the blood-copper beetles grow up.

And after large-scale breeding is formed, it can even be obtained in an endless supply.

However, this idea only flashed through Lu Xingshi's mind. The Tongshu tribe could barely afford to raise the beasts themselves, and if they raised so many beasts, they would probably starve to death. So it was estimated that they could only raise about ten beasts, and they would be killed for their pearls after they reached adulthood, so it was impossible to raise them on a large scale.

Therefore, raising about five of them is enough. When the tribe grows big, Lu Xingshi can get another insect bead and blood copper.

As for the other larvae, see if we can take them to other tribes with bronze blood in exchange.

The blood-copper beetle struggled to get up, but this time it was not as fierce. When Lu Xingshi punched it, the blood-copper beetle immediately realized that Lu Xingshi was a ruthless man and that it was not someone it could deal with, so it turned around and ran away with its larvae.

There was no way Lu Xingshi would let it get away. He chased after it in three or five steps, leaped onto the blood-copper beetle, and using his hands and feet, smashed the insect's head into pieces.

There was no time to dig out the insect beads, so they hurried to pull out the larvae that were fleeing in all directions. After the death of the mother insect, these larvae also relied on their survival instinct to flee in all directions.

There is no way Lu Xingshi could catch them all by himself. These little creatures are extremely fast and can even burrow into the ground. They will be gone in the blink of an eye.

"Fifteen..." Lu Xingshi's body was crawling with blood-copper beetle larvae similar to centipedes. These creatures were still struggling with him, but they were held tightly by him and could not break free at all.

The fist-sized insect-bead blood copper was dug out with great difficulty. Although it was made of copper, it was extremely smooth, almost like the polished side of a bronze mirror.

He put it into a fur bag and pulled out the eyestalks of the blood copper beetle queen.

This is also a piece of blood copper, but unfortunately there is only one piece. The other piece is missing. I was blind before coming here.

It was probably dropped at the place where Ke and Hui had been looking for.

If they went today, they might really be able to pick up the blood copper that Ke mentioned.

However, there is a high probability that Lu Xingshi will miss the Blood Copper Beetle.

This thing will leave with its larvae after it has eaten and drunk its fill. How could it possibly wait for Lu Xingshi to come again?

If Lu Xingshi had obtained the eye stalk blood copper, he would definitely have eaten it in the tribe and stayed in the tribe instead of coming here to mine.

The queen insect came secretly and left quickly, so naturally no one in the Copper Tree Tribe knew about it.

The totem warriors of the tribe would not choose to hunt insect-like beasts, as they have no meat and most of them are poisonous.

Unless they encounter ferocious beasts like the Blood Copper Beetle that can benefit their bloodline, they will choose to attack those with more meat.

After checking the blood copper beetle again, what was left was either shells or solidified body fluids. The shells were useless, but the solidified body fluids could start fires. They were not valuable though, so I waited to come back and get them.

He walked towards the Tongshu Tribe with the things in his hand, while thinking about one thing in his mind.

It would be a bit strange if the Blood Copper Beetle injured its eyes while fighting a ferocious beast nearby.

The blood copper beetle moves underground, not on the ground, but being able to pick it up on the ground means there is a high probability that a fight took place on the ground.

What forces the blood copper beetle to give up moving forward according to its own habits?

The only thing that could cause it to behave abnormally is most likely something that affects its life safety.

"You've never heard of anything existing underground." Lu Xingshi recalled the ferocious beasts around him. Speaking of ferocious beasts at the bottom of lakes and rivers, there are indeed quite a few powerful ones.

But they really couldn't find it underground. The Copper Tree Tribe had never explored the underground situation at all. They could barely make ends meet, so they had no time to do anything else.

...

"Hui, I got my first totem spell." Ke walked into the tent and said.

This cheered up Hui, who was frowning, "Really? It seems that Mingzhu made the right decision for you."

"What kind of totem spell is this?" Hui asked hurriedly.

"It's... bronze armor." Ke replied.

He was very satisfied with this totem spell, but Hui was stunned, and finally said: "It's pretty good."

This totem spell can stimulate the bronze blood in one's body and generate a unique bronze armor for oneself. The duration and strength of the armor depend on one's own bronze blood, and it can be cast five times a day.

Huita also has it, but the flaw is also obvious, that is, it can only be used on himself and cannot be used on others.

However, as a witch, he does not need to go out hunting, and there are very few times when he needs to fight. Obtaining this totem spell is almost useless to the tribe.

Even if we arrange for Ke to go out hunting, with his current blood concentration, the strength and duration of the armor will be of no use at all.

You have to know that totem spells can only be cast within the tribe. Even if Ke released all five spells on himself, the bronze armor would not last long and might disappear before the hunt even began.

Unlike Lu, whose first totem spell is the Berserker Roar, it is a strong boost for the entire tribe.

"Not bad, very good."

"With this totem spell, once your blood concentration increases, you will be able to help the tribe hunt." Hui comforted him. He was worried that Ke would be too depressed.

But for Ke, he wants to leave, and this kind of totem magic is suitable for him.

However, he overlooked one thing. After leaving the tribe, how could he cast totem spells without a totem?
(End of this chapter)