Dawn Spider

Chapter 152 What you're born with isn't worth praising.
Human civilization has two types of transportation: air transport and land transport.

Land transport is slow but inexpensive, and many daily necessities are transported by land or semi-land.

...

A tunnel with a diameter of just over three meters runs through the town and leads directly to the southwestern border.

Ahead lay a cleared plaza, along with aircraft and trucks that had not yet completely rusted away, which had been restored by metal abilities.

Without a doubt, this is a logistics center and a distribution center for goods.

Jin paced around, pretending to observe for a while, and then analyzed, "These surrounding buildings look a lot like our port warehouses. These large objects look like equipment used by a foreign civilization to transport goods."

“That’s right. I think so too…”

The King of the Eshu Insects asked, "Little Spider, where do you think these goods are being transported to? Could it be to the settlement of alien Force warriors?"

Who could possibly know?

Jin bluntly stated, "I don't understand, I don't know."

Jin asked, "King of the Eshu Insects, what about the other route? Is there also a 'port' or a place for the transshipment of goods on the route to the east?"

"No."

The King of the Curcuma Insects raised its claw and pointed, saying, "Start from here, go forward, and there is a road that extends straight east."

These findings reveal, and even fail to deduce, any information that could be linked to a spiritual practice center.

Looking at the King of Curcuma, it was even more baffled...

Recently, while traveling among various tribes, Jin and Dafeng took the opportunity to inquire about the relevant situation.

The King of Eshu Insects claims that he has spent his entire life excavating and exploring the ruins of alien civilizations, possessing rich experience, mastering related skills, and having a number of highly successful cases...

A bunch of titles.

But in reality, Jin knew very well that the last time he went to the Cyathea Mountain ruins, it was purely by chance, and the Eshu Insect King knew absolutely nothing about it.

After the last ruins incident, the Curcuma Insect King became rich overnight and its fame soared. Jin guessed that it had become arrogant and boasted too much, so it pulled another Insect King and a large group of lords into its team and even took on the role of the team's leader without hesitation.

With such a high-caliber team, if no results are achieved over time, conflicts are bound to arise.

The Curcuma King is now in an awkward position, under immense pressure; otherwise, it wouldn't have sought advice from a small spider with such a kind and humble attitude. It's desperate and grasping at straws.

"..."

Jin couldn't see the ruins clearly, but he could see the predicament the Eshu Insect King was in. He walked out of the logistics distribution center at a leisurely pace and followed the road to investigate.

A mental scan revealed a fork in the road about 500 meters ahead, where exploration and excavation would come to an end.

Jin Mingbai understands the problem the excavation team is facing: two paths lie before them, which one should they dig along next?

Not knowing which way to dig, everyone started clearing out the town's buildings in an attempt to find some clues.

"what……"

Jin's spiritual energy swept over the area, and his eight eyes suddenly shone brightly.

They dug only two meters high along the road, but near the fork in the road, they dug an extra gap upwards.

At the gap, embedded in the rock, is a metal plaque that has been restored by metal powers.

Road signs!

Too much time has passed, and the paint layer has long since dissolved.

However, some of the embossed markings on the metal plate remained and were restored by the metal's ability, with some broken icons and lettering still remaining.

They used a human script, but not a single character was complete.

On the right side of the metal plaque, there is a fragment of half a character, which can be identified as the character '镇' (zhen, meaning town). This is crucial information, indicating that the fork in the road leading east leads to a town.

It's unclear where the road heading southwest leads, but the road heading east can be ruled out.

The King of Curcuma Insects noticed that Jin's attention was fixed on the road sign. After waiting patiently for a few seconds, he said, "Little Spider, do you also think that this metal plate records important information?"

"Sure!"

Jin confidently stated, "Standing at a crossroads, it must serve as an indicator and guide, pointing out the destination of the road."

The King of the Eshu Insects said, "It's a pity we don't recognize the characters of this alien civilization."

"……Yes."

Jin quickly walked forward a few steps, stopped under the road sign, stretched out its front legs, looked up, pointed with its paw, and analyzed:
"This should be a number recorded in our inherited memories, like '50', right? Is it marking distance information? The numerical characters used by the alien civilization are the same as our inherited memories, so are the distance units also the same? It can't be 50 meters, can it? 50 kilometers?"

"Is there an important settlement 50 kilometers to the southwest? I think we can explore along this road."

"As for that fork in the road leading east, it's much narrower and probably leads to unimportant places, so ignore it." "Okay!"

"Makes sense!"

"The clever little spider thought exactly the same thing as me!"

King Eshu praised enthusiastically, repeatedly emphasizing, "My plan is to first clear out the ruins here to see if we can find any other useful information. If not, then we will continue to explore southwest along this path."

Jin said, somewhat speechless, "The King of Eshu Insects is amazing! This is the best decision that can be made under the current circumstances."

The King of the Curcuma Insects was in a great mood and replied with praise, "You little spider are not simple either! Some insects are born smart and can learn any knowledge in no time. They can understand unfamiliar things at a glance. Obviously, you are one of those insects."

"What you are born with is not worth praising."

Jin Qian said modestly, "I am far inferior to the King of Eshu Insects. There are still many things I need to learn from you."

The King of Curcuma: "You little fellow, you are not only smart, but also humble and eager to learn. If there is anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."

"..."

They engage in mutual flattery back and forth.

The Stone Insect King, lurking in the shadows and silently watching, was so disgusted he felt like vomiting blood. His spiritual power surged forth, and he asked:

"Is it confirmed? Dig in the southwest direction?"

"It's confirmed. It was confirmed a long time ago."

"Is it still necessary to dig here?"

"Of course! Look again and see if there are any other clues. Don't touch any metal objects; I need to examine them."

"Moreover, there are definitely other alien Force warriors' residences in this place, and we might find something valuable. It wouldn't hurt for us to make a small fortune first."

"Okay. I'll look carefully."

The spiritual power of the Stone Insect King slowly receded.

"..."

There's absolutely no need to dig any further here, is there? But Jin didn't say anything, and took his leave, saying, "King of the Eshu Insects, please continue with your work. For the next ten and eleven months, Dafeng and I will be traveling back and forth between the seven tribes along the fixed route. If you make any important discoveries, please remember to let me know."

"Row!"

The King of Curcuma zedoaria readily agreed: "I will notify you immediately if I find anything."

...

A strong wind followed, but because the dragonfly's wings were spread out and could not be retracted, it was stopped in front of the narrow passage.

Seeing Jin return, he hurriedly asked, "Jin, did you dig up something good again?"

"Where did this 'again' come from? We didn't find anything, let's go."

Jin Baizhao gestured for them to turn around and leave, muttering, "I have a feeling that if we keep digging like this, we'll eventually find something good."

"Feel?"

Question about strong winds.

"Never mind that for now, business is more important."

Jin urged them to set off.

...

Different divinely bestowed seeds, distributed in different places, have fruits that ripen and are harvested at different times.

Jin and Dafeng traveled back and forth between the seven tribes.

Every time I pass by the site of the archaeological exploration, I go over to take a look.

The Stone Beetle King is a warrior of the comb-horned longhorn beetle. Its exaggerated, antler-like antennae have powerful penetrating and perceptive abilities, capable of penetrating five or six hundred meters of rock layers to sense conditions deep underground.

The King of Curcuma Insects instructed that, following the southwest-bound road, a pit 500 meters deep should be dug every two or three kilometers to confirm the road's location and direction.

The road has curves, twists and turns, and gradually turns into a direction heading due south.

Suddenly one day,
Jin and Dafeng set off from the Polei Grand Canyon, rushing northwards, heading urgently to Wuchao Mountain for the transaction.

On the mountain path, Lord Ziwu jumped out and blocked the way.

"Jin, another ruin of an alien civilization has been discovered. The King of the Eshu Insects sent me to inform you. If you're interested, you can go and take a look."

(End of this chapter)