Dawn Spider

Chapter 154: Little Gain
The King of Curcuma Insects has found another ruin!
There is a treasure trove, but we dare not open it easily.

It's being prepared and will open in the next few days.

……

The news spread from Wuchaoshan and Polei Grand Canyon, reaching the entire island at the speed of light.

Fearing a repeat of the incident at the Cyathea Mountain ruins, the Zerg warriors from the surrounding small and medium-sized tribes fled to the Polei Grand Canyon for refuge.

For safety's sake, the Redfire tribe gathered all the warriors below the level of Mountain Lord at the southeast end of the canyon and assigned skilled Zerg warriors to protect them, preparing for a possible escape at any time.

Jin almost lost his life during the last fog storm incident. Jin dared not be careless and obediently hid among the large group of young soldiers.

Fly at high altitudes in strong winds to reconnoiter the ruins and report back as needed.

...

The night passed peacefully.

The next morning,

A strong wind rushed in and descended vertically.

"Jin! It's over! There was no disaster like last time."

"Confirmed news?"

"Has the treasure vault been opened?"

Are there many treasures?

"Did you make a fortune again?"

"..."

Several lord-level Zerg warriors protecting the larvae jumped out and rushed to ask questions.

Da Feng explained briefly, "I heard it from Lord Chuanxiao. He said they were all empty boxes, with a little bit of goods, but not much, so we wouldn't make a fortune."

"All empty boxes?"

"a little?"

"How much is one point?"

"Wasn't all this work for nothing?"

"..."

The insects were in a frenzy.

With such a large-scale operation, if the treasure vault opens and brings in a fortune like last time, everyone will likely receive some compensation.

Conversely, if there are no decent finds in the treasure vault, then no one will get anything out of it.

Without saying a word, Jin waved his claws, flashed away from the group, and, guided by a strong wind in the air, sped toward the ruins.

...

At the entrance to the passage, two horned shield bug warriors stood guard on the left and right, stopping many fast-moving warriors who came to watch the excitement.

As Vajra approached, the spiritual power and intent of the Stone Insect King were transmitted.

"Jin, come down."

"Ok!"

Jin agreed, glanced at Dafeng to the side, and without saying a word, quickly walked into the cave entrance under the puzzled gazes of the insects.

A wide, spiraling passage leads directly to the main entrance of the teaching building.

A large space with a diameter of four or five meters was cleared outside the teaching building. Surrounded by stone walls and five horizontal tunnels, these should lead to different buildings in the ruins of the academy.

"This way..."

The spiritual power of the Curcuma Insect King was transmitted.

The golden figure flickered and entered the cavern transmitted by spiritual energy. It ran quickly and soon entered the so-called 'treasure trove,' which was also the academy's 'logistics department.'

A mental scan revealed that the elevator shaft led down to an underground warehouse. The heavy metal doors had been violently forced open, and everything inside had been cleared out.

Scanning upwards with mental energy,
Led by the King of the Curcuma Insects and the King of the Stone Insects, a large group of Zerg warriors are gathered in the conference hall on the third floor.

A large number of original crystal storage boxes, gene agent storage boxes, armor, weapons, all kinds of daily cultivation and living supplies, as well as various equipment fragments, were piled up in mountains, categorized by type.

There are quite a few, and many of them have been preserved intact.

Jin rushed upstairs.

"Jin, this is the Sumeru Insect King."

Description of the waving antennae of the Stone Insect King.

Insect kings also vary in strength and power. The Curcuma Insect King and the Stone Insect King are probably the weaker ones, while the Sumeru Insect King belongs to the strongest category and is very famous on Ivory Island and the Twin Islands of Saluo.

"I have met the King of the Sumeru Insects!"

Jin greeted him respectfully.

"Ah."

The Sumeru Insect King displayed the demeanor of a master, responding with a light tap of its antennae without uttering a word.

The King of the Curcuma Insects said, "Little Spider is clever. Check again and see if there are any particularly valuable treasures among these things."

gold:"……"

It looks like a complete junkyard!
Jin then used his mental energy to carefully scan and inspect the area.

There are five sets of armor and weapons, definitely Immortal-level equipment, absolutely top-notch stuff. But unfortunately, the Zerg warriors can't use them.

Jin's gaze fell upon five stacks of round plates, each with a different color, shape, and pattern.

Meditation cushion.

"These are good things!"

Jin quickly stepped forward, manipulated the spider silk, and removed them one by one, examining them with practiced ease.

bad.

bad.

It's still bad.

The number exceeded two hundred, but due to the passage of time, the internal precision components were damaged and rendered unusable.

"Jin, do you recognize this kind of object?"

"Of course I recognize it. I dug it up at the Huangtanshan site."

Are they all broken?

"Yes, they're all bad."

"Take a look at some others."

"..."

Jin Huan looked around and saw nothing else of particular value.

His gaze fixed on the four seemingly well-preserved fighting robots. He scanned them with his mental energy, then flashed forward and tried to inject his Force.

I tried them one by one, and they all failed.

Other daily necessities, such as plates, bowls, cups, spoons, etc., can be omitted.

Jin's gaze fell on the gene agent storage box...

The King of Curcuma Insects said quietly, "Little Spider, there's no need to check these; they're all empty." Jin was not surprised at all.

Force food is precious, and each time it arrives at the academy, it is distributed to the students below as soon as possible.

The containers are recycled and reused, and what comes back will definitely be empty.

Jin asked, "Can the King of Eshu Insects be opened?"

"can."

The King of Eshu Insects said, "The password is the same as the treasure chest in the Cyathea Mountain Ruins, so it can be opened. However, according to the agreement, these chests belong to me and the King of Shizi Insects."

Can it be opened?

Jin was taken aback, then regretfully spread his hands and said, "The inspection is complete. There's nothing of particular value left."

Jin then asked, "Where are these big black boxes? Are they all empty?"

The King of Eshu Insects said, "A total of 103 metal boxes were found. One box was full with 1000 original crystals, another was half full with 366 original crystals left, and the rest were empty."

"Where's the password? Is it unlocked?"

"It's not open."

"The number of raw crystals..."

"I have a talent for metal, so I can sense the situation inside the box quite clearly."

"Forehead……"

Jin fell silent.

The Eshu Insect King sighed, "Fortunately, all these years of hard work haven't been in vain. There are a total of 1366 original crystals. Shi Zi, the Sumeru Insect King, and I will each take 100 crystals."

“Jin, you and the 20 other lord-level warriors involved in this will each receive 50. That makes a total of 1350…”

"As expected, these metal boxes use the same password: 8 numeric characters, 1 million combinations. Everyone will work together. The 20 lord warriors who participated in the excavation will each take 4 empty boxes. Everyone will be responsible for 400 million combinations. Whoever is lucky enough to open one will get the 16 original crystals that come out."

"it is good."

"Row."

"no problem."

"..."

The attendees in the meeting hall responded sparsely, their morale low.

50 raw crystals, 50 raw stones.

After seven or eight years of hard work, this is all I've earned.

"Everyone, please wait a moment..."

The King of Curcuma Insects was the most unwilling to give up. He waved his claws and called out, "Little Spider, come with me. Let's go around and see if there are any hidden treasures or valuable equipment that we've overlooked."

"Ok."

Jin agreed.

Led by the King of the Curcuma Insects, they explored every room in every building discovered in the ruins.

Jin indeed found nothing else of value; a proper training school called 'Arashiyama Industrial College' simply did not contain any hidden treasure trove.

...

Returning to the conference hall on the third floor of the logistics department,

The King of the Eshu Insects said, "Let's begin moving. Each lord-level warrior, take two empty metal boxes and try to crack the code. Lord Ziwu, try 00000000 to 05000000; Lord Rongshu, try 05000000 to 10000000..."

The King of Curcuma Insects begins assigning decryption tasks.

Finally, there were two empty boxes left. He tossed them to Jin and said, "Little Spider, you take two boxes too. I won't assign you any tasks. You can try, but the rules remain the same: whoever cracks the code gets the 16 primal crystals that come out."

"Ok!"

"Thank you, King of the Curcuma Insects!"

Jin, his spirit low, agreed.

I was just passing by on a trade route, and after casually chatting for a bit, I got so many benefits.

Of all the insects present, only Jin was truly happy, though he couldn't show it; he was secretly delighted.

Taking the treasure chest, he unceremoniously channeled his Force, causing a hazy blue light to rise and form a blue screen. Spider webs moved rapidly as he tried inputting 27295417.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
With four crisp sounds, the lid of the Yuanjing storage box opened a crack.

"???"

In the conference hall, the insects who were about to move boxes looked on in surprise: What's going on?
"..."

Even Kim himself was stunned.

"Little Spider?"

The King of Curcuma zedoaria asked a question.

"Crack!"

Jin snapped out of his daze and explained quickly, "I used the password for the metal box containing the Yuan Crystal from the Huangtan Mountain ruins... and it's universal!"

"Lord Kehuai surely knows that I once cracked a box like this and remembered the password, so I just tried it casually..."

Is this even acceptable?
The insects were speechless with grief.

Jin quickly said, "I suspect that these metal boxes containing the primordial crystals came from the same place and were distributed to various settlements, so the passwords are all the same."

Jin waved his claw, and a blue-purple spider silk shot out, pointing to the cloud pattern on the chest of a suit of armor, saying, "The armor unearthed from the Huangtan Mountain ruins also has this symbol. This must be the symbol of a certain force of an alien civilization. Force warriors of the same force live in different places."

"Most likely."

"This should be."

"That's right!"

"It must be so!"

"This pattern of markings also exists at the Cyathea Mountain site."

The Curcuma Insect King and the Stone Insect King immediately began operating on the two boxes containing the original crystals.

The metal mechanism made a crisp, clanging sound.

Both boxes were opened at the same time.

Upon seeing the shimmering, sparkling original crystal, the insects' low spirits lifted slightly.

The two boxes of raw crystals are worth a solid 1366 million raw stones. The total income from this ruin is not small, but with more insects participating, the amount allocated to each insect's claw is less.

The King of the Curcuma Insects raised its antennae and said, "It's good that the box is open; we can divide it up right here. Little Spider, hurry up and weave a few silk sacks for everyone..."

"it is good!"

With a thought, Jin sent out six spider silk threads from his abdomen, his forelegs and chelicerae waving in afterimages.

To save on spider silk, I wove a perforated net bag for everyone.

The Curcuma worm king organization simultaneously distributed the original crystals.

The remaining five best sets of armor and weapons, as well as the storage box for the divinely bestowed gene agent, were divided among the three insect kings.

The ordinary gene agent storage boxes, along with other miscellaneous items, were divided among the other twenty warriors, with Jin receiving two ordinary gene agent storage boxes.

Many insect warriors were seething with anger, and after dividing up their forces, they immediately broke up.

(End of this chapter)