Dawn Spider

Chapter 191 Advanced Warrior at Age 5
Half a month later,

The underground tunnel extends about ten kilometers northwest along the winding road.

Jin directed his team to excavate a spiral-downward access tunnel at this location, and to transport the excavated rocks to the rear tunnel for backfilling and sealing.

According to the plan, from now on, an entrance/exit will be opened every ten kilometers or so, advancing step by step.

All the insects, including the worker and soldier termites in the termite kingdom, were familiar with the workflow.

No more commands are needed.

Jin began using the original crystal to accelerate meditation.

The wind was strong every few days, so I went to the No. 1002 ruins to check on the situation.

There has been no news of any success from that side.

……

The underground tunnel excavation work is carried out in the morning, with a rest and recovery in the afternoon, and continues in the first half of the night, with a rest and recovery in the second half of the night.

Suddenly one night, the army of termites guarding the entrance and exit of their nest became restless.

Jin was jolted awake from his meditation and immediately guessed that he had dug up something underground.

as predicted,

Huotong rushed out in a hurry.

"Jin, we've reached a fork in the road. There are two roads ahead, and we've also found the road sign you mentioned, but it's severely damaged..."

Extremely serious?

"Have a look!"

Upon hearing this, Jin jumped up, his figure flashed, he darted into the hole, and rushed to the excavation site.

In the narrow, cramped underground tunnel, the insects huddled together, with a large number of worker and soldier ants also joining in the fun, crowding together and craning their necks to look around curiously.

The metal fragments have been removed, and Lord Jin Nan used his metal powers to restore them...

As the gold and fire tube approached, the ant swarm scattered.

My eyes swept across the room, and my heart skipped a beat.

Inviting Lord Jin Nan to join the team seems like a mistake. This guy is not only careless in his speech, but also lacks thoughtfulness in his actions.

The restored fragments were so badly damaged that they couldn't be worse; the crucial point was that many traces had been smoothed over...

Jin Xin was delighted once again as he carefully scanned and examined the area with his mental energy.

Although the restoration wasn't very good, some key information was preserved.

On the left-hand fragment is half of the character "镇" (town).

Although the fragment on the right is riddled with holes, it is still relatively intact, with a faint trace of the character '元' remaining. Judging from the marks, it should be seven characters.

—*Yuan* Institute of Technology?

Jin Xin had a number in mind.

Scanning the road ahead with his mental energy, he saw that it was a Y-shaped fork, with the left path leading to a town and the right path leading to a training ground.

"Mr. Jin..."

Lord Jin Nan also realized that there was a big problem with the road sign he had repaired, and asked guiltily, "Will it still work?"

"The location hasn't been moved, has it?"

"No."

"That's barely acceptable, but Lord Jin Nan, I must say, your technique is truly appalling..."

"This is my first time. I have no experience. I'll be more careful next time."

Lord Jin Nan argued, repeatedly asking, "Is it possible?"

"Fortunately!"

Jin pointed with his paw and said, "Everyone, follow this path and keep digging."

"Is it really okay?"

The Blood Fruit Lord asked with some skepticism, "Boss Jin, how confident are you that you can find the ruins?"

Deep underground, in the dark and crowded tunnels, the working conditions were extremely harsh. After only twenty-odd days of hard labor, the insects were already struggling and desperately needed a morale boost.

Jin hesitated for a moment, then said conservatively, "There's a 99% chance."

"Ninety-nine percent?"

"Doesn't that roughly equal one hundred percent?"

"Jin, do you mean that if we follow this path, we'll definitely find some relics?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the insects became even more energetic.

Jin rarely speaks definitively, but he said tactfully, "I can't say for sure. If something unexpected happens, we might not be able to dig it up, or it might take some effort to find it."

That means there's almost 100% certainty!

Having received a definite answer, the insects were filled with enthusiasm and shouted as they continued digging.

Jin kept watch underground, and at midnight, he returned to the surface with everyone to rest.

The next morning, construction began early.

...

...

Time flies, and as the thousand-layered flowers sprout, a new year arrives and the trading season begins.

The strong winds brought back the news.

There was still no news of any gains at Ruins 1002. Those who went there out of momentary enthusiasm to dig for treasure, or those who went there just to watch the excitement but didn't have earth or water elemental talents, gradually dispersed.

In stark contrast, the Qingsha Port Trading Plaza is becoming more and more bustling every day.

...

1 month 4 day.

Jin finally used up all 60 Primal Crystals he had planned. He drilled a hole at the construction site, made some simple preparations, ate some divine Primal Force food, and went into a deep sleep to evolve.

...

It awakens from its slumber. Shedding its old shell, it expands in size, and its new carapace hardens rapidly.

5-year-old advanced warrior!

Skip over the newly awakened knowledge of the natural pantheon.

Examine yourself.

With a span of 2.2 meters, its mental detection range is close to 450 meters.

Upon examining the spider silk, its strength was found to have slightly improved.

He got up, walked to the hole blocked by dry firewood, activated his blink ability, and teleported out of the nest.

Using his mental energy to scan backward, he roughly estimated the distance to be about 54 to 55 meters.

This evolution consumed 60 Primal Crystals, and the maximum teleportation distance of the Blink ability only increased by a little over 23 meters.

Proportionally, the improvement from 3-year-old to 4-year-old is quite significant.

Jin had anticipated this for two reasons: first, the improvement is inherently small when evolving at a young age; second, the more the blinking distance increases, the more difficult it becomes.

最早时候，1万原石就能提升1米，后来慢慢增长到了2万原石提升1米。而现在，差不多需要3万原石才能提升1米。

Following this trend, it will inevitably become 40,000, 50,000, 60,000, or even 100,000 or hundreds of thousands of raw stones to improve by 1 meter.

With a thought, Jin Xin landed at the entrance of the temporary cave.

"gold!"

It was late at night when the strong wind, which had been sleeping at the cave entrance, was awakened. Instinctively on alert, it leaped into the air.

"..."

Jin said briefly, "I'm five years old. Strong winds... I've been asleep for days?"

Da Feng glanced at the night sky, tilted his head to think, counted, and said, "A little over 3 days."

"not bad!"

Kim's self-evaluation.

The fact that this period of dormant evolution was relatively short indicates that the individual is in excellent condition and can continue to evolve at a rate of one age per year.

With a slight thought, Jin Xin's figure flickered, teleporting 54 meters away, then flashing again, he teleported back...

It used its blinking ability to its fullest extent, flashing back and forth 11 times in a row, and finally stopped 54 meters away from the cave entrance.

The maximum flashing distance has increased, and the total amount of internal spatial energy has increased, but at the same time, the spatial energy consumed by flashing has also increased significantly. Overall, the number of flashes remains unchanged at 11.

"If the flashing distance is controlled at 30 meters, it can flash more than 30 times in a row and move quickly for nearly 1000 meters."

"This improvement is quite significant. The current strength of the Blink ability is more than sufficient to fight against the 18-year-old Yagura Progenitor. If we focus on strengthening the Lightning type during the 5th and 6th years, we can challenge the Yagura Progenitor at the 7th year..."

After considering it for a moment, Jin immediately gave up the idea.

With an abundance of Primal Crystals in the claws, upgrading the Space system should definitely be prioritized.

"gold……"

Da Feng asked, "Shall I go get you something to eat?"

"It's troublesome."

Kim responded politely.

...

Eat your fill,

Jin summoned the insects to discuss matters.

Lord Jin Nan asked, "Boss Jin, the trading party that went to the Southern Continent will be back soon. Are you going back to the Twin Islands of Saluo?"

"Yes."

Jin explained, "There are also loan businesses on the two islands of Saluo, involving huge sums of money. I need to go back and check the accounts."

Lord Jin Nan followed up with, "And what about this side? A one-month suspension?"

"We absolutely cannot stop!"

Jin said, "Unclaimed land, unclaimed ruins, anyone can dig. If we leave, it's like we're giving up. Other insects will come and occupy the tunnels, and they'll keep digging. What will we do then? We'll have nowhere to complain."

Everyone has thought of this problem...

Lord Huangying raised his paw and said with difficulty, "I left in a hurry and haven't dealt with last year's Force food yet. I need to go back to the tribe."

The Blood Fruit Lord raised his claw and said, "We also need to deal with the produce from our territory last year."

Lord Bai Cang and Lord Tuan Hua followed suit, nodding their antennae.

Lord Jin Nan added, "Furthermore, Boss Jin, what if we encounter problems while you're away for a month? For example, what if we come across a fork in the road? We wouldn't know how to handle that. What if we unearth some ruins?"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"..."

The insects echoed.

Jin said, "I called everyone here to discuss and arrange the next steps."

“That’s fine. Huotong and Baiye’s termite army will stay. Lord Jinnan, Lord Baicang, Dafeng and I will stay. We don’t have to dig, but we’ll reserve the pit.”

"Lord Tuanhua, Lord Xueguo, Lord Zifeng, Lord Huangying, you will all set off tomorrow morning to return to your territories, quickly settle your affairs, and then come back here."

"We've come to replace Lord Jin Nan, Lord Bai Cang, and Da Feng and me."

"Lord Jin Nan and Lord Bai Cang also finished their territory affairs as soon as possible and rushed over. Let's get back to work."

“I’ll go back to the two islands of Sal to handle some business. The wind is strong, so I can travel back and forth and we can communicate at any time. If we encounter a problem that we really can’t solve, then we’ll have to put it on hold and wait for me to come and handle it. If it’s particularly urgent, for example, if we’ve unearthed some ruins… then I’ll come ahead of time.”

"it is good!"

"also."

"That's it."

"..."

The insects agreed.

(End of this chapter)