Wizard: My skills can be upgraded indefinitely.

The wizard tower floated silently, and Ian stood in front of the crystal wall, looking down at the boundless earth below.

"Taling, activate full-area scan mode. Run the detection array at full power, scan the entire planet, penetrate to a depth of at least five thousand meters, and focus on detecting areas with abnormal energy fluctuations."

"Yes, sir. Full-area scanning has been initiated. Detection array power increased to 100%."

Within the spherical space, thousands of tiny detection arrays activated throughout the tower, unleashing invisible energy ripples.

Those ripples spread across the earth, penetrating the rock layers and reaching deep into the earth's crust.

Ian closed his eyes, and his soul perception spread wildly along with the amplification of the wizard tower, covering the entire purple mist world.

He saw a giant mineral vein stretching for dozens of miles lying across the earth's crust deep in the northern ice plains.

Around the mine, thousands of snow-white giant bears roamed, each with a fist-sized purple crystal embedded in its body.

In the volcanic region of the east, scattered mineral deposits are found beneath the rock walls where lava rivers flow.

A crimson magma lizard lay on the crystal surface, greedily absorbing the dissipating energy.

In the tropical rainforests of the south, the roots of towering trees penetrate the soil, entwining with mineral veins buried deep underground, and pale purple energy veins flow inside the tree trunks.

In the western desert and Gobi, 300 meters below the yellow sand, lies a miniature mineral vein the size of a football field.

A group of scorpions with crystal-like shells took over the area and built a complex network of nests around it.

The scan lasted a full day.

Ian's perception was like a fine comb, meticulously combing through the entire planet inch by inch, leaving no energy anomaly unnoticed and no unusual fluctuation overlooked.

The tower processes the detection data in real time and projects it onto a central 3D map, where seventeen striking purple dots light up sequentially.

Each point of light represents a super-energy crystal vein.

"Master, exploration complete. A total of 17 super-energy mineral veins have been discovered."

「其中大于10公里巨型矿脉1座，1-10公里的大型矿脉3座，1公里以内的中型矿脉6座，微小型矿脉7座。」

"Estimated reserves of super-energy crystals: approximately 50 tons; estimated reserves of associated minerals: approximately 300 kilograms."

Ian stared at the string of numbers, his eyes flashing with golden light: 50 tons of super energy crystals!

It takes less than 50 kilograms to fill the entire energy pool of the Eternal Tower, while a single full-power shot from the Void Annihilation Cannon consumes 7.5 kilograms.

These reserves are enough to fill the Tower of Eternity's energy reserves for eternity.

Not to mention the three hundred kilograms of associated minerals, which are treasures that can infinitely enhance the essence of the soul.

"This world... is truly my blessed land." Ian's eyes burned with passion.

The Alliance members rated this world as "low to medium value" simply because it was remote and the purple mist hindered detection.

That's really... too good for him.

While he was engrossed in probing the mineral vein, Kerrigan was secretly doing something else on the Zerg plains inside the tower.

She lay curled up in the middle of the plain, her massive body trembling slightly.

The whiskers carefully plucked a small amount of purple powder, about ten grams, from between the nails.

Hesitation flashed in Kerrigan's compound eyes, but it was quickly overwhelmed by desire. She opened her small mouth and swallowed the powder.

hum!

The moment the powder entered her stomach, Kerrigan's entire body suddenly stiffened.

The dark gold star patterns on the surface of the carapace flashed wildly, attracting the attention of the surrounding guardian insects.

A vast, pure soul energy, carrying an ancient aura, erupted from her abdomen, flowing into the depths of her soul along the unique energy channels of the Zerg.

Kerrigan felt her consciousness expanding, as if she were being immersed in warm spring water, with every wisp of her soul stretching, extending, and undergoing a qualitative change.

Those previously blurry fragments of memory have now become clear.

She saw more images of the Zerg civilization, the evolutionary path of the Broodmother, and the majestic figure of the Void Queen, Bervis...

But at the same time, she also sensed something was off.

The energy of the associated minerals is transforming her soul, but the transformation process seems to have... slightly deviated from the Zerg's soul structure.

"The amount given by the master is too small..." This thought flashed through Kerrigan's mind, but she quickly suppressed it.

She took a deep breath, temporarily sealing away the energy, and then began to carry out Ian's orders... to mass produce soldiers.

The biomass conversion pool in the center of the plain roared into operation, and the biomass blocks and energy crystals stored in the pool began to melt, turning into a viscous purple slurry.

The slurry flowed through the pipes into Kerrigan's complex bio-factory, where millions of tiny processing chambers were activated simultaneously.

Gene template injection, biomass filling, energy core condensation...

New Zerg units are born, grow, and mature from the cavities.

The first-level drones are the size of hounds, with dark gray carapaces, and are responsible for basic digging and transport.

The level 2 Swiftbug is the size of a rhinoceros, with its forelimbs evolved into sharp bone blades, responsible for combat and protection.

In just three days, seven thousand new units, five thousand drones, and two thousand raptors appeared on the Zerg plains.

They are arranged in neat squares on the plain, their compound eyes cold and merciless.

Kerrigan looked at her creation with satisfaction, her whiskers swaying gently. "Master~~ The mining team is ready."

Ian marked the coordinates of the last mine on the map and slowly opened his eyes.

With a thought, he vanished from the control room and stood on the open-air platform at the top of the Eternal Tower.

Beneath my feet is a dark silver tower, and above me is a purple sky.

Ian took a deep breath, slowly raised his hands, and the six powers of the rules began to condense, intertwining into a dazzling ball of light.

As long as he throws this ball of light downwards and expands his domain of rules, it will instantly cover the entire planet, crushing all the magical beasts entrenched around the mine into dust.

But just as the ball of light was about to leave his hand, Ian's movements suddenly stopped.

He stared at the desolate land below, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

Such a large-scale eruption of rules will inevitably cause energy fluctuations throughout the planet.

Will that dormant world will be awakened?

Although His will may be dispersed within billions of living beings, once He detects an "outsider" plundering resources on a large scale...

The situation could easily spiral out of control, and the world's will might even be so enraged that it destroys the super-energy mine. At that point, he won't even have time to cry.

Ian remained silent for three seconds, then slowly withdrew his hands, and the orb of light silently dissipated.

"Never mind," he muttered to himself, turning and walking back into the tower. "I'll leave it to Kerrigan."

"I'm going to study super-energy crystals, which are super energy that can drive the growth of the dual cores of the sun and moon."

The mining began the next day.

Above the Zerg plains, a silver spatial portal slowly opened.

Inside the gate, five thousand drones and two thousand swift insects surged out like a tide.

They glided briefly through the void before plunging down onto the plains below.

Fifteen level-four guardian insects, resembling small mountain peaks, followed behind, their compound eyes gleaming with vigilance.

The first target was the smallest of the seventeen mines, and Ian also wanted to test the world's will's reaction.

The mine is only the size of a football field, and the number of monsters lurking around it is also the smallest, less than three hundred, with most of them between level one and three.

After the mining troops landed, they quickly deployed into formation, and the drones rushed to the surface of the ore vein, their sharp mouthparts piercing into the rock strata like electric drills.

Crack! Crack! The sound of rocks breaking echoed throughout the room.

The purple super-powered crystal quickly emerged, and the male bees used their forelegs to grasp the crystal, peeling it completely off the rock wall, and then passing it to the velociraptors behind them.

The velociraptors transported the crystals to the designated gathering point, piling them into a small mountain.

The entire mining process was efficient, orderly, and quiet, just like a group of well-trained miners completing all the work in silence.

The guardian insects were scattered around, their compound eyes scanning the horizon warily.

The plains were deathly silent. The magical beasts that should have been entrenched around the mines had all been wiped out by the surrounding guardian insects and shadow wing insects.

Kerrigan's thoughts, transmitted through the soul link, carried a hint of smugness.

"Master, all the surrounding enemies have been eliminated. The mine's defenses are much weaker than we detected."

Ian stood in front of the crystal wall of the control room, staring at the peaceful plain below.

"Too smooth..." he muttered to himself, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

Three hours later, the first vein of ore was mined.

All the super-energy crystals and associated mineral powders were removed, leaving only a huge crater in the original location.

The mining troops assembled, preparing to move to a second mining site, a medium-sized vein located in the Eastern Volcanic Cluster.

But just as the Zerg forces had assembled, a sudden change occurred!

Rumble!

The earth began to tremble, and smoke and dust rose into the sky at the horizon.

Like a brown wall, it surrounded the Zerg forces from all sides.

Kerrigan's compound eyes suddenly contracted, allowing her to penetrate the smoke and dust and see the distant scene.

A beast tide, an overwhelming beast tide!

Thousands upon thousands of magical beasts emerged from forests, valleys, and rivers, varying in form and size from elephants to buildings.

Without exception, each one exuded energy fluctuations of at least level two, with level three and four energy levels also being quite common.

Even more terrifying was that all of these magical beasts had a uniform, cold purple gleam in their eyes.

Like... a marionette controlled by the same will.

"Retreat! Retreat immediately!" Kerrigan's thoughts pierced the consciousness of every Zergling.

But it was too late; the beast tide was moving much faster than expected.

Those originally cumbersome monsters, now running as fast as lightning, like a black torrent, instantly engulfed the vanguard of the Zerg army! (Please click to read Chapter 409, "Global Beast Tide: Kerrigan's New Units")

hiss!

The first drone was struck by the forepaw of a level-three crystal-armored beast, its carapace shattering like paper, and its body exploding into a cloud of blood mist in mid-air.

Then came the second one, the third one...

The swift insect tried to fight back, its bone blade slashing against the monster's crystal carapace, sending sparks flying.

However, their attacks are almost ineffective against monsters of level three or higher.

Warcraft's counterattacks could take the lives of several Zerg with each strike.

The Shadowwing Beetles took off and began spraying acid in retaliation, but the quantity was too small to cause even the slightest ripple.

Fifteen level-four guardian insects hissed wildly and launched a counterattack. Their massive bodies crashed into the horde of beasts, and their blade-like forelimbs lashed out, tearing the magical beasts to shreds.

But the beast tide seemed endless; kill one, and ten more would immediately take its place; kill ten, and a hundred more would surge in.

Worse still, several peak level four magical beasts were hidden among the beast tide.

A Thunder Wyvern, over 100 meters long, swooped down from the sky, spewing plasma from its mouth.

The plasma struck the two guardian insects, instantly charring and carbonizing their carapaces. The guardian insects let out a mournful screech as their massive bodies plummeted from the sky.

The battle lasted only an hour, and of the five thousand drones, more than four thousand were lost, and of the two thousand velociraptors, less than eight hundred remained.

The thousand fighting Zerg also suffered heavy losses, with fifteen level-four Guardian Zerg, three seriously wounded and five slightly wounded.

"Master! Requesting backup!"

Kerrigan's thoughts, tinged with panic, rushed into Ian's consciousness.

"The beast tide is too large! And they seem to be under unified command; my troops can't hold out!"

Inside the control room, Ian watched the battle unfold on the screen with a cold gaze.

"As expected, the world's will will not sit idly by and watch me steal its advancement resources. These magical beasts are just pawns to be controlled."

With a slight thought, Ian transmitted a command to Kerrigan through the soul link.

"Withdraw all remaining troops and return to the Tower of Eternity."

"Also... eat all the by-product minerals you hid before."

On the Zerg plains, Kerrigan's compound eyes suddenly lit up; she had waited for this moment for far too long!

"Yes, Master!"

Upon entering the Zerg plains, Kerrigan hurriedly took out the remaining ninety grams of powder and swallowed it all in one gulp.

This time, the quantity is sufficient.

A vast amount of spiritual energy exploded within her body.

The dark gold star patterns on the carapace surface flickered wildly, then began to twist and recombine...

Finally, six pairs of translucent wings, covered with purple patterns, materialized on her back. As the wings fluttered gently, ripples spread through the surrounding space.

Kerrigan felt her consciousness expanding rapidly.

Deep within her soul, the lock that had bound her evolution began to crack under the impact of the associated mineral energy.

Although she hasn't fully broken through to level 5 yet, the Zerg template has already undergone earth-shattering changes!

She saw a new genetic blueprint slowly unfolding deep within her consciousness, revealing three unprecedented Zerg unit types.

Each one exudes a terrifying power.

"I want to produce..." Kerrigan's mind raced with fanaticism, "Produce new units immediately!"

The Zerg Plains' biofactory is running at full speed again.

This time, instead of ordinary biomass, they used the super crystals bestowed by Ian, as well as the high-purity biomass energy extracted from the remnants of the previous level 5 mother hive.

Inside the factory, three special mixing chambers are opened simultaneously.

The first injection chamber was filled with a genetic template called "Purple Hydralisk".

Biomass energy mixes with energy crystals and condenses into purplish-red insect eggs inside the cavity.

The surface of the insect eggs is covered with fine purple lines that pulsate slightly like blood vessels.

Ten hours later, the eggs hatched, and one by one, purple hydras, each a meter long, emerged from their shells and began to devour the super-energy substance in the culture tank.

Two days later, their bodies had grown to twenty meters long, with eight hideous bony tubes growing from their backs, the ends of which gleamed with an eerie light.

Three pairs of wings unfolded behind him, gently flapping as he hovered in the air, his compound eyes flashing with icy killing intent.

The second chamber produces a unit that has never appeared before, called the "Void Black Bee".

When fully grown, this type of soldier is only the size of a washbasin, but its armor is entirely purplish-black and incredibly hard.

Its head has long, thin tentacles that sense spatial fluctuations, and its wings are semi-transparent, spatial crack-like; each flap of its wings causes spatial tremors.

The third mixing chamber is the most unique; it does not produce combat units, but rather a type of biological structure.

It is called the Giant Spore-Spraying Anti-Aircraft Tower.

Shaped like a giant jellyfish, it is over thirty meters tall and has dozens of short, thick purple tentacles growing from its bottom, which serve as organs for support and nutrient absorption.

When the umbrella-shaped canopy opens, it reaches a diameter of fifty meters, and its surface is covered with holes that spray spore clusters.

Over the course of seven days, new unit types were continuously being created on the Zerg plains.

Two hundred purple hydralisks, like a crimson forest, floated silently in mid-air.

One hundred Void Black Bees, like ghosts, darted through the void, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

Five spore-shaped air-raid shelters, like five small hills, are rooted on the edge of the plain, their tentacles deeply embedded in the soil.

Kerrigan looked at her new troops with satisfaction, her whiskers wagging excitedly.

"Master~~ The new troop type is ready and can be deployed into battle at any time."

Ian looked at the new recruits, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

"Kerrigan, you did a great job and did not disappoint me. Now, deploy to the second mine immediately and establish a defense."

"I'd like to see if the beast tide can break through this defense."

The World Will seemed to have noticed the anomaly, and he wondered if he should go to the Heart of the World in person and talk to Him.

"No rush. It will be more effective to defeat the beast tide first."

To the east, on the edge of a volcanic cluster, the second mineral vein is located on the mountainside of an active volcano, surrounded by flowing lava and sweltering heat, making for an extremely harsh environment.

But at this moment, the Zerg's defensive line above the mine has been completed.

The five spore-shaped air-raid shelters are arranged in a pentagonal shape, with purple tentacles deeply embedded in the rock strata, frantically absorbing geothermal energy.

The pores on the surface of the umbrella slowly opened, and clusters of spores could be vaguely seen jumping inside.

Two hundred purple hydras were scattered around the anti-aircraft tower, their bony tubes pointing in all directions.

One hundred Void Black Bees were hidden in the void, their tentacles trembling slightly, ready to launch a surprise attack at any moment.

The remaining old units—several hundred Swift Bugs, Bone-Eating Bugs, and Guardian Bugs—served as the last line of defense, guarding the entrance to the mine.

An hour later, the beast tide struck again, and this time it was even larger.

At the horizon, a massive, dark horde of beasts formed a high wall and was advancing rapidly, at least ten times the size of the previous ones!

In the sky, hundreds of flying magical beasts spread their wings, blocking out the sunlight like dark clouds.

But the Zerg defenses remained unmoved, and the drones inside seemed oblivious to the approaching beast horde, continuing to focus on mining.

The first wave of attacks came from the sky, with dozens of level-four Thunder Wyverns swooping down, their mouths spewing plasma like raindrops.

Just as the plasma was about to hit the defense line, the canopies of the five Spore anti-aircraft towers shook simultaneously!

puff!puff!puff!

Five enormous spore clusters, each over a meter in diameter, shot out and flew to a height of about 500 meters above the horde of beasts before exploding!

Dark purple spore clouds instantly enveloped the sky within a radius of one kilometer.

The moment those Thunder Wyverns rushed into the spore cloud, the crystalline scales on their bodies emitted blue smoke, quickly softened and decayed, and began to dissolve!

The pterosaurs let out mournful cries and frantically flapped their wings in an attempt to escape, but the spore cloud was everywhere, tightly coiling around their bodies.

In just three seconds, the first dozen or so Thunder Wyverns that rushed into the clouds turned into skeletons and fell from the sky.

Upon seeing this, the ground beasts' charge slowed noticeably, but the surging monsters from behind propelled them forward.

The second wave of attack came from the ground, with hundreds of level-three crystal-armored beasts crashing into the defensive line like tanks.

The Hydralisks, which had been waiting for a long time, simultaneously glowed purple through the bony tubes on their backs.

laugh!

Two hundred acid bullets were fired like a torrential rain, accurately hitting each of the crystal-armored beasts.

The moment the acid bombs made contact with the armor, those crystal armor shells that could withstand level four attacks melted like butter in the face of the acid.

The acid seeped into the shell and reached the flesh and blood tissue.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of muffled explosions emanated from within the crystal-armored beasts, their bodies bursting open from the inside like overinflated balloons.

Countless fragments of flesh and crystal flew everywhere, engulfing the monsters charging from behind, and the horde came to a standstill once again.

But this time, Kerrigan struck first, sending out her elite assault ace.

One hundred purplish-black figures, each the size of a washbasin, appeared without warning behind the herd of beasts.

Their appearance was completely unexpected; they simply jumped out of the void.

The nearest level-four magical beast didn't even have time to react before the black bees flapped their wings.

Wings with spatial crack-like patterns sliced ​​through the void, creating streaks of black spatial fissures.

scoff!

The protective energy on the body of the level four magical beast was torn apart like paper, and then quickly swept into the void turbulence and disappeared without a trace.

Seeing Kerrigan's valiant performance, Ian knew that the beast tide no longer posed a threat.

Even if the next wave of beasts arrives, the crystal vein ore will have already been mined up by the drones.

Ian gazed at the dark, overwhelming tide of beasts in the distance, his eyes flashing with golden light.

"It seems He has awakened; it's time to go and meet Him."