Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

Yes, this is a racial talent completely opposite to that of trolls. They can only possess one city, which is the hive capital. Once the location of the hive capital is decided, they will live and die with it from then on. Of course, the hive capital must be far more powerful than a city of the same level, and it can be expanded indefinitely! The queen bee is almost invincible in the hive.

So far, the Abe Bees have not made up their minds to establish a nesting city in the Crystal Mountains, because the location is not ideal, sandwiched between the two troll capitals of Zul'Shrag and facing the constant threat of the lizardmen upstream of the water source.

Upon hearing this, Liu Nian's eyes lit up!

He suddenly wondered if his floating city could become the nest capital of this Abe bee people!

Floating cities are aerial cities that can move, fly, and jump over long distances, while the hives of the Abe Bees are very powerful main cities. The two form a perfect complementary relationship: they enhance the city's combat power without losing its mobility!

It can be described as a win-win situation!

But the question is, would the Abe bees agree to become vassals?

Is Liu Nian going to transform into the Queen Bee, just like he did when he took down Zul'Shlag?

ennn... never mind.

Putting aside the issue of gender, once a bee becomes queen, she is confined to one place for life and cannot move, and may have to lay eggs like crazy...

Liu Nian doesn't want to be a baby-making machine.

Carol Tauros gave Liu Nian a detailed map, which marked the location of the "Liuli Mountains" where the Abe Bees were located, as well as the terrain, power distribution, and dangerous areas of the surrounding region.

"The route is simple. Head south from here, through the 'Misty Valley,' and then over two mountain ridges to reach the Crystal Mountains," Carol Tauros said, pointing to a winding route on the map.

"Thanks." Liu Nian put away the map and set off immediately without delay.

Following the map's directions, Liu Nian walked a distance, and seeing that no one was around, he threw out the Goblin Coordinate Device, returned to the floating city's main body, and used the Heart of Deception to change his appearance again, becoming an ordinary centaur warrior named "Teshuan." This was a level 60 centaur warrior whom Liu Nian had seen before during the battle.

The reason for adopting this image is naturally to reduce trouble, since centaur players are considered "locals" and less likely to arouse suspicion. Another reason is that choosing a centaur results in a very fast running speed on all fours.

Returning to the Crystal Forest, Liu Nian set off southward at breakneck speed.

Down from here, towering ancient trees with intertwined roots, some areas have trees that are over 100 meters tall, their canopies blocking out the sun and making the forest dark.

After running wildly for half an hour, we finally emerged from the forest and arrived at the Misty Valley.

The scenery here is completely different from before.

Thick white fog rose from the ground, reducing visibility to less than fifty meters.

The trees appeared and disappeared in the fog, their shapes twisted and bizarre, like menacing monsters.

Liu Nian had to slow down because the visibility was poor and the area was a swampy zone that was very unfriendly to players. The ground was covered with soft mud and sludge, and one could easily fall into the swamp if they were not careful.

The monsters here are mostly crocodiles and dragon turtles, but their levels are all below level 50. Liu Nian didn't want to waste time, so he basically ignored the monsters' provocations or attacks and just focused on making his way.

According to the route on the map, it would take at least three more hours to cross this vast and astonishing misty valley to reach the so-called Crystal Mountains.

Aside from the annoying fog and swamps, nothing unexpected happened along the way. Liu Nian walked for an hour and a half in no time. Looking at the time, it was almost dusk, and it seemed that he would not be able to reach his destination today.

Liu Nian was getting a little impatient from running around and decided to go back to the floating city to rest.

Surrounded by mud, he was looking for a suitable place to set up the magical goblin coordinate locator. After wandering around for a long time, he finally spotted a dead tree.

Placing the coordinate device on a large tree should prevent it from being swallowed by the swamp.

When Liu Nian got to the big tree, he realized that there was something strange about it.

The bark of this dead tree was dark red, somewhat like the color of dried blood.

Looking up again, you can see many shadowy figures on the dead tree branches shrouded in mist.

Upon closer inspection, Liu Nian realized that it wasn't a human figure, but rather three corpses hanging from a tree.

He opened the map but found no marker for the tree.

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Nian decided to place the coordinate locator here.

After placing the locator in a tree hollow, Liu Nian returned to the city.

After eating something and tossing the legendary equipment from his bag into his main inventory, he ran over to the Rust Dynasty to check on the repair progress of the psionic core. Arachne said it was still a long way off, and the preliminary preparations weren't even finished yet.

Liu Nian then went to the City of Exile to check on the gnomes' mining operations. Pandra told Liu Nian that they had just repelled some goblin players.

This news alerted Liu Nian. In fact, Liu Nian knew from the beginning that there were signs of goblin activity in the third underground level, because the entrance to the third level of the Underdark was discovered by Longxiang player Sha Xing in the 17th abandoned goblin mine stronghold on the second level of the Underdark. So it was not surprising that goblin player Liu Nian would appear here.

He just hadn't noticed any goblins when he came in, but now they've indeed appeared.

That means the goblins have other ways to get here!

However, Liu Nian was not overly worried. The entire city of exile now listened to him, and even if the goblin players wanted to cause trouble, it wouldn't be so easy for them!

Don't forget, there are still Demon Bear Clan players on this third level. Thanks to Liu Nian's mediation, the teleportation array of the City of Exile has been opened with the Rust Dynasty. In case of any unexpected situation, the City of Exile can receive support from them at any time.

After giving Pandra some more instructions, Liu Nian planned to return to Misty Valley, but when he tried to teleport, he was surprised to find that the teleportation had failed.

Liu Nian was stunned.

What's going on?

Did the coordinate device accidentally fall into the swamp and get swallowed? Or was it taken by something else?

Liu Nian was a little annoyed. So what if the coordinate device was lost? He had several of them anyway.

But having wasted several hours... that's a bit upsetting!

Thinking of this, he tried again, and this time he actually succeeded!

When Liu Nian returned to Misty Valley disguised as a centaur, he immediately realized something was wrong!

How did he end up hanging in mid-air?

Just as I was wondering, I heard a system notification:

[Target type does not match]

He felt the rope around his neck snap, and he fell straight to the ground from mid-air.

His four legs came in handy at this moment, allowing him to land steadily with his knees bent.

Looking around again, yes, it was the same place as before.

The question is, why did the teleporter fail once before, and then how did he end up hanging from the tree again after it succeeded?

Puzzled, they found the tree hole where the coordinate device was hidden, only to discover that the coordinate device was gone.

But he could clearly sense that the tree seemed to have become a teleportation point...

"Strange..." Liu Nian couldn't figure out what was going on. When he looked up, his expression suddenly changed.

There were clearly three corpses hanging from the tree before, but now, there are none left!

Just as he was filled with doubt and uncertainty, he suddenly felt a soft thud behind him as a dagger pierced his horse's rump!

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