[You rush towards the ant colony defense line, with the warrior shadow wolf following behind you. 】
[The ants were angered by your provocation and rushed towards you with their screams. 】
[You released a strong wind, and the ant colony was overturned. 】
[A large amount of magic shockwaves explode in front of you. It is the fire support from your teammates, opening a passage for you in the dense ant colony defense line. 】
[You and Shadow Wolf successfully broke through the ant colony, but attracted countless soldier ants to pursue you...]
[Shadow Wolf releases the 'Wind Concealment Technique' on you. 】
[Your body is wrapped in a layer of rich wind elements. The wind elements refract the light, hide your figures, and blow away your scent. 】
[The ant colony pursuers have lost track of you and can only use their tentacles to keep spinning in place...]
Breaking out of the encirclement was not difficult. Mu You was also very interested in the spells used by Shadow Wolf. Wind Concealment Technique, a wind-based invisibility, can not only refract light but also hide smells. It is much more practical than normal invisibility, especially here. In an insect nest, ants rely on smell to identify their enemies. Once the smell is gone, it will be more uncomfortable for the ant beast than being blind.
In short, now that they have got rid of their pursuers, the soldier ants in the ant nest are all attracted to the front line to fight the enemy. The entire ant nest has become empty, and Mu You and Shadow Wolf can find their way in it with peace of mind.
[You have arrived at the worker ant area! 】
[A large number of caves have been corroded by formic acid from worker ants on the rocks on both sides, forming a three-dimensional nest. Thousands of closely connected ant holes are distributed on it. Each cave is the residence of a worker ant or soldier ant. ...]
[The queen's nest is hidden in this ant hole. In order to prevent it from being easily distinguished by enemies, the appearance of the queen's nest is exactly the same as that of ordinary ant nests. If you want to find the queen's nest, you need to enter these caves to explore...]
[You choose the nearest ant nest to enter. 】
[Unfortunately, this is not the nest of the queen ant. There is an ordinary worker ant huddled in the nest. The worker ant noticed your presence and immediately released an enemy attack signal to its companions...]
Mu You silently pressed his pocket watch.
The current situation has developed into a hide-and-seek game between him and the ant queen. He needs to touch the caves one by one. If he touches the wrong one, he will trigger the worker ant alarm and attract the distant soldier ant colony back.
Even if Mu You has a pocket watch and can avoid being discovered, this job is really difficult. There are thousands of ant nests, and he has to find when to go.
But now there is no better way, so we can only look for it first. If it doesn't work, we can only give up on the queen ant, directly attract the soldier ant colony back, and let Lin Xue and the others pass through the broken bridge first.
[Time passes and you enter the ant nest ahead. 】
[A soldier ant was sleeping soundly in the nest. He was awakened by your voice and immediately sent out an alarm message...]
[As time goes by, you return to the outside of the ant nest and step into another ant nest, only to find that this ant nest is empty...]
…
Mu You then began to search with his pocket watch. More than half of these ant nests were empty, and the rest were basically occupied by worker ants. There were only a few ant nests with no ants living in them, but there were some low-level equipment and props. , they should all be the equipment left behind by the adventurers who accidentally entered the ant nest and were killed by the ants.
These occasional 'surprises' are also the main motivation for Mu You to play hide and seek patiently here. It's all about opening a blind box. As long as you find the equipment, you will make a small profit. If you are lucky enough to find some high-end items, you will make a lot of money!
I kept searching like this for about an hour, picking up a lot of junk but not seeing any high-end equipment. Mu You was already a little disappointed.
However, just when he was about to give up searching for the queen, a brand new text suddenly popped up in the game.
[You enter the next ant nest and find that it is an empty nest again. But at the bottom of the ant nest, you saw a square metal box, about one meter long, wide and high. The surface was stained with rust and had been corroded by formic acid. 】
"Metal box?"
Mu You was stunned. It was one meter long, wide and high, so it was quite a big box. Could it be some sort of treasure box?
Thinking about it, Mu You hurriedly clicked on the text of 'Metal Box'.
[You stepped forward to check and turned the box over for several weeks, only to find that there was no lock on the surface of the metal box, nor any mechanism that could be opened. 】
[Just when you were about to check the box further, you suddenly heard a faint voice coming from the box: "Is there anyone outside?"]
"Is there anyone?" Mu You raised an eyebrow.
["Yes." You chose to respond to the other party. 】
["Are there any ants outside?" the voice sounded again. 】
["Not yet." You said. 】
[As you finished speaking, the iron box suddenly began to squirm, and the surface layers were automatically opened layer by layer, finally revealing the scene inside the box. 】
[A green-skinned goblin crawls out of the box with great effort. 】
[This is a skinny goblin who looks very old. Every move he makes has a feeling of aging, but a hint of fanaticism flashes in his red eyes. 】
[When the old goblin saw you and Shadow Wolf, he was not afraid of your strength. Instead, he looked at you immediately and asked if you had any food. your choice……】
[You made a piece of magic bread on the spot and handed it to the old goblin. 】
[The old goblin took the bread and ate it hungrily, finally regaining some vitality. 】
[The old goblin thanked you for the gift and told you about its experience. 】
[The old goblin's name is Turs Eugene, and he is an alchemist master of the goblin tribe. However, although he is an alchemist, Eugene is not respected by his tribe, because his alchemy does not follow common sense, and his mind There are always some crazy ideas, and they like to develop some bold and strange props. As a result, not only did they not have any positive effect on the development of the goblin clan, but they frequently caused damage to the clan and brought huge property losses to the clan members. Therefore, Disliked by other goblins, he was called the 'crazy alchemist'. 】
[The reason why Eugene appears here is because he recently made a new invention: a special energy conversion device! Using this device, the huge and violent magic source energy can be converted into stable energy output. 】
["I believe that the underground magic fountain can charge my device. If successful, it can greatly reduce the energy pressure of the entire star spirit world!" Eugene looked at you enthusiastically and said. 】
["But not all magic fountains can do it. They must be fountains with large enough energy and long-term existence. The ground fountain under the Desolate Mountains is the most powerful fountain known so far. However, this fountain is occupied by the termite queen." Eugene continued to explain. 】
[This is why it appears here. The tribe doesn't understand its research, and with no one to support it, it can only venture here alone. However, after sneaking into the ant nest, Eugene was quickly discovered by the patrolling soldier ants. In order to save his life, he had to activate the "Goblin Emergency Life Support Device" he carried with him and sealed himself in the protection of the copper wall. 】
[Those termite beasts caught it, but they couldn't do anything about it. They could only use formic acid to corrode the device every day. It has been trapped in the device for more than a week. If no one comes to rescue it, it will definitely die. Fortunately, you arrived in time and gave it a chance to survive. 】
[The old goblin is very grateful for your life-saving grace, but at the same time, your appearance has also expanded his ambition that had almost disappeared! 】
[The old goblin sees that you have the ability to move freely in the ant nest, and asks you to escort it to the queen's nest and kill the queen, so that it can continue its own experiments and prove that its theory is correct. If you agree to help him, he is willing to give you the blueprint of the 'energy conversion device'! 】
[Congratulations on triggering the special mission: Crazy Alchemist’s Request. 】
[Task content: Escort the old goblin Eugene to the ant queen's nest, kill the ant queen, find the ground fountain occupied by the ant queen, and help Eugene complete his experiment. 】
[Task reward: 'Energy conversion device' blueprint. 】
Inexplicably, he rescued an old goblin. Balabala explained everything to him, and even gave him a mission.
What is this 'energy conversion device'? He doesn't know yet how valuable it is. However, finding the queen ant was originally what Muyou planned to do, and now looking at what this old goblin means, it seems to know the location of the queen's nest. In this case, let it lead the way.
[You agreed to the old goblin’s request. 】
[The old goblin was overjoyed and hurriedly packed up his bags and left the ant nest. He quietly went deep into the ant nest and motioned for you to follow. 】
[You and Shadow Wolf follow Eugene and continue to explore...]
[Eugene holds a round metal instrument panel and moves forward according to the direction of the pointer on it. This is an alchemical device specially designed to detect magic fountains. According to its instructions, you can easily find the location of the queen...]
This old goblin indeed has two brushes. After the game character followed it for about ten minutes, a prompt popped up.
[You follow the guidance of Goblin Eugene and step into an inconspicuous ant nest ahead. 】
[The space inside the nest suddenly became wider. Behind the narrow entrance, there was actually a vast underground cave connected to it. 】
[There is a very conspicuous crack in the ground in the center of the cave. The rich magical energy constantly spurting out from under the crack is emitting colorful brilliance, illuminating the entire cave. 】
[This is a naturally formed magic fountain from the ground. At this time, a huge white insect is lying on top of the fountain. It is nearly ten meters tall and thirty or forty meters long. It is the only one in the entire ant nest. A termite queen! 】
[Termite Queen (Level 20): Attack power 0, HP 173500...]
[After Shadow Wolf saw the plump termites in front of him, saliva flowed from the corner of his mouth again, as if he recalled the delicious food he had tasted. 】
[When you broke in, the termite queen immediately discovered the intruder, and immediately let out a shrill scream, and an invisible wave instantly spread throughout the entire ant nest: This is the termite queen's signal to the outside world for help! 】
When this text appeared in the game, Lin Xue also sent him news.
"The ant colony has retreated!"
"As expected, everyone came back to rescue..."
Mu You was not surprised. His home had been ransacked, and these ants definitely had no time to worry about the intruders outside.
"You go ahead and find the way to the temple."
"And you?"
"I... will withdraw as soon as I finish getting here."
As Mu You spoke, the attack order had been issued in the game.
[You and Shadow Wolf immediately launched an attack on the Queen Ant! 】
[You summoned the tree man, the war tree, the hydralisk guard, the underworld devil boy, the fire giant...]
[You used the troll shrine to summon the troll war god and troll priest. 】
[Outside the cave, bursts of termite beasts roared one after another. The queen was attacked, causing the termites in the entire ant colony to fall into a state of frenzy. At this time, all the termites in the burrow were frantically heading towards you. The location is coming...]
[The sleeping worker ants in the worker ant area also woke up one after another at this time, screaming and coming to rescue the queen, but they were blocked by several tree men at the entrance of the nest...]
As expected, once the queen ant was attacked, the entire ant colony went into riot. However, it would take some time for the soldier ants to come back. As for the worker ants living nearby, these dedicated coolie ants are okay at work, but they are terrible at fighting. Muyou directly arranged for a few tree people to block the entrance of the cave. None of these worker ants could break in.
Immediately, Mu You summoned summoned creatures all over the ground, cooperating with him and Shadow Wolf to output the queen ant with all their strength.
This queen ant's level is as high as level 20, and her health value has reached a terrifying 170,000! Fortunately, the ant queen has no means of attack, even if it is a Roshan that can resist fighting, Mu You doesn't have to worry about being attacked, he can just deal with it with all his strength.
Originally, Muyou planned to use the Troll God of War's 'ultimate blood exchange' to quickly kill the ant queen. However, after trying it, he found that it didn't work. The text prompted, 'The current health of the termite queen is higher than the upper limit of the life of the Troll God of War. The ability cannot be activated. '
[Under your full attack, the screams of the queen ant became more and more harsh, and her health began to decline at a speed visible to the naked eye. 】
[Under threat of life, the termite queen begins to save itself by laying eggs non-stop. Soldier ant eggs emerge from its tail one after another. After landing, the immature soldier ants among them immediately break out of the shell and attack you... 】
[Shadow Wolf took advantage of her archery skills, stretched her bow and nocked an arrow, and activated the talent of 'Split Arrow'. Each arrow can shoot ten energy arrows at the same time. The soldier ants on the ground will be split by her as soon as they appear. Arrow to kill! 】
Shadow Wolf finally showed her epic strength at this time. She was a level 23 elf after all, and she was not a parallel importer like the Templar Knights who focused on defense, but a real warrior. With this explosion, the power of the output was immediately reflected. When he came out, the furious troll war god beside him couldn't catch him.
"Hurry up!"
The text had already started to indicate that the 'first soldier ant' had appeared at the entrance of the cave. The tree man was a bit unable to hold on, so Mu You hurriedly sent a few more summoned creatures to block the door.
The rest is a race against time. At this time, Mu You is also pressing magic on the panel randomly. All kinds of attack magic, as long as they are not cooled down, can be thrown out casually. How can such a big queen ant be hit.
Under the combined attack of everyone, the blood bar of the queen ant dropped like a faucet. Finally, the kill was completed before the swarm of soldier ants broke through.
[With the cooperation of many summoned creatures and shadow wolves, you kill the termite queen, your experience value is +12, and you get 'Queen's Egg'*1...]
[Queen ant egg: The offspring that carries the life essence of the queen ant. Place it underground in a suitable environment. After absorbing sufficient energy, it can grow into a termite queen again. 】
Successfully completed the kill. Because the queen ant only has a lifespan of seven months, there is no chance of resurrection after death. However, things like 'queen eggs' will explode, which can be regarded as the inheritance of the queen's life.
This thing is very good. This egg is equivalent to a steady stream of termites. They can be placed in Dawn City in the future and used as a fixed experience copy to be harvested every once in a while.
The queen is taken care of, but it's not over yet.
At this time, the summoned creatures at the door had been almost killed by the ant colony. Mu You hurriedly clicked on the ice wall technique and erected an ice wall at the entrance of the cave to intercept the ant colony.
[Shadow Wolf took out his scimitar and stepped forward, skillfully cutting up the body of the termite queen and putting it into his backpack. 】
[The termite queen disappears, and the cracked fountain on the ground is completely exposed. You urge the goblin to act as soon as possible. 】
[Goblin Eugene swallowed, took out an oval 'egg-shaped' mechanical device from the package behind him, came to the fountain, and tremblingly threw the device to the crack in the ground. 】
[The mechanical device automatically floated and hovered in front of the seam in the ground. Under the wash of rich magical energy below, the originally dim device began to quickly light up with a faint blue light. The violent energy pouring out of the magic fountain was converted into gentle magic power inside the device. , spread to all directions. 】
[You feel that your body is filled with magic power, streams of pure energy pouring into your body, and the magic power consumed by your physical strength begins to recover quickly...]
Mu You was a little surprised when he read the text. What this old goblin had invented was quite amazing. It could actually convert the unusable violent energy of underground fountains into gentle energy.
If this thing is really accomplished, it will be equivalent to the "controllable nuclear fusion" in the magical world. From then on, all the geothermal fountains in the world can be utilized and converted into a steady stream of energy for human use.
[The old goblin looked at the increasingly dazzling conversion device, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he laughed excitedly: "I succeeded. My research is indeed effective. This invention will rewrite the energy history of the star spirit world... …”]
[However, before the goblin could finish his words, the conversion device floating in front suddenly became extremely dazzling. It seemed that it had endured an excessively huge load in a short period of time, and cracked layer by layer. Finally, with a roar, it exploded into powder and disappeared completely... …]
[The light in the cave quickly returned to normal. Several of you were slightly injured due to the explosion, but nothing serious. The old goblin Eugene stood in front of the crack, looking blankly at the magic fountain in front of him, with unspeakable disappointment flashing in his eyes: Its experiment failed! 】
[The energy of the seam fountain is enough to run its device, but it is not stable enough. If the energy conversion device wants to operate for a long time, it not only needs a violent and huge energy source like a ground fountain, but also needs this energy to be stable for a long time. It is impossible for an energy source with such completely contradictory conditions to exist. 】
["It turns out that my research was meaningless from the beginning." Eugene came to this conclusion painfully, the enthusiasm in his eyes gradually dissipated, and his whole person seemed to have aged dozens of years. 】
This old goblin was quite miserable. I thought the experiment was going to be successful, but unexpectedly, it took a sudden turn. In the blink of an eye, it was slapped in the face, and it was a complete slap in the face, which directly wiped out the meaning of a lifetime of research.
However, when Mu You looked at the game text at this time, he touched his chin, and a strange idea suddenly came to his mind.
He needs a sufficiently violent and stable energy source, and he seems to have it...
(End of chapter)
