"Brother Liu should have made the first contribution in this battle." At a mountain col, after the team had finished resting, Senior Brother Mu patted Liu Yuan on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Thanks to your fire ants that severely injured Luan Shi, we were able to get out of the battle in time. .”
"Moreover, Junior Brother Liu's warning was also very timely," Senior Brother Liang praised, "It can actually search up to five miles away. With your patrolling spirit ants, our team's safety has been further guaranteed."
"I don't think so," Senior Brother Lu raised his nostrils and questioned, "Even my machine beast can't communicate at any time from a distance of several miles. How can you do it with your eighth-level cultivation? I think you just happened to It must be equipped with eye-catching mechanisms. They are sold in the market."
Liu Yuan was noncommittal. Some people don't believe in their own evolved ant colony, and that's for the best. He doesn't like to expose all his cards. Especially people like Senior Brother Lu.
He has discovered that as his abilities are recognized by everyone, Senior Brother Lu seems to be looking at him more and more unkindly.
Since the warning range of flying ants is far greater than that of machine beasts, and their movements are smaller and difficult to detect, Liu Yuan has been fully responsible for patrolling and exploring the entire team. The importance of Senior Brother Lu naturally waxes and wanes. Although his machine beast can also play a role in battle, it requires materials and crystals to repair every time it is damaged, and Senior Brother Lu is reluctant to use it frequently.
The most proud person in the team was Zheng Jing. During one chat, he "accidentally" mentioned that Liu Yuan was one of the few disciples who arrived at the first beam on the first day, and that there had been a lot of rumors in the city recently about the endangered Dijiasaurus. The event was also his masterpiece.
Everyone is even more convinced of Liu Yuan's strength.
"With my junior brother's age and ability, I'm afraid he is enough to rank among the top five among the trial disciples in this period."
"Maybe the top three."
Liu Yuan was about to be humble, but Senior Brother Lu didn't like it and shouted, "This is absolutely impossible. There are more than five disciples from the Mu and Ren families participating in the trial this time. Do you think he can compare with these disciples?" ?”
At this time, he didn't notice that Senior Brother Mu, who was a member of the aristocratic family, looked unnatural. He was still talking to himself: "Besides, there are also several disciples from other wealthy families who are very talented, and they are definitely not inferior to the two aristocratic families, such as Young Master of the Liu Family. Liu Yanzhi..."
When Liu Yuan heard his old friend's name, he became interested, "Do you know this Liu Yanji? Tell me."
After asking, I found out that Liu Yanshi had become famous during this period. After the trial, he actually stayed in Sandao Liang and never came out, and he was always alone.
If he hadn't appeared in Zaifang Market every half month or January to consign some loot, the Liu family would have thought that something had happened to him and would have mobilized Mu Shaohong to search and rescue him.
No wonder I haven't seen him recently, Liu Yuan thought, but he didn't expect this delicate guy to be so strong.
He also heard some other gossip from his teammates. The disciples of the Ren family who emerged in this trial were many capable people, while in contrast, the disciples of the Mu family were inactive.
That's the best thing.
Liu Yuan thought with a bit of schadenfreude. Because of Mu Yuandi's troubles, he didn't have much of a good impression of the Mu family. As for the Ren family, it was different. Ren Feng and Ren Xiaowen were both his acquaintances.
Another piece of gossip is about the new task of the third beam. It is said that several new mine tunnels in the trial cave will be opened in half a month.
Trial cave?
After some questioning, Liu Yuan finally found out about the ultimate area of the Trial Valley - the Trial Cave.
It is located deep underground in Sandaoliang and has a huge and intricate structure. It is an abandoned mineral vein site that was completely mined in ancient times. As the remnants of spiritual energy persist over the years, a precious material—yin marrow—forms in the extremely yin environment underground.
The production of Yin marrow is not as concentrated as the spirit stone veins, but is slowly condensed over time. It is extremely scattered and is usually accompanied by a dangerous Yin beast. Therefore, Lingtian Pavilion did not focus on organizing mining, but used it for trials.
The output of Yin marrow in the Trial Valley is not the highest in Lingtian Pavilion, but under the years of cleaning by caring people, the grade of Yin beasts has been firmly controlled at a low level, which is suitable for the cultivation of junior disciples. With each regular division and cleaning, the intricate underground mine tunnels will be opened alternately, and the task of collecting Yin Marrow has always been the most generous category in the Tianzi List.
No wonder everyone is excited and excited when talking about this gossip. Seeing that the trial is about to enter the second half, many teams have begun to widen the gap. This mission will surely lead to fierce competition.
"Also, it is said that the trial cave is extremely cold. If spiritual insects enter, they will all be frozen to death," Senior Brother Lu said casually, "Except for the monks who have body-protecting spiritual energy and are not afraid of the cold, there are only Only spiritual beasts that are naturally particularly cold-resistant can enter safely."
"Of course," he puffed up his chest unconsciously, "the machine beast is not afraid of these harsh environments."
Liu Yuan frowned slightly. He knew that Senior Brother Lu was jealous and dissatisfied with him.
As for the cold resistance of ants? You really have to think of a solution yourself.
There is still half a month before the new mine tunnel opens, and their team continues to explore in the three beams to prepare for the next trial cave. With Liu Yuan's flying ants patrolling the path, there were no dangers along the way, and the hunting efficiency was also improved a lot. Of course, Senior Brother Lu also had a bad look all the way.
Although it hasn't been revealed yet, everyone can feel the incompatibility between the two.
Although Senior Brother Mu tried to bridge the conflict and talked to the two of them separately, he had little success.
Liu Yuan is naturally indispensable. But in the eyes of Senior Brother Lu, Liu Yuan is just a peach-picking opportunist. Every ability is aimed at its own mechanism beast, and it is superior in every way, which greatly reduces its importance.
It seems that only by driving away Liu Yuan can he regain his previous position in the team.
His opportunity came quickly.
On this day, they came to a pool in a deep valley, which was also where the cold power gathered. It was suitable for simulating the environment of the trial cave.
Sure enough, when we were still more than a hundred feet away from the deep pool, the cold was approaching. The surrounding plants had turned into cold-resistant species such as cedar and fir, and even the needles on the trees were covered with crystal ice flowers.
The sun never shines in this deep valley, and the white mist covers the deep blue pool, which looks quiet and dangerous.
In this cold environment, what Senior Brother Lu envisioned really happened.
Liu Yuan's flying ants landed one after another, unable to spread their wings and fly. Many of the flying ants' wings were covered with tiny ice crystals. Their cold tolerance is indeed a major weakness.
The ant colonies on the ground were no better. Both army ants and fire ants shrank from the cold environment. They lost their previous vitality and all huddled together. Only the giant bull ant can still move freely, but it has no fighting spirit.
"I'm right," Senior Brother Lu said in a loud voice, "Spirit worms have the fatal flaw of spirit worms, and they are no better than my machine beasts."
Zheng Jing glared at him, but he continued as if he didn't notice at all, "I think, when we enter the trial cave, these little bugs will probably become a burden."
Although Liu Yuan has always tried to keep a low profile and avoid causing trouble, he is not one to let others bully him without fighting back. He stared straight at Senior Brother Lu: "If I can't contribute by then, I will leave the team. Some people are gossiping around me! "
The two of them looked at me and I looked at you, tit for tat.
Others quickly came up to persuade the two of them, and the matter ended up being settled.
Two days later, the team was on its way back. Brother Liu Yuan and Senior Brother Lu deliberately walked at both ends of the team.
"There is an enemy situation!" Liu Yuan received the signal from the flying ants and suddenly warned.
As detailed information came one after another, his expression changed, "There is big trouble this time.
It's a flying monster! "
