You, a druid, go to practice Taoism?.

Chapter 41 Blood Locust
"Demon worm?"

"How come the demon bugs appeared here so quickly?"

Qi Ping frowned as he looked at the corpses of the demon insects and golden marrow bees lying on the ground.

He didn't expect the magic insect to appear in this place so quickly.

Is it a coincidence?

If it's not a coincidence then what is it?

Qi Ping felt a bad feeling rising in his heart.

However, before sorting out this problem, Qi Ping still had a few things that needed the Golden Marrow Bee to do first, so he immediately ordered:

"Immediately take a group of golden bee troops to check on the situation of old man Zhou at the foot of the mountain..."

"Let the queen bee speed up the cultivation of high-speed ring-cutting bees again, even if it consumes more spiritual medicine and honey..."

"We can also go to the mountains near us to see if there are any traces of these vicious insects..."

Three orders were issued in succession.

"Buzz. (Yes, Boss!)"

"Buzz buzz. (The sleepy biped at the foot of the mountain is safe. We are watching over it and have already sent additional bee hands...)"

"Buzz. (We'll arrange the other two things right away...)"

It was not until the three orders were issued and he knew that Old Man Zhou was fine that Qi Ping felt slightly relieved.

He had consciously asked the queen bee to speed up the cultivation of high-speed ring-cutting bees yesterday, but he did not expect that the urgency of the matter was beyond his expectations.

Qi Ping never expected that the magic insect would appear so soon!
Looking at the corpse of the demon insect in front of him, Qi Ping quickly came up with the corresponding information:

"The Blood Veined Locust is a first-level intermediate demon insect. Its strength and ferocity are much higher than that of the Golden Marrow Bee."

[Blood-veined locust: a first-level intermediate demon insect, covered in armor, fast, and with amazing bite force.]

You should know that the combat power of ordinary golden marrow bees has been doubled by Qi Ping using blood ginseng.

But with such combat power, their numbers were far greater than those of the blood-veined locusts, but they were still killed by the blood-veined locusts with a casualty ratio of almost one to one!

Fortunately, there are only about thirty blood-veined locusts. If there were more of them and they formed a large-scale battle formation, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The combat effectiveness of thirty or so blood-veined locusts is completely different from that of three hundred or so. The casualty ratio at that time will no longer be one to one, but may be one to three, or even higher.

The blood-veined locusts are demonic insects born for fighting and killing. Their combat power is generally not comparable to that of the golden-marrow bees that make a living by collecting honey.

Unless it is a mutant with super-enhanced organs like the High-Speed Ring-Cutter Bee, it will have combat power comparable to or even superior to that of the magic insects of the same level.

Moreover, these blood-veined locusts did not make Qi Pingsheng, a Beastmaster Druid, feel the slightest bit of affinity towards them. In other words, it was basically certain that the Beastmaster Druid's [Turning Beast into Friend] skill might have no effect on the blood-veined locusts.

[Turn animals into friends: You can reduce the hostility of animals towards you and make them feel good about you. 】

However, what Qi Ping could not ignore was the uneasy feeling that had arisen in his heart at that moment. This intuition was by no means groundless for a cultivator.

"Why do the blood locusts appear here? Is it a coincidence... or is there something attracting them?"

No wonder Qi Ping thought so, because according to the description of the Golden Marrow Bee, the direction that the Blood-Veined Locusts had just moved in was exactly where the Blood Ginseng grew!
Coupled with the abnormal situation of the blood ginseng underground and the uneasy feeling in his heart just now, Qi Ping couldn't help but think about it more.

“I hope this is fake.”

Before the high-speed ring-cutting bee army is cultivated, the blood ginseng growing area must not be lost! "It seems that we have to enter a state of full alert during this period. The black bees and golden marrow bees must enter a state of super alert to be vigilant against the demon insects that may appear at any time."

"I have to stay at the place where the blood ginseng is located most of the time and cultivate the blood ginseng with all my strength. This way, the blood ginseng production can be at least three times higher than before. At the same time, if an irresistible strong enemy appears, I will have time to immediately collect all the spiritual medicines and then escape with all my strength."

As for exploring underground secrets, after this incident, Qi Ping would never act rashly before the high-speed ring-cutting bees were bred.

Because if what was underground was not a treasure but a sealed insect nest, and he accidentally broke the seal, the consequences would be disastrous.
Therefore, the main focus now is to cultivate a large number of blood ginseng and high-speed circumferential bee legions as quickly as possible. With these two trump cards, even if Qi Ping is forced to leave in the future, he will have the capital to protect himself and seek other development opportunities.

In addition to these, Qi Ping also planned to do two things while recovering his mental strength.

One thing is to persuade Old Man Zhou to return to the mortal world with some resources first, and then come back to enjoy a peaceful life after things are stable here.

Otherwise, staying here would be life or death.

Qi Ping felt that he was not capable of protecting himself, let alone Old Man Zhou.

As for the mortal world, due to the lack of spiritual energy, there is no attraction for the demon insects. As long as the cultivators do not violate the "Code of Conduct for Cultivators in the Mortal World" issued by the Alliance of Orthodox Sects, they will generally be safe.

Only after Old Man Zhou left could he concentrate on acquiring resources and increasing his military strength.

Qi Ping planned to bring Old Man Zhou back after he had completely established his foothold here, and help him continue to break through and extend his life.

Another thing is to inform Sister Nan about the blood-veined locusts, and ask her whether her crisis warning talent has responded, so as to determine the scale of the next magic insect attack.

Because if the scale is large, Sister Nan will basically find it difficult to stay out of it.

At the same time, he also reminded her to be prepared. As for whether she would leave or not, it was not something Qi Ping could decide.

In the courtyard at the foot of Peak No. 7.

Old man Zhou was lying on the purple bamboo recliner, listening to Qi Ping's story about the magic insect.

"Demon insects? Is it that serious?" Old man Zhou said in surprise after hearing this.

"Well, so the next step in Qingshi County will be very dangerous, and the Golden Marrow Bees may not be able to protect us."

"Brother Shan and Brother Pang have already gone to the Hongyun Chamber of Commerce to take them out of Qingshi County and back to the mortal world, so I want you to bring some spiritual stones and golden honey with them and go back to the mortal world with them. When the matter of the robbery cultivators and the demon insects here is over, they will pick you up."

Qi Ping spoke carefully, words he had considered many times. He was a little worried that Old Man Zhou would be reminded of his disciple who had joined a large sect and never returned.

However, Qi Ping's worries were obviously unnecessary.

When Old Man Zhou heard this, he understood Qi Ping's concerns, so he smiled and comforted him:
"Don't worry, don't worry about me. I know your temper very well..."

"I haven't been back to the mortal world for many years, it would be nice to go back and take a look."

After saying that, Old Man Zhou jumped off the recliner in a cool manner and went back to his room to pack his things.

But when he was halfway there, he showed a rare hint of worry and turned back and said:
"You must survive, or I won't be left without anyone to buy me a drink when I can't walk anymore."

"How could that be? I won't die before I marry a few beautiful wives!" Qi Ping responded with a smile.

"You boy!"

Old Man Zhou shook his head and continued to pack his things.

He was very open-minded about this kind of thing, and didn't want to make things difficult for Qi Ping. He also knew that this was the best choice.

Qi Ping looked at Old Man Zhou's back, sighed, and the smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by determination.

Although this disaster is very risky, it can also be an opportunity if you prepare well. The corpse of the demon insect alone can be worth a lot of spirit stones.
(End of this chapter)