Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 58: The Spine Hunter Attacks

The winter is long and my stomach is empty.

Patrolling the hunting sea on a snowy day, he was in a trance.

The Spine Hunters are naturally well-balanced, with not only good power, but also excellent skill mechanisms and good body strength. They are very competitive among beings of the same class.

Even organisms that can develop in a balanced way have an unavoidable problem.

The consumption is extremely high.

The spine hunters need to consume a large amount of light seeds and find high-quality bones as a supplement. They need to temper their bodies, improve their ability to withstand blows and speed, expand their energy reserves, and improve their skills and proficiency in the [Light Prism Exoskeleton] to ensure that switching between attack and defense postures is fast and accurate enough.

In addition, mental thinking training is also essential... Many spinehunters are proficient in multiple languages and body language.

Even the lazy Lie Hai was forced to learn four languages including the human common language and panda language.

Just like my mother said.

"We are strong because we continue to strengthen and hone ourselves. Strength is not innate."

At that time, Lie Hai couldn't help but retort: "But we are naturally stronger than lower life forms. It's enough to hunt them. Why do we need to practice?"

Then it was beaten by its mother until it cried loudly.

"idiot!"

"fool!"

"No ambition!"

"How could I give birth to a child like you!!"

The mother angrily rebuked its mentality of muddling through, and told it, "The reason why the Spine Hunters can stand out and have excellent bodies is also because of the efforts of generations of ancestors, who constantly improved and transformed themselves, and grew up from the weakest bone fish. Only then can you enjoy the fruits of your labor today!"

"If you don't make progress, you will become weaker and weaker, and you will only become prey for other powerful people in the future!"

Liehai was hesitant and said quickly that he knew he was wrong and would practice hard.

In fact, it doesn't agree with it.

The ancestors of the Spinehunters have already suffered all the hardships in their lifetime, so why can’t they enjoy themselves now?
Anyway, there are always mostly weak light species in this world.

As long as you don't provoke those powerful guys and feed on low-level creatures, life should be easy.

After its mother died, it began to feed on lower-level light-absorbing species according to its own ideas. Its menu included D-level bubble fish and D-level light-absorbing monsters. Its highest-level prey was identified as C-level long-necked crocodile.

But the actual situation was a little different from what Lie Hai thought.

Bubble fish can create many bubbles that wrap around death light. The surface is reflective, making it impossible to identify what is inside.

These bubbles quickly disperse in all directions, making the position of the bubble fish extremely erratic, and it is difficult to tell which bubble they are hiding in. Touching a bubble will cause it to burst, causing some damage and an uncomfortable feeling of numbness.

Although the Bubble Fish is a D-level life form, it caused Liehai to suffer a lot.

Light-sucking monsters are easy to capture.

After the sea hunter caught it, he would suck it all away, but 80 to 90 percent of the energy of the light-sucking monster would dissipate, and catching a bunch of them might not necessarily yield a single light seed. This was because this kind of life itself was an energy body, and under the influence of external forces it would quickly return to the dead light and then be reborn.

The Sea Hunter even tried to dive into the seabed to prey on E-level warrior crabs and bone fish.

Only then did it understand why middle and high-level light species rarely entered the seabed.

There were too many impurities at the bottom of the Dead Sea, and absorbing the inferior dead light there would affect his body, making him drowsy, as if his whole body was filled with iron and stone. Not only did his mind become dull and his reaction much slower, but he also felt depressed and irritable.

Lower life forms thrive on the seabed. They don't have to think that much, their physiological structure is simple, and they are naturally adapted to this turbid, inefficient and harsh environment.

Normally we can still get by, but when winter comes, it is a day of hunger and danger.

It had to hunt the relatively dangerous long-necked crocodile - but this species was very cunning and would hide on the bottom of the sea, as well as deliberately enter the territories of other higher-level monsters, making the sea hunter's hunting journey very difficult.

In addition, there are higher-level hunters whose eager eyes bring an omnipresent sense of urgency.

The various pressures brought by survival made Liehai begin to regret not listening to his mother.

The hunger, beatings, and injuries we suffer now are all due to our laziness in the past.

The mother had anticipated this situation.

So she found a piece of land here very early. There were few light species here, it was desolate and barren, and far away from the city. But because of this, no territorial sea lord occupied it, so it was enough as an emergency winter hunting ground.

But by mistake, Lie Hai joined this mysterious organization called Wasteland Development Company.

Just like mom said.

"If you have the ability, then go and gain experience and develop your own territory. If you don't have the ability, then find a lord who likes you and join him. At least I feel more at ease than if you live alone."

Mom had anticipated this day.

Ugh.

Sorry, mom.

I'm a waste.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through its mind.

The man on his back couldn't help but shout, "We've passed it, we've passed it, Brother Liehai, we're going to Changu Town. You've passed it, you have to turn around."

"Is that the cave that looks like a butt?"

"Yes, that's right there."

The young human on its back was called Ajin, also an employee of the Wasteland Development Company, or a colleague here. Liehai had no experience in joining forces.

Fortunately, my mother taught me some tricks.

For example, to build good relationships with people of the same power and class, you need to know how to give gifts and avoid unnecessary conflicts.

It is more important to appear diligent in front of the lord than to work hard behind his back.

There are several humans in the company.

They all look ordinary, but who knows?
To be noticed by the chairman and to be ranked ahead of himself, these people either have special abilities or strong backgrounds.

The human colleagues all kept their distance from the spine hunter, Hunter Hai, and had a tacit defense and cold violence towards it. After answering the call, they basically had no interaction with it.

Only Ajin was the first to come over and say hello.

"You're bigger than me, so I'll call you Brother Liehai. I'm Ajin, and you can call me whenever you need anything."

This guy is not ordinary.

It is said that he is the first employee chosen by the chairman, and his current duties are to survey the geography and do treasure hunting for the company.

In order to help Liehai get familiar with the work and the surrounding environment as quickly as possible, Ajin obtained permission from the chairman to work with it and take it with him for a while.

After Lie Hai's body shrank, it slowly landed on the snow.

"Wait here for a moment."

Ajin jumped off its back and ran to the cave in Changu Town.

No one came out for a long time.

Just as Lie Hai was about to go in to check the situation, Ajin finally showed up again, bringing with him a few humans in tattered clothes.

Unlike Ajin, these people looked at Liehai with fear and terror in their eyes. They subconsciously stepped back. Liehai was very familiar with this expression of fear.

Ajin introduced to those humans.

"This is Brother Liehai, a new employee of our company. He will be responsible for patrol and defense work this winter."

"Its past identity was indeed a winter beast, but the chairman said that it is one of ours now, so there is no need to worry about it."

"Brother Sea Hunter is our protector now! He is very strong!"

Lie Hai found the last sentence very useful.

Although he couldn't defeat enemies of the same level, he was still very dominant when he met a lone C-level or D-level enemy.

The townspeople looked at each other and talked to each other, seeming to find it hard to believe.

Liehai was immediately bathed in a layer of light, dispelling the darkness. He tried his best to speak in standard human language: "I have been appointed by the chairman to protect your safety. If any monsters come out to cause trouble, I will end their lives."

"I will protect everything here."

It floats in the air, posing a strong posture.

The locals began to whisper to each other again, their faces varied, and they seemed to be very surprised and confused about this matter.

soon.

Ah Jin brought Lie Hai to the mushroom forest and introduced him to two photoelectric creatures working in the farmland. They were also employees of the company, but they belonged to the non-combat team and specialized in cultivating farmland. However, the two just greeted him perfunctorily and returned to their busy schedule.

The manager of the mushroom forest, the bone man Sun Chonglai, was very polite to Liehai and took him directly to visit the mushroom field over there.

"This is the Monster-Attracting Mushroom, one of the company's important resources. But now we've produced a lot of new ones. Take some from the old ones for you to try."

After tasting the mushrooms, Liehai relaxed all over, and his heart became calmer and more peaceful than ever before. He felt his mind became exceptionally clear... This situation reminded him of "Black Cattail".

Black cattail is an expensive medicine that is hard to come by. It can allow light seeds to suppress the periodic death light energy disorder in the body. It can not only reduce physiological damage but also stabilize emotions.

Black cattails can only be found in certain areas.

This also causes its price to remain high, and it is almost indispensable for light seeding during pregnancy.

It turns out that my uncle is secretly planting this kind of thing! You can earn a lot of light seeds at any time!

Lie Hai felt a surge of excitement.

The stronger the uncle is, the safer it will be for me to follow him.

Mom is so right.

Instead of working hard yourself, it is better to find a hard-working boss!

At this time, Ajin said, "Brother Liehai, there might be valuable treasures buried underground in the Death Dune. Can you help kill the stinging antlion there?"

"What is a spiny antlion?"

Ajin gave a description.

It turned out to be a huge E-level underground creature covered with hard shells, with a large amount of tough cuticle and bones.

Liehai's appetite suddenly increased.

This spinehunter likes to chew on hard bones, and won’t chew on them if they are not hard!

"I will handle it!"

(End of this chapter)