Global Mining.

Chapter 355 Collecting Pattern Samples, Void Rescue

Not long after Dachun rested, the network administrator brought him dinner.

The young man casually mentioned what was happening outside: "Brother Chun, the Silver Light Village in Cangqiong has been defended. We, the top five in the national server, will stay there to continue to develop. Weishen was teleported back when he had to complete a mission, and he also received 2 silver mine coins from Cangqiong."

Dachun was really surprised: "That's equivalent to 2 yuan?"

"Yes, Silver Light Village is like a money printing machine, they can make their own coins, so Wei Shen has made a small fortune. Also, a mage ranked in the 90s, Xiao Shan Shen, suddenly showed up outside Black Iron City. He started PKing every Chinese player he saw, and he was very arrogant. Wei Shen had to come back to keep things under control."

Dachun was stunned: "What country is this name from?"

"I heard it's a bastard, Xiaoshan is his surname. There's nothing else to say, Brother Chun, eat slowly..."

Fine.

After hearing so much about the Jianghu in the game, Dachun really wanted to take part, but he was helpless.

After dinner, Dachun came online again.

The main account was still managed by Ailian, who was reading the treasure appraisal book, and the small account was still managed by Dilian in stealth, staring at the void egg motionlessly.

No! It's closer to the egg!
Only then did Dachun realize that Xiaohao had moved forward a few steps while he was resting and eating.

Dachun was surprised: "Di Lian, what is this?"

Dilian whispered, "Father, don't speak. Mother Earth wants me and the egg to keep our heartbeats in sync and close to each other..."

Okay! Perhaps just observing isn't enough; I need to go ahead and touch it. And if Dilian is entrusted with the task, then I'm like a "vegetative person." She's using the plant form to harmoniously advance...

Sure enough, Dachun felt himself sliding forward another centimeter! That's right, he slid completely forward without even taking a single step.

This harmony is as harmonious as a ghost, how did Di Lian do it!

Dachun became interested and watched himself moving forward centimeter by centimeter. Half an hour later, the egg was within reach!

The voice of the Earth Mother could be heard again from the Eye of Dibiron: "Little one, carve the rune of the Mother Goddess of Plenty on the eggshell. Keep your heartbeat close to yours and carve carefully..."

Dilian: "Understood!"

Holy shit!? The Mother Goddess of Plenty seems to be the achievement reward for advancing to the Godly Rune Technique! Dachun immediately checked the attributes:
-- Fertility Goddess: Increases basic attributes by 100%, comprehensively improves the user's status recovery speed, increases the growth rate of crops, and grants a Fertility Field. Within the Fertility Field, the attack and defense of plants with entanglement and slurping properties are significantly improved.

Ah this?

Dachun was confused! Weren't we supposed to study the new, never-before-seen runes on this egg? How did it end up being a divine rune inscription on the egg?
Well, maybe they raise the eggs as crops, and when they hatch, they'll worship me as their godfather?

Dachun watched Dilian meticulously work the eggshell with her knife, as if she were burning on a CD with great rhythm...

Finally, as the last rune was engraved, the rune language shone brightly, the light of the eggshell suddenly became brighter, and then one could see with the naked eye that the purple crystal ore around the eggshell was evaporating and emitting a stream of purple light. This stream of light was quickly absorbed into the eggshell, and the heartbeat of the eggshell became more steady and powerful!

Mother Earth spoke, "You have two choices now. One, hold the eggshell until it hatches. It might recognize you as its own at first sight. Two, hide away quietly so it can't see you at first sight. Otherwise, it might think you, like these mineral crystals, are food left for it by its mother."

Damn it! ?
Dachun was stunned: "Madam, is this a must?"

Mother Earth sighed, "Because I really can't understand the runes on this eggshell. I can only let it hatch and observe its state after breaking out of the shell to further deduce it. Some creatures, such as frogs and butterflies, have completely different forms when they are young and when they are adults..."

Dachun's heart skipped a beat. There are also maggots and flies like Beelzebub?
Mother Earth said, "Fortunately, the eggs blessed by the Mother Goddess of Plenty will definitely be far superior to their individual counterparts. They should have no problem growing smoothly, and will be easier to observe!"

Holy shit! They're far superior to their peers. It would be easier to kill me with a beating!

Dachun now has only one feeling: facing unknown things, whether it is the former guardian god Lao Deng or the Earth Mother, they are a bit like poor students and not very reliable.

Dachun was cautious and unwilling to take any gamble: "I choose 2, stay away secretly."

After all, Fafna said that there was no precedent for void creatures being tamed. Perhaps someone had tried and failed at the routine operation of hatching eggs and raising them as relatives.

Mother Earth said, "Then slowly retreat to a place far away from the exit. Little one, retreat at the same pace as before. No one is talking down there. Our space communication might cause a quarrel..."

Dilian: “Got it!”

So Dachun slid centimeter by centimeter again. Suddenly, Dachun felt a little regretful. This earth lotus and egg were so synchronized and harmonious, definitely different from the previous losers. Maybe he should try option 1...

As the Earth Lotus retreated, the egg continued to absorb all the surrounding crystals, and the eggshell began to crack. The absorbed crystals turned into grayish-white crystals and continued to crumble into powder...

Finally, as a piece of eggshell broke, a purple head like a snake's head broke out of the shell. The first thing it did was to eat the eggshells next to its head. Then its claws broke out of the shell and continued to eat the eggshells. Its whole body gradually appeared!

Dachun was shocked to find that this thing looked a bit like a lizard, but it only had two front claws and no hind legs, and its appearance was extremely incongruous!
And the patterns on its back are somewhat different from those on the eggshell!
Dachun recorded its appearance while nervously preparing for a fierce battle if it discovered him. He believed that the entangled roots of the earth lotus could handle this situation...

But after eating the eggshell, the little guy didn't want to stay in the cave for a moment. He let out a long roar in the sonic tunnel, and then spread out two wings under the armpits of his two claws like an umbrella and flew up, looking like an umbrella lizard!

There were also violent knocking sounds coming from the ground in the passage. There was a loud crash, and all the rubble blocking the entrance fell down. Two voices echoed with each other on the ground. It was obviously the mother animal coming to pick up her child?
Dachun was very skeptical. If he laid eggs in the cave, would the mother egg hear it and come down to support him immediately?
In short, Dachun felt like he had been busy for a long time but got nothing in return.

The Earth Mother finally spoke. "This is the legendary Void Winged Serpent. It's indeed one of the weakest Void creatures. Aside from a certain sonic attack that can stun the target, it has no toxins, no electric shocks, no invisibility, no teleportation, and other special abilities. However, it's incredibly fast, has very sensitive hearing, and has a good reproductive capacity. Its position is probably equivalent to that of a rabbit on the ground."

Dachun was stunned: "One egg per hole, that's considered a good reproductive ability?"

Mother Earth said, "Of course, it's limited by the resources of the territory. With so few resources, we can barely lay one egg. But once a void storm arrives, it will deposit energy onto the stars like snow, forming new crystal ore. That will usher in a new round of resource wars. Powerful void creatures will quickly secure territory, feed their fill, and settle into a stable state. Weaker void-winged snakes and the like will have to wait until the stronger ones are inactive before reproducing in the marginal areas."

Dachun exclaimed, "Ma'am, you know a lot about the void too!"

Mother Earth smiled. "This is just basic knowledge. You can find it in the library. As for the rest, I don't know much. As for now—I may need you to continue taking risks. You can refuse."

You sound so polite. Can you still refuse at this point?
Dachun understood very well: "Just go out of the cave to check the state of the mother's lines?"

Mother Earth said, "Yes! I want to compare the changes in texture between the egg, juvenile, and adult."

"Got it." Dachun's hand knife climbing skills came into play again. He climbed up one step at a time. When he was close to the cave entrance, Dachun didn't dare to nail it for fear of making noise. Instead, he slowly crawled upwards, almost like digging.

Finally, he crawled to the cave entrance in stealth, looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a winged snake that was more than ten times larger than the little one circling and patrolling in the air not far away, while the little guy was happily licking the ore on the ground around it.

Dachun turned on the game's screen recording function and stared closely at the mother body, but it was very difficult to take a picture. He could only see a little bit of the texture when it turned around and faced away from him.

This is a problem. I'm always clinging to the cave entrance, wasting my energy and getting no results! Unless I can fly higher than it and shoot it down? But I can't use my phantom skills anymore. Otherwise, maybe I can transform into a small winged snake and it will work?

Dachun wanted to know how to restore the energy of the Rune Stone, so he asked, "Madam—"

The Earth Mother immediately whispered, "Don't talk."

Holy crap! Is this winged snake's hearing really as sharp as a rabbit's, making Mother Earth so afraid? If so, I'll find a way to make it turn over!
Dachun took out a small stone from the hole, found the angle, and threw it towards the mother body with all his strength! He threw this small stone with his own weight value of several thousand.

When the stone passed over it, it became alert and immediately turned over and looked up, with its "umbrella" opened to the maximum!
At this moment, all the patterns on its back were revealed to Dachun!

Dachun was really overjoyed. He was so smart!

But the next moment, the mother gave a low hum and flapped its wings and flew away, followed by the young, and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

Dachun was stunned. Was she so timid? Or were mothers with cubs just that cautious, spooked by the slightest sign of trouble?

The Earth Mother said happily, "I see! So that's how it is. I'm going to spend some time deducing this time and will tell you if I have good news."

This time, Dachun wanted to ask for clarification: "Are you sure?"

Mother Earth smiled. "If you're still unsure, please go find other Void Eggs and continue searching for rune samples. Call me when you find new samples."

Uh... this research method is reliable. But why did my mission become helping Mother Earth find samples?

But it's better than being aimless.

Dilian said, "Then where are we going now, father?"

Dachun felt that his ability to hide was enough to allow him to evade even such a nimble winged snake, let alone those careless and powerful warriors.

Dachun's confidence surged: "We should dive deeper into the stars and observe the patterns of all the void creatures we see. We should start from the eggs."

"Okay, Father!"

Dachun determined the direction, activated the space fire, and soared into the sky again like an invisible rocket. Then, he saw a star in front of him with a significantly larger number of mineral crystals.

Dachun felt that he could correct Fafna's information, defining the previous star zone as a level 1 scrap area, and positioning this place as a level 2 scrap... When he thought of this, Dachun suddenly remembered that Mother Earth could compile textbooks and publish them, and the Ugly Emperor also compiled five fairy tale books and published them. Then, as a player, can I write a book and publish it?

Just write a complete collection of the Void! Even if it's troublesome for players to write, or even for me to write, I can give the information to the Ugly Emperor Earth Mother and let them publish it. After all, they have publishing experience...

At this moment, Dachun saw a figure flashing with lightning. Was it the same void electric thorn he had seen before?

Oh shit! That's not right. Its patrol area is a bit too large, spanning two marginal star regions? So what level of the food chain is it on?

Dilian also noticed something was wrong: "Father, it seems to be injured!"

Dachun was stunned: "How did you know?"

Dilian said, "I feel like its actions aren't very coordinated. This is a little insight I gained from coordinating with the egg just now, but I don't know if it applies to it."

How can I not trust you? Injured, picking up the leak, normal operation!

Dachun was about to ask Mother Earth, "Madam, what kind of powerful force is Void Electric Thorn in the void?"

Mother Earth replied, "It should be mid-range, but even so, it is a powerful existence that the void mining ship dare not provoke."

Dachun immediately remembered the Void Electric Spike he'd encountered when Siren took him to Spice Island and explored the underground dark sea. It was indeed very powerful, and it took the Siren and Old Whale working together to defeat it! As for why there was a Void Electric Spike in the underground dark sea... that wasn't the point at the moment!
Dachun asked, "Is it normal for the Void Electric Sting to appear in the weakest Void Winged Serpent scraps?"

Mother Earth smiled. "I don't know much about the void, so how can I know if this is normal? But according to common practices in the animal world, some strong creatures injured in battle will indeed go to the territories of weaker creatures to forage for food."

Dachun immediately thought of the mother and child winged snakes that had just flown away: "If it wanted to hunt down the winged snakes, could it do it?"

The Earth Mother became interested. "I don't know either, but if we hunt the young, it should be okay, right? Oh, we spent so much effort to carve a young form of the Fertility Mother. The patterns it will have when it grows up are the most standard. It's a pity that something went wrong now."

What a pity!
Dachun changed his mind: "Dilian, let's follow it!"

"Okay father!"

Dachun believed that even though the Winged Serpent was the weakest, if the young were threatened and couldn't escape, the mother would likely fight to the death. That would be a chance for him to take advantage! He also happened to have the "Eye of the Storm Lord," a modified artifact that could absorb electrical damage, so he could also take advantage of the opportunity! If he could gain favor with it, it would make up for not choosing option 1 earlier. Wouldn't that mean he would have conquered two subordinates in the void?
Not long after Dachun started following, he suddenly saw a flash of lightning in front of him, and then it disappeared in an instant!
Dachun was shocked. This was the signature skill of the Void Electric Thorn. My Electric Thorn Sea Soul used it frequently! But the teleportation distance was incredibly long!

The next moment, a familiar scream was heard faintly in the distance!

It really happened, it was inevitable by chance!

Dachun immediately added fuel to the fire and followed up with a spray!
The shrieking sound grew closer, and there was a flash of lightning ahead. There it was! The mother was grappling with the electric thorn, but the size disparity was like a giant octopus tentacle grappling with a sperm whale—too weak! If the electric thorn hadn't been injured, eight against one would probably be about right. Dachun found it hard to believe the power gap was so huge. What could he possibly do?

Looking at the hatchling, it was clearly struck by a surprise electric shock, floating in the void, trembling and unable to move. So, it was precisely because the hatchling couldn't escape that the mother fought to the death?

Dachun instantly thought of the best solution: push the hatchling away, back into the burrow where it was born. The cave entrance was too large for the mother to fit in, and the mother would probably flee when she saw the hatchling was safe. Saving two lives would be a huge win...

Dachun made a prompt decision and pounced on the larva. The moment he approached the larva, it was as if he had stepped into an electric fence that was sparking everywhere!

——System prompt: You are under lightning attack. The artifact Eye of the Storm Lord greatly resists and absorbs lightning damage...

Wow, hahaha! No paralysis, no health loss! I really have to thank Kai'Sa for that, it's absolutely custom-made for me!
Dachun pushed the young one forward. Although it was several times bigger than Dachun, Dachun had an extraordinary load-bearing capacity and he immediately pushed the young one away!
When the mother saw the young leave, she actually chased after them while fighting!
Damn, what should I do now that everyone is here?
Without thinking too much, Dachun returned to the previous cave planet and pushed the larva directly in.

But the next moment, the pressure above the hole tightened, and the mother body broke free from the electricity and rushed into the hole!
Dachun was confused!
(End of this chapter)