Dawn Spider

Chapter 153 Lanshan Industrial College
"Lord Meridian, what's the latest discovery? A settlement of alien races?"

"That's right, it's a very large settlement. Preliminary surveys indicate it's over 10 kilometers long."

"Uh……"

Jin was disappointed upon hearing this.

Its large scale directly implies that it is an ordinary residential area for ordinary people, and it is not hard to guess that it is most likely a city-level city.

Force warriors' training grounds are far from the hustle and bustle, and are not large in scale. The surrounding towns and villages that form supporting living facilities are usually also small in scale.

Big is useless, small is right.

However, Jin was happy to provide advice to the treasure-hunting team organized by the Curcuma Insect King. He didn't need to use his claws, just a little brainpower and a few hints. If it succeeded, he could also get some of the spoils.

Anyway, you don't need to use your claws to dig, and you won't lose anything if you fail.

...

Lord Meridian led the way to a plain and forest.

Three large mountains formed by underground rocks and soil, with a passageway over ten meters wide in the center.

It spiraled downwards and finally landed on the road.

As Jin surveyed the surroundings, he used his mental energy to scan and ascertain the situation.

This is a complex overpass, which has been completely cleared by the insects, who have also used earth-based abilities to repair and reinforce it.

The highway runs from north to south, cutting across the road.

Below, an east-west road intersects the road.

A crossroads.

"Ok?"

Jin's spiritual energy condensed and converged like a tide towards the fork in the road ahead of the overpass.

On the road, a rusty and dilapidated metal road sign lay flat.

With focused mental energy, he recognized the raised characters on the fragment: 【院】 (Academy).

Training grounds are a general term for places where Force warriors learn.

The official name of each dojo is usually [XX Academy].

"Shouldn't it be a certain hospital?"

Jin was excited for a moment, but quickly calmed down.

"Ziwu, you're back so soon?"

"Did the little dragonfly come down too?"

"Little spider..."

The King of Curcuma Insects greeted us and quickly approached, asking, "Little Spider, did you notice that metal plaque? Did you find anything?"

Jin asked:
"The King of Curcuma Insects, were the metal fragments dug out from this road?"

"Yes. The damage was too severe. I tried my best, but I only managed to restore a small part."

"It was dug out from above the road? It hasn't been moved, has it?"

"Of course not. I understand that."

The King of Curcuma Insects asked, "Little Spider, is there a problem?"

"Have……"

Jin asked, "Which side of the road is the settlement located on?"

The King of the Eshu Insects replied, "We have discovered a large number of alien buildings on both sides of the road. This is a very large settlement, stretching for 10 kilometers. We are currently exploring along the road. We haven't started exploring the left and right sides yet, so we don't know how wide they are."

Jin Siwei's mind raced. After a long deliberation, he raised his paw and pointed to the metal fragments placed on the fork in the road ahead, saying, "I've seen similar characters at the Huangtan Mountain ruins on the Twin Islands of Saluo. Perhaps this signpost points to a settlement of alien civilization's Force warriors, somewhere similar to the Huangtan Mountain ruins!"

"Judging from the trend, this road goes west, so we suggest digging westward first."

Huangtanshan Ruins?
The King of Eshu Insects' expression hardened. Suppressing his excitement, he calmly said, "I have also seen the Huangtan Mountain Ruins. Although no great treasures were unearthed, it is indeed a settlement of alien Force warriors."

"They dug up a lot of empty treasure chests?"

The King of the Curcuma Insects feigned deep thought, and after a long while, stamped his foot and said:
"But it's worth a try! Little Spider, your idea is debatable! I'll gather everyone together to discuss it and ask for everyone's opinions."

Having said that, he unleashed his mental power, shouting and summoning.
The Stone Insect King and twenty insect warriors from different tribes, who had awakened earth or water-type talents, arrived one after another.

The King of Curcuma zedoaria briefly explained and analyzed the situation.
As expected, all the insects raised their claws in agreement to dig westward.

We've been digging for seven or eight years, and everyone's enthusiasm has long since vanished. If we could find a site like the Huangtanshan Ruins, that would be good. If we could unearth some artifacts with primal energy properties, we could divide them up and take them back to show our clansmen, letting them know that we haven't been wasting our time all these years and that we're not fools.

After a brief discussion, they immediately began to act. The Stone Insect King stepped forward, pressed against the stone wall for a while to check, and then activated its earth-type ability. The rocks loosened, collapsed, and solidified into giant stone spheres with a diameter of more than 2 meters.

Other lord-level warriors with awakened earth-type talents took over, controlling the stone ball to roll and move it away.

Warriors who had awakened their water-based abilities stepped forward, controlling the seeping water from the ground. The water transformed into slug-like strands that clung to the stone walls, guiding it out of the ground.

A tunnel, five or six meters wide and a little over three meters high, was being excavated rapidly westward along the highway.

At the same time, two horned shield bug warriors followed, taking turns to reinforce and strengthen the tunnel that had been opened up.

They worked very efficiently, advancing twenty or thirty meters in a short time.

Jin watched for a while, then took his leave with Dafeng and rushed to Wuchao Mountain overnight.

...

...

After finishing their business at Wuchao Mountain, Jin and Dafeng headed south to Partridge Mountain to trade with the Great Poison Armor Tribe.

Passing by the ruins being excavated, we went underground to take a look. The tunnel had advanced 8 kilometers before finally excavating out the city.

We unearthed a relatively well-preserved road sign and recognized three characters: 【岚山**学*】

Jin speculates that it is 'Lanshan Industrial College', 'Lanshan Science and Technology College', or 'Lanshan Liberal Arts College'. The planet beneath their feet is most likely their home planet, and it shouldn't be the dubious 'Lanshan Technical College' or 'Lanshan Vocational College'.

There's even more crucial information: [38km]

The meaning is clear: drive 38 kilometers along the highway to Lanshan College.

We're quite close now.

The team switched to ground exploration. Since the road doesn't run in a straight line, they had to make checks every two or three kilometers to confirm the route.

...

Jin and Dafeng continued their business of acquiring and processing food using divine power. Every time they passed by, they would stop by to check on the progress.

Occasionally, when they came to a fork in the road, Jin would step forward and offer a few pointers.

In late November,
The treasure-hunting team finally followed the road, located the ruins, and unearthed human-made structures.

Jin and Dafeng quickly finished their last two trades, and then checked the time again...

From a great distance, they were intercepted by a Thorny Red Firefly warrior named 'Nightfall'.

"Purple-haired goldfish, big dragonfly, stay away!"

"what happened?"

"What's going on?"

"The ruins, made entirely of metal and inhabited by Force warriors from an alien civilization, have been found! The inner treasure vault has also been found, but we dare not open it lightly for fear of an accident like the one at the Cyathea Mountain ruins last time."

"The Stone Insect King returned to Wuchao Mountain and went to invite the Sumeru Insect King."

"The Sumeru Insect King is a peak 8th-instar Insect King, the highest combat power allowed by the natural laws of the Force Astral Plane. It can suppress all alien calamities."

"This place is quite close to the Polei Grand Canyon. The King of the Eshu Insects has gone to inform the Red Firefly Tribe and the surrounding tribes."

“We lord-level warriors are on guard 5 kilometers away from the ruins. If something goes wrong, we have to run away immediately. Jin, Dafeng, your evolution level is too low. Stay far away. It would be best to wait for news in the Polei Grand Canyon.”

"..."

Jin replied, "Understood."

Da Feng asked, "Did you find any treasure?"

Lord Chuanxiao hesitated for a moment, then said, "We found some valuable artifacts inside the all-metal building, but they are all alien artifacts with no practical value and can only be used as collections and decorations. The most important thing is to see if there are any metal boxes in the vault that can hold Primal Crystals or Primal Food, or other Primal artifacts that our Zerg warriors can use."

"Understand……"

Da Feng tentatively asked, "The King of Eshu Insects said earlier that if he found something good, he would give me and Jin a share? How do we collect it?"

Lord Chuanxiao said bluntly, "I only heard from the King of Eshu Insects that he was going to give Purple Spider Gold a share. Big Dragonfly, you probably don't have one."

Da Feng: "..."

Jin raised his paw to indicate, and asked, "Lord Chuanxiao, when will the treasury open?"

Lord Chuanxiao replied, "Please invite the Sumeru Insect King here. The Eshu Insect King has returned. Once all preparations are complete, we will open the gates soon, in the next few days."

"Ok!"

Jin called out, "Big Wind, let's go to the Polei Grand Canyon and wait there."

(End of this chapter)