Dawn Spider

Chapter 189 Excavation Team
In October and November, Jin and Dafeng continued their usual journeys back and forth across the island, traveling to various mountain peaks and conducting business as usual.

All the insects on the island know about the Sumeru Insect King, the Eshu Insect King, and the Shizi Insect King. They have led forty warriors to excavate the ruins, and many other insects are secretly watching the movements and activities of the excavation team.

News of the discovery of a massive archaeological site, similar to the Cyathea Mountain site, with a preliminary survey showing it to be over 100 kilometers long and 20 to 30 kilometers wide, spread quickly.

Everyone's talking about it, all the insects are talking about it.

Jin and Dafeng became the main targets of questioning, and wherever they went, they were surrounded by a large group of insects who kept asking them about the situation.

Before long, the Zerg warriors who had awakened earth and water elemental talents and possessed the appropriate abilities couldn't resist the temptation and, in groups of three or five, or even in teams of ten or twenty, rushed to Ruins 1002.

Due to the intimidation of the three great insect kings, these insects initially only dared to watch.

But the number of insects gathering is increasing, especially the insect warriors who were originally digging in the ruins of the Cyathea Mountain in the north, who rushed over after hearing the news.

The swarm of insects scattered with a roar.

If I don't dare compete with the three giant insect kings, I can always stay away from them and dig somewhere else, right?

Many insects invited Jin to dig together, but Jin Wanyan refused them all.

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The mountain where the vines and banyan trees live was officially named 'Hua Rong Mountain'.

December,
Jin and Dafeng rushed to Banyan Mountain, first guarding the banyan tree, breaking through to the second-year stage of the beginner warrior, and guiding it to plant the first alpine banyan seed.

Then he helped Hua Teng guard the cave entrance, and Hua Teng broke through and evolved into a 4-year-old advanced warrior.

They stayed until mid-December.

Jin and Dafeng then leisurely returned to the Red-headed Termite Kingdom.

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Apple Hill, reception hall

Jin briefly explained the situation.

They stumbled upon a path that appears to lead to the ruins of a settlement inhabited by Force warriors from an alien civilization.
The secret order ant king, hearing its antennae sway, could not suppress its excitement.

"Jin, are you sure?"

"Based on just two severely incomplete characters, we certainly can't be 100% certain; we can only say that the chances are quite high."

"Are you planning to dig it yourself?"

"Yes. I plan to organize my own archaeological excavation team. The secret order ant king, I heard from Da Feng that termite worker ants are also good at digging?"

"Of course. Digging and building nests is an essential survival skill for termite colonies. However, when digging a thousand meters underground, the situation is different, and the problem of water seepage must be taken into account."

"I'll find a few more warriors with earth and water elemental talents to be in charge of gathering soil, reinforcing the tunnel, and cleaning up seepage, respectively."

Jin then said, "Our team definitely can't find insect kings with super strong penetrating perception abilities, like the Sumeru Insect King, the Stone Insect King, or the Curcuma Insect King. Therefore, the only way to excavate is to dig a tunnel along the road and keep digging along the road."

"The workload will be enormous, especially the transportation of the excavated rocks... Only a termite colony can handle it, as the termites are responsible for the excavation and transportation of the rocks."

"I roughly understand what you mean."

The secret order ant queen tapped her antennae, overjoyed, and said, "Our termite kingdom's greatest advantage lies in its numbers, so there's definitely no problem with that."

The four Zou Wangs—Fire Tube, Fire Thorn, White Night, and Purple Night—were so excited that their antennae swayed restlessly and erratically.

Fireball couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Wouldn't the secret order ant queen, Gold, be the most suitable, along with the worker ants that carry rocks? And what about the safety of the excavation team? Should I lead the troops?"

"I'm coming! I'm coming!"

Upon hearing this, Firethorn hurriedly raised its antennae and erected its forelegs, signaling, "Secret Order Ant King, let me handle this!"

Logistics Assistant Wang Baiye and Ziye are much more reserved.

Bai Ye asked in a probing tone, "King Mi Xu Zuo, am I leading a group of worker ants to be responsible for the digging work?"

Zi Ye said softly, "I want to go too..."

"Don't make any noise!"

The queen ant raised her claws to interrupt.

The queen ant has absolute dominance in the termite kingdom. With a simple gesture, the four queen assistants immediately become obedient, stand properly, and await instructions.

The Secret Order Ant King asked, "King, how long do you estimate this excavation will last?"

Jin replied, "It's hard to say. If we're lucky and the journey is short, we might find the spot in two or three months. If we're unlucky, it could be a year or two of backbreaking labor." "I understand."

The Secret Order Ant King said, "Fire Tube and White Night will be in one group, and Fire Thorn and Purple Night will be in another group. They will take turns on duty for three months at a time."

"Great."

"Roger that!"

"..."

Zuo Wang Huotong and Bai Ye happily agreed, while Huo Jing and Zi Ye drooped their antennae and looked dejected.

The Secret Order Ant King asked, "Gold, when do you plan to begin?"

Jin said, "Without further ado, I plan to find a few suitable Zerg warriors and get right to work."

The Queen Ant, with her antennae erect and a solemn expression, said:

"Jin, after all, we got the three Insect Kings by chance, so we have to consider how they will feel once the news gets out, especially the Sumeru Insect King. So, the first question is, which Insect warriors should we cooperate with? My suggestion is that we must bring one or two Combhorned Longhorn Beetle warriors; we can't leave out the Combhorned Longhorn Beetle tribe. Secondly, it would be best to bring one or two warriors from the Great Poison Armor tribe as well."

The Secret Order Ant King is a king ant with vision and wisdom.

Jin had already considered this issue and said, "We invite Lord Bloodfruit and Lord Purplewind Mountain from the Horned Beetle tribe."

"Both of these two have business dealings with us and we have a close relationship. Among them, the Blood Fruit Lord's Blood Fruit Vine Divine Seed can bring us an extremely high return of 1.1 Primogems every year. He is our most important partner, and we should include him in any good deals we make."

"As for Lord Zifeng, he has been a friend of Dafeng for more than ten years, so he can be brought along as well."

"The key is that both of them possess divinely bestowed seeds, and both are quite good ones, giving them a certain reputation and status within their tribes. Even if the Sumeru Insect King discovers that we've taken advantage of its advantage, he won't be able to say anything."

"As for the warriors of the Great Poison Armor Tribe, there must be one. I plan to invite Lord Jin Nan over. He is a direct descendant of the King of Eshu Insects."

"There are also the two-colored cockroach warriors of Ebony Mountain. Their water abilities are powerful, making them ideal for dealing with seepage problems. Therefore, I also plan to seek help from the White-haired Lord of Ebony Mountain."

"There is also the Polei Grand Canyon, and the warriors of the Thorny Red Firefly tribe. They are skilled in soil and rock reinforcement, and we can invite the Yellow Cherry Mountain Lord to join us."

"And there's also the Flower Lord of the Ink Dragon Flea tribe, who's in charge of drainage."

"We plan to invite four lords and two mountain lords, for a total of six Zerg warriors."

"Um--"

"Very thorough consideration."

The Secret Order Ant King pondered for a moment, then asked, "The second question is, how should the profits be distributed?"

Jin said, "There are two options. First, I will pay the fee, keep all the profits, and bear all the risks alone. Second, all the mining profits will be split proportionally among everyone, and correspondingly, we will share the risk of failure."

"This requires us to gather everyone together to discuss and make a decision. Secret Order Ant King, which allocation method do you prefer?"

The Secret Order Ant King said, "King, I trust your judgment. I will share the risk of failure with you."

That means dividing it proportionally.

Jin said, “My idea is that all participating warriors will receive 10% of the profits for lord-level warriors and 5% for mountain lord-level warriors. Zuo Wang can command tens of thousands of ant soldiers to work, and they will be counted as lord-level warriors. As for the Secret Order Ant King, if you send two Zuo Wangs, that is equivalent to two lords, and they can take 20% of the total profits.”

“The wind keeps following me, and I will give it 5% of the profits.”

"The six warriors tentatively invited will account for 50% of the profits."

"My share accounts for 25% of the total revenue."

After a moment's thought, the Secret Order Ant King readily agreed, "A very reasonable allocation."

The Secret Order Ant King immediately issued the order: "Fireball, go and select 10 soldier ants, White Night, go and select 5 worker ants, assemble and await orders."

"Ok!"

"Roger that!"

Bai Ye and Huo Tong happily agreed.

Jin instructed, "Dafeng, you will act at night. Be careful to secretly contact the six lords and mountain lords I just mentioned and invite them to Ruins 2002 to discuss this together."

"Ok!"

Da Feng asked, "Then should I set off again tonight?"

"Of course!"

Jin said, "I'm setting off with Huotong and Baiye. We'll leave tonight."

(End of this chapter)