Dawn Spider

Chapter 195 Tianyuan Lake Industrial College (Part 1)

Why are you offering unsolicited opinions?

On the cargo ship's deck, the Worry-Free Spider King and the Oak Spider King grabbed Jin and gave him a thorough dressing-down.

The Worry-Free Spider King is still growing and evolving, and it needs a lot of divine resources.

The Kashiwa King has hit a bottleneck in its evolution and has no hope of advancement, but it has a large number of direct descendants eagerly awaiting its guidance.

The two old spiders were furious when their profits from the past five years were confiscated for no reason.

In stark contrast, the four lords who had met the requirements for promotion to Insect King were gathered together, enthusiastically discussing how to allocate the Kingdom's Development Fund.

Lord Famu was deeply conflicted.

The Famu Lord's Famu Divine Seed yields the highest profits.

According to Jin's proposal, the resources handed over by the Spider King should be loaned to Lord Famu first.

We can start preparing for the evolution of 8-year-old lords next year, with each lord taking 5 years to reach a new age. In 10 years, we can reliably break through to become the Insect King.

But should they still eat the fruit of the Golden Leaf Vine? If so, they'll have to wait over thirty years. Then the Kingdom Development Fund will be meaningless to Lord Famu.

Should I wait until I reach the King level to eat it? That would mean missing out on a major breakthrough and an opportunity to gain a new ability.

...

...

The cargo ship finally approached Qingsha Port on Ivory Island.

"goodbye!"

Jin uttered a single sentence, then his figure flashed, and he instantly landed at the dock.

The strong winds that were observed circling overhead descended vertically.

"gold!"

"How is it? Any news?"

"No."

"Is our excavation work proceeding normally?"

"normal."

"What about Ruins 1002? Have any insects dug up anything good there?"

"No news has come out. However, it is suspected that the Curcuma Insect King and the others may have made a gain. The Sumeru Insect King is very fierce and does not allow other insects to approach. I was warned by it when I approached it at an altitude of 3,000 meters for reconnaissance."

"Oh? Then they've probably shipped out their goods. Don't be afraid of the strong wind. Stay away and observe them, remember their routes and locations. I'll go check it out later; maybe I can snag some bargains."

"..."

Da Feng reluctantly agreed, "I'll give it a try."

Jin changed the subject, asking, "What about the vines and the banyan?"

Dafeng replied, "Rong just molted and evolved half a month ago, and is now a 3-year-old beginner warrior."

"it is good!"

Jin waved his claws and said, "Let's go check out Banyan Tree Mountain first."

...

There's nothing much to see at Huarong Mountain.

In February, two trees bearing divinely bestowed seeds ripened and were harvested on the south side of the island. Jin brought Rong along and completed the processing and trading along the way.

Rong's social skills will be developed starting from the junior warrior stage.

After a brief period of training, they were sent back to Huarong Mountain. Jin and Dafeng rushed to the site of the archaeological excavation.

During the holiday, the insects didn't slack off much, and the underground tunnel advanced another 10 kilometers along the highway.

Kim personally visited the site to provide guidance.

As we enter March, it's time for a break.

As agreed, Fire Tong and White Night returned to the termite kingdom, while Firethorn and Purple Night took turns directing the ant colony to do their work.

Jin also went to the Red-headed Termite Kingdom to visit the Secret Order Ant King. Just like last year, he exchanged 20 Primal Crystals for 20 Primal Stones. He also stayed at Dafeng Mountain for a few days to rest and finish the God-given Primal Force food that he had planned to use for the 5th Instar.

noon,

In the forest at the foot of Dafeng Mountain, Jin was diligently practicing his two abilities: Fission Purple Lightning and Exile. A streak of blue and yellow light shot down from the sky, slanting and hurtling towards him before abruptly stopping and hovering in mid-air.

"Gold! Gold! Gold!"

A strong wind howled.

Jin calmly stopped what he was doing.

"Boss Jin! Our excavation team has made a discovery!"

"Did we finally dig it up?"

"We've unearthed a ruin with many alien-made structures, but they're not made of metal. We're unsure if this is correct, and we don't know how to proceed with the excavation. Could you please go and take a look?"

"..."

"I'll set off immediately. Dafeng, go and inform the Secret Order Ant King."

Jin gave a brief instruction and then sprinted off.

...

...

Rolling hills and riverine landscape.

This place is only 70 or 80 kilometers away from the Polei Grand Canyon. There are many insectoid tribes living in the surrounding area, which has attracted a large number of insectoid warriors to watch.

The excavation site was located in a flat mountain valley, where 100,000 ants were stationed, in combat readiness mode, ready for battle.

The excavation work was suspended, and everyone returned to the surface to rest.

Lord Jin Nan is practically a low-tier lord version of the Curcuma Insect King. A large swarm of insects gathered around to watch the spectacle, and this guy was blatantly boasting about his experience and skills in exploring and excavating ruins.

"..." "Boss Jin!"

"gold!"

"Jin, we've unearthed some alien architecture, but it's all made of ordinary materials."

"There are still several forks in the road, and we don't know which way to dig."

"Let's go! Let's go down and take a look!"

Jin led the insects into the earth.

Roads buried deep underground not only turn left and right, but also rise and fall with the terrain.

There is a crossroads in front of us.

If you continue along the road you came from, the road to the left is parallel, while both the straight road and the road to the right are steep downhill slopes.

The team dug along the road for seven or eight hundred meters and cleared out some buildings on both sides, all of which were ordinary residential buildings.

Lord Jin Nan led the way, saying, "Boss Jin, there are four of those directional signposts you mentioned. I used two hundred percent of my strength this time and recreated them fairly completely. But, from what I've observed, the characters on all four signposts are almost identical."

Jin used his mental energy to lock onto the road signs placed at the corresponding intersections and scanned them:
【Tianyi Town】, 【Tianyuan Town】, 【Tianze Town】, 【Tianhui Town】

The crossroads lead to four small towns with similar names, which can easily confuse insects.

Without a second thought, Jin pointed forward with his paw and said, "You're digging right! It's just ahead! Keep digging along this path!"

"Wait a minute..."

Lord Jin Nan raised his paw in a gesture of respect, humbly seeking guidance: "Boss Jin, these characters are almost all the same, how did you determine that?"

Jin raised his claw and carved all four place names on the ground, pointing out, "Isn't there one character that's different in the middle?"

Lord Jin Nan asked, "Then how did you determine which way to dig based on just this one character?"

With his fingertips, he engraved the character '元' and said, "This character has appeared once before."

"seems like it……"

Lord Jin Nan seemed to be deep in thought.

Lord Bai Cang asked suspiciously, "You made a judgment based on just one character? Are you sure there's no problem? Digging tunnels underground is hard work."

Kim confidently declared, "Absolutely no problem!"

The Blood Fruit Lord said, "There's another fork in the road ahead."

Lord Jin Nan said, "I sensed it; it seems there are also metal road signs."

Jin said irritably, "Then why don't you clean it out?"

The Blood Fruit Lord said, "We're unsure which way to dig among these three paths. What if we dig the wrong way? Wouldn't that be a waste of manpower?"

"..."

Jin said, "Ahead is a small settlement of ordinary alien races. There are indeed many crisscrossing side roads, one of which leads to a level 0 ruin where alien Force warriors live."

"The roads leading to level 0 ruins are usually wide and flat, and there will be special stone buildings marking them. Blood Fruit Lord, please pay close attention to your senses."

"Okay! I understand roughly..."

The Blood Fruit Lord agreed.

Dig down the curved slope to the end, and you'll find a crossroads ahead.

Lord Jin Nan stepped forward and accurately located and restored the three road signs.

Two characters are faintly discernible: 【建建设路】 and 【建建设东路】.

Humans are also a species lacking in novelty and creativity. In human cities, whether small towns or large cities, there are bound to be roads named with the word 'construction'. Then, the road branching off to the east is called 'Construction East Road', the road branching off to the west is called 'Construction West Road', the road branching off to the north is called 'Construction North Road', and the road branching off to the south is called 'Construction South Road'.

In some large cities, roads are further divided into sections such as "Section 1 of Jianshe Road," "Section 2 of Jianshe Road," and then "East Jianshe Road 1," "East Jianshe Road 2," and so on...

In human society, when you step from one city into another that should be unfamiliar, you usually find it's not so strange after all. Their street names are often the same, their city layouts are somewhat similar, their architectural styles are largely alike, and the people, of course, are exactly the same…

Kim was all too familiar with all of this.

“Jin, according to my senses, there are three forks in the road ahead, and both sides are lined with buildings made of special stone.”

"Mr. Jin, how about we dig these buildings up and take a look?"

"No need. Don't waste your time."

"Then what happens next?"

"Keep digging!"

Jin explained briefly: "Based on my experience, the level 0 ruins are nearby, and there is a road leading directly to them, about 3 to 5 kilometers long. The scale of the settlement ruins here is very small. Lord Jin, please pay attention and sense carefully, and don't miss the road signs."

"Don't worry! It won't happen."

"Are you close to digging it out?"

"Great! Let's do it! Let's do it!"

"..."

Upon hearing that the ruins were nearby, the insects became highly motivated and shouted as they got to work.

Jin directed operations on-site.

We encountered two more forks in the road, both on the main street of the town, but we ignored them and continued straight ahead.

Two days later,
The buildings on both sides of the street became low and sparse, and Jin was certain that the town area had been excavated.

Continuing forward, the Blood Fruit Lord sensed another 'T'-shaped fork in the road, and simultaneously, the Golden Nan Lord sensed metal fragments.

As they approached, Lord Jin Nan activated his ability to repair the fragments.

At the fork in the road leading south, a half-finished fragment vaguely revealed three characters: "**Lake** Academy".

From this, we can deduce that the full name should be 'Tianyuanhu Industrial College'.

Kim ordered the team to dig south along the road.

(End of this chapter)