Dawn Spider

Chapter 226 I'm also a bug who makes a living with my brain

The peaceful and leisurely holiday passed in the blink of an eye.

The sea lemon blossoms have faded, and the cargo ships bound for the southern continent to trade are about to set sail.

2 month 14 day,
noon,

Lord Famu, Lord Zongzhu, Lord Hongzhui Mountain, and Xiangling rushed over to help.

Gold and Silver rubbed their chelicerae together, making a sound, and directed the purple-haired little flame spiders to line up and climb onto the flame spider warriors' carapaces, carrying them to the port.

“Lord of Sikui Mountain, there is a high probability of a fog surge in the second half of this year. You must not be careless this time.”

"Nonsense!"

"Yin, Taro, how about this: you two receive the notice and go to Haimeng Peak for refuge. There are three Insect Kings guarding there, so it's definitely safe."

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The taro nodded vigorously, and the taro leaves responded.

"Okay, Fourth Brother."

Yin agreed.

"..."

The master of Sikui Mountain was secretly annoyed and urged, "Jin, the ship is about to depart, you should hurry up and leave. I'm still alive, it's none of your business to worry about the affairs of Sikui Mountain."

"Go right now."

Jin continued, "Yin, Taro, don't give up on those little brown-yellow flame spiders that inherited my bloodline. Keep an eye on them and feed them more often. If Lord Silk Sunflower is busy and doesn't bring back enough food, Yin, you should be more diligent and hunt in the nearby forest."

"understood."

"Whoa! Whoa!"

Silver and Taro agreed.

These words were meant for the Lord of Mount Sikui to hear, and judging from its reaction, it must have heard them.

"Lord Famu, Lord Zongzhu, let's go."

Jin called for them to set off.

...

The little flame spider was first sent to the ship and settled in.

Jin, along with the Red Cone Mountain Master, Yin, Tianlan, and Xiangling, returned to Haimeng Peak Square.

As the trading season drew to a close, Shanglu Mall had almost no business, and Shanlan stood alone behind the counter.

After a brief greeting,

King personally counted the tokens and the divinely bestowed food.

The total amount of credit bonds was 674 million.

On the shop shelves, there are still a little over 1000 million worth of God-given food left.

"Leave 100 million in credit notes for Shanlan's trading operations, and send the rest back to Sikui Mountain for management by the Sikui Mountain Master. In Shanlan, if your shops run out of credit notes, apply to the Silver Bank. The Silver Bank will review your application, and then you can withdraw the funds from the Sikui Mountain Master."

"I see."

Shanlan agreed.

Jin continued, "Lord of Red Cone Mountain, I'd appreciate it if you could make a few more trips to send all the divinely bestowed food in seed form back to Silk Sunflower Mountain, have it processed, sealed in treasure chests, and then send it back here."

"no problem."

The owner of Red Cone Mountain agreed.

Jin asked, "Yin, is there a loan of 318 million next year?"

Yin replied, "Yes, Fourth Brother."

Jin said, “Stop issuing bonds. The tens of millions of resources from the sale of the ‘Force Convergence Shield’ will remain here for us to circulate, and we can lend some out as well, reaping several years of interest income for free.”

"I know!"

Yin Kengqiang agreed.

With the shop arrangements settled, Jin took Xiangling back to the dock and boarded the ship to await departure.

...

...

Qingsha Port Wharf
The Secret Order Ant King dispatched King Firethorn with 3 soldier ants to meet them. The soldier ants carried the round purple flame spiders to the Red-headed Termite Kingdom.

After settling in briefly, Jin arranged for Xiangling to look after the little spiders, while he rushed off to the southern part of Ivory Island with a strong wind.

After harvesting and processing the fruits of the two divinely bestowed seeds in March, we headed to Ruins No. 1002 to check on the situation.

After a year-long cooling-off period, the treasure hunting craze finally subsided, and most teams disbanded due to a lack of success.

Led by a strong wind, we arrived at a depression surrounded by mountains.

The three mounds, made of freshly excavated soil and rocks, are arranged in an equilateral triangle, with a vertically downward-facing exploration tunnel in the center.

The golden figure flashed as it entered the cave passage and quickly slid down the stone wall to the bottom of the cave.

The highway, numbered 4009, runs through the ancient city of Dizhou. It has excavated and cleared a space underground, and ahead is a fork in the road that turns northwest.

A road sign lay across the road, with three blurry characters that roughly spelled out 'Longbin City'.

This side road leads to a relatively important city.

There were no road signs on the main highway, so it was unclear where it led.

Gold quickly returned to the ground.

"Big wind, which way did the Curcuma worm king and the others go?"

"there!"

The strong winds pointed southwest.

Why didn't the Curcuma worm king and its companions choose the side road leading to the municipal-level ruins, but instead continued their exploration along the highway with an unknown destination? This is clearly illogical.

Jin couldn't help but suspect that there were originally road signs, but they had been maliciously destroyed; the Old Insect King was capable of such a thing.

"Go over and have a look!"

Jin called for them to set off.

Led by strong winds, we crossed towering mountains and, after a straight line of about 2.5 kilometers, discovered an exploration shaft about 400 to 500 meters deep.

If you keep following the trail, there's one like this every two or three kilometers.

Following the trail for nearly thirty kilometers, we came upon three mounds of fresh earth and rocks arranged in a perfect equilateral triangle, with a vertical tunnel leading deep underground.

Two separate roads lead to towns named 'Tulou Town' and 'Xinglou Town' respectively.

According to the pattern, there should be a highway sign here, which was definitely deliberately destroyed by the old bug king.

Back on the surface, we asked Da Feng, and sure enough, the old insect king was still digging along the main highway. The old guy had clearly discovered and located an important relic!

Continuing to track, the road, which originally ran southwest, gradually turned south.

Familiar mounds, formed by freshly piled earth and stones arranged in an equilateral triangle...

As Jin and Dafeng approached, two faint, unfriendly spiritual forces swept over them.

The restless mental energy of the Curcuma Insect King emanated from the ground.

"Purple Hair, you're doing this again, trying to take advantage of us."

"No……"

Jin Shan stepped forward.

This time it's a spiraling downward passage, seven or eight meters wide.

The King of Curcuma Insects rushed out and blocked the middle of the road with its legs spread apart.

"..."

Jin Xiansheng snatched the insect and questioned, "The Partridge Lord is breaking through to become the Insect King, and you, the Eshu Insect King, aren't guarding Partridge Sacred Mountain? Why are you out digging up the ruins?"

"If I hadn't made some money by excavating the ruins, where would it have gotten the resources to break through to the Insect King level so quickly?"

"Indeed. The King of Curcuma is powerful."

Jin praised the discovery and then asked, "Another important relic has been found?"

"No. Don't follow us. The roads built by the alien civilization are like a spider web, leading in all directions. If you want to dig one, choose a road yourself."

"Okay. That's what we were planning too. I didn't mean anything by it, I just came to see how things were going on your side. King Eshu Insect, we're all old friends, don't be so hostile."

Jin asked, "I heard that the Sumeru Insect King is no longer being dug up?"

"I'm not digging anymore."

Speaking of this, the King of Curcuma Insects softened his attitude of keeping insects at arm's length and said:
"The King of Sumeru believes that the Fog Sea is the largest archipelago in the vast sea area centered on the Northern Twin Islands, followed by Archipelago No. 1002, which is the second most important archipelago. The others, including Archipelago No. 1001, are not important archipelagos. The Cyathea Mountain archipelago was purely accidental; under normal circumstances, it should not yield any major discoveries."

"So, the Sumeru Insect King isn't being dug up anymore?"

"Yes, but not entirely."

"I heard that the Sumeru Insect King is focusing on comprehending its abilities, preparing to make a move against the Misty Sea?"

"Yes."

"This isn't going to be that easy, is it? I've heard that not only are there hundreds of millions of mist spirits lurking in the mist sea, but countless ferocious spirits are also hidden on the seabed, transformed from marine creatures parasitized by the mist spirits. These ferocious spirits devour each other, absorbing the energy of the mist sea to evolve, and many of them have reached the king level. King-level ferocious spirits are not only powerful, but also possess a certain level of intelligence. They lurk in the deep sea and are simply impossible to deal with."

"That's right..."

The King of the Cursed Insects retorted, "Purple Hair, didn't the Spider King of the Flame Spider Kingdom tell you about this?"

"No."

Jin asked in confusion, "You don't actually think that having a few dozen Insect Kings is enough to solve the problem of the Fog Sea, do you?"

The King of the Curcuma Insects said, "It's not that I think it's wrong, but that there is a way to solve it."

Jin asked, "What method?"

Hehe~

The King of the Curculigo Insects grinned smugly, beckoned with his claws, and said leisurely, "I'm also an insect that makes a living with my brain. I also charge a consultation fee: 50 Primal Crystals per question."

"goodbye!"

Jin turned and left.

The king of the turmeric insects also turned around and crawled into the ground.

Jin stopped and turned around.

The king of the turmeric insects became even more smug and slowly turned around.

Jin suggested, "King of the Eshu Insects, shall we change to a happier topic? Have you discovered some important ruins?"

The King of the Eshu Insects said, "Stingy Purple Hair, it can be done like this. You help me parse a character message, and I'll tell you how to deal with the Mist Sea Fiend. How about it?"

"make a deal!"

Gold is something one cannot obtain.

The King of Curcuma Insects raised its claws, unleashing a beam of metallic energy that carved three characters into the hardened and reinforced ground:

[South Tower*Technique**]

If there is a missing character among the three characters, replace it with a circle.

Jin only needed one glance to know the answer perfectly; the full name should be [Nanta Technology Academy].

As expected, the Old Insect King of Eshu discovered the ruins.

"Purple Hair, a place name consisting of six characters, should correspond to a level 0 ruin inhabited by alien Force warriors, right?"

"pretty close."

"The three missing characters should be..."

As the King of the Curcuma Insects spoke, he raised his claws and carved out the three characters 'science', 'academy', and 'college' within three circles.

"Purple hair, right?"

"The King of Curcuma is amazing! Based on the ruins discovered earlier, this should be the case."

Jin Dazan said, "If we just follow this clue and explore further, we will most likely find a level 0 ruin."

The King of the Eshu Insects was quite pleased with himself, but said regretfully, "Similarly, based on previous experience, at most, you can only dig up one or two boxes of primal crystals from these kinds of ruins. If you're lucky, you might find one or two boxes of primal energy food that the alien warriors didn't finish eating. Other than that, it's almost impossible to find anything else of value."

"Roughly the same……"

Jin said, "It would be quite good to get some Primal Crystals. Primal Crystals and Primal Stones are both essential for managing territory and breaking through to evolve."

"That's true."

The King of the Eshu Insects put away his smug expression and asked seriously, "Purple Hair, what's your opinion on the remaining ruins of Ivory Island? Do you, like the King of the Sumeru Insects, also believe that there's no chance of getting rich?"

This is the question that the King of Curcuma zedoaria really wanted to ask.

"It's hard to say. I dare not say."

Jin waved his claws vigorously and said, "We are still young and know too little about alien civilizations, so it's not wise to make hasty conclusions. King Eshu Insect, you have been excavating ruins for a long time, have more experience and knowledge, and have a deep understanding of alien civilizations. You have a more accurate judgment in mind."

"Mmm, mmm, mmm..."

"Haha. Pretty much."

The king of turmeric insects lightly tapped its antennae, seemingly satisfied with the response.

Jin asked, "Eshu Insect King, what methods do you have to deal with the Mist Sea Fiends?"

The King of the Curcuma Insects succinctly stated, "Use poison! A highly toxic heavy metal poison, specifically designed to deal with those malevolent spirits lurking in the deep sea!"

(End of this chapter)