Dawn Spider

Chapter 56 I Want a Big One
Both Jin and Yin wisely chose to remain silent, lying in the hollows of the carapaces of the Western Snake Lord and the Famu Lord respectively, trying to reduce their presence as much as possible, and then sneaked into the building that was built using earth and stone abilities to imitate human architecture.

In the center of the hall is a circular tunnel with a diameter of 10 meters, spiraling downward.

The cave walls are reinforced with super-strong earth-based energy, preventing water from seeping in. It is said that the ruins here were excavated by the Insect King, and unlike the Huangtan Mountain ruins, they were not flooded by underground water.

Keep going down, Jin estimated silently, until the depth exceeds one thousand meters, then it will reach the end.

The inclined and curved tunnel turned into a straight passage. In front was a metal door that opened to the left and right. The exposed part of the wall was made of black metal.

A defensive building made of high-grade energy metal!

Jin was extremely certain that they had dug up a warehouse somewhere that stored important Force materials or equipment.

So much time has passed that the painted letters on the wall have peeled off, leaving only mottled marks that are unrecognizable.

Jin's gaze passed over the metal gate. In front of him was a vast space filled with dilapidated machinery and metal boxes. It looked like a material transfer warehouse in a factory.

"Like a processing plant..."

"What kind of processing plant needs to use raw metal to cast and manufacture walls?"

Jin was looking forward to it.

The Curcuma Insect King of the Great Poison Armor Tribe of the Ivory Kingdom led the way, leading the spiders through the hall and straight to the rear passage.

The freight elevator door was violently damaged.

Going straight down the stairwell...

Go down nearly 500 meters, walk out of the stairwell and the passage, and the view ahead will suddenly open up.

A large room with an area of ​​more than 3,000 square meters is filled with mechanical equipment that has not yet completely decayed and dilapidated.

Jin guessed at a glance that this was a secret factory located deep underground!

Following the Curcuma Insect King through the factory, we turned into a passage and walked into a warehouse room whose door had been violently broken open.

The warehouse is filled with neatly arranged rows of cabinets and shelves.

On the shelves are placed square metal boxes with a side length of 20 cm.

The box where human civilization sealed and preserved the 'gene agent'.

A warehouse where a large amount of 'gene agents' are stored.

Jin almost understood that the ruins here were once a "gene agent" processing factory.

The so-called "gene agent" is essentially a processed "Force Food." This Force Food is refined, compressed, and solidified to achieve a purer and more stable energy-enhancing effect. The processed "gene agent" is sealed in a specialized tubular container and stored in a specially designed Force metal box, allowing for near-indefinite storage.

The Curcuma Insect King said, "This is the underground treasure house, where we store Force food. We've checked, and all the boxes are full, so feel free to take your pick."

A Flame Spider Lord, whom Jin didn't recognize, raised his claws to signal, and asked, "King of Curcuma Insects, where's the password?"

The Curcuma Insect King asked in return, "If we knew the password, would it still be your turn to choose?"

The Curcuma Insect King continued, "This place must have been built by an alien civilization with great effort, to collect Force food and then process it for secondary processing."

"The processed Force food is stored in the warehouse in front of us. These boxes are all brand new, so their passwords must be the same."

The Curcuma Insect King said, "The password consists of 11 characters, with a total of 100 billion possible combinations. Those insects who chose the Force Food box should not leave in a hurry. Let's discuss it together, assign tasks, and work together to crack it."

"There are 1141 metal boxes here. Our plan is to organize 1000 teams of warriors, rotating around the clock, with each team responsible for 1 million possible combinations. With luck, we can crack them in a few months or years. With bad luck, we'll definitely crack them in less than ten years."

"After successfully cracking it, the code will be shared and reported to each other. In this way, everyone can open it. Don't worry, similar relics have been recovered in the Southern Continent before, and there have been successful cases."

The Curcuma Insect King pointed at the display shelf and explained, "This silver-gray box contains ordinary Force food, but its quality is extremely high, far exceeding the King grade. The strengthening effect is not much lower than the God-given Force food produced in our territory."

"That metal box with a dark blue background and exquisite carvings of different colors contains God-given Force food. It is also of extremely high quality, far exceeding the King level."

"There are 1000 silver-gray metal boxes and 141 dark blue metal boxes. We will organize a crack on the silver-gray metal boxes. We're not sure if the password is the same as the dark blue metal boxes. If we can't open them, we'll need to reorganize and conduct a dedicated crack, which will probably take a long time."

Finally, the Curcuma Insect King said solemnly: "Everyone, please carefully consider whether to choose the silver-gray treasure chest or the dark blue treasure chest."

The Western Serpent Lord raised his paw and asked, "King Curcuma, is this the underground treasury on the first floor? Is there a second underground treasury?"

"Have."

The Curcuma Insect King said, "The second underground vault contains some plant seeds. We've checked, and for unknown reasons, this alien civilization has collected a large number of plant seeds from our natural god system. They've also cultivated and bred many new varieties, many of which we old Insect Kings can't identify. Unfortunately, over time, the seeds have become inactive and dead."

Plant seeds?

The spiders were very excited when they heard this and raised their claws:
"Have a look!"

"Can we take a look?"

“Can we also choose plant seeds?”

"..."

The Curcuma Insect King said nothing more. He waved his antennae to signal and led the other insects back to the stairwell. He climbed back to the first floor above ground, and then through another vertical shaft, he climbed down more than 500 meters and entered a passage on another floor.

Walking out of the passage, there is a wide underground space in front of you, with densely packed and neatly arranged rows of metal cabinets.

The Curcuma Insect King awakened his talent for metal. With a slight wave of his tentacles, the metal handle of a cabinet twisted automatically, a ding sound rang out, and the cabinet door opened.

Inside the cabinet are objects shaped like large red lotus buds, so detailed that every vein appears vividly.

Jin took a look and was secretly shocked: [In the Spacetime Cube Inheritance Dojo, after defeating the six-year-old Blood Iron Progenitor, the Black Oak Seeds that were rewarded were stored in this type of energy artifact, right?]

The Curcuma Insect King gently waved its tentacles, and the lotus bud-shaped object automatically floated up and hovered in front of him.

Infused with the Force, the lotus petals bloomed layer by layer, totaling 64 petals, revealing the lotus pod.

The lotus pod has 14 oval grooves, each containing a plant seed...

The seeds of a certain cypress tree. Ordinary seeds, no longer alive.

Jin roughly understood that this was probably a high-standard plant gene bank. But he was puzzled. As a human and a Force warrior of the Hessen family, he had never heard of humans building warehouses to preserve seeds.

The Curcuma Insect King explained, "This artifact can be used to preserve plant seeds for a long time without spoiling. It's valuable, but it certainly can't compare to a treasure chest filled with Force food."

Seeing that the spiders were all suspicious, the Curcuma Insect King waved his tentacles and said, "You can open them a little more and take a look."

The spiders sprang into action.

There are 50 rows of cabinets and one million cabinets in total.

Dozens of them were opened in each row and carefully examined. Just as the Curcuma Spider King had described, they were filled with plant seeds, all of which were dead.

The spiders were disappointed.

The Western Serpent Lord suddenly said, "Zhu Shu Insect King, look at the little flame spider on my head. Isn't it pretty?"

The Curcuma Insect King said, "I'm not a Flame Spider. I don't understand your aesthetic sense. I don't know if it's pretty or not, but I can see that this little guy is incredibly courageous."

"Yes! Brave little Flame Spider warrior!"

The Western Serpent Lord suggested, "Why don't we give the brave little Flame Spider warrior some rewards? Let it choose one and take it home to play with."

"And I!"

Silver stood above Lord Famu, jumping and shouting, "Me! Me! Me!"

The Western Serpent Lord said, "Yes, there is one more. Two brave little warriors."

The Western Serpent Lord asked, "King of Curcuma Insects, you have millions of treasures. You wouldn't mind just one or two, right?"

The Curcuma Insect King agreed without hesitation: "Two little Flame Spider warriors, each choose one."

"Thank you, Curcuma Insect King!"

"The Curcuma Insect King is generous!"

Jin and Yin expressed their gratitude happily.

Jin raised his paw to signal, and asked, "Can I choose something else?"

The Zedoaria Insect King twitched its tentacles and flatly refused, "No!"

Jin said, "I don't want a Force Food Chest."

The Western Snake Lord rushed to ask, "Then what do you want?"

Jin raised his paw and pointed to the door, saying, "I want that big box."

Beside the doorway stood a square "box," just over two meters long and just over one meter wide and high. Its surface was painted turquoise, with large areas of it mottled and peeling, making it look particularly out of place and out of place with the layout of the treasure house.

The Curcuma Insect King said, "That's not a treasure chest."

As he spoke, an idea came to his mind.

The oversized 'box' began to move, and the rollers underneath made a slight gurgling sound as they rolled over the ground.

The Curcuma Insect King controlled the 'box' and came in front of the spiders. He raised his claws and gently pushed it, saying, "The alien civilization is very smart, and the design is very ingenious. It has round wheels, and you only need to apply a little force to control it to move forward and backward. I don't know what this thing is used for. The outer skin is broken, but the inside should still be intact. Perhaps it still has value..."

Several Flame Spider warriors immediately stepped forward and tried to inject the Force.

Unable to infuse the Force.

I tried to move it and shake it, but there was no sound. It was extremely heavy, as if it were solid.

The spiders lost interest instantly.

Jin asked tentatively, "This one is bigger, I want this one?"

The Curcuma Insect King lightly tapped his antennae to indicate his agreement and asked, "This thing is incredibly heavy. Lord West Snake, can you carry it yourself?"

"The little purple-haired spider is not my junior!" The Western Snake Lord looked at Lord Famu and signaled with his eyes.

Lord Famu: “…”

Lord Famu said, "Jin, this may be a useless scrap, let's change it for something useful."

Jin said firmly, "This one! This one is bigger!"

Lord Famu: “…”

Lord Famu said, "King of Curcuma Insects, could you please help us move it out of the ground? We can do the rest ourselves."

"It's a small matter, no problem!"

The Curcuma Insect King simply agreed, looked at Yin, and asked, "Little guy, what about you?"

"I want the big one too!"

Yin looked around, but there seemed to be nothing else large that could be moved. He looked left and right, then looked at Jin.

Jin Youyou said: "Don't learn everything from me, choose for yourself."

Yin hesitated and couldn't make up his mind.

There were many small rooms on this floor, and the spiders took a tour around them, but found nothing of value. Or rather, anything valuable had been looted by the Insect King and the Spider King.

In the end, Yin could only choose a green lotus bud-shaped object.

After finishing, we returned to the underground treasure house, selected the gene agent storage box, and finally returned to the ground.

(End of this chapter)