Starting with Crimson

Chapter 36 The Existence of the Rat King

In other words...

To obtain rice produced by the Firecracker Rice variety.

The rice must be harvested after the exploding rice ears have been thrown out and before new rice ears have grown. Only then can you reliably obtain rice, but the harvest will be smaller this way.

Or perhaps...

Rice can still be harvested by directly cutting the rice stalks, provided that the rice is not damaged by firecrackers.

This method yields more rice, but it can only be done under Qiqi's command.

Of course, whether or not rice is harvested has little to do with Li Qingyu.

He doesn't lack rice now; there are two large bags in the kitchen, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he'll have another bag tonight. There's absolutely no need to risk exploding the rice by cooking it like firecrackers.

Let go of these pointless thoughts.

Li Qingyu looked at the fiercely contested battlefield ahead and the boundless sea of rats.

to be honest....

Li Qingyu was indeed a little excited...

What if these gerbils all had magic cores...?

Tsk tsk tsk....

How many evolution points would that require?

If he really gets hundreds or thousands of evolution points, why would he care about red-named players? Why would he care whether fairies and witches are wearing clothes or not?

You don't need to worry about it at all!

Li Qingyu could even directly declare... "I'm in control of the competition!"

What?!

You said that Crimson's evolution might not necessarily increase its strength, and what if its strength regresses?

Hehehe....

What about evolving ten times, or a hundred times?

If a bottle of orange soda were to evolve a hundred times... what would you get?

Although Li Qingyu couldn't imagine it, he knew it must be incredibly awesome.

certainly....

Orange soda can't evolve a hundred times...

Based on the fact that the evolution points double with each evolution, it would take less than ten evolutions to reach three digits in evolution points.

However, Li Qingyu could simply switch to another bottle of Evolution. With more Evolutions, there would always be unexpected surprises.

Unfortunately... these are just Li Qingyu's wild guesses for now...

After all, Li Qingyu didn't know if gerbils had magic cores, and even if they did, he didn't know how many gerbil magic cores he would need to gather a few evolution points.

To obtain the magic core, you must first obtain the gerbil corpse.

To obtain the gerbil corpse, one must go to the battlefield, brave the bombardment, and find the magic core before the corpse is decomposed by the oasis.

Furthermore, the firecrackers cannot be used to stop the rice paddies from attacking.

Once the attack stops, given the gerbils' frenzy, a large area of rice paddies will likely be plundered.

This seems... a bit troublesome...

Li Qingyu craned his neck and watched for a while.

Then, looking down at the husky in his arms, Li Qingyu scratched its chin and gave it a command in his mind.

"Use the King's Rule to control a gerbil to run towards us."

"Awooooo!~"

The husky tilted its head back and let out a mock howl.

In an instant.

A faint aura of power emanated from the husky and quickly extended towards the battlefield ahead.

Immediately afterwards...

That area was covered by the husky's imposing presence.

The gerbils began to stagger and sway as if they were drunk.

However, they did not rush towards him as Li Qingyu had commanded.

Li Qingyu glanced at the area that the husky had made even more chaotic, then at the husky in his arms with its innocent-looking face, rolled his eyes helplessly, and had no choice but to continue giving commands:

"You idiot, we're getting those gerbils to run this way, not to knock them out!"

"Awooooo!~"

Listening to Li Qingyu's lecture, the husky tilted its head and howled again.

Then, another wave of oppressive force swept over...

But the gerbils just kept wandering around in the same spot, as if they were lost, showing no intention of coming over.

What the heck...?

You stupid dog, you've become so stupid... you can't even understand commands anymore...

Li Qingyu thought to himself.

[Crimson: This has nothing to do with the dog; there's no need to make things difficult for it. This gerbil colony likely has a dominant leader, and for a colony with a dominant leader, the dog's use of King's Domination won't be very effective.]

The king of the gerbils... the Gerbil King?

Crimson, you mean... there's a boss here!?

Now.

Li Qingyu no longer dared to stand there casually.

He quickly crouched down, only showing half of his head.

Then, with Qiqi on his head, he squinted amidst the firecrackers and rice paddies, carefully looking around.

[Crimson: What are you so nervous about, kid...? You're afraid of mice? Is being this cowardly really a good thing...?]

[Also... the boss hasn't come yet, don't panic. Why would the king of the tribe come out to find food on his own?]

She didn't come...

That startled me...

Li Qingyu, relieved, stood up again.

This up-and-down motion... made Kiki very happy....

Now that the threat was gone, Li Qingyu felt a pang of heartache again as he looked at the corpses being rapidly decomposed by the oasis ahead.

If magic cores truly exist...

Every minute that passes is a huge loss!

No, since I can't rely on the husky, I'll have to rely on myself...

Let's take a risk!

Everything, for the glory of the men of Jinghai City!

After encouraging myself.

Li Qingyu's eyes hardened, and he no longer hesitated.

Then, crouching low and hiding in the rice paddies, he slowly approached the battlefield ahead.

At the same time, Li Qingyu was also giving instructions to Qiqi in his mind.

"Don't let firecrackers and rice paddies be thrown at us, my dear daughter. We might not be able to handle it."

"Daddy!~"

Qiqi happily rode on Li Qingyu's head, following him through the rice paddies.

soon.

As Li Qingyu drew closer to the battlefield, the firecrackers and rice paddies around him began to move.

Of course, they weren't attacking Li Qingyu, but rather scattering ears of rice towards the battlefield ahead.

Boom boom boom...

The bombing grew louder and louder.

Li Qingyu, who was lying in the rice paddies, felt his whole body trembling along with the earth, and even his earwax was shattered.

As for Qiqi on top of her head, she had already covered her ears with her little hands, complaining that it was too noisy.

On the contrary, the husky was acting like nothing had happened, trotting around Li Qingyu's legs, its tail spinning happily like an electric fan.

finally....

Li Qingyu, who was suffering from the noise, arrived at the edge of the battlefield.

At this moment, if he took just two more steps forward, he could catch the gerbil that was munching on rice.

However, before Li Qingyu could even take a step...

boom!!!

After a loud bang.

The gerbils ahead had been reduced to a bloody mess.

On the sand, there were many more pits stained with blood and flesh.

Not far away, Li Qingyu, covered in sand and blood, looked utterly miserable.

There's not even a complete corpse to be found, so what's the point of looking for a magic core...?

Seeing that green shoots were already growing rapidly on the flesh, Li Qingyu dared not delay any longer. Before the gerbils behind him could fill the gaps, he quickly went forward to examine the dismembered corpses.

Fortunately...

Li Qingyu found two relatively intact carcasses, which appeared to be ordinary gerbils.

Immediately, Li Qingyu retreated back into the rice paddies.

next second.

Boom! Boom! Boom! ...

Another field of rice paddies covered in firecrackers.

The battle begins again.

The sudden explosion startled Li Qingyu, who shrank back for a while before finally stopping.

"call...."

It wasn't easy, but we finally succeeded.

That's really dangerous...

Li Qingyu licked his lips with lingering fear, then examined the gerbil carcass in his hand.