Astral Ants

Chapter 212 Ninghu Treasure House, the Remains of the Fruitful Dragon Cypress

Rest overnight by the lake, and start early the next morning, starting from the largest mountain.

Long Bai parked the ruling throne on the top of the mountain, and went south and north with Mo Lan to find it down the mountain.

Zerg warriors are used to opening caves under steep cliffs.

Go specifically to those steep places, scan and search with mental power.

no, no, no...

Long Bai completed the search as quickly as possible, galloped back to the throne, and urgently replenished the Force.

"I didn't find it..." Mo Lan followed back, rested for a while before recovering, and asked: "Long Bai, do you want to search the east and west again?"

"Look for it."

Long Bai unscrewed a can of Force Ant Honey, dipped it in and ate some, and handed it to Mo Lan.

Most of the Zerg warriors are used to dig caves on the south or north side of the mountain, but some eccentric bugs are not ruled out, and they want to build caves on the east or west.

Long Bai and Mo Lan regained their original strength, had a good rest, and set off again.

Still nothing was found.

Half a day passed.

After a short rest, the Throne of Dominion took off and landed on a small mountain next to it.

continue searching.

Until noon, there was still no harvest.

Continue in the afternoon until late at night.

Continued the next day, still nothing was found.

On the third day, still nothing...

Four days of nothing.

17 of the 11 peaks have been found.

In the middle of the night, eat by the lake to replenish your energy.

Long Bai began to analyze the situation:
"The time has passed too long, and the geological changes have caused the living caves dug by the Zerg warriors to collapse long ago."

"If there is a treasure house like Mt. Citi in Anon Lake, the entrance passage must have collapsed. It may also be a landslide, and the flow of earth and rocks buried the entrance and exit of the cave."

"Yes—" Mo Lan agreed.

The vast mountains and forests are also a vacuum environment of the original force. It is hard enough to pick up the steep cliffs and scan for the entrance of the cave with mental power.

If you look for the hole buried by rocks, soil, trees and grass, it will be even more difficult. Even if you spend a whole winter, you may not be able to find it.

"Long Bai, what good idea have you thought of?"

"There is no good way, but a stupid way to think of one."

"How stupid?"

"Choose a suitable location and dig a passage directly into the mountain. Referring to Mount Citi, if there are Zerg warriors who open up and build a treasure house inside the mountain, they will probably use the ability of the soil system to harden and reinforce it, and they will encounter it after digging a certain distance."

"This method is really not very smart..."

Mo Lan said and sighed: "But I can't think of a smarter way."

Long Bai: "I will dig, and you will transport the soil."

Mo Lan: "Hunt a wild boar and make a pigskin bag."

Long Bai: "For Zerg warriors who live in groups, the leader usually lives on the tallest mountain to show his leadership. We still start from the largest mountain. From the lower part of the mountainside, find a suitable cliff to excavate. .”

Mo Lan: "OK!"

……

Mountain the next morning.

Long Bai chose the location, cleared the surrounding vegetation, and stopped the throne to the side, digging with his claws.

The tunnel does not need to be too large, with a diameter of about 40 cm, as long as it can be drilled through.

Dig for a while, back out, return to the throne to rest, and restore replenishment.

On and off, for another two days, when it was five or sixty meters deep into the mountainside, the maroon shale suddenly turned dark brown and was extremely hard.

"Long Bai?"

Mo Lan, who was following behind, noticed it immediately.

"Dug it!" Long Bai moved his legs together and stepped back.

Mo Lan raised her claws and pushed Long Bai back, urging: "What are you going back? Hurry up and dig in!"

Long Bai: "..."

Long Bai: "The soil ability of the insect king level is permanently hardened, [-] times harder than my claws."

"Oh--"

Mo Lan: "You come out. I'll come!"

Exit the tunnel.

Long Bai returned to the ruling throne to rest.

Mo Lan got in alone, and quickly backed out, "The insect king's ability is really powerful, nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine times stronger than my claws. I can't dig it."

Mo Lan: "What should I do? Find the entrance? There must be an entrance. If there is, you will definitely find it."

Mo Lan: "However, how can I find such a big mountain?"

Mo Lan was so enthusiastic that she tried her best to think.

Long Bai saw that it couldn't think of a reason for a long time, and said leisurely: "Inheriting the memory guides the Zerg warriors to build caves under the cliff to avoid wind, rain and natural enemies, and to store seeds in a dry place. It may become a gentle slope. Therefore, we are still looking under the cliff."

"Do some digging, dig down against the cliff, and dig down to a depth of four or five meters at each point."

Mo Lan moved her tentacles and sighed, "This method is a bit stupid~"

"Don't rush, look slowly."

Long Bai controlled the ruling throne to lift off slowly, flew around the mountain, looked at it for a while, and finally stopped at the top of the mountain.

Observe, silent calculation.

Lead Mo Lan to a cliff on the southeast side, look left and right, choose a good location, and call for excavation.

Dig straight down.

Mo Lan stood outside, tied the bag made of animal skin with a spider silk rope, and hoisted the soil and gravel outside.

Soon, the first point was dug to a depth of four or five meters.

No.

Change position, continue...

No.

This method is still time-consuming and laborious...

"Molan, are you coming?"

"Me? Ants are better at digging holes."

"I'll ask you to pick a spot. Tell me, where do you dig?"

"Oh--"

Mo Lan took a few steps, thought for a while, and moved her tentacles, "Here!"

Re-excavation.

No.

Mo Lan chooses again.

Dig again.

still none……

Below the 50-meter cliff, there are 8 vertical holes in a long line.

Just when Long Bai seriously suspected that Mo Lan's secret perception was not effective...

The ninth vertical hole was dug to a depth of two or three meters, and when it hit head-on with gravel, Long Bai habitually swept his mental power towards the cliff...

The tentacles flicked.

"Here! Found it!"

"found it?"

Mo Lan couldn't believe it subconsciously, and then ecstatically shouted: "Quickly dig!"

Long Bai waved his claws to dig.

As speculated, it was the weathering and falling off of the rocks on the cliff, and the flow of soil driven by the heavy rain, which blocked the entrance of the cave over the years.

In the direction of the cliff, there is a layer of more than two meters that can only be penetrated by spiritual power, and it can be easily dug through.

Going forward is a semi-circular passage with a width of about 1.5 meters, and a stone wall that has been solidified by the soil system.

Turn left, turn right.

Ten meters ahead, there is a spacious hemispherical cave, with a square platform carved from blue jade in the center.

This is the living room. When there are distinguished guests visiting, they sit around the table and the food is placed on the table.

The cave is full of branches.

Cypress branches and leaves.

The blocked passages were dug open, fresh air flowed in, and these branches quickly decayed, blackened, and shattered.

"This is--"

"It's kind of like—"

"The remains of the god-given seed!"

"The seed bestowed by the cypress tree!"

"Big Fruit Cypress?"

It is recorded in the map of Mt. Citi that there are three wild god-given trees in Ninghu Lake, one of which is Cypress cypress.

Is that it?
died--

Long Bai and Mo Lan stared at each other for a while, feeling sad from their hearts.

After the sadness, I couldn't suppress the joy.

Long Bai led the way, quickly passed through the passage, and walked into a cave next to it.

The carapace remains of Zerg warriors that shattered all over the place.

Neatly stacked cypress branches.

Scanning and checking with mental power, that's right, a side branch of a super-large cypress tree bestowed by the gods.

Ahead of the passage, within four or five meters is another cave, which is full of branches.

Going forward along the passage, spiraling downward, there is a room at a certain distance. Check it in turn, and it is full of branches, roots, and trunks that have been cut into pieces.

With different degrees of decay and carbonization, the original force is completely lost, but the original energy that was once the top-level god-given seed still remains.

The knowledge I just learned from the Hall of Knowledge in Citi Hills: The remains of the god-given seeds are the highest quality fertilizer, which is very beneficial to the growth and development of cypress species, especially cypress species.

"Long Bai, have we gotten rich?"

"……seems like it."

"These caves were originally used to hoard rough stones?"

"Obvious."

"That--"

Mo Lan rushed down quickly.

Long Bai took his time and followed slowly.

Mo Lan has eaten a lot of black lotus seeds, but she hasn't improved at all.

With a little brainstorming, one can think, if there is a rough stone, how could this fruitful dragon cypress seed bestowed by the gods die?

Sure enough, Mo Lan came back quickly, "Ning Lake is much poorer than Mount Citi. The caves below are all empty. There are no rough stones, and there are no creations from extraterrestrial civilizations."

(End of this chapter)