Astral Ants

Looking around, you can see the surging and flowing sea of ​​clouds and the snow-capped mountains towering into the sky.

Sishu and Xia Li are collecting a wind-related world gem called 'Nine-tone Stone' in the snowy mountains on Yunduan Mountain.

The half-ant artist went and came back.

"Captain Longbai, have you made another discovery so soon?"

"Chief Tiebin, isn't your efficiency too high?"

Out of politeness, Sishu and Xia Li expressed symbolic surprise and admiration.

After four months of digging, it wasn't that they were tired, but Sishu and Xia Li were a little exhausted.

Everyone's attitude towards the world's gemstones has changed from being curious and cautious at first, to being excited and happy later, and then to just being happy, simply estimating the price, and calculating the gains...

As the harvest increased, gradually everyone became numb and no longer cared about the value of the gems.

"No."

"Chief Longbai has made other discoveries."

Tiebin looked at Longbai and motioned for Longbai to speak.

Long Bai: "..."

Longbai: "Go north, it seems to be a high mountain snowfield. Few force plants like to take root in such a place."

"I used my soul-fixing ability to scan the area, and in a trance I found a tree. There were a dozen or so Saint Butterfly Warriors lying motionless nearby, seemingly trapped. They reacted very quickly, and before I could focus my consciousness and figure out the situation, they disappeared in secret."

"..."

Sishu and Xia Li were slow to react and did not understand what Longbai meant.

Long Bai said: "The area of ​​Red Robin Star is 500 billion square kilometers. The total number of warriors participating in this activity is only . They are scattered on such a large planet, each of them is busy searching for treasures. Logically, it should be difficult for everyone to get together. Even if they meet, they will consciously keep their distance and not interfere with each other..."

Long Bai recounted his and Tie Bin’s analysis.

"Many trees are not sociable and will find a place to take root alone. This is normal..."

Sishu asked, "Captain Longbai, what kind of tree is it? Did you see it clearly?"

Longbai: "A tall tree, like a variant of Castanopsis serrata, or an evolved silver-leaf cone, metallic in nature, with a soul that is silvery and radiant, exuding a sharp aura that makes insects feel uncomfortable."

"Silver oak?"

"Titanium White Volume!"

"Titanium sand!"

Sishu and Xia Li looked at each other.

Long Bai: "???"

Tiebin: "What do you think?"

Xia Li said uncertainly: "What Chief Longbai discovered might be a god-given tree called 'Silver Oak'."

"I have collected some information about the Red Robin Star, and there happens to be a detailed description of it."

"A wild God-given seed born from a variant of the bitter oak tree, named 'Silver Oak', of the metal type. It was not outstanding at birth, but a superior God-given seed. The God-given fruit it produced is just an ordinary comprehensive metal-enhanced fruit, with acceptable quality and yield."

"What's amazing is that during the evolution process, Castanopsis bitterwood condensed an extremely unique 'trace' and independently comprehended and constructed a star core energy field called 'Titanium White Realm'. It created an evolutionary path that belongs to itself and a set of metal abilities that form a system..."

Xia Li organized his words and said with difficulty: "It can autonomously collect metal materials mainly composed of titanium, construct a 'titanium white volume boundary' within the coverage of the energy field, and produce a third-level original energy metal material called 'titanium sand'."

“Unconventional metal materials.”

"A metal material that is extremely compatible with our Zerg warriors. Zerg warriors whose metal talents have been enhanced to a certain level and whose evolutionary level is above the Brilliance Realm can eat it directly."

"After consumption, it is absorbed by the body, greatly enhancing the toughness and strength of the carapace, especially the claws, jaws, ridges, and hooks, where the strengthening and enhancement effect is the strongest. The most amazing thing is that it can also greatly increase the power of certain metal-related abilities. Especially defensive abilities, which are enhanced several times."

Four Numbers: "A third-level metal material that can be eaten. The strengthening and benefit effects it brings are of great use to the strong in the Domination Realm."

"The carapaces, knobs, spikes, claws, and jaws of our Zerg warriors are also called 'biological weapons'. This method of directly strengthening them with energy materials is also called 'biological weapon transformation'."

Xia Li: "It's like a plant that has created a special ability similar to your 'Iron Cube', Chief Tiebin. However, it's of a higher grade, titanium sand is a third-grade metal material. Given its unique use, its value is also ridiculously high."

"According to a serious assessment, Yinqiu's 'Titanium White Volume' ability can be rated as the highest level one special ability."

"Titanium sand is in the form of fine gravel. It is not available on the market, let alone for purchase. The limited production is all used by our Holy Butterfly tribe."

"We, the Saint Butterfly Warriors, have awakened our metal talents and metal racial abilities. Titanium sand can greatly strengthen our wing scales."

Xia Li shook his wings lightly and said, "Any warrior who has awakened metal talents and is good at metal abilities can use it. If you sell it, there will definitely be bugs willing to buy it at 1 original crystals per grain."

Long Bai asked: "So, the dozen or so Saint Butterfly Warriors that I sensed, they are..."

Four Numbers: "The silver oak is a solitary tree, without a fixed place to take root. It moves slowly around the world, collecting materials and producing titanium sand."

"Under normal circumstances, the titanium sand produced is only supplied to the old rulers of the Holy Butterfly Tribe who have a good relationship with it."

"Also, once every 40,000 years, the warriors who enter the Red Robin Star to dig for treasure can obtain some if they can find it and pass the test."

"Captain Longbai, those dozen or so Saint Butterfly Warriors you sensed are most likely taking part in the test."

Chief Tiebin was very excited and asked, "What test?"

Xia Li replied: "There are three tests. The first one is to fight against the metal puppet controlled by Yin Qiu. If you win, you can get a batch of titanium sand. The second one is that Yin Qiu uses his power to help digest the titanium sand..."

"The minimum requirement for consuming titanium sand is the Brilliance Realm. However, if one has strengthened the metal system and has reached a certain level of comprehension, and then combined with the assistance of silver oak, there is a certain hope that it can be successfully digested and absorbed and converted into a shell strengthening."

"Once successful, the Star Realm will have super-strong metal defenses that even the Radiant Realm cannot shake, as well as indestructible jaws and claws."

"If it fails..."

"Once you enter the Titanium Realm, you either pass the test successfully or get trapped inside until the one-year period is up. This means you've wasted your only chance in your lifetime to collect treasures and make a fortune."

"The third test is the most crucial, called 'Titanium Will'. The Titanium World releases pressure, and the Zerg warriors absorb its energy, feel its energy laws, and temper their shells, bodies, and souls under the pressure. Once the 'Titanium Will' is successfully condensed, the titanium sand can be integrated into the flesh and blood, and it also has the ability of 'Titanium Self-Healing'. It is super durable, and as long as it is not killed, it can quickly recover from any serious injury, which is a perfect combination with the rebirth ability of our Holy Butterfly Warriors."

"After passing the third level test, you can collect titanium sand and take as much as you can. In terms of value, a bag of titanium sand is not much less than a bag of world gems."

"If you can't pass, all your treasure hunting time will be wasted."

"According to statistics from our Holy Butterfly tribe, in the past two million years, only less than 20 warriors have passed the test. Only one foreign warrior has passed the test."

"..."

Suddenly, everyone fell silent.

Tiebin follows the extreme evolution path of both gold and earth, with an emphasis on the metal system.

Titanium sand and metal will have an irresistible temptation to it.

The tentacles of the iron fox were waving restlessly, and its two hind legs were rubbing on the ground, as if it couldn't hold back.

But the risks are too great.

Now everyone can dig up trillions of gems from around the world in a month. If you follow the steps and persist until the end of the activity, everyone will be a trillionaire when they get out.

Sishu and Xia Li were more rational and realistic, and had no intention of giving it a try.

Tiebin knew the reason very well, but he was not sure what to say. Seeing that Longbai seemed a little hesitant, he asked:
"Captain Longbai, what do you say?"

"Captain Tiebin, do you want to try the Titanium Realm?"

"No... I have some idea..."

"I have an idea, too."

Long Bai said: "Thanks to the mining skills of the Iron Pin leader Super Bug, our current income has exceeded 3.5 trillion, far exceeding our expectations before we came here..."

"I have another ability, which is to change size..."

As Long Bai spoke, he gathered his mental strength and his expression became focused. With a slight clicking sound, a crack appeared on his carapace and quickly spread in a straight line from head to tail.

Shed off the old shell.

Its body quickly expanded and solidified, transforming into a giant black ant that was over five meters long, bloated and thick, with a broad carapace.

"Chief Longbai..."

"This is... this is your original size?"

"I just remember that when we were on the home planet, you, Molan, Xuerong, and several other bugs were more than twice the size of ordinary warriors!"

"What ability is this?"

"Shedding the shell directly? Changing the size at will! This isn't an ordinary ability, is it?"

Tiebin was stunned.

Sishu and Xia Li have always known that Long Bai is powerful, and they vaguely guessed something.

Long Bai said: "This is the super system ability given by the 'Ghost King Sophora Seed' produced by the Law God Tree Ghost King Sophora in Chiwu Mountain in the northern hemisphere of the mother planet. It is called 'Ancestral Divine Power'."

Long Bai added: "The Ghost King Locust and the Flying Fire Cockroach tribe that rule the Lizhu Star System came from the Chiwu Mountain."

——Chiwu Mountain? ——The Dragon Bamboo Lord?
——Isn’t the sacred tree of the laws of the Lizhu Galaxy the ‘Dragon Bamboo’?

——They have two sacred trees of laws?
——There is another one on the mother planet?
——How did you get it, King of Cypress Ants?
Tiebin, Sishu and Xia Li became even more uneasy after hearing this.

"Dragon Bamboo? The mother planet also has a divine dragon bamboo seed given by God, which grants the gift of strength."

"Two dragon bamboos?"

"Then the Lizhu Galaxy should have at least two Law God Trees..."

Longbai muttered and explained, "We exchanged the God-given seeds and a large number of God-grade fruits with Chiwu Mountain."

Longbai waved his antennae, signaling everyone not to get excited, and said, "However, Sishu, Xia Li, you guys continue digging. I will take President Tiebin to search for the world's gems as quickly as possible. We will only search, not dig. I will write down the coordinates."

"After finding and marking enough mineral deposits, Chief Tiebin can go to the Titanium World to try. I will lead Sishu and Xia Li, and we will continue digging. No matter how much we dig, I have the ability to take it out..."

Long Bai paused and said, "From what I've heard, I should be able to quickly pass the Titanium White Realm with my superior physical fitness. But I'm not sure."

"We can do this. Four Numbers and President Xia Li, take as many world gems as you can dig up."

"I will leave about a month for the rest of the world's gems to try entering the Titanium World."

"Finally, the world gems brought out will be distributed according to the prior agreement."

"If I can quickly pass the three tests of the Silver Oak God-given Seed, I should be able to bring out more titanium sand. This will be considered as my personal gain, and I will split it equally with Four Numbers."

"And Chief Tiebin, if you can pass the test and bring out a batch of titanium sand, it will be considered as your personal profit, and you and Xia Li will share it equally."

"I'm OK!"

Tiebin agreed without hesitation.

Sishu and Xia Li hesitated.

Xia Li didn't believe in Tiebin at all. It was great at searching for world gems, no doubt, but it wasn't outstanding in combat, and was even a little weak. It took a hundred years of hard work to reach the fifth floor of the Black Thorn Tower Challenge.

Longbai is only at the fifth level...

The fourth one is even more worried about Longbai.

Speed ​​through the Titanium Dioxide level in one month? That's simply impossible, right?
In two million years, how many outstanding warriors has the Holy Butterfly Tribe produced?

Those who are qualified to enter the Red Robin Star to hunt for treasure are first selected from hundreds.

Those who dared to challenge the Silver Oak God-given species were all brave warriors who loved war and were good at fighting. They had made all kinds of preparations before entering, and after entering, they rushed straight in.

In the end, how many passed the test?

No matter how powerful the 'ancestral divine power' bestowed by the Law Tree is, it can't be this exaggerated, right?
Sishu and Xia Li are not optimistic about Tiebin and Longbai.

The plan proposed by Long Bai clearly shows that he is not optimistic about Tiebin.

Tiebin was completely absorbed by the Titanium Sand and was completely unaware of this. Seeing that Sishu and Xia Li were silent, he analyzed:
"Captain Longbai's proposal is perfect. By collecting the world's gems, we can obtain a stable and generous guaranteed income."

"It is indeed a bit risky for Chief Longbai and I to venture into the Titanium World, but if we succeed, the profits will increase dramatically again, and we can maximize the gains of this trip."

"If it doesn't work, we have the World Gems to harvest, so it won't be a big problem."

"Um--"

Longbai nodded his antennae solemnly, "That's what I mean!"

"..."

Sishu and Xia Li regretted that they should not have told anyone about the silver oak seeds given by the god.

Having said that, it’s hard to refute.

"Ok."

"Then let's follow the plan of the Longbai Ant King."

Sishu and Xia Li agreed.

Long Bai asked: "Chief Tiebin, where should we go next?"

Tiebin raised his paw and pointed to the east, saying, "Let's go 30 kilometers east first..."

……

Long Bai controlled the Half-Ant Artist and carried Tiebin to move quickly for the search. According to the plan, it took half a month to find thousands of mining sites.

I guess it's about the same.

Together with Longbai, Sishu and Xiaque, Tiebin was escorted to the plateau where the seeds given by the God of Silver Oak took root.

Maintaining a safe distance of 1,500 kilometers, Rizhuo watched from high above, watching Tiebin disappear among the mountains.

Just as he was about to leave, a questioning thought came from his mind:
"Those two butterflies, what are you looking at?"

——The seed of the silver oak god bestowed!
Long Bai subconsciously wanted to control the Half-Ant Artist to run away, but he reacted suddenly and did not run in a hurry.

Sishu and Xia Li flashed into the Half-Ant Artist's cabin, but without any movement, they came out again.

"I'm talking to you guys! Stop looking at those two butterflies and come over here and try!"

"The sacred silver oak tree?"

"I've seen the sacred silver oak tree!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Silver Oak Sacred Tree."

"Don't try!"

"We are not fighting bugs!"

“We’re logistics bugs.”

"We're not good at fighting."

……

Four numbers and Quercus xia shook their antennae to shirk.

"Two losers!"

The Silver Oak God-Given Species cursed angrily, then turned his attention to the Longbai and asked, "Where did the big ant come from? You are so big!"

"Giant-headed blind leafcutter ant. My name is Longbai. I have seen the sacred silver oak tree!"

"You are also from the mother planet?"

"Yes."

"Have you eaten the Ghost King Sophora Seed? Have you awakened the power of your ancestors? You won't be as stupid as those giant locusts, right?"

"..."

"The Silver Oak Sacred Tree is very knowledgeable!"

"Do you want to come over and play? The super comprehensive physique given by the ancestral divine power will make it easier to pass the level."

"No thanks."

"It really is just a big useless ant."

"Alright. You guys can just get out of here."

Yinqiu roared.

"Ok!"

"goodbye--"

Only then did Long Bai control the Half-Ant Artist and leave across space.

...

After teleporting continuously, he came straight to a world gem mine.

"Chief Longbai?"

Four people asked, "Why didn't you just leave?"

Xia Li was horrified, "If we get caught, we'll be in big trouble."

"At that distance, the Silver Oak God-given seed can't move us. I'll try to communicate and find out the truth..."

Long Bai pondered and said, "Judging from the brief contact and conversation, first, the Silver Oak Sacred Tree has a strong murderous aura, and it must have awakened a combat energy field; second, it is a tree that can't stand loneliness and is very bored; third, it has no obvious hostility or kindness towards the Zerg warriors..."

"I don't think he's deliberately making things difficult for me!"

Long Bai said confidently: "Let's proceed according to the plan!" (End of this chapter)