Cataclysm King

Chapter 406: The Horrible Insect Cave: Searching for the Evil Queen Malgit

After lurking for many times, Ji Xun is now very familiar with the various situations in the southern continent.

As a former intelligence dealer, he knows better than most people how to obtain accurate and valuable information from various channels.

Upon learning that the "Holy Crown City Ruins" produced a large number of mechanical relics, Ji Xun specifically inquired about the relevant information.

Judging from the current situation, more than 80% of the extra-dimensional spaces nearby are related to machinery.

However, he is now at the sixth level and does not have many options.

Ji Xun was not only eyeing the ruins, but also the mechanical materials that were transported out.

A few days passed by.

Ji Xun has basically figured out all the information he needs.

The "Rainbow Chamber of Commerce" with an official background is responsible for purchasing the mechanical equipment obtained from the ruins, then smelting them into metal raw materials and transporting them back to the southern continent.

The quantity is large and usually requires a large transport fleet for transportation.

When Ji Xun found out about this, a bold idea came to his mind.

After assessing the risks, Ji Xun decisively informed Catalina of the key information that could help obtain a large amount of rare metals.

Compared to a large number of hunters risking their lives to search for materials in the ruins, intercepting the transport team would be much faster.

With sufficient intelligence deduction, the risks can be basically controlled.

In order to minimize the risk of the robbery plan, Ji Xun also deliberately inquired about the attitude of the Arel Empire towards the "Eastern Wilderness" and the "Alliance Army".

Finally came to the conclusion: it is feasible.

The war in the Eastern Wasteland looked fierce, but it was limited to the Eastern Wasteland.

For the people of the Southern Continent, this war of annihilation did not cause much of a stir.

In a remote little kingdom that didn't even have a seventh-level card master, no one really cared, and no one thought that the outcome of the war would be surprising.

And from the beginning to the end, it was the "private property" of the Red Dragon Kingdom that first discovered the Eastern Wilderness.

It was more like discovering a gold mine. The Red Dragon Royal Family almost monopolized all development rights in the Eastern Wilderness.

In addition, although the Black Dragon and Silver Dragon Kingdoms are also interested in the Eastern Wilderness, their focus is on developing the Old Continent.

In comparison, although hunting in the wasteland is risky, the rewards are not necessarily lower than conquering the barren Eastern Wasteland.

And most importantly, the Holy See issued a "time-limited development order" for the ruins.

This also forced the three royal families to step up their efforts to reclaim wasteland.

After hearing the relevant information, Ji Xun became more certain that the success rate of intercepting the transport team was almost 100%.

After all, the current "Alliance Army" is just a third-rate resistance organization to the officials of the Arel Empire.

They are not even as good as a small squad of the Rebel Dragon Army and are not worth paying attention to at all.

Not to mention the elaborate bait scheme.

In a flash, another ten days passed.

The scale of the hunting camp in Holy Crown City is getting bigger and bigger.

The tavern street where the mercenaries hang out is becoming more and more lively.

It was mid-afternoon.

The pub was already full of drinkers and was noisy.

Most of the people who can hang out in the tavern now are the lucky ones who have just escaped from the ruins alive and made a fortune.

These mercenaries drank expensive wine without hesitation and boasted about their adventurous experiences.

"Oh, you don't know. It is said that the vanguard has discovered the city fragments of the 'Holy Crown City Ruins' deep in the void rift. They are stepping up development."

"I just came back from the C4 area. Hehe, our Flame Griffin Group played the "First Siege" three times in total, and obtained three special cards and dozens of gold-quality or higher materials from that different-dimensional space. I was lucky, so I just followed the team and got hundreds of thousands of gold! Hahaha. Not only is it enough for me to use for the rest of my life, but I also have everything my eight kids need for their initial and advanced stages."

"Oh my god, how amazing is that? What's the mortality rate?"

"Very high! Why do you think the price of slaves has skyrocketed several times recently? It's because a large number of highly dangerous extra-dimensional spaces have appeared in the C4 area. Just for our group to explore that space, it took two hundred elite slaves to find a method with a high survival rate."

"Yes, after C3 is the core area of ​​the ruins. Although the risk is great, the output is indeed amazing. Let me tell you some really useful life-saving information. The monsters in those different dimensions are mostly bugs. Most of the bugs are not high-ranking and are very fragile, but there are a lot of them. Melee card masters are at a disadvantage. If you want a magic system, a profession that can kill bugs in a large area, your score will definitely not be low if you can come out alive."

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At the table, the drinkers were chatting enthusiastically.

At this time, a small-mustached intelligence businessman called the bartender and said, "Bring up some good wine! It's on me!"

The man with the mustache was none other than Ji Xun, who was disguised as an intelligence dealer.

During these ten days, he was not in a hurry to explore the ruins, but instead was asking for information everywhere.

These mercenaries who survived the ruins have more accurate and useful information than the Hunter's Guild.

Soon, Ji Xun finished today's pub schedule and walked out of the street.

I was originally planning to go get lunch, but not long after I left, an encrypted message came through the communicator: "Successfully done."

Only one person can contact me through this communicator.

That's Katrina.

When Ji Xun heard the news, a trace of relief appeared on his face, and he murmured to himself: "Did the interception succeed? Hey, it seems I have to run away."

He waited for so many days, not only to gather information, but also for those rare metals.

Yesterday, Ji Xun used his own means and channels to obtain a top-secret piece of information: the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce will transport away the rare metals that had been stored for nearly half a month.

This led to the plan to intercept Katarina.

There are indeed quite a few high-level card masters in the camp.

However, the development of the ruins is currently in full swing, and the primary task of those masters is to execute the orders of the Holy See, and they will not make a trip just to escort the Chamber of Commerce.

With the Alliance Army's current high-end combat capability, it would be no problem for them to take down a transport convoy.

As it turned out, the interception went smoothly.

This time, materials enough to forge dozens of God Hunter armors were directly obtained.

If the Alliance's own pioneering team were to search the ruins, who knows how many people would die before they could find it.

The Chamber of Commerce was robbed. The people of the Southern Continent must have guessed the purpose of the Alliance Army's robbery of these metals, and it will not be so easy to ambush them next time.

Although it is a bit like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, it is worth it.

The reclamation of the Holy Crown City ruins will probably take many years.

Take a break for a while, and when the hype has died down, you can come back for another round of robbery.

Whether it is the spy's disguised identity or the complex relationship between various forces in the camp, Ji Xun has made sufficient arrangements.

With the information he provided, it would be much easier for Catalina to arrange for spies to come.

However, once this matter becomes known, people in the southern continent will definitely know that there is a "spy".

Ji Xun has never underestimated the reconnaissance experts of the Southern Continent.

In order to prevent any special means from being able to link him to the incident, he could not stay in the camp.

Ji Xun originally planned to go on an adventure in the ruins.

Just the right time to avoid the limelight.

With this in mind, he turned and walked towards the bustling mercenary guild one block away.

When walking through a corner of a dark alley, Ji Xun had changed from the man with a mustache to an elemental card master wearing a robe.

He had already prepared several perfect disguise identities for himself, making it almost impossible to be exposed.

What's more, the Adventurer's Guild's daily hunting missions have increased explosively, and the demand for adventurers is huge.

It couldn't be easier to join a team.

Ji Xun had already picked out several missions, all of which involved exploring area C4.

If you want to go, go for the most exciting one.

This is also the area in the southern continent where the ruins are most deeply explored.

"The C3 area's super-large war mode space "The Second Acropolis Attack and Defense Battle". Welcome all kinds of teams to cooperate in development, and set off immediately!"

"A few violent magic card masters are coming to the Zerg space in the C4 area. Let's set off today!"

"Black Sail Castle, 100-man guard mode, come and challenge the B-level high-difficulty plot, the crowd is full and we will set off!" "."

Ji Xun mingled among the crowd of mercenary guild members.

The land reclamation is in full swing, and those large hunter groups have arranged people to recruit people at the union site.

Ji Xun was already familiar with all kinds of hunting intelligence, and his ears automatically selected the few he needed.

Just when he was thinking about which different-dimensional space would be more suitable for traveling as soon as possible, something unexpected happened.

At this time, a long line of war slaves chained in iron chains walked down the street.

This scene was not surprising at first.

A large number of slaves were delivered to the hunting camp almost every day.

Now a large amount of cannon fodder is consumed every day in the depths of the ruins, so the slaves are "fresh" every day.

Almost as soon as the supplies are delivered, they are sent to the front line without even having to wait overnight.

These slaves not only came from the Eastern Wilderness, but most of them were indigenous people of the Southern Continent.

Originally, Ji Xun would not be surprised.

However, when he looked at a timid old man in the team, his pupils suddenly shrank and he was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

After a closer look, I saw the gaping front teeth and the lewd look in his eyes.
That’s right, it’s Old Man Xu.

Recognizing an acquaintance, Ji Xun's eyes twitched slightly, and he complained in his heart: "Why was this old senior arrested again?"

That's right.

It’s “again”.

The last time we met it was almost the same situation.

The old man was taken as a slave to explore the Rune Highlands.

I didn’t expect that I would meet him in this way again.

It's normal to think about it. Now the people of the Arel Empire are all over the Old Continent. As long as Old Man Xu is still active in the ruins, it's normal for him to be caught.

But even though he complained, Ji Xun was not worried at all.

Anyway, this old man will never die.

What we should worry about instead is some unlucky people who will use this old veteran as cannon fodder.

Just as he was thinking about it, a guy with a thunder hammer badge on his chest came over and said, "Brother, would you like to play the "Horror Worm Cave" of the "Thunder Group"? The big group is guaranteed and has a high return rate. Look, the slaves are here now, let's start the group right away!"

When Ji Xun saw that Old Man Xu was being taken over from the slave trader by the Thunderbolt Group, he raised his lips slightly with a smile, and immediately agreed: "Okay!"

He was a little hesitant about the decision just now, but now it disappeared immediately.

Of course, follow this old senior.

Experience told Ji Xun that following Old Man Xu would be exciting enough and would provide him with an anchor point for survival, so there was no need to hesitate.

And the appearance of Old Man Xu here means that there may be a big secret nearby.

Just like that, Ji Xun followed the hundreds of mercenaries of Thunder Hammer, plus hundreds of slaves, and stepped onto the teleportation array on the edge of the cliff.

The continental fragments in the void are like islands in the sea, large and small, far and near.

After several transfers, the group arrived at a plane fragment with an area about the size of a county town.

Like the world rift, these fragments have normal gravity, but strangely, the entire piece of debris is floating in the void.

This was also Ji Xun’s first time to come to the depths of the ruins.

When his feet stepped firmly on the ground and he looked at the debris floating around like stars, he had a strong sense of spatial chaos.

Hundreds of people have already been stationed on this piece of debris, setting up a temporary camp.

In the middle of the camp is a distorted light gate to another dimension.

This is the Thunder Hammer Regiment's exclusive extra-dimensional space.

The purpose of recruiting outsiders is purely to reduce the team's own mortality rate.

As soon as Ji Xun and his group of newcomers arrived, before they had time to rest, the deputy commander in the camp began to explain the mission.

"Everyone, the dimension we are exploring this time is the Horror Worm Cave. This is an unlimited level plot, and the difficulty of the mission will be planned according to the rank. As long as you complete the mission according to our instructions, the risk is still controllable. Here is the information we got from our previous exploration, everyone take a look. This time we plan to explore the B-level difficulty."

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Ji Xun listened and looked at the information being distributed.

It’s similar to what I heard before.

Hunting mode is mainly about killing monsters.

The advantage of such a large team is that there are enough people to conduct trial and error, and more and more intelligence will be obtained time and time again.

Ji Xun's current deductive ability is enough to infer more information based on the information and intelligence he has.

This is a team of one hundred people in an alien dimension, with fifty members of the Thunder Group, thirty slaves, and twenty other scattered mercenaries.

The plot is indeed very difficult.

But what he cared more about was which group Old Man Xu would be assigned to.

Unfortunately, probably because Old Man Xu was too old, he was among the first batch of cannon fodder.

Ji Xun took the opportunity to join the first exploration team.

At the end, the deputy leader gave another instruction: "Also, everyone should pay special attention to the clues of a special relic [jar]."

Perhaps he didn't think this group of people could find any clues, so his tone was very casual.

The people who heard it didn't take it too seriously.

However, a barely perceptible smile flashed across Ji Xun's eyes.

This news is no longer a secret among the mercenaries in the southern continent. The people of the Holy See are looking for some ancient [jars].

Perhaps the Holy See got some clues that pointed to the destruction of Holy Crown City three thousand years ago, which was directly related to some Outer Gods.

After the explanation, the first group of mercenaries rested for a while, received some necessary equipment, and then the group of a hundred people filed into the twisted light gate.

Ji Xun followed Old Man Xu not far away and entered quietly.

Enlightenment also appeared at the first moment.

"You have entered the "Horror Worm Cave: Malgit the Evil Queen""

"Current disaster level D, mortality rate: 33.7%"

"Space exploration progress: 25.9%"

"Keywords: Unlimited plot hunting mode"

"Plot clues: A brutal war has begun. Holy Crown City is surrounded by a Zerg army under the command of the Seventh Lord of the Scourge, the Mysterious Zerg Queen Karakta."

"Current mission: You and your teammates are elite reconnaissance soldiers of the Talen Empire. Your mission is to find the nest of the queen worm in the intricate caves and create opportunities for your top-level card masters to hunt the queen worm. Hunting Zergs will earn points. You can only leave the space after getting 100000 points. Zergs are everywhere. This is an extremely dangerous mission. You will face Zerg armies that are thousands of times more numerous."

"Tip: Hunting mode points can be exchanged for additional prizes; the settlement special card pool adds special items such as 'Special Grade Mechanical Blueprints', 'Space Teleportation Cards', 'Substitutes', and 'Deus Ex Machina'. "

The scenery around changed.

From outside the camp, it turned into a tunnel illuminated by only a faint light.

Ji Xun looked at his surroundings and immediately felt his hair stand on end, with a smile on his face.

It has been a long time since I explored the other-dimensional space.

This feeling of being in a closed and dangerous environment at all times came back.

This kind of different-dimensional space with no restrictions on rank is not uncommon in the core of the Old Continent.

There is no limit on the tier, which means the difficulty can be infinitely high or low.

If the difficulty is D-level, a normal first-level card master may be able to escape alive with only 100 points.

Ji Xun looked at his "100,000 points" and didn't see anything strange.

The normal difficulty level of my hidden sixth level is about this.

At the same time, he counted the number of people and muttered in his heart: "The will of space really didn't regard Ivan as a human participant."

(End of this chapter)