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Chapter 188 Spirit Rosary
Among the mountains, thick fog filled the air, and the sunlight was firmly blocked. Only a little bit of light entered, giving this rare light.

"Wow--"

Xun'er raised her head, looking at a big tree that towered into the sky, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Big, this big tree is so big!"

As he spoke, he lay down with his whole body and smelled the special fragrance emanating from this big tree.

They had left the Smoky City for three hours and officially entered the Great Smoky Mountains.

Entering the Great Smoky Mountains, Li Lin's vision was suppressed again, and his sense of danger was also wrapped in layers of thick fog.

Under his feet, there were two saw-toothed rats that were over half a meter in size.

It has gray fur and looks similar to an ordinary mouse, except that it has a pair of extremely sharp front teeth.

The front teeth are pale golden in color, capable of biting gold and breaking iron, and can easily crush refined weapons.

The saw-toothed rat is extremely fast and has sharp teeth. It hides underground and waits for opportunities to move. Its prey often cannot escape the sneak attack of its sharp teeth. Once the vital part is hit, it will die quickly in panic.

Unfortunately, when I met Li Lin, he was discovered as soon as he made a move and was killed with a single blow.

Seeing that Li Lin ignored her, Xun'er jumped back and stared with curious eyes, "Hey, are these two mice delicious?"

"do not know."

Li Lin shook his head, "I haven't eaten it."

Xun'er added: "Then I'll eat them tonight."

"You can try!"

Li Lin nodded, "I'll try it too."

The saw-toothed rat was no match for him now, but in his previous life, it was an extremely difficult mutant beast that could kill a child at a time.

Looking back at the big tree just now, Xun'er asked: "That big tree smells so good. I feel like there is something good on it."

"That big tree is called the Xiangyun Iron Tree. It is an imperial high-level treasure of heaven and earth."

Looking at the giant tree with a light blue-purple color on its surface, which is estimated to require 30 people to surround it, Li Lin introduced: "The adult Xiangyun Iron Tree can grow to a height of 400 meters, and each of the Xiangyun Iron Fruits it produces is They all weigh more than [-] kilograms. When they naturally mature, they will fall from high altitudes, and their speeds can even exceed the speed of sound. If you are careless and fail to dodge, you will be directly smashed to death!"

Xun'er blinked, "Is its fruit delicious?"

"The Xiangyun Iron Fruit has a thick skin on the outside, and its hardness is comparable to refined ore."

Li Lin continued: "After a special process, the iron element inside is extracted. It is as hard as refined weapons."

"As for its pulp?"

Li Lin looked at the huge fruit hanging on the branches and shook his head, "The taste is similar to coconut fruit, slightly sweet, full of water, containing considerable energy, which can increase the speed of cultivation."

For his current strength, the imperial treasures of heaven and earth do have very little energy.

Unless you eat it every day, over time, and the quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, it is basically useless.

But although he is wealthy, he is not yet at the point where he can afford to eat the royal treasures of heaven and earth every day.

But once in a while, it tastes good to satisfy my cravings.

At this time, he had only entered the Great Smoky Mountains for half a day, and the fragrant cloud iron tree in front of him blocked the only way from Fog City to the Great Smoky Mountains.

In the last life, this place was occupied by a powerful force. Relying on the huge tree trunk, a camp was built on it and a large number of troops were stationed there.

Any adventurer who wants to explore the Great Smoky Mountains will need to pay a hefty toll to get there.

As mentioned before, the Great Smoky Mountains are filled with heavy fog, visibility is very low, and there are a large number of poisonous insects and beasts, as well as terrifying swamp traps, and various cliffs. If you are not careful, you will die.

Compared with the 200 Mountains, which were originally just 4000-meter-high mountainous landforms, the mountains in the Great Smoky Mountains are truly high mountains. There are countless peaks over [-] meters, and there are not a few that are [-] to [-] meters high.

This means that finding a safe way into the Great Smoky Mountains requires countless lives.

Others need to spend their lives to explore and try again and again, but Li Lin does not. He has walked this road hundreds of times in his previous life.

Although it has not yet been opened up, it is countless times safer than other roads.

At least until Li Lin is reborn, this is the safest path.

Because it was occupied by a large force, a relatively safe area was cleared nearby. A small black market slowly formed in that area, where a large number of adventurers traded and supplied supplies.

After picking up the two saw-toothed rats, they roasted them directly on the fire and brushed them with various spices. A special fragrance filled the air. Smelling this fragrance, Xun'er's mouth watered.

This saw-toothed rat feeds on the fragrant cloud iron tree. If it eats too much, the scent of the fragrant cloud iron tree penetrates into its body.

Constantly flipping the two sides, grilling them until golden, tearing off one leg and handing it to the other party, Li Lin said: "Eat it!"

After receiving the rat leg as big as her face, Xun'er's eyes were full of satisfaction.

After eating a mouthful of meat, and then drinking a mouthful of juice from the Xiangyun Iron Fruit, my whole body felt warm.

The current Xiangyun Iron Fruit is just right for her, and eating it regularly will greatly improve her strength.

This is the benefit of relying on a big power. You can easily obtain many precious treasures that ordinary people would have to risk their lives for.

After eating and drinking, the two continued on their way.

The sun in the sky couldn't shine through the thick fog at all, and everything was pale. Xun'er followed Li Lin closely. Everything outside was unknown to her. Only by following Li Lin closely could she feel safe. .

But not long after walking, the sky turned completely dark, the surroundings fell into silence, and the sounds of various insects were heard in the mountains and fields.

This is unique weather in the Smoky Mountains, with little sunlight and short days.

Similarly, when the sun doesn't shine in for 24 hours and everything is completely white, it proves that you have really arrived in the Great Smoky Mountains. The further you go inside, the shorter the daylight hours become.

Of course, for humans, the humidity here is extremely high and unsuitable for survival.

But for all kinds of mutated insect beasts, this is a paradise. They can hide themselves well and can thrive here with peace of mind.

Finding a big tree, Li Lin climbed up and said, "The Smoky Mountains are very dangerous at night. Let's rest here tonight."

Xun'er lay on the tree, "Dad, do you think godmother misses us?"

"There should be!"

Li Lin responded, and then grasped the key point, "Are you homesick?"

"I'm thinking about it."

Xun'er nodded, "I want to fuck my mother, and Aunt Ya and the others."

Although being with Li Lin made her feel comfortable and at ease, this was the first time she had been away from Jade Dragon City for so long.

"Then let's go back early."

Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "Set a small goal. We will go back after staying in the Smoky Mountains for half a month."

"it is good."

Xun'er smiled and nodded, "I also want to bring a gift back to my godmother."

Li Lin asked casually: "What gifts are you going to bring?"

"I haven't figured it out yet."

Xun'er shook her head, "Dad, what do you think godmother likes?"

Li Lin smiled and said, "She will like whatever you give her."

"My godmother loves to plant her small vegetable garden and all kinds of flowers and plants."

Xun'er pouted, "I saw a lot of beautiful flowers and plants just now. I'll get some seeds for her when the time comes." Li Lin nodded, "Okay!"

As he spoke, he looked at the ground, and could vaguely see many small insects crawling out from the gaps in various leaves.

Xun'er also noticed something unusual, but the darkness blocked her sight and she couldn't see clearly what was below.

Li Lin said: "Go to rest early and get up tomorrow morning and go on your way."

……

The next day, the white fog dispersed a little and the sky became a little brighter.

Xun'er shouted to Li Lin who was washing his face next to him, "Dad, look, these two little guys are so ugly!"

"Ah."

Li Lin responded casually. He had already seen the two hedgehog mother and son next to him, "These two are white hedgehogs. The burrs on their bodies are poisonous. Don't touch them."

Xun'er shook her head, "I won't touch them. They are so ugly and full of thorns. They don't look delicious at all."

When it comes to things in the outside world, especially things in the Great Smoky Mountains, her judgment on whether they are good or bad is more about whether they taste good or not.

Although she said she wouldn't touch it, she still couldn't help but break off a branch and play with it gently, scaring the little hedgehog so much that he stepped back. On the contrary, the little hedgehog's mother turned around and stabbed the bones on her body. He stood up and let out a warning sound of "Woooo--".

Throwing away the branch, Xun'er walked towards Li Lin boredly, "It's not fun at all!"

She likes the excitement, the feeling of being aloof and surrounded by people.

Li Lin didn't say anything, he just lifted Xun'er to the shore and washed her face with water.

Continuing to explore the depths of the Great Smoky Mountains, Li Lin spent three days taking Xun'er to a waterfall thousands of meters high.

"Big, this waterfall is so big!"

Although you can't see the full view of the waterfall, the roaring sound is shocking.

Li Lin didn't pay attention to the waterfall, but quickly carried Xun'er to the big tree next to him.

Xun'er didn't understand it at first, but within a few seconds, the ground trembled slightly, and the branches and leaves of the big tree swayed slightly.

Soon, a large number of mutant beasts hurriedly passed under the tree, and they were generally bulky herbivorous mutant beasts.

Looking at the mutant beasts running for their lives, Xun'er felt very magical. She didn't know what was chasing them behind.

But Li Lin didn't say anything, and she didn't ask for the time being.

Li Lin had already told her before coming here to stay quiet when in danger.

About 5 minutes later, a very fast black line came from far to near, majestic and mighty, like thousands of troops.

Xun'er looked at the black torrent of ants under the tree. Each one was the size of a thumb, with sharp teeth and hard armor. Everywhere they passed seemed to have been plowed by an iron plow.

The green grass and insects buried under the fallen leaves all become their food.

Even some mutated beasts that were injured due to their panicked escape were eaten away amidst the whining.

It's a fire ant!

Li Lin looked at the swarm of fire ants below and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He didn't expect that the first time he entered the Great Smoky Mountains, he would encounter the most terrifying fire ants in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Fire ants have the same appearance as ordinary ants, except that they are larger, about the size of a thumb, with a purple-black head, flame patterns on their back, and a red abdomen.

Its existence is to clean up the entire Great Smoky Mountains and prevent the creatures inside from overflowing.

There is no queen in this fire ant colony. If there is a queen, it will really be a place where no vegetation will grow.

The queen ant is their brains and the issuer of all orders.

This pyrophoric acid ant colony seems to be numerous, but it only numbers in the millions. However, around the pyrophoric acid ant queen, there are tens of millions of pyrophoric acid ant colonies.

The vast swarm of fire ants passed quickly, and Li Lin also took Xun'er down from the tree.

Xun'er asked: "Dad, what happened just now?"

"Fire ants."

Li Lin said lightly: "Once they are sprayed by the fire acid on their bodies, the refined weapons will be corroded to the point where no slag is left."

Xun'er shrank her neck, "Is that awesome?"

Her skin is tender and tender, but not as hard as a refined weapon.

Although fire ants are a big terror, they also represent a big opportunity.

Where there are colonies of fire acid ants, there must be mist crystals.

Because the fire ant queen wants to give birth to fire ants on a large scale, it requires a lot of energy.

Where does that energy come from?

The mutant beast is part of it, but the big head still has to be obtained from the fog crystal.

There are only so many mutant beasts, and they are large in size and have little energy. Only mist crystals are small in size and have sufficient and stable energy, so the nest of fire ants often represents a vein of mist crystal.

When the mist crystals in the mist crystal veins are used up, the fire acid queen will lead the ant colony to move out of the nest.

Here he suddenly encountered a group of fire ants without a queen. Li Lin didn't know what they were going to do.
Logically speaking, they will only stay with the queen ant and not leave too far.

Unless their mist crystal veins are exhausted and they need to move away from the ant nest.

You must know that the queen ant itself is powerful, and she is protected by the ant king. She hides thousands of meters deep underground and is protected by tens of millions of fire-acid ant colonies.

It can be said that it is almost impossible to kill him in such a situation.

As for why Li Lin wanted to kill the fire ant queen?
Is that because the fire ant queen is one of the few rare treasures he knows that can increase energy?

There is a spiritual rosary in the body of the queen ant, through which she controls the tens of millions of ant colonies under her command.

Once humans obtain this spiritual rosary, their spirit will be greatly improved.

Every spiritual rosary is a priceless treasure of immeasurable value and should be regarded as an imperial product.

But the fire ant queen hides in the ant nest thousands of meters underground. During this period, you still need to deal with tens of millions of fire ants.

One can imagine the difficulty.

Therefore, the best way to kill the queen ant is to wait for it to crawl out of the nest on its own.

The fire ant queen will only leave the ant nest when the mist crystal mineral veins are exhausted.

This kind of opportunity is rare but hard to come by. The further you get to the Smoky Mountains, the larger the fog crystal veins are, and the fewer and fewer the pyrotechnic ant queens come out.

It is now the early days of the apocalypse, the number of mist crystals is scarce, and the mist crystal veins are quickly consumed by the fire ant queen.

If it wants to multiply its population quickly and have more fire ant corps, it needs to consume a lot of fog crystals.

This leaves it with the risky option of frequent replacement of ant nests.

It is also a rare opportunity to get a spiritual rosary.

……

(End of this chapter)