Here, the Lord said this is a good thing

"The Wailing Cave? Is this the insects' nest?"

Ye He had been paying attention to the captain who recognized his identity, so he heard his muttering.

Unlike Linus who clearly recognized him but decided to pretend not to know him, this captain suffered less loss because he was too honest.

Seeing that Ye He had heard his little mumbling, his old face turned red and he touched his head awkwardly.

It seems that he should not have such a big prejudice against his savior? But according to what he saw and heard, Father of Destruction Ye He was indeed not a... good person?
"So they are lurking in the Wailing Cave!

Sir, the Wailing Caverns is an abandoned mine that existed a long time ago. There is nothing left inside except the winding mine shafts.

It got its name because when the mountain wind blows, it makes a humming sound, that’s all.”

Linus introduced the origin of the Wailing Cave to Ye He. He also pointed Ye He in a direction and said:
"I explored there when I was a kid. Although I didn't go deep into it, I know its approximate location. It's just a few kilometers in this direction, at the foot of the mountain!"

Some townspeople subconsciously nodded in agreement. After seeing Ye He rescue a seriously injured and dying adventurer, many people have begun to believe that Ye He is really capable of resolving this disaster.

The members of the adventure team who were only slightly injured also came to their senses and confirmed with Ye He:
"Yes, we followed the insects' movement path to a cave. Those damn insects were nowhere to be seen outside the cave, but they were almost everywhere inside the cave!"

"Tell him?"

"Ah."

A team member discussed with their captain, and the captain added to Ye He's instructions:

“The other people who went deep into the cave before must have been ambushed by the bugs in the cave.

Their relics, as well as the treasures they and the bugs found deep in the cave, were scattered throughout the Wailing Caverns.

Just when we found a small gemstone core, we were attacked by the insects lurking there. They seemed to feed on minerals or gemstones. Damn it..."

"Eh?"

After hearing Ye He's lack of response, Linus was surprised.

"Gem core? How is that possible? The Wailing Cave was just a coal mine before, right?"

“The bugs have gone deep into the ground!
They are very good at digging holes. If you go and see, you will see that the caves have been widened a lot by the insects, and the highest place is even more than ten meters high!
There isn’t much of a “mine” left in the cave anymore. Those good things must have been dug out from underground by the bugs.”

The captain shared all his findings, with a look of deep regret on his face, and he kept lamenting the lack of strength of his team.

The so-called gem ore core is a good thing that can give a dried-up gem mine a second life!

As long as we bury it deep inside the depleted mineral vein and then blow up the mine pit, it won’t be long before this depleted mineral vein will be restored to a rich mine!
These are treasures that can benefit a town or even a small or medium-sized city for generations. These lovely toys are what these adventure teams are pursuing.

Everyone knew the benefits of the gem core, and everyone's eyes began to burn with excitement.

But when they thought of the densely packed adult insects as thick as buckets, and the terrifying spikes that poured down like rain and were impossible to resist, everyone began to back off.

No matter how good something is, you have to be alive to get it and enjoy it. Lack of strength is the most obvious and helpless thing in this world.

And...Linus and the captain looked at Ye He together.

With the arrival of this priest, the problem has become as big as it can be, and now is not the time for them to be qualified to seek profit.

It can be said that Ye He’s appearance directly raised the severity of this disaster event to several levels, as if it was suddenly closely related to the safety of the whole world.

"I see. No need to lead the way then. I'll go over and take a look."

After collecting the information, Ye He immediately stood up and walked directly towards the Wailing Cave.

Cathy and Victor followed closely behind him, but the others were forced to stay where they were at the signal from Linus and the captain.

The two men knew very well that compared to those bugs, they could not afford to offend Ye He.

If you want to get a bargain, it's best to wait until Ye He leaves before going to check it out. Following him now would be tantamount to seeking death.

"Hey, Captain, they seem to be more afraid of you than bugs!"

Cathy had long noticed the two men's respectful eyes towards Ye He. Although she felt in her heart that they were right, it did not stop her from being naughty.

Ye He also looked helpless at Cathy and shook his head.

God knows how this news went viral outside. Has my reputation really become so bad?
To be fair, although I have always done whatever I want, judging from the results, I should at least have a reputation as a savior, right?
Didn’t he destroy several world-destroying beings and save the world several times?

In fact, the reason is that Ye He forgot to promote himself. He had his own public opinion machine but did not use it. Therefore, the empire believed that Ye He wanted to "keep a low profile", so it would not deliberately promote him through official channels.

And the Federation, another public opinion machine in this world, is even less likely to say good things about Yehe.

Therefore, people like Linus and the captain of the adventure team can only get a glimpse of Ye He’s actions through some "inside information".

This is where the problem lies. Let’s see what Ye He did:

The industrial city of Northendon was emptied, and in one fell swoop, 90% of the blood followers in the empire and 70% of the continent were wiped out.

...Except Floyd, who else among the remaining blood disciples can speak well of Ye He?
The great battle with the Death Dragon near the imperial capital is one of the rare positive images of Ye He.

But the imperial nobles were also frightened, and the people remembered more about the princes and princesses who had performed exceptionally well in the city of Sigvig.

Sedawell was turned upside down by Yehe, and thousands of monster masters have died in this city in the past six months.

There is no need to mention much about going out to sea, as not many people know about it.

Going to the Witch City is even more exaggerated.

The witches were very secretive about Ye He's activities in Isengard, and were extremely afraid of the return of malicious intent, so they did not dare to talk about what Ye He had done in detail.

Hell can also be skipped, which is a completely negative impact. Fortunately, not many people know the relationship between Ye He and the Lord of Hell.

Then the only thing left is the nearest Holy Sun Mountain.

Hmm, Holy Mountain of the Fiery Sun... Hmm!

Although the Church of the Lieyang explained to the outside world that the so-called founding of the country was to bring out a world-destroying existence that was about to break the seal, Yehe destroyed this thing for the Lieyang.

But the Holy City of Lieyang was almost razed to the ground, and the Holy Mountain of Lieyang was about to collapse!
This is the most shocking result, which almost overshadows Ye He’s achievement in killing the world-destroying existence.

So... in general, it is impossible for Ye He to be hailed as a savior. He is more like a great devil!
Unfortunately, Ye He himself did not have this awareness, and as soon as he turned around and approached the edge of the forest, his expression relaxed, and he had obviously put behind him these reputations that he did not care about.

"We... go straight there? Just go in like this?" Seeing Ye He walking into the forest without thinking, Victor couldn't help but ask Cathy.

Although he believed in Ye He's strength, but... they had to go deep into the forest and explore the caves that were like a devil's lair. It wouldn't be a good idea for them to follow Ye He with empty hands, right?
Cathy turned and glared at Victor.

When it comes to making a living, the most important thing is to follow the right people. If Yehe needs any preparation, they will definitely be the best "errand boys".

Since Ye He didn't say anything, it means that Ye He has made sufficient "preparations".

Originally, they came to Yehe just to join in the "adventure" and broaden their horizons, so why are they fussing about so much?
As if to confirm Cathy's eyes, Ye He raised his hand, and a red shadow suddenly flew out from the depths of the forest and condensed into the appearance of Floy beside Ye He.

The ground in front of everyone cracked and Hera, who was wrapped in countless vines, returned to everyone's sight.

"There are many exits in the Wailing Cave, and the exit leading to the Federation side shows many signs of human activity. I found tire marks left by heavy steam locomotives."

Floy told Ye He about his discovery, and Hera took out a fist-sized ore from the vines beside her and handed it to Ye He.

Victor immediately discovered that this ore was almost identical to the gem core mentioned in the book. The unique characteristics of the mixture of multiple gems made it difficult to mistake it.

Could it be that... Ye He had already let his two men enter the Wailing Cave?
Is this gem ore core the one that almost wiped out the entire adventure team just now?
Yes, Victor guessed everything right, but Hera's discoveries did not stop there.

"This is man-made. The gems produced from this kind of ore core are extremely fragile. They do not have the hardness and characteristics of normal gems, and their quality is extremely poor."

As soon as Hera opened her mouth, both Victor and Cathy were stunned.

They were too early to be surprised, because Ye He crushed the gem core in his hand and smiled at Hera:
"But it's enough to feed those bugs, right?"

"really."

Hera smiled back at Yehe.

feed?

Combined with what Floy said, she found signs of human activity at the exit leading to the Federation side, and a truth seemed self-evident.

Someone is raising these insects artificially!

This person is most likely from the Federation!

A strong sense of conspiracy was already overwhelming, making the two young men, who were not well-versed in the world, shudder, but they didn't know what to do.

Unfortunately, their feelings were not within Ye He's consideration. Ye He only regarded them as "his own people", so he did not hide anything from them, but he would not teach them like he would teach his juniors.

This is not Ye He's style.

"You go and take a look first," Ye He said to Floyd:
"Hera and you, no one is more professional than you in gathering intelligence, right?"

"Yes, haha."

Floy immediately understood what Ye He meant and turned to look towards the territory of the Federation in the west.

The sun had completely set, and the federal city built along the coast was quickly being swallowed up by darkness.

The river with its gleaming waves also began to die down, and it seemed as if everything had stepped into shadow.

But as the night falls, it is time for Floy to show his skills!
"I'm tired after a long day!"

Although Hera complained to Ye He verbally, she still summoned vines to cover her body and sank back into the ground.

Floy also turned into a red shadow again and flew to the west. Before crossing the river, the young people could no longer see her figure blending into the darkness.

The moon that had just risen was obscured by dark clouds. Although there were lights on in the distant city and the town behind, the forest in front of him became increasingly silent.

Due to the activeness of the insects, almost all the animals in this large area of ​​the forest have died. There is not even the chirping of insects or birds, which looks particularly creepy.

The two young men were also full of awe for such a forest, especially when they knew there were countless terrible insects in it, they were a little hesitant to move their legs.

The only one who could make them feel somewhat safe was Ye He, who was stretching out his hand to summon silver ripples.

The spreading silver ripples illuminated a large area with silver light. In fact, the ripples were not very large, it was just too dark here.

And the next second...

"Da da da……"

Meticulous footsteps began to be heard from the silver ripples. One after another, robots that had freed their mechanical limbs from the cube prototypes began to step out from the silver ripples.

"Boom boom boom..."

The dozen or so robots in the lead started their heavy chain saws and began to move forward.

The remaining dozen or so robots took out various guns and, like a team of guards, protected Ye He and others in the safe center.

As the big trees were sawed down, flattened, and padded on the accumulated humus in the forest, an open road nearly ten meters wide quickly "formed" from the edge of the forest towards the Wailing Cave in the forest!
"Let's go, huh?"

Ye He nodded with satisfaction, and then called the two young men to go on an "exploration" together, but after he took two steps, he saw that the two young men were still standing there in a daze.

"..."

Neither Cathy nor Victor could find words to describe what Ye He had done.

The word "clear a path" does apply to forest exploration, but... does this word mean literally, to clear a smooth path through the forest?

"What's so surprising?"

Ye He waved indifferently at the two young men, then pointed at the road that had already been advanced several hundred meters and said with a smile:
"This is my...personal adventure style? Hehe."

"Great job, my captain!"

Cathy finally came to her senses.

It turned out that Ye He’s problem was not whether he was prepared or not, but that his “preparation” was sufficient to eliminate all so-called “problems” before he took a step!

The dark forest was indeed scary and the road was difficult to walk on, but this did not stop Ye He from clearing a path by himself!
In addition, the self-disciplined boys guarding the area emitted many spotlights, which illuminated the tree trunk avenue and the surrounding forest in great detail!

Walking on this road is no different from walking on the streets of Cedarville, except for the slight smell of sawdust!

(End of this chapter)