The next day, early morning.
After breakfast, Lu Changsheng prepared to explore the Cangyun Mountains again.
His harvest has slowed down a lot during this period, so there must be something wrong with the ant colony.
In addition, the energy points in hand were running out, so they had to take action again.
Now both forces in the county are competing secretly, and no one knows when a war will break out. He must improve his strength as soon as possible.
Then he separated a strand of his consciousness and entered the pangolin's body.
The surrounding area is still the same cave, but it is much larger than it was more than two months ago.
The ground was covered with ant eggs, densely packed together, and there was a strange smell in the air.
Many fire ants were guarding outside the cave, while the queen ant was lying quietly in the middle of the cave.
Lu Changsheng looked at the alien eggs on the ground that showed no signs of hatching, feeling somewhat puzzled.
These fire ants are a mutant species, and the hatching time is about two months.
After he used the energy point to make the queen ant lay eggs, the eggs did not hatch.
"Does it require some specific location?"
"Or is the temperature here not suitable?"
Lu Changsheng knew that these fire ants were fire-attributed creatures. The temperature here was not high, much lower than that in the original mountain.
After all, I just found this place randomly.
Thinking of this, Lu Changsheng prepared to take action immediately.
After these days of exploration, some nearby venues have also been explored by it.
About thirty miles to the east of here is a crater with a very high temperature. I guess the environment there should be suitable for hatching alien ant eggs.
He planned to take the ant colony with him so that if there were any strange beasts in the crater, they would have someone to help.
Then Lu Changsheng ordered the queen ant to lead the colony to collect the ant eggs, and then crawl out of the cave in a mighty manner.
A long tide of ants formed along the way, in an orderly manner.
In less than half an hour, Lu Changsheng led the ant colony to the edge of the crater.
He first found a cave to settle the queen ant and ant eggs, and then ordered the queen ant to explore the situation in the crater.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak…"
Not long after, a fire ant crawled into the cave with several legs broken and its breath greatly reduced.
Soon, Lu Changsheng received a message from the Queen Ant in his mind.
"Are there other strange beasts in the crater?"
This discovery made Lu Changsheng frown. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. He planned to use this crater as a base for breeding ant colonies in the future, so naturally he could not tolerate the existence of other strange beasts.
The enemy must be completely wiped out.
However, Lu Changsheng did not act rashly. Instead, he let the ant colony go for reconnaissance.
After several days of exploration, he found that there were no traces of strange beasts above level three in the outskirts of this place.
Most of them are second-level and first-level exotic beasts, among which the most numerous is a second-level exotic beast called the Fire Armor Scorpion.
This scorpion is a second-level exotic beast with the same fire attribute. It lives in groups and is a natural enemy of the ant tribe.
The most important thing is that there is a kind of fire-attributed mineral in the crater, which contains energy and can promote the growth of fire scorpions.
This discovery made Lu Changsheng very happy.
He just happened to be short of energy points.
As long as all the alien beast tribes within the crater are destroyed, those energy ores will be in his pocket.
After getting a preliminary understanding of the situation, Lu Changsheng led the ants towards the crater.
Soon, he arrived at the eastern part of the crater, under a huge rock.
Suddenly, a fiery red crystal in front of him caught his attention.
He hurried forward, stretched out his sharp claws and dug it out.
[Poor quality fire crystal] (too many impurities to absorb).
Note: Minerals containing fire energy can stimulate the potential of fire creatures.
Sensing the panel prompt, Lu Changsheng's expression changed slightly.
This kind of ore is tailor-made for the ant tribe.
If they occupy this place for a long time, the fire ants will surely rise rapidly.
It will also be of great benefit to your future exploration of the mountains and forests.
He must take this place.
However, it is not easy to occupy this large volcano.
Since there is this kind of crystal inside, I believe that after long-term consumption of these fire-armored scorpions, their strength will definitely not be weak.
There is a high probability that a third-level Scorpion King exists.
Lu Changsheng decided to occupy a small area first and then advance slowly.
Then, he led the queen ants and marched towards the crater.
The further we go, the hotter the air becomes.
There are only rocks and bare ground everywhere.
Half an hour later, Lu Changsheng found a crevice in the rocks and settled the ants down.
This place is just outside the crater and is suitable for temporary stay.
Then Lu Changsheng began to explore, moving forward along the rock wall in front.
After one stick of incense.
Suddenly, a red light flashed before my eyes.
"Is there something going on?"
He immediately rushed out and came to the place where the vision occurred.
I saw a large group of fiery red crystals embedded in the rock wall, and bursts of red light flickered in the void.
"It's fire crystal, and it's relatively pure."
With the discovery, Lu Changsheng's face lit up with joy.
He immediately wielded his sharp claws and dug out a piece.
"Sensing unknown energy, do you want to absorb it?"
A clear reminder sound rang in my mind.
"absorb."
"Energy point +1."
Seeing the changes on the panel, Lu Changsheng immediately took action.
He waved his claws and dug frantically into the other party's rock wall.
"Energy point +1."
"Energy point +1."
…
…
Under its powerful claws, the rock wall in front of it collapsed like tofu.
Every piece of fire crystal was absorbed by him.
Soon, this place was dug out cleanly.
Source energy points: 36.
Looking at the numbers on the panel, Lu Changsheng suddenly felt happy.
There are probably quite a few of these crystals in this crater.
This also strengthened his determination to occupy this place.
The next few hours.
Lu Changsheng has been exploring nearby and has gained a lot.
The energy points in hand increased by 20 again.
It reached as many as 56 points.
Under a rock wall, when Lu Changsheng finished digging out a piece of fire crystal and was about to leave, something strange happened.
Dozens of fire-armored scorpions rushed towards Lu Changsheng in a mighty force.
Each one is half the size of a millstone, with the tail needle flashing with black light, full of murderous aura.
"So many second-level exotic beasts?"
Lu Changsheng's expression changed slightly. There might be more than one third-level scorpion king in the other group.
These fire-armored scorpion groups are much stronger than the fire ants they have tamed.
However, with his current third-level strength, it is unlikely for him to control the Scorpion King.
Then Lu Changsheng rushed forward, waving his sharp claws and slapping the scorpion group in front.
"Bang, bang, bang…"
One after another, the fire scorpions died under his sharp claws without any power to resist.
The gap in strength between the second and third levels is an insurmountable chasm.
Soon, all the fire-armored scorpions were killed.
The ground was covered with dark green juice, a mess.
The next few days.
Lu Changsheng's days were very fulfilling as he explored the crater, collected fire crystals, and killed the attacking fire scorpions.
Four days later.
Under a rock wall.
Lu Changsheng was lying on a huge rock.
Open the panel.
Source energy points: 102.
This was his harvest in the past few days. The resources in his hands exceeded 100 again, which made him very happy.
However, the entire outermost part of the crater was swept away by it.
During this period, they also encountered many second-level fire-armored scorpions, all of which were killed by them.
If you go further inside, you will most likely encounter a third-level Scorpion King.
But there are probably more fire crystals inside.