Chapter 53

The next day, early morning.

After Lu Changsheng finished breakfast, he prepared to explore the Cangyun Mountain Range again.

His harvest during this period had slowed down a lot, presumably because the ant colony had encountered some situation.

Coupled with the urgent need for Source Energy Points in his hand, he had to take action again.

Now the two forces in the county town were secretly competing, and no one knew when a big war would break out, so he had to improve his strength as soon as possible.

Then he separated a wisp of consciousness and entered the pangolin's body.

The surroundings were still that cave, but it was much larger than two months ago.

The ground was full of ant eggs, densely packed in a large area, and a strange smell came from the air.

Many Fire Ants were guarding outside the cave, while the Ant Queen was lying quietly in the center of the cave.

Lu Changsheng looked at the exotic eggs on the ground that showed no signs of hatching, somewhat puzzled.

These Fire Ants belonged to a mutated variety, and the hatching time was about two months.

After he used Source Energy Points to let the Ant Queen lay eggs, those eggs had not hatched.

"Could it be that some specific locations are needed?"

"Or is the temperature here not very suitable?"

Lu Changsheng knew that these Fire Ants belonged to fire-attribute creatures, and the temperature here was not high, much lower than in the original mountain body.

After all, this place was just something he found casually.

Thinking of this, Lu Changsheng prepared to take action immediately.

After exploring these days, some of the nearby venues had also been explored by him.

More than thirty miles to the east of this place was a volcano, with a high temperature, presumably the environment there should be suitable for the hatching of exotic ant eggs.

He prepared to take the ant colony to act together; if there were exotic beasts in the volcano, he could also have a helper.

Then Lu Changsheng ordered the Ant Queen to lead the tribe to collect the ant eggs, and then they crawled toward the outside of the cave in a mighty manner.

Along the way, a long ant tide was formed, which was orderly.

In less than half an hour, Lu Changsheng led the ant colony to the edge of the volcano.

He first found a cave to settle the Ant Queen and the ant eggs, and then ordered the Ant Queen to explore the situation of the volcano.

"Chi, chi, chi..."

Before long, a Fire Ant crawled into the cave, with several legs broken on its legs, and its aura greatly reduced.

Soon, Lu Changsheng received a message from the Ant Queen in his mind.

"There are other exotic beasts in the volcano?"

This discovery made Lu Changsheng frown; one mountain could not tolerate two tigers, and he prepared to use this volcano as a base for cultivating the ant colony in the future, so naturally, he could not tolerate the existence of other exotic beasts.

He must thoroughly wipe out the other party.

However, Lu Changsheng did not act recklessly, but instead kept letting the ant colony go to scout.

After several days of exploration, he found that there were no traces of Tier 3 or higher exotic beasts on the periphery of this place for the time being.

Most of them were Tier 2 exotic beasts and Tier 1 exotic beasts, among which the Tier 2 exotic beast called Fire Armor Scorpion was the most numerous.

As a Tier 2 exotic beast, this scorpion was also fire-attribute and lived in groups, which was almost a natural enemy to the ant tribe.

The most important thing was that there was a fire-attribute ore in the volcano, which contained energy and could promote the growth of Fire Armor Scorpions.

This discovery made Lu Changsheng very happy.

He was just lacking Source Energy Points in his hand.

As long as he wiped out all the exotic beast tribes within the volcano range, those energy ores would all be his own pocket items.

After initially figuring out the details, Lu Changsheng led the ant tribe to advance toward the volcano.

Soon, he arrived at the east of the volcano, under a giant rock.

Suddenly, a fire-red crystal in front caught his attention.

He hurriedly stepped forward and extended his sharp claws to dig it out.

【Inferior Fire Crystal Stone】 (Too many impurities, cannot be absorbed).

Note: An ore containing fire-attribute energy, which can stimulate the potential of fire-attribute creatures.

Sensing the panel prompt, Lu Changsheng's expression flickered slightly.

This kind of ore was simply tailor-made for the ant tribe.

If they occupied this place for a long time, the Fire Ants would definitely rise rapidly.

It would also be of great benefit to his future exploration of the mountains and forests.

He must take this place.

However, it was not easy to occupy this large volcano.

Since there were such crystals inside, presumably those Fire Armor Scorpions would definitely not be weak after eating them for a long time.

A Tier 3 Scorpion King was likely to exist.

Lu Changsheng decided to occupy a small piece of land first, and then slowly advance.

Then, he led the Ant Queen and marched toward the volcano in a mighty manner.

The further he walked, the hotter the air became.

Everywhere around were mountain rocks, bare and bald.

Half an hour later, Lu Changsheng found a rock crevice and settled the ant tribe.

This place was just on the periphery of the volcano, suitable for a temporary foothold. Subsequently, Lu Changsheng began to explore, walking along the rock wall in front all the way.

An incense stick of time later.

Suddenly, a flash of red light flashed before his eyes.

"Is there a situation?"

He immediately rushed out and arrived at the location of the anomaly.

He saw a large group of fire-red crystals embedded in the rock wall, and bursts of red light flickered in the void.

"It's Fire Crystal Stone, and it's relatively pure."

Having made a discovery, Lu Changsheng's expression brightened.

He immediately waved his sharp claws and dug out a piece.

"Unknown energy detected, absorb?"

In his mind, a crisp prompt sound rang out.

"Absorb."

"Source Energy Points +1."

Seeing the changes on the panel, Lu Changsheng immediately began to take action.

He waved his sharp claws and quickly dug crazily at the rock wall.

"Source Energy Points +1."

"Source Energy Points +1."

Under his powerful sharp claws, the rock wall in front was like tofu, crumbling one after another.

Each piece of Fire Crystal Stone was absorbed by him.

Before long, this place had been dug clean.

Source Energy Points: 36.

Looking at the numbers on the panel, Lu Changsheng suddenly felt joy in his heart.

In this volcano, I'm afraid there were quite a few of these crystals.

This also strengthened his determination to occupy this place.

For the next few hours.

Lu Changsheng had been exploring nearby, and the harvest was not small.

The Source Energy Points in his hand increased by another 20.

Reaching as many as 56 points.

Under a rock wall, when Lu Changsheng finished digging a piece of Fire Crystal Stone and was about to leave, a sudden change occurred.

Dozens of Fire Armor Scorpions rushed toward Lu Changsheng in a mighty manner.

Each one was the size of half a millstone, and its tail needle flickered with black light, full of baleful aura.

"So many Tier 2 exotic beasts?"

Lu Changsheng's expression flickered slightly; I'm afraid there was more than one Tier 3 Scorpion King in the opponent's tribe.

These Fire Armor Scorpion tribes were much stronger than the Fire Ants he had subdued.

However, with his current Tier 3 strength, it was unlikely to rule the Scorpion King.

Then Lu Changsheng rushed up directly and waved his sharp claws to slap the scorpion group in front.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

One Fire Armor Scorpion after another died under his sharp claws, without any power to resist.

The strength gap between Tier 2 and Tier 3 was an insurmountable chasm.

Before long, this group of Fire Armor Scorpions was killed by him.

The ground was full of dark green juice, a mess.

For the next few days.

Lu Changsheng explored the volcano, collected Fire Crystal Stones, and killed the incoming Fire Armor Scorpions, and his days were very fulfilling.

Four days later.

Under a rock wall.

Lu Changsheng lay on a giant rock.

Open the panel.

Source Energy Points: 102.

This was his harvest over the past few days, and the resources in his hand had broken through one hundred again, which made him quite happy.

However, the entire outermost periphery of the volcano had been swept clean by him.

During this period, he also encountered many Tier 2 Fire Armor Scorpions, all of which were killed by him.

If he went further inside, he would likely encounter a Tier 3 Scorpion King.

However, I'm afraid there were more Fire Crystal Stones inside.

(End of chapter)