Chapter 1858

After the Xiong Wang confirmed that the "bug" in the box was not food, it immediately lost interest, lazily flipped over, and lay in the water to continue its SPA.

Xia Qing carefully took the detection robot out of the box and placed it on the ground. This robot was an upgraded version of the micro-robot that monitored the giant evolutionary wasps inside the mountain crack of the chestnut forest in District 3 of Mountain 49, and it was also a bit larger.

The robot in the wasp cave was only the size of an egg, while this one was the size of a human palm. After being activated, it was spider-shaped and could walk steadily on complex road conditions. Therefore, this thing should be called a mechanical spider, not a robot.

Xia Qing tested the joystick to activate the mechanical spider.

The six mechanical legs responsible for walking extended, supporting the body. The two front legs, which also served as mechanical arms, were slightly bent and not touching the ground. The searchlight on top of the body lit up, and the soft cold light illuminated the rock cave entrance ahead, crawling nimbly toward the rock cave under Xia Qing's control.

Under the long-term erosion of water flow, this cave, which was only 15 cm high and 21 cm wide at its highest point, was exceptionally smooth. But the mechanical spider crawled in without any obstacles, and the searchlight illuminated the moss and dense water droplets on the cave walls.

These images were transmitted to the screen of Xia Qing's laptop by the camera on the mechanical spider. Xia Qing squatted at the cave entrance, staring at the screen.

The Xiong Wang's wet, large ears flicked twice, and it flipped over again to watch.

In order to establish a cooperative relationship with the bear troop as soon as possible, during the period when Dai Gua moved into the bear cave last winter to treat the Xiong Wang's skin disease, Xia Qing had it watch mobile phones and introductory teaching videos in front of the Xiong Wang as much as possible to popularize human knowledge to the Xiong Wang and the greedy little bear.

Therefore, although the Xiong Wang hadn't systematically learned human knowledge, it was no longer an illiterate bear that would be startled upon seeing mobile phones or laptops.

Xia Qing turned the laptop screen so the Xiong Wang could see it more clearly, "This is the image inside the cave transmitted by that mechanical spider. It's looking for the giant salamander. Lord Xiong Wang, look, isn't this moss covered with water droplets very beautiful?"

"Whoosh—"

The Xiong Wang was quite interested in this thing. It stood up from the water pool and walked to Xia Qing's side. The small fish and shrimp that were hanging on it gnawing on dead skin quickly let go and fell into the pool. Before the Xiong Wang shook its fur, Xia Qing nimbly took out a rainproof cloth and shook it open, covering both herself and the equipment.

After a burst of pattering sounds, the bear, having shaken off the moisture in its fur, lay down beside Xia Qing, its large head leaning close to the laptop screen.

Xia Qing pulled the waterproof cloth aside to let the Xiong Wang see more clearly, and then Xia Qing controlled the mechanical spider to continue exploring the cave.

The image showed that the interior of the rock cave was much more spacious than the entrance. The cave walls were covered with thick, wet, and slippery moss. A shallow stream of water flowed outward from deeper inside. Because the water flow speed was low, the sound of the water flow was not obvious.

The robot continued to crawl inward for about 9.7 meters, and the image suddenly opened up. An underground dark pool with an area of 23.4 square meters appeared in the center of the screen.

Why could Xia Qing get such precise data? That was naturally because these data were clearly presented on the laptop screen. Her eyesight was so good, so she could naturally see clearly.

Xia Qing controlled the spider to come to the edge of the crystal-clear dark pool. The gravel and a few dead branches at the bottom of the pool were clearly presented on the screen. Above the dark pool was a narrow mountain crack, and light shone from the crack onto a smooth stone platform exposed above the water in the dark pool.

Let alone Xia Qing, even the bear lord here watched with wide eyes.

Blue Star's evolutionary forest was indeed very dangerous, but it was also breathtakingly beautiful.

Xia Qing switched the mechanical spider's camera to infrared mode, which was even more breathtaking—in such a natural environment suitable for giant salamander survival, there were actually only tiny specks of insect light, and not a single giant salamander?

It was impossible for there to be none.

Xia Qing switched the camera again and controlled the mechanical spider to crawl around the edge of the dark pool, but still found no trace of the giant salamander. She controlled the mechanical spider to the stone platform in the dark pool, which was only three square meters in size, and checked it carefully, but still had no harvest.

As a top sniper, the thing Xia Qing lacked the least was patience. She continued to control the mechanical spider to inspect the rock cave inch by inch.

After the mechanical spider entered the water, the laptop screen became blurry. After the Xiong Wang blinked a few times, its eyelids slowly closed, and it began to sleep.

This bear didn't snore, but its breathing sound was still rhythmic, clearly tapping on Xia Qing's eardrums, making her feel exceptionally at ease and focused on exploring the cave.

The top combat power of this mountain area—the brain-domain, speed, strength, and giant four-series evolutionary powerhouse Xiong Wang—was sleeping beside her. This place was absolutely safe!

Five minutes later, Xia Qing discovered a cave entrance in a hidden position under the stone platform illuminated by sunlight! She steadied her breathing, controlled the mechanical spider to crawl over, and discovered a dark brown creature lying inside the cave.

Xia Qing immediately switched the camera, and a bright color appeared on the laptop screen. The color of the giant salamander almost blended with the rock, and the protective effect was excellent, but under the scanning of the infrared camera, it had nowhere to hide.

Xia Qing slowly curled the corners of her mouth and switched the camera again. After a clear image was presented on the laptop screen, Xia Qing just controlled the mechanical spider to drill in to confirm the quality and gender of this giant salamander, when a sudden change occurred!

The giant salamander lying on the rock suddenly opened its large mouth and bit toward the mechanical spider. The mouth full of sharp and dense small teeth was clearly presented on the laptop screen. Xia Qing immediately controlled the mechanical spider to jump backward.

"Plop—"

"Plop————"

The mechanical spider at the cave entrance under the stone platform jumped back more than a meter and fell into the dark pool, splashing water. Following that was an even larger splash—the giant salamander in the rock cave darted out!

"ROAR!!!" The Xiong Wang lying beside Xia Qing was awakened by the movement in the cave, opened its eyes, stared at the cave entrance, and let out an earth-shattering roar.

Seeing the Xiong Wang open its large mouth with her peripheral vision, Xia Qing, an auditory evolutionary, immediately opened her mouth to reduce the impact of the Xiong Wang's roar on her eardrums. At the same time, her hand was still steadily holding the joystick, and her eyes staring at the screen didn't even blink.

After she controlled the mechanical spider to crawl out of the dark pool and onto the wet and slippery rocks covered with moss in the rock cave, she opened her mouth to thank the Xiong Wang, "Thank you, Bear Brother, for your help. If you hadn't roared at the giant salamander, the mechanical spider would likely have been swallowed into the giant salamander's stomach."

The Xiong Wang's large black claw extended toward the laptop screen, signaling Xia Qing to give it the fish swimming in the water on the screen; it wanted to eat it.

That wouldn't do. If she dragged this giant salamander out and fed it to the bear, after returning to the territory, her idol would tie her to the operating table and perform a craniotomy to check her brain.

Xia Qing turned the laptop to let the Xiong Wang understand that the fish was not on the screen and she couldn't take it out directly, "Bear Brother, this fish is in that small rock cave. This screen only shows that there are giant salamanders like this in that rock cave; it can't be caught out."

Discovering that this monkey didn't understand its meaning, the Xiong Wang's large black claw turned toward the rock cave entrance, firmly indicating: it wanted to eat the fish!