Chapter 2: Insect Gene Fragment · Biological Plasma (Rare Gene Fragment)
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【Main Quest: Rise (Fifth Ring)】
Difficulty Level: Lv.79
Quest Brief: Evolve the insect nest to the eighth stage.
Time Limit: 8 natural days.
Quest Reward: Soul Crystal Core ×4.
Quest Penalty: Forced execution.
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As the saying goes, a step ahead means every step ahead, and Su Xiao's current situation was exactly that.
The three insect unit carapace enhancements rewarded by the main quest weren't yet apparent, but when cultivating Demon Beasts and Leviathans, the defensive advantage would become prominent. Unfortunately, the Demon Flame Dragon had no carapace.
The main quest jumped directly from the first ring to the fifth ring. The rewards, "Sharp Fangs and Claws" and "Biological Plasma," were immediate enhancements for the former and a late-game divine skill for the latter.
Su Xiao looked at the entrance of the insect nest and said, "Jila."
"Ah?"
"Come out."
"Oh~"
Jila reluctantly came out. She hadn't had enough time in her newly built home yet.
"Do you have any mining-related abilities?"
"Yes."
"Breed a worker scorpion and demonstrate."
"Worker scorpions can't mine, but I can."
As Jila said this, she crouched down and started digging at the stone with her hands. This was the mining ability she had plundered.
"..."
Su Xiao wanted the insect units under Jila's command to have mining abilities, not for Jila herself to mine. With her strength and agility attributes, which couldn't even beat Beini and Bubu Wang, she wouldn't dig anything out even after a year.
Letting Jila continue her homebody lifestyle, Su Xiao began pondering subsequent strategies. Mining on their own was out of the question. In the entire insect nest plus Su Xiao's team, the fastest digger was Bubu Wang, and their overall mining capability was so poor it was an eyesore.
Since mining wasn't possible, they had to switch back to eating meat. Su Xiao took out the terminal, opened the map function, and the map Beini had revealed showed a neighbor within Su Xiao's sight.
This was a fifth-stage insect nest, owned by a "Queen-level" insect mother. This tribe had over 3,000 worker-type insect individuals and over 700 combat-type insect individuals.
Su Xiao's idea was to use the current 42,150 points of bio-energy to cultivate 4,215 Demon Beasts, then take these 4,215 Demon Beasts to pay a visit to the neighbor.