Chapter 18: The Proper Way to Open the Treasure Hunt Rat
As we all know, the monster qualities are white, green, blue, purple, orange, and gold.
The Silver Queen is Link's first blue-level pet, and although it is only a light blue, it also represents a leap in quality.
After reading the introduction of monster attributes, Link gasped.
That's too strong, isn't it?
Can eat metal, survive without even food, has amazing fecundity, and can be a violent soldier.
Although there is only one active and one passive skill, the effect of both skills is quite powerful.
In addition to the silver queen, the other marching ants in the nest have also completed their 'glorious evolution' and become marching ants covered in silver.
Link could clearly perceive the marching ants in the nest, like red blood cells in the blood vessels, moving back and forth on the high-speed passage constructed by the nest.
Link also sensed that in the center of the silver nest, there was a strong aura that was different from the other marching ants.
Link approached, and the marching ants sensed his thoughts, and they all retreated to the side.
The original face of the nest was gradually revealed, and Link saw the silver queen in the deepest part of the nest, with a thin torso and a plump and fat belly hanging from the size of the body.
The silver queen is about the size of a palm, and when illuminated by the light, it glows with a silvery glow, making it look like a delicate silver artifact.
Link stepped forward and held out his palm.
The two antennae on the silver queen's head swayed up and down, then stretched out her forelimbs, twisted her body and put it on Link's hand, dragging her fat body up little by little.
It's a novelty to the touch.
Link could feel the subtle touch of the ant's forelimbs on the palm of his hand, and he could also feel the metallic cold texture.
It's hard to believe that the silver queen is a real creature and not a work of art.
The silver queen's pincer-like palate is clearly visible, and two antennae are lightly dotted on the palm of her hand.
The silver queen seemed to be familiar with her master's smell and began to move boldly over Link's hand.
The queen's six tentacles move in the palm of Link's hand, and Link can clearly feel the sensation of touching the foot and skin.
It doesn't sting, it's a little itchy, and goosebumps pop up on my arm.
The queen moved and trembled, mainly because her abdomen was too fat and bloated.
Link saw that the queen ant still wanted to drag her body up her arms and climb up, so he immediately reached out to stop him.
"I'll be obedient, you have to be careful, if you have a good birth, then I will lose a lot."
Link held the silver queen and put it back in the center of the nest.
As long as there is enough food, the queen ant can produce and grow the team.
Without food, the silver marching ant can survive.
Synthesis has altered the internal structure of their bodies, and the role of food is only used to provide energy for the producing queens.
This is simply an immortal force!
Link turned his gaze to the other marching ants.
With just one thought, all the worker ants on the ground crawled out of the nest and gathered into a clump to wait for the inspection of their master, Link.
"Connect into a bridge!"
At Link's order, all the worker ants took action, stacking them one by one, and soon formed a silver bridge with arcs.
Link stepped forward, tried to step on the stairs, and slowly lifted his other foot, finding that the worker ants were strong enough to support him.
It looks like a bridge built by worker ants, but the actual feeling on your feet is no different from that of a concrete floor.
Ordinary marching ants can lift objects that are up to a hundred times heavier than their bodies, and the enhanced silver marching ants have greater potential.
An iron bridge made of a bunch of marching ants could support Link's weight.
Link retreats from the Iron Bridge and dismisses the worker ants.
"Ah Fu, get me a spare searchlight."
Ah Fu handed the many searchlights to Link.
Link places the searchlight on the ground and then orders the ant to attack the searchlight.
A moment later, the soldiers rushed to the source of the lamp in high spirits, like a silver curtain sweeping over the light.
In the next second, the glass mirror of the searchlight made a clicking and popping sound, and the entire searchlight seemed to be pinched and rubbed by a pair of invisible big hands, the glass shattered, and all the metal in it was eaten by the soldiers, leaving only some rubber seals and plastic.
The silver wave faded, leaving only an indigestible wreckage.
Before Link could say anything, Ah Fu, who was lying on it, took the lead in gasping.
The evolved marching ants are too terrifying, and in just a few moments, they have already eaten only some scum from the searchlight, and if they are replaced by humans, I am afraid that they will not become a white skeleton in the blink of an eye.
This is followed by a smaller number of flying ants.
Under Link's control, it condensed into a silver sphere and flew through the air.
Link stretched out his hand and the ants flew to their destination.
Sometimes the flying ants spread into a large silver net, sometimes condensed into a ball, and even changed into more lethal arrows at Link's will.
Finally, Link reached out and pointed at the opposite wall, wanting to test the lethality of the flying ants coming together.
Rumble!
A 'ball of iron' smashed into the wall, and a huge explosion erupted, and then the wall was knocked open with a large hole of more than thirty centimeters, and there was a pale yellow light shining inside.
Link looked at the hole in the wall and was a little confused, how could the wall of this underground secret room still be penetrated?
And why is there still light?
Without Link's orders, the flying ants quickly flew back from the other end of the hole and landed behind the silver ants of the nest.
Link was surprised, but reacted quickly, and the pump-action shotgun had gone from hanging behind his back to holding it in his hand.
Before Link could speak, the treasure hunt rat seemed to sense something, its little ears trembling all the time, and its eyes staring directly at the glowing hole.
Leap off Link's shoulder, straight to the wall, and along the hole.
Link was just about to say if Xiaobao was too reckless, when he immediately heard Xiaobao's report from the other side of the cave.
Squeak squeak.
Link's whole body was full of energy.
The treasure hunt rat says that a treasure has been found, and there are no living people!
Put away the shotgun, walk in front of the hole, kick the hole even bigger with a few feet, and bend down into the new space.
It was cold enough, and Link didn't gasp again.
Entering through the hole, everything in front of me has changed dramatically.
There is no end to the corridor, and the top of the semi-circular arc is specially polished, and a row of electric lights emitting a soft yellow light is installed at the top.
The floor of the corridor is paved with bluestone slabs, which are smooth at a glance without any warping or thick dust, and the newness makes it easy to think that it is newly built.
On the left side of the bluestone road, there is a gurgling underground river, and the water is tinkling but there is no turbulence at all.
The whole corridor highlights two words from front to back - high class.
Looking at the choice of materials and the meticulous attitude of the craftsmen, Link knew that this underground corridor was expensive.
"Why is there a corridor here?"
Link can also explain that it was the prince's backhand who could escape from the underground tunnel just in case.
But this expensive secret passage with an underground river is really incomprehensible to Link.
Although he was already standing on the third floor of the basement, his mind was still on the basement floor, perhaps there was a fifth floor in the Whistling Castle.
Ah Fu also stuck his head out of the hole, looked left and right, and said excitedly: "Boss, you actually know that there is a corridor here!" ”
Link just wanted to speak, but when he thought that he had broken the wall so skillfully, he didn't believe it when he explained to Ah Fu, and thought he was humble.
Glancing back at the hole, Link frowned together and noticed a problem.
When marching into the ant nest, there was nothing unusual about the entrance to the cave, but from the side of the corridor, the color of the wall at the entrance was obviously very different from the surroundings.
Although the walls have been old after a long time, there are still obvious differences between the two old colors.
Link leaned in and carefully examined the two old colors on the wall, the colors around the cave and elsewhere were distinct, and it was obvious that the hole was filled in by the later construction.
"Boss, what are you looking at?" Ah Fu's head was stuck at the entrance of the cave, watching the boss dangling back and forth in front of him, as if studying the wall.
Link didn't talk nonsense, reached out and pressed Ah Fu's head back from the hole, picked up a polished stone on the ground, and muttered to himself: "No, if this hole is newly filled, there is no need to fill it so meticulously and completely, and even the workmanship is almost not different from the original." ”
Just as Link was curious, the excited shouts of treasure hunt rats could be heard not far away.
Squeak squeak!
Squeak squeak!
Link lowered the stone and walked towards the location of the treasure hunt mouse.
Ah Fu glanced back at the uninhabited ant nest and the dense silver marching ants on the ground, and got goosebumps.
Although he already knew that these things had been ordered by the boss, but let him be alone with these terrifying creatures, Ah Fu panicked.
Ah Fu's head burrowed into the hole again, trying to squeeze out to keep up with Link.
But the fat body was just stuck at the entrance of the hole, unable to move forward or retreat.
Ah Fu propped up the wall with his hands, trying to pull himself out, but it didn't help to waste half a day's effort.
Between two fires.
At this time, Ah Fu panicked and began to shout: "Boss, save me......"
Desolate cries for help echoed through the hallways, far, far away, but Link didn't answer.
Because he came to the treasure hunt rat at this moment, he saw a skeleton in a luxurious body in the hallway.
The two small paws of the treasure hunting mouse forcefully pulled their fingers out of the clothes.
Then the two little claws struggled to lift the skeleton's ...... Middle finger.
Raise it above your head.
Gesture praise!
Link's eyes lit up, and he crouched down and plucked the precious ring from his skull's middle finger.
[You receive 1 Royal Ring]
Link held the ring in his hand and looked at it carefully, and the diamonds, amethysts, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds in the center of the ring were evenly distributed.
But on the whole, the five gemstones are concentrated in the center, forming a hexagonal whole, and the carving technique is ingenious.
In the system, the introduction of the Royal Huajie is only one line:
[The royal ring is so bright that it is impossible to look at it directly, and the brilliance of many jewels is comparable to that of the stars in the sky]
Link took the ring, and looked down at the timeless noble outfit on the skeleton, his brain racing.
After a while, Link's brows slowly stretched, smiled happily, and rubbed the little head of the treasure hunting mouse: "Xiaobao, you can find the treasure now!" ”
With this royal ring, and the aristocratic attire to corroborate, Link had already guessed the identity of the skeleton in front of him.
Not surprisingly, the skeleton in front of him is the true owner of Whistling Castle - the Prince of the Desert.
What detects enemies?
This is the right way to open the Treasure Hunt Mouse! (Tactical Fallback)
The treasure hunt rat was praised by name, and worked harder, burying his head into the skeleton's suit again.
"Something good again?"
Link was looking forward to it.
After a few seconds, the two small claws of the treasure hunt rat struggled to drag out a black rod-like object from under his clothes.
Looking at the screen on the stick-shaped object, as well as the buttons, the joy on Link's face gradually converged.
It doesn't seem to be a baby, but a ...... Voice recorder?