Chapter 104: Negotiation with the Mantis Monster
Almighty Cultivation Supreme
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"Dig three feet into the ground to find the treasure, and you need to be fast. Quick, you're an excavator or something! β
"Uh-huh, meow."
Yarulan gave me a blank look in a nasal voice, turned her hands into the claws of some kind of animal and began to cut the sand. Dig it up about every 10 seconds, and if there's really a treasure, I'm going to have to turn gray when you get it.
"I'm going to be stripped naked if you rub it any longer!"
"Oh, you're so annoying, do you have a hole in your brain? What treasure can a handful of pirates bury here, besides, there are really ten thousand taels of gold that you can also see? β
Forehead.
Makes sense.
But now that I've said it, how can I swallow it back? She had always despised my intelligence, and she had to bite the bullet at this moment: "I have a gut feeling, there must be treasure on this island!" Maybe it wasn't the pirates who hid it, but they found it but couldn't take it with them for a while, so they left the map. β
Ya Rulan looked at me in surprise, as if she had seen a miracle with a sharp rise in IQ, but said, "Actually, you are the Demon King in disguise, right?" β
Angry. She refused to believe that I was actually very smart: "Shut up woman, I don't know who was crying just now?" β
"Uh." Ya Rulan's face suddenly turned red, and she buried her head in the sand silently.
Oh? Speaking of the heart, I found the weakness, ha!
"Seven Nights Turbidity ~ Seven Nights Turbidity ~ You Don't Want to Die ~ Otherwise, how will people live ~ Meow ~~"
"Don't tell me to speak with a shrill voice, it's disgusting! I'm not like that! β
Interesting.
I poked her cheek and whispered, "Admit it, you're actually very infatuated with me, and you thought I was dead and cried into tears." Say it quickly: You can't live without me, haha. β
Yarulan's cheeks turned even redder, and she bowed her head and said nothing.
I poked her boobs again and teased, "If I'm not mistaken, you seem to have said you liked me, right?" β
She remained silent.
I seemed to be a little carried away, and I stretched out my arms and looked up to the sky and smiled: "Every woman loves me is the law of this universe, haha!" β
"Desserth Meow ......"
I caught up with her who turned to leave, and the teasing couldn't stop: "You mean, how much do you like me?" Say it out loud, it's an order, ha! β
"It's really annoying, you'll know about it tomorrow." She covered my mouth and said seriously, "Please be quiet now, I'm using high-frequency sound waves to explore the underground for what you call treasure." Quiet, quiet, otherwise I can't hear clearly. β
Bat?
It seems to be a very advanced echolocation, and it can also penetrate the ground.
I waited a little longer, and found that Ya Rulan was really aiming her mouth open and closed, and then wandering back and forth. Although I can't hear anything, it's probably because the frequency of the sound waves is a bit high, beyond the range of my ears, and the sonic waves of bats are inaudible, and this frequency may be even higher than that of bats.
I waited a long time.
Just sit on the ground.
Then almost fell asleep from a nap.
Boredom shouted, "Hey, haven't you found it yet?" β
"Meow ha! You're such a liar! As soon as the words fell, Ya Rulan burst out laughing, "How can I have a sound wave positioning that can penetrate the formation, you really believe meow?" β
β¦β¦ Abominable woman.
She laughed so hard that tears came down: "In exchange for more than half an hour of tranquility, it's really happy." β
I felt my face burn, and my tone became stern: "Can you still find it?" Ditch the beach and head into the jungle! β
"Are you sure meow? The jungle looks dangerous......" Before she could finish speaking, she froze and pointed behind me, "What kind of meow is that?" β
I looked back.
A giant verdant praying mantis crawls on top of the jungle's vines. I'm guessing the guy was at least five meters long, and apparently thought we'd be food, his mouthparts open and closed, and he was slowly approaching with a double scythe.
Ya Rulan stood with her chest crossed, looked at the giant mantis and said, "Celebrate your killing of the Demon King, this time you can roast and eat." β
I touched my chin and asked, "I only know that grasshoppers can be eaten, does this taste bad?" β
We began to discuss the quality of the mantis's flesh while waiting for each other to slowly approach.
Ya Rulan just lowered her hands, but the other party opened her mouth to speak:
"Hello. How did you get here? Is there any food? It fiddled with its triangular heads, its mouthparts opening and closing in a lingua franca mixed with hissing sounds.
To be honest, we were both surprised by what we were looking for.
Ya Rulan folded her arms back in front of her chest, frowned, and asked, "The other party's brainwave is not hostile, but it is obviously a very aggressive creature meow." Aifei, what do you think of meow? β
"I was still thinking about whether mantis meat was good or not, but I really didn't want to eat talking creatures. If the cattle and sheep can talk, then it is estimated that no one will dare to eat them, it is disgusting. I paused, "So, let's try fattening first." β
Yarulan raised her forehead: "What about fattening it then?" β
"Chop off a leg and taste it first."
"Okay, I'll go get ......" Ya Rulan suddenly confirmed to the mantis, "Hey, what do you eat, raw meat, right?" β
The praying mantis couldn't help but take a few steps forward: "Thank you for the alien race!" Yes, raw meat, and please give us as much as you can, and we will repay it later. β
"You guys?" She was stunned.
"Me and my husband."
Female, no, female? It's female, I can't see it at all.
The giant mantis continued: "My husband and I were suddenly caught up in a volcanic eruption, and after the earth shook and the mountains subsided, the surrounding scenery changed completely, and the weather around us was so bad that we couldn't fly out at all. We eat a lot and have been trapped here for 5 days, which is really close to the limit, in fact, it is a miracle that we have survived until now, but my husband is too weak to move. β
Wait a minute! Praying mantis can't fly, can they? And aren't you going to eat your husband?
I whispered to Yarulan, "I want to catch one as a pet, it seems cool." β
"You're not going to eat meow?"
I shook my head: "It's still a taste first." β
Ya Rulan held her forehead, looking powerless to complain, and then said to the mantis: "We have changed our minds, let's talk about the conditions first." You're going to give us the first babies you have born, and you're going to give them a meow each. If you don't agree, I'll arrest you now, and it's just the two of us who have a meow. In fact, I still want a baby, after all, it's cute. β
There are ghosts who can agree to such a naked threat!
Unexpectedly, the other party agreed very happily, this is guaranteed by Ya Rulan's brainwave perception, not lying. According to Ya Rulan's speculation, if it is so similar to a praying mantis, then giving birth to a child should also be a big litter, and two less is not a problem at all.
Yarulan disappeared in place.
Arulan appeared in situ.
Ya Rulan held raw meat enough for twenty or thirty tigers and lions to eat in her arms, and then threw it to the praying mantis.
Ah, liar! Somewhere, "the hungry are too weak", I saw the praying mantis scurry out in the air, cut the pile of meat into small pieces, and held some on its front paws, turned away, and disappeared into the jungle in the blink of an eye. I guess it was food for her husband.
I swapped colors with Yarulan, and she turned into a thin slime on the ground, and I turned on the invisibility bracelet and secretly followed.
Even though I had lost it a long time ago, I could intuitively confirm which direction the other person was in. This feeling has never been felt before, and it is probably the passive effect of the new skill "Scouting".
Until you come to a naturally formed cave.
As we were hesitating to go in, we were met with a mysterious loud bang again, this time it seemed to be a little more violent than the previous one, and despite being wrapped in Yarulan, I still felt like my internal organs were almost broken, and I almost fainted.
After what seemed like an endless long time, I crawled out of the Arralan brand of flesh and looked up to see two huge praying mantis rubbing their sharp forearms against me.
Sure enough, it's a cold-blooded insect! As soon as I have eaten and had the strength, I will take advantage of my weakness to kill me!
Seeing that the two giant insects kept opening and closing their deadly mouthparts, they slowly lowered their heads: "Thank you, alien. β
β¦β¦ Hey?
In fact, now that Yarulan and I are both in a dizzy and weak moment from the mysterious loud noise, they can attack completely.
Not only can you speak, but also intellectually?
And they held two extremely disgusting-shaped white oval eggs and handed them to us.
"We can have a lot of eggs, it's just a little difficult to get the eggs out of the egg sheath."
Ya Rulan took it and smiled, "Very good." Although I can see that you are very reluctant, I really need your baby meow. In exchange, I'll find a way to provide you with food for a while, and you'll be able to raise livestock or something? β
The two praying mantis looked at each other and replied, "No, we don't use animal husbandry. All along, we were predators, eating all animals, and of course, even now, you two look delicious. We thought it was a fate to meet you when we were hungry and unable to hunt, and then we couldn't do it now. β
Yarulan smiled back.
I also smirked: I don't know who the predator is, you are lucky.
Then he threw all the eggs to Yarulan and told her to raise them before giving them to me. I'm too lazy to raise my two robot daughters now, how can I raise praying mantises? It's good to play as a pet when you're older.
With that said, we were about to continue exploring the place, but the other party stopped us: "Wait a minute, aliens, we really need your help, so we are willing to provide two eggs for each birth." It's reluctant, but it's far better than losing help and starving to death. β
Yarulan clapped her hands in appreciation, then turned her head to glance at me with a "Look, insects are smarter than you."
"In addition, we stumbled upon a treasure while looking around the island for prey, please take it away as our gratitude. Please come with us. β
Treasure?
It's worth it to endure their hissing ghost screams.
The two of us followed the praying mantis in the dense forest for a long time, climbing mountains and wading through waters, and during this time, we also endured a third mysterious loud noise, and finally arrived at the location described by the praying mantis. I can't stand it anymore, I'll go crazy to hear it again. Take it and go.
It is a long staff stuck in the middle of a lush valley. The length of the staff is more than two meters, and the shape of the cane is similar to that of a tree branch, and it is unusually slender and only about two or three centimeters in diameter, as if it will break at the slightest touch.
"It's still pretty ......" I was about to touch it, but I was protected by Ya Rulan's shout of danger.
Damn, that's where the mysterious noise comes from!
This is no longer a "loud noise" but a high-frequency sonic disaster! Due to the almost zero distance, my eyes were blackened by the shock, and my internal organs were messed up, and every cell in my body was trembling! Blood spurting from the eyes, ears, mouth and nose...... Who am I? Where am I?
β¦β¦ I......
I'm dizzy, I'm disgusting......
"Hmm!" Suddenly a heavy blow woke me up from my coma, and the first thing I did when I suddenly got up was cough up a lot of blood, "What's the situation, what's wrong!" β
Is it dark? It was so dark in front of her, and Ya Rulan's figure was swaying vaguely in front of her.
"Your heart stopped beating, I just did CPR meow...... she seemed to be exhausted, and sighed deeply, "Your obstructive "melee ineffectiveness" made me lose my strength, and then it was the whole person who jumped up and sat on your chest to save you...... Suddenly, I miss the fat on my body in the real world. β
Scare? Did I almost die just now?
As my vision cleared up for a moment, I saw that the staff was still in front of me, and that Yarulan was sitting on the ground looking tired, and that the two praying mantis were still looking at me.
It's good that I didn't take advantage of the opportunity to attack.
"You didn't draw your staff?"
Ya Rulan glared at me: "Is it important to save you or is it important to pull out a cane?" In addition, they said that their sharp forearms were not suitable for pulling out the wooden staff, and that they might break it. β
I stood up, walked over to the stick, and pulled it up hard. Isn't there anything else but an immediate low roar across the island, and no Guardian jumping out to fight me?
Holding it in his hand, he found that the head of the cane was a golden bird's nest-shaped plane tree, and there was a golden phoenix lying on top of the leafy branches, closing his eyes and resting slightly. The wood grain of the cane body is like a golden phoenix winding upward, the phoenix's beak is slightly open, and the red tongue is shown inside, as if it wants to chirp.
I looked at the equipment slot:
"Howling Staff: Mythical Item
@ε€ε ΈιΏζ: 3-13 Physical Damage (both hands)
@ζΈ ζζ¬εΏ: +50% Soul Power; +50% Ignore Commands
@ι³δΌ€ε η«: The Man with the Staff has a high resistance to sonic damage.
@εΌΊι³η: Deals 500 sonic damage to friend or foe (including yourself) and decreases with distance, up to a maximum of 5 kilometers. Highest Noise Effect, High Stun Effect, Lower Stun Effect.
@转声撧ζ‘: Physical damage taken by the Rod Wielder will be converted into sonic energy storage, which is currently worth (0/3000).
@ε€θ: The degree of energy storage of visual and acoustic waves, your overall speed is increased by up to 300%
@εΌιΈ£δΉε€©: Plunge the Wand into your heart, inflicting the highest instantaneous effect on all creatures within a nine-meter diameter.
@ε€ζ±ε°: You will automatically change your level to level 1 to avoid death, and all attribute and skill points will be degraded. If someone you love (who may not be the same as someone who loves you) drops blood on you every day, revert to level 1 every day. If they stop bleeding before you fully regain your level, you'll be completely back to the way you were when you were bornβa baby or an egg, depending on your race."
Forehead.
I twitched my cheek and threw the staff to Yarulan, "You have to give you the weapon of self-detonation." β
Ya Rulan happily accepted it. She can withstand this kind of sonic attack, probably because the slime monster's physique is different, and it doesn't have much effect on the two praying mantises. That's why I often think that humans are structurally rare and fragile creatures, without sharp teeth and heavy fur, and even if their ankles are scratched by the poisonous weeds in the mountains, they can die, sadly.
"Let's go?"
"Uh-huh."
My original intention was to pull her to press the task completion button and then teleport away, but she misunderstood and directly grabbed me and teleported to the Light King subspace. Transferring from this island to subspace, and then going where you want to go, is simply a super convenient teleportation station.
It's been a long time.
As soon as I saw the dark and lightless sky above my head in the subspace, I suddenly felt very tired. Yes, there is never a "day" in the day and night world, and the height of the sun is always fixed, so I don't know how long I've been in the other world.
"Where to meow now? I'll send you over to meow. β
"I don't know." I scratched, my eyes fighting, "Suddenly I was sleepy, I couldn't see the sunrise and sunset, and the jet lag was all messed up." β
Yarulan nodded, and took my hand to the castle.
Sleeping here?
Then the plug-in king will go berserk!
β¦β¦ Whatever, it's just his reward for killing the Demon King. The puppy and kitten have to be released from time to time to breathe, but I hope he won't play too much.
Entering the familiar castle bedroom, I fell asleep as soon as my head touched the pillow. Falling asleep fast is one of the few stunts I have.
I dreamed that I was having a wedding with Yarulan, who was wearing a wedding dress and was wearing a wedding dress with black hair and slightly chubby, and then Yue Puppet Yu, who was also wearing a wedding dress, suddenly shouted "I'm against it" and burst in, shooting Yarulan in the head and splashing blood in the church.
Then he woke up.
"Baby, have a nightmare?"
A nostalgic gentle and sweet voice came from beside me, it was the moon puppet lying beside me. I sorted out my thoughts, we stayed in the hotel, last night the moon puppet was stupid and greedy to play with the computer, I slept first.
The other world can't see the moon puppet foolishness, but the reality is beside you, this sense of dislocation...... It's quite comfortable.
I kissed her.
"Well, baby, I didn't bother you, but now there's a little bit of a hurry." With that, she led me to the computer and pointed to the screen, "We were hacked by someone else, and this is a message left by the other party." β
Black? Nothing important on the computer anyway.
Hey?
I'll go!
What the hell is this?
"We are a neutral business alliance, and if you have something to do with Qiye Turbidity, please ask him to type back on the computer. It has to be him.
β Ordinary people can see it
ββββββββ (dividing line)
β Seven nights of turbidity reading only
Hello, we are a neutral group of players. You've made a name for yourself lately, and it's hard to know if you're a boss with demon-level abilities, level 80, and hidden quests. We're more interested in a few of your abilities than you're mighty, so let's make a deal!
We have a bunch of associated abilities to keep us safe during trading, so we don't have to worry about PVP with us. In fact, our reputation is not bad at all.
It's just a transaction, we are a business alliance. If you don't feel at ease, you can also bring your thug named Yarulan.
I'll talk back in the chat box below."
Ha?
What nonsense, how is it possible for players to form a group and also avoid PVP? The leader ability I got before couldn't completely avoid PVP. Unless appointed? Are they going to make me a little brother? Big joke!
It's a trap, it must be!
Just when I was overwhelmed and annoyed, Yarulan called.
"Seven Nights, go downstairs?"
"What?"
"Pig brains! Didn't I say I'd ask you for help "tomorrow", and did you say yes? Alone, don't be foolish. Oh, and tell her the truth, you can't fool her with your IQ, just say I'll ask you for help alone."
γβ¦β¦ Oh."
So, I just said it to the moon puppet.
So, the moon puppet nodded silently and said that he was going to go out alone.
So, I met Ya Rulan, told me about hackers, business alliances, and transactions, and consulted the female military advisor.
Yarulan pondered for a moment and said, "Do you remember that the white-collar prisoner said before the PVP failure that he could contact other players at any time? At that time, I guessed that it might be this kind of near-neutral player organization, otherwise how could it be possible to contact at any time. I also asked your zz boy, and he said that there is indeed a "business alliance" between players, which can be traded in a variety of ways, and it is indeed possible to ban PVP during trading. However, according to the zz boy, this so-called "neutrality" is not very neutral. β
As soon as I heard it, I was not happy: "When did you come into contact with my defeated players without permission!" β
"The zz kid is there, I want to see it at any time." Ya Rulan flicked her long hair and said, "Oh, it's annoying, that's not the point. I suggest you take me with you and contact the Player Alliance tomorrow, and I'll protect you. β
β¦β¦ Protection? Just your little thin arm? "Why tomorrow and not now?"
"Now there's something more important!"
"What?"
"Come with me to see my parents."
ββ¦β¦ What the? β
"See my parents."
ββ¦β¦ The wind is blowing so hard that I can't hear it clearly, what do you say? β
Ya Rulan stared at me coldly, and said word by word: "I need your help to accompany me to see my parents." They don't know me anymore, but I thought of one...... It's okay to go home. Don't dare to go yourself, you accompany me! The tone of the last few words is simply a command, not a plea.
I hesitated.
She pouted: "Seven nights, you are really terrible, why do you ask you to help push back and forth?" To tell you the truth, I killed a legendary ability in my first PVP, and the bounty was to get married to my favorite ability within 7 days. You, you have to admit your fate, and you have to admit your fate if you don't. Lili Soso went with me to see my parents, and I could follow this fate to find my parents again. β
My cheeks twitched.
It's the first time I've seen someone begging for help like this, and even my life is going to be a part of it.
A. Contact the "Players Business Alliance"
B, refuse to touch them
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1. Follow Yarulan to meet her parents
2. Refuse to help