[You charge towards the ant colony defense, and the warrior shadow wolf follows behind you.] 】

[Enraged by your provocative actions, the ant colony screamed and rushed towards you. 】

[You released a strong wind, and the ant colony was overturned. 】

[A large number of magical shockwaves exploded in front of you, which was the fire support from your teammates, tearing a path for you in the dense ant colony defense. 】

[You and the Shadow Wolf successfully broke through the ant colony, but attracted countless soldier ants to chase after you......]

[The Shadow Wolf unleashed the 'Wind Concealment Technique' on you.] 】

[Your body is surrounded by a rich layer of wind element, which refracts light, hides your figure, and blows away your scent. 】

[The ant colony chasers have lost your traces, and can only probe their tentacles to spin in place without stopping......]

It is not difficult to break through, and the spell used by the shadow wolf also makes Mu You quite interested, the wind concealment technique, the stealth of the wind system, can not only refract the light, but also hide the smell, which is much more practical than normal stealth, especially in this kind of insect nest, ants rely on the smell to identify the enemy, once the smell is gone, it is more uncomfortable for the ant beast than blind.

In short, now that the pursuers have been thrown away, the soldier ants in the anthill have been attracted to the front line to face the enemy, and the entire anthill has become empty, and Mu You and Shadow Wolf can find their way in it with peace of mind.

[You've come to the worker ant area!] 】

[A large number of caves have been corroded by worker ant antic acid on the mountain rocks on both sides, forming a three-dimensional nest, and thousands of closely connected ant burrows are distributed on it, and each cave is the residence of a worker ant or soldier ant......]

[The queen's nest is hidden in this ant cave, in order to prevent it from being easily identified by the enemy, the appearance of the queen's nest is exactly the same as that of an ordinary ant nest, if you want to find the queen's nest, you need to enter these caves in turn to explore......]

[You have chosen the nearest ant nest to step into.] 】

[Unfortunately, this is not the queen's nest, there is an ordinary worker ant curled up in the nest, and the worker ant noticed your existence and immediately released an enemy attack signal to his companions......]

Mu You silently pressed the pocket watch.

Now the situation has developed into a game of hide and seek between him and the queen ant, requiring him to touch one burrow by one, and if he misses it, it will trigger the worker ant alarm and attract the soldier ant colony in the distance.

Even if Mu You has a pocket watch to avoid being discovered, this job is really a bit difficult, there are thousands of ant nests, and he has to find when to go.

But now there is no better way, I can only look for it first, but it really can't work, so I can only give up the ant queen, directly attract the soldier ant colony back, and let Lin Xue and them pass the broken bridge first.

[Time passes, and you enter the ant nest in front of you. 】

[A soldier ant is sleeping soundly in the nest, and is awakened by your voice, and immediately sends out an alarm message......]

[Time passes, you return to the ant nest and re-enter another ant nest, only to find that this ant nest is empty......]

……

Then Mu You began to search all the way with the pocket watch, most of these ant nests are empty, and the rest are basically occupied by worker ants, only a very few ant nests, there are no ants living in them, but there are some low-level equipment and props, which should be those adventurers who strayed into the ant nest, and the equipment left after being killed by ants.

These occasional 'surprises' are also the main motivation for Mu You to patiently play hide and seek here, all when opening the blind box, as long as you find the equipment, it will be a small profit, if you can find some high-level items in luck, then you will earn blood!

I just searched for about an hour, picked up a bunch of tatters, but I didn't see any high-level equipment, and Mu You was already a little disappointed.

However, just as he was about to give up searching for the queen, a new piece of text popped up in the game.

[You enter the next ant nest and find that it is an empty nest again.] However, at the bottom of the nest, you see a square metal box, about one meter in length, width and height, with rusty surface, which has been corroded by formic acid. 】

"Metal box?"

Mu You was stunned for a moment, one meter in length, width and height, it had to be a very big box, could it be some kind of treasure chest or something?

Thinking about it, Mu You hurriedly clicked on the text of the 'metal box'.

[You go up and inspect the box and flip it over for a few weeks, only to find that there is no lock on the surface of the metal box, and there is no mechanism that can be opened.] 】

[Just as you are about to do a further inspection of the box, you suddenly hear a faint voice from the box: "Is there anyone outside?"] ”】

"Anyone?" Mu You raised his eyebrows.

"Yes. "You chose to respond to the other person. 】

["Are there ants out there?"] The voice rang out again. 】

["Not yet. "You say. 】

[As your words fell, the iron box suddenly squirmed, and the surface automatically opened layer by layer, finally revealing the scene inside the box.] 】

[A green-skinned goblin struggles out of the box.] 】

[This is a scrawny goblin, very old at the glance, full of old feeling in every move, but in its red eyes, there is a hint of fanaticism. 】

[When the old goblin saw you and the shadow wolf, he was not afraid of your strength, but looked at you for the first time and asked if you had any food. ...... you choose]

[You made a piece of magic bread on the spot and handed it to the old goblin.] 】

[The old goblin took the bread, devoured it, and finally regained some vitality. 】

The old goblin thanked you for the gift and told you about its experience. 】

[The old goblin's name is Turce Eugene, and he is an alchemy master of the goblin clan, but although he is an alchemist, Eugene is not respected by the clan, because his alchemy does not play cards according to common sense, and there are always some crazy ideas in his head, and he likes to develop some bold and strange props, but not only failed to develop any positive effect for the goblin clan, but frequently caused damage in the clan, bringing huge property losses to the clan, so he was disliked by other goblins and was called 'crazy alchemist'. 】

[And the reason why Eugene is here is because he recently has a new invention: a special energy conversion device!] With this device, it is possible to convert those large and violent magical sources of energy into a steady energy output. 】

["I believe that the underground Earth Surge Magic Fountain can charge my device, and if it can be successful, it can greatly reduce the energy pressure of the entire Star Spirit Realm!"] Eugene looked at you feverishly. 】

["But not all magic fountains can, they must be powerful enough and long-lasting. The Fountain under the Xiaoser Mountains is the most powerful fountain it has ever known, but this fountain is occupied by the Termite Queen. Eugene continued. 】

[That's why it's here.] The people did not understand its research, and with no one to support it, it had to venture alone. However, after infiltrating the anthill, Eugene was soon spotted by the patrolling soldier ants, and in order to save his life, he had to activate the 'goblin emergency life support device' that he carried with him, sealing himself in the protection of the iron wall. 】

[Those termite beasts caught it, but they couldn't help it, so they could only use formic acid to corrode the device every day. It's been trapped in the device for over a week, and if no one comes to the rescue, it's going to die, but luckily your arrival gives it a chance to live. 】

[The old goblin is very grateful for your saving grace, but at the same time, your appearance has also made its ambition, which has almost disappeared, swell again! ] 】

Seeing that you are capable of moving freely in the nest, the old goblin asks you to escort it to the queen's nest and kill the queen so that it can continue its experiments and prove its theory correct. If you agree to help him, he will be willing to send you the drawings of the 'Energy Conversion Device'! 】

[Congratulations on triggering the Special Mission: Mad Alchemist's request.] 】

[Quest content: Escort the old goblin Eugene to the queen's nest, kill the queen, find the fountain occupied by the queen, and help Eugene complete its experiments.] 】

[Reward: 'Energy Conversion Device' Blueprint.] 】

Inexplicably rescued an old goblin, Balabala explained it to him, and even brought out a mission.

What kind of 'energy conversion device' is this, he doesn't know how valuable it is for the time being, but finding the queen ant was originally what Mu You planned to do, and now looking at the meaning of this old goblin, it seems to know the location of the queen's nest, since this is just the right way for it to lead the way.

You agreed to the old goblin's request. 】

[The old goblin was overjoyed, hurriedly packed his bags and left the ant nest, quietly touched the depths of the anthill, and motioned for you to follow. 】

[You and the Shadow Wolf follow Eugene to continue to explore......]

[Eugene holds a circular metal instrument disc and walks in the direction of the pointer on it.] This is an alchemy device dedicated to detecting the Magic Fountain, and according to its instructions, it is easy to find the queen's location......]

The old goblin really had two brushes, and the game character followed it for about ten minutes before a prompt popped up.

[You follow the guidance of the goblin Eugene and step into an inconspicuous ant nest in front of you. 】

[The space inside the nest suddenly became wide, and behind the narrow hole, there was a wide underground cave. 】

[There is a very conspicuous crack in the center of the cave, and the rich magical energy that continues to gush out from the crack in the ground exudes colorful brilliance, illuminating the entire cave. 】

[This is a naturally formed ground-surging magic fountain, and at this time, above the fountain, there is a huge white insect lying on its stomach, with a height of nearly ten meters and a length of thirty or forty meters, which is the only termite queen in the entire anthill! 】

[Termite Queen (Level 20): Attack 0, HP 173500......]

[After the shadow wolf saw the fat termites in front of him, saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth again, and he seemed to recall the delicious taste he had tasted. 】

[When you broke in, the termite queen also discovered the intruder for the first time, and immediately let out a terrible hiss, and an invisible fluctuation instantly spread throughout the entire anthill: this is the termite queen sending a signal for help to the outside world! 】

When this text appeared in the game, Lin Xue also sent him a message.

"The ant colony is all gone!"

"Sure enough, they all came back to the rescue......"

Mu You is not surprised, his home has been raided, and these ants definitely don't have time to care about the intruders outside.

"You go first, and find the way to the temple."

"What about you?"

"I ...... If you get it done, you can withdraw here. ”

Mu You was talking, and the attack order had already been given in the game.

[You and the Shadow Wolf launched an attack on the ant queen for the first time!] 】

You summoned the Treants, the Tree of War, the Serpent Guard, the Demon Boy of the Underworld, the Fire Giant, ......]

[You used the Troll Shrine to summon the Troll God of War and the Troll Priest. 】

[Outside the cave, bursts of termite beasts roared one after another, and the queen ant was attacked, causing the termites in the entire anthill to fall into a state of frenzy, and at this time, all the termites in the crypt were rushing towards your position frantically......]

[The sleeping worker ants in the worker ant area also woke up one after another, screaming and coming to rescue the queen ant, but were stopped by several tree people at the entrance of the nest......]

As expected, as soon as the queen ant was attacked, the entire anthill rioted, but those soldier ants wanted to rush back, so it would take a while, as for the worker ants living nearby, these special coolie ants were okay to work, and it would be too good to fight, Mu You directly arranged a few tree people to block the entrance to the cave, and none of these worker ants wanted to break in.

Immediately, Mu You summoned summoned creatures all over the ground, and cooperated with him and the shadow wolf to output the queen ant with all their might.

This queen ant has a level of 20 and a terrifying 170,000 HP! Fortunately, the queen ant has no means of attack, it is Roshan who respects and fights, and Mu You doesn't have to worry about being attacked, just output with all his might.

Originally, Mu You was going to use the Troll God of War's 'Blood Exchange Ultimate' to quickly get this queen ant, but after trying it, he found that it didn't work, and the text prompted 'The current health of the termite queen is higher than the upper limit of the life of the troll god of war, and the ability cannot be activated.' ’

[Under your all-out attack, the queen's screams became more and more piercing, and her health began to slide down at a speed visible to the naked eye. 】

[Under the threat of life, the termite queen began to save herself by laying eggs non-stop, one by one soldier ant eggs emerged from its tail, and after landing, the immature soldier ants immediately broke out of the shell and launched an attack on you......]

[Shadow Wolf gave full play to her archery advantage, opened her bow and arrows, and opened the talent of 'Split Arrow', each arrow can shoot ten energy arrows at the same time, and the soldier ants on the ground will be shot by her split arrows as soon as they appear!] 】

Shadow Wolf finally showed her epic strength at this time, she was a level 23 elf, and it was not a parallel commodity like the Templars who focused on defense, but a real warrior, this outbreak, the strength of the output was immediately reflected, and the rampaging troll god of war next to her was not able to shoot off.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

The text had already begun to prompt that the 'first soldier ant' had appeared at the entrance of the cave, and the tree man was a little unable to hold on, so Mu You hurriedly sent a few more summoned creatures to block the door.

The rest is a race against time, Mu You also pressed the panel magic at this time, all kinds of attack magic, just throw it out if there is no cooldown, how can such a big ant queen be hit.

Under the combined attack of everyone, the queen's blood bar fell down like a faucet that opened the floodgates, and finally completed the kill before the ant colony broke through.

[After you kill termites with the cooperation of many summoned creatures and shadow wolves, you will gain +12 experience points and obtain 'Queen Eggs' *1......]

[Queen Ant Egg: The offspring that carries the life essence of the queen ant can be placed in a suitable environment underground, and after absorbing sufficient energy, it can grow back into a termite queen. 】

Successfully complete the kill. Because the queen ant only has a lifespan of seven months, there is no chance of resurrection after death, but there will be such a thing as 'queen eggs', which is considered the inheritance of the queen ant's life.

This thing is very good, this egg is equivalent to a litter of termite beasts, which can be placed on Dawn City in the future, as a fixed experience copy, and harvested every once in a while.

Got the queen ant, but it's not over yet.

At this time, the summoned creatures at the door had almost been killed by the ant colony, Mu You hurriedly clicked on the ice wall technique, erected an ice wall at the entrance of the cave, and intercepted the ant colony.

[Shadow Wolf took out his scimitar and stepped forward, skillfully cutting the corpse of the termite queen and putting it into his backpack.] 】

[The termite queen disappears, and the crack fountain on the ground is completely revealed, and you urge the goblins to act as soon as possible.] 】

[Goblin Eugene swallows, takes out an oval 'egg-shaped' mechanism from the package behind him, walks to the fountain, and shudders and throws the device into the crack. 】

[The mechanical device automatically floated and hovered in front of the crack in the ground, and under the washing of the rich magical energy below, the originally dim device began to quickly light up with a faint blue light, and the violent energy gushing out of the magic fountain was converted into gentle magic power inside the device, spreading to all sides. 】

[You feel the magic power around your body be full, and pure energy pours into your body, and the magic power consumed by your physical strength begins to recover quickly......]

Mu You looked at the text and was a little surprised, this old goblin invented something a bit powerful, it can actually transform the unusable violent energy of the underground fountain into gentle energy.

If this thing is really done, it will be equivalent to the 'controlled nuclear fusion' of the magical world, and from then on, all the geothermal fountains in the world can be used and converted into a steady stream of energy for human use.

[The old goblin looked at the more dazzling transformation device, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he laughed excitedly: "I succeeded, my research is indeed effective, this invention will rewrite the energy history of the Star Spirit Realm......]

[However, before the elf voice fell, the floating conversion device in front of it suddenly became extremely dazzling, as if it had been subjected to too huge a load in a short period of time, cracking layer by layer, and finally in a roar, it exploded into powder and disappeared completely......]

[The light in the cave quickly returned to normal, and several of you were slightly injured by the explosion, but it was fine. Old goblin Eugene stood in front of the crack, staring blankly at the magic fountain in front of him, his eyes flashing with indescribable loss: its experiment had failed! 】

[The Fountain is strong enough for its device to operate, but not stable enough.] For an energy conversion device to operate for a long time, it needs not only a violent and large energy source like a geoguine, but also a long-term stable energy source. And such an energy source with completely contradictory conditions is simply impossible. 】

["It turns out that my research has no meaning from the beginning. Eugene came to this conclusion painfully, the frenzy in his eyes gradually dissipated, and the whole person seemed to be dozens of years old. 】

This old goblin was very sad, and he thought that the experiment was going to be successful, but he didn't expect that he would be slapped in the face in the blink of an eye, and it was a very thorough slap in the face, and the meaning of his lifelong research was directly erased.

However, Mu You looked at the game text at this time, but he touched his chin, and a strange thought suddenly popped up in his mind.

He needs to be violent enough and stable enough to have a stable energy source......

(End of chapter)