Chapter 150 Ant Cave (Updated)
"Fight with others? Fight with whom?" Lin Zhen asked.
"Do you even need to ask, idol? Of course it's with the old students. There are a lot of people in the ant nest. When I went there, there were probably hundreds of people."
"So many people? Are they all gathered around the anthill?"
"Yes, they all gathered at the anthill, and everyone agreed that only when the star crystals are ripe, the top-ranked ones will be qualified to go up and pick them. If they fail, it will be the turn of the next person."
Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue both nodded. It sounded feasible, but it would certainly be difficult to implement. For example, it was hard to say how to arrange the order.
"The order of priority is also simple. Whoever has a larger group of people and stronger strength will be ranked first. That's why we need more people, especially more experts. We may compete with others at that time. I don't know the specific method of competition, but we will know when we get there."
Lin Zhen didn't ask any more questions. Jiang Huai was among this group of people and was considered an expert, so he should still be very competitive.
There were eight people including Jiang Huai, plus Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue, making a total of ten people. The group moved forward quickly and entered the dense forest area in the west that day.
Whenever they encountered mutated insects on the road, Jiang Huai would take the initiative to kill them. Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue also cooperated well with these people. With strength in numbers, they basically did not encounter any strong obstacles on the road.
At dusk, Ma Mingxing told them that they still had about half a day's journey to go, as it was too late and they could not go any further.
The group stopped in a sheltered place to rest.
Before the break, everyone, including Jiang Huai, stole glances at Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue.
They are not fools. Su Mingyue's deliberate behavior makes them suspicious. People are gossipy by nature. They want to see if there is really something fishy going on between Su Mingyue and Lin Zhen.
After all, it was still a little hard for them to believe that a girl like Su Mingyue could fall in love with someone so easily.
If the two people are really a couple, then it is normal for them to be together tonight. If they are fake, then it will be exposed immediately.
The accommodation method was very particular, because the place chosen was a long tree pit, which looked like a long bed after laying out the things, and the distance between them was enough for about ten people. The warriors lay down one by one, leaving a small space at the end for Su Mingyue and Lin Zhen.
As a girl, Su Mingyue could of course suggest moving somewhere else at this time, but that would make people suspicious and also make it seem like there is no unity among teammates.
When Lin Zhen was still hesitant, Su Mingyue had already laid down at the edge and said to Lin Zhen, "Hurry up and take a rest. We will have to travel soon."
Lin Zhen nodded and lay down beside Su Mingyue. He could clearly feel that everyone else was paying attention to this place, and their ears were longer than those of a rabbit.
If two people just lie there like this, then what is going on between them is probably fake. There wouldn't be any couple who respect each other so much.
I dare not say all of these eight people, but at least five of them like Su Mingyue, or have some feelings about Su Mingyue. Now they have the opportunity to travel with Su Mingyue. If Lin Zhen and she are not a couple, maybe someone will really pursue Su Mingyue tomorrow.
Just when Lin Zhen had just laid down, Su Mingyue spoke again.
"Just hold me and sleep like usual."
The voice was not loud, but it was late at night and everyone was asleep, so it was like a bolt from the blue to other people's ears! Suddenly, four or five coughing sounds were heard around them, including Jiang Huai, and Ma Mingxing was even more exaggerated, almost coughing out his alveoli.
A faint fragrance approached, and Su Mingyue's soft body leaned against Lin Zhen's arms, her head resting on Lin Zhen's shoulder. She closed her eyes slightly and murmured, "Hold me."
Lin Zhen stretched out his hand and held Su Mingyue in his arms.
Their arms were entangled, their faces pressed together, their ears rubbing against each other, and waves of fragrance and heat sprayed on Lin Zhen's face. He felt Su Mingyue's smooth face getting hot.
Lin Zhen closed his eyes slightly, tightened his arms a little, and hugged the extremely beautiful girl tightly.
"I'm doing good things. I'm helping her solve her problems. I'm doing good things." Lin Zhen made an excuse for his behavior.
The night gradually deepened. On one side of Lin Zhen was Su Mingyue, and on the other side was the sound of heartbreak.
******** The next morning, everyone got up, had a simple meal and continued on their journey.
Su Mingyue was still following Lin Zhen, and her face looked normal. She seemed to have made up her mind to play the role of Lin Zhen's girlfriend to the end in front of other people.
And the acting last night was also very effective. None of the other warriors wanted to bother Su Mingyue. After all, they were already a couple, and forcing their way in would never have any good results. No one was willing to do that.
It was not until noon that they arrived in front of a large tree branch blocking the road. Ma Mingxing reminded everyone that they were almost there.
When people climbed over the branch, the scene before them suddenly became clear and extremely shocking.
Within a radius of several thousand meters, there is a huge area of dead branches, where dead branches and leaves are piled up like mountains.
Hundreds of meters above, green leaves covered everything like the sky. In the space in between, countless flying ants were denser than a swarm of locusts. Each one was about two meters long and were densely packed everywhere.
And on the pile of dead branches, there were a large number of ants crawling up and down.
These ants are all yellow, most of them are two or three meters long and agile. Occasionally, huge soldier ants appear with antennae raised and huge pincers with terrifying killing power, warning invaders from afar to act within their capabilities.
And on top of this anthill that looks like a small hill, there are a lot of flashes of light.
Occasionally there would be green tree trunks among the pile of dead branches. Every living branch would basically blossom and form star crystals because they had absorbed so much energy.
From the angle from which Lin Zhen and his friends looked, they could only see a corner of the hill, but they could still see more than a dozen flashing spots.
"Wow! Look over there, that's a comet crystal!"
"Yes, it's really a comet crystal. This is the first time I've seen a comet crystal."
"Tsk, look over there, that thing that has become a spherical shape, that is the satellite crystal, that is the real good stuff."
"And the one over there with the khaki halo, that might be a planetary crystal. It's the first time I've seen it, too."
Lin Zhen also looked around in surprise. There were a lot of star crystals on this hill, but the road Lin Zhen and his companions took seemed to be wrong. To reach the other side of the hill, they not only had to pass through an area of dead branches, but also had to walk through an open area. It was estimated that the star crystals would be eaten by ants before they could get close to them.
Moreover, there are a lot of branches and leaves blocking the way. Even if Lin Zhen uses gravity, the star crystals may not be able to be absorbed at this distance. However, a lot of dead branches and leaves will definitely be absorbed, and there are even more flying ants.
Therefore, gravity is absolutely useless here, because gravity is not yet precise enough to accurately absorb a tiny star crystal from a pile of dead branches.
"How do we get through this? We can't get the star crystal even if we see it."
Ma Mingxing pointed to the distance and said, "There is a way. The only branches protruding from the anthill are the ones closest to it. There is also a strange flower there that ants are reluctant to get close to. Going down from there is the easiest place to get the star crystal."
Jiang Huai looked over there while holding the awning: "It is also a gathering place for warriors, right?"
"Of course, that's why we're here."
"Well, since we are here, let's go and take a look."
Jiang Huai walked in front, followed by Lin Zhen, Su Mingyue and others, all the way to the place Ma Mingxing mentioned.
It took me a full half hour to finally get here.
This is a huge tree trunk that slopes upward. People climb up it like climbing a mountain. After walking about a kilometer, they finally see the end of this long journey.
There is a small pond in a relatively open area, and there are hundreds of people around the pond.
In front of the pond, there are three branches extending forward. The end of these three branches is the place closest to the ant nest. Only by going down from there can you reach the ant nest in the fastest and relatively safest way, and the possibility of obtaining star crystals is also greater.
Seeing Lin Zhen and his group coming up, a man with a piece of grass in his mouth stood up.
"Wow, so many of you are here at once. You all look like freshmen, right?"
Ma Mingxing hurried over and said, "Brother Guang, you don't recognize me. I was here a few days ago."
"Oh! It's you, kid. So, have you found some friends to fight for territory?"
Jiang Huai came over at this time: "Since we are here, we must fight for it. Otherwise, we might as well go to other wilderness areas and slowly pull the net."
"Well said, you have some backbone."
Brother Guang nodded in praise, and glanced at everyone one by one: "This year's freshmen look good, and they all seem to be quite capable. Oh! This girl is too pretty, and this boy is also quite handsome. It's just that you look unreliable with your afro."
Brother Guang commented on the whole process, and then said to everyone, "Since you have come to the Ant Cave, we will not exclude you. After all, you are all from the God General Training Camp. It only makes a difference if you come a year earlier or later. We are not like those bastards in the Sky Dome who occupy the best places and prevent others from entering. But we have our own rules here. See those three tree branches?"
Several people nodded. Those three branches were the key. Whoever could occupy the branch area would have the opportunity to obtain star crystals first.
"We believe in fair competition. The competition between warriors is naturally about fighting ability. We have nearly a hundred people here now, and with you, there are more than a hundred. There are three teams on each of the three branches. The deadline is one week. The first-ranked team has four days, Monday to Thursday. They will pick all the star crystals that appear during this period. The second-ranked team has two days, Friday and Saturday. The third-ranked team can only pick on Sunday. Do you understand?"
Seeing that Lin Zhen and the others all nodded, Brother Guang continued, "If you want to get a number, you can. Challenge the team in front of you. It's up to you to decide whether it's a group battle or an individual battle. If you win, you can move forward one position. If you lose, you stay at the back. You are not allowed to challenge again within a week. If you have the courage, then come on!"
As he said that, Brother Guang made way for them and looked at the group of new rookies with a smile.
Today I added the fifth chapter for the book's leader (League Secretary Duolong). Thank you for the reward of 10,000 Qidian coins.
(End of this chapter)
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