Soon, four platinum-level Bloodwing Mosquitoes were slain, and Ye Qingya's two were also easily dealt with by her.
Slovic, who had been watching the whole thing unfold, was once again amazed by the fighting prowess of Qin Xiao and his companion.
Ye Qingya's Platinum Rank 10 was not surprising to her, but she became increasingly curious about Qin Xiao, who was only a Gold Rank 1 trash.
Why does this Gold One-Star expert look more relaxed than Ye Qingya, a Platinum Ten-Star expert?
Slovich thought to himself that he would never have been able to deal with this swarm of blood-winged mosquitoes so easily.
If all four attack at once, she will most likely be injured if she doesn't retreat.
"Strange, why are there only six bloodwing mosquitoes? Weren't they supposed to be at least ten?"
Qin Xiao asked curiously, and Slovic snapped out of his reverie and shook his head.
"I'm not sure either, but the last intelligence indicated that there were about ten platinum-level blood-winged mosquitoes in this group."
Qin Xiao thought about it for a moment, but didn't care too much. He would know what was going on once he went in and took a look. This thing wasn't much of a threat.
"Hey, how's it going in the foggy sea?"
"Master, there are no living creatures left."
Qin Xiao nodded. "Let's withdraw from the Fog Sea and go in to take a look."
Upon hearing this, Yoyo cut off the psionic energy supply. Ilya controlled the airflow, and the thick fog dissipated in the blink of an eye, even faster than fog in nature.
Soon, the forest revealed its true appearance, except that the trees were teeming with mosquitoes of all sizes.
Feeling a bit disgusted, Ilya walked over, her hooves seemingly disappearing into thin air.
There are just too many of them. No wonder they're the dominant force on the outskirts. With such a massive influx, who can stop them?
Controlling the surging ground, Qin Xiao rode Ilya and Ye Qingya toward the mine, harvesting high-grade spirit crystals along the way.
These mosquitoes are truly disgusting. Their low-level spirit crystals are far inferior to those of other alien beasts. Only silver or even gold-level mosquitoes have some relatively complete and pure spirit crystals.
"Mosquitoes really are the most disgusting creatures in the world!"
Qin Xiao said irritably, "If it were an ordinary person, after paying a huge price to kill these mosquitoes, only to find that the returns were so low, they would probably just explode on the spot."
Ye Qingya smiled and said gently, "Xiao Qin, these mosquitoes aren't the main source of profit; the blood copper ore is what's truly valuable."
Slovich added, "Indeed, this blood copper ore can be used to manufacture armor and weapons, although the strength isn't high."
However, when forging equipment, adding just a little bit can change the properties of the metal, making it connect with the user's flesh and blood.
It can also absorb blood and vital energy to restore its health; it's a rare and highly sought-after metal here.
At this point, Qin Xiao finally regained some composure. He thought of the special armor he had seen at the Spirit Contract Association, which also had self-repairing properties. Its price was astronomical, and ordinary people couldn't buy it with ordinary resources.
"Let's go, Mayor, quicken our pace, we're going to make a fortune!"
Qin Xiao became somewhat excited, greeted Ye Qingya, and headed towards the mine. He managed to collect some low-level mosquito spirit crystals along the way, which was only a few.
Soon, in the mountainous region behind the forest, the home of the bloodwing mosquito, one could even see exposed dark red metallic ore on the ground, shimmering with its unique blood-red light.
The ground and slopes were riddled with holes of all sizes, so numerous that they sent a chill down one's spine.
"Ilya, find all these mineral deposits for me."
Qin Xiao examined the situation and concluded that these mines were not deep underground; they appeared to be shallow surface veins.
Ilya faithfully carried out Qin Xiao's orders. As they walked, they controlled the ground to surge, uncovering large tracts of virgin mineral veins and chunks of ore covered with blood-red patterns and porous veins.
Qin Xiao directly stored them all into his demon realm space. The more he stored, the more his lips curled up in a smile.
Slovic pursed his lips as he looked at Qin Xiao's excited expression.
"What's there to be so happy about? These ores are just low-grade blood copper ore, full of impurities, and their effects are mediocre. The real good stuff is inside."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao waved his hand, "Whether they're good or bad, take them all, they're all mine!"
As they spoke, the group walked toward the cave of the high-level bloodwing mosquito, where the holes were noticeably larger.
“Master, these caves are very deep, and they are all connected. The earth veins are surging and there is a possibility of collapse. We have to go in.”
Ilya sensed the earth element and spoke.
Looking at the dark cave entrance, Qin Xiao thought for a moment, "Mayor, why don't you wait for me outside while I go in and take a look?"
If an ordinary team said this, most people would probably be suspicious, but Mayor Ye Qingya is trustworthy.
Ye Qingya had no objections, she just nodded, "Alright, I'll collect these basic ores outside, you go in and collect them, and come out immediately if there's any trouble."
The two discussed it for a while, but Slovic didn't even get a chance to speak.
Qin Xiao and Ilya entered the huge cave entrance and headed into the cave.
These mosquitoes resembled flying ants and liked to burrow. The burrow was quite large, and a strange, fishy stench emanated from it.
Bai Ling lit a ball of foxfire, the eerie bluish-white flame leaping and illuminating the surroundings.
"Do you think those platinum-level mosquitoes that haven't shown themselves are in here?"
As Qin Xiao walked along, he said curiously.
Ilya walked ahead, a lightning spear appearing in her hand, while Qin Xiao also summoned the wood of the Jianmu tree and initiated the flow of life.
It's better to be prepared; it would be ridiculous if we accidentally crashed in the gutter.
After walking for about ten minutes, the passages inside became increasingly intricate and complex.
"Holy crap, where's the mine?!"
Qin Xiao was speechless, looking around at the empty, dark space. He had been inside for a long time and hadn't seen a single hair.
Ilya stopped and sensed for a moment. "Master, I didn't find anything unusual hidden in the rocks and soil."
Qin Xiao frowned and began to think.
"If we look further ahead and still can't find it, we'll have to turn back."
The man and the two beasts continued forward for a while, and several passages converged in front of them, revealing a huge natural cave.
Qin Xiao's eyes lit up. In the middle of the cave, there was a large amount of dark red ore, radiating a faint amount of radiation energy.
"Ha, found it! High-grade blood copper ore!"
Qin Xiao shouted excitedly, but he didn't impulsively take a step.
Something unusual must be going on. He didn't believe that these ore piles together were just something those blood-winged mosquitoes had eaten too much of and had nothing better to do.
After looking around the edge of the cave hall, Qin Xiao noticed something unusual.
Two strangely colored creatures inhabited this mineral mountain. Their bodies were dark red, like a piece of blood jade, and they were easily missed if you didn't look closely.
The appraisal skill was activated, but only incomplete information was obtained; the opponent's level was more than one level higher than Qin Xiao's appraisal skill.
Golden Jade Mantis; Talent: Orange; Platinum; Skills: xxx
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