Since arriving on this barren planet, the three of them hadn't had a proper meal in ages, and their nutrient solution had long since run out. Now that they'd finally found something edible, wouldn't Auckland have to go all out to find it?
He ran to the dry riverbed, condensed a water ball and threw it on the ground, then released his spiritual sense to explore everywhere. It was exactly like fishing, waiting for the insects hiding underground to emerge.
Those bugs had no intelligence and were easily attracted by the water ball full of spiritual energy. Before they could crawl to the ground, Auckland easily blew their heads off with magic.
Now that Auckland had the spirit stone, he was more adept at using the Aurora Dagger. He quickly broke open the insect's belly and dug out the spirit stone and the white cocoon.
Although roasted cocoons are delicious, they have no flavor after all, and you will get tired of them if you eat too much. So Auckland thought about catching a few more insects and researching new ways to eat them.
So he followed the same method and caught three insects in a row, collecting a small pile of spirit stones and more than twenty white cocoons.
He took ten white cocoons and placed them on the ground, letting the scorching sun bake them directly.
The remaining Auckland took a piece of steel, rinsed it with water, broke open a cocoon, and poured the sticky, egg-white-like liquid inside onto the steel. Surprisingly, he managed to fry an egg skin. But Auckland tasted it and found it mediocre. After all, there were no seasonings, and it didn't taste as good as if it were roasted. Even a skilled cook cannot cook without rice. Even though Auckland had already established his foundation and could use a number of minor spells, he couldn't conjure seasonings out of thin air. So, he gave up and returned home with his harvest.
The two wounded men had another hearty meal. Although they were curious about where these eggs came from, they couldn't communicate with Auckland in their beast form, so they stopped thinking about it for the time being. Anyway, they were able to fill their stomachs.
After the fur ball had eaten its fill, Oakland took him into his arms and stroked his fur. Hall's injured hind leg had already scabbed over, but he still couldn't move around. The burnt fur on his back was still a mess, and there were bald spots in several places, making him look so miserable. Oakland didn't show any disdain at all, and kept massaging his paws and stroking his fur, which made Quentin, who was standing by, very envious. After Quentin was moved here by Oakland, apart from feeding him water and food and sprinkling water balls on his body to cool him down, he never touched a finger on him. God knows his belly was numb from lying on the ground, and his hind leg was broken, so he couldn't move at all. It was so sad.
I wonder if it would taste good if cactus and this egg were mixed together?
While the two cacti were sleeping after eating, Oakland ran out again. This time his goal was to collect some cacti.
However, he had already picked all the nearby cacti within the first few days. He had no choice but to venture further afield. Finally, in an inconspicuous valley, he discovered a small clump of grayish-white shrubs, bearing a few tiny red fruits. He plucked the fruits and sniffed them. A sweet and sour aroma evoked a hunch that Oakland must be edible. He immediately plucked them all and placed them in his bag, ready to take them back for further study. He also watered the shrub, hoping it would produce more fruit.
Then he walked a little further, but gained nothing more.
Not wanting to take so many inconspicuous fruits back with him, Oakland released his spiritual sense to observe the ground. He found a pile of densely packed insect eggs and larvae buried underground, and next to these larvae lay an extremely huge dark purple insect!
Auckland didn't recognize this insect, but he did recognize its legs! This must be the legendary delicious king insect!
He was standing right above an insect nest, so he happened to discover it...
There's something delicious!!
Thinking of the deliciousness of roasted insect legs, Auckland couldn't help swallowing his saliva. The 'eggs' roasted from the white cocoons could certainly fill his stomach, but they were not real meat after all. He still had to take the king insect back.
Such a big insect, with so many legs and a lot of meat on its body, is enough for them to eat for ten days or half a month. Maybe he won't need to go out to find food until the search and rescue team shows up.
You know, it's really hot today. Even if Auckland has magic to condense water balls and ice cubes to cool himself down at any time, the burning feeling of being directly exposed to the scorching sun is still not so pleasant.
The Overlord would take the lead in battle, but in non-combat situations, it would act as a caretaker. At this moment, the Overlord was lying on the ground of the hive, extending its tentacles and pulling out the newly hatched larvae one by one, feeding them with its own mucus.
At this moment, several worker insects crawled in and squeezed out a pile of white cocoons from some indescribable part of their lower abdomens, placing them in front of the queen insect. The queen insect swallowed them whole, and then another group of worker insects came in. After several rounds of back and forth, the queen insect had eaten about one or two hundred white cocoons before finally feeling full and returning to feed the newly hatched larvae.
This scene is not very pleasant. Auckland thinks it is better not to eat those white cocoons in the future...
After the worker insects left the hive and went out to look for food again, Auckland used the Earth Shield Technique to turn the ground over again. Before the fat and huge king insect could react, it and a bunch of larvae beside it were exposed to the scorching sun.
The newly hatched larvae were very fragile and could not withstand such high temperatures. They all died in less than half a minute.
The Overlord roared angrily, using its dozens of legs to prop up its massive body, surprisingly tall as a mountain. It raised its massive forelimbs, intending to attack Orlan.
However, Auckland was not afraid at all. He raised his hand and threw out a fireball, which forced the king insect to retreat. Then he took out a spirit stone from his arms and held it in his hand. He mobilized the spiritual energy in his body and cast a spell. A sea of fire formed by blazing flames gradually took shape in front of Auckland.
Insects are very afraid of heat, especially fire. This king insect was exposed to the scorching sun and then placed in the flames. It was immediately in great pain and waved its claws to try to drill back into the ground, but how could Auckland let it do so?
Auckland pulled out the energy handle, injected spiritual power into it, and transformed it into the Aurora Sword. He then flew up and stabbed the king insect's head with the sword.
The queen insect's body was too large, making it very inconvenient to move. Coupled with the high temperature, it had no way to escape and was stabbed by Oakland.
In the end, the Overlord died just like that, a death so easy that Auckland was still a little stunned. Wasn't it said that Overlords were difficult to deal with?
Little did he know that the Overlord's difficulty in capturing it wasn't due to its inherent strength, but rather its ability to command thousands of Zerg simultaneously. Oakland was also lucky; this Overlord had just recently escaped the explosion, just like them. The high temperatures severely affected the reproduction of the Zerg, making it difficult for the larvae to survive. It could only live underground. Furthermore, during its escape, it suffered heavy casualties among its workers and evolving Zerg, leaving it with only a limited number of available workers. Oakland would often poach some of them, and the larvae were still young, making it a time of transition. Unexpectedly, Oakland took advantage of this opportunity...
Auckland's spiritual sense discovered that many worker insects nearby were rushing back, probably because they heard the hissing of the king insect. Unfortunately, they were too late, and their boss had already been killed by him.
It seems that it is not a good place to stay for long.
Auckland wanted to leave, but he couldn't take this overlord insect, tens of meters tall and as big as a mountain, with him. He had finally found something that would last him ten days, and he wouldn't let it just chop off a few legs and leave.
I might as well go all out and kill one if there is one, and kill a pair if there are two!
Those workers who had heard the noise and rushed to the Overlord's aid were caught in the trap. Sixty or seventy workers were killed, their bodies piled all over the ground, before no more appeared. It wasn't that they were easily wiped out by Oakland, but rather that most of the workers had wandered far away in search of food, oblivious to the Overlord's hissing.
After the killing spree, Oakland's spiritual power was greatly depleted, but with so many spiritual stones in the bodies of the worker insects, I believe he will be able to recover soon.
Oakland dismembered the queen insect piece by piece, running back and forth seventeen or eighteen times before finally transporting its body back to their base. As for the worker insects, he kept the spirit stones and the protein-rich white cocoons, completely burning the bodies. As for the roasted larvae, Oakland, mindful of not wasting food, also took them back. He saw that the larvae looked plump and white, and he thought they were edible.
The author has something to say: Second update, here's my mua~~
【Happy Little Theater】——by: Gold Coins Falling
Hall finally had something to eat recently, so he decided to clean himself up. He licked his paws, washed his face, lowered his head to lick his chest hair, and licked his belly hair. Ah, so clean! He praised himself while licking! He turned his head to lick his back hair. It was so smooth! He was fascinated by his own back hair! He lifted his hind legs... Wait a minute! Oakland, put down the video camera so that we can still play with each other happily! Oakland, why is your nose bleeding? Meow, meow, meow!
Auckland: Seeing the round cat bells and the tender pink chrysanthemums, I have no regrets in my life!
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