Chapter 679: Queen Worm (Part )
Taros had no idea what Zhou Qing was thinking about. After taking them on a brief tour of the incubation area, she continued forward and came to the inner ring.
Unlike the dim outer ring area, the inner ring space is quite bright, but the swarms of insects all look similar in appearance and are not as vivid as the swarms of insects in the outer ring.
Perhaps the only thing they have in common is that they are all hardworking "oxen and horses" who will not rest no matter how tired they are.
Once an individual's physical fitness cannot keep up -
Hiss!
Then other insects swarmed over, tore the old and weak insect into pieces and used them as food.
Zhou Qing and others happened to witness this scene, and saw that the old insect being eaten did not struggle except for its instinctive reflexive resistance, as if it was willing to become food for the rest of the insect swarm.
"After working hard all my life, I have no place to live when I get old, and I am eaten by stronger people..."
Romantina simply couldn't tolerate such behavior!
If I were with Zhou Qing, I would work diligently for most of my life, serving Zhou Qing like a servant serving an emperor: when there was no money at home, I would be forced by Zhou Qing to go out and earn money with my body; when I was old and could no longer work, I would have to give up my flesh and blood...
Romantina would be so excited that she would be unable to take care of herself.
but!
She can endure such pain herself, but she will never allow others to suffer such torture!
As a knight dedicated to protecting people's happy lives, I will never allow others to be subjected to such cruel oppression!
Unless that person is of the same kind as you!
"You guy..."
Zhou Qing, who had long been accustomed to Romantina's "unprecedented" personality, had to admit at this moment that she was definitely a person who could constantly break through her own limits!
Dugu Bo: →_→
Bunny Girl: →_→
"Hey!" Zhou Qing broke his guard (#`O′), "Don't look at me like that!"
Taros and Tais looked at each other and laughed: "To be honest, we really want to see what kind of 'talents' there are in the soul master world today."
"Look! You have brought shame to the entire soul master world!" Zhou Qing immediately yelled at Romantina.
"Can you blame me?"
Romantina coughed in embarrassment, "Besides, if there were more people like me in the soul master world, the world would have been peaceful long ago!"
Zhou Qing's eyes twitched.
Rough words are not rough.
If the soul master world was full of eccentrics like Romantina, it is possible that the structure of Douluo Continent would not have formed the current "three-legged tripod", but rather -
A hundred flowers blossom!
After this little episode, Talos led them on.
After passing the inner ring and entering the final core area, a huge giant insect that is nearly one thousand meters tall and occupies almost half the height of the entire insect kingdom comes into view.
The entire giant worm is gray-black in color, like a ball, with hundreds of black nets on the upper and lower sides, fixing it to the wall on one side of the inner ring. The top is similar to an umbrella cover, and the bottom is like a tray.
Countless insects of different types work in groups, some feeding the queen insect, some cleaning the fungi on the queen insect's shell, some carrying the eggs produced by the queen insect, and some absorbing the released pheromones, each doing their own job in an orderly manner.
Below the queen insect, there is a lake, the water in which rotates counterclockwise, forming a whirlpool.
There was a circular road made of white rocks at the edge of the vortex, and in the center there was a special spherical device. Its surface was covered with uneven rock-like patterns, and in front of it there was a blue-green transparent glass-like substance.
"That is?"
Romantina murmured, "An altar leading to the next level? It's really unique."
“If you want to get to the next level, you have to pass through that layer of energy film. Any creature can enter, but to start it, you have to rely on the white flute.” Taros touched the white flute hanging around his neck and laughed.
Li Ke asked: "How do we do it specifically?"
"Well-"
Talos pointed at the queen and changed the subject, "Why don't you consider first whether you want to cooperate with us and control the swarm together?"
Obvious.
This is the bargaining chip that Taros and Tais have.
"Can you give us some time to think about it?" Li Ke was about to refuse, but was stopped by Zhou Qing, who asked the two of them.
"No problem, we have plenty of time anyway."
Taros agreed happily and was not afraid that Zhou Qing had ulterior motives.
So, Zhou Qing swung his arms upwards and rushed towards the passage at the edge of the altar. However, when he was about 300 meters away from the altar, a group of insects that looked like mantises and scorpions, with two scimitars and scorpion-like barbs on their tails blocked his way.
This forced Zhou Qing to stop.
The six people following him also stopped one after another.
"It seems like these guys won't let us get away so easily."
Dugu Bo looked up at Taros and Taisi who were looking down at them with a smile, and he knew that they were hiding something else, and snorted coldly.
"However, after knowing that I was a Titled Douluo, he still dared to keep it a secret. Obviously, he must have something to rely on."
Zhou Qing sighed: "I can only ask them."
It has been confirmed that the insects in the insect kingdom will not actively harm humans. Therefore, Zhou Qing is sure that if he and his group spend some time, they can also analyze and summarize the living habits of the insects.
But the entire Zerg kingdom covers an area of fifty kilometers. How much time would it take to fully understand everything about the Zerg?
Not advisable.
Asking the humans and mutants currently living in the Zerg Kingdom is the fastest option.
but!
In this huge Zerg kingdom, Zhou Qing didn't think that there were only two mutants, Taros and Tais. After all, it was impossible for these two to be waiting near the entrance of the outer area when they came. It was most likely that they just happened to wander into that area.
"Can't you get in?"
Seeing Zhou Qing and the others return the same way, Talos asked knowingly, and did not wait for them to say anything before continuing, "The lake where the altar is located is made of pure energy from heaven and earth, and is the habitat of the combat larvae in the insect swarm. The responsibilities of those combat larvae are mainly three: guarding the queen, protecting the larvae, and killing invaders who want to invade and destroy the insect kingdom."
"We know how to avoid their detection, but the conditions... you know--"
Help them control the swarm!
Zhou Qing naturally understood, but he did not agree immediately. He just asked: "To control the insect swarm, the most critical step should be those pheromones that can make the insect swarm obey orders obediently, right?"
“Pheromone?” Talos was stunned at first, but then she realized that this was another name Zhou Qing gave to “smell”. She couldn’t help but laugh, “The smell that conveys orders, it’s not wrong to call it this…”
(End of this chapter)
