Chapter Nineteen Returning with a Load
"What is this?" Zhao Qiankun raised his hand and dipped it in front of his nose and sniffed it, and immediately frowned: "Is it honey? Why is there honey?"
Although Lao Zhao first came to the island, he still has some common sense in biology. Not only based on memories from his previous life, but also the magicians in this life have also studied biologically. He has a good foundation when he reads notes.
Bees and wasps are two types of insects at the tail of the Hymenoptera needle. Although they have many similarities in appearance, they are completely different species of organisms. Bees eat pollen to make honey and are mild vegetarians. The family of Wasp family is basically omnivorous insects, especially carnivorous, and are vicious predators. So normally, the two behaviors of predation and honey making will not appear on the same insect.
Before, Zhao Qiankun witnessed the style of hunting bees and salamanders, and thought that this tiger bee belongs to the family Hussaceae, but now, there is still honey in the beehive? This is a bit incomprehensible...
Is the way the insect evolution of Qiongluo Island completely different from other continents, not just huge? But the same population has to predate and collect honey at the same time. Are these bees really busy? This is not very consistent with the evolutionary laws of organisms...
While thinking, something came from the top, a huge drone flew backwards, and his movements were obviously unnatural. It should have been knocked out by someone!
Then, Xun Yiming's figure radiating purple air appeared in the hole, and he hurriedly threw out several insect eggs down. Then, the drone who was knocked away flapped his wings and returned, and Xun Yiming hurriedly retracted into the hive.
Seeing Xun Yiming losing his head in a hurry, Zhao Qiankun hurriedly took out the Fuyun Gong and brought them all into the frame. There were thick straw mats that could not be broken.
At this time, the group of hunting bees came back again, and they thought they had caught up with the stone element and tore it apart. For this reason, Lao Zhao raised his hand and summoned another stone element, threw it directly onto the beehive, and hammered it against the wall, pulled a wave of hatred, then jumped down and ran away, leading the hunting bee swarm away.
I went back and forth several times, and saw that Xun Yiming had already thrown out more than twenty bee eggs. The reward was converted into a reward of almost four or five hundred gold coins. Normally, it was quite rich.
Xun Yiming's physical strength was almost exhausted. He jumped out with his worm eggs for the last time and didn't plan to go back.
So the drone would not chase after him. Xun Yiming sat on the edge of the basket, gasping for breath, with honey and drone's body fluids stuck to it, and several wounds, looking very embarrassed...
"Why don't you go up?" Zhao Qiankun pointed to the dozens of worm eggs in the box: "This is not full yet..."
"How could it be full?" Xun Yiming finally couldn't bear it: "Those drone bees are difficult to deal with. Maybe I said that level 22 is underestimated. If you say sarcastic words again, go up by yourself, and I won't go!"
"I'll go if I go..." Zhao Qiankun patted his pants and stood up: "But we have to agree in advance. You see, I led the hunting bee away. You should be responsible for stealing eggs normally. But now I have to do the job of stealing eggs, so the eggs I stolen by myself..."
"I don't want any!" Xun Yiming said generously.
"Okay, let's see, one, two, three, four... There are twenty-five people now, one half of us, one half of us, only twelve and a half. Then I'll let you half, you thirteen, I twelve... In other words, when I go to steal, there are thirteen of us, and the rest are mine, right?"
Seeing that Zhao Qiankun understood so clearly, Xun Yiming was also a little confused. Is this guy really good at it? But Xun Yiming, who had experienced the power of a drone, couldn't imagine it. What else could be done to do this?
If he has to rely on his hard power, he claims that his strength is also first-class in the holy level, and his practice is still very suitable for dealing with such large monsters. Unless the legendary martial god comes in person, he claims that he will not do better than him... If it were a mage, would this guy have a way to bypass those drones? Space magic, invisibility? Or other tricks? But no matter what trick it is, the level of magic must not be too low. The magician has greater requirements for age and experience. This guy looks only in his twenties, younger than himself. Will he be a powerful magician?
Xun Yiming shook his head, not thinking about the fact that those who are not available were still reasonable. Zhao Qiankun said it was reasonable. If he attracted the monster himself, weaved the basket himself, and could steal eggs by himself, then Xun Yiming would be fine, and it would be understandable that he would get all the profits.
"Okay, that's it!" Xun Yiming agreed.
Old Zhao smiled and said, "Then you just follow your brother!" As he said that, he jumped up and tumbling into the beehive several times.
Xun Yiming squinted his eyes and waited below, and was still a little worried, but after waiting for a long time, there was no movement on it, which made him feel a little confused. Could it be that Zhao Qiankun, there is really a way to bypass the drone.
Just as he was planning, Zhao Qiankun's head was revealed at the hole above, and he waved to him and shouted: "I'm done! Then go ahead!"
"You can't speak softly, don't be afraid that Xiongfeng will hear it!" Xun Yiming was also worried that Zhao Qiankun would be exposed, and he reminded him anxiously. Unexpectedly, Old Zhao laughed: "They won't hear it for a while!"
As he said that, with a wave of his hand, an egg flew up from behind him, drawing a beautiful parabola to fall into the basket... Then there was the second, third, fourth, fifth... The eggs fell faster and faster, and finally they almost formed a line, jumping into the frame with crackling sounds, making Xun Yiming stunned...
The magic of moving objects from the air is not uncommon, but under the noses of the queen bee and the drone, it is a bit incredible to steal other people's children with such a big fanfare...
At Zhao Qiankun's speed, not long after, a layer of insect eggs was spread on the straw mat in the box, which looked like there were three or five hundred. Then, Lao Zhao went back, and not long after, he poked his head out again, waved his hand, and balls of white things flew out.
This time it was not an insect egg, but a small larva covered with honey!
Seeing these guys, Xun Yiming was stunned and urged: "Come back quickly, why do you want these things? The mission didn't require this!"
However, Zhao Qiankun refused to listen and threw down 180 larvae. These larvae were much larger than eggs. Any one was one or two meters long, about the same size as a human. A hundred or ten were thrown in the basket and suddenly seemed full.
After finishing all this, Zhao Qiankun clapped his hands, jumped out of the beehive calmly and landed on the edge of the basket.
"What are you... catching these larvae for?" Xun Yiming couldn't understand Zhao Qiankun's approach...
Zhao Qiankun laughed: "These insect eggs are assigned to the task, these larvae... the ingredients!"
"Ingredients? Are you planning to eat?" Xun Yiming stuck out his tongue. He had just arrived in Qiongluo for a while and was not very accepting edible insects. When he saw the twisting live insects, his appearance was covered with honey and sticky, he heard Zhao Qiankun say he wanted to eat them, and he was a little disgusting.
Lao Zhao disagreed: "It's rare to encounter a species that you haven't seen before, so of course you have to try it first!" This guy inherited Taotie's strong appetite. As long as it contains protein, he wants to eat it...
When Xun Yiming heard this, his expression on his face became even more distorted. He looked down at the hundreds of eggs: "You won't steal all the insect eggs, right?"
"No!" Zhao Qiankun waved his hand: "I left more than half of it, and I guess I won't use that much to hand over the task. I can't make it a mistake to have a son or grandson..." As he said that, Lao Zhao picked up the huge basket cover and covered it, jumped to the ground, held the big basket with one hand and was about to walk back.
"Wait..." Xun Yiming held the shaking edge of the basket: "There is another last question, how did you avoid those drones and steal the eggs?"
Zhao Qiankun smiled and said, "You'll know if you go up and take a look?"
Xun Yiming frowned, jumped up, climbed to the gap, and found that the worker bees were busy building nests and repairing them. When he saw him coming, he showed poison needles.
Why are the worker bees? He came up before, but the worker bees never cared about, and they were all the drones rushing up?
Xun Yiming dodged the attack of the worker bee, turned his head and looked into the beehive, but saw a scene that would be unforgettable for him for life...
The five drone who made him fall into a hard battle were all inserted into the partition of the honeycomb by the onion back. Their limbs were twisted and their wings were wrinkled, and they seemed to have been ravaged very roughly... But they seemed to be intact and should not die. With the vitality of insects, they should be able to recover.
Xun Yiming was silent. He jumped out of the beehive, followed in three or two steps to catch up with Zhao Qiankun who was dragging the huge basket, and followed silently.
"Are you back?" Seeing his appearance, Zhao Qiankun knew that the kid was convinced and stopped talking, but who knew that Xun Yiming suddenly said:
"Have you... gone to the Gods' Grand Ceremony?"
Old Zhao was slightly stunned and thought to himself, why did he ask such a question? Could it be that he linked himself to Cheng Yaojin?
Before Lao Zhao could answer, Xun Yiming said to himself: "I was there when the war between the God Capital. In today's world, magicians are not counted. There are only two people who can rely on martial arts to admire, one is the God of Martial Arts, and the other is Cheng Yaojin... But now, I will add another one of you!"
Zhao Qiankun smiled and said, "How do you know that I am not using magic?"
"I... am still very sensitive to magic..." Xun Yiming subconsciously grabbed the pendant on his chest: "There is no magic fluctuation inside, but there are some signs of the residual true energy, and your strange power..." As he said that, Xun Yiming looked at the huge basket held by Zhao Qiankun with one hand: "This all means that you are a powerful warrior!"
Zhao Qiankun smiled and said, "There are people outside of people, and there is always a stronger existence... You only see wherever you see today..."
Xun Yiming nodded, his attitude became much more modest, and he looked up at the shaking giant basket: "Are you tired in this posture? Do you want me to carry it for a while? Although I am not good at strength, this is only about ten tons of weight, and I can handle it easily..."
Old Zhao smiled: "After you said this, your arms were sore after raising them for a long time!" As he said that, he let go of his hand and shook his arms...
Then, Xun Yiming saw with shock that the huge basket weighing several tons, filled with insect eggs and larvae, was suspended in the air, floating forward with Zhao Qiankun's footsteps...
"This... what trick is this?" Xun Yiming could feel that this was not magic but internal strength. He looked in surprise for two seconds before recognizing it: "The Fuyun Technique of Ziwei Pavilion? Is it so magical?"
"You are quite knowledgeable!" Zhao Qiankun smiled and said, "So you know what those drone bees have encountered? I don't have to fight. Just fix their wings, and even if they are powerless, will you let me roll the balls and pinch them flat?"
"There is such a magical skill?" Xun Yiming shook his head when he heard this, "The gods fight. If you join forces with the martial god and assist you, maybe Cheng Yaojin can't escape..."
"I think you're thinking too much..." Zhao Qiankun curled his lips: "I'm not crazy again..."
The two of them walked back with a huge basket because the target was too big, and they could always attract some carnivorous insects along the way to attack, but these guys were basically left to Xun Yiming to deal with.
I don’t know what kind of martial arts this kid has practiced. He was exhausted just now. He took a walk and took a few bites of dry food and his physical strength was restored. His endurance was also very strong when fighting. When he met a powerful opponent, purple energy could emerge from his body and his combat power doubled. Although his realm had not reached, some powerful attacks also meant a heroic warrior...
What a strong talent... Zhao Qiankun muttered in his heart that this kid looks only twenty-four or twenty years old. Although he relies on a special state, he has already touched the threshold of legend. Looking at the East and West Continents at this level, he is also a front line, and has steadily overwhelmed a group of masters. Old Zhao estimated that compared with the disciples of the Martial God, he is inferior to the one who uses heavy swords (Duan Yi), and is no less than the one who rides a giraffe (Li Wenyi). But in terms of age, he is more than ten or twenty years younger than them! In time, this guy might be able to break through the legend and become the second heroic warrior in the world!
Another future martial god?
Is this kid's talent? Or is it a special way of cultivation? Looking at Xun Yiming's posture of overcoming obstacles, Lao Zhao's eyes couldn't help but become deeper. His eyes were not only limited to the appearance, but through the skin, he went deep into his body to observe the kid's true energy operation...
To put it short, Lao Zhao flew when he came. It took him more than half an hour. Xun Yiming used to run, but he could not let go of his skills without any burden, so he only used it for more than a day... Now the two of them were walking back and dragging such a huge basket, obviously not so flexible. For Zhao Qiankun, the weight is nothing, mainly this thing is too big and not very good to woven. Some vines were dry and they would always scratch some things in the grass. On the third day, they were still more than a hundred kilometers away from Tianqiong City...
Chapter completed!