[You rush towards the ant colony defense line, with the warrior shadow wolf following behind you.]

[The ants were angered by your provocation and rushed towards you with screams.]

[You released a strong wind, and the ant colony was overturned.]

[A large amount of magic shock waves explode in front of you. This is the fire support from your teammates, opening a passage for you in the dense ant colony defense line.]

[You and Shadow Wolf successfully broke through the ant colony, but attracted countless soldier ants to pursue you...]

[Shadow Wolf has released the ‘Wind Concealment Technique’ on you.]

[Your body is wrapped in a layer of rich wind elements. The wind elements refract the light, hide your figures, and blow away your scent.]

[The ant colony pursuers have lost your traces and can only use their tentacles to keep spinning in place...]

Breaking out of the encirclement was not difficult, and Mu You was very interested in the spells used by Shadow Wolf. Wind Concealment, a wind-based invisibility, can not only refract light, but also hide smells. It is much more practical than normal invisibility, especially here.

In an insect nest, ants rely on smell to identify their enemies. Once the smell is gone, it will be more uncomfortable for the ant beast than being blind.

In short, now that they have got rid of their pursuers, the soldier ants in the ant nest are all attracted to the front line to fight the enemy. The entire ant nest has become empty, and Mu You and Shadow Wolf can find their way through it with peace of mind.

【You have arrived at the worker ant area!】

[A large number of caves have been corroded by formic acid from worker ants on the rocks on both sides, forming a three-dimensional nest. Thousands of closely connected ant holes are distributed on it. Each cave is the residence of a worker ant or soldier ant.

…】

[The queen's nest is hidden in this ant hole. In order to prevent it from being easily distinguished by enemies, the appearance of the queen's nest is exactly the same as that of ordinary ant nests. If you want to find the queen's nest, you need to enter these caves to explore...]<

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[You chose the nearest ant nest to enter.]

[Unfortunately, this is not the queen's nest. There is an ordinary worker ant huddled in the nest. The worker ant noticed your presence and immediately released an enemy attack signal to its companions...]

Mu You silently pressed his pocket watch.

The current situation has developed into a hide-and-seek game between him and the ant queen. He needs to touch the caves one by one. If he touches the wrong one, he will trigger the worker ant alarm and attract the distant soldier ant colony back.

Even if Mu You has a pocket watch and can avoid being discovered, this job is really difficult. There are thousands of ant nests, and he has to find when to go.

However, there is no better way now. We can only look for it first. If it doesn't work, we can only give up on the queen ant, directly attract the soldier ant colony back, and let Lin Xue and the others pass through the broken bridge first.

[Time passes and you enter the ant nest ahead.]

[A soldier ant was sleeping soundly in the nest. He was awakened by your voice and immediately sent out an alarm message...]

[As time goes by, you return to the outside of the ant nest and step into another ant nest, only to find that this ant nest is empty...]

……

Mu You then began to search with his pocket watch. More than half of these ant nests were empty, and the rest were basically occupied by worker ants. There were only a few ant nests with no ants living in them, but there were some low-level equipment and props.

, they should all be the equipment left behind by the adventurers who accidentally entered the ant nest and were killed by the ants.

These occasional 'surprises' are also the main motivation for Mu You to play hide and seek patiently here. It's all about opening a blind box. As long as you find the equipment, you will make a small profit. If you are lucky enough to find some high-end items, you will make a lot of money!

I kept searching like this for about an hour, picking up a lot of junk, but not seeing any high-end equipment. Mu You was already a little disappointed.

However, just when he was about to give up searching for the queen ant, a brand new text suddenly popped up in the game.

[You enter the next ant nest and find that it is an empty nest again. But at the bottom of the ant nest, you see a square metal box, about one meter long, wide and high. The surface is rusty and has been corroded by formic acid.

Out of shape.]

"Metal box?"

Mu You was stunned. It was one meter long, wide and high. It must be a pretty big box. Could it be some kind of treasure box or something like that?

Thinking about it, Mu You hurriedly clicked on the text of 'Metal Box'.

[You step forward to check and turn the box over for several weeks, only to find that there is no lock on the surface of the metal box, nor is there any mechanism that can be opened.]

[Just when you were about to check the box further, you suddenly heard a faint voice coming from the box: "Is there anyone outside?"]

"Is there anyone?" Mu You raised an eyebrow.

["Yes." You chose to respond to the other party.]

["Are there any ants outside?" the voice sounded again.]

["Not yet." You said.]

[As your voice fell, the iron box suddenly began to squirm, and the surface layers were automatically opened layer by layer, finally revealing the scene inside the box.]

[A green-skinned goblin climbed out of the box with great effort.]

[This is a skinny goblin who looks very old, and every move he makes has a feeling of aging, but a hint of fanaticism flashes in his red eyes.]

[When the old goblin saw you and Shadow Wolf, he was not afraid of your strength. Instead, he looked at you immediately and asked if you had any food. You choose...]

[You made a piece of magic bread on the spot and handed it to the old goblin.]

[The old goblin took the bread and wolfed it down, finally regaining some vitality.]

[The old goblin thanked you for the gift and told you about its experience.]

[The old goblin's name is Turs Eugene, and he is an alchemist master of the goblin tribe. However, although he is an alchemist, Eugene is not respected by his tribe, because his alchemy does not follow common sense, and his mind

There are always some crazy ideas, and they like to develop some bold and strange props. As a result, not only did they not have any positive effect on the development of the goblin clan, but they frequently caused damage to the clan and brought huge property losses to the clan members. Therefore,

He was despised by other goblins and was called the 'crazy alchemist'.]

[The reason why Eugene appears here is because he has recently invented a new invention: a special energy conversion device! Using this device, the huge and violent magic source energy can be converted into stable energy

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["I believe that the underground magic fountain can charge my device. If it succeeds, it can greatly reduce the energy pressure of the entire star world!" Eugene looked at you enthusiastically and said.]
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["But not all magic fountains can do it. They must be fountains with large enough energy and long-term existence. The ground fountain under the Desolate Mountains is the most powerful fountain known so far.

However, this fountain is occupied by the termite queen." Eugene continued to explain.]

[This is also the reason why it appears here. The tribesmen do not understand its research, and no one supports it, so it can only venture here alone. However, after sneaking into the ant nest, Eugene was quickly discovered by patrolling soldier ants.

In order to save its life, it had no choice but to activate the 'goblin emergency life-support device' it carried with it and sealed itself in the protection of the copper wall.]

[Those termites caught it, but they couldn't do anything about it. They could only use formic acid to corrode the device every day. It has been trapped in the device for more than a week. If no one comes to rescue it, it will definitely die. Fortunately, you arrived in time.

Come and give it a chance to survive.]

[The old goblin is very grateful for your life-saving grace, but at the same time, your appearance also inflated his ambition that had almost disappeared!]

[Seeing that you have the ability to move freely in the ant nest, the old goblin asks you to escort it to the queen ant nest and kill the queen so that it can continue its own experiments and prove that its theory is correct. If you agree

Help him, it is willing to give you the blueprint of the 'energy conversion device'!】

[Congratulations on triggering the special mission: Crazy Alchemist’s Request.]

[Task content: Escort the old goblin Eugene to the queen's nest, kill the queen, find the ground fountain occupied by the queen, and help Eugene complete his experiment.]

[Task reward: ‘Energy conversion device’ blueprint.]

Inexplicably, I rescued an old goblin. Balabala explained everything to him, and even gave him a mission.

What is this 'energy conversion device'? He doesn't know yet how valuable it is. However, finding the queen ant was originally what Muyou planned to do, and now looking at what this old goblin means, it seems to know the location of the queen's nest.

In this case, let it lead the way.

[You agreed to the old goblin’s request.]

[The old goblin was overjoyed and hurriedly packed up his bags and left the ant nest. He quietly went deep into the ant nest and motioned for you to follow.]

[You and Shadow Wolf continue to explore with Eugene...]

[Eugene holds a circular metal instrument panel and moves forward according to the direction of the pointer on it. This is an alchemical device specially used to detect magic fountains. According to its instructions, you can easily find the location of the queen...]<

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As expected, this old goblin has two brushes. After the game character moved with it for about ten minutes, a prompt popped up.

[You follow the guidance of the goblin Eugene and step into an inconspicuous ant nest ahead.]

[The space inside the nest suddenly becomes wider, and behind the narrow entrance is a vast underground cave.]

[There is a very conspicuous crack in the ground in the center of the cave. The rich magical energy constantly spurting out from under the crack is emitting colorful brilliance, illuminating the entire cave.]

[This is a naturally formed magic fountain from the ground. At this time, a huge white insect is lying on top of the fountain. It is nearly ten meters tall and thirty or forty meters long. It is the only one in the entire ant nest.

One termite queen!】

[Termite Queen (Level 20): Attack power 0, health value...]

[Shadow Wolf saw the plump termite queen in front of him, and saliva flowed from the corner of his mouth again, as if he recalled the delicious food he had tasted.]

[When you broke in, the termite queen immediately discovered the intruder, and immediately let out a shrill scream, and an invisible wave instantly spread throughout the entire ant nest: this is the termite queen's signal to the outside world for help!

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When this text appeared in the game, Lin Xue also sent him a message.

"The ants have all retreated!"
To be continued...