Ride and Cut

In the gloomy underground cave, a small amount of fluorescent bacteria and luminescent crystals can barely illuminate the surrounding area, and it is almost impossible to see.

"Wow~"

The sound of water echoed in the dark cave, forming layers of echoes. Occasionally, some dull and long air currents could be heard, as if some kind of giant beast was breathing slowly.

In the emptiness, the sound of water splashes suddenly surged violently, as if a stormy wave was crashing on the shore.

Those dim fluorescent bacteria dwellings then brightened, and the light was refracted and diffused by the crystal clusters growing on the rock wall, instantly illuminating the dark cave.

So we can finally see it.

The wide cave is clearly defined on the left and right sides. On one side is an underground lake filled with black water, and on the other is a flat volcanic rock.

A fat worm with a length of more than ten blades was lying on the rocky ground, constantly releasing white spider eggs the size of a fist, at a terrifying speed, and piled up in the blink of an eye.

There are many sand spiders around it.

The monsters that were like a nightmare when they attacked the Twilight Great Forest showed order at this moment, and they lined up to transport their eggs into the tunnels that didn't know where they were going.

The insect's egg-laying activity suddenly stopped.

Its plump body was trembling slightly, until a pure white body suddenly spewed out, and then it continued to lay eggs.

It's just like recovering from a serious illness, the speed is much slower.

"Li Cha, heh..."

She jumped into the black lake, as agile as a mermaid.

…………

On the third day after the night of the full moon, Chief Saitos, who received the news, had led his people to the Gap of Goliath.

After hearing everything about the Spider Queen, the bald giant man sat cross-legged on the ground by himself, frowning and meditating for a long time, smacking his lips and shaking his head, looking as if he was suffering from constipation.

"If you have any ideas, please tell me." The lord was sitting on a rattan rocking chair with thick bandages wrapped around his shoulders, eating fruit leisurely.

As a wounded number, of course he was given preferential treatment. Squatting on both sides was a charming tiger spirit girl, who was seriously beating his legs.

"I said it casually, and you just listen to it casually." Chief Saitos scratched his bald head.

"According to our previous observations, the lifespan of sand spiders is at most three to five years. As you can see, the number is very large. That is to say, they are replaced very quickly, and the number of sand spiders born every day must be astronomical."

"That's right." It's a very simple logic, and Richard still has no problem understanding it.

The huge number combined with the short lifespan means that a large number of new members must be added at any time in order to maintain the population without shrinking.

"If the Spider Queen is only as big as you humans, nod." Chief Saitos looked down at Richard.

Regardless of whether it is a human or a tiger spirit, its stature is often not as big as the iron giant's palm. In his mind, they are all small things through and through.

"Can she really lay so many eggs?"

"Actually, I thought it was a bit strange at first." The lord casually threw away the half-gnawed fruit core. His style is very extravagant now, and any fruit is only eaten on the sunny side when it grows, which is sweeter.

"Generally speaking, a character like the queen who undertakes all the breeding tasks of the entire group has a highly alienated body, and it is even difficult to move." Li Cha snapped his fingers, "This is the price that must be paid to obtain strong reproductive power."

"Indeed." Chief Saitos nodded again and again, "It doesn't make sense to undertake the task of breeding while maintaining top combat effectiveness."

"And through dissection, I found something very interesting." Richard snapped his fingers, "Unlike the sand spider, that black spider has complete gonads in its body. In other words, it is an independent race that can reproduce itself, not a senior member of the sand spider group."

"Maybe the sand spider was born from the black spider?" Chief Saitos began to guess wildly.

"Let's verify this later." Li Cha pulled out the seized sword from Elizabeth's hand from under his buttocks, "Please chief, please do me a favor."

Originally, they planned to find Buckland for identification, but after all, Alpine Fort was far away, and it would be too late in a while. Considering that the Iron Giant has 10,000 years of experience, he might as well try his luck.

"You are too polite." Saitos took the long sword from Li Cha like a toothpick, and said with a serious face, "No matter what, I should first sincerely thank you for your efforts and sacrifices in protecting the forest."

"If it wasn't for my whims, I'm afraid such a thing would never have happened." The lord shook his head and smiled wryly.

The Spider Queen was attracted by Dracula's blood, but he was the one who came up with the idea of ​​bloodletting, and he couldn't rely on anyone else.

"What can I do for you?"

"The material of this sword seems to be very special, help me palm my eyes."

For more than two days after getting it, the lord did a lot of research.

From the hilt to the blade, everything is made of the same material, which seems to be ground from a single piece of ore. The weight is about the same as that of an ordinary long sword, and the sharpness can only be said to be passable. The only special thing is that the hardness is really frightening.

"It's a small matter, leave it to me." The big bald dipper patted his chest proudly, "During the age of the Titans, the Iron King was the most famous blacksmith of the giant clan, and even the dwarves learned their skills from us. We have never seen any rare materials!"

"Don't be so full of words first, you'll save yourself embarrassment later." Seeing his complacent expression, Li Cha couldn't help but provoke him.

"Don't question the professionalism of professionals!" Chief Saitos was very proud.

He held the sword with two fingers and placed it carefully in front of his eyes, his whole body had fallen into a state of extreme concentration.

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"Wori." This was the first sentence he uttered after observing for a long time.

"Chief, you really don't know him." Li Cha didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed.

"I still know it, but it's actually a whole piece of Mitterungen windmilled mountain copper!" Chief Saitos slapped his thigh, his voice shook so that the leaves on the canopy of the tree fell straight down. All the forest birds within a few hundred yards flew up, expressing their anger with a rain of bird droppings.

Li Cha hid quickly, but the iron giant was drenched all over his head, but he had no time to take care of these trivial matters, and his face was flushed with excitement.

"I didn't expect to see this thing in my lifetime!"

"What, what orchard?" The lord was almost stunned by the long list of names.

"Mitterungen Wind-milled Mountain Copper." Vera added calmly, "I haven't heard of it either."

"I haven't heard of it, right? It's normal. I know you must have never heard of it." The iron giant returned the sword to Li Cha. "In our time, we could occasionally find it, but before the Titans came to the new world, they collected this thing as one of the most important supplies, and there were not many left in the other world."

"When the elf empire is defeated, if they are not mentally handicapped, they must have had a round." Chief Saitos looked at Li Cha with a smile, "As for humans, there will be no hair left, so of course you have never heard of it."