Chapter 391: Large-scale Forest Development |
Half an hour later, the Giant Aphid Rhinoceros Beetle, having just eaten its fill, was dragged by Qin Ziwen to the entrance of Giant Beast Heavy Industry. However, it squatted at the doorway, refusing absolutely to go inside.
"Let's go." Qin Ziwen turned back and saw the Giant Aphid Rhinoceros Beetle trembling.
Following the Giant Aphid Rhinoceros Beetle's line of sight, the entrance to Giant Beast Heavy Industry was a deep, dark, vast square opening. Below it, a wide red carpet was laid out.
Looking at it, it somewhat resembled a main gate opening its bloody maw.
With a light chuckle, Qin Ziwen walked back two steps, lifted the Giant Aphid Rhinoceros Beetle's claw with one hand, and directly carried it inside on his shoulder. "Relax, it won't bite you."
After the Giant Aphid Rhinoceros Beetle went in, the Belly Aphid Spiders following its rear end anxiously spun in circles on the spot.
Finally, led by one brave Belly Aphid Spider, the rest of the spiders filed in one after another to catch up.
Qin Ziwen noticed this brave spider was the largest in this Belly Aphid Spider group.
[Common · Belly Aphid Spider: ☆☆☆☆☆]
Arriving at the Giant Beast Breeding Center, Qin Ziwen finally put the Giant Rhinoceros Beetle down from his shoulder.
"Roar~"
Little Black One came running over at the noise.
The darkness became its best camouflage. Little White Dragon followed behind its brother. It jumped up, climbed onto Little Black One's back, and following its brother's cry, it arrogantly raised its head and shouted with borrowed authority: "Maa~"
The Giant Aphid Rhinoceros Beetle sensed danger from these two dinosaurs and instinctively tensed its body.
The Belly Aphid Spiders behind it surged forward like a tide.
Little Black One perceived the threat from these Belly Aphid Spiders and let out a low, wary growl.
"Stop! No one fights."
Qin Ziwen stood in the middle, preventing conflict between the two sides.
This scene just now further solidified his determination to tame insects through the Breeding Center.
If he weren't here, the two sides would probably have gotten into a fight.
"You'll stay here for now. Let these Belly Aphid Spiders breed here, producing more little spiders." Qin Ziwen guided the Giant Aphid Rhinoceros Beetle. "As for the food they need for breeding, I'll provide it for you."
The Giant Aphid Rhinoceros Beetle didn't understand. Why here? It actually preferred the environment of the Insect Taming Hall, lying on the soft sand pile, warm and cozy, much more comfortable than here.
"I'm not discussing this with you. This is an order!" Qin Ziwen's tone was stern.
The Giant Aphid Rhinoceros Beetle fell silent for a moment, finally lowering its head and emitting a submissive cry.
Seeing this, a flash of understanding crossed Qin Ziwen's eyes.
They fear power, not virtue. Reasoning endlessly is useless. Sometimes, you have to be tough with insectoid creatures.
His tone softened slightly. "Don't worry, you'll still get those canned goods while living here."
The Giant Aphid Rhinoceros Beetle, forcibly assigned to live here, became a bit happier upon hearing it would still get canned food.
Little Black One let out a confused cry. It walked over, raised its huge head, and nudged Qin Ziwen's body with its massive skull.
"You continue living here. I'll designate an area next to yours for it." Qin Ziwen communicated with Little Black One, then, like a magician, produced two cans from his hand with a flourish.
Little Black One snorted hot air from its nostrils, gently gripped the cans with the edges of its lips, tossed them upward, and swallowed them whole.
Gulp~
It ate too fast to even taste what they were.
Smacking its lips, Little Black One nodded lightly, indicating it understood.
Afterwards, Qin Ziwen allocated the sandy and rocky areas on the first floor of the Giant Beast Breeding Center to the Belly Aphid Spiders.
He assigned the lush, water-rich forest area to Little Black One, drawing a dividing line in the middle so neither side would disturb the other.
As for the nutrition and food needed for the Belly Aphid Spiders' breeding, he would provide it.
These Belly Aphid Spiders were omnivores, eating both meat and plants without discrimination, making them quite easy to raise.
Inside the Home, things were getting on track.
On the other side, Qin Ziwen sent people to keep a close watch on the underground lakeside while also sending others to clear the underground forest, felling the plants within.
After delivering the thank-you gifts, Bai Shu took his people and returned to Bluestone Fortress.
After two days of adaptation, the development of the residential complex was getting on track.
A massive number of new positions appeared.
Apart from the mines and the Armory Department within the Home, where the furnaces operated non-stop twenty-four hours a day, the labor from other buildings, after ensuring basic needs, was being dispatched externally.
Most of the labor force was dispatched between the residential complex and the underground forest.
Some people even privately gave this operation a slogan—the Great Forest Development.
...
Qin Ziwu rode on the Dragon-Scale Horse, with Du Yu by his side. Behind them was a forty-person pioneer team.
The team had three new model 2.0 vehicle-mounted crossbows. The entire team was armored, equipped with both crossbows and spears.
Flanking the sides on both flanks, two Mononykus each nimbly weaved ahead of the team, acting as scouts.
"Stay alert, everyone! Our task today is to advance forward, clearing a main path for the logging team behind us." Qin Ziwu shouted.
"Understood!" the crowd roared in unison, their voices echoing far within the cavern.
It startled away many insects in the dense forest.
Xiang Hongyu followed at the rear of the team. Holding a piece of paper, he slipped it sideways under his helmet to wipe the sweat from his forehead. The underground cavern overall leaned towards being cool, but bizarrely, upon entering this cavern where the underground forest was located, it became extremely hot and stuffy.
He suspected there might be geothermal heat underground.
Having just transmigrated from modern society, he was struggling to adapt to this environment.
That's why he actively signed up and applied to join this pioneering mission.
It was said that as long as you completed the mission, you could earn Contribution Points, which could be exchanged for many things, even including those mysterious cards.
Deng Guang said, "Doctor Xiang, should I carry that for you?"
"No, no, I'm fine." Xiang Hongyu hurriedly waved his hand.
Deng Guang said, "Alright. You're a doctor. If a fight breaks out later, just stay at the back."
"Okay, don't worry." Xiang Hongyu straightened his helmet. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of something flashing past in the dense forest beside them.
"There seems to be..."
Before he could finish his sentence.
Two sharp-eyed crossbowmen in the team had already raised their hand crossbows and fired towards the location he saw.
"Whoosh!"
The tails of two arrows disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.
Suddenly, a hissing sound came from the dense forest.
Immediately after, trees shook.
A goose-yellow, massive figure charged out from within!
This figure swayed mid-air and pounced towards a person at the edge of the team.
"Get away!"
With a furious roar, Qin Ziwu thrust out his long spear, and the Dragon-Scale Horse beneath him closed in forward.
The spear halted mid-air, striking its target.
But Qin Ziwu only felt like he had stabbed a wild bull. His arm went numb, and the spear nearly flew out of his hand. The Dragon-Scale Horse beneath him even retreated several steps backward.
Meanwhile, the goose-yellow figure that charged out of the dense forest tumbled twice in the air before crashing to the ground.
It turned out to be a massive gecko, nearly three meters in body length.
This gecko had crimson eyes and agile movements. After crashing down, it rolled once and immediately tried to burrow into the nearby dense forest.
Qin Ziwu's old strength was spent, and new strength hadn't yet gathered. He couldn't rush forward in time.
But he didn't need to go forward, because the people in the team behind him, having reacted, raised their crossbows and drew their bows. A dense swarm of arrows surged over in a frenzy.
In an instant, they shot this superhuman gecko into a pincushion.