When Lin Zhen saw this scene, his heart was moved.
This was a difficult choice. For a martial artist, practicing martial arts was like a second life, a lifelong pursuit. If Zhao Xiaoman chose to leave the Stellar Fruit Tree at this time, then even if her martial arts career was not completely over, at least her future would be bleak.
If she went to beg Zhou Butong, she would lose something precious. It was a difficult choice.
Sure enough, Zhao Xiaoman sat there with a pale face. She could neither stay nor leave.
Lin Zhen strode over and arrived in front of Zhao Xiaoman. After which, he said, "If you follow me, I will give you a bottle of antidote and promise to give you priority to absorb the Stellar Crystals that we obtain in the future. As long as you join my team …"
As he spoke, Lin Zhen took out a bottle of antidote. This was something he had obtained from Brother Guang. The antidote from the Star Fruit Tree could not be bought in the outside world. Most martial artists did not have it, but as the boss of the Ant Nest, Brother Guang had quite a few in stock.
Zhao Xiaoman raised her head and looked at Lin Zhen's handsome face. She struggled in her heart for a while. In the end, she gritted her teeth and said, "Pervert! I would rather leave the Stellar Fruit Tree than let people like you succeed. "
Lin Zhen turned around and looked at Li Changying, "What do you think?"
Li Changying smiled, "You are the team leader. You have the final say. Zhao Xiaoman is a good person. It's just that her team is not very reliable."
Lin Zhen handed the bottle of antidote to Zhao Xiaoman again and said, "This bottle of antidote is for you. I hope you will agree to join my team. Of course, if you join, you will be on the opposite side of Zhou Butong. Do you dare?"
Zhao Xiaoman understood the meaning of Lin Zhen's words, "Then what you said just now …?"
"That was just a small test. I am glad you passed."
"Thank you, big brother! I will join! "
Zhao Xiaoman happily took the bottle of antidote and began to heal her injuries.
Lin Zhen stood up and looked at Li Changying, "Do I look old?"
"Who said so? Who said you were old? Brother Lin, you don't look old at all. "Li Changying, who had always been an old-fashioned and upright person, gave Lin Zhen a serious blow.
A bottle of antidote and a Stellar Crystal in exchange for a teammate. Lin Zhen felt that it was worth it. If Zhao Xiaoman had agreed to follow him, then Lin Zhen would have thought that she could endure humiliation and bear the burden. Although she would have great achievements in the future, she wasn't the most suitable teammate.
About an hour later, Zhao Xiaoman's detoxification was complete. Although it was not completely gone, as long as she could absorb a Stellar Crystal, she would be able to recover completely.
"Big Brother Lin, I think we should start from the west side. The third group on the west side is my original group. I made great contributions to this group before, but they abandoned me after I got injured. I want to chase them out!"
Zhao Xiaoman called him Big Brother Lin to show her respect. She gritted her teeth at the people who were trying to chase her away from the west.
"Which direction is Zhou Butong's group?" Lin Zhen asked.
"The first group on the east side is his group. However, he rarely appears in the Hive. Most of the time, he is in the Sky. Usually, only his four teammates are there. No one dares to challenge them."
Lin Zhen nodded, "Okay. Our people will come tomorrow. We will start from the fifth group on the west side. How often can we challenge them?"
"One week. Like the Ant Nest, we can challenge them once a week."
Just as the few of them were talking, a few more drops of honey fell down. Two Planet Crystals and three Stellar Crystals appeared. The two Planet Crystals were taken by the other teams. Of the three Stellar Crystals, Zhou Butong's team took two, while the first team from the west got one.
Lin Zhen couldn't help but praise, "The Hive's environment is much better than the Ant Nest. There are so many Stellar Crystals."
"Yes, there are many flowers here. This mound is nourished by the honey all year round. The energy inside is also very abundant. Although it can't be directly absorbed by people, it can give birth to many flowers. If we talk about the production speed of Stellar Crystals, even the Sky side can't compare. It's just that the Sky side is bigger."
Zhao Xiaoman told Lin Zhen everything she knew.
However, at dusk, the sky was getting darker. The surrounding martial artists gradually dispersed.
Lin Zhen looked at the Stellar Crystals on the mound. He asked Zhao Xiaoman, "Why didn't any martial artists come to pick them at night? Aren't those glowing Stellar Crystals the most obvious targets? "
"The Stellar Crystals are indeed eye-catching, but it's too dark at night. It's impossible to detect the bees and hornets that are everywhere. These things are very smart, and they are very sensitive at night. Although they don't go far from the Hive, they basically cover the entire mound. Anyone who dares to go out at night is courting death." Li Changying explained to Lin Zhen this time.
"Yes, no one dares to come at night. Only at dawn will everyone come together at six o 'clock. Then, everyone will rely on their own ability to pick the Stellar Crystals. That period of time is also the time when people gain the most."
Lin Zhen looked at the martial artists who had completely dispersed. Then, he looked at the three or four Stellar Crystals on the mound. He couldn't help but feel excited.
"This is going to be rich. I have night vision and gravity. This Hive is simply tailor-made for me. If I had known, I would have come here long ago. Wasting two years in the Ant Nest is really a waste of time."
At night, everyone stayed far away from the Hive. After all, there were still some reckless bees that ran out occasionally. It would be terrible if they were stung.
Lin Zhen, Li Changying, and Zhao Xiaoman found a place to stay. This was where Li Changying lived before. There were two levels of tree holes.
Zhao Xiaoman was a girl, so she took the inner room alone. Lin Zhen and Li Changying stayed outside.
At night, Lin Zhen adjusted his breath for a while. The surroundings were so dark that he couldn't even see his own fingers. Beside him, Li Changying was snoring softly.
Lin Zhen left the tree hole. With his night vision, he could see everything clearly. He could even see the dense swarm of bees flying around the Hive in the distance.
Without alerting anyone, Lin Zhen stepped on his shield and soared into the air, flying towards the Beehive.
When he arrived at the first row on the west side, there was no one here. Lin Zhen stopped.
In the night, a few stars on the mound flickered.
"One, two, three …"
Lin Zhen counted. On the west side of the mound, there were a total of six Star Crystals. There were four Stellar Crystals, one Planet Crystal, and one Satellite Crystal.
"Tomorrow morning, all the martial artists will come here to pick them. If I take too many at once, I'm afraid it will attract attention. So, I can't take all these Star Crystals. I won't take those that are useless to me. What I need now is the Stellar Crystals."
"There are four Stellar Crystals in total. I'll take three. There will probably be one or two more in the later half of the night. That should be enough."
Lin Zhen was ready. First, a Mental Energy barrier appeared on the surface of his body. Then, he turned the liquid metal into a half-body armor. Stepping on the shield and holding the bright silver spear, he rushed towards the mound!
"Swish!"
A stream of light flashed past. Lin Zhen was already above the mound.
The surrounding bees immediately buzzed and flew over. One by one, they raised their butts, and the spear-like bee stingers came from all directions!
Lin Zhen didn't care about the bees at all. He waved the bright silver spear in his hand, spinning it like a windmill. He activated Immovable Mountain and rushed down.
A series of collisions rang out. Most of the bees' attacks were intercepted by the bright silver spear. Even if there were bees from other angles that rushed over, they couldn't pierce through Lin Zhen's Mental Energy barrier.
Moreover, Lin Zhen didn't need to get too close to the mound. He waved his hand from five meters away and a Stellar Crystal flew into his hand.
"I got it! The first Stellar Crystal! "
Lin Zhen's first attack was accurate. Although he was covered in dirt, he still couldn't hide his excitement.
He charged through the swarm of bees several times. During this time, his barrier was pierced by a bee. However, it didn't pierce through Lin Zhen's golden liquid metal armor.
Lin Zhen raised his hand again. The second Stellar Crystal flew into his hand!
His mood was indescribably beautiful. Lin Zhen's shield drew an arc in the air and skimmed over the mound. With a wave of his hand, the third Stellar Crystal flew into his hand!
With three Stellar Crystals in his hand, Lin Zhen had basically completed his goal. His bright silver spear blocked another wave of attacks. His body went straight to the bottom of the mound.
Flying at high speed, he quickly left the branch where the mound was. He found a huge leaf and stopped.
He quickly got a few leaves and used them to block the light emitted by the Stellar Crystals. Lin Zhen took out the three Stellar Crystals.
"Whew! This is too satisfying! This is too exciting! "
Lin Zhen saw many martial artists today. Basically, all of them were ninth grade warlords. Occasionally, there would be a seventh or eighth grade warlord. However, they were all new students this year. There weren't any older students at this level.
Moreover, among the ninth grade warlords, half of them were below the Peak Stage. A quarter of them were at the Peak Stage. The remaining quarter were those who had compressed their dantian energy.
In the first group on the east side, Lin Zhen even saw a martial artist who had compressed his dantian energy by six times.
With Lin Zhen's current strength, if he didn't use Soul Lock to launch a sneak attack, he basically had no chance of winning against a martial artist who had compressed his dantian energy by six times. Even if he used Soul Lock, it was hard to say whether he could succeed in one hit. After all, the higher the realm of a martial artist, the stronger their willpower. If he couldn't quickly lock the opponent's soul and give them time to resist, it was very likely that the Soul Lock would fail.
This didn't mean that Lin Zhen's Soul Lock wasn't good enough. If the opponent couldn't move, Lin Zhen was confident that he could lock anyone. However, it would take time.
Li Changying had compressed her dantian energy by two times to three times. Even Zhao Xiaoman had compressed it by one time. Lin Zhen's starting point was low. Although he was trying his best to catch up, his progress was still not satisfactory. If he wanted to counterattack Sky Dome, this kind of strength wasn't enough.
Holding the three Stellar Crystals, Lin Zhen secretly rejoiced.
"A man can't get rich without a windfall, and a horse can't get fat without feeding at night. Although it's a bit unethical to eat alone, I really can't share this with anyone. My teammates, you will soon know the benefits of teaming up with Lin Zhen."
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