Black Longhorn Beetle
YZZ 7526 was once a human mining planet. Its surface area was not big, and its population could not be compared to those commercial planets. It was one of the poorer planets of the ancient civilization.
According to the map, there were five main cities on this planet, and there were a few smaller satellite cities scattered around them.
All these cities had one thing in common: they were close to the main mining areas.
Most of the humans who once lived there made a living by mining, so they naturally built their cities near the mining areas to make it easier to get to and from work.
The Catalyst-class destroyer was docked at one of the five major cities, code 04. Xia Fei did not enter this city with the others, instead choosing another city two thousand kilometers away, code 02, to begin his own search.
From the map, it was clear that the ruins of City 02 ahead of Xia Fei were far more spectacular than the abandoned city 04. Its surface area was at least three times larger, and it was the second largest city on the planet. It had once been very prosperous.
Most of the other cadets had chosen to explore the ruins of 04. Although they could take care of each other this way, the significance of the exploration would be greatly reduced.
Xia Fei was no idealist. His goal was very clear, and that was to earn money.
A while ago, Quantum Holdings and Vampire had practically emptied his wallet. Now, he had less than 200 million star coins in his account at the very most.
Two hundred million star coins sounded like a lot, but it had to be known that Xia Fei still needed to stock up on more medicinal ingredients for the future. Every medicinal ingredient that he used was at a sky-high price, so two hundred million star coins was hardly enough.
There was also Quantum Holdings, the first interstellar trading company on Earth that Xia Fei had spent a lot of effort on, was barely able to maintain its balance on its books, unable to bring Xia Fei any profit. If he wanted to make more money, he would need to upgrade the industry as soon as possible and produce popular products that were in high demand, which required Xia Fei to continue investing in the company.
Even the daily maintenance of Vampire cost quite a bit. If there was a flaw in this top-tier special ops frigate, it would be that it was too high-end, and the maintenance cost far exceeded that of a normal frigate. Just the cost of replacing some of the more fragile parts was enough to maintain a normal frigate for a year.
Xia Fei was already having a headache just thinking about it. In this realistic galactic society, everything required money, and Xia Fei's goal was not to be a normal warrior. His goal was still so far away, which forced him to spend an unimaginable amount of money to improve himself.
Make money! Earn more money!
Xia Fei roared in his heart, his feet never stopping as he made his way toward the ruins of City 02. His eyes were shining as if his destination was not a ruin but a mountain of gold.
After walking for a short distance, the sun gradually set, plunging the wilderness into darkness.
Those strange noises around him gradually became more frequent. Xia Fei knew that a large portion of the insectoids liked to be active at night, and it was now their favorite time to do so. The insectoids could not suppress the excitement in their hearts as they crawled out from the rubble underground.
With a light tap of his finger on the visor of the Windshade Mark IV combat suit, two thin night-vision goggles suddenly extended out, and the dark night became extremely clear in Xia Fei's eyes. However, due to the lack of light, the world he saw through the night-vision goggles appeared to be a faint red, appearing somewhat grotesque and variegated.
About four to five hundred meters in front of him, there were two cumbersome beetles scavenging for food on the ground. They had a thick black carapace, and a pair of sharp mouthparts resembled two giant sickles that were biting tightly together.
Their bodies were as large as small cars, and their six thin and short legs made them wobble as they walked. They moved very slowly, and there was a pair of black and white antennae on their heads, looking like two antennae that were nimbly rotating in mid-air. Below the antennae was a pair of pitch-black eyes. They did not have eyelids, and a pair of basketball-sized eyeballs were exposed.
Xia Fei stopped in his tracks and crouched down to observe these two beetles. From his communicator, he learned that these were insectoids called black sky beetles, and they were considered a relatively low-level insectoid species.
Xia Fei's two eyes suddenly changed, releasing a bright and sharp gaze as he fully unleashed the third stage of the Beast Spirit Codex.
Ten hours ago, Xia Fei had just successfully broken out of the encirclement, completing his cultivation of the third stage of the Beast Spirit Codex. Now was the perfect time to test it out.
Countless information and commands were being released from Xia Fei's eyes, reaching the brains of these two insectoids in the form of brainwaves. It was like a never-ending tide, each wave bigger and tighter than the one before it.
Getting up, Xia Fei stared at the two giant insectoids not far away as he slowly approached them.
The brainwaves quickly penetrated the insectoids' brains, and after a series of hard knocks on their brains, Xia Fei was able to send back some information regarding the insectoids.
These two insectoids seemed to be in a state of shock as they danced around on the spot. Their six short legs kept bouncing as if they were trying to break free from the brainwaves. It was easy to imagine that their brains were already in a state of chaos and suffering.
What was strange was that even though Xia Fei was using the secret technique of the Beast Spirit Codex to command them to be quiet, these two insectoids refused to listen to his commands. They were still on the verge of going berserk, fiercely resisting Xia Fei's commands.
Furthermore, Xia Fei discovered that the moment the brainwaves entered the insectoids' brains, their power would rapidly decrease, unable to achieve the strongest effect.
Xia Fei knitted his eyebrows. This strange behavior was completely unexpected to him. The Beast Spirit Codex's secret technique was designed to target the beasts, and the insectoids were also one of the beasts, so why was the effect so poor?
Xia Fei suddenly increased the intensity and quantity of the signals, attempting to quickly eliminate the resistance of the insectoids and establish a preliminary connection with them.
At this moment, a scene that was not recorded in the historical records happened.
The two insectoids suddenly went limp on the ground, their six legs flailing around weakly as if they were epileptic patients who had suddenly had a seizure, appearing to be in a dying state.
Xia Fei had already used up all the energy he could muster, and the huge drain on his brain left him breathless, his head buzzing.
* Bang! Bang! *
Finally, Xia Fei's overly powerful brainwave attack directly broke through the brains of these two insectoids. Like a double kick, two crisp explosions rang out one after the other, blasting their brains open. A thick green liquid slowly flowed out of their brains.
Are they dead? Xia Fei was slightly taken aback. He did not expect the Beast Spirit Codex to be this effective when fully unleashed. His brainwaves could actually cause physical damage to the brains of these insectoids.
Shaking his head to recover, Xia Fei quickly made his way over to the side of the two black sky beetles.
Their brains were protected by a black carapace, and from the looks of the wounds, it was most likely the brainwaves that had caused the rapid expansion of the insectoids' brains, and the pressure had finally exceeded the limits of what their brains could withstand, resulting in their brains exploding.
Xia Fei dipped his finger in some of the insectoids' green brain juice and sniffed it.
The liquid was as thick as glue, and it tasted a little like spoiled milk, making him want to vomit.
Phantom suddenly appeared next to Xia Fei, stroking his chin with a pensive look on his face.
What do you think? Xia Fei asked.
Phantom shook his head. I'm not sure. I just feel that your brainwaves have a very limited effect on the Zerg. It's like they're two completely different frequencies. Your brainwaves are a little faster than the Zerg's, so you can't effectively convey your commands. Phantom shook his head.
Xia Fei nodded. I can feel it too. My commands are like a foreign language to them, and they can't understand them at all. Could it be that the insectoids have their own unique brain system, different from the beasts?
Phantom pondered for a moment. I can't say for sure, either. How about this: Catch another insectoid and we'll cut open its brain to take a look. Also, use the Beast Spirit Codex to observe the Beast Spirit Fire on them. If the insectoids and beasts are two completely different systems, that will be an important discovery in the history of brain research.
A centipede was dead, but it did not stop twitching. Though the brains of these two longhorn beetles had already been crushed, the four of them were still twitching non-stop. Xia Fei kicked one of the beetles and unleashed Chasing Light on his right arm, speeding toward the ruins of City 02.
After traveling a dozen or so kilometers, another pair of black longhorn beetles appeared next to a dilapidated building. It seemed that these insectoids liked to travel in pairs, or perhaps they were mates.
This time, Xia Fei was not in a hurry to make a move. Instead, he used the Beast Spirit Codex to observe the Beast Spirit Fire on them from afar.
Through the ocular technique, he saw a faint green flame rising from their bodies.
Not only were the flames small, but they were also very weak, completely disproportionate to their massive size. It was as if a gentle breeze could extinguish them.
Logically speaking, such a massive creature should have a stronger Beast Spirit Fire, but their Beast Spirit Fire was so weak that it was almost imperceptible.
It only took a split second to cross a few hundred meters, and these two black longhorn beetles had no idea that they were about to die.
Chasing Light aimed at the brain of one of the black longhorn beetles and sliced it horizontally from top to bottom. The tough carapace was as fragile as tofu in front of Chasing Light.
The blade was fast and precise. Xia Fei cut open the brains of these two beetles like he was performing surgery, one vertically and one horizontally, so that he could observe them from different angles.
Xia Fei had seen insectoids in the Wild Star Region before, but he had never killed one with his own hands.
He was shocked to discover that the brains of these two insectoids were flowing with the same green liquid that he had just seen. It turned out that the brains of insectoids existed in this form; their brains were filled with liquid.
Phantom was also stunned. He scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. I didnt expect the brains of insectoids to be like this. I have only seen insectoids before, but I have never cut open their brains.
Xia Fei helplessly shrugged. No wonder the Beast Spirit Codex was so ineffective. It was clear that the brains of insectoids were of a completely different structure.
Xia Fei dug out a small piece of shiny, black, diamond-shaped substance from their heads. Every insectoid would have such a crystal growing on their heads, and depending on their species and rank, the color and size of the crystal would be different.
In any case, he could still exchange it for points. The training camp points were very valuable, and if he could hunt more of these crystals, it would greatly alleviate Xia Fei's current financial crisis.
Throwing the questions about the insectoid brains to the back of his mind, Xia Fei began his killing spree.
He left behind countless corpses as he made his way from this wilderness to the ruins of City 02.
Early in the morning, a huge ruin appeared at the foot of the mountain. As far as the eye could see, it was nothing but huge rocks and the remains of rotting metal.
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