This place … She had finally arrived.
Before Lin's eyes was a huge Tumbler. This Tumbler appeared … … very ordinary.
However, this was where the Core Protector and Creator were.
Lin's Starwalker had arrived near it not long ago. This Tumbler was relatively close to the star. Apart from it, there were two more Tumblers in this galaxy that were further away. The Tumblers also had many 'satellites' orbiting around them.
Although this galaxy seemed to have many Tumblers, it was obvious that only this one was special. Lin named it … The Land of the Core Protector.
It was also where the new Dream Core was located.
Lin didn't expect to arrive here so easily. She felt that it might have been due to the urgency at the time. If not, perhaps the Core Protector would have chosen a place that was difficult to find and impossible to teleport to.
This place seemed to have many lives. The main reason was that it was very colorful, unlike the monotonous colors of the other Tumblers.
Generally speaking, the richness of a world's creatures could be determined by the color in the Void. It was also relatively large, with a diameter of 13,000 kilometers. There were various terrains and hills, but it didn't have a structure that occupied a large area like an ocean.
In order not to disturb them, Lin decided to let the Starwalker hide in the Void and leave the exploration to them.
The Starwalker opened up ten holes on the crystal-like surface, and three olive-shaped airdrop cabins flew out from the holes one after another. Rollers rushed towards the Core Protector …
Whoosh …
When the airdrop pods passed through the atmosphere. Lin could feel that the gas here was much denser than in the Pompom. In this environment, creatures shouldn't need to spend too much effort to fly.
When the scenery in front became clear, the airdrop pods flying at the front saw … a vast wasteland.
It was similar to the wasteland Lin had seen in the Dream Core before, but she was sure that this wasn't that place. It should be another wasteland.
Then, she would land there.
Lin saw a canyon in the distance. The airdrop pods immediately turned and flew into the canyon.
Boom!!! When they were close to the ground. The airdrop pods spewed out violent energy, which prevented them from hitting the ground directly. After they stopped, they slowly landed on the ground.
"Crack —"
Following that, the airdrop cabin that landed on the ground opened up like a cracked seed, and a large number of troops emerged from it.
These soldiers were about one meter long and looked like … rock creatures.
Lin called these troops' Rock Spiders'. They had the shape of spiders, but their bodies were covered in a rock-like carapace. Lin created these troops that mimicked the rock-like creatures to 'experience' the ecology of the rock-like creatures.
The Rock Spider's body had the ability to decompose many minerals. They could eat stones to strengthen or repair their bodies.
However, it was still a multicellular organism.
Lin had them imitate normal creatures and live here. These Rock Spiders first gathered together in large numbers. The first Lair was built in the canyon of this world.
While building, Lin also observed her surroundings. This canyon was over 100 meters wide, but rather than calling it a canyon, it would be better to call it a rift valley. There were vertical rock walls on both sides, and Lin could see some creatures living on the rock walls.
These creatures … felt like the creatures he had seen in the Whirlwind World.
They looked … very much like something called 'tumbleweeds'.
It was a large number of dried twigs gathered into a ball. In fact, this phenomenon was very common, but the tumbleweeds here seemed to have the ability to move on their own.
Lin found that their edges were covered with small serrations, which allowed them to hook onto the rock walls and roll quickly on the rock walls.
Lin could only see such creatures here, although she had not yet tested for microorganisms. Now, she wanted to go above the rift valley to take a look. Five Rock Spiders climbed up the rock walls.
When the Rock Spiders began to move, the tumbleweeds suddenly moved as well. Lin found that one of them was rolling over very quickly. The moment it got close to the Rock Spider, it suddenly opened up and formed a net to cover the Rock Spider.
The Rock Spider could feel that its body was being pierced by a large number of small spikes. So this was how the tumbleweeds hunted. They usually netted their prey like this, and then used the spikes to suck or inject poison.
However, they could not pierce through the Rock Spider's shell. After a while, they let go and rolled back into the shape of tumbleweeds and jumped down from the sky.
Lin's Rock Spiders continued to move forward. They soon climbed up the rock walls and saw the vast wasteland in front of them.
Lin's main goal was to find the creatures that looked like a pile of debris, but she could slowly search for them. There was no need to rush.
On the land above the rock walls, Lin could see more tumbleweeds. They rolled on the ground as if they were really blown by the wind, but a few of them were obviously moving against the wind, which exposed their disguise.
Even so, there did not seem to be any creatures preying on them.
The five Rock Spiders spread out and ran towards different 'suspicious targets'. They mainly went to some small rocky mountains nearby and some that looked like buildings.
As they ran on the land, Lin could feel very rich dreamforce, but she could not connect to the Dream World through this energy.
For some reason, she did not know.
But this place was obviously very suitable as a core transfer point.
With that in mind, the first Rock Spider had already arrived in front of a suspicious object. It was a rock that looked like a house.
It was hemispherical and about ten meters tall. There were several holes around it, which looked like the entrances to the house.
The Rock Spider crawled to an entrance. When Lin looked inside, she found a small creature moving inside. This creature seemed to be …
Lin saw a creature walk up to the entrance. It looked outside and then jumped out.
Because the Rock Spider was in a hidden state, it was not discovered. And this creature … seemed to be a multicellular creature.
It had soft skin and looked like a one-meter long olive-shaped object. It also had three pairs of limbs. This creature did not use its limbs to walk because it floated in the air.
But it floated very low. Moreover, Lin found that it seemed to be able to create things. The things on its body were not completely its own. There was also a layer of something on its back that looked like the skin of another creature.
Perhaps this creature was one of those creatures with higher intelligence? When Lin saw it float out, it began to pick up small stones on the ground and rubbed them against each other.
Intelligent creatures with higher intelligence were rare. In fact, other than the Pompom, only the Atlan and the Voidfolk left a deep impression on Lin.
It seemed that the Core Protector was also a creature with higher intelligence … Yes, they were more intelligent than the Brainlings.
Whoosh! Just as Lin was thinking, the olive-like creature created sparks with the stones. When the sparks hit the ground, it instantly burned.
The ground was basically filled with gravel and sand. There were no common flammable objects. Could the sand be burned?
Just as Lin thought it was a little strange, the creature flew to the burning flames and blew. Lin saw a hole in its head that might be a breathing organ.
The flames became even more intense as it blew. The creature then pounced into the flames, and its body rapidly expanded as if it was being inflated.
Slap!
The creature exploded, leaving behind a pool of liquid and debris.
It … Was it committing suicide?
Lin thought it was a little strange. Although creatures with higher intelligence were said to be the most suicidal creatures, this creature did not look like one. After all, it was still in a very primitive stage.
Moreover, Lin did not feel that it wanted to commit suicide. The creature was indeed very agitated, but it was not suicidal.
After this strange incident, Lin still paid attention to the journey of the other Rock Spiders. Those Rock Spiders in the Rift Valley would also join the exploration journey after building their 'nest'.
However, the Rock Spiders above had already explored a lot. Lin now found another Rock Spider that also saw the olive-like creature.
Lin decided to call them rugby balls for now. It sounded more 'natural'.
Just like before, this rugby ball lit a fire, then jumped into the flames to commit suicide.
These creatures seemed to be quite suicidal. It seemed that the next time Lin encountered them, she would have to catch one alive to study it and find out why they did it before they committed suicide.
However, Lin only encountered two of them.
The other Rock Spiders encountered some large creatures. These large creatures should be rock creatures. At the same time, Lin also saw some other multicellular creatures.
It appeared that this world was a mix of many creatures, and they did not seem to affect each other.
One of the Rock Spiders had reached the edge of the wasteland and reached a more fertile area.
Perhaps … one could call this place a forest. A large number of stationary creatures gathered here, but they were different from plants because none of them were green. They were just like plants, unable to move.
However, some of them were only partially immobile. Like carnivorous plants, they could ambush their nearby targets.
However, Lin was more interested in the depths of this strange forest. Lin saw … a 'tree' that looked like the creator. (To be continued …)
PS: Thank you ~ Fireworks Xiao Tan ~
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