"Put down the crystals!"
With a shout, a group of standing scorpions placed the large crystals they were carrying on the ground. Each of these crystals weighed about a ton and were basically square in shape. They were the best material for light absorption.
Lin's spy also followed this group of moving crystals as the leader. Lin thought that as long as she followed them, she would be able to leave the cave... or at least, that was what Lin thought.
But this was still inside the cave. This place was like a spacious circular area. There was no way out of the cave walls. Why did they stop to put down the crystals? There was no sunlight here at all. There was only the dim light of the crystals that the standing scorpions were carrying.
These crystals were about to extinguish. If their light disappeared, the standing scorpions would be in eternal darkness.
Speaking of which, the standing scorpions that Lin saw before were glowing because they had a small light-emitting organism on them. However, the standing scorpions that lived in the Red Village did not have such a symbiotic organism. Lin did not know why, so they needed something else to light up.
"Dig!" After putting down the crystals, a standing scorpion climbed on top of a crystal and shouted to the surroundings. At this time, a group of standing scorpions with crystal spears began to dig at some of the softer parts of the ground with their spears.
Because she had been with them for more than ten days and nights, Lin began to understand their language. They had a more complicated language system, but Lin had not asked them where they collected the light. After all, it was strange for a leader to ask such things. Lin thought that they would collect the light from the crystals outside. Now it seemed that they were going to collect it in another way.
In fact, Lin had not communicated with them much during the days and nights she stayed in the tribe. But these standing scorpions did not need to be commanded by their leader. They would do their own things, and they still treated the spy as their leader.
Perhaps the leader was more like an object of worship to these standing scorpions than a commander.
Crack.
Lin suddenly heard a sound from the ground. Some small holes appeared on the ground of the cave, and some red caterpillars covered in crystals crawled out.
The caterpillars were very small, about ten centimeters each, but there were a lot of them. Countless holes appeared on the ground, and thousands of caterpillars crawled out. They reflected a bright red luster under the dim light, like a large pile of rubies crawling out from the ground.
... Speaking of which, what were rubies? Were they the same type as the red crystals?
"Don't step on them! Don't move! " Some of the Scorpions shouted loudly. It seemed that these caterpillars were the key for them to obtain Light Energy. It seemed that … Lin still had to take the old route out.
The caterpillars on the ground quickly shrank into a ball after they came out. There seemed to be something changing in their bodies, and they were emitting a faint light.
Lin had basically guessed what was going on.
"They're here! Protect them! "Suddenly, a Li Xie shouted, and a huge number of black shadows appeared around the cave. Countless small creatures rushed out from the cracks in the cave walls. They grabbed the caterpillars and dragged them back.
These creatures are … Mao Yu? Lin carefully looked at it. These small figures attacking the caterpillars were all Mao Jades with bright red fur. These were probably the largest Mao Jades Lin had ever seen. Each of them was about seven centimeters long. They could easily bite these immobile caterpillars in half.
Generally speaking, Mao Jades were very fragile. This was the first time Lin had seen Mao Jades on the 'offensive' side.
The Li Xie were constantly stepping on the Mao Jades running around on the ground, trying to drive them away. However, there were too many Mao Jades. They caught a lot of caterpillars, and some even ate them on the spot, tearing the caterpillars into pieces. This battle lasted for hundreds of meters. When the Mao Jades finally retreated, the caterpillars in the cave had been reduced by half.
Lin did not move. She just stood there and watched. The Li Xie's method of driving away the small creatures was too stupid. Some of the caterpillars were stepped on by the Li Xie and not eaten by the Mao Jades.
After the Mao Jades were finally driven away, the caterpillars on the ground finally began to change. Their backs slowly cracked open, and from within the cracks, there was a burst of light …
So that's how it is …
From the cracks on their backs, a pair of glowing wings stretched out, followed by their entire bodies. A new type of creature emerged from the caterpillars.
These insects appeared one after another on the back of the caterpillars. The whole cave was illuminated by the light they emitted. All the Li Xie cheered. The light they emitted was slowly being absorbed by the crystals.
Lin caught one of these insects and quickly ate it without the other scorpions noticing. Then, she quickly decomposed it. Just as Lin thought, this should be their reproductive period. For now, these insects should be called 'Red Stone Butterflies'. They don't have a structure like a mouth, and it seems that many insects have developed this form. They mainly live in their larval stage, and when they grow into adults, they don't eat and only fly for the sake of reproduction.
The Mao Jades also knew that they were in their breeding period, so they rushed out to hunt for food.
Speaking of which, most of these insects had a 'pupa' stage, but the Red Stone Butterflies did not. They were larvae that directly turned into adults.
The Red Stone Butterflies on the back of the larvae stayed on the ground, waiting for their wings to slowly expand. They spread their wings and flew up. At this moment, the sky above the cave was like countless twinkling stars dancing in the sky.
As they fluttered, all the crystals slowly lit up. These red stone butterflies emitted a bright radiance. Their energy was stored during their larval stage. Now, they were blooming to their heart's content in order to produce more offspring. The light they emitted was also used to supplement the crystal of the scorpion.
It was unknown how long this breeding process would last. Although there were many Red Stone Butterflies, the light they emitted was far less than the sunlight.
All the Li Xie were cheering. Looking at such a beautiful scene, Lin quietly left with Susumi.
It was time to leave … Let's go back by the original route. Although they saw a lot of interesting things, they had stayed here for too long.
These Li Xie did not need a leader to develop. When the time came, they would see how they would grow.
"Leader?" Just as Lin was about to leave, a Li Xie noticed Lin's spy.
This Li Xie was puzzled. He chased after the spy and asked, "Leader, where are you going?"
"…" Lin was a little hesitant. She did not know what would happen if they lost their leader. So far, their lives were completely fine, but …
"Boom!"
Just as Lin was about to say something, the whole cave suddenly shook. A large number of Red Stone Butterflies that were flying together suddenly scattered.
All the Li Xie looked around nervously. The cave was still shaking slightly, as if there was a huge creature moving underground.
"Run!" It was unknown which scorpion shouted, but all the scorpions panicked at once. They scrambled to run towards the entrance of this cave … ….
While running away, the scorpions were no longer as cooperative as before. The scorpions began to push each other back and forth, causing quite a few of them to fall to the ground. Fortunately, Lin was a bit faster. Before the scorpions could panic, the spy had already escaped from the cave.
Accompanied by the shaking, the rock layer at the top of the cave began to crack. Countless sand and stones fell from the top of the cave, causing the entire cave to collapse. The sand and stones instantly buried the Li Xie's that did not manage to escape in time, along with the glowing crystals …
The Li Xie's that managed to escape stared blankly at the place where the stones buried them. They did not know what to do for a moment. During the collapse, the Red Stone Butterflies also flew out of the cave. They flew around the top of the cave, continuing their previous breeding activities.
The Li Xie's Li Xie's were still stunned. It was as if this was the first time something like this had happened. They did not know what to do. They only felt fear and confusion …
"Boom …"
The cave continued to shake. Suddenly, a large hole exploded in the ground. A huge worm rushed out of the ground. It opened its mouth full of sawteeth and looked at all the Li Xie's Li Xie.
All the Li Xie's Li Xie's Li Xie fled in panic. The Red Stone Butterflies on the top of the cave were also frightened by the worm. The entire cave was instantly plunged into darkness.
The Li Xie's Li Xie were so scared that they could not move. Suddenly, in the dark space, a scream rang out, and then it quickly faded away …
The Li Xie's Li Xie were confused. The scream they heard did not come from the Li Xie's Li Xie, but … the worm's.
At that moment, a ray of light suddenly lit up the cave. The darkness also faded away. Their 'leader' was emitting a crystal-like glow all over its body. There was a large pool of blood under its body that extended all the way to the hole where the worm came from. It seemed that the worm had been beaten away by their 'leader'.
The Li Xie's Li Xie looked at their leader. Lin could feel the fear in their hearts slowly dissipating …
"Leader!" "Leader!" The Li Xie's Li Xie gathered around the spy and cheered.
The spy raised all its front limbs and shouted like a real leader, "Leave this place and pursue the sun!"
"Ohhhhh!" The Li Xie's Li Xie's Li Xie cheered at the spy's words.
Speaking of which, Lin did not know why they did not live outside. Perhaps it was because they had to pass through the territory of the Li Xie's Li Xie. But now was the time to bring them out.
Under Lin's command, the Li Xie's Li Xie's Li Xie returned to the village. They took out their crystal-like spears and lined up neatly in front of Lin.
"Let's go!" Li Xie said.
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