Why would they leave a Shadow monster here?
This was a difficult question to answer, but Lin could confirm that it had been dead for a long time, and there were no Incan insects nearby.
Furthermore, the things buried under the mountain didn't seem to be the scorpions' main target. After digging them out, they simply put them aside and continued to dig.
It seemed like there was something they were interested in buried under the mountain, and judging from the depth of their digging, it seemed like they only started digging recently. They probably weren't digging when they first moved here.
Lin felt that it was necessary for her to stay here and observe the situation. The pompom slowly floated among the standing scorpions to the side of the third pit, where the corpse of a Shadow monster was left. Although it looked frozen on the surface, it had actually died several decades ago.
And that wasn't all.
Most of the things that the Standing Scorpion dug out from the nearby pits were arthropods. Lin discovered that most of them were related to the Inca insect swarm. The arthropod leg in the first pit was the leg of a sandworm, while the other pits also contained more or less similar remains. However, only the Shadow monster's corpse was relatively intact.
Perhaps the Inca swarm had encountered something on their journey. Could it be that they had experienced a battle here? Did this cause some of the troops to die here and be buried here?
Then perhaps the scorpions were looking for this reason.
Although there were a lot of scorpions chatting while eating fish near the pompom, they were mostly talking about delicious food, interesting things, and so on. There was no information about what they were digging for.
Just like when they fought against the Emerald Dragon. They didn't discuss any tactics at all.
This was quite an interesting habit of theirs. However, Lin also discovered the 'voice' of another creature. It came from a pyramid made of ice not too far away.
The pompom quickly floated over. The pyramid was more than thirty meters tall, and the entire outer wall of the pyramid looked very irregular. There were many thorn-like protrusions. The pompom also tried to knock on the wall and found that the outer wall of the pyramid was very hard. It seemed to be made by Standing Scorpion using water and other impurities and mucus to bind it bit by bit.
Even after the weather had turned cold, they were still able to think of this method to create a structure. How extraordinary …
Inside the pyramid was a relatively empty space, where a standing scorpion and a yellow-colored creature were 'communicating'.
"Hand over your treasure and tell me your secret!" "Don't even think about it!" "Then I'll have to dig out your innards." "I'll bite you to death."
That was the content of their conversation, but Standing Scorpion used his voice, while the other side used their brain waves.
This was another Brain-Creation Monster. It seemed to have been caught by Li Scorpion. Its legs were buried in the ground, and only its fat body was half-exposed.
Perhaps the brain-creating monsters in the sea had kept many 'treasures'? Then, they would be hunted down by Standing Scorpion.
"Treasure." "No." "Treasure." "Turn around and you'll find it." "Treasure." "It's in your mouth. Stick your head in." Li Xie and the brain-creation monster kept 'arguing', but their conversation didn't seem to be going anywhere.
This brain-creating monster probably didn't have the 'treasure' on it, or else Li Xie would have cut it open long ago.
But in order to better understand the situation. Lin joined the conversation.
"What are you digging for?" The pompom floated to Standing Scorpion's side and asked.
"Guh?" Standing Scorpion was shocked. It jumped a few steps away and cried out loudly. A large number of Standing Scorpion rushed in from the entrances around the pyramid. They looked left and right for their target.
The Standing Scorpion didn't find anything suspicious, but they trusted their companions very much, so they didn't think that the shouting Standing Scorpion was lying to them. They just thought that they didn't find anything, so they stayed there nervously.
It seemed like it would be easier to get a spy out and blend in with them.
Just as Lin was thinking that, the brain-creation monster suddenly sent out a brainwave message. "I know where it is. I'll find it. Let me go, and I won't bite you."
The Standing Scorpion looked at the brain-creation monster, and one of them said, "Kill it."
"No!!!" As the brain-creation monster screamed, all the Standing Scorpion rushed forward. They surrounded the brain-creation monster and scratched its body with their sharp limbs. After dozens of seconds, the brain-creation monster was turned into a pile of minced meat.
The Recording Orb was indeed not inside, but the Standing Scorpion didn't seem to mind killing this creature with clues. Then, they quickly ate the brain-creation monster's meat and dispersed, leaving the pyramid.
However, this shouldn't be the only one.
Lin's pompom also flew out of the pyramid and looked at the sea in the distance. Some Standing Scorpion were digging holes in the ice layer on the sea, and some Standing Scorpion were flying into the distance. Perhaps they were still chasing after other brain-creation monsters.
Next, the pompom stayed there for many days and nights, watching the Standing Scorpion's life. They usually flew around during the day and stayed in the pyramid at night. All their food was found in the sea, and they didn't care if they ate corpses or live ones. Recently, they caught another brain-creation monster and kept asking it where the treasure was.
However, this brain-creation monster was the same as the previous one. It refused to say anything.
Lin noticed that most of the brain-creation monsters they caught were active on the ice layer on the sea. For some reason, perhaps due to the cold, they all ran to the ice layer, which made them a lot easier to catch.
However, the brain-creation monsters were quite 'stubborn'. Instead of asking them where the Recording Orb was, it was better to find it herself.
They dug deeper and deeper under the mountain. Previously, they had dug many holes, but now, they only dug one place. They dug a long tunnel at the bottom of the mountain.
This tunnel was very strange. It wasn't the usual mud and stone at the bottom, but a place as white as snow. However, it wasn't ice, but a strange-colored rock.
Now, the pompom was slowly floating in this snow-white place. The surroundings were snow-white rock walls, and there were no remnants of the Inca insect army deeper in. In front, Lin could see a group of Standing Scorpion still digging.
This was the destination of their excavation.
They had dug out a large space here. It was a hole with a diameter of more than 30 meters, and the shape of a large object could be seen on the ground …
It looked like it was buried underground, and a part of it had been dug out. At first glance, it looked like a large rock, but … it was a living creature, perhaps …
It didn't have any organs or limbs on its surface, but Lin found that its composition was very unique. It contained most of the components of a living creature.
That is, all the components of a living creature's cells were contained in this thing, but the strange thing was that this thing didn't have any cellular structure. It felt like this thing was purposely shredded all the cells and then mixed all the components into a mixture.
However, it wasn't as simple as a mixture. There were many hollow and tube-like structures inside, and it was unknown what they meant …
Why would such a strange thing be here? However, the Standing Scorpion's target didn't seem to be this thing.
Even though this thing was more than 10 meters long and 5 meters wide, it seemed very light. A few Standing Scorpion easily moved this thing to the side and continued to dig.
Very soon, they finally found what they were looking for.
It was … a Recording Orb.
When they found the orb, the Standing Scorpion cheered excitedly. They congratulated each other and took the orb out of the hole.
They dug so hard and dug out so many strange things, but in reality, it was just to find a single orb?
This felt a little disappointing … But Lin noticed that this Recording Orb was different. It looked like the color of the outer shell was more unique.
She didn't know what was inside.
The pompom followed the Standing Scorpion and watched as they walked out of the hole. Then, they placed the Recording Orb inside the pyramid and buried it inside.
They seemed to be very casual with how they handled the Recording Orb. Lin Sanjiu remembered that they did the same with the Cortex Prime's crystal, but this time, there were some Standing Scorpion guarding nearby.
However, they didn't notice that the pompom had changed color and floated to the place where the Recording Orb was buried. The pompom extended its fur into the ground and found the Recording Orb.
Its sharp fur secreted a dissolving liquid that pierced into the Recording Orb, quickly probing its internal structure.
Lin noticed that this Recording Orb was indeed different. It was alive, and its brain was larger than usual. Most Recording Orbs had a small brain, but this one took up almost half of it. However, it was currently in a dormant state.
This Recording Orb seemed to be mainly used to record things using the brain, and not other methods of recording.
The pompom used the tip of its tentacles to stimulate the Recording Orb, causing it to wake up. When it woke up, the pompom quickly connected to its nerves.
Suddenly, the scenery around them changed to become a vast ocean.
Lin brought it into the Dream World and used a special method to make it reveal its own memories. In other words, she made it … 'dream'.
At this time, an island suddenly appeared on the vast ocean. Countless plants and sand covered the island. This was the island where the Standing Scorpion resided. However, it was originally filled with plants and was larger than before.
On this island, there was a large group of … insects. They seemed to be exploring the island and devouring the creatures on the island. However, there was another creature watching them. Floating astronomy.
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