The hive consciousness was also known as the hive mind, or the insect's consciousness.
This consciousness was a kind of collective thinking, and it was often seen in various science fiction novels in Bluestar.
Creatures that had the hive consciousness were all group life.
In this group, every individual had their own consciousness, but their consciousness was not independent. Sometimes, it was even incomplete.
Above them, there was a stronger consciousness that controlled them, like a king.
And this supreme consciousness that controlled all the individual thoughts was the hive consciousness.
In many science fiction novels about the Zerg in Bluestar, the Zerg that devoured everything was regarded as a hive mind life form, and their supreme consciousness was their Zerg Queen.
And when Eve examined the bodies of the Crypt Spiders, she also found some similar characteristics.
Unlike other independent creatures, these Crypt Spiders did not have a complete soul. Their souls were not formed, and strictly speaking, it was impossible for them to independently support the normal operation of a life form.
This meant that above them, there was another stronger consciousness or soul that controlled them.
And when these Crypt Spiders entered Eve's Kingdom of God, all their connections with the outside world were completely cut off.
Relying on their own incomplete souls, they could not survive normally.
So … after struggling for a while, their souls naturally collapsed and they died.
Not only that, when these Crypt Spiders were struggling, Eve could even faintly feel that there seemed to be an unknown existence in a distant place that was trying to send out some kind of thought signal to reconnect with them …
And the direction of the source of the signal was from Rivendell!
But it was obvious that the other party could not break through the obstruction of the Kingdom of God and failed in the end.
"So … there is indeed a stronger existence or individual behind these Crypt Spiders. The last consciousness that I felt was probably it. It's a bit like the Zerg Queen! "
Eve's heart skipped a beat.
At this time, she also understood why The Black Dragon Merril was not willing to help the players deal with the Crypt Spiders.
This sneaky "Silver Dragon" must have known the secret of the Crypt Spiders.
He probably already knew that the middle-level Silver-level giant spiders were just minions. Behind them, there was an existence that even the Little Black Dragon did not want to provoke!
It seemed that Merril was not stupid.
"Spider Empress?"
Eve's interest was piqued.
If it was really as he had analyzed, the Insect Queen that controlled so many Crypt Spiders was definitely not weak …
At the very least … there would definitely be someone at the Gold rank!
Eve fell into deep thought.
But then again, how did these crypt spiders get into his kingdom?
Oh … right, he had just received the players' sacrificial request.
Offer … Offer a sacrifice request.
Eve: "…"
He vaguely guessed what might have happened.
Thinking up to this point, Eve absorbed all the remaining life force in these Crypt Spiders. She then sank into her consciousness and found the player who had just prayed and entered his field of vision …
Soon, he saw the scene in the eyes of the players.
Rivendell, the entrance to the underground world.
The deep underground cavern had long become empty at this moment. One could vaguely see the deeper underground scenery, and not a single Crypt Spider could be seen …
Four players were surrounding a huge sacrificial circle not far from the cavern with excited expressions.
"F * ck! Dada Bento, you actually succeeded! "
"Oh my god! We sacrificed a big guy and more than a hundred minions. The system actually gave us 1,000 contribution points each! "
"Hahahaha … We really sacrificed the Boss. Hahahaha … So it can be done like this!"
"Awesome. If we encounter a Boss that we can't defeat in the future, we'll sacrifice them!"
"Hahahaha, Sister Goddess' sacrificial circle is really omnipotent!"
"Low-key … Low-key … This is our trump card in the future!"
"Hahaha! If we don't like any monster in the future, we'll sacrifice it to the Goddess! "
"Don't be happy too early! Maybe not all living things can be sacrificed. "
"Hahaha, anyway … the monsters that we can't defeat must have good things on them. If there are good things, the sacrificial circle will definitely swallow them. What's there to worry about?"
"Hiss … Now that you mention it, it seems to make sense!"
The players discussed excitedly as if they had discovered a new continent.
Nightingale, who was hiding at the side, was dumbfounded.
"He … he actually succeeded in sacrificing himself …"
"Wait … someone was killed by the spiders! Aren't you sad? "
She was a little confused.
"Sister Nightingale, don't worry. We'll revive. The guy who died is probably in the City of Heaven's Chosen now. If you don't believe me, look, is his body still there? "
"Hahaha, you'll see him when we return to the city later!"
The other players laughed.
Nightingale was speechless.
She was stunned and looked in the direction of the circle. She found that the Elf Warrior's body was gone, only a bloodstain …
"It's … really gone."
She muttered in shock.
"Wait … he couldn't have been sacrificed too, right?"
The Elf girl's face suddenly turned pale.
"Hahaha! No, the sacrificial circle doesn't eat players. Someone has already tried it before. "
The other players replied.
Nightingale was speechless.
But soon, her face was filled with doubt again as she muttered to herself, "That's right.
She muttered to herself, "Those sacrificed spiders … Are they really good fertilizer? Does Her Majesty the Mother Goddess also need fertilizer? "
Eve was speechless.
What the hell was fertilizer?
What strange knowledge did the players transmit?
She was confused.
However, when she saw the huge sacrificial circle on the ground, Eve confirmed her guess.
It was indeed sacrificed by the players!
She didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Only God knew that Eve's original plan was to let her believers sacrifice divine blood crystals to her, but it was actually played by the players like this.
They actually sacrificed the monsters they wanted to fight!
Should she say that the players were indeed a group of creatures used to looking for bugs in the game?
From the trash at the beginning to directly sacrificing the monster boss …
Wait … They wouldn't sacrifice living creatures every day in the future, would they?
She imagined a group of living creatures being thrown into her God's Kingdom every day by the players, and then running around in the God's Kingdom …
Eve was speechless.
No, no, this loophole had to be closed.
Although the life and death of the creatures sacrificed to the God's Kingdom was completely controlled by Eve, and she could even drain all the life force of the sacrifice, the risk was too great.
Because once this was done, the gamers wouldn't be able to calm down.
She was afraid that when they encountered a difficult enemy in the future, they would think of ways to sacrifice the other party …
If the sacrifice was successful, it would be fine, and Eve would happily accept it.
But if the sacrifice failed and the sacrificial circle was exposed to the enemy, and the enemy happened to be Eve's enemy, then her existence would be completely exposed …
The sacrificial circle was used on the body of a true god, and as the World Tree, Eve's sacrificial circle had patterns that belonged to her alone, and those who were knowledgeable could see it.
Moreover … this was like cheating, and it was not conducive to the growth of the players, and it was not conducive to her image among the believers.
Accepting the sacrifice of living creatures … that was something only evil gods would do!
Generally speaking, new gods who had become official would not accept the sacrifice of living creatures.
This was a kind of respect for life, and it could be considered a standard among true gods since ancient times in the Continent of Segers.
Otherwise, if everyone played with the sacrifice of living creatures, the entire World of Segers would have been in chaos.
Eve pondered, and she already had the idea of patching it in her heart.
At this time, the players' discussion was still going on.
"Wait … if that's the case, why don't we go back to that mining road? There are so many Crypt Spiders in the spider nest there, if we sacrifice all of them … how many contribution points would we get?! "
A player's heart skipped a beat, and he turned his attention to the underground nest.
Hearing his words, the eyes of the other players were all moved.
Even the eyes of the boxed lunches lit up.
Sacrificing a metal spider leg, the game system would only give a pitiful 5 contribution points.
Generally speaking, the players would still choose to give the spider leg to an elf NPC.
Because as long as they helped in the forge, the elf blacksmith Carlos would promise the players to forge this spider leg into a powerful arrow, and then sell it to other archer players for 15 to 20 contribution points!
Even if they sold it to Carlos himself, he would still give the players 10 contribution points!
But … there were probably tens of thousands of Crypt Spiders in that nest.
Ten thousand Crypt Spiders, and each spider had eight legs. If they sacrificed one leg, they would get 5 contribution points …
If they sacrificed all of them, that would be 400,000 contribution points!
This did not include the legs of the larger spiders, as well as the legs of the giant spiders!
If they lured all of them out and sacrificed them …
Hiss …
How … how many contribution points would that be?!
Oh my god … it would not be a dream to be dressed in gold!
"F * ck! I feel like we're going to be rich! "
All the players came to their senses, and they were all excited.
"Is there enough paint to draw the magic circle?"
"There's still a lot …"
Boxed lunches clenched his fists, slapped his thigh, and made a decision.
"Let's do it!"
After that, he looked at Nightingale again.
"You go back first. It's going to be very dangerous, so I can't bring you along."
His tone was unquestionable.
After saying that, he led the group of people to turn around and run towards the underground mine tunnel in a grandiose manner …
Nightingale was stunned when she saw Boxed lunches and the other chosen ones running away in excitement.
She stomped her feet angrily and scolded.
"This blockhead who talks to himself!"
Seeing the excited players rushing toward the tunnel, Eve felt strange.
"They found the nest of the Crypt Spiders?"
"They … don't know that there's a big guy behind these spiders, right?"
For Eve to vaguely sense the existence of the consciousness signal, it was probably at least a Gold Rank!
Gold Rank, that was a really high rank!
And if it was a life form with a hive mind, it would probably have tens of thousands of underlings.
In Eve's opinion, these guys were crazy about money.
They were really a group of players who did not care about their lives for money …
Wait a minute, it seemed like they were not afraid of death.
Eve shook her head secretly.
However, since Boxed lunches and the others had discovered the nest of the Crypt Spiders and wanted to continue courting death, she did not intend to stop them.
"This … might be a chance to lure out the mother behind them."
Eve was ready to send her incarnation at any time.
"If they can really lure out the mother of the Crypt Spiders and give me a chance to subdue it, what's the harm in giving them some contribution points?"
If she could subdue the mother of the Crypt Spiders, Eve would be able to control the entire Crypt Spiders.
And as the Crypt Spiders who had been entrenched in Rivendell for god knows how many years, they must know the situation around them like the back of their hands.
Not to mention, this was not a weak force to begin with!
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