MM Racing Chapter 98 Just you?
Chapter 98 Just you?
Chapter 98 Just you?
Zishan walked out of the building and waited outside for a moment. The remaining Rhinoceros Tortoise warriors also came out one after another, and each of them had a life mark on their head.
Zishan counted the number of insects and, seeing that everyone had come out, immediately arranged, "Ziyu, Huaqie, you were here last year and are familiar with this place. Now take us to where you lived last year."
"Okay!" The rhinoceros beetle warriors who had visited last year readily agreed.
They led the way, leading a large group of rhinoceros tortoise warriors, flying majestically towards the residence of the high-ranking warriors.
Before long, Ziyu and the others were the first to land in front of the building that resembled the Twin-Forked Rhinoceros Tortoise Warrior.
After landing, Ziyu raised her front paws and pointed at the building with a hint of pride, saying, "Zishan, Ziai, look, this is where we live on Lotus Island."
The entire island in the middle of the lake consists of 400 hexagonal areas, each with an area of about 1 square kilometer and each numbered. High-level warriors and mountain lord-level warriors each have 200 areas to live in.
An area typically houses 50 to 100 Zerg warriors, but it's rarely at full capacity; the arrangement varies depending on the Zerg warriors' different habits.
Zishan slightly twitched its antennae. During its conversation with the two Zerg warriors, they had mentioned this issue: "I understand now!"
It carefully examined the building. The building measures approximately 200 meters by 150 meters, with a total area exceeding 3 square meters.
Its shape is modeled after the Twin-Forked Rhinoceros Tortoise Warrior. The most eye-catching feature is the huge Twin-Forked Rhinoceros Tortoise horns on the head of the building, and even the tentacles and eyes are lifelike.
However, this building does not have legs; it looks like a giant bipedal rhinoceros beetle lying on the ground.
Ziyu and Huaqie led the way into the massive building, whose entrance was located at the mouth of the Double-Forked Rhinoceros Tortoise. The rest of the warriors followed closely behind, as if they were being swallowed whole.
Upon entering the building, the Zerg warriors were not presented with habitable nest chambers, but rather with a leveled ground enhanced by earth-based abilities, covered with a thick layer of dry grass.
Seeing the environment inside, Zishan asked with some doubt, "Ziyu, did you sleep here last year?"
"Of course we can't sleep here," Ziyu explained. "We Rhinoceros Tortoise Warriors prefer to live in dark, warm, and humid places. The humidity on the island in the middle of the lake is enough, but it's not dark enough inside this building. So our nest chamber isn't on the surface of the building, but underneath it."
"Under the building?" Those insects who had been there before knew the answer, while those who hadn't were scanning the area with their spiritual senses and quickly understood.
Ziyu walked to the side of the building wall, raised its paw to hook a stone slab and opened it, and saw that there was a nest chamber leading underground under the stone slab.
Ziyu explained, "This building was constructed by the Insect King, who possesses earth-type talents. In addition to the building above, the ground inside was also reinforced by the Insect King using earth-type abilities."
There are a total of 60 nest chambers built inside, which is enough for everyone. With the enhancement of the King-level Earth-type ability, there is no need to worry about other insects breaking in from underground. Our nest chambers are very safe.
"I see." The Zerg warriors followed Ziyu's example and each selected a hive chamber to open.
Yew also opened one of the nest chambers to take a look. The nest chamber had a downward passage, and the walls inside had been solidified by the Insect King using earth-type abilities.
The entire nest chamber is about 10,000 cubic meters in size and is oval in shape, just like an insect egg. It is lined with a thick layer of dry grass, which should have been dried by Ziyu and the other insects last year.
After everyone had chosen their preferred nest chambers, they returned to the main hall to gather again.
Zishan asked Ziyu, "Who provides the food for our daily training here?"
Ziyu responded: "There are Zerg warriors on the island who are in charge of food distribution. Whether you want to eat meat or vegetarian food, they will provide it for you. It is distributed once a month, with 20 tons distributed each time."
However, they were all somewhat snobbish; seeing that we came from Banana Island, they gave us perishable fruits, while the Zerg warriors from other tribes ate nuts and the like.
Nuts and fruits may sound similar, but nuts have a hard exterior and can last for several years if stored properly.
Most fruits ripen in late autumn, while these insects only arrive in March each year. Even if the fruits are very durable, they will definitely not be fresh after more than half a year. This is clearly feeding them what other insects have left over.
Hearing this, Zi Ai immediately retorted indignantly, "This is too much of a bullying for insects!"
Zishan's expression also became solemn. She had originally thought that after joining the Thousand Star Islands, her Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe would have territory and their future would be bright.
Unexpectedly, these newly recruited Zerg warriors weren't very well-received. "Who's in charge of distributing the food? A lord-level warrior? Or a mountain lord-level warrior?"
Logically speaking, a Lord-level Zerg warrior wouldn't do something so degrading, after all, bullying a few high-level warriors wouldn't sound good to outsiders.
However, the situation is different for mountain lord-level warriors. After all, there are so many tribes here, and each tribe has its own interests and demands. It is normal for some mountain lord-level warriors to be slightly biased, but things are not absolute.
"The Zerg warriors on the island who are in charge of logistics are of the Mountain Lord level, but they have many high-ranking warriors under their command who do odd jobs. It is those high-ranking warriors who distribute the food to us."
"Just a few high-level warriors?"
"Yes, but they have mountain lord-level Zerg warriors backing them up, so they're incredibly arrogant."
Zi Ai said somewhat discontentedly, "So what? We can just fight them. Did Zi Huai just stand by and watch us get bullied when we came here last year?"
Ziyu said somewhat aggrievedly, "Last year, Zihuai also led us to fight them, but the insectoids were numerous and powerful. Zihuai was defeated by an insectoid warrior who had awakened elemental talents. We were no match for them, so we ate nearly rotten fruit for most of last year."
They were too ashamed to tell their tribal elders about their defeat, so they kept it a secret.
Hearing this, Zishan became even more dissatisfied: "You all boasted that you were the strongest in the world on Xiangjiao Island, but you can't even win a fight. No wonder other insects dare to feed you scraps."
Ziyu immediately fell silent. Battles are decided by many factors, and it's not simply a matter of who has the greater strength.
If they were to advance to the Mountain Lord level and awaken two types of talents, their combat power would indeed increase greatly. But haven't they already advanced to the Mountain Lord level? How can they possibly contend with the various insectoid warriors on the Thousand Star Islands based solely on strength?
"Shall we go get the food now?"
"Yes,"
"Come on, I'll go with you to take a look."
I refuse to believe it. As high-level warriors, who is stronger than whom? If we can really defeat it with strength, then we'll accept eating rotten fruit.
But if it tries any underhanded tricks, since the Green Bamboo Armor King is still here, then it will go find the Green Bamboo Armor King and ask it to go find the Insect King of the Thousand Star Islands to reason with him.
They traveled all the way from Banana Island to support the Thousand Star Islands, only to be treated unfairly. This is a huge slap in the face to those insect kings.
Their nests were completely empty, devoid of life-giving seeds and primal food, and they didn't need any insects to stay behind; they simply mobilized all of them.
Ziyu continued to lead the way, and the insects flew in a dense swarm toward the Lotus Island logistics warehouse.
Arriving at the logistics warehouse, located on the north side of the island in the lake, it is also an enormous building.
The building is square, without doors or windows, and without much other decoration. It is just very large, with a height of 50 meters and an area of one or two square kilometers.
Here, Zerg warriors come and go, carrying food distributed to them. Some fly back to their own territories in groups, carrying large bags of food, while others imitate the Flame Spider Merchants by making carts to pull the food back to their homes, creating a lively scene.
For Zerg warriors, the most important thing is, of course, their lifeblood, followed by the Force food that allows them to evolve and grow. Apart from that, there is their daily food.
As for where they live, it doesn't matter. When they need to rest, they can just dig a hole anywhere. If they can't dig a hole, they can just find a place to lie down and rest in the open.
Needless to say, Zerg warriors basically have wings and can fly anywhere. As long as they have enough food, they are invincible warriors who can roam freely across the astral plane.
This is why the yews value food so much. High-level warriors train here without Force food distribution. If they can't even eat well, what's the point of training?
The yew tree, accompanied by a swarm of insects, flew to the massive building and landed. The building was not only very large, but its entrance was also enormous, with two large doors that were 30 meters high and 50 meters wide on each side.
Above the gate are several inscriptions by the Flame Spider Merchant, which read "Food Reserve Warehouse".
The yews and the others were not surprised to see the words of the Flame Spider Merchant. Even their not-so-wealthy tribe, the Rhinoceros Beetle, could afford to have the Flame Spider Merchant teach them.
For a super-large island group like the Thousand Stars Islands, inviting a few Flame Spider Merchants to teach the Zerg warriors on their islands is a very simple matter. After glancing at the text above its head, it took the lead and walked into the building.
At the building's entrance, several long, narrow-bodied, pointed-tailed rove beetle warriors stood guard. Seeing the yew and its swarm heading directly into the building, they immediately stepped forward to stop them: "What are you insects doing here? What are you doing here?"
Upon hearing the question, Zishan calmly replied, "This is a food storage warehouse; we've come here to collect food."
"Get food?" Several high-ranking rove beetle warriors looked at the life marks on the foreheads of the yews and their companions, their attitude softening slightly: "You need to register first to get food. Then you need to let us know the number of Zerg warriors and their eating habits before we will distribute food to you."
"Really? Where do I register?"
"I'll take you there." The other person glanced at the large swarm of insects behind the yew tree: "Just one or two insects will do."
The yew waved its antennae, signaling the insects to wait for it there, and then it followed them toward the side of the food storage warehouse.
To Zishan's surprise, there was a small door on the side leading to a rather large office space where many Zerg warriors were coming and going, handling various work matters.
The rove beetle warrior led it to a dragonfly warrior who was lying on the ground, writing something down on a piece of parchment, and said, "Red Pepper, this is a Zerg warrior who has come to collect food. Please register it."
Upon hearing this, the giant-winged red dragonfly warrior known as Red Pepper raised its large compound eyes and looked at the yew.
"Which island? Which tribe? What talents and potential do they possess? How many insects are there? What kind of food do they like to eat?"
"Banana Island, inhabited by the Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe, possesses potential talents in three elements: strength, metal, and earth. They have 33 insects and eat nuts!"
"Banana Island?" The giant-winged red dragonfly warrior wondered. Although the Thousand Star Islands were all named after plants, was there such an island?
It then realized that this seemed to be an island quite far from the Thousand Star Islands. The island was inhabited by small tribes, and in recent years, several tribes had indeed wanted to migrate here.
"Rhinoceros beetle? Don't you like to eat wood and fruit? A single beetle's monthly food ration is 1200."
"Kilograms. I'll allocate 40 tons of fruit to you, giving you 400 kilograms, is that alright?"
Zishan stared intently at it. The other party seemed very polite, offering only fruits that rhinoceros beetles liked to eat, and even giving it an extra 400 kilograms for no reason.
If you don't know the situation, you might politely agree, but once you understand, you'll realize the tricks the other party is playing.
Fruits are not easy to store, and they rot very easily when piled up. It takes a lot of effort to preserve them so that they can be eaten for a longer period of time.
Secondly, fruits have a high water content. Even if 40 tons of fruit are left untouched for more than ten days, several hundred kilograms can be wasted.
Zishan said firmly, "I want nuts."
Although nuts don't really suit the rhinoceros beetle's taste, now that it's a Force warrior, it can eat dirt and iron, so it doesn't care about the hardness or taste of nuts.
More importantly, nuts are high in oil. The same amount of food, 10 pounds of nuts will definitely fill the insect's stomach more than 10 pounds of fruit. If you often participate in training here, the physical energy consumption will definitely be very high. Eating nuts is the best way to replenish physical energy.
Hearing the yew's impolite tone, the giant-winged red dragonfly warrior also became somewhat dissatisfied: "Just eat whatever food is given to you, why are you being so picky? There are thousands of Zerg warriors here. If every one of them were as picky as you, then no one would need to work, they could just fight over food!"
"Is that so?" Zishan coldly retorted, "Then I'll have to ask King Baitoujia when I have time. We've traveled thousands of miles to come here, paying with Primogems and participating in training to contribute to the defense of the Sea Beast Kingdom in the Thousand Star Islands, yet we can't even choose our own food. Is this how the insectoids of the Thousand Star Islands treat their insectoid warriors who come to help in battle?"
Upon hearing Yew's words, the giant-winged red dragonfly warrior scoffed, "You, a mere high-level warrior, dare to dream of meeting the White-Headed Armor King? What are you thinking?"
"Hehe, our Rhinoceros Tortoise Tribe's Green Bamboo Armor King sent us here for training, and he's chatting with the White-Headed Armor King right now. I'll go ask the White-Headed Armor King now!" With that, Zishan made a move to leave.
"Hey, wait!" The giant-winged red dragonfly warrior hurriedly called out to the yew tree, which was about to leave.
After a slight hesitation, he said, "Since you insist on nuts, then how about this: I'll allocate you 20 tons of nuts and 20 tons of fruit. Everyone's food will be allocated this way. Is that alright?"
It knew that these advanced warriors had run to the Thousand Star Islands training grounds, where they must have been escorted by elders, and perhaps there really were insects that could speak with the White-headed Beetle King.
It dared not gamble on the odds, after all, it was not a Zerg warrior that came to train, but only came to Lotus Island to find a job through connections.
If things really escalate to the White-Headed Armor King, regardless of whose fault it is, the White-Headed Armor King will definitely think that it didn't do its job well, especially since it was in the wrong first. At that time, in order to appease the Zerg warriors, the White-Headed Armor King might make an example of it and fire it, and then this good job with 3000 primal stones a year would be out of the question.
"I want all 40 tons of food to be nuts." If it could only get equal treatment, it wouldn't need to use the names of the Green Bamboo King and the White-Headed King to bully others.
The giant-winged red dragonfly warrior shook its antennae: "There's no such rule. Everyone gets the same amount of food. If you take it all, what will the other Zerg warriors eat?"
Zishan cut to the chase, asking sharply, "Since we're all the same, why did you give us 40 tons of fruit just now?"
Upon hearing this, the giant-winged red dragonfly warrior was speechless: "Well—, I was just thinking that you like to eat fruit, right? If I give you fruit, you won't be satisfied, but if I give you all nuts, the other insects won't be satisfied either."
Zishan was waiting for this sentence; otherwise, why would she say so much to a Zerg warrior who was doing logistics?
"Since this is a training ground, it's a place to show off your strength. Just give me the food, and let any who complain come find me. I'll beat them into submission!"
The rove beetle that brought it over was stunned by their exchange. Was this guy really that brave? How dare he challenge all the high-level warriors on the Thousand Star Islands?
The giant red dragonfly warrior was also confused. It wondered if this guy was used to bullying people in small places.
Did they think that the Thousand Star Islands, like Banana Island, didn't have any notable insects?
However, the words of this arrogant fellow were exactly what it wanted to hear. It was looking forward to taking the opportunity to let the insects teach this ignorant fellow a lesson, so that it wouldn't really think that there were no insects in the Thousand Star Islands!
Thinking of this, it directly mocked, "Good heavens, do you think this is some poor place like your Banana Island? There are countless Zerg warriors here, including many who have awakened elemental talents at advanced stages. You think you can compete?"
"So what if I am? Go ahead and bring me insects, I'll show you how powerful the insects of our poor place are!"