Chapter 698 - 336: Striking It Rich (Part 2)
Although the folks present were once high-status, never worrying about money, times have changed. Now they’re down to patching their clothes, truly in dire straits. Encountering Clay Ore, their eyes naturally light up.
"Something that can conceal Clay Ore? What is it?" Su Jiameng pondered deeply in her mind. Besides telekinesis and special technological materials, she couldn’t think of anything that could achieve this. Then, Cui Hu smiled slightly, pulled a dark stone from his backpack, and scraped off some of the dirt on its surface... Su Jiameng’s pupils shrank abruptly!
This stone was actually Clay Ore, and judging by its fluctuation purity, it was likely to be natural Clay Ore! Were there really natural Clay Ores here? Impossible, right? Su Jiameng was caught in an endless loop of shock.
The five of them had already spent over two months in this place, gaining a basic understanding of the Insect Race. Su Jiameng was preparing to take them deeper. Yes, so far, they were still at the edge of the [Life and Death Line], the boundary of the Insect Race’s territory. Logically, this place would have been thoroughly explored by many adventurous and speculative people, with very little Clay Ore left.
Natural Clay Ore is far more precious and rare compared to those generated by the Insect Race. Had those people never discovered it?
It seems that the key lies in the dirt wrapping the Clay Ore! She pinched some black dirt with her fingers, but found nothing unusual. What exactly were these things that could perfectly hide the fluctuations of Clay Ore?
After a long time, she sighed, flicking the dirt from her fingers onto the ground, "It’s a pity. If there were enough rich modern materials around, perhaps the composition of this dirt could be analyzed. Being able to completely shield the fluctuations of Clay Ore is not ordinary. If inspiration could be drawn from it, it might even become a powerful weapon against the Insect Race!"
Compared to the proportion of mind power users in other interstellar Alliance creatures, the Insect Race’s innate telekinesis ratio is too high. Almost evolving to a certain level would naturally awaken them, then through devouring, their telekinesis would evolve and upgrade, almost a logical progression. Unlike human mind power users, requiring various means to stimulate mental growth, and later needing strong emotions to promote telekinesis advancement.
Compared to the Insect Race, Su Jiameng once thought that other interstellar creatures were raised by stepmothers from birth! Look at the Insect Race, then look at the struggling interstellar creatures, it’s hardly comparable! Whether in combat power or reproduction ability, they are thoroughly trampled by the Insect Race!
If it weren’t for the Insect Race being creatures living by instinct, with almost no rationality, the entire interstellar would be their domain, leaving nothing for others! Just let them chill wherever it’s cool! That’s the difference between being birthed and being adopted!
If indeed these dirts harbor immense secrets, this time is surely a huge gain! Even for Su Jiameng, just imagining that scene, her emotions were hard to contain! After a while, she forced herself to calm down, "Where exactly were these found?"
"Just in a valley not far away, but that valley is peculiar, and it’s prone to collapsing. Those Qi Alaruo are causing such a ruckus, they don’t dare to fight there. Gather your things, let’s head over."
Led by Lu Anchen, the group avoided a few patrolling and wandering Insect Races and entered the valley Cui Hu spoke of. As for that Qi Alaruo who barely survived? Theo set up his Mecha and carried that guy back to the [Life and Death Line] border.
"This place... truly is beautiful..." Liang Xiaonuo exclaimed, her mouth slightly open. She wasn’t wrong; the scene before them was indeed imbued with a bizarre beauty. The interior of the valley was shrouded in the darkness covering the sky and sun, yet around them floated faintly glowing green fireflies, looking somewhat dreamy... But none of them dared to advance lightly.
"There are no Insect Races here... not a single one..." Su Jiameng carefully sensed and then stepped forward to the nearest firefly, touching and chiseling off a piece of rock. Upon careful examination, there were vague Clay Ore fluctuations. Peeling off the dirt covering it, the fluctuations and radiation surged significantly, "Those Insect Races seem to dislike this black dirt..."
"Is this all Clay Ore?" Liang Xiaonuo knew that Clay Ore is generally small in size; the larger it is, the more expensive. So far, the largest piece she had seen was the size of a small baby’s fist, and here, each one was at least the size of an adult’s fist!