Beast Taming: Becoming a Bug-type Elite Four Member Starting with Silkworm Raising

Chapter 189 The Rainbow Ant Queen and the Crystal GardenAfter obtaining the last secret amber, Russell and the others rested for another night. When Jiang Xue’s condition improved slightly, they couldn’t wait to arrive at the gate of the core area of ​​the secret that they had passed several times.

The shape of this door is ordinary. It looks like a stone wall, but there is a stone plate in the middle of the stone wall with six round holes neatly arranged on it.

”Let’s get started. If the situation goes wrong, retreat immediately...”

After pondering for a moment, Russell nervously took out the secret amber and began to put them into the round holes one by one according to the position of the torso.

As six pieces of amber were put into the gap one after another, a burst of light with rich colors that even surpassed the rainbow slowly bloomed.

After a while, the warm yellow amber gradually dissolved, and the bodies sealed inside gathered together in the amber solution, actually forming a complete insect-type pet beast.

Kaka…

”Did you wake me up?”

After the body fully recovered, the colorful ant, whose body was only the size of an arm, shook its head and flew to Russell with a stream of light.

As the bits of light fell around him, he immediately felt a condensed and fresh breath of life.

This strange feeling means that the level of this pet beast is not high, but the blood level is definitely not much lower.

Moreover, the little guy in front of him didn’t seem to be hostile to Russell and the others at all, but was flying up and down around them, as if he was very interested.

Seeing this, Russell tried to activate his ”Cocoon of Evolution” talent, invested a spiritual force into this colorful special crystal ant, and actually obtained most of its information.

”Rainbow Ant Queen (Remaining Spiritual Body)”
Attribute: Bug

Bloodline Level: Crystal
Life energy level: Level (weakening)
Skill:? ? ? ? ”

”You are...the queen ant...?!”

Although he had already guessed that the pet beast sealed in the amber of the secret realm had an extraordinary identity, Russell was still shocked when he saw the word Queen Ant and the crystal-level information.

You must know that no matter which one of these two keywords is, it is enough to leverage the development path of a large city.

First of all, the leader of social insects is priceless in itself, far beyond what other pet beasts of the same level can compare to.

The honeypot company can develop a honey industry worth hundreds of millions by relying on a gold-level queen bee, and the crystallization ants can produce scarce energy crystals, whose value is far higher than honey.

As for the three words ”Crystal Level”, they themselves are a symbol of the bloodline of the top pet beasts.

The orthodox dragon clan is the most well-known representative of crystal-level beasts.

Even among the top brass of the Beast Control Alliance and the four successive kings of the principalities, there are only a handful of people who own crystal-level pet beasts.

In public perception, crystal-level pet beasts usually have very low reproductive capacity and have long lifespans. They are not only extremely difficult to obtain, but also often extremely difficult to cultivate.

As far as Russell knows, among the ninth-level beast masters currently disclosed to the public in the Southern Principality, only the ”martial fool” Xiang Ding has contracted a pure-blooded thunder dragon, and he is far from reaching maturity.

This situation is normal. After all, the energy concentration in people’s natural bloodline has reached an extremely high level. Feeding some ordinary cultivation materials will not achieve the cultivation effect at all.

In order for crystal-level pet beasts to grow smoothly, materials are one thing, and more importantly, a living environment suitable for them.

For example, to cultivate a thunder dragon, it is best to live in a high mountain area where thunderstorms gather. When thunderclouds burst out from time to time, you have to take the initiative to go out to withstand lightning strikes and absorb the pure thunder energy inside.

Thinking about it this way, this secret space, which is independent from the main plane of the beast-controlling world and can avoid energy leakage, is an ideal nesting place for the crystallized ants.

Before the secret realm is sealed, the crystal worker ants can go to the main plane to collect the energy condensed crystals of various systems, and then continuously accumulate them underground to create a living environment with extremely high energy density.

It’s just... Generally speaking, the queen ant should be relatively bulky and inconvenient to move. She mainly stays in the deepest part of the nest to lay eggs and continue the colony.

Why does this rainbow ant queen look so light, like an elf in a fairy tale?

However, after all, pet beasts are not insects from their previous lives. Crystal ants that use energy as a medium to breed offspring may not need a huge body to lay eggs.

Kaka…

”I am the former manager of this crystal garden. Welcome to you, the beast master who has passed the test.”

Seeing Russell’s surprised expression, the Rainbow Ant Queen flapped her wings and stopped in front of him, speaking with a soft female voice.

As a crystal-level pet beast, it has higher intelligence than ordinary humans, speaks politely, and can easily capture Russell’s changing emotions.

From its words, Russell learned the true name of the Black Dew Secret Realm—Crystal Garden.

However, the Rainbow Ant Queen calls herself the manager, so obviously she is not the real owner of this secret realm.

Based on the secret beasts he encountered at the beginning, Russell guessed that this ant queen whose body was broken into six pieces should also be the product of being resurrected by the secret realm.

”About the King of the Crystal Garden and the secret behind the gate... please come with me.”

It has to be said that the intelligence of high-level pet beasts is indeed outstanding. Just as Russell was about to ask, the Rainbow Ant Queen answered his doubts in advance.

After saying this, the rainbow ant queen turned around and flew to the stone door, emitting a burst of colorful rainbow light that slowly blended into the stone plate on the door.

The next moment, a dull sound came out, and the stone door as huge as a hill gradually moved to both sides, revealing the core of the entire secret realm.

”Wow... so beautiful!”

”How much is this worth...”

The moment the stone door opened, exclamations broke out one after another, and everyone immediately understood why the ancient name of this secret realm was Crystal Garden.

If the previous nest of the secret guard ants was like a mine rich in resources, then what is behind this door can really be said to be a treasure house filled with all kinds of energy crystals.

As far as Russell could see, there were at least dozens of tons of energy crystals piled up in this large cave. The light of various colors reflected each other, and it was really as bright as a hundred flowers blooming.

Even if there is nothing else worth exploring in the secret realm, the bloodline of the crystal ants and these crystals alone, divided into one-tenth, are enough for Russell to complete the accumulation of funds to build the gym.

Moreover, a large portion of these crystals seem to have been intentionally accumulated into building-like structures.

Crystallized stone pillars of different colors and attributes were orderly distributed throughout the cave. Just standing at the door, Russell, the others and their respective beasts felt that their own energy became active.

”This is the crystal that our crystal ant family has accumulated for thousands of years. It is also our home and the place where a new generation of queen ants are born.”

After everyone’s shock subsided, the Rainbow Ant Queen continued to introduce information about the Crystal Garden.

Only then did Russell realize that even without his own translator, several other teammates were listening attentively.That is the unique advanced telepathy ability of crystal-level pets, which can communicate with any intelligent creature without any barriers.

”As for the king of the crystal garden, it is the roots above your heads...”

Then, the Rainbow Ant Queen changed the topic and talked about the King of the Secret Realm, whom she had heard many times along the way, but never saw the dragon coming back.

”what?”

”These roots are pet animals??”

Hearing this, everyone opened their mouths again, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

”This is a root of the tenth-level pet beast world tree. The king used the source of life to let it take root in the cracks in space and built this place for us to thrive. Before it shrank, the outside of the crystal garden was once full of regained vitality...”

While Russell was speechless in surprise, the Rainbow Ant Queen continued to tell the information about the Crystal Garden.

Speaking of the deeds of that ”king”, its tone was full of reverence and nostalgia.

Russell and the others were shocked after shock, and in the end they were even able to calmly hear the words ”Tenth Level”, ”Crystal Level”, ”Myth” and other words that were usually used to shock the world.

After listening to the words of the Rainbow Ant Queen, Russell tried to calm down his mood and reviewed the information he had just received.

First of all, although those tree roots have a great background, they are not actually the true form of the king in the secret realm.

The tenth-level pet beast is the ceiling of combat power in the world of beast control. It has two passive world trees in the realm of enlargement and source of life, and is the best among them.

Legend has it that all animal and plant beasts, as well as natural elf beasts, all originate from the canopy of the World Tree.

Strictly speaking, the Sun Tree, the sacred tree of the Southern Principality, is just a new race formed after the blood of the World Tree was diluted many times.

If a fight really breaks out, relying on its almost endless life force and the many high-level races that benefit from it, three or five giant dragons will never be able to get close to the World Tree.

However, it is one thing that the World Tree as a whole is very strong. It is just a section of roots, which is not that exaggerated.

Using its own life source to activate tree roots and open up a secret realm in the space cracks, it is possible for a pet beast at the peak of the ninth level to do this.

The so-called exterior of the Crystal Garden refers to the desolate mountains Russell passed through when he first entered the secret realm.

With the huge vitality of the roots of the World Tree and the field effect of gathering vitality, it stands to reason that those mountains should indeed be covered with flowers and green grass, rather than being barren.

”What kind of race is the king you are talking about? Why did the Crystal Garden decline?”

Seeing that the Rainbow Ant Queen was lost in melancholy memories and stopped explaining, Russell walked up to it and asked in a low voice.

”Sorry, I was distracted...”

Hearing this, the Crystal Ant Queen flapped her wings awkwardly, sparking a burst of brilliant light.

”The former king of this space was the messenger of Hades, the executive officer of life and death, and the so-called Lord Moth of Death... Its power still exists today, and it can awaken the souls buried in the secret realm and protect the former home. ”

”Ever since a completely unfamiliar tenth-level pet beast exuding malice broke into the Crystal Garden and forcibly extracted a large amount of life source energy, the Crystal Garden began to wither...

Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be interested in ghost energy. The king used his last strength to seal the exit of the secret realm, set a ban, and ordered us to wait for those who can pass the test. ”

”Because there are no resources to collect in the secret realm, I also stopped breeding the crystal ant race, and instead guarded the gate of the core area in the form of a spiritual body.”

After talking about it, the process was not complicated, but the Rainbow Ant Queen’s mental body seemed to be over-consumed by the explosion of information in the past, and it gradually became blurred.

The so-called spiritual body is not a life form in the final analysis, but a means of forcibly sealing one’s own consciousness and then briefly restarting it under certain circumstances.

But vitality and spiritual power are both very delicate existences. No matter how stable the seal is, it is impossible to completely stop the flow of these two.

After spending countless years scattered in the secret amber, the Rainbow Ant Queen has long since run out of energy.

This can be seen from the fact that it is a mature crystal-level pet beast and is now only at the third level.

If the Black Dew Secret Realm is cracked a few years later, maybe the crystallized ant queen’s spiritual body will simply dissipate while waiting.

”...My spiritual power...is about to dissipate, and the eggs in the Crystal Throne will inherit my life origin and begin to hatch... This is the spatial hub of the Crystal Garden. Please be sure to guard this secret realm and protect it...”

”By the way... before the king completely sealed the secret realm, a group of people with shadow beasts tried to rush into the secret realm to investigate the whereabouts of the tenth-level pet beast... but they were ambushed by two moon demon rabbits. , and ended up with heavy casualties... In short... you have to be careful.”

Before completely dissipating, it tried its best to tell all the information it knew, then handed a small colorful stone into Russell’s hand, and pointed with its tentacles to the location with the densest concentration of energy crystals.

Facing the familiar scene of Tuogu, Russell was a little sad, but more excited.

After all, this is the guardian of the crystal-level pet beast!And he directly entrusted him with a pet egg.

You must know that the restriction for beast masters to contract pets is that they cannot contract pets with too high life energy levels, but there are never restrictions on bloodline levels.

The pet beast hatched from the egg will not be repulsive and wary of him. When the time comes, won’t he be able to directly obtain a crystal-level pet beast!
Thinking of this, Russell couldn’t help but swallow a few times, and even couldn’t care about the important information about the shadow beast and the moon demon rabbit for a while.

Anyway, the Rainbow Ant Queen said that it happened many years ago, and she would have more time to discuss it with the Beast Taming Alliance after leaving the secret realm.

Right now, nothing is more important than crystal-level pet eggs!
Although the other people in the team looked envious, they were just envious, and no one showed any expressions of unwillingness or greed.

After all, Russell was almost the absolute main force along the way. Without the help of the eighth-level mausoleum beetle, the last level of the secret guard ant nest would not have been able to be cleared so easily.

Instead of trying to take credit over one’s own abilities, it is better to behave well and leave a good impression that can be hugged tightly when the time comes.

As for He Qiu’er, who also contributed a lot, she had contracted two purple-gold-level pet beasts since she was a child. When she heard the crystal-level pet beast eggs, she was only slightly surprised, but she didn’t get confused.

Compared with energy crystals and pet beast cubs, what she cares about most is always solving the potential backlash of the Gu insect master clan.

As long as Russell can follow her promise and find an effective way to alleviate the backlash, she will be devastated from now on, and her allegiance will not be a problem.

Facing the envious eyes of everyone, Russell quickly walked towards the crystal throne.

However, before he could reach the pile of chair-shaped energy crystals, Dao Lang, who had been strolling nearby, suddenly exclaimed.

sa...

”I found something good!” (End of chapter)