Chapter 380: Flame Scorpion
Chapter 380: Flame Scorpion
In front of the Mona Ant Farm hut, an airship flew away on the clouds and disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Looking at the disappearing airship, Wright wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Dean, is this over?"
"What do you think? It's not that easy. We should go back and think about how to apologize to Lord Marichatton. Otherwise, the next time we meet, it will be a sad day for us."
Hearing the question from the side, Wright's heart became heavy again.
Level 3 wizards should not be offended lightly. If you offend them, you will have to pay the price. Just because the other party hasn't punished them now doesn't mean the matter is over. It is more likely that the other party doesn't have time to pay attention to them for the time being.
Given the gap in strength and status between the two sides, the other side doesn't have to worry about them escaping at all.
Where can they escape to? A remote place or the Berta Blood Plain? If they are not careful, the entire Ancient Tree Ridge Academy will be destroyed.
Thinking of all the consequences, Wright sighed softly. He did not dare to delay for a moment and quickly took his men back to the Ancient Tree Ridge to think of a countermeasure.
On the other side, on the Lanque airship, Locke had the same doubts in his mind.
"Boss, those people dared to lead the way for the night elves, why don't you teach them a profound lesson? Or do you want to go back to Dongdu and sue them, so that they will have to pay the price."
"No hurry, no one who needs to be taught a lesson will escape, they must be smart people, smart people do smart things."
In response to this, Ivan made a meaningful reply, obviously not taking Wright and the others seriously.
In fact, although the Spine of the Ancient had offended him, it was also a blessing in disguise. Whether it was the Iron Roots they dug out or bringing the night elves to him this time, both brought him considerable benefits.
Therefore, he didn't mind giving the people of Ancient Tree Spine a chance.
If these people were sensible, they would offer him things they like. For example, the Ancient Tree Spine has gathered the strength of the entire academy and has explored the underground passages for so many years. It is impossible that there is no gain.
"You are the boss, you have the final say." Locke blinked. He didn't understand the meaning of these words, but he didn't want to admit it, so he stopped dwelling on this issue.
In the sky, the airship flashed by at the fastest speed, drawing a line of white waves above.
After sailing for more than ten days, the Lan Que returned to Dongdu and arrived at the extraordinary Swift Wood Tower. Such a high-end wizard tower shocked Justie and Pernie.
"Wizard Ivan, welcome back." The remaining silkworm queen led many Swiftwood silkworms to greet him. "And Locke and Big Black. Hi! Jiushi, Pernie, welcome to the Swiftwood Tower and this strange apprentice."
"She is my new student Helen. You two met in the Black Mist Forest a long time ago."
Ivan stood on the deck, his mind connected to the control crystal of the Lanque, towing the airship slowly into the open portal of the Swiftwood Tower.
With Jenny not around, Locke's power accumulation was a little short, and even after the transformation of the swamp ant, he was unable to control his power perfectly. This kind of thing could only be done by him personally.
After the Lan Que was safely anchored, Ivan hurried back to the enchantment workshop, one of the high-energy laboratories.
"What's going on?" The Queen Silkworm asked in surprise when she saw him in such a hurry.
"Didn't you notice something is missing?" Locke said.
"You mean Jenny? Something happened to her--" The Silkworm Queen's face changed drastically.
"Stop, stop. It's not what you think. Jenny has been invited to be a saint and has gone to the first level of the underground world." Locke knew that the Silkworm Queen had misunderstood, so he quickly explained the reason and then arranged other things:
"It's a complicated matter. I'll explain it to you slowly. Let Xiangdie introduce the Swift Wood Tower to them, and take a look at the Black Ant Tower while they're there to familiarize themselves with the surrounding area.
Also, don't yell 'Big Black Guy' or 'Big Black Guy' anymore. Ze Yi is different now. Of course, if Ze Yi doesn't mind, just ignore what I said."
"Whatever. Wizard Ivan said that the title is just a code name. That's why I take it to heart." Ze Yi was standing nearby. When he heard his words, he responded generously.
"Big Black, you seem to have become smarter."
After hearing these words, the Queen Silkworm felt overwhelmed. She didn't expect that so many unexpected things would happen just by going back. It was a pity that she missed them.
Afterwards, the group of people started to talk and introduce things. A few days later, Ivan settled Justie and Pernie in the Black Ant Tower and arranged their own research areas. Helen was left in the Swiftwood Tower.
Helen's situation was rather special and required his personal guidance, plus he had some small experiments that required Helen's cooperation.
……
Time flies, and more than half a month later, many wizards from Ancient Tree Spine came to visit. This time, a large number of wizards came, including the four deans of Ancient Tree Spine, as well as Tim and other elites of the academy.
"Respected Scholar Marichaton, we are sorry for the offense we caused you before. Please forgive us for our sins."
In front of Ivan, the wizards of Ancient Tree Spine were as sincere as they could be. They knew clearly that this trip was related to the prosperity and decline of the academy, and even its survival.
"If you do something wrong and can just say sorry and be done with it, who would bother striving to improve their strength?" Locke, who was standing nearby, spoke up, his tone not polite at all.
"Yes, yes, you are right." Wright, Adolf and others echoed.
"We bring the utmost sincerity," Wright added.
"Then tell me, my boss doesn't like everything. Don't take out ordinary items to embarrass yourself, otherwise you will be guilty of a more serious crime." Locke said again.
"It's my duty, it's my duty." Wright kept agreeing, after all, he was the one who made the mistake first.
Ivan didn't say anything. What Locke meant was actually what he meant. Otherwise, how could Locke have thought through the twists and turns in the middle and worded them so well.
Under his expectant gaze, Wright and his team took out a beast egg.
As soon as the beast egg came out, the temperature around it immediately rose by several degrees.
"This is a fire beast egg that we salvaged from the depths of the magma many years ago. After careful identification, we discovered that it is a scorpion insect egg with extremely unusual quality. We heard that you, the great scholar, are proficient in breeding insect beasts, so we are willing to present it to you." Adolf introduced.
Hearing this, Locke was about to make a few sarcastic remarks, but was secretly stopped by Ivan.
Ivan's eyes fell on the flame pattern on the insect eggs. This is a natural pattern, and when combined, it forms a familiar pattern - a demon.
"After we found this insect egg, we gathered the strength of the entire academy to cultivate and hatch it. It consumed countless resources, and we also extracted the power of magma from time to time to nourish it. Many sacrifices were made for this.
As time went by, its aura became stronger little by little, but it still failed to hatch, and sixteen years passed in a flash.
Later, we had no other choice but to take a risk and find an opportunity to stuff it into the nest of the three-legged bird. It hatched for more than four months without anyone noticing, until the three-legged bird noticed something was wrong and became furious—"
Adolf continued his introduction.
There is a reason why the egg was hatched in the spine of the ancient tree. The egg was found in the horrific magma that blocked the road. There was no damage at all, which was enough to prove that the creature inside was capable of surviving in the magma.
Once properly cultivated, they can be carried across the molten lava, deep into the other side, and open up new paths of exploration.
Now, they had to take out the insect eggs they had worked so hard to cultivate as a show of sincerity. What was worse was that they had to see whether the other party was willing to accept them.
"Great scholar, what do you think?"
"It looks good. I'll take it."
Hearing Adolf's careful questioning, Ivan finally revealed his attitude.
Demons are not a native race of the world of Danara, but a fleeting scene he saw in the memory of Lord Black Scythe during a battle. Demons and the "black robe monster" devil race are in the same camp, both from the abyss world that invaded Danara.
If he remembered correctly, the pattern on the eggs referred to the Balrog among the demons.
Thinking of the peculiarity of the black-robed monster, he became very interested in the insect eggs. Moreover, this thing could indeed help to get deeper into the underground world.
(End of this chapter)