Chapter 198 The Key Is Not Whether to Use It or Not, but Whether There Is

It was already afternoon when he returned to the rental house.

Lu Yao first asked Cactus to clean the house and made a cup of hot tea for himself.

After the house became clean, he turned on the computer while drinking tea.

I left for half a day, and I don’t know if there are any changes in the pixel world.

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After logging into the simulator, Lu Yao first paid attention to Yaocheng.

Whether the world is in chaos or not, it has the final say here.

Salina reported to Lu Yao about the situation of the small world in recent years.

Basically everything is going well.

Except for a small episode.

A monster called black water strider was born in the pixel world. They have a strong appetite, a very high reproduction rate, and are quite aggressive.

This monster caused a lot of trouble to some pixel villains and extraordinary creatures in the early stage, and also caused some casualties, but under the leadership of Yaocheng, Yancheng and Saniluo, the Western Continent quickly completed the encirclement and control of the black water strider.

Yaocheng found through actual combat and testing that the black water strider is afraid of fire, restrained by anesthetic juice, and has a simple mind. The prophet of the medicine spoon also compiled a volume of "Summary of the Habits of Black Water Striders" and made this information public.

Yancheng has discovered the commercial value of black water striders: their tongues and sharp claws are first-class high-quality materials, and although the meat in the shell is small, it is very delicious.

Sanilo has become the most important war party this time.

A large number of extraordinary creatures have formed teams and hunted black water striders all over the world, on the one hand to obtain special materials, and on the other hand to sell them at a good price.

Because the furnace tribe of the dwarf fortress has evaluated that the tongue, claws and teeth of black water striders are all practical excellent materials. They continue to purchase, and as long as there are enough such materials, they can make excellent equipment.

Since the world city warehouse has become famous, the enthusiasm of extraordinary creatures for treasures has also increased day by day.

After all, no one knows what will happen tomorrow, whether they will be seriously injured because of encountering natural enemies. If you can have excellent treasures to protect yourself, maybe you can change the situation.

The tribes ahead already have excellent treasures.

For example, murlocs and piranhas.

The former's status is between extraordinary life and human, and because of pilgrimage and the sea, they have close contacts with Yaocheng.

Nowadays, murlocs have obtained many professional positions, such as chefs, doctors, fishermen and farmers. They can also continue to get the magic potion [anesthetic juice] for treatment and hunting.

Piranhas have formed a mercenary group. As long as the price is right, they are willing to provide services such as bodyguards, transportation and even hunting. In addition, they are intelligent and have strong cooperation ability, which is very popular with merchants, captains and city guards.

Not long ago, piranhas and dwarves reached a long-term cooperative relationship. They always bring [blast furnace honey wine] when they travel. Relying on this special wine, they can communicate and negotiate with other extraordinary life. In addition, piranhas have strong radiation to the ocean. From time to time, they can find some special props under the sea. It will be easier to obtain excellent treasures through refining and processing.

Holding these extraordinary treasures will make you feel safe and confident.

Those who don't have them will feel anxious.

The key is not whether to use them or not, but whether they have them.

Times have changed.

In the past, there were not many extraordinary lives in this world. Each of them could occupy a place and control a large territory, and generally there would be no conflicts.

But as the gods sent down oracles, the eras changed, and split earthworms appeared... the number of extraordinary lives continued to increase, and it was no longer feasible to live according to the old way.

Every individual must follow the flow of the times, and the extraordinary side is no exception.

Hunting for black water striders is just an external manifestation of extraordinary life in the general environment.

This is an opportunity for the extraordinary group to quickly accumulate treasures and advantages.

...

Lu Yao was not surprised after listening to Salina's description.

Although Saniluo is a neutral city, it is firmly rooted in the extraordinary side. As long as the city continues to progress and grow, extraordinary life will inevitably be affected by its radiation.

However, the economic species such as black water striders are unexpected developments.

Lu Yao clicked on the Yaocheng Temple, and there was a black water strider captured by Salina.

This four-legged little black insect is said to be very ferocious. But in the pixel screen, its appearance is very silly.

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[Black Water Strider LV8]

HP: 133/133

Mana: 25/25

Damage: 10

Defense: 5

Speed: 6

[Rapid reproduction]

Can reproduce offspring quickly.

[Iron Stomach]

Most substances can be ingested as food.

[Piercing Tongue LV2]

Use a tongue with a special structure to quickly pierce the prey and kill it.

[Family]

A race transformed by the [Whistleblower].

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Lu Yao frowned.

It turned out that it was not a natural evolution, but a monster released by the [Whistleblower].

He pondered for a while and brought in the other party's ideas.

The three characteristics of the Black Water Strider are that it can reproduce, eat, and be aggressive. In theory, this kind of alien invasive species has no direct natural enemies. They can occupy the top of the pyramid in various local areas by relying on their numerical advantages.

Once they develop from all directions, it will be a disaster comparable to the end of the world, enough to destroy all species in a broken world.

It seems that the [Whistleblower] has no patience to continue waiting for the key, so he simply sends in the black water striders and destroys any that cannot be obtained.

When Lu Yao first entered, as soon as the black water striders appeared, he really had no way to deal with the offensive of this alien supernatural species.

Things are different now.

The number of extraordinary life forms here is increasing, and with the gradual intersection between secular civilization and extraordinary groups, the appearance of black water striders has become a hot commodity in everyone's eyes, and they are competing to capture them.

So the disaster drama of alien invasion has become a warm daily addition to the table.

Lu Yao is happy to see this happen.

This is the power of civilization development. Without the need for the god to keep an eye on them, the members of the civilization system will react quickly and make choices and changes that are beneficial to themselves.

Isabel also flew over and talked about the situation she saw.

"The new southern continent was initially damaged by black water striders, but soon, adventurers and extraordinary teams from all over the world arrived and almost all of the black water striders were caught and hunted."

"After this, the elves of the southern continent also decided to build an elf village around the Elf Lake. They put aside their past grudges and asked the tree demon Jyoti to be their leader and protector, and Jyoti finally agreed."

Lu Yao thought this was good news.

Under external pressure, the Buddhist elves were anxious.

Isabel continued, "Everything is normal in the eastern continent. The black water striders broke into the territory of the mad flaming birds and flaming turkeys, and were basically wiped out."

"In the valley, Pinkman led the white rose attendants to wipe out all the black water striders and made them into fertilizer, which is said to be very helpful for growing roses."

"In the northern new continent, the snowman and Pasha collected many black water strider eggs and hatched them into dark black water striders, becoming subordinates of the dragon's nest. Jimmy ordered them to eat garbage and feces to ensure the cleanliness of the dragon's nest."

Lu Yao almost spit out a mouthful of water.

This is a bit too much.

You are worthy of it, Jimmy.

"Sir, Dragon Nest has the most mature development of black water striders."

Isabel emphasized: "Black water striders have been transformed by Pasha with Dark Sun and given a new mission. As long as you hold Pasha's ambergris, you can control the dark black water striders."

"The dwarves have already taken the lead in using it."

"Living black water striders are a very efficient and magical tool. They are much more valuable than being decomposed into materials."

Lu Yao interrupted her.

He had a question.

Ambergris is the saliva of a dragon. Can Pasha bear it if he spits it out like this?

"Sir, ambergris is actually Pasha's feces..."

Got it.

It's the same as ambergris.

In short, the invasion of black water striders has been settled by all parties and has been developed for various uses.

Lu Yao turned his attention to the Dwarf Fortress.

At this time, the dwarf craftsman Hammer Endless and two assistants were making a piece of equipment.

A dialog box popped up above Hammer Wuji's head: "The joints of this right hand are not flexible enough. We need to add some bones and ropes to increase the movement angle and flexibility."

"And the right hand's bearing capacity is not enough. It can be stronger. The shell can still bear a lot of weight."

He grabbed a [Dark Descent Black Water Strider] on the wooden table and pointed it at the prop on the anvil.

The Black Water Strider quickly stuck out its tongue and pierced holes in the metal left foot.

Then, the dwarf used the Black Water Strider's clenching fangs to cut off some of the metal shell of the leg and repaired it.

Lu Yao understood.

This is using the Black Water Strider as a biological drill and high-strength cutter.

After a while, a brand new right hand prosthesis came out.

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[Strong Arm (Right)] [Made by Hammer Wuji & Philus]: Defense +1.

HP: 394/394

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The buyer turned out to be Yan Jiu, whom I hadn't seen for a long time.

Lu Yao opened his panel and found that Yan Jiu's level had reached LV19 and he had a new ability.

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[Fire Clothes]: Let the flames surround yourself and burn the enemy continuously.

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There is also one more item in his history.

At the age of 101, he lost his right arm while fighting against a group of black water striders to protect three humans.

Lu Yao felt relieved.

The once rebellious and paranoid young man has now become a support and role model for many people.