Laws of the Insect Hive

As the cold winds blowing from the north gradually subsided, the Lierte Forest once again came back to life after winter.

In the early spring, a certain vine plant in the Lierte Forest bloomed red and white flowers at the same time, and many dark brown butterflies also burst out of the chrysalis at this moment, announcing the arrival of spring.

Sporadic shoots were drawn from the branches of some plants, and some seeds on the ground were also drilled from the soil due to changes in temperature and humidity.

For the seeds of these grass plants, the sooner they get out of the soil, the better they can take advantage of the sun, take the lead in the growth of the next few months, and take away the nutrients of the surrounding plants.

The forest that is gradually revitalized, in fact, the strong prey has already begun as early as this moment...

It has been half a year since the sudden floating island came to the top of the Liert Forest, but for the ordinary creatures of the Liert Forest, their lives have not changed much.

Compared to a few years ago when the Liert Forest suddenly fell and became extremely cold, except for a small area in the winter of the forest, it was not much different from the past.

Most of the Lierte Forest still maintains a state of tranquility and silence this winter. Plants wither and go dormant. Some arthropods and annelids such as insects hide under the soil or inside the trees. Snakes, lizards, etc. It also goes dormant in winter. Except for a few small rodents like mice and rabbits that are still active in winter, the forest still spends winter in silence and depression.

However, starting in the spring of this year, the rules of the jungle of the weak may be written in the Liert Forest, because after the Glacier Lord Aura left, the Liert Forest once again ushered in a new owner - the Archbishop of the Golden Banana Church Sith Tem.

At this time, in the obliquely lower area in the east of the floating island, the original landscape of trees mixed with dead leaves and branches has completely changed. In this area of ​​two kilometers in length and width, the ground has been covered by gray square cement floor tiles. More than 20 buildings large and small are located in it, and there are many buildings under construction.

In the westernmost part of the floor tile area, which belongs to the industrial area of ​​the Golden Banana Church, three cylindrical chimneys have been built here in just a few months. Stopped to absorb the smoke, thousands of busy gnolls, lizardmen, and various insects and beasts came in and out under the chimney...

In the central area of ​​the building, that is, around the krypton-gold skyscraper, there are some transparent glass covers forming a large glass greenhouse. In the glass greenhouse, there are green grass and hundreds of lush banana trees.

Although it is only the season of early spring, these banana trees violate the laws of nature and have grown many green bananas. It is estimated that these bananas will ripen after a period of time.

At the easternmost part of the building area diagonally below the floating island, a large group of dwarves, many snakemen, gnolls, elves, and several humans were pointing at a large black iron block.

Below the black iron block there is this railroad track extending to the south, and not far away there is a railroad track extending to the east, both of which are far away.

Dorn, the traveling merchant, is one of the few who are watching the humans.

Dorn was about 1.7 meters tall, with brown curly hair, and looked about twenty-five years old. He was wearing a slightly worn brown cotton jacket, and he was wearing a gray-green cloak that was also worn out. A little embarrassed.

At this moment, the traveling merchant was holding his terrestrial beast, while eating the dry bread he carried, he looked carefully and curiously at the place he had come to for the first time.

Although Dorne was very daring, the physique of a mortal, coupled with the coming and going of alien creatures and flying insects and beasts, still made him a little timid.

The traveling merchant Dorn comes from a small borderland of human beings bordering the southern part of the Warren Plain. Because he is curious about the outside world, he became a traveling merchant, carrying a small amount of goods on the ground and traveling back and forth around the world. .

Because there is no fighting strength, Dorne generally only looks for safe trade routes, or travels with some large caravans.

This time Dorne traveled to this point, because the rumors in the elf country were too exaggerated, and the Liert Forest was not particularly far from the elf country, so the traveling merchants came here by ghosts.

If the rumours of the elf kingdom are true, then he will see many gnolls in the Liert Forest, and if the gnolls are no longer hostile to him, then he can follow the rumored new road, Cross the dangerous plains of Warren and return directly to the realm of men.

In fact, several other humans who also appeared here came here on a whim because of the rumors of the elf kingdom.

After all, the human country is too far away from here, and the Wallund Federation established by the gnolls and the pig-headed people is blocked, so the human country in the south does not know anything about this newly built town without walls in this forest.

...

The huge island floating in the air and the crystal building hundreds of meters high on the ground undoubtedly confirmed to Dorne that this is a town that only existed in legends.

According to the information disclosed by the elves, this floating island only came to this world half a year ago, and the crystal building with the name "glass" inlaid outside was only built more than three months ago.

According to the rumors obtained by some of the human beings who were traveling with him, the reason why this town has a variety of aliens is because of a god named Manai, the god of kryptonite.

Since the age of 20, Dorn, a traveling businessman who has traveled from south to north, has never heard the name of Manai, the god of krypton gold, but according to the information disclosed by the elves, as long as they come here, they can get a software called "translation software". ability.

Using this ability, he can understand the words of many different races, which is undoubtedly a very valuable ability for their traveling merchants.

And most importantly, if the rumors are true, it is very easy to get the blessing of the God of Krypton Gold, and you don't even need to identify with the God of Krypton Gold to get the blessing of the God of Krypton Gold.

Looking at the crystal building in the distance, a harsh whistle suddenly appeared, and Dorn hurriedly grabbed the somewhat panicked ground beast.

Accompanied by the sound of steam with increasing frequency, the iron block named "Train" gradually moved forward slowly, and the speed gradually became faster and faster...

boom! ! !

Just after the thing called the train advanced a distance of 100 meters, an explosion sounded suddenly, and many cheering dwarf craftsmen also showed a lost look.

"The steam power of this 'train' is too rough. I really can't understand why Bishop System developed this thing. It's easier and faster to use magic power, right?" It was the dwarf who had not been here for a long time, showing a puzzled look and asking the surrounding dwarf craftsmen.

After hearing it, a dwarf craftsman quickly explained: "Using magic power not only consumes expensive spar, but also requires more expensive materials to make an energy circle, and only people who master magic power can control the magic circle. , there are too many restrictions.”

"You must have never browsed the Krypton Gold Forum, you must have not read "Energy Theory" by the alchemist Kanbar, magic energy is only a kind of energy, and the conversion of combustion into power through steam is a kind of 'new energy' ', although this energy is not as outstanding as the effect of magic energy, but the cost is low, you only need to burn some coal." Another dwarf saw this and also explained in agreement.

"What you said seems to make sense, but I still think it's better to use magic power."

...

The discussions of several dwarves did not attract much attention from the traveling merchant Dorn, because he simply could not understand what the dwarves were discussing.

The traveling merchant just looked at the train that had exploded and overturned 100 meters away, where a huge beetle appeared, and the beetle quickly carried the overturned train back.

This is indeed a town that could only exist in legends...