Chapter 684: Chapter 287: Unexpected Encounter (6k)_3
But on the flip side, it’s precisely because they seem to have never encountered any trouble that their strength is demonstrated.
As the saying goes, the best warriors achieve without fanfare. In the ocean, this Swarm of the Sea Son, in conjunction with the Fungus Blanket, is practically invincible, without any real opponents.
With them ruling the ocean, the land is spread out underground by the Insect Swarm.
This world is in chaos, with a multitude of high-tier strong individuals present. If her actions were to make these strong individuals mistakenly think she was part of the Demons and they turned their hand to exterminate her, it would be troublesome.
Regarding the issue of the style in which her Insect Swarm develops, Bai Yi is quite self-aware.
Before the Mechanical Brain Worm is ready with enough power to resist the ninth tier of this world again, it’s best not to emerge.
The good news is, this isn’t difficult.
Coincidentally, the solution is the Beam Cannon Xuanxing once used against her a couple of times.
Though primitive, it’s a classic example of brute force achieving miracles.
But, its power is undeniably great!
After the Mechanical Brain Worm enhances it with the Mechanical Master’s skills, theoretically, facing the ninth tier of this world shouldn’t be a problem.
As for the classic problem of individual prowess being hard to hit or having various means, that’s simple. There’s no rule that she can only duel with one cannon. If one doesn’t work, use more.
As long as its defenses are breached under firepower coverage, it can always be destroyed.
Of course, creating such high-caliber cannons isn’t hard; the challenge lies in the materials.
Although there’s now a Fusion Tower, the materials needed to craft giant cannons with the Creation Array still require a bit of time.
And when these materials still need to support the reproduction of Mechanical Brain Worms and the Insect Swarm, that bit of time starts becoming immense.
It’s time to return to basics...
"Tsk, are there any mines nearby? Any metal mine will do, the more the merrier."
Quickly, Bai Yi found several coordinates on the online map, all near the Elf Forest, mostly within the "Forest Elf territory" enclosed by the three Elf Forests.
"These are all discovered by us Forest Elves, but as you know, we Forest Elves rarely venture out, so we only know this area well."
Grazi replied with slight apology.
Bai Yi didn’t mind, after all, she wasn’t relying on the mines to get rich, just to solve the initial shortage suffices.
"Then the plan is set, Ju, you take the Insect Swarm to arrange for mining, I’ll first deploy the Sea Son, and then take over the three Elf Forests."
Bai Yi personally gave the orders, ensuring no disobedience.
Quickly, Bai Yi and Ju went separate ways, each leaving the forest.
The previous transformation took a while, so the plan was made and they left by the next morning, just as the sun was rising.
Consolidating the other two Elf Forests went without a hitch; the Forest Elves seemed innately submissive to her, although gene fusion still took time.
When the complete fusion of the two Elf Forests finished, the sun had already completed its day’s work and set, leaving only a black moon in the sky symbolizing the Demons.
Those human cities, not too far away, Bai Yi ultimately did not take action.
Not only because the Insect Swarm was still mining, but more importantly, she wasn’t ready to face the high-tier strong individuals of this world so soon.
She could defeat them, for sure, but it’s a matter of loss versus gain.
Just like now, she could call for massive reinforcements within her territory, but compared to the potential gains this world might offer, it’s like Alchemy.
Turning stone into gold is possible, but spending dozens or hundreds of times the cost of gold to obtain a piece of gold isn’t worth it.
Although the situation isn’t that extreme now, minimizing losses means maximizing gains.
If she were to contact this world’s strong individuals now, before fully maturing, handling the situation would require significant investment.
However, while she won’t directly annex these cities, the reconnaissance by Fei Wen did uncover much.
As for today’s main task, Bai Yi hasn’t forgotten one of her objectives, which is to find more truths about the creation myths.
But the information passed down from the Forest Elf prophets in these two settlements didn’t provide much detail; there were mainly two pieces of news.
One confirmed that the mysterious Underground Palace is indeed an extension of the ship, likely the initial camp, at least proving the target was not wrong.
The other was a vague message about the birth of the Forest Elves.
According to a prophet, the creator of the Forest Elves, supposedly her, existed in a God-like position before they fell here.
Of course, only in the way the Forest Elves worshipped.
In truth, the entire ship crew back then actually believed in different Gods, and the civilization that fell here reportedly had a very strong religious atmosphere.
Many beliefs have staggered along the way and still survive to this day.
When she heard this news, she immediately thought of those beliefs that persisted in the Starry Sky, and made the connection.
Given this world’s characteristic of having no time acceleration, Bai Yi suspects the ancestors of this world might trace back to the origin of the Starry Sky People...
However, due to Magga’s peculiarity, a nation founded on magic and knowledge, along with the previous regime being a theocratic state, most beliefs were eradicated.