Chapter 952 Countermeasures, Looking for Insect Nests

"It is still necessary to go deeper."

Qin Zhe opened his mouth and said.

"No matter what, I will definitely go to the end of the passage on the right, and I will also explore the passage on the left after that. I am very interested in what the human race's treasure mentioned in the inscription on the stone tablet is."

As he said that, he couldn't help but looked at Dongfang Xu with a strange and sentimental expression, and continued.

"Don't get me wrong about another thing. My original intention of coming here is not to save people."

Dongfang Xu was slightly taken aback when he heard the sound, and suddenly realized that he shouldn't have discussed with Qin Zhe, the search and rescue team and the students whether there were any survivors.

But at the same time, she felt unspeakably awkward.

Qin Zhe is very evil, I have to say.

From the very beginning, it was Qin Zhe who took the initiative to express his intention to rescue the search and rescue personnel who entered the ruins, and explored with her in this direction.

Although he was always not very interested in the students who entered the ruins first...

But Dongfang Xu felt that if the student survived, Qin Zhe would definitely not ignore it.

so……

Is he a good guy or a villain?

Shaking his head secretly, Dongfang Xu cheered up, raised his eyes and said.

"I was the one who was stupid just now, I didn't say what I said just now."

As she spoke, she said again.

"I don't care whether the so-called Supreme Treasure of the Human Race exists or what it is. But since you want to continue exploring, I must continue to supervise you."

"as long as you are happy."

Qin Zhe grinned.

He never took Dongfang Xu's so-called "supervision" seriously.

The reason why he walked with her was purely because he didn't want to conflict with her.

If you continue to explore the ruins, what you really want to find is definitely not up to Dongfang Xu.

Dongfang Xu is not a fool, and obviously understands this.

She is willing to follow, just let her follow.

Without talking to Dongfang Xu, Qin Zhe had a little sense of his inner world.

As he entered the mid-ninth stage, the inner world expanded a lot.

Before I knew it, it was as big as two football fields.

The space is much more abundant.

At the same time, the embryonic form of the Dao that Tianyu is comprehending has also been slightly improved.

His inner world is thriving like a child.

Sensing the changes in the inner world, Qin Zhe felt that the time was almost up, so he chose to leave on a whim.

In the next moment, he returned to the ruins.

The food source insect swarm is no longer there.

In the depths of the ruins, peace is restored.

After confirming that the swarm had gone elsewhere, Qin Zhe released Dongfang Xu from the inner world, said.

"Okay, let's continue."

While speaking, he took the lead.

Seeing this, Dongfang Xu followed and said.

"As we continue to walk in, we are likely to encounter a swarm of food source insects. Do you want to discuss a countermeasure?"

"Countermeasures?"

Qin Zhe was slightly taken aback, turned his head and said.

"Didn't you say that there is no way to get food-borne insects except starvation?"

"The records in the ancient books are indeed like this."

Dongfang Xu said something irresistibly, and then said.

"But the method is something that people think of."

With that, she continued.

"Ancient books are ancient books after all. I personally don't question the wisdom of the ancient practitioners who recorded the ancient books. But you and I are modern people, and the times have changed. At best, food source insects are just a kind of bugs, and at best they are weird. , we may not be unable to deal with it.”

It was obvious that Dongfang Xu had ideas, Qin Zhe raised his eyebrows and said.

"What do you think, just say it and listen to it, don't beat around the bush."

Dongfang Xu was not ambiguous when he heard the words, and while maintaining a coordinated pace with Qin Zhe, he narrated.

"According to ancient books, food-borne insects have always been in groups, and there must be nests not far from where they appear, and queens live in them. According to our modern research on insects, they have a similar ecology to food-borne insects. There are not a few insects. For example, bee groups, whether bees or wasps, move in groups to build a hive, and the queen bee lives in the hive. The same is true for insects such as ants that have a similar ecology."

"so?"

Qin Zhe tilted his head.

"We, maybe we can try to find where the nests of the source insects are."

Dongfang Xu spoke and said.

"The food source insects have the characteristic of immortality. After killing the insects, we may not be able to do it. A second queen will appear soon after the death of a simple queen. But if we can destroy the insect nest, it should be able to effectively suppress the growth of the insect swarm. Activity. Assuming that the feeding insects are in the same ecology as the well-known insect populations, the only purpose of their swarm movement should be to forage for food and bring it back to the nest, some of which will be dedicated to the queen, and then the rest will be used as a food reserve. No more insects hive, they should make reforging the hive a priority."

Speaking, Dongfang Xu paused and added.

"I have just carefully recalled the records in the ancient books. There are clear records in the ancient books that during the predation period of food source insects, it is like locusts passing through without leaving a blade of grass. This record clearly conflicts with the ecological characteristics of food source insects. Since they are based on the source Predation, at least there should be debris left during the predation. It is obvious that the 'prey' that has been sucked dry has been taken away as food or swallowed on the spot."

Qin Zhe listened carefully to Dongfang Xu's narration, and nodded silently.

What Dongfang Xu said makes sense.

And taking him as an example who can also feed on the source, he is only interested in the source.

In normal times, he might keep the corpse of his "prey" for a barbecue or something.

Like in the month of hunting alone before, in order to ensure that he could eat enough of the source, he didn't touch the prey carcasses at all, and basically took the source and threw it there.

Food source insects should not only feed on the source.

But whether they have the habit of storing food is hard to say.

After thinking for a while, Qin Zhe said.

"As you said, it may not be impossible. But the premise is that we must be able to find the insect nest."

"Let's be careful on the way forward, maybe we can find some clues."

Dongfang Xu said, and said.

"According to ancient books, the location of the insect swarm's activities will not be too far away from the insect nest. There is only one passage in front of us. We didn't see anything similar to the insect nest on the way we came. The insect nest can only be in front. As long as you don't miss it , should be found."

"So you said so much, whether we can find the nest or not depends on luck?"

Qin Zhe burst out laughing and said.

"What if the insect nest is in a very hidden place and we miss it? Besides, the underground of the ruins is so dark that the visibility is ridiculously low, so we can't search carefully bit by bit, right?"

Seeing him laughing, Dongfang Xu blushed and said coquettishly.

"You're so capable, why don't you think of a way?"

"I'm not a bug, what can I do?"

Qin Zhe spread his hands.

While speaking, he was slightly taken aback.

He's not a bug, that's right.

But beside him, there is a bug, isn't it?

It's also a bug, maybe Fenxin can give some constructive suggestions at this time?

Without thinking too much, Qin Zhe stopped and waved his hand to call out Fen Xin.

Fen Xin was summoned out of nowhere, he was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to flap his butterfly wings.

Looking up and seeing that Qin Zhe didn't want to make alchemy, the little guy was puzzled.

"Master, why are you looking for me?"