Chapter 505 - Chapter 505: Chapter 497 Exploring the Valley (2/2)

It coiled within this mountainous region, and if a human accidentally strayed into its territory, nine out of ten would be devoured.

However, when Liu Tieniu was discovered by the Scorpion Spirit, he was only stung and not dragged into the valley to be eaten, a fact that was quite intriguing.

The vast majority of wild animals have to worry about finding food.

They only have three issues to address: first is to secure food and drink, second is to solve the problem of reproduction, and third is to avoid being discovered by predators.

Therefore, when wild animals find food, even if they can’t eat it all at once, they will find a way to drag the food back to their dwelling and hide it for the next meal.

For instance, ants will transport food into their caves, and cheetahs will hang leftover food on trees.

Why didn’t the Scorpion Spirit drag Liu Tieniu into the valley at that time?

If that question were answered, Qin Niu might be able to understand the wisdom or habits of this Scorpion Spirit.

“Master Qin, I usually attach a rope here and descend, then slide down the rope into the valley. The weather is clear today, the very time when the Scorpion Spirit is most active. Please think it over thrice before you descend!”

Liu Shengli was now tentatively tied to Qin Niu’s interest battleship.

In addition to working for Qin Niu as a long-term laborer, earning a fairly considerable fixed income, if he did well, Qin Niu promised to make him the steward of the Qin Residence.

Now with interests entwined, naturally, he did not want Qin Niu to come to harm.

“It’s okay, you go back! I’ll be careful.”

Qin Niu was worried that if he got into a fight with the Scorpion Demon, and in case he was defeated, he wouldn’t be able to protect Liu Shengli.

After all, the man had a wife and child to support. If something were to happen, Qin Niu wouldn’t know how to explain it to his family.

“Then, please be careful!”

This time, Liu Shengli didn’t dawdle, and after helping Qin Niu secure the rope, he took off with his firewood knife in a puff of smoke.

Qin Niu stood at the top of the valley, observing the situation within, and for the moment, no yellow mist was visible.

He decided to first deploy some Green Ring Worker Bees into the valley to investigate.

“Go!”

With a pat on the Insect Bag, immediately, hundreds of Green Ring Worker Bees flew out, heading straight into the valley.

After entering the valley, they scattered about, exploring the area.

Indeed, as Liu Shengli had said, even a spider was hard to find in the valley.

The Green Ring Worker Bees spent a great part of the day searching the valley and still could not locate the Scorpion Spirit. Qin Niu was calculating in his mind how he might capture the Scorpion Spirit.

The valley was the Scorpion Spirit’s domain; it was not only familiar with the terrain, but it likely also had other geographical advantages.

If it realized it couldn’t defeat Qin Niu and hid in a cave, then capturing it would become difficult.

For more than four months, Qin Niu had been focusing on cultivating a few of his most important Insect Pets, such as the Termite Ant Queen, Green Silk Worm, Green Demon Bee, and Mirage Insect. He also cultivated other Insect Pets, but they received much less of his attention and resources.

The Ant Queen was Qin Niu’s first Insect Pet and also the one with the deepest emotional bond.

No other Insect Pet could replace that special bond.

Not even Fourth could take its place.

Back then, when Qin Niu was in an extremely difficult period, without the Ant Queen, there would be no today for him.

Even now, having achieved success, when lying in bed in the deep of night, he would often remember the desperate gamble of his past.

As time went on, leveling up the Ant Queen became increasingly difficult.

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