Chapter 83 - Chapter 83: Chapter 78 Miss Wang’s Sobbing i (1/2)

Chapter 83: Chapter 78 Miss Wang’s Sobbing i

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After his effortful identification, he left disappointed.

He didn’t find any cicadas with special abilities. He wondered whether his identification skill wasn’t sharp enough or the cicadas with special abilities were really that rare.

Qin Niu was perhaps used to every single termite being able to develop special abilities, which might be why he thought finding special insects wasn’t difficult.

In reality, to obtain an insect with special abilities, even an ant, was extremely difficult.

It was precisely because of their rarity that special insects were so valuable.

The law that rarity increases value is an eternal truth.

Walking over a hundred meters away from the large structure, he encountered another large tree covered with many cicada shells.

This was a poplar tree.

It was even larger than the elm tree, and on its trunk, one could see the shells left behind after the cicada nymphs shed their skins.

“It seems this area must certainly be the cicadas’ habitat.”

Qin Niu silently noted this location. He could return here to capture cicadas in the future.

Cicadas preferred tall trees such as pear trees, poplar trees, elm trees, and persimmon trees.

Not only were these trees tall, but their rough bark was also conducive to their securing themselves during the molting stage.

If all went as expected, once night fell, a large number of cicada nymphs would surely burrow out from underground and then climb the trees. Within a couple of hours, they would complete their molting and transformation, and then take flight.

Almost all insects make an effort to find a suitable place for breeding, then lay eggs.

The trees in this area generally had thick branches—ideal for their egg-laying.

The presence of large elms and poplars, which are suitable for the cicadas’ molting process, made these trees even more popular for them.

The mountains at night were too dangerous, and he didn’t dare to go into the mountains after dark.

Right now, he could only dig around for cicada nymphs.

It wasn’t that they were all concentrated around this poplar tree—it was just that there were more here.

One by one, cicada nymphs hidden underground were dug out and then carefully identified by him.

Persistence pays off.

He actually dug up a cicada nymph that was quite large.

When it struggled, its strength was particularly formidable.

After identifying it, Qin Niu believed its call would be at least louder than other male cicadas.

He immediately placed it into a small cage he had made himself.

This was a cage he crafted after his bug-catching skill had advanced to the proficient level.

It could imprison most insects.

Including highly venomous creatures like centipedes, scorpions, and spiders.

And just like small rooms, compartmentalized so that each insect was confined to one section, there was no need to worry about them fighting.

Because it was just a temporary cage, it was quite small.

It was also easy to carry.

After securing the cicada, he continued to dig around the area.

He soon found another cicada nymph of decent quality.

However, its body was round and a bit short, with an oblong and pointed abdomen, clearly identifying it as a female cicada.

The strength with which it struggled was also very formidable, and the pattern on its abdomen was slightly more complex than that of ordinary cicadas. On the second segment of its abdomen, there was a clearly additional curved pattern.

This also suggested that its body structure was a bit more complex.

“Catching two special cicadas in this small area, they might very well be from the same brood.”

Qin Niu contemplated to himself.

As he understood, a female cicada could lay more than three hundred eggs, and the exceptional ones could even reach seven to eight hundred.

But they wouldn’t lay all their eggs in one place.

So as to not put all their eggs in one basket in case of disaster.

Typically, they would lay about thirty to fifty eggs on a branch, then fly to another branch to continue laying eggs.

The wisdom of not keeping all one’s eggs in one basket isn’t known only to humans—cicadas understand it as well.

After digging for a while, he didn’t find any more cicada nymphs that caught his eye.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, he didn’t dare delay any longer.

He hurriedly collected his two prizes, released all the other cicada nymphs he had dug up, and then rushed to the nearby Bintree Forest to drag back the remaining ten bintree logs.

“Xiao Niu, let’s go!”

Qin Niu called out to the playful calf frolicking in the distance.

It was like a curious baby, always eager to lift its head and tiptoe to nibble on those tender tree leaves.

And it wasn’t eating the same kind of leaves but a variety of different ones.

He was genuinely worried it might get poisoned from indiscriminate munching.

Many leaves and grasses in the mountain were poisonous.