Chapter 103: Earning Two Lots in a Row, Small Gains (7700 Words Chapter)
The swarm of bees first passed through the stone gate and entered the ancient ruins to explore.

After making sure there was no danger, the Flesh Slayer entered, made a second confirmation, and finally Hags entered with the Cold-Blooded Cavalry.

Lear traveled with the Swamp Banshee and the Bubble Beast.

He walked through the stone gate and did not feel the air was stuffy.

On the contrary, breathing is quite comfortable and refreshing.

Obviously the ventilation is very good.

I felt a little relieved and looked around.

Behind the stone gate is a long arched passage that is more than 15 meters high and more than 20 meters wide.

The walls were made entirely of cast metal, engraved with strange and twisted runes.

It is completely different from ordinary runes, and has a kind of madness as if someone wrote it while drunk.

Light emanates from the walls, illuminating the surroundings.

It's like the lights are hidden behind glass, but if you want to touch them you can only touch the metal of the wall.

As Lear looked around, boom~
The heavy stone door behind him slowly moved and began to close again.

He subconsciously turned his head and saw that the Cyclops behind him was trying to stop the stone door from closing.

The muscles on his body were almost twisted, the veins on his neck were exposed, and his face became hideous.

A low growl came from his throat.

But this six-meter-tall creature could not be stopped even if it used all its strength.

"Don't worry about him, come in."

After hearing Lear's order, the Cyclops reluctantly let go and entered the ruins before the stone door was completely closed.

Click~
The stone door closed completely with a crisp clicking sound.

The Cyclops was somewhat unwilling to give up, so he tried to open it from the inside, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't open it.

He, who had always been proud of his great strength, suffered a great blow.

Seeing this, Lear smiled.

"This is an ancient relic. I don't know how many resources others spent to forge it. If you can open it so easily, it would not have been preserved for so long."

"Return to the team!"

The Cyclops finally felt relieved and caught up with the team again.

Lear ignored the big guy and looked forward.

"Everyone, be on guard. This goblin ruins has a large number of high-level mechanical puppets. The most powerful one is the 14th-level Mechanical Puppet King."

"Dangers are everywhere, don't underestimate them!"

The serious voice perked up everyone.

The passage was about two hundred meters long, and the advancing troops passed through it quietly.

It was quiet, with only the sound of footsteps.

The moment he walked out of the passage, Lear's vision suddenly opened up.

In front of me is a huge empty square.

The diameter is over 500 meters.

The height is at least 50 meters.

A large number of broken mechanical puppets were piled up at the edge of the square, like garbage, mixed together and unable to recognize their specific appearance.

It is forged entirely from metal and bears numerous traces of battle.

I don't know what kind of battle they had to go through to destroy them like this.

The most eye-catching thing is a mechanical puppet in the central area.

The height exceeds 15 meters!
It has a humanoid shape and four arms. Its wrists are no longer ordinary palms, but are equipped with sharp blades. Even from a distance, one can feel its ferocity and hideousness.

Very oppressive.

The key point is that the body of this mechanical puppet was split straight from the head down, breaking into two pieces. The wound was smooth, as if it was cut off by a sharp weapon.

Cut off a 15-meter-tall mechanical puppet with one sword?
It is hard to imagine what a terrible battle this relic had experienced before it was completely destroyed.

At this time, the swarm of bees was flying, but they could not find a way to go deeper.

The surroundings seemed to be completely isolated.

Lear frowned slightly.

Is this all the ruins are?
Just as he was wondering, a scarlet wasp accidentally touched the giant mechanical puppet in the middle with its wings while flying.

At this moment, those eyes slowly lit up.

The blood-red light is extremely eye-catching.

"Foreign enemies have broken in!"

"Activate the Guardian Corps."

A stiff voice sounded.

Click~
The mechanical puppets piled at the edge of the hall made a dull sound, then fell to one side and scattered all over the ground.

Rumble~
The smooth walls around it were like a garage door that had been opened and was moving directly upwards.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of doorways opened.

Lear focused his eyes slightly and looked carefully. The space inside these doorways was about 10 meters long and 5 meters wide.

Most of it was empty, nothing was visible.

Some of them were filled with badly broken mechanical puppets.

Only the 10 warehouses directly in front are now filled with mechanical puppets, and you can feel that there is no sign of wear and tear on them.

Pairs of eyes slowly opened, flashing blood-red light.

"Warning, enemy attack!"

"Warning, enemy attack!"

Stiff words came out of his mouth.

Click~click~
The mechanical puppets moved suddenly and walked straight out of the warehouse.

The puppet has the same appearance as the giant mechanical puppet that was split in half in the center area. Although it is slightly shorter, it is still 3.5 meters tall, which is taller than a one-story building.

It has a humanoid structure, and the front ends of its four arms have no fingers, and all of them are double-edged swords.

After leaving the warehouse, you can see the twisted inscriptions engraved on the metal shell emitting bursts of light.

Seems to be driving their actions.

Mechanical puppet, level: 10, talent: metal body, defense increased by 70%, not controlled by mental magic, energy core is not damaged, can continue to fight
Level 10 mechanical puppet!
finally come.

Lear's eyes fixed and he immediately gave the order.

"Scarlet Wasp, attack!"

The queen bee beside him let out a sharp scream.

The next moment, the swarm of bees hovering in the sky suddenly swooped down.

The sharp spikes cut through its body while flying at high speed.

Squeak~ A sharp sound of a knife scraping glass was heard, giving people a creepy feeling.

The sharp tail needle left scratches on the mechanical puppet.

But no substantial harm was caused.

After a round of attacks, only its skin was scratched.
Upon seeing this, the scarlet wasp laid directly on its body and began to bite it.

However, the mouth that can easily crush bones still cannot break the defense.

On the other hand, the mechanical puppet's four arms began to swing the sharp blades closely, and the air made a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

Like a meat grinder,

The scarlet wasp died on contact and fell madly to the ground.

When the queen bee saw this, she became angry and had an idea.

The bodies of the scarlet wasps lying on the mechanical puppets suddenly began to swell.

Like a balloon blown to its limit—

bang~
It exploded directly.

Corrosive mucus splashed up and enveloped the mechanical puppet.

However, the mucus that could easily corrode flesh and blood could not melt the metal shell, leaving only a slight corrosion mark on it.

Even if all these tens of thousands of wasps exploded, they might not cause any substantial damage.

Scarlet Hornet's two killer weapons were immediately rendered useless when facing the mechanical puppet made of pure metal.

Lear saw that not only did he fail to kill the enemy, but he also killed two or three thousand scarlet wasps in a short moment. He immediately waved his hand to stop this meaningless consumption.

The swarm of bees quickly withdrew from the battlefield and circled in the air again.

If he only had the Scarlet Wasp, these mechanical puppets would be enough to defeat him.

"Cold-blooded cavalry attack!"

The moment the Scarlet Hornet left the battlefield, the cold-blooded cavalry, who had been waiting for a long time, launched a charge under the order.

To be on the safe side, Lear left two squadrons as backup.

But the sight of 350 cold-blooded cavalry charging in unison is still thrilling.

The earth was shaking, heavy footsteps sounded like thunder, and thousands of horses were galloping.

Because the weapons had not yet been fully forged, most of the cold-blooded cavalry were now using spears that had been captured from the rotten centaurs.

But the spear is more suitable for cavalry!

While running at high speed, it collided directly with the mechanical puppet.

bang~
The 3.5-meter-tall mechanical puppet was rushed by the swift lizard, and its body could not withstand the horrific impact force, so it fell backwards and hit the ground hard.

The swift lizard charged past, with its huge hind legs stepping on his chest. The terrifying force plus its own weight caused a large dent in his chest.

The wetland lizardman warrior on his back took advantage of the opportunity and stabbed down fiercely with the spear in his hand.

It penetrated directly from the eye socket.

Click~
You can hear the sound of mechanical parts breaking inside.

The ferocious mechanical puppet seemed to have lost power in an instant, and collapsed to the ground without moving.

The key point is that the energy core is in the head!

The news was quickly passed on to other companions.

Afterwards, the ferocious level 11 troops launched a more aggressive attack.

These mechanical puppets have no sense of pain or fear. They swing the sharp blades in their hands frequently. Once you are attacked by them, there will be terrible blood marks on your body. Moreover, with four arms, it is impossible to defend yourself against them.

Fortunately, the scales on both the wetland lizardman warriors and the swift lizards are very strong.

Even when attacked by a sharp blade, it can offset most of the damage and cannot hurt the root.

The lives of the mount and the warrior are shared, so even if they are attacked, the damage can be shared and they will not die instantly.

This gives them great tolerance for errors.

More importantly, Lear was in charge in the rear.

Once the army is seen to be injured, they will immediately cast the Swamp's Gift to heal them.

This made the cold-blooded cavalry charge even more fearlessly.

Mechanical puppets have no feelings of pain, but the same is true for cold-blooded cavalry!
They are the purest warriors, fierce, brutal, crazy, and fearless of everything!
The night elves, who were not ordered to attack by Lear, saw the battle of the cold-blooded cavalry for the first time.

My heart suddenly began to tremble.

Although they knew that these troops were very powerful, they never imagined they could be so crazy!
They even saw with their own eyes the mechanical puppet's weapon piercing through the abdomen of the wetland lizardman warrior, who grinned and actively pushed his body forward to close the distance, then pierced the opponent's head with the spear in his hand.

After seeing that his shoulder was torn in half, he switched hands to control the weapon, letting the blood splatter and continuing to fight without stopping.

That crazy look made all the night elves feel a chill down their spines.

His gaze changed again and again.

Even with the Lord's healing support, it was still too terrifying.

If it were them, there is no way they would still be fighting with their intestines exposed.

This is not a human being at all!
She felt inexplicably relieved that she had not done anything irrational, otherwise, let alone these 500 cold-blooded cavalrymen, even if she had mobilized one-tenth of them, they could have been easily slaughtered.

The pride of the elves can never rise again
These two hundred mechanical puppets, which remained unscathed in the face of the bee swarm, were quickly wiped out by the iron hooves of the cold-blooded cavalry!

The situation on the field soon calmed down.

Only the spare parts were left on the floor.

The price paid was that a large number of cold-blooded cavalrymen suffered minor injuries, but no one was killed.

Seven or eight of them were seriously injured, but they were all rescued by Lear.

After the battle, the cold-blooded cavalry looked at Lear with more fanaticism and admiration.

A strong nurse can support the logistics of an entire army.

Although we are not afraid of anything, who would be willing to die if we can survive?

After the scene quieted down, Lear looked at the broken machines curiously.

While thinking, he signaled Haggs, who had just rushed the most fiercely, to open a few and take a look.

Holding a steel knife, Hags climbed down from the swift lizard and found a relatively complete mechanical puppet.

He slightly adjusted his posture, gripped the steel knife tightly, and the qi and blood slowly flowed out, covering the blade.

After taking a deep breath, he chopped down fiercely.

Crack~ The mechanical puppet's head was cut directly into two pieces, and the cut surface was as smooth as a mirror.

Ding Ling~
A clear voice sounded.

A crystal clear red gem in the head fell to the ground.

Lear's eyes lit up.

This is?

Hags quickly bent down to pick it up, and then continued to dismantle the mechanical puppet, but he turned its parts into scrap metal and did not get anything similar.

After making sure there was nothing to gain, the wetland lizardman hero stepped forward and handed him the gem.

The moment Lear took it, he immediately felt the tremendous energy contained in it.

It's like trying to catch a little sun.

Its texture is hard, but not cold, instead it feels somewhat warm.

Looking at it intently, its attribute panel appeared in his mind——

Energy Core
[Level]: 2 star

[Features:] Contains tremendous energy. Once consumed, it needs to be replenished with a unique alchemical magic circle.

[Evaluation]: An outstanding technological creation of the goblins.

2-star treasure? ! !
Lear was pleasantly surprised.

Looking at the mechanical puppet remains all over the ground, his eyes suddenly became hot.

"Inside the heads of the mechanical puppets are the energy cores that drive them. Be careful and take them all out!"

After the order was given, the cold-blooded cavalrymen around immediately took action, found the heads one by one, and began to pry them open.

Before long, a full 200 energy cores appeared in front of him.

Li Er felt the surging energy inside and was in a good mood. This energy core is like a power bank?
Judging from its properties, it can be recharged and used repeatedly, but I don’t know if I can get the charging alchemical magic circle inside it.

Go back and ask the Frye people and the Swamp people to study it and see what this thing can do.

And please give a tip, there are thousands of mechanical puppets in the ruins.

This means that after exploring the ruins, not to mention the 4-star and 5-star treasures, you will at least get thousands of 2-star treasures.

This alone is an outrageous gain.

Comfortable, small profit.

At this moment, click~click~
There were bursts of glass breaking sounds, and Lear came to his senses and looked at the ground.

It was discovered that the inscriptions on the outer shell of the mechanical puppet were breaking, and its metal body was also becoming fragile and covered with cracks.

The look was a little subtle.

Is this due to the loss of the power core?

"Then if we don't take out the energy core, can we repair these mechanical puppets?"

I'll bring a few back to the territory for research later.

But I don't have any hope, as this thing looks like a high-end product.

The City of Weilu currently does not have any talent pool in this area.

The only person who has mastered alchemy, Donya, is currently only twelve or thirteen years old.

It is extremely difficult to repair and control the mechanical puppet.

Without dwelling on it, after cleaning up the battlefield, Lear seemed to have thought of something and looked towards the giant mechanical puppet that was split in half in the central area.

At this moment, the other party's eyes were still emitting red light, but there was no sign of life.

He hadn't noticed it just now, but now he looked carefully and immediately saw the scene he wanted to see the most -

The energy core was still inside his split head!!

The joy in my heart suddenly exploded.

What level of energy core does this 15-meter-tall mechanical puppet have? !
Looking intently, the attribute panel quietly emerged——

Advanced Energy Core
[Level]: 4 star

[Characteristics]: Contains huge energy and can support high-level mechanical puppets in battle.

[Evaluation]: High-level energy cores are rare even among goblins. This energy core has been consumed and needs to be recharged.

4-star energy core!
Lear laughed.

My heart is filled with joy.

Good baby, good baby!!
What is the concept of 4 stars?
In terms of the potential of the troops, the upper limit of the level is 15!
An absolute treasure!
I never expected that I could pick one up right here.

No wonder everyone is so fascinated by ancient ruins, this thing is pure treasure hunting.

He took a deep look at the huge mechanical puppet. If it was intact, it would definitely be a top-level combat force above level 15.

But now, this thing is his!
With a wave of his hand, several scarlet wasps flew forward and took down the energy core directly.

Just as the energy core left his brain, boom~ the wall directly behind him was pulled up again, revealing a new passage.

There is a way out!
Li Er was in a good mood after receiving the high-level energy core.

After having the army search once more and making sure that there was nothing there, they stepped forward and arrived at the entrance of the passage.

Look ahead.

It was quiet inside, no different from the previous passage.

But to be on the safe side, he did not act rashly and continued to let Scarlet Wasp go on to investigate.

But the moment the wasp flew into the goal hole, it seemed to pass through the water curtain and directly disconnected from him.

Even the sound of its flapping wings could no longer be heard.

It seemed like something was blocking all of this.

Seeing this, the night elf leader Isani took two steps forward and said in a deep voice.

"Sir, this is a one-way isolation door. Once you step inside, you cannot return."

“It can isolate all sound and energy connections.”

Lear's heart froze slightly.

But he did not hesitate. He waved his hand and asked the flesh-slayer beside him to take the lead, and the army entered one after another.

There is no way out once you come in, and you can only get out after exploring the ruins.

Now that he has obtained the 4-star treasure, he is unwilling to leave.

After passing through the invisible one-way door, there is another long passage with various exquisite reliefs carved on the metal walls.

They all praise the deeds of the goblins.

You can see goblins with pointy ears, pointy noses and ugly faces driving tall and unique mechanical puppets to fight against demons, humans, elves and even angels.

And it is usually the goblins that win.

It seems that in the goblin murals, they are invincible and immortal heroes.

Walking all the way to the end, you can see that the goblins won the final victory and even established their own empire.

On the last page, there is a picture of the Goblin King being crowned.

At this moment, there are 12 towering giant mechanical puppets standing beside the Goblin King. Below the puppets are the corpses of countless ultimate soldiers such as dragons, angels, demons, Titans, etc.

Among the 12 machines, one was exactly the same as the giant mechanical puppet that was split in half, except for the difference in size.

Although the plot is not coherent and consists of a series of scenes and fragments, it vividly expresses the story of the goblins going through hardships and finally building their own kingdom.

The scene of the goblin king's coronation is even more impressive.

He turned to look at Ishani.

"Do you know anything about goblins?"

Ishani shook her head.

"Sir, there is little information about goblins. In the underground world, goblins are a group of dirty and lowly creatures."

"Weak in combat and weak in character, as insignificant as a worm on the ground."

Said with some curiosity.

"Are these really the past of the goblins?"

The night elf still couldn't believe it.

Goblins are almost the representatives of inferior life, smelly, dirty, and without intelligence.
How could the other party, who had such a glorious past, fall to this point, and yet we have not even heard of his deeds?
Lear was thoughtful.

I have also asked Baine, the swampman hero, about this these days, and his descriptions of the goblins are very straightforward, not much different from those of the night elves.

He thought that his memory was not touched, it seemed that the goblins really did not pass down any information in this regard.

However, in the long history of this world, there are too many lost civilizations.

There is nothing strange about it. Don't dwell on it and keep moving forward.

After passing the relief of the king's coronation, there were no other carvings in front, and the army slowly entered the second spacious hall.

The diameter of 500 meters is almost the same as the previous one, but the passage directly opposite is open.

Just walk through the hall to go deeper.

Looking around, the hall was empty, with nothing in it.

The only thing was the ceiling, which had a lot of honeycomb-like holes, so densely packed that it made one's scalp tingle.

People with trypophobia will take off on the spot after just one look at it.

After Lear looked up and took a few glances, he felt a little uneasy.

Waved violently.

"The rear troops should return to the passage first and don't come out!"

The moment the order was given, the rigid mechanical voice sounded again.

"Warning, enemy invasion!"

"Warning, enemy invasion!"

buzz~
Suddenly the hum of flapping wings drowned out the noise of the fluttering bees.

I saw a large number of alchemical mechanical creations flying out from the honeycomb-like holes on the ceiling.

It has a full metal shell and a sharp three-edged spike on the front, which seems to be used for attacking.

The belly is round and half the size of a fist, and there are two pairs of wings installed on the back.

It looks quite strange.

Alchemy Hummingbird, Level: 2 stars, Features: Piercing, Self-destruct.
Lear's face suddenly changed.

"Those in front of us are Alchemical Hummingbirds. They will self-destruct into Scarlet Wasps. Stop them!"

A 2-star level creation, self-exposure, is like a bomb.

After flying out from the holes all over the ceiling, the mechanical hummingbird swiftly attacked the army.

A few fast ones rushed to the front of the flesh-slayer.

Whoosh~ After a few irregular flights, it avoided the attack of the Flesh and Blood Butcher and directly crashed into it.

Bang~ A burst of scorching flame exploded, and the high temperature covered an area of ​​several meters around.

The Flesh Slayer had no way to dodge and his skin was burned black.

It emits a foul odor.

A terrifying heat wave swept in, rolling in my face.

Lear's face was serious and he gave orders quickly.

"Cold-blooded cavalry, retreat to the rear!"

"Bubblemon used bubbles to block the cave entrance to prevent the enemy from entering."

These mechanical hummingbirds are clearly a trade-off.

Using your body to fight against a bomb, no matter how strong your vitality is, it is impossible to withstand the opponent's self-explosion.

After the army withdrew to the passage, Bubblemon immediately blew big bubbles.

This time he brought 20 bubble beasts, each of which could control 30 bubbles. At that moment, the dense bubbles completely blocked the entrance of the cave.

Some of those flying machines directly bypassed the swarm and tried to break in.

But the moment it entered the bubble, the buzzing of the wings suddenly stopped.

Block energy.

The unique properties of bubbles.

Lear suddenly relaxed at this.

"The Scarlet Wasp could use some mechanical hummingbirds to enter appropriately."

The enemy is too powerful, and we may not be able to withstand it even if we release all of them.

buzz~
Under the control of the queen bee, the scarlet wasp intentionally or unintentionally made way.

At that moment, those mechanical hummingbirds suddenly shuttled past, trying to self-destruct at the army, but were quietly captured.

Like a fish that hits a fishing net
But there were too many mechanical hummingbirds, and more than 3000 were captured in just a few minutes.

To block its energy core, sufficient mental control is required, which puts a lot of pressure on Bubble Beast.

When the number of mechanical hummingbirds exceeded 6000, the pressure on the bubble reached its limit.

There are 20 Bubble Beasts, and each of them can suppress as many as 300!

Lear felt a little regretful when he saw this.

This is a 2-star treasure. Now, we can only fight it head-on!
"Don't hold back, destroy them completely!"

After the order was given, the swarm of bees did not stop and rushed forward directly.

They started a game of mutual self-destruction with each other!

The scarlet wasp rushed forward, expanded, and exploded. The mechanical hummingbird collided with the scarlet wasp, its stomach torn apart and mechanical parts flew wildly, with high temperatures surging.

Bang~bang~bang~
Explosions were heard one after another, and soldiers were constantly shattered and killed.

The scene was extremely hot.

On one side are the endless stream of goblin creations - mechanical hummingbirds.
On the other side is the semi-undead life form - the Scarlet Wasp.

They fought against each other, causing a huge impact aftermath in an instant. Almost no other sound could be heard except the violent roar of the explosion.

The scarlet wasp's self-destruction is biological and has strong corrosive power, while the mechanical hummingbird's self-destruction is alchemical and can cause high-temperature damage.

The number of mechanical hummingbirds is unknown, while the scarlet wasps have a queen to back them up.

The queen bee now fell behind the bubble, and her huge abdomen kept wriggling.

The undead energy in his body gathered in his abdomen, and he suddenly gave birth to a number of scarlet wasps covered in mucus.

After the wasp fell to the ground, it slowly flapped its wings to quickly dry the mucus. In just a few breaths, it began to vibrate its wings and take off, joining the battlefield.

Build troops on site!

Replenishment is just an additional means. What is more important is that the queen bee can accurately control the bee colony!

Under the powerful command, the opponent's mechanical hummingbird, which only relied on instinct to attack, suffered greater losses.

The lowest exchange rate can be one for one, one for two, and one for three is also normal.

This horrific battle lasted for a full half hour before it gradually subsided.

There were 5 Scarlet Hornets, but in the end there were less than left. In the end, there was no trace of the two sides fighting on the field, only the constant roar.

There was no trace of the mechanical hummingbird in the hole on the ceiling anymore.

The smoke in the air was gradually blown away by the wind from somewhere unknown, and the smell of gunpowder in the air began to fade.

When everything returned to normal, only the remains of the mechanical hummingbird were left on the field.

When Scarlet Wasp self-destructs, not even a corpse will be left.

Seeing this, Lear's expression became somewhat subtle.

The guarding ability of these ruins is really strong. Fortunately, he has accumulated enough power, otherwise these mechanical hummingbirds alone will cause them heavy losses.
The cold-blooded cavalry may not be able to survive!
At this moment, I also understood the feelings of those enemies who were bombed by the Scarlet Hornets.

"Master, these mechanical hummingbirds are no longer struggling!"

The slightly joyful voice of Bubblemon beside him interrupted his thoughts.

Li Er turned his head and saw the mechanical hummingbirds that were captured in the bubbles and had stopped flapping their wings. His mood immediately improved.

Although the scarlet wasps suffered heavy losses, the scarlet queen wasps could still replenish them.

It won’t be long before the quota is filled.

These mechanical hummingbirds are the real deal.

"Very good, gather them together and bring them back to the territory."

These are all 2-star treasures, and the damage caused by the Scarlet Wasp is quite different.

If you can learn how to control it, it might work wonders.

Even if he had the Scarlet Wasp but had no use for it, he could still make a huge fortune by taking it back to Loran City and selling it after a while.

That’s a total of 6000 of them.

Hahahaha, another small profit.

Looking towards the passage behind, my mood was high.

"keep going!"

(End of this chapter)