Law of the Swarm

Chapter 67 The Golden Acorn

An ice-blue mist enveloped System's body...

System felt as if someone was saying something to him beside him, the voice was so small that he couldn't hear it at all, and then he fell from the branch of the tree inexplicably.

System discovered that his [Frost Form] had been released at some point, and looked at the time in the [Tool Menu], System found that half an hour had passed.

Contrary to the previous contract with the ice elf Nellis, he seemed to have experienced a lot in the last contract, but the time was actually very short, but this time he felt that the time was very short, and the time had actually passed Half an hour has passed.

System looked at the data image in [Tools Menu], and he found that the layer of ice-blue mist had only enveloped him for less than a minute, and after that he was dumbfounded on the tree branch.

Afterwards, Nellis sent him a spiritual message, and seeing that he hadn't responded for a long time, she took the initiative to help him release the [Frost Form].

And because of the release of [Frost Form], resulting in the loss of body balance, the dazed System fell from the tree branch, and plunged into the snow for more than 20 minutes.

System suspiciously checked the information on the [Tools Menu], and he found that a new thing had appeared in his self-information—"Winter Legion".

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"Winter Legion": A special title bestowed by the lord of the glacier, Aura.The speed of life recovery and energy recovery in the Lierte Mountains and Lierte Forest has increased significantly.

The will of winter never dies.

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"The Will of Winter, will never die..."

System recalled that before he lost his mind, he heard a small voice. Now that he thought about it, that voice was the meaning of the eight words recorded on the title information in [Tools Menu].

But that voice cannot be described in words, just like the voice of the world he heard during the third transformation, the general meaning is the same, but there are obviously more things hidden in it.

While thinking, System swayed his body and crawled out of the snow, and cleaned the snow off his body with his tentacles.

The snow accumulated on his body for a long time will melt due to something special in his body and become a bit sticky.

Unlike ordinary animals and frogs, insects do not breathe through their mouths, and most of them inhale air through countless tiny breathing holes in their abdomen.

These melted snow water stuck to the many breathing holes in his abdomen, making System very uncomfortable.

However, while System was clearing the snow, System's tentacles felt the sound of panting behind him.

Turning his head, System suddenly found that the two-meter-tall goblin giant was watching him from behind him. After seeing him turn around, the goblin giant showed him an ugly smile.

System could feel a very kind frosty aura emanating from the other person's body.

Just like all ants in the same nest of ants can clearly recognize which ones are their companions, System naturally knows that this giant goblin is a partner of the same organization as him.

System found a diamond-shaped ice-blue pattern on the exoskeleton on his chest, and he also found the exact same pattern on the left face of the goblin giant.

Whether it is the breath or the signs on their bodies, it shows that they belong to the Winter Legion and are members of the Lord of Glacier.

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The goblin giant stretched out its big hand and grabbed System from the snowdrift, and placed him on his head.

System habitually stretched out his tentacles to wrap around the goblin giant's head, and decided to use the [sensing] ability of the tentacles to detect information about the goblin giant's body.

Maybe he belongs to the Winter Legion and has a similar frost ability. His tentacles can detect something.

However, System stopped just in time to entangle him, and it was definitely not a good idea to make a mighty giant Goblin desire to mate.

System swung his tentacles, and under the puzzled expression of the goblin giant, he jumped off the goblin giant's head.

He couldn't use his tentacles to inspect the goblin giant, but he didn't mind [sensing] the leopard frozen by the Lord of Glacier with his tentacles. Maybe the frozen leopard could be used as food for him to taste.

System came to the frozen leopard body, the leopard's serene and serene eyes seemed to be frozen because of the ice.

But the moment System stretched out his tentacles to touch the leopard, the frozen leopard crumbled and shattered like sand. These tiny ice crystals didn't even fall to the ground, and turned into fine ice shards that filled the sky and were blown away by the wind. Already...

Only a five-centimeter-sized acorn fell into the snow from midair.

Different from ordinary green acorns, although this acorn is also green, the surface has a faint golden luster.

System tried [Sensing] with his tentacles, but found that it had no effect, and even using his fangs and [Corrosion Mucus] could not destroy the fruit in the slightest.

The acorns that survived the attack of the Glacier Lord obviously have their extraordinary features.

However, although System gave up, System's actions clearly aroused the interest of the goblin giant.

The goblin giant took the acorn fruit from System's tentacles. He first squeezed it vigorously with his hands, then bit it with his teeth, and finally swung his ice crystal ax to violently destroy it. There is nothing the acorn can do, not even leaving some scars on it.

In the end, the giant goblin shook his head and returned the acorn to System.

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There was a language barrier between System and the giant goblin, but with the help of Nellis, he knew that the giant goblin seemed to be taking him to the distant Lierte Mountains.

But when System kept shaking his head and waving his tentacles to express his refusal, the goblin giant gave up and took System away.

After waving goodbye to him, the Goblin giant walked away towards the Lierte Mountain Range...

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System had vaguely joined the Winter Legion under the command of the Glacier Lord, but this legion was much looser than System had imagined.

No one gives him instructions, and he doesn't need to do anything special, just continue to live according to the original rhythm.

Since the goblin giant left, System's life seemed to have completely calmed down at that moment.

Not long after returning to the nest that night, the temporary nest worker ants pupae emerged next to System, and the worker ants ate a lot of food under System's watchful eye.

Although the weather was cold, the worker ant was not particularly afraid. It took a few minutes in the icy snow for a few minutes before the worker ant became slightly stiff. After returning to the temporary nest, the worker ant's stiff body quickly returned to normal.

It is estimated that the [cold resistance] will be strengthened after two days, then the worker and female ants will be able to ignore the severe winter cold.

Two days later...

System successfully strengthened the [cold resistance] to the limit for the worker ants and the pupae of the female ants, and the two ants completely lost the threat of survival in the severe winter.

And System also grew wings again after this day of dormancy, and under the nutrient-rich food, all his eighteen tentacles grew to the limit, reaching more than 30 centimeters.

His body's vitality eventually recovered to 96%, basically reaching full capacity, leaving only his damaged eyes to continue repairing for a while.

Another ten days later, System's damaged eyes completely recovered, and at the same time, the female ant that had been strengthened by System successively with [Ability Enhancement Technique] successfully broke out of the chrysalis...

Search for food, eat, raise ants, strengthen and transform female ants, check and strengthen Shava's pupae that have not yet broken out.

System was busy every day, but there was no news about the Winter Legion he joined, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Only the golden acorn obtained by System accidentally trembled from time to time in an unknown corner of the overwintering lair...

that's it.

System spent half a year peacefully in the snow-covered Lierte Forest...

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The first volume of the new life of Liert Forest, the end.

(End of this chapter)