Elven King of Bugs

"Paras, can you do me a very small favor?"

Arriving in front of this group of Paras, Bai Chen expressed his intention straight to the point.

Asking for some spores should be considered a small favor.

"Blah blah blah blah"

Paras barked happily a few times, indicating that there was no problem.

Friends should help each other. Since Bai Chen said it was a small favor, there was no reason for them not to help.

This made Bai Chen feel a little guilty. To be honest, spores are actually quite important. They are Paras's last resort and means of escape when he encounters an enemy.

It would be too much to be a white wolf with nothing. Equivalent exchange is the principle that Bai Chen believes in.

What is most important to wild elves?

It's just food and accommodation. Bai Chen can't help much in terms of accommodation, but he can still provide some food.

Although it's not a fancy thing like energy cubes, it's just an ordinary canned elf bought in a store, but it's better than the essence of plants and trees that Paras usually absorbs.

After rummaging around in his backpack, he took out a few cans of elf food and placed them in front of the group of Paras. Bai Chen showed a friendly and friendly smile.

"In exchange, I can give you some food. You can try it first. If you don't like it, you can tell me and I will change it to another reward."

"Bah bah bah"

There was no need for any probing. The Paras seemed to trust Bai Chen quite a lot. The largest Paras came forward without hesitation and started to eat with their slightly ferocious mouthparts with six protruding teeth. Pelleted food in a jar.

"Bala hiss"

It's not a delicacy, but it tastes pretty good.

Paras nodded with satisfaction, indicating that he accepted the gift of thanks.

The negotiation went so smoothly that even Bai Chen himself was a little surprised. Is it so easy? It seems that the affinity bonus of the insect control power is more effective than he imagined.

Of course, it is also possible that Paras has a relatively docile temperament, and at least the few Alidos he met when rescuing Pogaman did not give him much face.

In any case, smooth communication is always a good thing. Seeing that Paras accepted his reward, Bai Chen didn't hesitate anymore and expressed his request to collect some spores.

"Bala"

"Bala hiss"

The Paras looked at each other, they didn't expect Bai Chen's request to be this.

The talent of spores is the foundation for their survival. Paras's frontal combat effectiveness is not strong. If he did not rely on spores that can create abnormal conditions, he would have been driven out by other powerful wild elves, and even became food in his belly.

They don't mind taking out just a little bit, but who knows how much Bai Chen's so-called "a little bit" is

Seeing Paras's hesitation, Bai Chen hurriedly took out a small bottle that could be wrapped in one hand, emphasizing that what he wanted was really just a little bit.

An adult Paras releases all the spores, which is about the amount of this small vial.

However, Bai Chen is not just picking up the fur of one Paras. If the spores are shared equally, the amount of spores lost by one Paras will not be much, and they can be replenished quickly.

After Bai Chen's detailed explanation, Paras got together to discuss and decided to help Bai Chen.

It is a reasonable deal for the Paras to exchange some of the spores of several companions for a day's rations and sell favors to this human friend.

"Thank you, Paras."

Bai Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He was really lucky to meet Paras.

If it were elves like Mushroom and Overlord Flower that had the talent to emit spores, but were not of the insect type and were relatively aggressive, the negotiation might not go so smoothly.

"Excuse me, can you please line up five of you in a square formation next? In order to choose the kind of spores I need, I need to check your bodies first."

"Bala"

Although he didn't know what Bai Chen wanted to do, the simple Paras nodded obediently and followed Bai Chen's instructions to form a neat square formation.

What Bai Chen needs are spores with paralyzing toxicity. The stronger the toxicity, the better. To this end, he must select the ones that meet the requirements from the more than 20 Paras in front of him.

The first step is to screen out Paras with spore characteristics. The spore characteristics can increase the upper limit of spores that Paras possesses and enhance the toxicity of the spores themselves. Compared with members of the same family without spore characteristics, the quality of the spores is much higher.

It is difficult to distinguish the characteristics of the spores with the naked eye alone. The organs containing the spores are located in Paras' body and cannot be directly seen and identified by the human eye.

Therefore, Bai Chen could only start with the other two properties of Paras, dry skin and moisture.

Paras' body surface is an orange insect carapace. Because it lives in a dark and humid environment, the carapace feels slippery and sticky.

As for Paras, who has dry skin, the moisture on the carapace is expelled from the body due to the power of the characteristic, leaving only the hard touch of the carapace itself.

You can tell if you have dry skin by just touching it.

As for the moisture characteristic, it is more troublesome. Elves with this characteristic can more easily mobilize the water energy in the air, create a humid environment, and prevent explosions from happening.

By the way, most of the elves with this attribute are water-type elves, and Paras is the only non-water-type elf that has the chance to acquire the moisture attribute.

You can't tell the characteristics of moisture just by touching it. Paras is already wet.

It is unreliable to expect Paras to actively display his characteristics. The forest is already very humid. The one who can further demonstrate the power of his characteristics in this environment is undoubtedly a strong one among Paras and is unlikely to appear here. .

"Forget it, that's it."

Moisture is a hidden trait, and hidden traits are very rare among the elves of the same race. Maybe the group of Paras in front of them doesn't have the moisture trait at all.

Besides, although the toxicity of spores will be increased due to characteristics, this does not mean that Paras with non-spore characteristics will necessarily be weaker. After all, spores are also an ability that can be enhanced through acquired training.

Compared with the icing on the cake, the characteristics of the spores are always more important.

No matter how toxic the spores are, if they are not focused on the paralysis effect, they will have no meaning to Bai Chen.

This comes to the second screening process to select spores with paralyzing toxicity.

This puts Bai Chen in a difficult position. You can't know the toxicity of the spores without testing it yourself, but it's impossible for Bai Chen to do experiments on himself or the giant needle bee.

What should I do

Bai Chen originally wanted to directly ask the group of Paras in front of him if they knew the special characteristics of their own spores, but then he thought about it, and they may not know the difference between different abnormal states.

Paralysis and sleep are the same. In their eyes, they both lose the ability to move. They have to run away anyway. Then there is time to confirm whether the opponent is paralyzed or asleep.

Sure enough, when Bai Chen spent his time trying to explain different abnormal conditions and even made various demonstration actions, all he got was a big question mark.

"sizzling beer"

The giant needle bee that had been loyally guarding Bai Chen couldn't stand it anymore and flew over on its own initiative, scaring the group of Paras back a few steps.

Da Zhenfeng Wuli didn't care about the fact that he was misunderstood again, he just wanted to help Bai Chen.

Although he didn't understand what the master was doing, if he could be used for anything, it would be a matter of Bai Chen's words.

"You can't help me, I need someone to test the poison."

As soon as the words came out, Bai Chen suddenly reacted.

Isn't the giant sting wasp a poison elf?