Spirit summons? I want to do it myself!

As for why the Spider Queen chose the swamp as the location for the Soul Spider's lair instead of the forest, Lido had some guesses in her mind.

Even if the three-eyed devil soul spider is a monster, it should not go too far against the nature of its prototype creature, the spider. Mountains and forests are definitely more suitable for the devil soul spider's activities than swamps.

But Lido thought that the Spider Queen must have had her reasons for choosing this place, and she had the following guesses.

One is that the lava cave where the three-eyed demon soul spider was born is in a rather subtle location and is not connected to the mountains and forests.

Although the Spider Queen has the ability to develop a spider colony on her own and no longer needs to rely on the birthplace of monsters to replenish the spider colony, it is still an important and inseparable thing to the Spider Queen and the spider colony, so the Spider Queen and the spider colony will not abandon it, but will protect it closely.

Therefore, combined with the premise that it is not connected to the mountains and forests, the location of the lava cave is either at the bottom of the cliff of the central stone peak or somewhere in the middle of the swamp.

If it is the latter, perhaps there is a slightly protruding hill in the middle of the swamp, and the lava cave is located on it. It may even be an ultra-micro lava cave, in which only the three-eyed devil soul spider is born.

However, the entire swamp is now covered by layers of black spider webs, making it impossible to explore. On the other side of the cliff of the central stone peak, there is a swamp in the middle, which is also a place that Lido cannot reach.

However, Liduo felt that her guess was still very reliable.

The second guess is that the dark magic elements in the nearby mountains and forests are not rich enough to meet the spider group's energy intake requirements, while the dark magic elements in the swamp are relatively rich, so the 'Spider Queen' decided to locate the nest here.

This is very likely. Swamps are places where filth and dirt are hidden. For example, during the previous war, a lot of blood and debris of monsters fell into the creek. As the river flowed, the water was polluted, but didn't the creek eventually flow into this swamp?

Therefore, there are traces of the rich concentration of dark magic elements in this swamp. It is not surprising that the Spider Queen, who could not find a place with a large enough concentration of dark magic elements in the nearby mountains and forests, finally chose this place.

The third guess is somewhat related to the second guess. For example, there are places with strong dark magic elements nearby, but they are all the territories of other monsters, and the spider group cannot defeat them. There are even monsters among them that are the natural enemies of the Demon Soul Spider!

As the saying goes, there is an antidote within ten steps of a poison. Perhaps this rule also applies to monsters.

Based on this reason, Lido's speculation makes some sense, and in fact there is evidence to prove this.

For example, the various monsters born in a monster nest will not live in harmony with each other just because they are of the same species. In most cases, they are hostile to each other.

From what Lido knows now, there is no situation where one monster dominates the whole world, and overall there is a balance.

For example, the two monsters, the Tusk and the Cyclops, will feed on each other when they meet. The individual combat capability of the Cyclops is not as good as that of the Tusk, but the number of the Cyclops far exceeds that of the Tusk, so there is no obvious gap in the overall strength of the two sides. They may win or lose locally, but they will not deliberately seek out each other to fight, so that each maintains a sufficient number of populations.

Although the three-eyed demon soul spiders have evolved abilities in different directions, their most core skill is still the Soul Chaos Ray. It is estimated that the effect of the Soul Chaos Ray on monsters is not as prominent as that on humans and elves.

That's right, monsters are chaotic creatures to begin with, so what if they are hit by the Soul Chaos Ray? It just makes them more chaotic.

Therefore, it is not surprising that there are natural enemies of the Three-Eyed Demon Soul Spider among the monster races born in other lava caves in the surrounding area.

Lido guessed that it was some kind of bird monster. The bird's peck was sharp and fast, and it could peck accurately. The size of the three-eyed demon soul spider was just right for it to kill one in one bite. However, the speed of the monster made the three-eyed demon soul spider unable to react in time, and it could only become food.

Then, it is very likely that the 'Spider Queen' chose to build her nest in the swamp in order to avoid natural enemies.

For monsters, the difference between mountains and swamps is only the degree of wetness and terrain. It is unrealistic to expect vegetation to provide cover.

Because no vegetation can withstand the pollution and destruction of the monster's nest, it will quickly wither and decay, and then nothing will be left. Even if there are some that survive by chance, they are all demonized plants. The spider group will instead try to destroy these demonized plants because they will pose a threat to the Demon Soul Spider.

Therefore, instead of being attacked by natural enemies hiding in the mountains and forests, it is better to choose an open and flat terrain such as a swamp. When the natural enemies come, they have nowhere to hide, and the spiders can discover and respond in time.

The last guess is to neutralize the effects of sunlight and the source of food.

Although the black spider webs shield and filter sunlight, allowing the Demon Soul Spiders to stay safely in their nests during the day, this does not mean that the spider group can completely ignore the effects of sunlight, such as the increase in temperature.

Swamps usually have lower temperatures, and perhaps the Spider Queen wants to use the low temperature of the swamp to balance the temperature in the nest.

Another thing is that the spider colony is so large that the amount of food it needs is naturally a huge amount.

In the vicinity of the monster's lair, separated from the unique ecological system of the lava cave, there have never been any animals living there, so the spider group's food source is a problem.

For the spider swarm, the sudden increase in numbers far exceeded the bearing capacity of the lava cave where the three-eyed magic soul spider was born. The lava cave was simply unable to support so many magic soul spiders, so they could only look for food sources outside.

The three-eyed demon soul spider cannot endure long journeys, so it can only look for food sources nearby.

In this regard, swamps are much better than mountain forests. With spider webs covering the upper layer, the swamp below can slowly turn into another unique ecological system similar to a lava cave, thus solving the problem of insufficient food sources for the spider group.

Now the black spider webs have filled the entire swamp. It seems that the spider colony has reached its limit. If it expands further, the Spider Queen will have to reconsider.

The above speculations all have their own reasons. Perhaps it is not just one of them that conforms to the actual situation but several of them combined, which requires actual evidence to prove.

However, Lido had no plans to alert the enemy for the time being. It was still early and there was no movement in the Demon Soul Spider's nest. Lido decided to go around and take a look. She would not use her mental power if she could avoid it near the spider swarm. She would make plans after the spider swarm made some movement at night.

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PS: It’s the last day of 2024, and this book is almost one million words long. I’d like to encourage myself for still working hard for love.

May everyone have a fruitful year in 2024, good luck and everything goes well in the new year!