Rise of the Plants

"It's such a big beetle, with such thick claws. It must be very powerful to be able to chase the wild orcs."

"That's right, it looks so scary. Is this a monster?" a noble asked.

The guard shook his head and said: "They are not Warcraft. We have checked that there are no traces of elements in their bodies. The element content does not reach the level of Warcraft. It seems that they should be just ordinary beasts. However, this kind of beetles are organized, and they can He obeys orders very well, so he is not an ordinary beast."

The governor's face changed slightly: "Organized bugs? That would be a bit troublesome."

Many nobles also have a sense of gloom in their hearts, because organized bugs have always been very troublesome. Being able to chase wild orcs shows that these things are more troublesome in combat than wild orcs.

It turns out that there are still such troublesome insect creatures in the original territory of the wild orcs.

"How many are these?" Chi Nan suddenly asked. They did not dare to neglect Chi Nan's questions.

The guard quickly said: "I heard from people over there that there were two to three hundred of these beetles at one time, and I don't know how many more there are. Because these beetles are very ferocious, and the same kind will eat their corpses after death. Therefore, the last ones snatched Very few, we only brought back five this time, those who want more can only go to the fortress."

Killing the same kind is not something ordinary creatures can do. Creatures that can eat their own kind are not ordinary species. Moreover, Chi Nan always felt that this thing was a little special.

Thinking of this, Chi Nan said: "Mr. Governor, can you give me one."

The governor was a little strange: "Baron Chi Nan, what do you want with this thing? This is not the corpse of a monster, it is worthless."

Chi Nan nodded lightly: "Just to do some research. The hard shell of this thing is so thick that ordinary pea cannons will definitely not be able to deal with it. I want to do some research to see how to deal with them. After all, we have to take root here in the future, and maybe we will meet again. What about these beetles."

Hearing this, many nobles nodded, this was a matter related to their own interests.

Numisi also ran over and hugged the governor's arm and shook it gently: "Father, just agree. This is also something good for us." The governor rolled his eyes.

"Hey, girls are really outgoing. Okay, just take this beetle corpse back. I hope it will bring us good results."

The orcs can beat this thing to death with brute force, but they can't. According to the news from the front line, they also used pneumatic cannons to kill these beetles with long-distance covering strikes. The pea cannon was useless at all. This means that once they encounter this thing, their soldiers will be difficult to deal with and will suffer huge losses.

In this case, why not let Chi Nan study it? Chi Nan brought them many surprises.

"Father, what are you talking about?" Numi shook the governor's arm reluctantly, and her face turned slightly red when she looked at Chi Nan. When the other nobles saw this scene, they each thought about their own thoughts.

Chi Nan didn't notice this, he was focused on the beetles. "Thank you, I'll go study it right away." After waving his hand, Chi Nan asked his men to carry the beetle, and then left with him.

Numisi opened her mouth to say something, but when she saw Chi Nan walking away, she stamped her feet angrily and snorted.

Governor Remas narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a low voice: "This boy is a half-elf after all, and he is a little different from us humans. Don't worry, there are not many women who can be worthy of a young earl in Remas nowadays." Listen. At these words, Numisi lowered her head slightly, like a shy lily.

At this moment, Chi Nan asked his guards to quickly bring the beetle's body to his temporary residence. As soon as he came back, Horn put down the beetle and said, "Sir, your face seems not to be very good."

Chi Nan nodded seriously: "Maybe I'm overthinking it. I always feel that this kind of beetle is a bit strange."

"Isn't it weird? Isn't it a kind of beast?" After all, Horn was just a civilian and didn't understand many things.

Chi Nan shook his head: "It looks like a wild beast, but organized beasts are not simple, and I suspect there may be something controlling them. The number of beetles is small now. What if there are more, the reproductive capacity of the bugs... …”

"Even the wild orcs are scared. I'm not sure how strong this thing is. I even have some doubts that the reason why the wild orcs are migrating south in large areas is related to this beetle."

Holm looked incredulous: "No, sir, these beetles have probably been living here for many years. If they are really related to them, then the wild orcs would have migrated south long ago."

"I hope I'm thinking too much. But anyway, since this kind of beetle appears here in the fortress, we have to think about how to deal with them like this. With such a thick shell, the pea cannon can It’s useless. Even ordinary pneumatic cannon shells and shrapnel can’t hurt this thing.”

Chi Nan stroked the hard shell and thought silently in his heart. The hardness and comprehensiveness of this hard shell make shrapnel useless against this thing. Although solid cannonballs can kill one in one hit, they need to be hit head-on.

Chi Nan is really not sure whether the impact after the bounce can kill it or how many it can kill. All this needs to be done after we go back and do experiments to find out the true hardness of these beetles.

Ordinary artillery shells were useless, let alone grapeshot. That kind of grape bullet is used by me to deal with a large number of creatures with low-level defense. It is still insufficient to deal with this kind of beetle.

"Then, the only ones left are acid bombs and kerosene bombs. I don't know how effective they are. Forget it, let's go back and test it. If it doesn't work, we have to test it with venom."

"Tidy up, we're going back." Chi Nan suddenly said to Holm.

Holm hesitated: "But sir, we didn't receive the order from the governor, so it's not a good idea to go back now."

Chi Nan patted his head. He had forgotten about such things in the past few days: "Then let's wait. Anyway, we can go back soon after the celebration banquet. Now pack your things first, and we will leave as soon as we get the order. Also, after installing this beetle, I want to take a good look at how difficult this thing is."

Chi Nan always feels a haze in his heart. Even at the banquet, whether it was because of the beetles or Chi Nan's departure, the popularity of the banquet dropped quickly.

It didn't take long for the banquet to end, and all the nobles left the venue one by one.