Jiebo interrupted White, speaking slowly, “There was some friction last time with Saint Sem City, but now seems like a good opportunity. I won’t go in person, just send a water avatar to express a stance.”
Hearing Jiebo say this, White did not say anything more.
Although White didn’t personally like Angel, he had to admit that Angel was a very promising individual, not to mention that his name had appeared in ‘Glowing City Night Talk’, further adding to his significance.
Maintaining a good relationship with such a person is definitely better than being enemies.
…
However, Angel was unaware of these incidents that had taken place after he left Conniea.
He was now far from the Old Earth Continent, over the vast sea.
Last night, Angel had entered the Wilderness of Dreams and informed Lyon of his brief departure. Because of the nature of the Wilderness of Dreams, Lyon could meet with Angel at any time, so there wasn’t much of a sense of separation.
“Ah, it failed again.” At this moment, Popota, who was sitting across from him, looked at the insect nest in his hands with regret.
Upon leaving, Angel made sure to bring Popota with him. Now that matters related to the Abyss were starting to ferment, Popota’s whereabouts would surely be watched more closely by Frostmoon. Because the range of the Blood Night Shelter was limited, only by bringing Popota with him could he ensure that Popota enjoyed the protection of Blood Night Shelter’s aura, avoiding detection by Divination.
Since boarding the gondola, Popota had said little, focusing all his attention on the insect nest in his hands.
Initially entrusting the Pliant Worm’s nest to Popota’s care, it was unexpected that Popota would take such great interest and be particularly obsessed with inducing the queen to produce new, mutated eggs.
In his words, “Each new insect cultivated is an unknown entity. Therefore, every result brings you a sense of novelty.”
Whether a positive mutation or a meaningless one, the emergence of a new insect is like the prize in a gamble, unpredictable in its goodness or badness, arousing immense curiosity each time.
With the notes from the “Heart of the Swarm” Insercott, the queen’s egg laying and the nurturing of mature insects had greatly accelerated. Now, this was the second mutated insect Popota had encountered since taking charge of the nest.
The first mutated egg previously was the “Hard-state Insect.”
“What has mutated this time?” Angel asked curiously.
“Poison,” Popota said with no sense of setback, but instead with joy, “It has not been recorded before. It is a pliant worm that can spew venom, tentatively named the Venomous Pliant Worm.”
“This venom can quickly dissolve arthropods, but it is highly limited in harm to humans,” Popota explained.
“It seems that this latest mutation is the queen’s targeted response to the Dreamweaver Ants,” Angel said, noticing that ever since the Phantom Limb Pliant Worm appeared, the eggs laid by the queen had been increasingly powerful, all with a targeted focus on the Dreamweaver Ants.
The Dreamweaver Ants are arthropods.
Angel pondered for a moment, “Next time, let’s introduce some other magical insects into the fray.”
We can’t let the queen focus solely on the Dreamweaver Ants as the enemy. If she continues to lay targeted eggs like this, who knows when she’ll hatch the true Transforming Soft-bodied Insect.
Popota nodded, taking out a yellowed notebook to record the new scheme for the next time.
It was only when Popota finished recording that he finally had a moment to shift his attention away from the pliant worms.
“Angel, where are you planning to go now?”
Angel: “To find a secluded place to experiment with a trick.”
“What trick requires going so far? Is it something you’ve researched yourself?” Popota was somewhat puzzled, as experimenting with tricks shouldn’t necessitate traveling overseas, should it?
Angel simply smiled and said nothing.
Popota, understanding that tricks are very personal matters, saw that Angel did not wish to discuss it and thus did not ask further. Instead, with a slightly hesitant tone, he inquired about another matter.
“I wonder when I will be able to meet… Hua Que?”