Qin Shi Lei did not intend to continue picking the Enlightenment Tea for the time being, so he let it grow naturally.
After the three of them frolicked in the small space for another two hours, they returned to Hope City.
As soon as they came out, An Qian hurried towards Bei An City.
"Qing Shu, I plan to have you stationed in Jun Hai City. Are you willing?"
Qin Shi Lei suddenly asked.
"Are we leaving now?" Kong Qing Shu was stunned for a moment, then quickly agreed.
"The sooner the better. Jun Hai City has no peerless experts guarding it, and I feel uneasy."
Qin Shi Lei explained, "Xiao Li's wood attribute ability is helpful for the growth of Enlightenment Tea, so I can only send you to Jun Hai City."
"I understand." Kong Qing Shu smiled and said, "After the handover, I will leave with my dad."
Qin Shi Lei said, "No need. You are still the commander of the Sudden Rain Legion. The deputy commander will temporarily take charge."
If it weren't for the long distance and the great danger of moving the Sudden Rain Legion to Jun Hai City, Qin Shi Lei would have wished he could move the entire Sudden Rain Legion to Jun Hai City.
Qin Shi Lei personally escorted Kong Qing Shu and her father to Jun Hai City, gathered the big shots of Jun Hai City, and appointed Kong Qing Shu as the vice city lord of Jun Hai City. Then he returned to Hope City from Jun Hai City.
He rode Xiao Qiang alone to the vicinity of the spatial rift north of Hope City.
After searching for a long time, he found his pet queen ant and its massive ant colony in the dense forest.
Since he had the Golden Beetle guard this spatial rift in another world, Qin Shi Lei had let the queen ant lead the ant colony to reproduce freely in the northern dense forest.
Now, the queen ant also had the strength of Silver Three Stars.
Under the influence of the mutated attributes, the ant army led by it not only gained nearly 100,000 crawling black ants with bronze-level strength or higher, but also nearly 30,000 flying demon ants.
Although these ants were not large, they could gnaw through energy shields.
Even silver-level beasts, if surrounded by them, would be gnawed to the bone in less than a breath.
"Queen ant, let's go and wreak havoc in another world."
Qin Shi Lei took out the pet bag and put the queen ant and its large ant army into it.
It was always the insects from another world that wreaked havoc on Blue Star, so it was time for him, Qin Shi Lei, to cause trouble in another world as well.
He passed through the spatial rift and arrived at the bug valley where the Golden Beetle was. The surrounding insects immediately rushed towards him as if they had seen a mortal enemy.
Although the Golden Beetle had been taken as a pet by Qin Shi Lei, these ordinary insects did not recognize their boss's boss.
Upon meeting, they wished they could devour Qin Shi Lei alive.
"Hiss!"
A sharp hiss sounded, and the Golden Beetle timely stopped its subordinates from their suicidal behavior.
Then, the Golden Beetle's massive body appeared before Qin Shi Lei. It lowered its head and affectionately nuzzled Qin Shi Lei.
"Golden Beetle, I wonder if you can control insects like worms, claw beasts, and phantom sound butterflies?" Qin Shi Lei asked.
"Hiss..." The Golden Beetle hissed continuously.
Xiao Qiang translated from the side, "Unless it advances to the Platinum realm, it cannot control other insects across species."
"Then what do you need to do to quickly advance to the Platinum realm?"
"Eating and cultivating will slowly increase its strength. However, my aptitude is ordinary, and I may never be able to advance to the Platinum realm in this lifetime."
"What are you talking about? After following me, how can you not advance to Platinum? Are there any other quick methods?"
"Devouring heavenly and earthly spiritual treasures can rapidly increase cultivation."
Heavenly and earthly spiritual treasures were too ethereal. It seemed he could only rely on the system.
[Do you wish to refresh attributes?]
[Refresh.]
Glutton (Green): The Golden Beetle can devour food three times its size, and its digestion ability is also increased threefold.
Rebound (Red): Can reflect fifty percent of the damage.
Taotie's Stomach. Pseudo (Purple): Can absorb energy from the flesh of exotic beasts by devouring them to increase its cultivation. Side effect: always in a state of hunger.
Looking at the last side effect, Qin Shi Lei hesitated for half a second before choosing the Taotie's Stomach. Pseudo attribute.
At most, when he becomes powerful later, he can change the Golden Beetle to another attribute.
"Gurgle gurgle!"
As soon as the new attribute was fixed, the Golden Beetle's stomach grumbled, and a string of saliva dripped from its mouth.
"Let's go, Master, I'll take you to find something to eat."
Qin Shi Lei had a look of doting on it.
He first used a large stone to block the cave leading to the spatial rift, then put away the Golden Beetle and most of its subordinates.
Then he rode Xiao Qiang and flew off in a random direction.
Half an hour later, after flying several hundred kilometers, Qin Shi Lei spotted a giant bug valley below.
There were a large number of scythe beetles and a small number of silver beetles, and at the very back, a golden beetle with its entire body radiating golden light.
"Let me try my new ability first."
Riding Xiao Qiang, Qin Shi Lei quickly flew towards the Golden Beetle in the innermost part of the bug valley.
Soon, the Golden Beetle in the bug valley also discovered the approaching Qin Shi Lei.
The defense towers around the bug valley began to charge, preparing to launch the meatball bombs within them.
Some of the bugs in the bug valley also raised their two sharp forelimbs, with crescent-shaped energy blades poised to strike.
Lightning Dragon!
Two silver dragons, half a meter long, suddenly appeared in front of Qin Shi Lei's right hand, then quickly grew into ten-meter-long lightning dragons.
Qin Shi Lei, riding Xiao Qiang, swept past the Golden Beetle's head. The two silver lightning dragons rushed down from in front of him towards the Golden Beetle below.
"Roar roar!"
The two silver dragons were extremely fast, reaching within ten meters of the Golden Beetle in the blink of an eye.
A golden wheel slash was sprayed from the Golden Beetle's mouth, quickly blocking the lightning dragons.
Boom!
A huge fluctuation erupted from the collision between the golden wheel slash and the lightning dragons.
The golden wheel slash was instantly annihilated by the lightning dragons.
The lightning dragons' bodies shrunk slightly, and then they instantly collided with the Golden Beetle.
Boom!
It sounded like two large trucks colliding at high speed, emitting a deafening roar.
The Golden Beetle was knocked back several meters, and the two lightning dragons clung tightly to its body.
Silver light flashed, and arcs of electricity shot out.
The golden light around the Golden Beetle's body gradually dimmed.
Thirty seconds later, with their energy depleted, the two lightning dragons disappeared simultaneously.
However, the Golden Beetle's entire body had been electrocuted multiple times, emitting a roasting meat aroma.
The lightning dragons had an attack range of about two hundred meters, and their attack intensity was roughly equivalent to five or six Devouring Lightning strikes, but they consumed only one-fifth of the energy of a Devouring Lightning strike.
The lightning dragons' attack was mainly based on impact and subsequent entanglement and electrocution.
Overall, the lightning dragons were a very good ability.
After testing the new move, Qin Shi Lei teleported to the Golden Beetle's side.
The Golden Beetle, already severely weakened by the lightning dragons, could not withstand Qin Shi Lei at his full strength. The latter killed it with a single Seven Star Falling Sky Slash.
As the Golden Beetle died, the entire bug valley descended into chaos.
Countless insects surged towards Qin Shi Lei.
Qin Shi Lei waved his hand, released his pet Golden Beetle, and some of its subordinates.
"Hiss hiss!"
As soon as the Golden Beetle came out, it hissed, attempting to control these insects.
Some of the insects immediately surrendered and became the Golden Beetle's subordinates.
However, some loyalists did not recognize the unfamiliar Golden Beetle as their king and continued to charge at Qin Shi Lei crazily.
"Kill all those who dare to resist, and then reward them to you to eat."
Qin Shi Lei had previously discovered that his pet Golden Beetle had also preyed on silver beetles from other groups, so he was not worried about it being unable to consume the scythe beetles and silver beetles here.