Beehive (Third Bonus Chapter)

Hearing Li Changying's words, Lin Zhen stopped and waved to him, saying, "I wouldn't dare call myself an idol. Let's all work together."

Li Changying chuckled and quickly followed Lin Zhen.

He was Iron-Blooded Man with a straightforward personality, and he admired people who dared to be bold. Lin Zhen's audacious move this time immediately won him his heart.

Who cares if he lives or dies in the future? Let's make a killing first!

Seeing Li Changying's stern face with a smile, Lin Zhen was also pleased. Having Jiang Huai and Lou Qingfeng as companions was not enough to guarantee complete safety. Even if a team couldn't be full of strong players, it still needed to have three or four strong players. And Li Changying was undoubtedly the best piece of the puzzle.

As for overthrowing the Sky Dome, that will probably take a long time, but if we don't say it that way, how can we convince Li Changying?

The two moved quickly, and half a day later, Lin Zhen finally saw the legendary Beehive.

After passing through the dense forest, a bright and open view suddenly appeared before us.

A long tree trunk lay there, with a huge mound of earth in the center. On the mound, many fine branches meandered and covered the ground, and countless flower buds were waiting to bloom on the branches.

Unlike the flower buds that hadn't bloomed before the Star Crystal appeared, these flower buds clearly contained Star Crystal, but for some reason the flowers had covered them up.

At a cursory glance, the number of flowers on this mound is definitely over a thousand, perhaps even several thousand!

Inside, each Star Crystal is wrapped in petals, like a colorful lantern in a child's hand, beautiful yet hazy.

Above this mound, about a hundred meters above the ground, there is an enormous Beehive hanging from a large tree trunk.

From Lin Zhen's perspective, the Beehive was even somewhat blurry, with countless dark shadows flying around Beehive. The light was refracted due to the excessive obstruction, causing the air there to be strangely distorted, creating a bizarre and surreal scene.

The mutated Bee, wasps, and Wasp buzzed around like tiny airplanes, but they never strayed far from the Beehive.

On the tree trunks on both sides of the mound, martial artists were waiting at a distance.

Because the mound is located in the middle of a tree trunk, it can only be approached from both ends of the trunk, while other locations are suspended in the air. Therefore, the best places to pick the soil are only in the east and west directions.

There are five rows of seats in each direction, like a queue, with about twenty meters between each row. There are no seats beyond a hundred meters.

Li Changying took the initiative to explain to Lin Zhen, "Lin Zhen, look, there is a big difference between this place and the Ant Nest, which is that all the Star Crystal are concentrated on this mound of earth."

"Why are those Star Crystal wrapped in petals? Shouldn't the flowers bloom after crystallization?" Lin Zhen asked.

"That's the most different thing. After the Star Crystal bloom here, the Mutated Bee around will collect nectar, which prevents the Star Crystal from absorbing more energy. So the Star Crystal will instinctively protect their Stamen. When they appear and are collected by Bee, they learn to close their petals."

"So that's how it's explained. Then how do we extract the Star Crystal when the petals are closed?"

Li Changying pointed to the huge Beehive above, "Then we'll have to see when nectar starts dripping down from here."

"The nectar drips down? There's honey in that Beehive?" Lin Zhen looked up.

"You could say that after these Bee mutated, they still retained the instinct to collect nectar. However, there is no longer any real honey in the Stamen of the Star Fruit Tree. What they collect is actually energy, which is stored in the Beehive. Over time, the Beehive can no longer hold it all, and the energy will slowly drip out of the Beehive."

Li Changying then pointed to the dense holes under the Beehive: "Energy Honey might drip down from those holes at any time. Whenever a drop of honey drips, if it lands precisely on Star Crystal flower, the petals will open and fully absorb the Energy Honey, allowing the Star Crystal to grow. And that's when we martial artists can harvest it."

Lin Zhen nodded, amazed by the wonders of this world; it was truly full of wonders.

"The closer you are to the mound, the better your chances of obtaining the Star Crystal."

"That's right. The five seats in the front row are the best. They have a good view and are close to the target. When Star Crystal appears, they can grab it as soon as possible. People in the second row will definitely be slower because of the distance. People in the third row and beyond will be even slower and have a smaller chance of getting Star Crystal. Grabbing Star Crystal here is a competition, and the elimination is very brutal."

Just as Li Changying was speaking, the martial artists below suddenly stirred. "There's honey!"

Lin Zhen looked up and saw a drop of golden liquid forming inside a small hole in the Beehive. It was growing larger and larger, and it looked like it was about to fall.

Lin Zhen observed the spot where the drop of honey landed; it should be on the west side of the mound.

The warriors on the east side also noticed this and all sighed, realizing that they were out of luck this time.

The honey finally fell, sparkling as it fell, landing directly on a flower bud.

Nourished by the honey, the flower bud immediately opened its petals, greedily absorbing the energy of the honey, and at this moment, the Star Crystal inside also revealed its true form.

"Planet Crystal!"

Someone sighed. Given that most of the warriors here were Level Nine War General, Planet Crystal were not very useful. However, something was better than nothing, and several warriors still flew out to compete for them.

However, none of the martial artists sitting in the first row on the left moved. Lin Zhen even noticed that only three of the five seats in the first row were occupied, leaving two empty.

The warriors who rushed out were immediately attacked by Bee. Three of them were in a group, and they worked together very well. Some went to pick the bees, some were responsible for blocking them, and others provided cover.

Five martial artists competed for it, and in the end, the group of three martial artists successfully seized the Planet Crystal.

The other two martial artists were a man and a woman, seemingly from the same team. The female martial artist performed exceptionally well, appearing to be a Heavenly Speedster. During the competition, she even fought consecutively with the two War General of the trio without being at a disadvantage. However, the male martial artist backed down at the crucial moment.

The female warrior, having lost cover, charged out despite being surrounded, but was stung hard on one arm by a Mutated Bee. The Long Spear -like stinger pierced her arm, causing her to break out in a cold sweat from the pain.

The team that had seized the Planet Crystal returned in high spirits. After discussing their options, one of the Level Nine War General left to find a place to absorb Star Crystal.

By this time, Lin Zhen had roughly figured out the Beehive's pattern.

The warriors on both the east and west sides surrounded the large mound. This was the place to collect Star Crystal. Whichever side the Energy Honey fell on, the people on that side would go and collect it.

Some martial artists have clearly reached the level of compressing their Dantian Qi. Such martial artists are only interested in Star Crystal and will not compete for other Star Crystal.

Moreover, fighting is still allowed among martial artists during the competition for Star Crystal. It seems common for them to trip each other up and use underhanded tricks. They are willing to do anything for profit.

No wonder Li Changying said this was a cruel elimination arena. It was much crueler than the Ant Nest, and Ant Nest were also many more people here.

Just as Lin Zhen and Li Changying were watching, a martial artist walked towards them.

"Li Changying? You actually dare to come back to the Beehive? I thought you'd run away and never show your face again. Don't you know Boss Zhou secretly ordered that anyone can assassinate you?"

Li Changying snorted coldly, "Tong Huan, since I dare to come back, I am not afraid of his assassination. I want to challenge the Beehive Rankings again."

Tong Huan, who works as a receptionist at Beehive, scoffed at Li Changying's words, "Then you'll need a team too. Is this person with you? The two of you aren't enough."

"You don't need to worry about that. Someone from us will be here in a couple of days."

"Alright then, since you insist on coming back, I won't stop you. Do as you please. You know the rules of the challenge: once you succeed, we will take 30% of the Star Crystal you receive."

Tong Huan said this, then got up and left, lying down on a tree branch not far away.

Lin Zhen looked at Li Changying: "Even if Jiang Huai and Lou Qingfeng come, we'll still need one more person to form a team. Do you know anyone here?"

Li Changying said helplessly, "Zhou Butong is the boss here. The First Team on the west side is his team. I've offended him, and I'm afraid the veterans here won't team up with me."

Hearing this, Lin Zhen also felt a bit of a headache. If she had known this would happen, she should have sent Ma Mingxing or Sun Tie to help with the number of people.

However, Lin Zhen couldn't force those two people to stay in the Ant Nest.

The two slowly walked into the Beehive. Lin Zhen even saw a few of the people who had chased Li Changying that day. Although there was still some fear in their eyes when they saw Lin Zhen, they were not like they were that day. Obviously, they didn't care much about Lin Zhen here in the Beehive.

As I was looking around, a commotion arose ahead.

One girl seemed to be pleading with the others. "Please, don't send me away. My hand will recover. I'm definitely not a burden."

"Zhao Xiaoman, you don't need to say anything more. Our team absolutely does not support useless people. Of course, you had no problem before, but now you are poisoned. Not only do you need Antidote, but you also need the energy of a Star Crystal to clear the toxins from your body. We don't even have enough Star Crystal, so how can we give you any more? Besides, we don't have Antidote right now. Why don't you go find Boss Zhou?"

The girl named Zhao Xiaoman looked to be around twenty years old. She was wearing a purple leather outfit and was quite pretty. She seemed to be a student from the previous year. At this moment, her face was pale, and one of her arms was swollen. The Bee venom had entered her body, and she needed to be treated soon.

Seeing this, Li Changying sighed, "This isn't the first time something like this has happened. The Antidote is all in Zhou Butong's hands. If Zhao Xiaoman wants to stay, she'll have to beg Zhou Butong, but that bastard has already gotten his hands on her. Sigh!"

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