[Devour and Digest Lv.6 triggered—fully recorded earthworm traits. Obtained talent: Accelerated Digging Lv.3]
To ensure sufficient concealment, Chen Yu planned to build the Obsidian Outpost underground.
In Twilight Forest, more than a dozen beetles that had just gained the "Accelerated Digging" talent were like they had been pumped full of chicken blood, turning into efficient underground drilling machines as they dug madly.
Dirt and gravel were rapidly raked out by their powerful jointed limbs, piling into little mountains. A secret mine tunnel leading beneath the Obsidian Mining Area was quickly taking shape.
Meanwhile, the Little Fatty brothers also came hurrying back, covered in dust from the journey.
They had originally wanted to venture deep into the mining area and probe out Cracked Stone Pass, but halfway there, they ran into the scouting Magic Array the goblins had set up at the entrance to their second fortress.
Unable to continue forward, the two little fellows could only return the way they came and help build the outpost. At that moment, they were waving branches and strenuously casting "Clay to Stone Transformation."
Amid popping sounds, clumps of mud were compressed into hard bricks and stone. A small yet sturdy underground fortress was rising at a visible pace.
"Your Majesty! Your loyal Count Bran has returned laden with spoils!"
Count Bran flapped his wings as he landed while clutching an earthworm that was still wriggling. At the sight before him, his tiny eyes immediately widened round, and he stared at the changes in confusion.
Eh?
He remembered this place being flat ground just a moment ago.
How had a little fortress suddenly sprouted up here?
At this speed, building a mine tunnel would probably take only a few days.
By then, the Obsidian Outpost could begin operating and continuously transport Gray Grit Crystals