"An unfamiliar face? Could you be a friend just passing through?"
The giant ant actually began speaking slowly, every word clear and precise—perfect human speech.
Wang Wu felt a little panicked. Never mind that he had no idea how to answer; the problem was, he did not even know how to speak. He had never tried.
The giant ant's bizarre eyes, buried beneath a thick carapace, stared fixedly at him as if assessing whether this piece of food tasted good.
Just as he was hesitating over whether to turn and run or turn and run, the giant ant let out an eerie laugh. "Friend, you should know a little about the rules here, or you would not have come, right? So, what can you offer?"
What could he offer?
He could not offer anything.
He had come empty-handed.
This was truly awkward.
For a moment, Wang Wu wanted to turn around and leave. Forget it. No need to embarrass himself like this.
"All right, it seems you can only offer spiritual energy."
The giant ant suddenly spoke again. Its antennae spun swiftly, and several Fire Ants immediately carried over two gourds, one green and one red.
The red gourd was a full five times larger than the green one.
"We conduct fair trades here, never cheat the old or the young. As long as you fill one gourd with spiritual energy, you may take one Blazing Fire Crystal."
Once the giant ant finished speaking, a group of Fire Ants skillfully opened the stoppers on the two gourds.
The red gourd clearly held ordinary Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy. The lingering aura could not be faked.
The green gourd, meanwhile, emitted a chill. It actually contained Ice Spirit Energy?
Their value here was apparently five to one.
Still, even the smallest