Xiao Yang began studying the Monster Compendium. He gave the section on Gem Bugs several close rereads.
According to the Monster Compendium, Gem Bugs could basically be classified as a special kind of energy-based creature. They only appeared in places where energy was extremely abundant, and they only stayed in such places. That meant he didn't have to worry about this bunch of Gem Bugs running around everywhere. They would probably just crawl around in this gem vein.
Raising them was just as simple. They didn't need much of anything; all they needed was an environment where energy was extremely abundant.
The Elemental Pool Xiao Yang had bought from the Archmage was exactly what he needed to create an environment with extremely abundant energy.
Everything was basically ready. Now Xiao Yang just had to speed up his conquest of the Skeleton Dungeon's second level and bring the Gem Bugs out with him.
He didn't take the Clay Golem into the mine to start a large-scale excavation. Without all those colorful gems, who knew if the Gem Bugs might move away? They were his, after all, so there was no need to be so shortsighted. Once he cleared the second level of the dungeon and moved all the Gem Bugs elsewhere, the gem vein wouldn't go anywhere.
As he continued exploring the bottom of the ravine, Xiao Yang discovered a path leading upward. He could climb along the giant's eye socket, which was exposed on the cliff face.
This path that wasn't really a path should let him leave the bottom of the ravine without trouble.
But before he could move on, there was an obstacle: the Cave Fishmen's lair, a crude little fishman settlement, was blocking the way up.
Xiao Yang saw a large group of Cave Fishmen in the