49: Great Emperor Moth, Alien

The young man, carrying a body bag, stepped into the Wasteland and casually tossed out a package.

“It was worth my special trip to the high school to make sure your family of three could be reunited.”

Tang Ping felt no guilt at all for killing his uncle's family. The Tang Ping in this timeline was almost starved to death, so this family deserved their fate.

In fact, dying so easily was a bargain for them.

As for what happened next, he would just say that the family went to another Safe Zone. After all, this family relied on his subsidies, had no jobs, and few people would care.

Tang Ping threw the package quite far and noticed that there were no Infected near the Xingyao Safe Zone, not even Pollution Beasts, only small ones like Toothed Sparrows and Earth Worms.

And there were quite a few Scavengers, most of whom came to catch Toothed Sparrows and Earth Worms. Few Scavengers could venture far.

Near the Xingyao Safe Zone, there were also many outposts. Beyond these outposts were very dangerous areas, where Infected roamed and even very dangerous Pollution Beasts could be found.

Now, a hundred years later, the Infected are no longer “corpses” but a type of creature! Because they can reproduce!

So even after a hundred years, the number of Infected in the Wasteland has increased rather than decreased. Every Safe Zone even has to regularly clear out surrounding Infected to prevent a Corpse Tide.

Two Scavengers were approaching from nearby.

“Gao the Third, are we really going there today? That place is extremely dangerous! One wrong step and we could lose our lives!”

“I know it’s dangerous, but yesterday, do you know why I had no harvest all day?”

“What else could it be? Of course, it’s because you were slacking off somewhere again.”

“Hmph, slacking off? I’ll tell you, yesterday I discovered a King Worm about to enter its metamorphosis! I tracked it all day and found it had gone to the Jiangcheng Ruins to build a nest!”

Wan the Second beside him was startled: “What! A King Worm in metamorphosis! Are you serious?!”

Wan the Second asked excitedly.

Gao the Third nodded, his eyes filled with excitement: “How could it be fake? After being a Scavenger for more than ten years, and collecting Earth Worms for over a decade, I can definitely recognize a King Worm!”

“If it really is a King Worm in metamorphosis…” Wan the Second rubbed his hands excitedly: “If we catch it, we could live comfortably for thirty years!”

“Exactly! If you weren’t my brother, I wouldn’t even tell you.” Gao the Third clenched his fists nervously. As long as they seized this opportunity and sold this King Worm in metamorphosis, with a bit of frugality, his son wouldn’t have to worry for his entire life.

Wan the Second suppressed his excitement and regained some calm: “However, the Jiangcheng Ruins are intricate and complex. There might be Pollution Beasts and Infected, so we still need to be careful.”

“I know that. That’s why I spent a fortune to buy two packets of powder to mask human scent.” Gao the Third took out two packets of powder from his Huai and added: “But we agreed beforehand, I get seventy percent of the profit, and you get thirty.”

“That’s not fair.” Wan the Second bared his teeth: “I’ve eaten exotic fruits and my strength has reached 11 points. I’ll definitely be the main force this time. How about this, I won’t take advantage of you, how about a fifty-fifty split?”

“Deal!” Gao the Third directly nodded.

Wan the Second was stunned, then burst into laughter: “Haha, you sly Gao the Third! You’re as cunning as ever!”

“Hehe, not at all, let’s hurry up, lest someone else discovers it.” Gao the Third urged.

“Alright!”

From behind a bare rock, Tang Ping emerged.

“A King Worm in metamorphosis, how lucky, to actually encounter such a good thing.”

With his new memories, Tang Ping naturally knew about this King Worm, which was recorded in biology textbooks.

The King Worm is a Pollution Beast that evolves from an Earth Worm, and not every Earth Worm can evolve.

The Earth Worms that can successfully evolve into King Worms are one in ten thousand, a much lower probability than an ordinary person awakening a Talent.

And a King Worm, after growing for ten years, has a small chance of entering metamorphosis. Once it successfully enters metamorphosis, the King Worm will find a safe place to pupate!

After pupating, the King Worm's body will completely turn into a viscous fluid, like an egg, and a new body will be re-nurtured inside the pupa!

Once successfully nurtured, this King Worm, which was originally only equivalent to a Level 1 D-rank Talent User, will leap to become a Great Emperor Moth, comparable to a Level 3 A-rank Talent User!

Becoming a notoriously fierce existence even among Pollution Beasts.

And the pupa fluid of a King Worm in metamorphosis is an extremely precious substance, with numerous uses: delaying aging, refining strengthening potions, and a whole host of other valuable applications!

Therefore, a single King Worm in metamorphosis could sell for at least two hundred thousand xingyao coins.

Even Tang Ping was greatly tempted.

However, he was only slightly tempted, after all, he carried over a hundred attribute stones and infected serum.

infected serum is even more precious than attribute stones, with one vial valued at fifty thousand.

But Tang Ping still followed, as the old saying goes, if you meet, you split half.

At the same time, on the way, Tang Ping used all the attribute stones from his Shelter.

Constitution attribute stone +29, spirit attribute stone +28, strength attribute stone +24, Speed attribute stone +31.

【Player: Tang Ping

ID: 0079351681

Constitution: 71

Spirit: 71

Strength: 52

Speed: 55

Talent: Extreme Ice (S)

Talent Level: 2 (0/1000)】

Following the two in front, Tang Ping arrived at the Jiangcheng Ruins again.

In an underground garage, he saw the crimson great king worm pupa hanging on the wall.

On the ground, there were also many Pollution Beast carcasses, and even human bones.

Clearly, this King Worm had hunted a large number of prey to complete its metamorphosis.

In this secluded corner of the underground garage, the surroundings had also turned a bizarre red due to the blood-red pupa.

“Look, that’s it.” Gao the Third’s eyes were filled with eagerness, not showing any fear despite the surrounding sight.

“It really is a King Worm in metamorphosis!” Wan the Second said in a low, hoarse voice.

“Let’s hurry up and dig down that pupa!” Gao the Third took out two leather pouches from his backpack.

Suddenly, Wan the Second, holding a dagger, plunged it into Gao the Third’s heart.

“Ugh… Ugh, Wan… you!” Gao the Third’s eyes widened, seemingly unable to believe that the brother he had scavenged with for over ten years would betray him.

“Why… why!” Gao the Third’s eyes were bloodshot.

Wan the Second smiled: “Actually, if you had discovered any other good thing, let alone worth two hundred thousand, even three hundred thousand or five hundred thousand, I wouldn’t have done this. But, you just had to discover a King Worm in metamorphosis!”

He continued to speak to himself: “Do you know why those who acquire great king worm pupa prefer complete pupa, and why its value drops significantly if only the pupa fluid is collected? Is it really less than one hundred thousand?”

Gao the Third stared intently at his brother.

“You don’t know, do you? Actually, I also heard it by chance during scavenging, from a powerful Talent User.” Wan the Second’s eyes were fervent: “Because the pupa fluid of a King Worm in metamorphosis contains an incredible power of transformation! At this time, if a person enters it and takes the place originally belonging to the Great Emperor Moth, they have a chance to become a Mutant!”

“A transcendent being, no weaker than a Talent User, who also wields incredible power!”

“And Mutants who transform by utilizing the Great Emperor Moth’s pupa are not only very safe but also possess extremely high potential among Mutants!”

“So, you…”

“Do you understand?”