97: Earth Armor Beast

Near the resource point, there were quite a few Earth Armor Beasts.

As a relatively high-blooded exotic beast, an adult Earth Armor Beast already had a level of five or six, and its leader could reach level seven.

However, this Earth Armor Beast group was very unusual.

It seemed that due to the excessively rich earth-attribute Star Power near the resource point, their strength had doubled after long-term residence.

The leader had reached the eighth rank, and there were quite a few seventh-rankers among its subordinates.

What a headache!

Lin Ye found it extremely tricky.

Earth Armor Beasts are gregarious creatures that feed on plant roots and minerals, and have a gentle temperament.

They look very similar to large earthworms.

But they have sharp mouthparts and armor covering their entire bodies.

They move through the earth as if in water, freely and easily.

Killing them is extremely difficult; after all, they are not aggressive. If they can't win, they just burrow into the ground, and no one can do anything about them.

Plus, their defense is strong, so instantly killing them is also very difficult.

But not getting rid of them won't do. Knowing the benefits of this treasure trove, the Earth Armor Beast group would naturally defend it to the death.

Lin Ye couldn't think of a good solution for a while.

Should he find someone to cooperate with?

That would be too lame!

He could monopolize the benefits by dealing with the beast group at this resource point, so why share it with others?

If he could monopolize it, he naturally would.

His current strength was considerable; fighting a seventh-ranker was no problem at all. With Wave Fist breaking through armor, even the thick-skinned Earth Armor Beasts couldn't withstand it.

However, that eighth-rank Earth Armor Beast was not something he could deal with at the moment.

He definitely wouldn't be afraid in a head-on fight, and suppressing it wouldn't be a problem.

But it wouldn't fight him at all!

This was frustrating.

After Lin Ye had thoroughly investigated the surrounding situation, he decided to plan for the long term.

He would go back to White Stone City first and make a plan.

He would find an experienced hunting team to understand the situation first.

Back in White Stone City.

He naturally didn't look for the expensive Qin Old Man; he was too costly.

He inquired around and found a hunting team.

“You want to hunt Earth Armor Beasts?” The captain of this hunting team seemed very surprised.

Although Earth Armor Beasts had decent value, they were too difficult to hunt, making their cost-effectiveness low.

So, few people bothered with them.

“That’s right.” Lin Ye didn’t offer any extra explanations.

The hunting team captain didn't ask further either.

“One hundred gold coins, and I’ll teach you the method.”

Lin Ye didn't feel it was particularly expensive, even very cheap. He readily nodded, giving him a hundred gold coins.

“Earth Armor Beasts like to feed on plant roots and ores. There’s a special potion that attracts them. As long as you release the potion, you’ll definitely lure them out.”

“And their joints are their weak points; the most vulnerable spot is right here.” The hunting team captain drew a diagram for Lin Ye, pointing out the weakness.

Lin Ye nodded, “Where can I get that potion?”

The hunting team captain chuckled, taking out a large jar. “Coincidentally, our team still has quite a bit left. I won’t rip you off; I’ll sell it at market price, two thousand five hundred gold coins a jar.”

Lin Ye’s mouth twitched. Good heavens, was the trap laid here?

Indeed, few who frequently roamed the Star Realm were good people.

He didn't agree immediately.

He bid farewell to the hunting team captain, preparing to inquire about the price of this potion.

“Hey, brother, don’t be in such a hurry to leave. I’ll give you a discount of five hundred gold coins; it’s a clearance sale.” The hunting team captain seemed anxious.

This stuff was indeed very effective against Earth Armor Beasts, but even if the Earth Armor Beasts were lured out, the thick-skinned, strong-recovering Earth Armor Beasts were not easy to deal with, and the cost-effectiveness of hunting them was very low.

Their team had initially seen the profitability of Earth Armor Beasts and excitedly bought several jars of potion, thinking they would get rich, but it turned out to be a thankless task.

They used several jars, and finally, they couldn't stand it anymore and gave up.

The remaining jar was just left there to collect dust.

Lin Ye found an official shop and inquired. That old fellow indeed had ill intentions; it was actually a bit more expensive than what the official shop sold.

However, he didn't choose to go back and bargain with that old fellow; who knew what other traps he might have laid.

He bought two jars of the official product, spending four thousand gold coins.

To free up space for storing spoils of war, Lin Ye decided to buy a house.

He now had less than two hundred thousand gold coins, which was enough to buy a large villa.

He found a reliable agent.

He quickly settled the relevant matters, spending one hundred ninety thousand gold coins to buy a house covering an area of over one hundred ninety square meters.

“After decades, I finally own my own house.” Lin Ye felt a little emotional.

A house, he had pursued it in his previous life. He had finally saved enough for a down payment, but then he died suddenly.

In this life, he easily owned his own villa, and it was in White Stone City, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.

The villa had three floors and a basement.

The basement was for storage, the first floor for receiving guests, the second floor for cultivation, and the third floor for resting.

It came with its own defensive array, which could even defend against attacks from the air, so there was no need to worry about security issues.

It had automatic cleaning runes and air purification runes.

There was a well in the courtyard. As long as Star Power was input to activate the drawing and heating runes, one could take a hot bath.

The overall style was also relatively similar to Earth's.

“It’s worth the price!” Lin Ye’s eyes sparkled.

What was the worst thing about the Star Realm? It was the inconvenience of life.

Many times, without the help of machinery, it was very inconvenient.

But with a Rune Villa, many things that could be done on Earth could be done here.

Hmm, it would be even better if it could connect to the internet.

After storing his supplies in the space, freeing up room, he took a nice bath, cultivated for a bit, and then went to sleep.

The next day.

Lin Ye prepared himself and arrived at the resource point.

He found an open space, cleared the surrounding obstacles, set up roadblocks, and the battlefield was ready.

He took out the potion from his space.

The potion had a very sweet scent.

It even made Lin Ye’s appetite stir.

Within the range of his Star Eyes, the originally calm Earth Armor Beast group instantly erupted.

“Holy cow, the effect is so powerful.”

Lin Ye was a bit surprised. It was worth the price; there was a reason it was expensive.

He divided the potion into four portions and scattered them on tree stumps in four directions to disperse the Earth Armor Beast forces.

He aimed in one direction, secretly accumulating strength.

An Earth Armor Beast darted out, overturning a tree stump, wanting to suck up the potion.

Wave Fist.

The long-prepared Wave Fist instantly killed this seventh-rank Earth Armor Beast.

Weak.

Too weak.

Teleport, Wave Fist, and another Earth Armor Beast was blasted into pieces.

In another direction, the Earth Armor Beast leader, enjoying the delicious potion, saw its kin being slaughtered. Its low intelligence instantly made it furious, and it charged wildly towards Lin Ye.

Earth Wave.

The ground churned, forming a mud and rock giant wave hundreds of feet high, crashing towards Lin Ye.

Teleport.

Lin Ye teleported next to a seventh-rank Earth Armor Beast, Wave Fist.

It was instantly pulverized.

The mud and rock giant wave missed its target, turned around, and crashed back again.

The other Earth Armor Beasts also controlled smaller giant waves to merge into the large wave.

Oh my, Fusion skill.

He really underestimated them.

He knew that this kind of Fusion skill could only be used by extremely close Earth Armor Beast groups.

Teleport.

Resisting it head-on was impossible; it would never happen in this lifetime.

Another Earth Armor Beast was instantly killed.

The Earth Armor Beast leader, seeing this, finally sobered up.

With a roar, all the Earth Armor Beasts burrowed into the ground and disappeared.

Lin Ye threw another portion of potion.

But the Earth Armor Beasts had learned their lesson.

They controlled the ground to directly swallow the tree stump containing the potion into the earth.

Holy moly, they’re really clever.

This thing is even harder to fish than actual fish.

When fishing, you have to fish several times before other fish learn their lesson, but these things learned their lesson after just one attempt.