Chapter 163 . ,!

After Fang Senyan left for a while, Jiao Shi, immersed in the amniotic fluid of the broodmother, opened his eyes. A gleam of light burst from his eyes, and wisps of black-red blood seeped from the wounds all over his body. At this time, his strong body was gradually returning to its optimal state, no longer as weak as before. The muscles all over his body were extremely firm, giving off a sturdy, steel-like appearance!

"This sailor, it seems, really has extraordinary abilities. He was able to easily bring me to this vital healing place within this huge Zerg base..."

"Perhaps I'm really not suitable to be a team leader. I'll observe for a while in the future."

"Great kindness requires no thanks. This time, the sailor and Mogansha saved me, and their losses were also enormous. If the sailor's abilities are indeed worth relying on, then obeying his orders wouldn't be a bad thing. If he's not worth relying on, I'll repay his life-saving grace and then leave."

Once he made up his mind, Jiao Shi's heart immediately felt lighter, as if a heavy stone had been lifted off his chest. At this moment, the wounds on the surface of his body could be seen healing rapidly, and the fractured ends of his bones were gradually aligning, eventually becoming smooth as before. Fully recovered, he stood up from the amniotic fluid, scarlet fluid cascading down like a waterfall.

"This feeling of fatigue being swept away is truly comfortable!"

...

When Jiao Shi walked out of the broodmother's hatchery, Fang Senyan was still receiving treatment to remove the remaining acid damage. Therefore, Jiao Shi could only stay where he was and dared not wander around. Suddenly, he saw Mogansha, the black brother, walking over from a distance with his golden AK and a smiling face. After asking, he learned that the mining efficiency of the worker bee that Mogansha had captured was quite impressive, averaging 30 units of Pandora crystals and 5 units of gas rare minerals per hour, at least twice the efficiency of an ordinary worker bee.

To put it more directly, each worker bee could work 16 hours a day, producing 480 units of Pandora crystals and 80 units of gas rare minerals, which could either be sold directly to the Nightmare Imprint or given to the Blackthorn Mother. If the selling price was 2500-3000 universal points, exchanging for reputation would undoubtedly be more cost-effective, potentially earning several thousand reputation points. The only drawback was that both the Pandora crystals and gas rare minerals collected were currently raw ore, and the price would be higher if they could be refined.

After hearing this, Jiao Shi exclaimed in surprise:

"The worker bee you caught is really mining Pandora crystals and gas rare minerals?"

Mogansha immediately took Jiao Shi to the site for observation. When the unlucky worker bee returned with a load and the samples were seen, Jiao Shi couldn't help but sigh:

"If I had known I could obtain Pandora crystals this way, why did I even bother doing that main quest?"

At this moment, Fang Senyan also got rid of the residual acid in his body and came over, asking curiously:

"What does the main quest have to do with these Pandora crystals?"

Jiao Shi shook his head and said:

"At the quartermaster of the Rum Runner Outpost, they sell Pandora crystals and the accompanying gas minerals. Because I've learned forging-related abilities, I have some demand for them, but the quartermaster's selling price is truly outrageously expensive, so I insisted on completing the main quest to increase my reputation. Alas... I never expected there would be such a steady stream of income!"

Fang Senyan pondered:

"If you really need these crystals and accompanying minerals, then there are quite a few avenues. The most reliable is that once you reach Revered reputation, you can directly purchase worker bees to mine for you, but the cost is also quite high, and I don't recommend this method because there are very good attribute exchanges available after reaching Adored reputation with the Blackthorn tribe."

As he spoke, Fang Senyan showed Jiao Shi the exchange menu he had recorded earlier. After seeing the exchange list, Jiao Shi, being a knowledgeable person, naturally understood the great benefits hidden behind these exchanges. He couldn't help but ask Fang Senyan:

"What's the other way you mentioned?"

Fang Senyan smiled and said in a tone as light as pure water:

"Of course, it's to rob them."

Five minutes later, the three, having rested properly, once again boarded the ordinary host they had purchased, with the spore flyer scouting the way one kilometer ahead. Although, in the current overall situation, the Blackthorn tribe had already seized absolute air superiority, the Red紋 tribe showed no signs of giving up, and had changed their tactics, using suicide mosquitoes combined with a large number of hydralisks to cope with the current situation, successfully breaking the Blackthorn tribe's previous air monopoly. Therefore, Fang Senyan and the others were also being cautious.

Jiao Shi was now focused on looking at the electronic map in front of him. On this map, Fang Senyan's previous markings were still clearly visible, and his calm and confident voice seemed to ring in Jiao Shi's ears.

"Among the Zerg tribes within a thousand kilometers of this area, only two remain, one is our ally, and the other is our enemy. So, obviously, the target we choose to rob is the Red紋 tribe...Tim(Mogansha), put away that damned surprised expression and listen to me finish. Do I look like the kind of idiot who would directly attack the enemy's broodmother? The Red紋 tribe annihilated and annexed several other Zerg tribes to grow to its current size. The original sites of these Zerg tribes should still have unmined Pandora veins, although the content won't be that rich. Obviously, their previous broodmothers should also be used as sub-bases by the Red紋 tribe."

"It can be noted that the connection between the Red紋 tribe

and these sub-bases is definitely not close. Even the closest sub-base is more than 50 kilometers away. For the Red紋 tribe, having lost air superiority, it will take at least half an hour to reinforce their sub-bases."

"At this time, we will attack all the sub-bases of the Red紋 tribe in a harassing manner, with each attack lasting only a few minutes. The main point is to probe which sub-base of the Red紋 tribe has a larger inventory of Pandora crystals. Then, after the Red紋 tribe is exhausted and completely confused about our main attack direction, we will break through one of the bases in one fell swoop, and naturally, we can forcibly plunder it."

Looking at the map in front of him, Jiao Shi pondered carefully for a while, then looked at Fang Senyan, but hesitated. Fang Senyan smiled and said:

"I may also have oversights in my plans. If you have any problems, speak up now. It's always better than having misunderstandings after entering the battle."

Jiao Shi said seriously:

"Now that the Red紋 tribe has lost air superiority, its forces should be mainly concentrated near the main base, and the defenses of its remaining branch bases are undoubtedly weak. But don't forget. There is another powerful defensive organ in the Zerg bases, the ling spire bunker. This thing is quite powerful, with strong attack power and a wide attack range. If there are three or more of them, plus some scattered Zerg troops, we will have no chance of winning."

Fang Senyan shook his head and said decisively:

"No, look at the terrain nearby. The Red紋 tribe's main base happens to protect its remaining sub-bases in the rear. Even if the Blackthorn tribe dares to counterattack, its ground troops cannot bypass the Red紋 tribe's main base without being detected. And although the Blackthorn tribe now occupies air superiority, the Red紋 tribe's hydralisk + exploding mosquito tactics can still control the airspace around the area. This eliminates the possibility of large-scale use of host drops."

"So, for the Red紋 tribe, what they should be most wary of is the sudden attack of highly mobile spore flyers! Therefore, I can be sure that inside its sub-bases, there should only be spore anti-air projectile cannons, which are only effective against air units, plus a combination of some zerglings. This completely separates the anti-air force from the anti-ground force, which is enough to cope with most situations."

"Finally, and most importantly, from an economic point of view, the current Red紋 tribe should be quite short of gas rare minerals. Therefore, the combination of spore anti-air projectile cannons plus zerglings does not consume any gas rare minerals at all—this is also the most effective defensive combination system it can choose that can simultaneously defend against air and ground units, without exception."

Jiao Shi was silent for a while and said:

"You're right, but if there are a certain number of zerglings, it will also be a headache."

Fang Senyan smiled and said:

"You can rest assured and leave this problem to me."

"By the way," Mogansha suddenly said, "Why haven't we seen a single infernal yet after fighting for so long? Will we encounter these things?"

Fang Senyan said with certainty:

"I've already asked the cerebrate of the Blackthorn tribe about this. After obtaining the nodule of searing mandibles, it has basically unlocked the genetic code of this type of Zerg, possessing the ability to produce infernals. And it has carried out targeted development based on the infernal's genetic code, so that the acid of the new hydralisks produced by the Blackthorn tribe will contain a hormone, which will cause fatal damage once it is contaminated by the infernals. Because the incubation cost of infernals is extremely high, the same unit of crystal mine energy can even produce twenty hydralisks, so the Red紋 tribe will definitely not produce infernals again—of course, the Blackthorn tribe's infernals will also suffer from this targeted treatment."

Mogansha suddenly understood:

"So that's how it is, then the infernal should only be miraculously effective against Zerg that have not mastered its genetic code."

Fang Senyan nodded and said:

"That's roughly the meaning."