Chapter 559: Ice Crystal Spider Fiend, the Sternest Father of Invading Players

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On the 90th day of the Wasteland Calendar, the first rays of morning sunlight rose from the east.

After Mie Mie absorbed the first light of dawn, its entire body glowed with a brilliant golden radiance.

Yu Yuan's face was also bathed in gold, making his smile even more radiant.

"The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend is such a good comrade! Ever since it moved here, it gave me a Silver-tier Knight and four Golden Civilization Chests. It's practically a lucky star!"

Yu Yuan's attitude toward the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend had taken a complete 180° turn.

What?

You say the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend's existence is the greatest threat to Green Forest City?

Who said that?

Yu Yuan would never admit it, anyway.

This wasn't a threat at all.

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend was clearly Yu Yuan's friendliest neighbor and Green Forest City's most impassable gateway.

And... the sternest father for invading players.

As for these scenes of paternal kindness and filial piety—

Yu Yuan said they were great to watch, loved to watch, and enjoyed watching.

Preferably, they'd never stop.

Yu Yuan also vowed to do everything in his power to send those wandering sons to the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend, this stern father, so they could experience the deepest paternal love.

[Dawnbreak] spirit light collection complete.

All items from the two Golden Civilization Chests were also in hand.

Yu Yuan then rode Mie Mie back to Dead Mine Town.

From a high altitude, he could see in the distance a convoy of several dozen transport trucks heading this way.

Around the convoy, Pioneering Group members in mechanical armored vehicles were escorting and guarding it.

The supply transport team returning from Reyes Town was back.

It was clear that the convoy's journey hadn't been peaceful—they'd clearly been through more than one battle.

The mechanical armored vehicles were covered in scars.

And this had long since become the norm.

With the Reyes Legion's annihilation, Dead Mine Town's reputation had spread throughout several areas around the Anger Wilderness.

Naturally, some people had designs on Reyes Town's food supplies.

After several failed attacks, they'd shifted their target to Dead Mine Town's transport convoys.

And how could Alpha possibly have failed to prepare?

Several skirmishes a day had become the most routine occurrence.

Yu Yuan only took a glance before moving on—Quis was handling things here, and he didn't need to worry.

He returned to the Hunter Training Camp in Green Forest City through a transmission portal.

The previously captured prisoners who were willing to surrender had already begun training.

Carmen had thoughtfully assigned members from the first batch of Reyes Legion and Dawn Consortium prisoners to provide one-on-one psychological counseling to the new surrenderees.

With the effects of civilization buildings and focuses, they'd surely turn over a new leaf soon and integrate into the great family of the Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization.

After checking the situation, Yu Yuan returned to the shelter.

Dale, Simon, and Simon's wife and child were all busy on the fourth underground level.

The changes on the fourth underground level were now enormous.

Inside the hydroponics room, all the vegetables had fully grown. Walking in, you could see lush green vegetables of all kinds.

Yu Yuan even spotted tomatoes, cucumbers, and chili peppers.

Though they were still small, they already had him drooling.

Simon's wife, Larr, was adding nutrient solution to the hydroponic pipes.

Little Jieni followed behind her, helping out.

And behind Little Jieni—

Three adult ducks in different colors led seventeen or eighteen obviously newborn ducklings, along with four Nizi Water Arrow Turtles.

They were all strung together in a line, like a train.

Yu Yuan shook his head gently.

This little one was practically a born druid—animals just loved him.

When Little Jieni spotted Yu Yuan, he called out in a childish voice:

"Boss..."

Little Jieni's voice made Simon and Larr turn around.

"Boss, you're back."

Yu Yuan nodded and pointed at the four Nizi Water Arrow Turtles.

"Simon, bring these four little ones and come with me..."

After thinking for a moment, he looked at Little Jieni.

"Jieni, do you want to go play in the big forest?"

"Big forest?"

A big question mark appeared on Little Jieni's tiny face.

He looked at Simon in confusion.

"Daddy~~"

Simon's heart stirred, and he crouched down.

"Jieni, remember the stories Mommy tells you before bed? With the little deer, the butterflies, the rabbits..."

A look of dawning understanding appeared on Little Jieni's face.

"Oh, right—forest... forest..."

Little Jieni looked at Yu Yuan.

"I want to go to the forest, but I'm scared!"

Having lived his entire life in the wasteland environment since birth, fear of the unknown had become instinct for Little Jieni.

This wasn't cowardice; it was a living creature's survival instinct in a dangerous environment.

Yu Yuan gently tapped Little Jieni on the nose.

"Don't be scared—your mommy and daddy will go with you."

Simon and Larr both showed delighted surprise at these words.

Having struggled to survive in the wasteland for so long, every day was either fighting to live or trying to avoid danger and stay hidden.

To say they didn't want to go see the outside world would be a lie.

"Simon, the two of you, finish up what you're working on quickly—we'll leave in a bit."

With that, Yu Yuan headed to the insect breeding room.

The insect breeding room was now vastly different from before.

Originally, there were very few mealworms here, just a few breeding boxes.

But now, several compartments had been added. On the shelves inside, layer upon layer was packed with densely packed, plump mealworms.

Once food became abundant, the mealworms' reproduction had exploded.

Dale was experiencing a mix of pain and joy.

The joy came from seeing the mealworms breed in large numbers again, allowing him to continue his research.

The pain was also because there were too many mealworms.

Even with Simon's help, many tasks still required Dale to do them himself.

Like cultivating special mealworms...

At that moment, Dale was holding a bottle of Hundred Flowers Nectar and using a dropper to carefully feed an oversized mealworm that was a full 5 cm long.

"Little one, this is something very precious—eat it all up!"

Listening to Dale muttering to himself, Yu Yuan didn't disturb him.

Only after Dale finished feeding did Yu Yuan speak up.

"Dale, still no sign of evolution in these mealworms?"

Dale turned around, his expression regretful.

"Sigh... I still don't know how that Electromagnetic Pulse Worm evolved last time. These three mealworms were all carefully selected by me, and the feeding frequency hasn't changed at all, but there's still no reaction."

Yu Yuan could hear the urgency in Dale's heart.

After all, a single bottle of Hundred Flowers Nectar, just 2 ml, cost nearly 500,000 survival points.

Every extra drop of Hundred Flowers Nectar consumed was money lost.

Yu Yuan didn't say anything more.

"Alright, don't overthink it. Since you're stuck for now, go outside and find some inspiration."

"Huh?" Dale looked confused.

But Simon's family of three had already appeared in the insect breeding room.

"Boss, we're all packed up."

Simon stepped forward to help Dale finish up, and soon they were done.

Yu Yuan opened the motel door.

Simon, Dale, Larr, Little Jieni, and the four Nizi Water Arrow Turtles all entered.

Yu Yuan also walked in. As the door closed and then reopened—

They had gone from the shelter to the Civilization War Fortress beneath the Hunter Training Camp.

Opening the transmission portal to the Giant Tree World, Yu Yuan rode Mie Mie through it.