#588 - Chapter 588: Mutated Praying Mantises in India and Pakistan
The queen bees and crystal cores had already been separately loaded into those 27 Ouke-Hungarian warships before Putian Xiaoyezi arrived in Istanbul.
They would drop the queen bees with corresponding numbers at corresponding locations on the way to their destination.
The dropping process could not be concealed, because anyone who wasn't blind could see it.
Putian Xiaoyezi quickly reported to the Elder Council after discovering this.
The Elder Council replied that it didn't need to be managed, someone would handle it.
Since it didn't need to be managed, Putian Xiaoyezi was happy to be left alone.
Moduo Great Western's small city, Ankara.
"Saint, the item has been brought back," a subordinate reported.
"Go take a look," a disheveled, bearded man strode out.
Inside a makeshift courtyard, several subordinates were gathered around a black box.
This was a black box made of an unknown composite material, with no markings on the surface except for some dirt.
There were no seams between the faces of the box, only a lid that looked like it could be opened on one side.
"Open it!" the disheveled Saint ordered.
Several subordinates carefully opened the lid.
No accidents occurred.
Inside was only a crudely shaped robot that looked like it had been broken in the fall.
After careful inspection, the Saint took photos and videos from various angles and sent them back to the Elder Council.
The Ouke-Hungarian warships weren't constantly dropping boxes; some sections had more drops, some had fewer, and many sections had no drops at all.
The dropping program was pre-set, and boxes were only dropped when passing through the construction area of the underground tunnel.
To mislead them, Dongfang Chen put a very trashy detection robot in each box. The workmanship was very rough, the quality was very poor, and it basically broke down upon landing.
These were for them to pick up.
If there was nothing in the dropped boxes, it would arouse their suspicion.
In fact, by the time they rushed over to pick up the boxes, the queen bees had already taken the crystal cores and moved underground.
The Elder Council issued a strict order that all the black boxes dropped by the Ouke-Hungarian warships must be found.
This made the Moduo lands lively, with many people beginning to leave their residences and run wildly on the vast Gobi Desert.
Because of long-term drought, the temperature here was high, and there was no snow accumulation.
Dongfang Chen had lost contact with the warships, so he didn't see this scene.
At the same time, Cai Liquan had arrived in Yinba State.
In stark contrast to the warm welcome from Aigula, Yinba State's attitude could be described as unusually serious and heavily guarded.
The warships led by Cai Liquan landed in Mengmai City, Mahala State, an important southern city of Yinba State.
This area had a tropical climate, and the temperature was still above 18 degrees Celsius.
Cai Liquan didn't rush to disembark because the scene before him left him at a loss.
Dongfang Chen also saw this scene through the monitoring screen.
Looking out through the window, a large number of small animals densely covered the weed-filled lawn: mutant mantises.
This was a group of yellowish-brown mantises, standing neatly in rows, their triangular heads looking over uniformly, like brave warriors.
Because people were on the warship, the objects seen would feel smaller. But Dongfang Chen estimated that the height of these mutant mantises' heads from the ground definitely exceeded 1 meter.
Compared to the warship, they were definitely small shrimp, but compared to humans, this was a bit terrifying.
Such large mantises could easily kill people.
Their two forelimbs were like two sharp axes, and with lightning-fast attack speed, the destructive power was definitely not to be underestimated.
Now Dongfang Chen's biggest doubt was, could Yinba State also be an insect civilization? Or had they mastered the method of controlling insects?
"Mengka, come and take a look at these mantises, see if there's anything abnormal," Dongfang Chen said.
"These insects are not normal," Mengka replied directly.
"Tell me more about it?" Dongfang Chen asked.
Although he had now implanted a lot of knowledge, it was far from Mengka's rich knowledge.
She was an "old monster" who had survived in the solar system for 1 billion years, and had seen many things and had rich experience.
"Mantises only remain still when they see prey. But they shouldn't spontaneously gather together to form a square," Mengka said.
"Since insects can produce civilization, what's so strange about that?" Dongfang Chen retorted.
"I think they're being controlled," Mengka still firmly believed in her own ideas.
"Could it be that Yinba State also has gene programming technology?" Dongfang Chen guessed.
Originally, the gene programming technology developed by Lingwu could achieve control over rat rabbits, dung beetles, and ants. So now, seeing controlled mantises again, Dongfang Chen didn't feel surprised.
What was surprising was that if Yinba State also mastered this technology, then its relationship with Moduo Great was worth pondering.
