Chapter 184

Chapter 184: Labor Makes Me Happy!

Trilobite retreated from the upper layer of the swamp, hiding in his dugout "bowl" for resting.

"Creak—Creak—Creak—"

The Outer God from the Void, sold by his own master and employer, sadly made sounds like fried food being chewed with the opening and closing of giant jaws.

Of course, Trilobite had no idea who the creature in his mouth was.

To him, they were all just food; there was no difference between high or low.

"Ah, for some reason, eating these insects always gave me the feeling of tasting crispy fried foods."

"I wonder if it was the effect of the chitin shell."

"Such a pity…"

Trilobite felt somewhat regretful because he still didn’t have chewing muscles and couldn’t truly chew.

If he wanted to savor the taste, he could only awkwardly "bite once, then bite again" for a makeshift experience.

"But now was not the time for indulgence."

"I need to quickly make up for my regrets."

"What was this walking like a polar bear!?"

"This posture might work well on slippery muddy ground, but on drier land, it was just going to be troublesome."

Even though his belly increased contact area on ice, acting as the base of a sled, it prevented him from sinking in mud and snow. However, on dry land, it just created friction for himself, leading to unnecessary suffering.

"So…"

Trilobite looked at his just over 40,000 Chaos Energy with satisfaction.

"The ancient giant dragonfly was indeed the watery ruler of the skies."

"The Chaos Energy it provided me was just under 5,000, only a little more than the last giant dragonfly."

"But it was enough!"

"Let’s start shopping!"

This time, there was no need for selection.

[You purchased "Improved Tibia Connection (Upright)," costing 35,000 points of Chaos Energy.]

"Great!"

Trilobite looked happily at his body; now, aside from being a bit smaller, he really resembled the Gasmarosaurus from the documentary!

Thus, he finally unlocked a new Skill—Walking!

Perhaps, for more advanced archosaurs and lizard-like creatures, walking was an innate capability; some might wonder if "walking" could even be considered a skill?

That seemed a bit pretentious.

Even now, many amphibians, such as salamanders, couldn’t walk effectively; their mode of movement mostly counted as crawling.

Walking empowered animals to cross obstacles, ignoring low terrain restrictions, allowing them to spread farther without relying on water bodies; of course, more importantly, the capability to ignore certain terrain obstacles greatly increased their efficiency in hunting and evading danger.

"Hum, from now on, I could no longer be described as clumsy!"

"At most, he was slow."

"And also…"

"Wow!"

The fully formed Gasmarosaurus, enhanced with saber teeth and sebaceous glands, left his safe hiding place and continued digging in the muddy ground.

This time, with fully developed arms and legs, his hands and legs had stronger torque, making digging easier and the tunnel excavation much faster.

Even while digging…

"Not bad!"

"Work makes me happy!"

"Digging makes me even happier!"

"Because…"

"Gulp!"

Trilobite fiercely bit down on a lungfish hiding in the sludge and swallowed it whole.

The small creatures hidden deep in the swamp faced great misfortune.

One by one, they had no idea what wrong they did as they were swallowed by the digging predator.

Of course, if it were just for eating, Trilobite wouldn’t be so absorbed in digging.

"Oh! This is interesting!"

Trilobite unearthed a nautilus shell and was overjoyed!

"And this!"

Trilobite dug out a massive skull and was thrilled!

"What a fellow, a Water Lizard’s skull!"

Having once indulged in eating and thinking that was his only passion, Trilobite discovered new interests deep within his soul.

In fact, this was what Trilobite truly excelled at—excavating bones and fossils!

So, he became engrossed in digging, unearthing various treasures as he dug toward the Bubble World!

However, the tunnel grew deeper and deeper, even dropping below the lower edge of the Bubble World’s crystal walls.

He didn’t know that a trap lay ahead waiting for him.

But that trap also didn’t know their expected prey was having too much fun digging.

—-

Bubble World "Bismuth."

This world, once called Canaan, became lively again.

Large fleets gathered together.

Crowds filled the area.

Although the Molybdenum Fleet had been destroyed, it was only one part of the "Triton Empire’s United Navy."

"The Chromium Fleet, the Phosphor Wood Fleet, and the Samarium Field Fleet had all gathered."

"Everyone!"

Grand Marshal Iridium was in the battle command room, his expression excited. The fleet commanders beside him were equally animated.

A feeling of glory built up in their hearts, almost bursting out!

Their extreme excitement even changed their "appearance."

The high-ranking generals grew two to six different-sized horns on their heads, and their faces turned fierce; their skin showed "chaos red" and "chaos blue," and some had scary fangs sticking out from their mouths.

But unlike the changes on the Chosen Warriors from the "Blazing Fangs" and "War Mantis" war organizations, these mutations in the Trinitum Clan’s nobles seemed more random and messy, not caring about balanced looks.

For example, Iridium’s horns were all on the left side of his head—one on top and one on his cheek—as if they just sprouted anyhow, with no nice shape.

He also had an extra hand, but it grew right on his belly…

Often, these weird and useless changes didn’t help the nobles in fighting; instead, they made their combat skills weaker.

On the other hand, the mutations boosted their magic power, letting them use "Divine Grace Magic"!

Of course, if Purity Officer Sylvia had been there, she would have shot them all without thinking twice.

These odd, sick-looking changes were signs of chaos corrosion.

Luckily, the chaos deity behind them held back and didn’t turn them all into monsters covered in strange lumps, tentacles, or spikes.

All the commanders and sailors felt great honor, knowing they’d join a never-before-seen fight—the Divine Battle!

"Bang!"

Iridium slammed his hand on the table and yelled, "The Great Primordial Deity has given the order!"

"Great He wants us in this battle, and we’ll lead the attack!"

"He and the other great gods of the ‘Primordial System’ will follow right after!"

"We’ll crush that foolish deity who insulted our Triton Empire!"

"This war will be easy."

"Everyone, do your best!"

The Grand Marshal’s words fired up all the fighting commanders.

The warships were ready to go, and traps were set everywhere; they just waited for the "skinned rabbit to walk in!"

But bad news always shadowed the Triton Empire commanders’ confidence.

"Marshal!"

A messenger saluted and came in.

"The army’s plan to catch those ‘believers’ failed!"

"Those armored believers stole one of our ships and left Bubble World ‘Bismuth’ from the Ether Port!"

"Bang!"

Grand Marshal Iridium hit the table angrily.

"Those idiots!"

"Send ships after them now!"

"Wait…"

Iridium stopped the messenger before he could leave.

"Where did they run to?"

The messenger stood straight and said, "Those nasty evil god followers took over an armed merchant ship with gladiators from the Ether Port. They tricked the slave workers into sailing it toward our ‘homeland.’"

The "homeland" meant where the Triton Empire started, Bubble World "Tritium."

"Hmm…"

"Alright."

"Send Commander Kongyu Yangying to chase them."

"His ship should handle this job."

"It’ll also give the young newcomer some practice."