It was no wonder the planet was called the Ghost Star Land of Light. The entire planet had land pulses. Every three steps, there would be a small pulse. Every 10 steps, there would be a big pulse. Using a hoe, one might be able to dig up a gene egg.
Of course, that was an exaggeration. There were many land pulses and gene eggs there. In just a few days, they managed to dig up a thousand gene eggs. Although there were no god-class gene eggs, they managed to dig up many King class ones.
On the fifth day of the excavation, something happened. One of the Giant Dragon Riders died.
In the beginning, this did not attract much attention. The rider was sleeping in a tent with a few other riders. The next morning, he died. When they found his body, it was already cold.
There were no wounds on his body. The other riders did not hear anything strange. They thought he had died of an illness.
Over the next few days, one of the riders died in a deep sleep. They all looked peaceful. There were no wounds on their bodies.
The military doctor examined the riders' bodies. They were unable to find any problems. They were not poisoned. Their organs were not damaged. It was like they had died a natural death.
Sky King thought someone wanted to steal the land pulses from him, so he sent more people to patrol the area. He also found some powerful gene casters to set up defenses.
In the end, there was still nothing to be gained. The people were still dying, one a day, no more, no less. This made the entire Giant Dragon Aerial Cavalry anxious. They didn't dare to sleep, afraid that they would be the next one to die.
Mister Wei quietly said to Sky King, "My King, I do not think this is an invasion by an enemy."
"What do you mean?"
Sky King squinted his eyes. He looked calm, but people who were familiar with him knew he was not in a good mood.
"The riders that died were all digging up land pulses in the same area," Mister Wei said. "From what I can see, they were affected by the land pulses."
"Are you saying there are gene races in the land pulses causing trouble?" Sky King asked with shock.
Mister Wei shook his head. "It is not necessarily a gene race. Many land pulses have a bad power. It is like the evil spirit spring weird scene."
"But I asked them," Sky King said. "They did not dig up an evil spirit spring."
Mister Wei said, "The evil spirit spring is just an obvious anomaly. There are some ominous powers that are hard to discover. I want to check the ley lines there. Perhaps I can find some clues."
"Fine. I will go with you. I want to see what is causing all this trouble." Sky King looked murderous.
Han Sen and the others also followed him. After all, he had also taken 30% of the benefits, so he couldn't really do nothing.
The dead knights dug in different areas, but they were all on the two sides of the same river.
That river was the largest river on this planet. It meandered for tens of thousands of miles and had countless branches.
Most of the creatures on the planet had been killed by the toxic bees. Only the creatures in the water remained. Sky King thought it was the work of a gene race in the water, but after some investigation, he was unable to find anything.
Mister Wei brought a few students along the river. They observed the river and the mountains. They kept using something like a compass to determine their location.
In the end, they went to a few of the land pulses that the knights were digging. Although Mister Wei did not say anything along the way, he looked more and more serious.
After checking out a few of the land pulses, Mister Wei looked serious as he spoke to Sky King. "My King, the land pulses within 300 miles of this river cannot be dug."
"Why is that?" Sky King asked with confusion.
Mister Wei pointed at the river and said, "My King, look over there. This river comes from a glacier. It should have flowed down to the sea.
Halfway down the river, it flowed underground. It formed an underground river. Although it eventually flowed into the sea, the land pulses have a name for it. It is called the Snake Turtle Hide. "
"What is the Snake Turtle Hide?"
Sky King asked. "I have never heard of it before."
Mister Wei had a wry smile as he said, "The mountains and rivers on the land pulses are called dragon pulses. Dragons fly in the sky. They do not go underground. Now, half of the river is underground. It is like a snake hiding in a turtle shell. That is why it is called the Snake Turtle Hide."
"Is there anything special about this?"
Sky King asked. "Why can't we dig the land pulses here?"
Mister Wei asked, "Have you ever seen a snake and a turtle fight?"
"I have seen a lot of them." Sky King nodded.
Mister Wei nodded and went on to say, "If a snake wants to eat a turtle, it has to bite the turtle's neck. When the turtle feels pain, it bites the snake's body and puts its head inside the turtle shell. It takes the snake's head with it. Like that, the snake and the turtle bite each other. They will not let go until both of them are dead. It is like that.
The Snake Turtle Hide is the same.
If we dig the land pulses on both sides of the river, it means we are digging the snake's body and the turtle's shell.
The snake and turtle that are going to die together is going to be solved.
The people who dig the snake's body and the turtle's shell are going to suffer.
This is a very bad situation.
The land pulses are evil.
If we keep digging, something bad will happen.
Even if we get some gene eggs, it will not be worth it.
"
"This river is very big," Sky King said. "There are many land pulses around. If we do not dig within 300 miles of the river, we will lose 10% or 20%. Mister, do you have a way to fix this?"
"The evil pulse has been formed," Mister Wei helplessly said. "Please forgive me for not being able to do anything about it."
"In that case, if we do not dig, then we will not dig."
Sky King did not mind it. He ordered people to plan again. They avoided the 300 miles of the river.
As for the part of the river that flowed underground, Mister Wei calculated where it would go. He avoided the underground river.
As a result, the phenomenon of one death per day in the Giant Dragon Aerial Cavalry regiment finally stopped. No more knights died because of this.
Originally, he thought that the matter was over. However, a few days later, the river glowed with a hazy light at night, as if it was a luminous river.
From outside the planet, it looked like a real dragon was glowing on the ground. It was very bright.
Anyone could tell it was a weird scene of a land pulse that shocked the world. Unfortunately, it was the Snake Turtle Hide's layout. There was no way to dig it up.
After that, Sky King sent a team of knights to dig up a land pulse near the river. That team of knights died a few days later. There was not a single survivor.
After that, Sky King did not dare send people to dig up a land pulse there. Every day, he saw a land pulse that shocked the world, but he did not dare dig it up. He was not in a good mood.