One day, the squad of people were resting atop a piece of bark sticking out from the trunk of the Mother Tree. While it was nothing more than bark, it was still large enough to support an entire city.

Lu Yin leaned against the bark as he looked around. From this vantage point, he could see a dark starry sky, and overhead, there was the slope of the huge array base that was also the most intense battlefield.

"Ah Qi, how many terror ants have you taken care of so far?" Shen Hai asked as he approached Lu Yin with a smile on his face.

Initially, the old man had hated Lu Yin's carefree attitude, but after spending some time clearing out the terror ants on the trunk, Shen Hai had gradually come to learn that Lu Yin was always prudent with his actions and never behaved recklessly. On top of that, the youth obeyed orders, and possessed an amazing strength. All in all, the old man had completely changed his attitude towards Lu Yin, and there was now even a bit of respect.

Lu Yin smiled. "A million. I still have a long way to go before reaching my quota."

Shen Hai nodded as he emotionally replied, "True, that’s very far away. With our current speed, we’ll need to spend at least a year to complete our given task, but that’s not too bad. It’s better to be sent here to clear out terror ants than have to fight the monsters on the battlefield. When I was fighting up there, I watched...