156 金になる木

"Hey, I caught a weird bug!

"Oh, it's a beetle... they're here too... hmm? It's heavy... where was it, Jita?

It was attached to a sapling in front of my house this morning. It was attached to a sapling in front of my house this morning.

Hey, do you mind if I keep him?

You're keeping him?

......... No, I'm sorry, but there's something about it that's stuck with me... and I was wondering if I could use it as material. .... I'm sorry.

I'm sure you're not the only one who has a problem with this.

You can have it if you want! "If you want it, I'll give it to you! In exchange, you can help me make a boat for Mei.

"Boat building? I don't know what it is, but I get it. I'll travel to you whenever I can, so don't take this one. Don't take this one.

And with that, he gives me a mysterious beetle. It's a metallic blue beetle with a dull glow, and it's much more powerful than any beetle I've seen on Earth.

"I don't know why they were selling Hercules beetles at the Home Depot... they were weirdly small. I don't know.

Some home centers in the countryside sell not only freshwater fish such as killifish and goldfish, but also beetles and stag beetles in the summer, and crickets and bell bugs in the fall. There are even places that sell a mysterious lineup of aloha and turtles.

You'll be able to find a lot more than just a few of these in the marketplace. ...I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I've gotten used to hunting and such, but killing insects calmly on a workbench was a bit mentally taxing.

"Appraise at ......... ... .

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I'm not a fan.

An insect that is born with adamantite in its body. The size of the beetle is determined when it becomes an adult, and it does not grow after that. The size of the beetle is determined when it reaches adulthood, and it does not grow after that. It is distributed in large numbers over a wide area, but its carcasses are not often found. The hymen has mithril in its body.

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I'm not sure why an insect would have metal in its body, but wait a minute! I'm not sure what to make of that.

Adults are very dirty in these situations. It is natural for them to try to increase the number of living things if they think they can make money.

"Zita! Zita! Are you there yet?

"Hmm? I'm still here. What's going on?

Get the kids! We're still looking for this thing. ......... Huh? It's a beetle, so there's a shed full of decaying leaves and worm droppings, right? Look for it around there!

Is that where he is?

Oh, if my brother's hunch is right!

I remembered that I had seen on TV a long time ago that they were breeding beetles in the compost piles of animal dung and straw on the farm. At the time, I only had the impression that a large number of beetles in a crowded environment would be so disgusting.

"Please stay! Please stay!

The children and I headed for the vast compost shed, which was about the size of an elementary school gym.

"......... Wow, that's still weird. It's still weird.

A large number of beetles were coming out of the compost, moving the soil around. It was a scene that would give me nightmares.

"Everybody catch those bugs and collect them in this box! As many as you can, please!

Masaru used the air control on the large wooden box to keep them from escaping as he put them in... but don't tell anyone that he was actually a little intimidated by the large number of beetles.

I used to be okay with bugs... I guess that's what growing up is all about. .... I'm sorry.

No one can hear Masaru's mutterings. That day, Masaru and the children continued to collect beetles forever. The number of beetles they collected was over 200,000.

It is no wonder that one of the mothers, when she saw her children slumped over at suppertime and asked what they were doing, screamed like it was the end of the world after looking into a crate full of beetles pointed out by her children.

At first, the parents were repulsed by the idea of catching and killing so many insects, but when I told them the purpose, they suddenly changed their opinion.

It was obvious to everyone that it was more about money than anything else, and that if they told their children to stop, they would need someone to collect the bugs instead.

In short, they were afraid that they would get the short end of the stick. Adults are selfish creatures.

"Now, Vintaria has a little route to get some metal. .... No, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no.

In the event that you're not sure what to do, you'll be able to find out how to do it.