Chapter 708 - 334: Rapid Advancement! Far Ahead of the Pack!

The difficulty and convenience of territory construction vary among different races.

The easiest races to construct with are the Human Race and Elf, because humans and elves possess intelligence, and communication is relatively simple. Just giving a general command allows for territory construction to be completed.

However...

The Insect Race is different. The worker insects of the Insect Race have no intelligence—not just a low level of intelligence, but none at all. They only follow orders based on instinct.

Therefore, when it comes to specific orders, the difficulty in commanding is relatively high.

To command the Human Race, you simply tell them, "You all build xxx structure on that plot," and the humans can directly understand and then follow orders to execute.

But the worker insects of the Insect Race can’t do this. They don’t understand complex orders and lack the ability to think. Each order must be broken down into detailed steps without skipping a single one to complete the task.

It’s equivalent to breaking down one command into several simple and direct orders.

"Damn, this is too troublesome! This is not what I imagined!" The Other Shore shouted while commanding, bloodshot eyes appearing.

The two-stage Insect Nest can have a maximum of 1000 Insect Race members. Although these worker insects can execute the same type of tasks in batches, many extra steps are required in constructing buildings, making it cumbersome to operate.

Even more disgusting is that the materials needed for territory construction are not limited to simply biomass. There’s also a central chamber that converts biomass into different types of biomass needed for constructing buildings or manufacturing troops. The range of materials needed is large, and the construction complexity is relatively high.

"Hey, Short-tailed Cat, did you bump up the Mother Queen’s intelligence? Why does it feel useless now? Logically speaking, it should be assisting us, right?" The Other Shore turned and asked.

"I have added points, and I’ve strengthened her many times. I don’t know why it’s not working!"

"I’m really paralyzed by this!"

....

At the core of the Insect Nest, the giant mother queen wore a humanized smile on its insect face. After multiple points were added, its intelligence level improved significantly, leading to an enlightenment.

Those humans were more anxious for development than it was, and their operations were exceptionally good. Rather than leisurely handling everything itself, having them take over was not only faster but also conserved energy. This is the most cost-effective method.

This is the effect of enhancing intelligence!

If the intelligence enhancement was insufficient, the mother queen wouldn’t have thought of so much!

Moreover, the more intelligence is augmented, the more prosperous the colony develops; the mother queen increasingly believes its approach is completely correct!

So it works even less!

After half a day, the Insect Nest successfully advanced to the Third Stage. With unlimited resource supply, the Insect Race develops extremely rapidly. The crater is filled with various Insect Race buildings, and the microbial mat has already spread to the outer areas.

Now, a new choice emerges: expand towards the Far North Land, or towards the Poisonous Miasma Forest?

Ye Mingqiu’s choice is....

Expand directly in a circle!

-- Team Channel --

Divine Monarch: Add points to [Adaptive Evolution], dispatch 1/10 of the worker insects to explore both sides. For those who survive, directly extract genes for breeding superior varieties.

Short-tailed Cat: If we operate this way, won’t many worker insects die? Are we really going to pave the way with the insects’ lives? Isn’t the cost-effectiveness a bit low?

The Other Shore: Don’t joke, we are advancing rapidly; the controllable territory area is very important. If development speed is restricted by the area, that would be too ridiculous. We must plan ahead.

Short-tailed Cat: So when do we upgrade combat capabilities, start mass production of troops? The biological density and strength over at the Poisonous Miasma Forest is not low; fighting there might be troublesome.

Divine Monarch: Let’s max out to the Fourth Stage first.

....

Ye Mingqiu arrived in front of the evolution chamber grove.

This is a dark purple fleshy organ protruding from the microbial mat, about 5 meters high, its surface covered with constantly pulsating neural bundles and semi-transparent glandular sacs. The top has several sensory tendrils capable of invisibly connecting with Insect Race animals.

The main body of the evolution chamber is like a giant biological reaction furnace, with visible gene chains flowing and rearranging inside, a sign of ongoing evolution.

In the crater, a total of five evolution chambers have already been constructed, and four of them are undergoing evolution and advancement, leaving only one evolution chamber idle, specially reserved for Ye Mingqiu’s use.

"Open evolution options."

[Evolution Chamber]

[Worker Insect Speed]

Level: lv28

Advancement Conditions: Third Stage Insect Nest, worker insect limb strength level reaching lv28.

Advancement Consumption: 500 Biomass

[Worker Insect Load Capacity]

[Decomposition Fluid Enhancement]

[Biological Storage Enhancement]

....

Ye Mingqiu directly flipped to the bottom.

[Gene Extraction]

Description: It can extract the genetic map inside designated items. The stronger the gene, the longer the extraction time required. By arranging and combining genes, it can create entirely new types of insects.

Supplement: Creating a new insect race requires consuming a massive amount of biomass and has a high failure rate. Please use this function cautiously.

Ye Mingqiu took out the [Marrow Gold Fragment], a precious resource brought from the Endless Divine Remains World. The essence of Marrow Gold is divinity’s marrow solidified over time, forming fragments that contain the divinity’s genes.

Begin analysis and extract genes!

[Note: This material’s tier is too high, requiring 28 hours to extract, and will only extract a small amount of gene fragments. Confirm extraction: Yes/No?]

[Supplement: The evolution chamber enters resource extraction mode, consuming 1000 Biomass per hour]