74: Large-scale synthesis

Under the illumination of the lights, most of the box was filled with Cockroaches of various sizes, tumbling and climbing over each other.

Such a quantity was arguably the most Ye Tian had raised since he started cultivating Gu.

Beside the box, Blade and over ten Ten Strong Cockroaches had also been released by Ye Tian, standing guard in full readiness.

As for those Earthworms, Ye Tian found a larger box and poured them all inside, giving them a rough count. There were about several hundred of them.

He checked outside and saw there were still pedestrians passing by.

Ye Tian went to pull the door curtain shut.

Only then did he take a deep breath.

He sent out a call toward Blade.

The latter understood immediately and crawled directly onto Ye Tian's finger.

It gently extended its mouthparts, which were as sharp as Blades.

Under Ye Tian's request, the insertion of the mouthparts this time was no longer a mere superficial prick.

Instead, it directly forced open the skin.

In an instant, fresh blood gushed out.

A series of droplets fell onto the tissues below.

This continued for about half a minute.

Only then did Ye Tian feel the surging blood within him seem to calm down.

Without waiting for his command, Blade consciously retracted its teeth and crawled to the side.

Although Ye Tian didn't feel much pain, seeing more than half of the tissues dyed red made him feel a bit of heartache for the loss of blood.

Fortunately, he possessed the vitality of a Cockroach; otherwise, this Gu would truly be difficult to keep raising.

However, after these two days of experimentation, Ye Tian had more or less mastered the knack of blood regeneration. He believed that as long as he didn't act recklessly and took plenty of supplements, it shouldn't have any impact on his body.

Thinking this, Ye Tian lit the insect gathering incense and divided the tissues into two parts, one large and one small, placing them into the Cockroach box and the Earthworm box respectively.

A moment later, the large box erupted with startling activity. A massive number of Cockroaches submerged the tissues in an instant, beginning to churn frantically.

On the Earthworm side, the movement was much smaller, but they also exhibited a stretching range far beyond their usual state. After consuming the bloodstains, they became entangled with one another, connected head to tail.

Ye Tian couldn't help but lean in to observe. He discovered that at the front and back ends where Earthworms usually stretch, something like a small mouth seemed to have appeared, constantly probing their surroundings.

As soon as they detected something smaller than their own mouths, they would slowly open up, wanting to devour it.

In such a struggle, it was inevitable that the larger Earthworms would have the advantage.

One by one, they fought slowly like a game of Snake.

In this way, time passed minute by minute.

When the battle had progressed for about 30 minutes, the Cockroach box gradually calmed down.

Only about 20 Cockroaches remained standing intact; all around them were severed limbs and corpses.

A faint golden line had also appeared on the backs of these 20-odd Cockroaches.

With a single thought, these 20-plus Cockroaches decisively stopped fighting and instead began devouring the corpses beside them.

Another ten minutes or so passed.

The corpses were all completely devoured.

A group of Strong-Grade Cockroaches lined up neatly in front of Ye Tian.

They were like soldiers waiting for inspection.

In front of the thirty-plus Ten Strong Cockroaches, Blade stood at the fore like a king commanding his troops.

Thirty-three Strong-Grade Cockroaches, one of which was a Thirty Strong. Taken together, if he was willing, he already possessed four Money Gu.

After considering for a long while, Ye Tian still chose not to synthesize further.

Because looking at Blade before, he knew that after synthesis, the reproduction speed would actually drop.

So, without knowing the strength of the Money Gu's offspring, it was better to keep them at the Ten Strong level; their egg-laying was also relatively more efficient.

With the current 33 Ten Strong units, if each could produce four oothecae a day, that would be around 130, which could hatch over ten thousand Mutated Cockroaches.

And that was every day.

As Ye Tian continued to synthesize every day in the future...

He feared that after a month, the scale would directly reach a staggering level.

Isn't this better than Money Gu?

Thinking of this, Ye Tian couldn't help but look at Blade.

The latter seemed to sense Ye Tian's doubt.

It moved its antennae pitifully and began to vibrate on the spot.

Before long, another golden ootheca appeared before Ye Tian.

And then, there was no more 'and then'.

It was as if that was already the limit.

Alright then!

Ye Tian let out a chuckle.

He stopped dwelling on Blade's egg-laying speed.

He directly brought the small box over and had all the Ten Strong Cockroaches crawl inside.

According to past experience, if newly promoted Gu insects wanted to lay eggs, they had to eat a lot. Right now, the best place to go was naturally Changle Restaurant.

As for the Earthworms... Ye Tian glanced at the situation in the box and couldn't help but shake his head.

This devouring speed was far too slow. Nearly an hour had passed, and at least half of the several hundred Earthworms were still there. Moreover, as they devoured each other, they grew larger and larger, making the process even slower.

Waiting for them to finish synthesizing would take at least another two or three hours.

He wasn't in the mood to stay here and watch.

Besides, even if Earthworms synthesized, they were still Earthworms; they couldn't crawl everywhere like Cockroaches. There was no need to worry too much about them.

He packed up his things and turned off the lights.

Ye Tian soon arrived at Changle Restaurant.

The food stall business was still booming.

Ye Tian greeted Li Ming and then went to the backyard.

He cleaned up the kitchen, moved all the trash to a hidden spot in the backyard, and then opened the box, placing it nearby to let the Cockroaches enjoy a buffet.

He then turned back to the front to see if there was anything he could help with.

Just as he came out, he was called over by Li Ming.

“Xiao Tian, come here, let me introduce you to a good brother.”

As he spoke, Li Ming led Ye Tian to a table of diners.

“Brother Wu, this is the younger brother I told you about, Ye Tian. You can tell him about your situation.”

The person Li Ming introduced looked to be in his forties with a slicked-back hairstyle. Hearing Li Ming's introduction, he stood up with a smile and extended his hand to Ye Tian.

“Old Li's brother is my brother. Hello, Xiao Tian. My name is Wu Gengbiao, you can just call me Old Wu.”

“Hello, Brother Wu!”

Ye Tian smiled and shook hands with him, then was warmly pressed into a chair: “Come, Xiao Tian, let's eat and talk.”

Ye Tian glanced at Li Ming with a wry smile and saw that he had also sat down. Li Ming leaned in and whispered in his ear, “Brother, this guy's business is quite large. If you can get connected with him, there will be plenty of benefits.”

“What kind of business is he in?”

Ye Tian asked curiously.

“He's involved in many fields. He's considered the most successful among the fellow townsfolk who came from our area. I happened to mention the hygiene issue to him just now, and he suddenly became interested. You should have a good chat with him.”

Li Ming instructed in a low voice.

Ye Tian nodded. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the other man already pouring him a glass of wine.

“Xiao Tian, I heard from Old Li that you're in the housekeeping business. I have something I'd like to consult you about.”

“What is it? Go ahead, Brother Wu.”

“It's like this. I have a plastic recycling company on the edge of the city. It was doing fine before, but recently, things have become quite troublesome because of a Cockroach issue. I wonder if you have any way to solve it?”