79: Is he going to become the Pirate King?

Compared to before, its size had increased severalfold. Now, fully exposed, it resembled a swamp eel, covered in a pale golden sheen.

Ye Tian tried reaching out and touching its body.

It was resilient yet slightly abrasive to the touch.

It no longer had the fleshy texture of a typical Earthworm.

With skin like this, moving through the soil would certainly be energetic.

As Ye Tian pondered.

The Gold Coin Gu Earthworm seemed eager to show off.

With a sudden dive, it plunged into the soil.

The next moment, Ye Tian was astonished to see its head emerge from the soil at the other end of the box.

Meanwhile, the tail on this side vanished instantly the moment the head appeared.

Holy crap!

What speed is that?

Ye Tian swallowed hard.

A phrase involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Shrinking the Ground into an Inch.

Was this the term used to describe such burrowing speed?

Unconsciously, Ye Tian lowered his head and looked at his own body.

Based on previous experience, the abilities possessed by his Money Gu should also provide him with some augmentation.

So this ability... Thinking this, Ye Tian clasped his hands together and tried pulling them apart.

Then, his pupils contracted slightly.

In his vision, the point where his fingers were clasped together and exerting force actually showed a degree of looseness.

No, to be precise, it wasn't that there was a degree of looseness, but rather that Ye Tian felt loose.

It was almost imperceptible to the naked eye, but Ye Tian was certain that his finger had definitely been stretched just a little bit.

Filled with excitement, Ye Tian immediately used one hand to grab a finger of the other hand and started pulling hard.

This time, the result was finally apparent.

That finger was stretched until it was as long as his middle finger.

Although it was only about half a finger's length.

But the miraculous effect was already beyond Ye Tian's imagination.

Moreover, this stretching caused Ye Tian no pain or discomfort whatsoever.

Is this the rhythm of becoming the Pirate King?

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Ye Tian continued to exert force.

Unfortunately, this time, no matter what he did, he couldn't stretch his finger any further.

It seemed that this was the limit of the enhancement a single Gold Coin Gu Earthworm could provide.

However, this was already enough to satisfy Ye Tian.

After all, increased physical resilience brought countless benefits.

Take muscles, for example: resilient muscles definitely offered much stronger explosive power than the average person's.

When encountering sudden situations, it could also greatly reduce the severity of potential injuries.

Coupled with the night vision ability that had previously appeared.

The surprises brought by the inconspicuous Earthworm after becoming a Money Gu were simply too numerous.

Moreover, this was only what he could currently perceive directly; the imperceptible benefits, such as his previous conjecture, would be even more terrifying.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Tian calmed his excitement.

He looked back at the foam box.

"Come out, all of you!"

As his voice fell.

The soil in the foam box began to churn.

Soon, dozens of Earthworms, about the thickness of a pinky finger, burrowed out of the ground.

This was the order Ye Tian had given the Gold Coin Gu Earthworm before going to sleep.

Aside from the one that evolved into a Money Gu, the other Earthworms were only allowed to evolve to the Ten Strong Level.

Ye Tian counted carefully.

There were a total of 40 Ten Strong Level Earthworms in front of him.

This meant that in one day, they could produce 2,000 eggs, hatching 6,000 small Earthworms.

As long as the interval between laying eggs wasn't too long, releasing this batch of Earthworms into the landfill would result in a truly remarkable reproduction rate.

He smiled in satisfaction.

Ye Tian brought over the box where the Money Gu had previously resided, intending to select two Strong-rank Earthworms from this batch to raise separately and observe their egg-laying interval.

Who knew that as soon as he opened the box.

He saw that the tiny green beans had vanished.

They had turned into strands of white silk.

They hatched already?

Ye Tian was startled and quickly picked up a magnifying glass to observe.

He found that most of the egg cocoons had burst open.

However, because the small Earthworms were too tiny and densely packed, he couldn't tell how many had hatched.

Fortunately, after some searching, Ye Tian finally found a few that were still hatching. He quickly picked them out and placed them in a small bottle cap.

Then he stared at them without blinking.

A few minutes later, the first egg cocoon burst.

The small Earthworms wriggled and began to crawl out.

Ye Tian had to almost press the magnifying glass against them to count clearly.

This single egg cocoon had actually hatched five small Earthworms.

Soon, the other egg cocoons also burst open one after another.

Five Earthworms crawled out of every cocoon.

Based on this observation, Ye Tian was almost certain that the hatching rate of Gu Insect offspring could almost always reach a number far exceeding that of ordinary insects.

When combined with the number of eggs laid, a single Strong-rank Earthworm could breed 250 individuals at once. This was undoubtedly much higher than Ye Tian's previous estimate.

He found a notebook and recorded the data he had obtained.

Ye Tian placed the foam box in his vehicle.

While it was still dark, he arrived at the landfill.

He released the Gold Coin Gu Earthworm and the other Strong-rank Earthworms.

He only left one in the box to facilitate observing the metrics.

As for the metrics of the Gold Coin Gu Earthworm, Ye Tian wasn't worried.

With the precedent set by Blade, he believed its reproduction speed wouldn't be fast, so he just needed to come observe it once a day.

Soon, following Ye Tian's instructions, the Earthworms burrowed into the soil.

Ye Tian tried to sense them.

Even after the Gold Coin Gu Earthworm had been underground for a while, he could still maintain contact with it.

However, in the image transmitted back by the creature, the surroundings were completely dark, and there was nothing to see.

After observing for a moment, Ye Tian suddenly seemed to realize something. He turned around and rode his bike back to the Breeding Farm.

Early in the morning, Old Man Lu was already awake and doing his morning exercises in the courtyard.

On the stone table nearby, the bathtub he treated as a treasure had also been moved out, and various containers were placed next to it.

Inside were some paste-like substances, as well as eggs and other things.

This was probably the nutritional supplement the old man mentioned that promoted insect growth.

Ye Tian smiled and greeted the old man, then carried the box and other items into the courtyard.

Returning to the room he had chosen to stay in yesterday, Ye Tian closed the door.

He took out the items he had brought, one by one.

First was a small bottle of Blade's young.

Ye Tian carried in a stack of eggshells from outside and placed them under the bed.

With a command, Blade directed the young to crawl inside.

After thinking about it, Ye Tian felt that something was amiss.

He asked Blade to call out about 20 more.

He observed carefully. After one night, these young were already pea-sized, their color deeper, showing an orange-yellow hue.

They also looked much more docile than the young of the Strong-Grade Cockroaches.

Other than that, they didn't look much different from ordinary Cockroaches.

But precisely because of this, Ye Tian changed his mindset.

When it came to recording data, the Great Expert outside was clearly much better at it than he was.