52: Chapter 52 Queen Ant Production Options
Five hours passed quickly. The Queen's skill inquiry was complete, and Chi Anlin impatiently checked the Queen's data from the system backend.
When not by his side, the Appraisal function could not be used directly.
[Name]: Fierce Biting Ant Queen
[Attributes]: Gold, Fire
[Level]: Mortal Rank Seventh Stage
[Potential]: Yellow Grade High Quality
[Production Speed]:
Queen: (Production speed is half of the original Queen's; strength is the same as the original Queen; does not possess the ability to produce Queens) 1/90 days
Mortal Rank Ninth Stage: 2/day
mortal rank eighth stage: 10/day
Mortal Rank Seventh Stage: 40/day
mortal rank sixth stage: 120/day
Mortal Rank Five: 400/day
Mortal Rank Fourth Stage: 800/day
mortal rank third stage: 1600/day
Mortal Grade Second Stage: 3600/day
mortal rank first stage: 16000/day
Ordinary: 300,000/day
[Skills]:
Deterrence (Mortal Grade Peak Quality), Bloodline Control (Special), Gene Intake (Yellow Grade Mid Quality), Production (Spirit Grade Peak Quality)
"Queen???" Chi Anlin was stunned. Xiao Yi can produce Queens now?
This skill upgrade even led to an improvement in Xiao Yi's quality.
The Production speed had doubled once again. Chi Anlin had the Queen continue producing Mortal Rank Five Ant Soldiers; at this stage, Mortal Rank Five Ant Soldiers were still the optimal choice.
As for producing a Queen, he would wait until Xiao Yi had sufficient troops or until the skill upgraded again.
Otherwise, producing a Queen now would take at least sixty days for Xiao Yi to break even and make up for the Ant Soldiers not produced during that gap.
The next Production skill upgrade would cost one million.
Chi Anlin sighed. The only thing he could look forward to recently was likely the system upgrade after accumulating one million blood energy.
According to the feedback from the Queen, Chi Anlin learned that there were five Mortal Rank Ninth Stage demonic beasts and about twenty mortal rank eighth stage demonic beasts in this Spirit Stone Mine.
As long as he killed these demonic beasts, his cumulative blood energy might break the million mark. However, given the Queen's current Production capacity, it would take at least two days to clear the area.
"First, clear out the lower-level demonic beasts around and pick some spirit stones for the Ant Soldiers to consume." Chi Anlin wasn't quite sure what grade this Spirit Stone Mine was, but according to the Queen, it was very large—enough for her to break through to the Mortal Rank Ninth Stage with plenty to spare.
So Chi Anlin felt that those scattered spirit stones at the beginning could be used to enhance the Ant Soldiers' strength. It was much easier for individual Ant Soldiers to break through than for the Queen.
Upon receiving Chi Anlin's command, the Queen began to act quickly. Soon, the sounds of demonic beasts being killed rang out one after another.
Mortal Rank Five Ant Soldiers had recently become consumables. Chi Anlin sighed. He remembered when a Mortal Rank Seventh Stage demonic beast could chase him all over the place, but now they were just trash mobs to be farmed on the road.
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"This time, it was my dereliction of duty. I've failed everyone," an officer said with bloodshot eyes.
This cult attack had resulted in the tragic deaths of many innocent students and cultivators. It was a disaster for the entire Zhao County.
The Fusion of the Small Insect World and the Lesser Beast Realm was something the Zhao County cult had been secretly planning for the past ten years. These desperate lunatics had finally begun attacking students during military training to make a final push for the sacrifice.
And the culprit behind all this, the ruler of the Small Insect World, was ultimately slain by a human genius, but the lives lost could never be brought back.
Over half of the students in military training were lost. What infuriated Situ Li the most was that the cult had actually obtained the world core of the Small Insect World.
Although it was only a Small World, a world core was no ordinary object. The losses it could cause in the future would be far greater than today's.
He would certainly be disciplined by his superiors and might even be sent to an unknown world as a vanguard.
However, due to this sudden upheaval, China also acted quickly, wiping out several cult strongholds overnight.
...
At home, Chi Anlin looked at the message on his phone, his brows furrowed as he fell into deep thought.
Because so many students had died this time, Zhao County's college entrance examination policy had received preferential treatment.
Originally, military training was required for the assessment, but now, people from above would come to conduct an aptitude audit.
In a small place like Zhao County, it was impossible to check talent. In such places, many people would naturally take the wrong path, not knowing what they were suited for.
Therefore, the aptitude audit was considered a benefit for Zhao County. Some students who had taken the wrong path would be guided back.
Those with good talent, even if their current strength wasn't high, could enter good universities.
He wondered just how good his own talent was.
Chi Anlin was a bit worried. He knew his own situation. It wasn't that he hadn't practiced before, but that he was truly untalented. So for him, measuring aptitude was actually more of a disadvantage.
"Forget it, even if the test is done, maybe I have talent in other areas..."
Chi Anlin didn't know exactly how the measurement would be done. Perhaps it would be like in novels, using some kind of artifact to measure aptitude.
The Queen's ant army had already conquered a small area and completely devoured all the spirit stones there. Nearly twenty Ant Soldiers had broken through to the mortal rank sixth stage, and the remaining Ant Soldiers should also be able to break through after devouring a certain amount of spirit stones.
Although Ant Soldiers had the ability to devour metal, spirit stones were a common currency. Even Chi Anlin hadn't seen many spirit stones until now.
The spirit stones used by Mortal Rank cultivators were mostly impure, and absorbing them was not good for the body.
After returning home, without that stimulating feeling from the Otherworld, Chi Anlin thought it over and decided to focus on peaceful cultivation for now, preparing for the upcoming talent test.
A night without dreams...
The next day, the Queen produced another four hundred Tiger Armor Ant Soldiers, completely exhausting the reserves stored by the Transport Ant Soldiers.
Once the Queen broke through to the Mortal Rank Ninth Stage, the flesh and blood of the demonic beasts in that area would likely be unable to keep up with the amount required for her Production.
Several notification sounds of demonic beasts being killed rang out, and Chi Anlin's blood energy reached 100,000 once again.
He was one step closer to the one-million mark. He wondered what rewards or new functions the system would provide next time.
A crunching sound came from the room. Chi Anlin raised an eyebrow and looked over, discovering that the Treasure-Seeking Mouse was gnawing on his table leg. By the time he noticed, the table leg was nearly snapped.
Sure enough, this fellow was still too idle. Chi Anlin felt it was necessary to let the Treasure-Seeking Mouse be disciplined by its so-called "Sky Sister."
This guy was still too timid. He could let Sky Sister take him for a flight to prevent him from being scared when carried by a Tiger Armor Ant Soldier in the future.
Chi Anlin stepped forward and flicked the Treasure-Seeking Mouse away, then took out his phone and bought a bat.
As for whether the bat would listen to him, he just needed to perform a Fusion.
After placing the order, Chi Anlin glanced at the Treasure-Seeking Mouse. Since he needed to sell some things anyway, he might as well take the Treasure-Seeking Mouse to the chamber of commerce and rely on it to buy some good items.
The Treasure-Seeking Mouse shuddered, clutched its aching head, and looked at Chi Anlin.
"Me, the Little Mouse, sees your shifty, ant-eyed look and knows you're no good person!"
To the Treasure-Seeking Mouse, any adjective related to "mouse" was complimentary, but the Queen was relatively foolish and fell into the derogatory category.