57: Chapter 57 discusses martial virtue.

Gu Han stared at the information projected by his smart assistant, his eyes growing brighter and brighter as he read.

Ranked first was the Wry-Mouth Termite. This creature's mandible structure was completely asymmetrical, a classic 'Crooked-Mouthed War God'. Its dual-mandible strike speed was extremely fast, thirteen times that of the Peacock Mantis Shrimp. At the moment of danger, its large mandibles could spring out like a coil, packing incredible power.

Second was the Dracula Ant. The biting speed of its mandibles was ten times that of the Peacock Mantis Shrimp, and the speed at which its mandibles closed was over five thousand times faster than a human blink.

Finally, there was the Trap-Jaw Ant. The biting force of its mandibles was five hundred times its own weight, and the instantaneous explosive force when its mandibles closed was enough to fling itself dozens of centimeters away. Its comprehensive abilities were well-rounded, allowing it to attack or escape, and it excelled in both swarm and solo combat. Its strength multiplier was outstanding, and its armor-piercing capability was superior to the previous two ant species.

Gu Han stroked his chin, his mind already starting to run detailed simulations.

In terms of raw attack power, the Peacock Mantis Shrimp was still the best. Although the Wry-Mouth Termite had the fastest mandible strike speed, it wasn't suited for continuous combat.

The Dracula Ant had the fastest mandible bite speed, but its force was lacking. Although the Trap-Jaw Ant's stats were decent, after a careful comparison with the Peacock Mantis Shrimp, it still fell short.

Just as he was about to delve deeper into species that could fly, run, and jump, his handheld console suddenly vibrated.

It was a video call from his mom, Tang Yanran.

"Little Han, your dad and I are looking at apartments. Your dad wants you to come over and take a look. If it's suitable, we'll choose this one..."

Half an hour later, Gu Han took a taxi to the Xinyuan Community.

This community was considered mid-range in Dongjiang County, with tight security and very well-done landscaping. Just as he reached the third floor, before he could even knock, he heard a burst of hearty laughter coming from inside.

Gu Han pushed the door open and walked in.

In the spacious living room, Gu Yanxiao was chatting warmly with a middle-aged man, and the two even had their arms around each other's shoulders.

Gu Han took a closer look, his brow furrowing slightly.

Why was Zhao Kun here too?

Gu Han twitched the corners of his mouth and gave a half-hearted, superficial greeting, "Hello, Uncle Zhao."

Hearing the voice, Zhao Kun immediately turned around, the smile on his face instantly widening several times. He strode over and patted Gu Han on the shoulder with familiar warmth.

"Ah, Nephew Han is here! You are a real celebrity in our Dongjiang County now!" Zhao Kun shouted at the top of his lungs, as if afraid others wouldn't hear. "Little Xu told me when he got home that you're going to participate in the War God Professional League, and I heard you've even awakened a Divine Kingdom Core! You have a bright future ahead!"

Gu Yanxiao scratched his head as he listened from the side, grinning from ear to ear. "Old Zhao, don't praise him too much, or his tail will go straight up to the sky. Isn't Little Xu also doing great? I heard he's A-rank."

Zhao Kun waved his hands repeatedly and said with a serious face, "Old Gu, you're wrong there. Nephew Han has real ability, a genuine genius! Old Gu, you're so lucky to have such a successful son. In the future, you must have Nephew Han give our Little Xu some pointers. We should visit each other more often!"

Gu Yanxiao agreed repeatedly, looking extremely pleased.

Gu Han looked at his dad's completely unguarded appearance and felt utterly speechless.

Zhao Kun was all sweet talk; he definitely had ulterior motives.

Gu Han walked over to Tang Yanran and lowered his voice, "Mom, why is Uncle Zhao here?"

Tang Yanran rolled her eyes and whispered in Gu Han's ear, "It's all because your dad can't keep his mouth shut! Zhao Kun heard about it and actively ran over to say that the landlord of this community is an acquaintance of his, and the rent can be discounted by twenty percent. As soon as your dad heard he could save money, he agreed to come and take a look."

Gu Han sighed inwardly.

His dad was so charmed by Zhao Kun's petty favors that he had probably long forgotten what Gu Han had told him before.

Forget it, it didn't matter. He just felt that Zhao Kun was hypocritical. After all, Zhao Kun had helped when his dad was at his lowest, so his dad had no reason to keep him at arm's length.

Fortunately, he hadn't revealed the matter of the White-Feathered Six-Winged Beast to his dad earlier.

"Alright, this apartment looks quite spacious. You guys can decide," Gu Han said, too lazy to deal with these social pleasantries. He still had a ton of things to handle in his Divine Kingdom, so he made up an excuse. "I'll head back first to pack up our things."

"Nephew Han, prepare well for the league! Uncle has high hopes for you!"

Gu Han forced a smile and immediately turned to leave.

Back home, Gu Han quickly packed up his belongings and tore up and destroyed the notes left behind from his previous crossbreeding experiments.

During the move, he had to prevent his notes from being read. Just as most parents would sneak a look at their children's diaries, before Gu Han awakened his Divine Kingdom, several notebooks where he recorded development directions had been flipped through.

In the coming days, if he wanted to expand the Ant-man population, he had to devote all his energy to managing his Divine Kingdom first.

In other people's Divine Kingdoms, most Divine Lords could act as hands-off managers. Once the terrain was set up, the intelligent species would enter and slowly adjust on their own, followed by a long process of evolution. Moreover, they came with their own civilizations, so there was no need to worry at all.

Gu Han was different; his operation was too massive.

Not only did his Divine Kingdom have various crossbreeding experimental observation groups that required data recording, but he also had to maintain high-value plants. More importantly, the civilizational direction of the Ant-men had to be strictly corrected.

The batch of Sapiens instructors he had bought had already been deployed to the Ant-men's territory.

In the center of the Black-Armored Ant-men's tribe, a huge stone slab had been erected. Over a dozen Sapiens wearing animal skins were holding tree branches, gesturing on the ground how to exert force and how to use greatswords and battleaxes.

This batch of Sapiens came from different sellers, and the social common sense and combat concepts in their heads were incredibly diverse.

Some taught wide-swinging Berserker fighting styles, some emphasized hit-and-run assassinations, and there was even a Sapiens spitting saliva as he lectured a group of Ant-men on 'chivalry' and duel etiquette.

Gu Han frowned as he watched.

Chivalry? If you care about chivalry in a Divine Kingdom war, your head will be chopped off and kicked around like a ball.

This was exactly the kind of black sheep Gu Han had to watch out for at all times, as it would lead the Ant-men's civilization astray.

He immediately sent down a divine oracle, then reinforced the directive to all Ant-men through the Ant Queen, discarding those fancy theories. Who cared about martial virtue? He directed the training focus toward using any means necessary, preferably striving to kill the enemy in a single blow.

The Ant-men's advantages lay in their massive numbers and absolute obedience. Engaging in one-on-one duels was purely superfluous.

Gu Han directly sold off the Sapiens who was preaching chivalry.

After handling the issue of the Sapiens instructors, Gu Han shifted his perspective past the Ant-men's territory to the core planting area of his Divine Kingdom.

He had already divided the terrain here into several experimental sectors.

In the largest field, the batch of pure spirit-enlightening flower seedlings was planted.

For the one hundred seedlings, while one month had passed in the outside world, three hundred years had already elapsed inside the Divine Kingdom.

The originally delicate, thin seedlings had now grown into half-meter-tall dark purple twigs. A faint spiritual glow flowed over the leaves, emitting a subtle fragrance.

Gu Han pulled up the trading software and checked the latest market prices.

Because of their scarcity, three-hundred-year-old spirit-enlightening flower seedlings were highly sought after on the market, with the price per plant being hyped up to twenty to thirty thousand credits.

"One hundred plants. If I sell them all, that's two to three million," Gu Han calculated in his mind.

A high-level divine plant like the spirit-enlightening flower had extremely high environmental requirements, taking at least a thousand years to fully mature and grow buds.

Mature ones were basically never put up for sale; most people bought seedlings to grow themselves.

Although the price would be higher after they matured, Gu Han did not plan to wait.

The current climate of his Divine Kingdom had become extremely volatile due to the extreme environment. The seven hundred-thousand-year-old spirit-enlightening flower mother plants had thick, old roots and a solid foundation, so they naturally did not fear this extreme weather.

But this batch of seedlings was too fragile. He would have to devote a massive amount of energy to look after them, whereas the Ant-men only knew how to tend to weeds.

With one careless mistake, these millions worth of assets could rot in the ground. The risk was too great, so it was better to cash out directly and clear the land.