The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen-Chapter 39 - So Youre Not Going to Pay Me the Hush

Chapter 39: Chapter 39: So You’re Not Going to Pay Me the Hush Money, Huh?

Chapter 39 -39: So You’re Not Going to Pay Me the Hush Money, Huh?

In order to prove that the soup she made was fine, Bai Yi tried it herself first.

So, what was the cost?

It was that when Bai Yi woke up again, it was already near dusk.

And the final fate of this pot of soup was still that it ended up at the Free Market.

When Bai Yi woke up, she was completely dazed.

The good news was, her magic power was fully restored, and predictably, this recovery speed would maintain until tomorrow noon.

A certain female with the surname Bai named Fan Mao declared,

“You see, this pot of soup is really amazing! It seems I am really talented!”

Then, Bai Yi was unanimously blocked by the six people of Zhan Yi from coming near the kitchen.

Yes, that stove was turned into a workshop by Bai Yi today.

Although it was just a blue building, because Bai Yi spent heavily in the construction and threw a fruit from a giant banyan into it, it had an extra special effect.

It could make the food cooked in the kitchen occasionally attach the enticing fragrance similar to the giant banyan fruit—used to lure prey.

Tree fruit replaced dinner, and during this time, Bai Yi checked the harvest brought back by Zhan Yi and Zhan Er today.

A total of 13 First-tier Crystal Cores, along with 7 Second-tier Crystal Cores, and the meat and bones corresponding to these 20 prey.

Of course, the blood Bai Yi specifically instructed to be collected was also gathered, amounting to 463 units.

According to the description, these meats and blood were from mutated crocodiles.

Judging from encountering that one at the edge of the forest on the first day, it seemed like that was the nest of the mutated crocodiles.

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*Choosing not to use that grassland as an expansion target was indeed the right decision; otherwise, we might have been dragged to death before the Cycle Challenge even began…*

Because the super-fast magic recovery speed achieved by sleeping in the afternoon, Bai Yi only waited a few minutes and gathered enough 600 magic power points.

The giant bee still stuck to Bai Yi’s side, and Bai Yi directly started Genetic Fusion.

[The current gene matches well with the target. Fusion requires 600 magic power points. Proceed with fusion?]

[Due to the presence of special genes within the target, an unknown change occurred in this fusion.]

[Genetic Fusion complete. Congratulations, you have created a new species: unnamed (First-tier/Gold).]

Opening the panel at the first opportunity to see the newly appeared talents and skills, Bai Yi couldn’t help but smile at the corners of her mouth.

Reproduction (Gold): Giant bees no longer require a queen bee to reproduce; parthenogenesis is possible when necessary. Development speed increases, and with sufficient food, they can mature into adults within a day.

Egg Laying (Gold): Consumes 20 life value points to produce 1 egg, storing up to 30 eggs.

Very straightforward and direct, yet unexpectedly powerful.

The giant bee had already gained the Unlimited Regeneration talent under the effects of the Infinite Multiplication entry, allowing it to consume food and quickly recover life value.

And egg-laying directly consumed life value, meaning that as long as enough food was provided, reproduction could proceed fiercely!

“At least honey is no longer needed for reproduction; it’s just a matter of finding out how much meat is needed to reproduce one giant bee.”

With a try-it-and-see attitude, Bai Yi took out 10 units of Blood Flesh and had the giant bee start with ten eggs.

Reproducing just a little wasn’t because Bai Yi was unwilling.

It was because Bai Yi calculated that the first stage of genetic fusion required a total of 1400 magic power points.

With the current magic recovery speed, as long as Bai Yi woke up early tomorrow, she could complete the fusion by noon, right before the Cycle Challenge started.

Leaving the giant bee to gnaw on the meat, Bai Yi switched to the channel.

Tonight was the last night before the Cycle Challenge started, and for the past few days, Bai Yi had been in the channel at this time.

But Bai Yi didn’t expect to see a topic about herself right after entering the channel.

It wasn’t “Bai Yi,” but “Fan Mao.”

The focal point of the topic was a screenshot from the Free Market.

Channel User 007: “Seriously, isn’t anyone going to try this? The effect looks really strong.”

Eric: “Didn’t the big shot Fan Mao sell a similar dark cuisine last time? Anyone who bought it care to share their thoughts?”

Herring Burn: “I bought a portion last time, and I can only say, the effect was indeed not exaggerated, but…”

Seven: “Here I am, folks. I bought a portion! Seeing how scared you guys are, I’ll step up!”

Seahorse Taoist: “Brother Seven, brave as always!”

Lulu Cat: “Brother Seven, give us your review fast!”

Ben Boba: “Come on, Brother Seven, how does it taste?”

Herring Burn: “Stop yelling, he’s probably asleep…”

Seahorse Taoist: “Damn it, you dogs! You were all judging it just now, and now it’s all sold out in a blink!”

Channel User 007: “Hehe, got one.”

Skeleton Emperor: “All right, got my share. Now I don’t have to worry about tomorrow’s challenge. Perfect time to have a bowl before bed, sleep till morning.”

…

Bai Yi was giggling behind the panel.

*Looks like the soup I made is quite popular indeed!*

Happily reading some channel praises, but suddenly saw a sentence.

Heavenly Venerate Han: “Speaking of which, isn’t tomorrow the leaderboard settlement? Do you think anyone will try to climb the ranks?”

Then a group of people voiced their disbelief, thinking that strength was something accumulated over time, and trying to climb ranks was unrealistic.

Bai Yi suddenly realized that she hadn’t checked the leaderboard in a long while.

Checking the leaderboard, she went through all three lists.

She still held the first spot on the Territory rankings, with a rating elevated to 2nd Tier Purple.

However, she was no longer the only one with a 2nd Tier rating.

Behind her, Jun Lin and the Corpse King had reached 2nd Tier ratings as well, each at 2nd Tier Green and 2nd Tier White, respectively.

On the Comprehensive Combat Power list, Bai Yi also made a sudden jump because of the insect swarm.

However, since her soldiers hadn’t officially exploded in number and the swarm level hadn’t been upgraded, her combat power was currently only ranked fourth as 1st Rank Gold.

Ahead of Bai Yi were Lords with already reached 2nd Tier combat power, with the strongest, Corpse King, at 2nd Tier Purple combat power.

The most delightful surprise for Bai Yi was the Personal Combat Power leaderboard.

The bonus from Swarm Consciousness shot her combat power up nearly 200 places, to 168.

Just then, Bai Yi noticed a movement on the Territory leaderboard.

A name suddenly rose rapidly, jumping into the fourth place from outside the top ten with a 2nd Tier White rating.

That named dropped in on the top ten in the other two boards as well, but since the ranking wasn’t as high as the Territory list, it was 7th in Comprehensive Combat Power and 10th in Personal Combat Power.

The name was—Second Young Master Su.

Bai Yi realized something and quickly switched back to the channel.

As expected, in the channel, a group of people started making excuses for him, while Second Young Master Su was fashionably late, accepting everyone’s congratulations.

Although he was only ranked fourth, those praising him intentionally avoided the topic.

Instead, they redirected the conversation to how difficult it was for Second Young Master Su to climb onto the leaderboard and how he step by step acquired powerful soldiers and successfully advanced his territory.

Specifics were left unsaid, but the praises kept pouring.

The chat soon got “unintentionally” directed to how Second Young Master Su took care of everyone at the company, painting him as some ten-generations good Samaritan.

“This act is really impressive, was this all premeditated.

Draw everyone’s attention to the leaderboard first, and then seize the opportunity to advance.

Heh, those leading the show must be company folks, the first one was…

Heavenly Venerate Han? Is he a company man too?”

Bai Yi recalled the first day when this seemed to be the case.

Silently remembering this name, Bai Yi thought of something else.

Why did it seem like the other leaderboard big shots aren’t speaking up tonight?

Did they just watch him show off?

With these questions, Bai Yi directly messaged Landon I and received a surprising answer.

“What do you mean by hush money!

Why didn’t I get any?!”

Bai Yi looked incredulous and then a bit angry.

All right, all right, acting as if I wasn’t a leaderboard big shot.

You’re not giving me hush money, fine!

I’ll at least cause some mischief for you!

“If you can climb ranks, so can I!”

An increase in Comprehensive Combat Power was certainly too late, and by the time she advanced the swarm, the show would probably have ended.

But personal combat power could definitely still see a rise.

Bai Yi dug out the [Second Life] and [Life Soul] that had been kept away, checked the panel, and saw her combat power shoot directly to 1st Rank Gold, landing her at the 10th spot on the leaderboard.

To go further up required hitting the 2nd Tier threshold.

But that wasn’t explosive enough. Bai Yi scanned the panel and discovered a neglected Skill Book hidden in a corner.

“I completely forgot about you, and I’m just missing attack capabilities. With such a skill, my personal combat power should definitely reach 2nd Tier…”

With that, Bai Yi pulled out the Skill Book from the panel and used it immediately.

……

“Fan Mao’s ‘Food’: Was that really food that a normal person could make? But indeed, the effect was top-notch, and every Lord in the previous life would buy some to use as potions. As long as they’re not considered as food, they’re quite a decent augmentation potion.”

—Jun Lin’s Memoirs