The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen-Chapter 52 - Mini Swallowing Evolution

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Mini Swallowing Evolution

Chapter 52 -52: Mini Swallowing Evolution

After a restful night, Bai Yi woke up early the next day.

But quite obviously, there were people who woke up even earlier than she did.

Habitually, she opened the panel to check the time; there were already dozens of new messages in her private inbox.

“Looks like last night’s results were pretty good,” she mused.

Bai Yi rubbed her sleepy eyes and ran to the Clear Spring to wash her face with the water.

Now that water was no longer scarce in the territory, Bai Yi could regain some of her past lifestyle habits.

Unfortunately, there weren’t enough containers yet, or else Bai Yi would have planned to take a bath.

Although Nong Er had now become a real craftsman,

there were still plenty of more urgent tools in the territory that required Nong Er’s attention, so Bai Yi had to endure for a while longer.

The cold spring water woke Bai Yi up quite a bit. She observed the iron can next to the sculpture, which already stored a certain amount of Life Spring.

That was what was left from yesterday. Excluding the 2 units used for soup last night, 5 units of Clear Spring had accumulated again in the iron can.

“It seems like these Life Springs are really seldom used; should I use them for watering?”

Bai Yi was reluctant to drink them as regular water and selling them was even more out of the question.

*She hadn’t drunk it herself yet, so how could she let others drink it?*

*But the moment she thought about using it for watering flowers, Bai Yi felt no qualms.* It seemed like this was exactly how these springs were meant to be used.

“I’ll have Nong Er make a watering can first and test the effect,” she decided.

The iron can next to the altar could store up to 30 units of Clear Spring, so there was no concern of wasting any.

Bai Yi noted this and lifted her head to see Zhan Yi and the others whispering in the budding farm field, discussing something unknown.

“What are they discussing?” she wondered.

Bai Yi carefully avoided the seedlings on the ground as she walked over, curiously asking, “Ah, you’re here, Master. We were considering how to handle the water from the altar that you crafted,”

Nong Yi immediately answered. She had always been the most concerned with the farm issues in the territory, and today she was the one who had gathered everyone for this discussion.

“That’s right, Master. Last night, I already had the Skeletons plant the new wheat, including the special batch you marked out last night.

It’s over there; I’ve especially circled it with stones,”

Zhan Yi pointed in a direction, where a small piece of farmland near the greenhouse had a deliberately placed stone boundary. On the other side of the border, the seedlings looked slightly different, appearing stronger than usual.

“Now we’re considering whether to dig a small pond to store the runoff water.

But there’s not much space left in the territory.”

Bai Yi pondered this idea, finding it to have certain benefits.

Not to mention the importance of reserves, having a pool would at least make fetching water much easier in the future.

“Indeed, it’s feasible. The location can be set in the forest, find a small open space, and it doesn’t need to be too big; a depth of about one meter should do,” she suggested.

“Hmm, you can also dig a small stream to circle around the territory and dig a few more pools around it.

This way, it should be enough for storage.”

Once this decision was made, Bai Yi called Nong Er aside and told her about the substantial scrap iron collected last night.

With the raw materials, her Rune Blacksmith could finally start practical work instead of spending every day discussing runes with Nong Si.

With tasks left for her to craft iron barrels and watering cans, Bai Yi returned to the tree hole.

The soup from last night had an outstanding effect, and Bai Yi now felt quite good, seemingly being able to sense the Magic Power in the environment with each breath.

Heading towards the Giant Bees, together with the larvae now totaling 20, the racial consciousness accumulated could now have simple interactions with Bai Yi.

Based on the current Magic Recovery Speed, if things went well today, she might completely infuse her genes into the Giant Bees.

“Oh right, I almost forgot about you…”

Bai Yi had forgotten about the Superpower Crystal obtained after the farmland harvest and grain sale last night.

[You have used a Superpower Crystal (2nd Rank/Blue), you have gained 2 Talent Skill Points, Magic Power Value cap 640→660]

After the territory’s promotion to the 2nd Rank, the level of Superpower Crystals obtained had also increased, but obtaining an additional Talent Skill Point was certainly unexpected for Bai Yi.

With the 3 points gained during the previous promotion, Bai Yi had now saved up 5 points.

Opening the panel, pondering for a moment, Bai Yi made her decision.

[Genetic Fusion lv.1→lv.3: Consumes 100~? Magic Power Value, bestowing biological traits to organisms (1/2 Rank); the lower the compatibility, the higher the Magic Power Value required.]

[Accelerated Growth lv.2→lv.5: Consumes 8 Magic Power Value, granting plants (2 Rank) the growth progress of three days, with an expanded range]

The Genetic Fusion skill showed no visible changes on the panel, but Bai Yi could feel that the Magic Power consumed during Fusion had been reduced considerably.

The verification process was also straightforward; she casually brushed against the Giant Bees beside her, which were ready for Gene Fusion. Where originally 400 Magic Power Value was needed for the Autonomous Growth attribute, now only 350 points were required for Fusion.

The Combustible Conversion originally required 800 Magic Power Value, which further reduced by 100 points, compressing the gap to 40 points Magic Power Value.

The range for Genetic Fusion had also increased somewhat.

At the very least, when facing an Insect Swarm, she could now simultaneously fuse more quantities.

The enhancement of Accelerated Growth was much more straightforward—purely a numerical boost.

Bai Yi tried it simply, and the range had increased to a radius of 1 meter.

Bai Yi had the urge to try it out, but the most crucial task at the moment was to imbue the Giant Bee with the Autonomous Growth attribute.

[The current gene matches well with the target, requiring 350 Magic Power Value for Genetic Fusion. Proceed with Fusion?]

[Genetic Fusion complete, congratulations on creating a new species: Insect Swarm·Unnamed (First-tier/Golden)]

After the Autonomous Growth gene was fully integrated, nothing unexpected occurred. Instead, just as Bai Yi wished, it fused with the Predator talent, mutating into a golden talent called [Devouring Growth].

“Devouring Growth? Why isn’t it Devouring Evolution?”

Bai Yi joked, opening the panel to check the details.

[Devouring Growth (Gold): The Giant Bees can devour most substances and gain essential nutrients from them, obtaining certain Experience Points and a temporary boost depending on the consumed substance, with reduced reproduction requirements.]

“Perhaps, in the future, I can find a similar talent, and now the Giant Bees can gain buffs by eating. Bai Yi looked at the panel’s description, attempting to speculate,

**”And maybe, when the Giant Bees can turn these temporary buffs into permanent ones, the talent’s name can become Devouring Evolution.”**

But obtaining genes doesn’t happen just because she wants it; it still relied on luck, encountering the corresponding creature.

“It’s not even nine o’clock yet, there are still 3 hours until today’s challenge starts, and I can recover 540 Magic Power Points,” she calculated.

“That means if I want to maintain full Magic Power by the challenge’s start, there’s still 300 Magic Power Points available for discretionary use…”

Genetic Fusion couldn’t be done in time, even if attempting the Fusion of the Third Stage genes in advance, she’d still fall slightly short.

Iron Feather required 350 Magic Power Points after the skill upgrade, whereas Dragon Scale required 600 points.

But Bai Yi couldn’t bear to waste these Magic Power Points for nothing either.

“Then I’ll have to ripen some plants…”

Bai Yi turned her gaze in one direction, looking past the tree hole wall, her view landing on that glass greenhouse.

**”Perfect, then I’ll propagate some potatoes first.”**

Before closing the panel, Bai Yi didn’t forget to use 3 free attribute points to increase her Magic Power Value cap to 690.

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She took out the day’s tree fruit from the giant banyan and started munching on it as she walked out of the tree hole.

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Life Spring: Also known as Holy Water, after performing a prayer ceremony, the **Eternal Life Priest** would typically create some to distribute among believers, cleansing them of diseases and healing hidden injuries. Due to its excellent effects, people often sold the Holy Water they obtained…