The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen-Chapter 91 - 7 Contact

The Eternal Life Giant Tree of the Territory

After Bai Yi’s departure, the miscellaneous affairs within the territory were all arranged, but important matters still required voting resolutions.

Four individuals, along with the Swarm Consciousness of the needle erosion insect, formed a Five-Party Council.

Their master had already given them most of the authority over the territory, and they would not betray Bai Yi’s trust.

"How about it? Over there, should I try to reply to the message?"

Inside the tree hollow, with the entrance and windows sealed by fur, four individuals plus a needle erosion insect formed a circle under the light, and Nong San took the initiative to ask.

Today, after receiving the Transfer Certificate from Bai Yi and becoming a Seeker Scholar, she seemed to have an epiphany.

Not only did her learning speed for new knowledge greatly increase, but her memory and comprehension abilities were also greatly enhanced.

Moreover, she had also acquired some magical abilities similar to those of Nong Si, though not as strong, but she was also able to transform the knowledge she had learned into spells, into strength.

However, the only technically advanced things in the territory were the electrical power system and the newly built signal station.

That’s why she took on the task of monitoring the signal station, hoping to study its principles, but unexpectedly, she did catch something.

"White Poplar Sanctuary, I seem to have heard the master mention it before, it’s the official Sanctuary for humans in this world."

"If that’s the case, maybe we can seek cooperation with them!"

"Cooperation? How to cooperate?"

Zhan Yi looked at Nong Yi, who had made this suggestion, and the latter naturally said:

"Food of course!

Think about it, this dreadful weather isn’t something only we have to endure. In such a natural disaster, besides wood that serves as fuel, isn’t food the most precious commodity?

Right now, we still have nearly 30,000 catties of rice, and before leaving, our master specially made a batch of crops ripe and left enough seeds behind.

Moreover, the master has also given us construction permissions. As long as we build more greenhouses, we can continue to plant.

Especially those giant potatoes, they can mature in just 3 days, and with the current size of the greenhouses in the territory, we can harvest a full 200 catties at a time!

Although we don’t have more glass, we do have the master’s Resource Self-selection pack!

Even if we only use half of it, we can build more than seventy of them, a one-time harvest, a harvest, um..."

Nong Yi’s math ability was self-taught, and faced with such large numbers, she could only seek help from Nong San, who had just become an "academic master." ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

"14,000 catties, that is, a full 7 tons."

Nong San added, and she couldn’t deny that she was indeed tempted when calculating this result.

"Yes, 7 tons. Just three days for such a harvest; surely we can negotiate terms!

We might even exchange food for glass through trade and continue to increase the number of greenhouses, to plant more!"

Nong Yi became more excited as she spoke, and the others couldn’t help but start to consider the feasibility of this plan.

"But what about the land? To build so many greenhouses, we’ll need enough land, right?"

Nong San found a blind spot and urgently asked. It was not that she disapproved, but rather, she had already endorsed the plan and wanted to perfect it.

"What about that small plain to the south! The master has long had plans to clear that land, hasn’t he?

Isn’t this a good opportunity?"

"The Insect Swarm can take care of this task."

The needle erosion insect, which had been silent up till now, created a sound similar to Bai Yi’s by vibrating the air.

Just yesterday, it had found a way to "hear" speech, relying on telekinesis to cover its surroundings and read the vibrations in the air.

Although this consumes a significant amount of Spiritual Value, listening in on a meeting was still manageable.

"The Insect Swarm can take care of all matters related to force."

The needle erosion insect added in an emotionless voice and then fell silent.

"If agricultural tools are needed, I can start crafting them tomorrow."

After speaking, a silence ensued, and all eyes/insect eyes turned to Zhan Yi.

Although like everyone else she had a background as a farmer’s wife, they all unconsciously waited for her to make the final decision.

"I think it’s feasible, but we’ll need to think more about how exactly to negotiate."

Moreover, that is a human Sanctuary, not another Lord’s territory. There is no Free Market to act as a middleman,

so if we want to trade, we must go there in person.

It’s highly likely that high-tier fighters reside within the Sanctuary and we have to be prepared for the possibility of being forcibly detained.

Furthermore, we need to consider exactly what to trade."

Zhan Yi laid out all the concerns she could think of in one breath, plunging the hollow tree back into silence.

After a long while, Nong San’s voice finally broke the silence.

"We can choose to send one person over, escorted by the Insect Swarm. After initiating the trade,

we could then transfer the grain over via the Free Market.

During the trade, we can choose to exchange a portion of the grain and collect a portion of the goods in return.

By doing so, even if the Sanctuary asserts force, they won’t gain anything.

As long as we make it clear beforehand that we have more grain, I believe the Sanctuary won’t forego the opportunity for further trade over a small profit.

If we’re worried about being tracked on the way back, we could take a few detours within White Poplar Mountain. With the Beast King’s protection in the mountains, which they lack, we should be safe.

As for what to trade for, I think we can ask for clothing, various building materials, and furniture. This can also provide us with a significant amount of survival points."

Before leaving, Bai Yi had left plenty of information, including the relationship between their territory and the Beast King.

The other three pondered along the lines of Nong San’s reasoning and agreed, nodding in assent.

In the end, it was Zhan Yi who made the decision:

"Then it’s settled. Nong San, go send a message with the telegraph machine now.

Say that we can provide 20 tons of grain for trade and hint at our status as a Lord.

They must already have some understanding of Lords. With this 20-ton grain trade as a foothold, perhaps we could have the opportunity to cooperate with them.

As for the others, start clearing that small plain from tomorrow. Any questions?"

"But, where are we supposed to get 20 tons of grain?"

"We can have it."

Zhan Yi’s mouth curled into a smile as she explained:

"We don’t have to complete the trade all at once; we can trade every few days, post-harvest of our potatoes.

I believe this won’t raise any suspicion before trust is fully established."

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White Poplar City outskirts, White Poplar Sanctuary

"Commander Hong, there’s a special situation."

Tang Xi, holding a slightly yellowed piece of paper, arrived in front of a door and knocked vigorously.

Soon after, a somewhat bald man opened the door, noticing Tang Xi’s gaze fixed on his head.

"Ah, forgot my wig, Xiao Xi, you mustn’t breathe a word of this to anyone.

Ah right, what’s the urgent matter?"

Commander Hong pushed the door open, grabbed a wig from a desk to restore his usual appearance, and his demeanor became serious.

Tang Xi, realizing she might have stumbled upon a rather significant secret, hurriedly replied:

"It’s from the communications department. Just now, they received an unknown telegraph message."

Commander Hong took the paper, reading each word carefully under the lamp light.

"Interesting, a Lord actively seeking us out?

And there’s grain for trade, twenty tons?

This is much more useful than that so-called Anonymous; to date, they’ve only been asking for stuff from us, giving nothing but trivial information in return.

Let’s make contact first—twenty tons of grain, if rationed wisely, could help the people in the Sanctuary hold out for an extra two or three days.

With this damned weather, who knows when the ’Fire God’ will awaken. Such challenging times, and yet no response...

Otherwise, we really are going to have a lot of people starve to death..."

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Fire God: A legendary tier 8 Mutant Creature, originally a bear. Its strength is said to rival a nuclear bomb, capable of igniting an entire city instantly, but after showing its miraculous power only once, it fell into slumber. The disseminating energy from its slumber turned the land into a desert...