Chapter 368 - Chapter 368: Chapter 361: The Black Spider Gu, One of the Eight Great Poison Gu (1/2)

Chapter 368: Chapter 361: The Black Spider Gu, One of the Eight Great Poison Gu

“Come with me, you few!”

Qin Niu selected a group of bees, including War Bees, and led them to the backyard.

In the lotus pond, the Ice Lotus quietly bloomed underwater, seemingly preferring to admire its own solitude.

It always bloomed quietly, like an orchid in a deep valley.

“Wait here!”

Qin Niu directly took the Ice Lotus out of the water.

It didn’t need to be rooted in soil, so moving it was fairly convenient.

But there was always the saying: plants die when relocated, people thrive when they move.

The Ice Lotus was thriving underwater, and relocating it would certainly cause it some harm.

If someone else moved it, it could easily die.

However, Qin Niu didn’t need to worry about these things. If anything, he could just channel a strand of Everlasting Spring Technique into it when putting it back in the water, sufficient to rapidly restore it to its peak vitality.

“Come and collect pollen!”

Under Qin Niu’s command, over a dozen bees flew over.

But as soon as the Giant Wing Worker Bees and Green Ring Worker Bees got near the Ice Lotus, they were instantly frozen and fled. Only three War Bees managed to land on the Ice Lotus and burrow into its heart to collect pollen.

Seeing this, Qin Niu was overjoyed.

This looked promising.

He had acquired the Ice Lotus some time ago; why hadn’t he thought of letting the bees collect its pollen and make honey?

“All the War Bees, come and make honey for me.”

Qin Niu’s bee hive was located just above the granary, making it very convenient to summon them.

To date, he had accumulated 27 War Bees.

Originally there were 29, but two had died in battle.

War Bees were a scarce breed among bees.

Their numbers were even fewer than those of honey-making bees.

Their combat abilities were formidable; even at Grade Two, they could easily confront fierce hornets.

After being nurtured with Ancient Banyan Tree Blood, they advanced to Grade Three War Bees, and their abilities multiplied in every aspect.

Despite appearing rather useless against enemies’ insects during battles, they were hardly seen as significant players.

They could only be used for aerial reconnaissance, surveillance, and other support tasks that did not involve contact with enemy insects.

But this did not affect their status as the strongest bee species in the hive.

At this moment, they were the only ones brave enough to land on the Ice Lotus to collect honey.

Ordinary Worker Bees dared not land there at all.

They could not withstand the cold air emitted by the Ice Lotus.

Bees were very sensitive to cold.

In the cold winter, if it was freezing, you wouldn’t see them at all.

In cold weather, they would huddle together inside the hive for warmth.

If the temperature was too low, their movements would become very slow, or they might even freeze to death.

The War Bees, while collecting honey from the Ice Lotus, seemed not to last very long.

All 27 War Bees completed only one round of honey collection before escaping the Ice Lotus. When Qin Niu called them over again, he found a light layer of frost on their bodies and they were shivering from the cold.

It seems that he could let them collect pollen from the Ice Lotus only once a day at most.

“Rest well, all of you!”

Qin Niu gently stroked these pitiful little creatures.

He returned the Ice Lotus to the lotus pond and casually channeled a wisp of Everlasting Spring Technique into its plant body, helping it quickly recover its vitality.

After all this was done, he went back to his study and started reading Mei Qing’s Insect Control Experience.

It was a match for Elder Jiu Yin’s insect breeding notes.

Qin Niu realized that these Spirit Qi Realm experts, once they achieved a certain level of success, liked to summarize their experiences, recording the growth process of their Insect Control Techniques in detail.

This was an excellent habit.

A good memory is not as reliable as bad handwriting; it’s useful to have some insect breeding methods and processes written down for easy reference.

Not just them, Qin Niu had this habit as well.