Chapter 204 - Chapter 204: Chapter 199: Elixir Success i (1/2)
Chapter 204: Chapter 199: Elixir Success i
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After he finished cultivating, he emerged from the Ancient Banyan Tree Maze and went to check on the ant nest.
The thousand termites he had cultivated the day before yesterday were still evolving.
The evolution time of an ordinary Grade One termite is about two days, but these newly cultivated thousand termites were at least ordinary Grade Two. Cultivating them consumed even more Ancient Banyan Tree Blood.
Their evolution time was evidently much longer.
Since it was Qin Niu’s first time cultivating these Grade Two ordinary termites, he did not have a clear idea of how long it would take.
He remembered that the first time he cultivated a Queen Bee, it took seven days for the Grade Two War Bees to evolve, and the two Grade Two honey bees took five days.
He estimated that cultivating Grade Two termites would take about the same amount of time.
As for how long it would take for the Grade Three Demon Ant to complete its evolution, he could only wait patiently.
Now that there were Grade Three giant locusts appearing among the locusts, if his ant colony could not expand and strengthen quickly, they might struggle when confronted with them.
“I really hope that you can finish evolving quickly so that I can have a large army of ants at my disposal.”
The thought of adding a thousand termites in one day was exciting.
It had taken him several months to accumulate just under three thousand termites of Grade Two and above.
Now, being able to add a thousand termites of Grade Three and above in a single day, he could be considered a very top-notch Insect Master within Black Tiger City.
Tonight, Qin Niu still had to help the Yan Family with pest elimination.
Taking a batch of termites, he hurried down the mountain.
Just as he reached the foot of the mountain, he saw Yan Qi, accompanied by the anxious Young Master Yan, waiting at the mountain’s entrance.
Young Master Yan was as anxious as ants on a hot pan, frequently glancing into the mountainside.
When he saw Qin Niu coming down from the mountain, he immediately hurried forward as if he had seen a savior.
“Master Qin, I finally waited foryou to come out.”
Young Master Yan was nearly in tears.
“Young Master Yan, what has happened?” Qin Niu was somewhat surprised.
Even though he had been cultivating in the mountains, if there were any anomalies with the termites he had placed in the Yan Family’s fields, he would have definitely sensed it.
The termites showed no abnormalities, which indicated that the defensive line was holding strong.
As a person of esteemed status and dignity in the region, what could make Yan Qi condescend to wait at the foot of the mountain?
“Last night, Master Qin helped my Yan Family eliminate three giant locusts, and I was only willing to pay fifty coins for each one. After my father learned of this, he severely scolded me. This is ten Silver Money in apology; I hope Master Qin doesn’t find it too meager.”
Young Master Yan took out ten Silver Money and presented it with both hands, his demeanor extremely respectful.
“I eliminated those three giant locusts for the Yan Family for free, Young Master Yan needn’t pay.”
Qin Niu silently noted that at least there was someone sensible in the Yan Family.
Yan Ruohai was much more magnanimous in his actions than his son.
“No, no, no, Master Qin eliminated three formidable locusts for my Yan Family at no charge, that was your kindness. Please, you must accept this ten Silver Money, otherwise I won’t be able to explain it to my father when I go back.” Young Master Yan was not yet in charge of the Yan Family.
He was only being groomed as the successor, and if he did not perform adequately, for the sake of family interests, they might replace him with another son to take control of the Yan Family.
His handling of the situation with Qin Niu today was indeed a significant demerit.
“Alright then, thank you very much.”
Qin Niu happily accepted the ten Silver Money.
The Yan Family eldest heir visibly relaxed.
“It was fortunate that Master Qin was there last night, otherwise our Yan Family’s crops would have been devastated. According to reliable information, last night Jade Stream Town’s Pang Family and He Family both suffered. The He Family has three Insect Masters, one of whom is even stronger than Master Mo Sang. These days, the other families’ crops have mostly been destroyed by the locust plague, but the He Family remained unscathed.
Last night, the He Family was attacked by a giant locust, their defenses immediately collapsed, and most of the locusts poured in. The He Family’s tea garden was devastated, more than half destroyed overnight. It is said that one of the He Family’s Insect Masters fell to the ground. Industry insiders speculate that the Insect Master’s pet might have met with an accident.”
The tea garden is of the utmost importance, and for assurance, major families generally adopt double protection measures.
The He Family is also an old and influential clan in the area, established much earlier than the Yan Family.
Their defenses for the tea garden would certainly not be weak.
That they were still breached indicates the ferocity of the locusts.
As for the Insect Master collapsing on the ground, it was likely due to his pet being killed, which severely impacted him as the owner.
Typically, the longer the insects are cultivated, the closer their connection with their master’s soul.
The greater the damage to the master’s soul when they die.
Qin Niu only needed to kill one of Old Master Huang’s bee generals to drive him mad, which was for this very reason.
Are Grade Three locusts just big in size? Could their combat power be that strong?
Qin Niu couldn’t help but be curious.
It was not easy to kill an Insect Master’s pet.
To become an Insect Master, one must have at least one obedient Grade Three insect.
The giant locusts were at about Grade Three, not yet reaching Grade Four.
And yet, it could bite to death insects of the same level?
In Qin Niu’s view, the combat power of the giant locusts was very weak.
Only needing the antennae of Fourth to twitch, and the giant locusts would immediately turn into obedient puppets. Just send a few more Grade Two termites, and they could easily annihilate them. As for the Golden Toad, there was even less need to mention, he could eat them one by one as if snacking with ease.
“The Pang Family had one of their own Insect Masters, and also hired three others, but they were still unable to hold their defenses and were breached.
However, the situation of the Pang Family was much better; it is said they soon stabilized the situation and the losses were not significant.
Both families only discovered one giant locust, but my Yan Family had the misfortune of facing three. Fortunately, Master Qin was there, otherwise our Yan Family’s crops would have surely been in ruins.”