Chapter 174 - Chapter 174: Chapter 169 Master Mo’s Attitude Changed 1 (2/2)
“I appreciate your kind offer, Young Master Yan. After working all night, I urgently need to return home and rest well to gather my energy, so I can continue pest control tonight. I beg your leave.”
How could Qin Niu possibly exchange brotherly toasts with Master Mo Sang at
a dining table?
Truth be told, he didn’t think much of either Master Mo or Master Shi.
They were not people of his path.
“Master Qin, farewell! I shall honor you with a few drinks at the banquet this evening.”
Master Mo Sang had completely lowered his stance.
Both being experts in insect control, they naturally could recognize the strength of one another.
Some of the dead locusts were unmarked on the outside, which terrified Master Mo Sang. He had secretly examined many of them and had no idea how these locusts were killed.
The Mental Attack of the Ghost Ants in Qin Niu’s Termite Army was extremely peculiar.
With the addition of Grade Three Ghost Ants, it became even more terrifying. Without any physical contact, a Grade Three Termite could launch a Mental Attack and effortlessly kill a grown locust.
Silent and swift, efficient and swift.
Let alone him, even if Chairman Li personally came over, he might not be able
to determine the cause of death of these locusts.
“Fair said, fair said!”
Qin Niu cupped his hands together and headed back to his estate.
“Yan Qi, you send Master Qin back!”
“Yes!”
Yan Qi was also secretly shocked by Qin Niu’s strength.
At first, he thought that Qin Niu, a newly promoted Insect Master, couldn’t be that impressive, but now seeing Master Mo Sang sucking up to Qin Niu, he realized that Qin Niu was much stronger than they had imagined.
When Qin Niu returned home, he carefully inspected his house and saw no signs of intrusion.
That Old Master Huang had suffered a big loss and would not let the matter
rest.
He was sure to come again.
But he didn’t know when he would show up.
The later, the better, so Qin Niu could use this time to further strengthen himself.
He went to the mountains and inspected the Ant Nest, the beehive, and the Corpse Bee, finding nothing out of the ordinary.
Out of caution, he took the Corpse Bee into the banyan tree’s maze.
From now on, he would take it there during the day and place it in the dugout tree hollow at night.
And so, eight days passed.
Qin Niu would diligently help the Yan Family to clear pests from their fields every day.
As the number of special termites he cultivated continued to grow, his efficiency in pest removal also increased significantly, with nearly half an acre added to the total area cleared each day.
That Old Master Huang still made no move.
Qin Niu’s Medicine King Technique had advanced to the human Tenfold. His Everlasting Spring Technique had reached the peak of the first level of the Acquired Realm and was about to break through to the second level at any moment.
After refining and nourishing his body, moving through the mountains had become more agile and swift.
He was even faster than the average wild beast.
During these eight days, Old Master Huang had not appeared.
He hadn’t even sent a Corpse Bee to scout.
After losing two Corpse Bees, the old man probably didn’t dare to take risks lightly anymore.
After all, Grade Four insects were not so easy to cultivate.
Each one was extremely precious.
That day, while Qin Niu was helping the Yan Family with pest control, the Termite Army suddenly became restless and agitated.
They then climbed to the top of the crops’ branches, lining up their heads in a single direction.
Their two antennae moved slightly.
Fourth was behaving the same way.
“Fourth, what’s going on?”
Qin Niu, sensing something amiss, immediately communicated with it using ant language.
“The Ant Queen is undergoing metamorphosis! Such powerful pheromones, she has already surpassed me.”
Fourth’s voice trembled as it communicated with Qin Niu.
Qin Niu felt a surge of joy upon hearing this.
After so many days of waiting, was the Ant Queen finally done evolving?
The Queen Bee took seven days to evolve, the Ant Queen had taken twelve days. About half an hour later, the Termite Army returned to normal and resumed their work.
They seemed to have been injected with an extra vigor, wanting to work even harder.
Their pest removal efficiency also increased somewhat.
After being busy until morning when the work was done, Qin Niu couldn’t wait to lead the Termite Army that had been busy all night into the mountains.
Before they even reached the Ant Nest, the Termite Army became extraordinarily active.
They were desperate to get out.
They wanted to be the first to have close contact with the Ant Queen.
“Go ahead!”
Qin Niu released the Termite Army.
The Ant Queen’s size had become immense, and Qin Niu did not let her come
out.
From now on, she would be lurking in the depths of the nest.
The more hidden the better.
If Fourth said that the Ant Queen was now even stronger than it, how strong would that be?
Before cultivation, the Ant Queen was a Grade Two Termite, now she must have reached at least Grade Three.
More than the level, he was looking forward to her special attributes after evolution.
She was a egg-laying machine, and the stronger her special attributes, the stronger her offspring would be.
He couldn’t wait to check the Ant Queen’s new attributes.