Chapter 84 - Chapter 84: Chapter 79: The First Level 3 Termite i (2/2)
“Thank you!”
She thanked Qin Niu.
“This is getting awkward!”
Qin Niu, with Xiao Nui, quickly left.
Shortly after his departure, Wang Furen emerged from the house, staring at Qin Niu’s retreating figure in confusion.
“What kind of riddle are these two playing at?”
Clearly, Wang Furen had been keeping an eye on his daughter’s conversation with Qin Niu.
But he had no idea what agreement they had reached.
After heading up the mountain, Qin Niu made straight for the Ant Nest.
“Come on out, everyone!”
Each time he visited, he would inspect the ‘forces,’ finding solace in the ever-growing and strengthening ant colony.
It was just a pity that the Ant Queen would only lay 100 eggs a day for a few more days; from laying to hatching, then the larva transforming into an adult, it took over twenty days. He still needed to patiently wait.
For now, the number of ants added to the colony each day was still around ten.
The two Ghost Soldier Ants standing guard at the entrance to the nest automatically made way for him.
Strangely enough, half the day passed without a single Termite emerging.
Qin Niu had checked the attributes of the ant colony before heading up the mountain and confirmed that there were no problems.
Just as he was about to investigate, he saw a Termite covered in strange dark green patterns slowly crawl out.
It had only one antenna.
Its size seemed to be even larger than a Grade Two Tiger-striped Ironclad Ant, even surpassing the size of the Black Poisonous Ants.
The patterns on its body were very different from the Grade Two Tiger-striped Soldier and Ironclad Ants.
They were significantly more complex and much darker in color.
Especially the dark green patterns on its head, which looked like a simple and rustic Talisman.
The entire body even shimmered with a metallic luster.
The two Ghost Soldier Ants seemed to hold it in great awe, prostrating themselves on the ground, daring not to move.
“Fourth! Have you finally completed your evolution?”
Qin Niu recognized at a glance that it was Fourth.
“Master!”
Communicating with him seemed a bit strenuous for Fourth.
“I understand, you just finished evolving and still need a bit of time to stabilize your newfound realm. Don’t worry, just stay here and don’t move.”
Fourth was now clearly the king of all ants in the colony.
No wonder the ant colony hadn’t come out.
Having just completed his evolution, Fourth moved slowly. With him not coming out, which Termite would dare to step out in front of him?
Following Fourth were the Grade Two Tiger-striped Ironclad Ant and a new type of Soldier Ant that was shiny black all over.
Although Termites could also be black, Qin Niu’s brood was white.
Now, the appearance of an all-over shiny black Soldier Ant was unexpected. At first glance, one might even think an enemy spy had infiltrated.
Its abdomen was much longer than that of an ordinary Soldier Ant.
If I’m not mistaken, this is currently the only poisonous ant in the ant colony.
Currently, there are only two termites in the entire colony that have venomous capabilities, namely Fourth and the Poison Soldier Ant.
Qin Niu promptly checked the ant colony’s attributes again.
Female Milky White Ant (Ant Queen)
Level: Grade Two Isoptera Insect, Upgrade Experience 796/1000
Lifespan: 4.6 years
Energy: 21017
Skills: Reproduction Second Order 26.05/100 (lays 100 eggs daily), Feigned
Death First Order 2/10
Talent: Medium Intelligence, Offspring with Strong Reproductive Traits (2%), Offspring with Slight Poison Traits (5%)
Ant Colony: One Grade Three Ironclad Battle Demon Ant (an extremely rare species), Lifespan 30.5 years,
Special Abilities (Immense Strength, Swiftness, Armor Penetration, Soul Eroding Poison, Medium Intelligence+, Possesses Intermediate Carapace, Demonization, In demonized state speed increases by five times, attack power by ten times, defense power by five times).
46 Grade Two Lightning Worker Ants, Lifespan 13 years, Special Abilities (Agility, Super Strong Mandibles, Ant acid that can help heal plant wounds).
30 Quick Worker Ants, Lifespan 5 years, Special Abilities (Fast crawling or attacking, Ant acid that can assist in minor plant wound healing).
51 Puppet Worker Ants: Lifespan 5 years, Special Abilities (A certain probability to control other insects, the lower the level of the controlled, the more likely to be successful).
5 Strong Worker Ants, Lifespan 3.3 years.
20 Regular Worker Ants, Lifespan 3 years.
19 Grade Two Tiger-striped Soldier Ants, Lifespan 10.5 years, Special Abilities (Super Strong Mandibles, Frenzy, In frenzied state speed increases by three times, attack power by five times, defense power by one time).
11 Ghost Soldier Ants, Lifespan 3 years, Special Abilities (Can emit a kind of mental attack wave similar to a mental attack toward other insects, with a certain probability of severely injuring the enemy, causing madness or loss of mobility).
One Grade Two Tiger-striped Ironclad Ant, Lifespan 10.66 years, Special Abilities (Armor Penetration, Possesses Primary Carapace, Frenzy, In frenzied state speed increases by three times, attack power by ten times, defense power by one time).
One Grade Two Dark Poison Ant, Lifespan 10.5 years, Special Abilities (Venom Attack, evolution of poison sting and poison sac in abdomen, venom can greatly slow down the enemy’s movements, significantly weaken strength, and slightly weaken defense capability).
Qin Niu looked at the two newly evolved termite species and felt nothing but admiration.
Fourth gave him an enormous surprise by evolving directly from a Grade One termite into a Grade Three.
Moreover, it belonged to an extremely rare species.
He already knew it was extraordinary, but he never expected that after undergoing a life and death transformation, it would become so powerful.
Before its evolution, the strongest in the entire colony was the Grade Two Tiger-striped Ironclad Ant, but now, in terms of special abilities, the Grade Two Dark Poison Ant and the Grade Two Tiger-striped Ironclad Ant were comparable.
Fourth became the absolute king of all ants, and all these special termites added together might not even be a match for it.
It was incredibly powerful.
The skills that enhanced the combat power of the Grade Two Tiger-striped Ironclad Ant and the Grade Two Tiger-striped Ants were Frenzy.
Fourth, on the other hand, went straight to Demonization.
Furthermore, its venom evolution was also fascinating; it had transformed into Soul Eroding Poison.
It seemed that it didn’t have a poison sac or sting, but instead, it administered its venom to enemies through biting.
I wonder just how potent this Soul Eroding Poison really is?
Qin Niu spends all his days nestled in the mountains and valleys without competing with other Insect Masters. However, given the chance, he might find a large centipede or a big spider to test it out.
Another interesting change was the plus sign after its Medium Intelligence.
It probably meant that its intelligence had improved.
Perhaps one day, it could possess high intelligence like that of humans.
I’ve heard that when monsters and spirits reach a certain level of cultivation, their intelligence is not inferior to that of humans.