The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen
Chapter 105 - 21 Zhu Gang Also Did Not Sleep

Chapter 105: Chapter 21 Zhu Gang Also Did Not Sleep

"Excellent, excellent, with this Divine Rice, Zhuchen will have no more worries for the future!

And with the ritual you’ve provided, heaven bless Zhuchen!"

Yin Hai gently stroked a solitary stalk of rice beside a pumpkin, as if beholding a rare treasure.

Even the pumpkin No.1, which he had just praised highly, felt lackluster by comparison.

"Can this rice be further propagated?

If it’s really as you say, then Zhuchen would owe you a debt of gratitude!"

Bai Yi pretended not to understand, and deliberately asked:

"Is this stalk of rice really that useful? I still think that it failed to acquire Extraordinary Ability and is a failed product!"

Yin Hai, rarely so happy, spoke freely and then became melancholic:

"Of course, you wouldn’t know the effort our Zhuchen Court has put into improving rice and coarse grains.

Since the war forty years ago, vast fertile lands have turned into the Lands without Master, and to sustain the population of a nation, more and more land needs to be cultivated.

Even though Zhuchen Court has made numerous mechanical improvements, saving a lot of manpower, the improvement of crops is still slow.

With this rice, Zhuchen won’t need to worry about that anymore and can free up a large number of farmers to contribute to other endeavors for Zhuchen..."

Yin Hai directly gave Bai Yi a political and historical one-two punch, explaining the essential link between food production and social stability, leaving Bai Yi utterly baffled.

Finally, Yin Hai asked her to produce more rice, and after moving the rice and soil together, Bai Yi came back to her senses.

"Hiss...

What a mess this is, but at least in this way, Zhuchen shouldn’t suspect me anymore and might invest in me earlier.

With Zhuchen helping to collect the needed resources, I can also take advantage of these thirty days, twenty-seven days to test some ideas."

Thoughts of ideas she had not dared to try in her territory appeared in Bai Yi’s mind, such as the long-sealed Endless Moss...

In her territory, she was concerned that losing control could harm it, but it was different in an instance.

Even if something did go out of control, there would be no impact on her.

And after looking at the Encyclopedia of Extraordinary Plants today, she had her eyes on many unique plants, including several combinations that Bai Yi thought were interesting.

"Seeing how excited Yin Hai was, I should get my reward by tomorrow at the latest..."

After taking a bath, she returned to her room, pretending to be exhausted from exerting her Extraordinary Ability, and went to bed early, while the orange cat, with Bai Yi’s help, vanished from the room.

Last night when Ju came back, she told Bai Yi about Bai Sheng and Bai Fa’s plans, and Bai Yi did not intend to interfere too much with the fighting matters.

She was keenly aware that being far from Zhuchen, she couldn’t precisely judge the rapidly changing situation ahead and simply left the decision entirely in the hands of the two, focusing on being a skilled logistician.

Being a logistician meant that as long as the front line racked their brains to bring results, her logistical work became much more leisurely.

The lights were off, and Bai Yi could no longer continue reading, but she still had to wait for Ju to return and couldn’t simply go to sleep.

After much consideration, she decided to open her panel and began tinkering with Life Weaving.

...

Yonghe Palace

After leaving Bai Yi’s residence, Yin Hai didn’t go back to his own place or Zhuchen Court but carried the large clump of soil and flew towards Yonghe Palace.

Knowing that Yin Hai was the visitor, the maids standing at the door did not stop him.

Yin Hai had previously shown up unexpectedly late at night, and it was often for urgent matters that needed immediate resolution, with a serious expression on his face.

This time, however, seeing Yin Hai’s unabashed smile, they knew it must be good news, and began to ponder whether they should congratulate the Emperor.

Pulling a stalk of rice from the clump of soil, Yin Hai pushed open the wooden door and stepped in.

Without having to look, Yin Hai already heard the thunderous snoring and walked straight to the bedside, seeing Zhu Gang lying on his back in bed.

Because of his out-of-shape figure and advanced age, Zhu Gang hadn’t indulged in the company of women for quite some time, retreating to sleep early after dinner.

Ignoring the Emperor’s dignity, Yin Hai held a cluster of mud-wrapped rice in one hand, while spellcasting with the other to chill his hand, then pressed it firmly against Zhu Gang’s face.

As Zhu Gang’s snoring shattered with a scream, Yin Hai nodded in satisfaction.

Zhu Gang, likewise, did not sleep.

Subsequently, the two strolled together in the garden, in the garden...

Cough cough...

Alright, so it was Zhu Gang, woken up inexplicably fuming with mighty strength, chasing after Yin Hai, and they ended up in the garden in front of Yonghe Palace’s gate, where Zhu Gang ran out of energy.

Hmm, a total distance of 37.43 meters.

Yin Hai, relying on his Extraordinary Ability, precisely calculated the distance. Using a small spell, he helped Zhu Gang feel lighter, patting Zhu Gang’s shoulder with one hand.

"Your Majesty, you really should pay attention to your weight. You’ve barely run a distance and you’re already out of breath. How about we follow Your Majesty’s previous suggestion and prepare a ceremony for you?"

Zhu Gang was about to erupt in anger, but hearing the latter half of the remark, he responded with surprise:

"What kind of wind has blown this way, willing to let me become a Transcendent?

Eh, that’s not right, what happy event did you encounter today? To rouse me from bed at this hour?"

"Come, Your Majesty, look at this. This rice plant is..."

After exaggerating the introduction of Bai Yi to the rice and adding his own spin, Yin Hai also emphasized Bai Yi’s contributions.

Zhu Gang wasn’t particularly interested in the details, but he understood what the rice meant to Zhuchen territory and roared with laughter, exclaiming bless our ancestors.

The drowsiness and annoyance vanished, Zhu Gang treasured the rice plant in his hands even more than Yin Hai.

"Rest assured, I know what to do, haha, Bai Miss won’t be shortchanged.

That’s it; I will summon her tomorrow, grant her a formal official position and title. Are you at ease now?

No, this joyous occasion demands that I pay respect to my ancestors.

Servants, prepare the carriage, I’m going to the Imperial Ancestral Temple!"

Without fretting over the mud, Zhu Gang, cradling the muddy rice, excitedly boarded his exclusive carriage and hurried toward the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

...

East of Emilia, Land without Master

In the morning, after Bai Sheng and Bai Fa confirmed that the city ruins had been thoroughly scavenged, they were teleported by the orange cat to this mountainside.

The needle erosion insects were already standing by in the surrounding woods as the two stood under the tree shade, overlooking the camp at the base of the mountain to the east.

As to why it was the east side...

Don’t ask; it was a teleportation overshoot.

Fei Wen had already scouted the camp, and there were no signs of a Level 6 Transcendent thus far.

The camp leader was a Level 5 Transcendent, along with two Level 4s, plus a number of low-tier ones; this information was gathered through communication among the people in the camp.

Furthermore, the trouble was that the camp’s Combat Power was not comprised of humans alone; from a distance, one could see numerous abnormally majestic lions.

The red mane and occasional bursts of fire and wind confirmed their transcendent nature, all sub-2-tier in capability, meaning below Level 3 Transcendents.

The issue was these appeared to be Fire Series Transcendents, their abilities similar to those Transcendents they had encountered that day.

Although it wasn’t impossible to push over them with needle erosion insects without loss, they still chose to wait here.

By nightfall, with the fires in the camp thinning out, the two finally saw the figure of the orange cat.

Accompanying the orange cat’s arrival was a scale, its crossbar severely tilted as if it would never return to equilibrium.

...

Mad Lion Tribe: located northeast of Emilia, bordering the Sun Church Court, often engaging in minor conflicts; led by two Level 5 Dragon Descendants, holding second-highest status in the Federation, right after the Barbarian Bear Tribe with their Level 6 Transcendent...

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