The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen
Chapter 141 - 57: The News of Buying a Life (3k)

Chapter 141: Chapter 57: The News of Buying a Life (3k)

"Of course, I believe Mr. Tan will have enough value to exchange for his life, right?"

Shang Ji stepped on the snow-covered ground with his leather shoes, making a crisp snapping sound.

He never intended to kill any surrenderers, it wasn’t like the memories in the Swarm Network, those tough days when every bit of Blood Flesh needed to be collected.

With the output from the Fungus Blanket, the value of Blood Flesh has been reduced to mere snack status, nice to have but not essential, just icing on the cake.

And now with the Facehugger, the value of these living people in terms of Blood Flesh has been compressed again.

Even without superpowers, merely as a population, they could become part of the Lord’s ceremony, although the task given by the Lord was only for ten thousand people, such ceremonies always exceed the requirements.

The better the completion, the more rewards one receives!

Though the Lord’s task wasn’t a real ceremony, but rather a breakthrough mission for the territory, he felt it was the same principle.

Of course, it would be better if, like now, there could be additional gains.

Tan Shidao swallowed nervously, not daring to say more, and directly began to demonstrate his value.

"I, I have heard that you have traded a lot of mechanical constructs in the past; our family has always been the best mechanical company in the Sanctuary, our family even retains many mechanical design drawings from the old era!

Moreover, I also know a secret about this cold disaster, and a friend of Commander Hong, the brother of Guan Jiu, a Broken Army Level Superpower User, a City-splitting Level Superpower User!"

From Tan Shidao’s perspective, he could now clearly see the silhouettes of those around him; they were not the fully-armed humans he had imagined but instead huge, fearsome-looking insects!

He even noticed a giant vine person silently stepping closer behind Commander Hong, its twisting tendrils looking particularly terrifying and abnormal in the dark night!

They were not humans at all!

Where did he provoke these guys from?

Is this the Lord he had always been on good terms with?

He also secretly supported a Lord, but that was just like a small Sanctuary, wasn’t the disparity a bit too big?

Suppressing the fear in his heart, Tan Shidao forced a smile on his changed expression due to fear and uttered his last sentence:

"I believe, Commander Hong probably hasn’t mentioned his existence to you, right..."

"You!"

Commander Hong’s expression changed drastically, and he raised his pistol intending to kill him right there, but a woman, who appeared behind him unknowingly, once again pressed down his handgun.

Several spiked tendrils extended from beside Commander Hong, one inadvertently resting on his shoulder, reminding him of their presence.

The sharpness reflecting cold light under the dim light forced Commander Hong to forcibly calm down, breaking into cold sweat.

Suddenly, Commander Hong realized that his current situation was not much better than that of Tan Shidao kneeling on the ground.

Like during the daytime negotiations, it seemed they valued not him, but the resources and people he controlled.

If he did anything out of line, perhaps he and Tan Shidao’s positions would instantly reverse, with him kneeling on the ground, praying he could survive, and Tan Shidao taking over to lead this remaining Sanctuary.

After the death of three Superpower Users, the strongest side was clearly evident.

Though he now stood on Shang Ji’s side, if he betrayed them, they, too, could seamlessly switch roles, from standing to kneeling, or even lying down...

The kind of lying down without breathing!

Various thoughts crossed Commander Hong’s mind, he gritted his teeth and took the initiative:

"Mr. Shang Ji, there were reasons for that! It was not intentional concealment!"

"Oh? Since both of you want to talk, why not let both speak, let’s see who speaks better?"

Shang Ji, with a smile, turned his body, extended both hands in a welcoming gesture, the Swarm Network silently connecting with the two men, peering into their hearts.

A transcendent beyond the Broken Army Level, that was a Level 6 existence.

The target of the Lord now was that gorilla, also merely a Level 6, something the current territory could not handle, he felt it necessary to clarify.

If the Sanctuary provoked a Level 6 Superpower User beforehand, that would be too costly!

He had already called Bai Yi through the Swarm Network and felt that familiar gaze casting over here.

"That City-splitting Level Superpower User indeed exists, but he left White Poplar City three months ago to investigate a beast beyond the City-splitting Level.

We speculate that it is the source of the cold disaster.

But after the appearance of the Lord, that barrier surrounding White Poplar City cut off everything, and his news was completely lost..."

The information read in the Swarm Network wasn’t much different, just with more details, such as his closeness with that City-splitting Level Superpower User.

He had always been waiting for that Superpower User to return, bringing him hope.

Another side of what Tan Shidao said was similar, but he added many conspiracy theories to it, similarly extracting the most authentic information under the Swarm Network.

Upon seeing the message for the first time, Bai Yi was somewhat relieved.

Fortunately, if things go on as they are now, those partitioned barriers might actually help her.

And even if the barriers were truly removed, that would be a long time in the future.

"Give him a chance, but he must undergo parasitism."

After leaving these words, Bai Yi’s gaze shifted away from there.

Under Tan Shidao’s astonished gaze, Shang Ji bowed deeply into the void, respectfully saying:

"Yes, my Lord."

Then, he turned his head back towards Tan Shidao.

"Congratulations, the Lord is willing to give you a chance, but if you truly want to join us, you need to undergo some necessary procedures."

Tan Shidao felt nervous inside, not expecting that this man, who seemed to command many powerful beings and orchestrated tonight’s events, was not the decision maker!

He was just a servant!

And there was a Lord above him!

Shocked inside, Tan Shidao dared not conceal anything further and continued to reveal everything he knew.

Including all information about the cold disaster, including the conditions of their family’s blueprints...

Commander Hong, though unwilling, could only begrudgingly accept the fact that Tan Shidao had survived by earning Fan Mao’s favor.

He knew that all this time, he had been communicating only with Fan Mao’s subordinate; his obligation also stopped at this step, and he dared not question the decisions of their Lord, or Fan Mao.

With the surface conflict resolved, soon, the two Level 6 Transcendents from the Insect Swarm, corresponding to Tier 5, arrived.

Beside Commander Hong, Bai Sheng took out a string of exquisite headwear, opening up a Teleportation Gate that also brought Sunshine Sunflower to the location.

With absolute power imposing dominance, the two discordant Tier 5 Superpower Users in mid-air had no choice but to descend.

Meekly following their inner hearts, they complied with the arrangement of the Insect Swarm.

To prevent any accidents, and because the status of the two sides was different, after all, one was a loser, the other stood in the victor’s position, the treatment they received was naturally not the same.

Ignoring whether it was night or day, the Insect Swarm took responsibility for collecting various materials within the Sanctuary, and the rest divided into groups to enter the pre-dug channels of Fungus Blanket.

When they learned that these channels had multiple entrances and exits inside the Sanctuary, some even within their territories, they were greatly shocked.

Especially since these channels formed such a vast network underground, and they had been completely unaware of it, it wasn’t just them – this strategy was beyond what ordinary organizations could handle.

At any moment, the opposing force could fully activate the Sanctuary, dispatching those powerful fighting insects to every corner of the Sanctuary.

Even if not targeting high-level combat power, but merely slaughtering civilians, the commingled insects and civilians would be enough to make powerful beings hesitant.

Sufficiently causing the Sanctuary severe damage before all the insects could be killed, possibly leading to its downfall.

With the complex thoughts of Tan Shidao and Commander Hong, both groups were led by the Insect Swarm through the lengthy tunnels.

Arriving at the riverbank to the south of the territory, they entered a newly built semi-sunken large mud and stone house, which seemed very crude but was unexpectedly warm due to the bonfire.

This was Nong Er’s inspiration from the memories shared by Bai Yi to the Swarm Network, which could reduce a lot of work and relied on the earth’s warmth efficiently.

Of course, as the losers, they naturally couldn’t rest so quickly but under the intimidation of the Insect Swarm, were semi-forced to accept parasitism.

Their capabilities naturally didn’t merit the value of integrating Bai Yi’s Swarm Consciousness, and although those Tier 5 Bai Yi wanted to, their Level was insufficient, and they could only temporarily rely on parasitism to maintain control.

In contrast to these defeated, the general populace brought over were much more comfortable, and after arriving at their living area, they followed the directions of Nong Yi and others already waiting there, receiving warm baked potatoes from Erosion Worm as food.

This was food from a previous unsuccessful trade, served with warm water diluted countless times from the Life Spring, bringing warmth to these hungry and cold people.

Even though they had to drink quickly and return the containers due to a lack of them, it was still much better compared to life inside the Sanctuary.

Lured by warm water and food, even if what was assigned to them were terrifying ants nearly waist-high, they were not fearful.

After drinking the warm water, led by "Big Bee," each came with their baked potato to their assigned houses.

Everything was well-organized; by the time Commander Hong and others arrived, everyone had already settled into these semi-submerged houses.

Due to the long journey and the warm environment here, the residential area quickly fell into tranquility.

Time swiftly moved to the next day.

Shang Ji, having timed his arrival here, brought new food for the people, as well as their first assignment.

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Guan Jiu: Broken Army Level Superpower User, proficient in constructing massive invisible fields, extremely adept at defense and sieging, but his own reputation is overshadowed by his brother’s...

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