The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen
Chapter 165 - 79: Consciousness Carrier Project (3k)

Chapter 165: Chapter 79: Consciousness Carrier Project (3k)

What could be more suitable for her arrival vessel than the Tree-man?

There’s still a whole day left before the meeting, and there’s plenty of time to start nurturing now.

As for the people being brought along, Shang Ji is a must, and she herself is just there for the excitement and will handle some important decisions, with specific negotiations also needing his presence.

She shared her thoughts with Shang Ji, asking him to prepare to go with her tomorrow.

Shang Ji replied quickly, stating that he understood. He then listed a bunch of precautions for Bai Yi and reminded her to reply to his private messages.

Only then did Bai Yi realize that there were several additional messages in her private channel; they were from Jun Lin, inquiring about her plans and intentions to participate.

Their tone suggested surprise at this matter, but they also seemed interested in attending.

It looks like Iron Blood had not previously discussed this with them. Was he planning to use the current momentum to force the remaining Lords of similar strength to come?

Indeed, he might manage to buy off weaker Lords, but winning over those like Jun Lin Corpse King without revealing his intentions was almost impossible.

But with the current trend being supported by most Low-level Lords, unless they no longer needed to deal with these Low-level Lords, they would at least need to make a symbolic appearance to give Iron Blood face.

Iron Blood might even prefer them not to come, using the opportunity to draw a stark contrast and highlight his greatness as the convener, thereby attracting a massive following.

The admiration of those hundred or so Lords might not be hugely impactful, but those Lords command at least hundreds or even thousands of unit types.

By calculation, there are at least over a hundred thousand "humans" in White Poplar City, excluding the Non-human units.

This was something she had always overlooked since her own territory had few humanoid units, and garnering the admiration of other Lords’ units is not easy, so Bai Yi hadn’t been concerned with this large pool of potential admirers in White Poplar City.

Even if she only garnered admiration from ten percent, it would be enough for him to advance.

And Jun Lin probably saw this, hence their inclination to go; they were already 3rd tier and aware of the requirements for advancement.

Perhaps they all had prepared speeches or things to win over hearts.

But how did they plan to resolve the fundamental issues?

The weather was still chaotic. Whether it was the lack of food or the need for Points, these were the primary concerns for all Low-level Lords.

Perhaps, they planned to rally around themselves to attack the two behemoth-protected Mutant Creature settlements?

Given Iron Blood’s territory and the intimidation of his 6th tier, he probably wouldn’t wish to attack White Poplar Lake, so that only left White Poplar Mountain.

If Jun Lin and others indeed had methods to deal with 5th tier, even if just once, that could support a large-scale sweep.

Bai Yi felt she’d guessed the truth, with the Beast King of White Poplar Mountain effectively non-existent, except for the still-hibernating snake. It’s possible they could really achieve significant results.

However, this plan wasn’t so friendly for her...

"If it were just those Low-level Lords, it would be tolerable, letting them hunt without touching the core, but if Jun Lin and their ilk got involved, my territory might be compromised.

I’ve already used Tree-men to set up defenses, but it’s uncertain whether they could be breached by some means, and once breached, there’s a high chance her strength and maybe even Eternal Life City could be discovered.

My strength would then be exposed, and being found as the master of the Swarm and Fungus Blanket spread at the boundaries of White Poplar City, could lead to a targeted group attack.

In that case, I’d have no choice but to tearfully swallow all the Lords.

That cannot happen!"

Bai Yi felt paranoid, thinking of the worst scenario first; she still wanted to play nicely with these Lords.

And swallowing them now wouldn’t be as effective as letting her Swarm randomly wreak havoc in an instance, which would be less guilt-inducing.

"I must find a way to divert their attention..."

Soon, Bai Yi remembered a previous idea.

The 33rd district of White Poplar City is currently chaotic due to internal resource shortages and inability to develop.

If...

She could offer a way for everyone to move out...

No, that could still expose her strength, and once exposed, she’d have to tearfully...

But how to let the Lords access resources from other areas without them noticing her Space Gate?

"Perhaps... besides letting the Lords go, maybe I can also drive those Mutant Creatures here?

After all, they aren’t inanimate objects but draggable Mutant Creatures."

By providing an upward mobility, one essential cause of conflict among the Lords thus gets eliminated!

No longer need to forcedly clash with other Lords like mad.

Even if there really are some Lords who have tasted the sweetness and do not wish to turn back, she doesn’t mind making them "join" her.

And she no longer needs to fight over that little piece of land in White Poplar City with them, instead, she can directly colonize other areas!

Bai Yi felt her thoughts becoming clearer, and she immediately thought of the more core issue of food.

Unlike mutant creatures, the lack of which only results in the inability to earn challenge points, food was the key issue that initially sparked conflicts among the Lords, crucial for the survival of the Lords.

"Perhaps I could cultivate some degenerated crops, similar to the tiered Biological Equipment.

Using mutation capabilities, weaken their reproductive ability, only preserving their growth rate...

If lucky, maybe I could even develop crops that grow rapidly but can’t be used as seeds!

After this time, probably all Lords will start to pay attention to agriculture, now that Landon I has already released the fast-growing Magic Gardens; more such buildings will likely emerge in future.

Why not seize the market first with rapidly breeding crops!

And those crops could also carry some private goods, such as embedding Swarm Consciousness..."

Once both can be implemented, even if the former may not be widely promoted, the latter could indeed win her a wave of public support, perhaps also earning some Admirers.

With a plan in place, Bai Yi immediately got into action.

The meeting is to start tomorrow at noon, and time is extremely tight to accomplish these plans.

Following her own thoughts, she responds to private messages, telling them she also wishes to support the idea of stopping the conflicts, and promises she will attend the meeting.

On the other side in the Swarm Network, messages are sent out to find orange cat, while casually tossing the plan to Shang Ji.

To break through barriers, the power of Ju is indispensable, and to construct a channel that transcends barriers, the ability of Space headgear is needed.

After getting all this done, Bai Yi immediately starts researching degenerated crops. With her mutation abilities, obtaining positive effects might be difficult, but obtaining adverse effects isn’t too simple?

...

Meanwhile, in the office of the Temporary Council of Eternal Life City

Shang Ji is buried behind a desk piled with various documents, enjoying his 007 lifestyle.

- Working from 12 AM to 12 PM, seven days a week.

Since the establishment of Eternal Life, Shang Ji has always had this routine.

Were it not for Bai Yi’s potent potions, he feels he absolutely couldn’t have endured.

Suddenly, his hand movements paused a moment, a familiar sensation transmitted from his mind, though his hands didn’t stop moving.

He had long been used to this routine; his boss always occasionally handed him some bizarre jobs, adding bricks to his already heavy burden.

Is it regarding the meeting proposed by the Lord named Iron Blood?

Shang Ji quickly realized that he had received a response to the message he had just sent to Bai Yi.

If he wasn’t wrong, apart from the regular replies, there were surely some new jobs he needed to handle.

Seeing Bai Yi’s latest directives in the Swarm Network, he sighed in relief.

Alright, just following the boss to a meeting, as for probing the barriers and other regions, that’s the job of Bai Sheng and Bai Fa.

The internal division of labor within the Swarm is quite clear, centered around Bai Yi; as long as each handled their own tasks, other "colleagues" would swiftly manage the rest, not burdening others.

"But the boss still plans to sell food seeds..."

Shang Ji recalled that the crops within the territory had already been enhanced by their boss to the level of low-tier Transcendent plants, and that’s not counting those marvelous Blood Flesh Fungus Blankets and the Crystal Rice that partnered with them.

That seemed to be the results already researched by the boss in another world, those low-tier crops not only have rapid growth and disaster resistance effects but also carried some magic power.

He guessed those were some failed products from when the boss was cultivating Crystal Rice, but he felt if he mentioned it, he would definitely be handed a few new jobs by the boss, or it might result in the next potion’s flavor becoming even more "unique"...

"If we already have better crops in the territory, then the original ones could indeed be sold, if the boss can’t cultivate disposable seeds, then this kind of product belongs to a one-time sale, couldn’t be tiered for sale.

Then we could only opt to introduce new crops every so often..."

Quickly, Shang Ji drafted a sales plan based on the two situations, and sent it along with his series of suggestions for crop degradation back to his boss.

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Endless Potato·Disaster Resistance Type VII·Magic Crystal Version (Tier 3/Blue): After planting, it can absorb magic power for rapid growth, requires 3 days to mature in a standard magic environment, growth rate increases proportionally with the increase in magic power concentration, yield can reach 30,000 units per mu, potatoes are rich in oil and contain some magic power, nourishing...