The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen
Chapter 166 - 80: Landing in Area 34 (3k)

Chapter 166: Chapter 80: Landing in Area 34 (3k)

"I didn’t expect to be so lucky today, the degradation crop actually succeeded..."

Bai Yi whispered as she walked out of the tree hole with a flower pot planted with rice. The rice in her hand was the perfect one-time rice that she had cultivated to meet the requirements.

Due to a negative gene entry that mutated, its grains, which were supposed to act as seeds, lost their function. However, as a trade-off, it resulted in a slightly greater yield and was rich in oils.

This was also why Bai Yi chose rice—compared to potatoes, rice was easier to make seed-sterilization happen, while potatoes, which are highly reproductive, were not suitable.

After all, even unmodified potatoes can sprout and grow without soil or water, let alone the potatoes that Bai Yi had now enhanced with rapid reproduction.

Rather than trying to eliminate the reproductive ability of potatoes, Bai Yi felt rice had more potential, and the final result did not disappoint her.

As for how to reproduce a one-time plant, Bai Yi had no need to worry.

She had already noted down the corresponding core gene entry, and as long as she fused the entry anew with her Extraordinary Ability-enhanced superpower in the original Endless Rice, she could produce it on a large scale.

Now she could fuse over a ton of rice at a time. The base Endless Rice could also be quickly cultivated with superpower, making mass production extremely simple.

Moreover, this was not for food but for seeds. The amount Bai Yi could fuse at once could already provide enough for many fields of planting.

With just a little time, she could stockpile enough to sell for a good while.

Bai Yi stood on the suspended path in front of the tree hole, with a vine hanging next to her, dangling a fresh purple-black fruit.

This was what Bai Yi had asked You to start condensing before she began studying the rice, intending it to be the starting point for her consciousness carrier.

As an inherently Level 5 You, even though the Level 5 strength could not be inherited due to Extraordinary Relics, Extraordinary still provided You with some ability to modify genes.

This was also the reason why Bai Yi could extract some gene entries from those Extraordinary plants. Extraordinary, at a certain level, would cause modifications to the entity itself, just like an ordinary person awakening a superpower.

For Bai Yi, most of these modifications affecting the body were gene entries that could be stripped off.

And the many gene entries Bai Yi fused onto You were not just for show; they saved her a lot of trouble in the modifications.

Of course, the most important reason was Bai Yi’s compatibility with You.

Originally the most suitable as her consciousness carrier would naturally be You, but because of You’s size, it wasn’t possible to move freely, let alone serve as an avatar for her to venture outside.

Therefore, she had to settle for the next best thing: using You’s offspring.

Coming down to the ground, Bai Yi buried the fruit in the soil and began germination with her superpower.

A Mutated banyan much smaller than the giant banyan next to her quickly grew strong in front of Bai Yi.

Although it was smaller in comparison, it wasn’t much shorter than those mutated banyans outside the territory, standing over six meters tall. It just appeared minuscule in front of You, which had reached a height of one hundred and fifty meters.

But for Bai Yi, this was tall enough already.

Through her interface, this Mutated banyan didn’t disappoint Bai Yi, inherently inheriting You’s near Level 3 ability to Control Magic Power, and its manifestation was also a kind of superpower, not Transcendent.

Other gene entries from You were also reflected to some extent but not completely. At least this offspring did not develop consciousness, nor could it become a Tree-man immediately. Some genes fused in You appeared incomplete in this "little tree."

She would need to fuse again for this little tree.

And later, Bai Yi planned to fuse more genes into it, such as the Poison Blood and more attack-oriented gene entries, which she had not tried before.

However, Bai Yi decided to wait until another matter was settled before proceeding.

Just as she had finished cultivating the Three-day Rice, Ju had made preparations for crossing the Space Barrier.

Bai Sheng and Bai Fa’s Insect Swarm had already assembled at the edge of the barrier, and several Level 5 Combat Powers parasitizing the territory had also allocated three to wait here, ready to join the fight at any moment.

Although she wouldn’t go in person this time, she was prepared to constantly monitor via the Swarm Network.

After all, this was related to her subsequent development direction. If successful, she would no longer need to be confined to White Poplar City, and the difficulty of her advancement task would also be much reduced!

"Meow~"

Bai Yi felt a sudden weight on her head, and two paws scrambled onto her headgear. The orange cat with a more mature voice than the current Bai Yi, which was Bai Yi’s voice before she ascended to Forest Elf, said:

"It’s ready on the other side."

"Then let’s start; I’ll be paying attention," Bai Yi said.

As her voice fell, the weight disappeared from her head. The orange cat had left with the headgear, and Bai Yi immediately entered the Swarm Network with her consciousness, borrowing the viewpoint of the Swarm to see the orange cat who had just teleported to the edge of the territory.

The boundary’s barrier was not a tangible wall that constantly reminded itself of its presence but rather an invisible space barrier. It only flickered with a faint white light to signal its existence when a living creature tried to approach.

But the barrier was very clever; it did not obstruct objects without consciousness or belonging, such as natural wind and rain or falling leaves from plants.

However, once the wind and rain were transformed by a Superpower User, once plants were controlled by Bai Yi’s consciousness, they would be stopped by it.

At least Bai Yi couldn’t think of any bugs left to exploit and had to choose to forcefully break through this space barrier.

And currently within Bai Yi’s territory, Bai Fa’s spatial accomplishments were insufficient for this task, and they had to rely on the orange cat’s superpower to forcefully penetrate the barrier.

At this moment, at the territorial boundary, Bai Sheng and Bai Fa were on standby. They were joined by the Insect Swarm, which had hurriedly gathered through the Fungus Blanket channels from all over White Poplar City upon receiving today’s news!

The orange cat, wearing Bai Yi’s space head ornament around its neck, paused momentarily in front of Bai Sheng and Bai Fa, then flashed in front of the barrier, which emitted a white light upon its arrival.

The superpower sensed the immense but seemingly fragile barrier, calculating its patterns.

Before long, the orange cat’s eyes sharpened, and it vanished from its spot in a flash of orange, reappearing merely a meter forward.

Yet this mere meter was enough to have successfully passed through the seemingly impenetrable barrier.

Neither Bai Sheng and Bai Fa, still waiting on this side of the barrier, nor Bai Yi, observing through the Swarm Network, were surprised or relaxed about this.

The orange cat had already declared in the first week that it could penetrate the barrier protecting the monster respawn points, a layer fundamentally identical to this territorial barrier, differing only in size.

Therefore, it was within Bai Yi’s expectations that the orange cat could traverse the barrier, and what followed next would be the key to determining the success of their endeavor!

Having only the orange cat traverse the barrier was of little use; it couldn’t establish a stable passage, and it wasn’t feasible to always rely on the orange cat to manage the Insect Swarm’s deployment.

Bai Yi’s real aim was to have the orange cat carry the head ornament across the barrier, try to record a coordinate, and thereby open a permanent Teleportation Gate!

And once they had the Teleportation Gate, the consumption of Magic Power was a minor concern.

All they needed was to specially cultivate an Insect Clan member or a Tree-man, link it with the Fungus Blanket, and draw energy from the Blanket that spread throughout White Poplar City—enough to sustain a Teleportation Gate.

What worried her all along was the possibility that the head ornament might not penetrate the barrier.

But according to her understanding of Extraordinary Relics, they differ from the superpower system, being a type of Abnormal Object, and Bai Yi had encountered several Abnormal Objects before, all with abilities that had a compelling force.

Since even the orange cat could penetrate, theoretically, the head ornament could too, and this was why Bai Yi almost took it for granted that the task could be accomplished.

Of course, Bai Yi was prepared for the worst. If it really didn’t work, they would have to use one of the eight remaining Erosion Worm Seal Cards that she had kept from the instance.

The orange cat would carry a card, the basic Fungus Blanket, along with Bai Sheng or Bai Fa as commanders, allowing them to develop in other areas and occasionally interact with resources through the orange cat.

But if that were to occur, her plan to introduce other territorial Mutant Creatures and create a "source of resources" for Area 33 would be spoiled.

Fortunately, nothing went awry.

The orange cat’s paw touched the head ornament around its neck, opening a circular Space Gate in front of it, while simultaneously, another gate opened on this side of the barrier.

Both the Insect Swarm present and others within the Swarm Network were elated, with happy and joyous emotions resonating throughout the network.

The Space Gate opened successfully!

This meant that the Insect Swarm once again had the chance to wage war and could once again raise their sharp limbs.

Although they would obediently build and contribute to the territory at Bai Yi’s behest, they still preferred to fight on the battlefield, directly facing the enemy’s blood!

Every single Erosion Worm watching the gate that represented the other side of the barrier couldn’t help their legs and jaws rubbing together in anticipation, yet they still suppressed their urges, waiting for directives from the group consciousness.

After confirming success, the Space Gate expanded rapidly under the impetus of the orange cat’s superpower, its diameter growing to ten meters.

Leading the way, Bai Sheng nodded, lifting the Abnormal Object Longsword at her waist, and issued the command.

"Insect Swarm, advance!"

"For the Queen!"

The Swarm Consciousness responded, and in an instant, all the members of the Insect Swarm sprang into action.

And as the Insect Swarm officially set foot on the other side of the barrier, Bai Yi, far within her territory, received a series of panel prompts.

[You have entered Area 34, Huai Mountain City. You have obtained Area 34 channel permissions. You have unlocked Area 34 Free Market.]

[Warning: As you have not exited Area 33, you cannot read Area 34’s Cycle Challenge, and you cannot participate in Area 34’s leaderboard.]

[Notice: The Area has been opened. You have stepped on the journey to other Areas, triggering the special task, Area annexation (S).]

Bai Yi: ?

"Since when was the Area opened?

How come I wasn’t aware?"

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Three-day Rice (Level 2/Gold): Absorbs nutrients rapidly after planting, grows and condenses nutritious grains within 3 days, doesn’t deplete soil fertility with sufficient Magic Power supply, producing 1000 units per acre, but the grains lack the ability to mature into full plants...

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