The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen
Chapter 172 - 86: Iron Blood Pulling the Reins at the Cliff Edge (3k)

Chapter 172: Chapter 86: Iron Blood Pulling the Reins at the Cliff Edge (3k)

"Fortunately, the power that this Avatar can borrow has already surpassed the 4th tier, infinitely close to the strength of the 5th tier.

Otherwise, that Energy Vacuum might not have had such a good effect..."

Bai Yi thought to herself, feeling the surge of Magic Power within the Tree-man’s body—a replenishment from the very Energy Vacuum that had just absorbed energy.

To achieve the best effect with that Energy Vacuum, she had drained all of the Magic Power from the Tree-man, and Bai Yi was willing to do so because the skill could return a portion of the absorbed Magic Power.

This was one of the abilities inherited from You, whose hallmark as a Transcendent profession was a bounce in Magic Power use—quick to use, quick to recover.

She had clearly felt that Jun Lin’s strike could pose a threat to her future Avatar, and the Iron Blood also obviously lacked the power to stop it, which is why she took action.

However, even if the effectiveness of her skill was less than ideal, she had a second plan ready; the orange cat sitting on her trunk was already prepared to intervene and separate the two.

As her "toy," Bai Yi did not wish it to be disrupted by someone else, even Jun Lin who was one of her Admirers.

Yet her move to protect her "toy" inadvertently resulted in the other Lords present taking note.

They all knew that this Tree-man was not the real body of Fan Mao, but an Avatar that could be replicated; initially, they did not think this Avatar had any particularly strong abilities.

It was only after Bai Yi made a move that they realized they were wrong, and horribly so.

Just an Avatar, and it already possessed near 5th tier Combat Power!

Even if it was potentially an enhancement from the Tree-man, it proved that as the main body, "Fan Mao" should at least have 4th tier Combat Power.

Not to mention the 5th tier Beast King on the tree, whose panel they could not clearly see!

They had all guessed that Fan Mao, as the Plant Series Lord, would only be strong within his own territory, given that however strong plants might be, their inability to move is a weakness that’s hard to change.

They imagined Fan Mao’s territory to be something akin to the game Plants vs. Zombies, filled with various powerful Mutant Plants.

Even though Fan Mao had put forth the Tree-man, they did not think this was the normal state for his territory.

Especially for Landon, as a Magician himself, he was well aware of how stringent the conditions for a Tree-man’s birth are— in his dungeon world, Tree-men are 4th tier and above!

Even if Fan Mao truly discovered a way to cultivate Tree-men, Landon did not believe that Fan Mao would be able to mass-produce them in such a short period of time.

But what he didn’t know was, even though Tree-men like this Avatar had not been mass-produced, just counting Tree-men, Bai Yi already had nearly four thousand, each one had just reached the 4th tier, growing slowly by drawing on the Magic Power from the Fungus Blanket network.

Now, the ability displayed by Bai Yi let them understand that "Fan Mao" is not only powerful within his territory but also has certain methods to wield externally.

At the very least, in terms of Hero Units, Fan Mao has already taken a substantial lead with the Beast King.

Even the Corpse King, who also possesses a 5th tier Hero, is outclassed, as Zombies upon reaching the 5th tier would regain sufficient intelligence and, like Humans and other Mutant Creatures, achieve a breakthrough in superpower.

But inherently lacking, at lower tiers, they could rely on being unafraid of pain and their strong bodies to surpass ordinary beings, yet at the 5th tier, they’d still fall slightly short compared to same-tier Humans.

Not to mention Mutant Creatures that have consistently dominated Humans at the same tier...

Though the orange cat did not make a move, the unknown is always the most terrifying.

At least all the Lords have reached a consensus on high-tier combat capabilities.

However, unless there’s a complete dominance, the Lords have never been about competing with just high-tier Combat Power.

The two keeping a wary eye on each other landed on the ground, and Iron Blood promptly stepped forward to smooth things over, easing the atmosphere before this small meeting today began.

"You’re all aware of the chaos that these Low-level Lords have stirred up in the past few days, and up to today, a total of 34 Lords have completely vanished.

I believe nobody here wishes to see this happen.

Those who can sit here should be aware of the advancement requirements for the 4th tier: a whole ten thousand souls, and I’m not afraid to tell you, that’s exactly what I’m aiming for!

White Poplar Sanctuary, which could have been a source for these numbers, vanished overnight. If we wish to advance normally, then we need to start with these Low-level Lords.

Moreover, the number of these Lords and their soldiers is so large that it’s enough for all of us here to divide amongst ourselves!"

"Speak, how do you wish to proceed?"

The first to respond was the Corpse King. As someone whose main force consisted of Zombies, it was easy enough if she was merely fearful, but to garner admiration was truly a challenge for her, an innate shortcoming.

She had thought of giving up this path and instead causing widespread fear within the dungeon, but now Iron Blood offered a possibility, and after some contemplation, decided she wanted to give it a try.

After all, if she could advance through admiration, she was internally averse to creating fear.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have taken in those people in her territory, nor used Zombies for protection and to shelter them.

As for the other four, Bai Yi had already advanced, and Iron Blood, not knowing that advancement to the 5th tier still required this condition, had no expectation of Bai Yi taking an interest.

Jun Lin and Landon I, along with the recently joined Anonymous who had proven their strength, were his targets.

"Of course, it’s to resolve the current troubles of those Low-level Lords."

"You should know, the current problem is that they are unable to earn points, without a path forward, even we are finding it hard to seek out Mutant Creatures.

And there’s something even more important: two weeks have passed since the cold disaster, and our food supplies are nearly exhausted. How do you plan to solve that?

If these two problems aren’t resolved, garnering their admiration will be a joke."

The Corpse King was interested in this plan but was not thoughtless, quickly pinpointing the core difficulties.

The issue of food was especially pressing as the Sanctuary had recently taken in quite a few people, and she was already beginning to face difficulties.

If it weren’t for zombies being able to enter hibernation to reduce consumption, if it weren’t for the batch of food she had gotten in advance from Fan Mao, she would probably not have the confidence she now had.

"That’s natural, we all need to work together.

After all, if one does not contribute yet enjoys the rewards, I believe others would not allow it."

Iron Blood’s gaze swept toward Jun Lin and Landon, hoping the two would give some indication.

When the conversation turned to solutions, Jun Lin, who had already had a plan in mind, no longer concealed anything and shared news about a large number of Mutant Creatures found on the edge of the territory.

"Speaking of Mutant Creatures, I happen to know their whereabouts. Just today, near the border of White Poplar City, I found quite a few Mutant Creatures.

I suspect that because of last week’s Cycle Challenge, where many were killed, a number of them hid near the border. And since the Lords of White Poplar City are mostly concentrated in the central area, no one noticed."

This was the explanation that Jun Lin could somewhat convince himself with at the moment. As for the Insect Swarm that Su Su had seen, it was now without evidence.

Jun Lin even doubted whether he had encountered some kind of Spiritual Series Mutant Creature, causing an illusion that reflected the fear in his heart. From his Past Life Memory, he knew that the Monkey King of White Poplar Mountain had a similar ability.

If there were 4th-tier creatures with similar abilities among those who fled to the edges of the territory, it wouldn’t be impossible to find Su Su using the Concealing Dharma Method and then using a superpower to drive Su Su away.

Otherwise, there was simply no explanation for how the Insect Swarm could disappear in such a short period and also be able to return the occupied land to its normal state.

In the past, areas swept by the Swarm were still fertile, but indeed no grass grew!

"If that’s the case, it simplifies things quite a bit, we just need to ensure order and arrange for Lords to go to the border regions to clear the Mutant Creatures.

The border region is so extensive that there shouldn’t be a conflict for resources."

"Maybe we can even drive the Mutant Creatures together to reduce our workload..."

"I think..."

Bai Yi, watching them negotiate a solution for the "artificial instance" she had painstakingly arranged overnight, felt extremely pleased.

Not a single person was doubtful, and everyone followed the script she had envisaged toward the predetermined outcome.

Although no one knew it was all her doing, the sensation of clandestinely controlling everything was indeed exhilarating.

Seeing they were almost done discussing, Bai Yi allowed the Tree-man under her control to move slightly, drawing everyone’s attention.

"The problem of food, I can solve it.

Although I’ve advanced, I can still offer help to Low-level Lords."

With the guarantee from Fan Mao, a Lord who was capable of food distribution even before the cold disaster, Iron Blood’s expression instantly brightened with surprise.

Originally, Iron Blood was troubled by this problem. His initial idea was to use the influence of all the Lords to publicly coerce Fan Mao, a Lord who was able to produce massive amounts of food before the cold disaster, into a moral bind.

To force Fan Mao to reveal his methods of producing so much food or, at the very least, provide sufficient resources.

Moreover, with the enticement of advancement, under the carrot and stick approach, Fan Mao would succumb.

But all that vanished when Fan Mao himself advanced to the 4th-tier.

Both intimidation and seduction became much less effective, and on top of that, they risk offending people.

Of course, the most important thing was, Iron Blood felt he couldn’t defeat Fan Mao...

Even if Fan Mao didn’t take the initiative, Iron Blood would have had to propose some form of benefit exchange and attempt to negotiate the needed food or even seeds from Fan Mao.

But now that Fan Mao was willing to help, Iron Blood naturally rejoiced and could save those resources.

And all of these subtle thoughts were already being spied on by Bai Yi through the Swarm Network in secret. After such a long time, the Swarm had already mobilized into the nearby Fungus Blanket passages, providing her enhancement.

"So that was your original plan...

Quite sensible of you. If you really did that, maybe I would have gotten angry and flipped the table.

Hmm, he has indeed saved the little lives of all the Lords here...

But what was he originally planning to use to trade with me?"

Bai Yi guessed in her heart and continued to control the Tree-man, vibrating the air with Magic Power to produce sound:

"I will offer a special type of rice seed that can quickly absorb nutrients from the soil and be harvested in 3 days, with a yield of up to one ton per acre.

Moreover, it can use Magic Power instead of soil nutrients to grow in a certain magic environment and even speed up growth.

After testing, about 200% Magic Power Concentration is enough to grow it without the need for soil nutrients, and for every additional 100% increase in Magic Power Concentration, one day of growth can be reduced. In an ideal state, with 400% Magic Power Concentration, it can be harvested in just one day!

And this rice is nutrient-rich, even able to replace the lowest grade Blood Flesh when used in double quantities, Summoning soldiers."

Bai Yi pointed out the advantages one by one and then fell silent to give everyone time to absorb the news.

The several people in the room listened and grew more delighted in their hearts, and quickly realized in unison that if they were not mistaken, a caveat was coming next.

"But..."

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Runfli Tree-man: Commonly found in the forests of Runfli in the southern part of the Maga Empire’s Sun Corner Peninsula, they are powerful but not fond of conflict. Allies with the Elf Clan and not opposed to the Dragon Clan and Humans, they often offer their own dry branches and even willingly break off their own twigs to trade with Human Magicians for Gold Coins...

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