In just a few seconds, the communication between the two worker ants concluded. One of them continued its previous patrolling activity, waiting for other worker ants to arrive, while the other turned around and hastened back towards the ant nest. As it got closer to the ant nest, it encountered an increasing number of its fellow worker ants on the way. It communicated with each one it met for a few seconds. After the brief interaction, they would part ways and continue their journey to the ant nest. By the time it returned to the ant nest, nearly half an hour had elapsed. After staying in the ant nest for merely one minute, over 30 worker ants gathered and set off towards the mouse hole. When it returned to the mouse hole, more than 200 worker ants had already assembled nearby. The arrival of this group of worker ants seemed to be a signal. The worker ants that had been hovering around immediately joined this group and marched into the mouse hole in a grand manner, commencing a sweep of the entire hole. At each tunnel fork, a portion of the worker ants would be dispatched to explore. Under Peter's divine sense, the nest of mice in the hole seemed to sense the impending danger and started to stir restlessly. One of the larger mice left the mouse nest deep in the hole and began moving towards the entrance, presumably to check the situation. However, it bumped into the vanguard of the worker ants just a few steps away. Acting on animal instinct, this mouse, which weighed over half a kilogram and was plump and strong, attempted to intimidate the worker ants to defend its territory. Unexpectedly, the leading worker ant remained unfazed. It stepped forward and took a bite. Its two thick mandibles instantly clamped onto the mouse's nose. In pain, the mouse rolled wildly in the tunnel, trying to shake off the worker ant biting it. The remaining worker ants swarmed up only after the mouse stopped rolling. They densely covered the mouse's entire body. After the mouse struggled for a while, some worker ants finally grabbed its limbs and began pulling. Thanks to the special body structure of ants, they possessed great strength. They easily held the mouse in a position as if it was being torn apart by five horses, and it could no longer move. Immediately, four or five worker ants took the opportunity to step forward and bite at the mouse's neck, easily cutting off its artery and trachea. Several worker ants then started carrying the body back, while the rest continued to move forward in the tunnel. In this battle, only the first attacking worker ant lost a leg when the mouse rolled wildly, and the other worker ants remained unharmed. This hunting operation lasted for more than ten minutes. Peter did not intervene at all throughout the process. All nine mice in the nest were captured and became the food for the ant colony. "Division of labor, cooperation, gathering strength, and surrounding the prey inside the hole. It seems that although these Chimera Ants have low individual intelligence, they have a high level of social organization," Peter muttered to himself, summarizing this hunting operation. "At least from the perspective of this cooperative hunting, these worker ants are not mindless idiots. The strategy they adopt when dealing with prey larger than themselves is very practical. A single worker ant inflicts great pain on the prey, consuming its physical strength, and then they all swarm up to complete the kill." With this thought in mind, Peter swiped open the light screen and began to record. "This hunting only took more than ten minutes, but in the preliminary preparation stage, from the discovery of the prey to the completion of troop mobilization, it took a full hour. The communication system of the ant colony must be improved." After recording the problem he had just discovered, Peter stood there, silently pondering solutions to the communication issue. Although during battles, Peter could instantly mobilize the units of the ant colony through the line of faith. However, it was unrealistic for him to constantly act as a signal terminal in daily life, closely monitoring the development of the ant colony and issuing instructions and messages. With more than ten thousand units in the ant colony currently, he simply couldn't manage it. "Perhaps a solution can be found in the genes of other insects. We need to improve the visual range of the eyes, have a good auditory system, and an organ for producing sounds, among other things." After writing down these ideas, Peter helplessly closed the light screen. It seemed that the problem of the new communication system couldn't be solved in the short term. He still had to focus on increasing the number of ants and collecting more power of faith. With this thought in mind, Peter immediately shifted his divine sense and continued with the information collection and observation of the ant colony. Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, Peter had been in the Divine Domain for nearly ten years, while about a month had passed in the real world. During this period, apart from logging off every day to eat and attend to his physiological needs, Peter had dedicated all his other time to the development of his Divine Domain. Now, due to the enhanced egg - laying ability of the queen ant, the number of Chimera Ants had steadily surpassed two million, and their presence could be seen throughout the Divine Domain. The name "Chimera Ants" was no longer appropriate for these core believers of Peter. As he analyzed the genes of the species he had collected and mastered more and more genes from different species, the units of the ant colony had undergone generation - after - generation upgrades, with various additional insect characteristics. Peter resolutely renamed his believers as the Insect Race. Now, the newly - born Chimera Ants had completely shed the appearance of ants. Except for the old worker ants born in the previous two years, there were no units in the entire group with the appearance of ants anymore. Peter was standing in a large insect nest at this moment, intently staring at a giant insect cocoon that was one and a half meters high. "Scrape." With a soft sound, a monster nearly one and a half meters in size emerged from the giant insect cocoon. Its main body resembled an enlarged rat. Its head had distinct insect features. Its mouth was equipped with sharp teeth, and there was a pair of large mandibles on both sides. Its visual system consisted of a pair of main eyes and four pairs of secondary eyes. There were also two antennae at the back of its head. Its body surface was covered with a carapace that glinted with a metallic luster. Its limbs had sharp claws, and its hind limbs were much thicker and obviously stronger than its front limbs, giving the impression that it had extremely powerful jumping ability. There was also a pair of bone - made scythes on its back. Watching this new unit of the Insect Race shake its body to get rid of the mucus on it after breaking free from the giant cocoon and start moving around the cocoon, Peter's face lit up with ecstasy. This was the new unit of the Insect Race that he had created using genetic adjustment based on the appearance of the zerglings in the games from his previous - life memories. "Have the zerglings finally been successfully created?" Before Peter could finish this sentence, his ecstatic expression froze on his face. The newly - born zergling, which had been lively just now, slowly fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth, gasping for breath, and then became critically ill. After struggling for less than ten seconds, it stopped breathing and turned into a corpse. Seeing this, Peter immediately composed himself, suppressing the ecstatic expression that hadn't completely faded. He skillfully released his divine sense and began to scan the body of this new unit. With a casual swipe of his hand, a blue light screen appeared in front of him, and he started to summarize the experience and record the experimental results after each failure. Having long used the auxiliary system of the Divine Being Landing Pod as a notebook, Peter had now formed a habit.
