Chapter 8 - Chapter 8 Breeding Farm

Then they captured the carefully selected targets. Each Stinger Dragonfly held its catch firmly, just like grandmas who had just finished shopping for New Year's supplies. Each dragonfly carried four big aphids and swiftly flew towards the karst cave. In less than three minutes, these Stinger Dragonflies, carrying the big aphids, rushed into the karst cave through the ventilation opening at the top of the cave. They made a beautiful spiral and landed steadily in front of the queen ant. The logistical spider - ants waiting nearby immediately stepped forward and took the big aphids brought by the Stinger Dragonflies. With extremely professional techniques, they twisted off the heads and legs of the aphids and fed the fattest parts of the torso and abdomen into the queen ant's mouth. Watching the queen ant happily devour the aphids, Peter slowly probed his divine sense into the queen ant's body for an examination. This was a task he had to perform at regular intervals now. Gazing at the queen ant's huge abdomen with black stripes, Peter's thoughts gradually drifted. The queen ant's body size had now grown to over two meters. Her chest and head remained largely unchanged, but her abdomen had become significantly larger and longer. It was no longer purely red but had streaks of black on a red background. This was the result of Peter integrating the genes of a small black ant into the queen ant. When the queen of this small black ant reached maturity, she could lay over ten thousand eggs per day, which had made Peter extremely envious at the time. After analyzing the genes of this ant species, Peter incorporated a set of reproductive optimization systems into the queen ant's body genes. The queen ant immediately ceased laying eggs and neither ate nor drank. After a month of slow transformation, these black stripes appeared on her abdomen. The situation at that time terrified Peter. He was truly worried. What if the queen ant didn't survive the transformation period and starved to death? Fortunately, the queen ant made it through the transformation safely, and her egg - laying rate became two thousand eggs per day. Peter was overjoyed at this stage. However, a few days later, a new problem emerged. Less than half of the eggs newly laid by the queen ant could successfully hatch into larvae, and her body also began to weaken gradually. Although it wasn't life - threatening, seeing the queen ant looking listless, Peter was extremely anxious. During this period, he studied the genes of the black ant over and over again. After two months of repeated comparison and observation, Peter finally found the cause. The main food source of this black ant was big aphids, and they had a particular preference for the big aphids living on a certain succulent plant. Based on this observation, Peter immediately adjusted the queen ant's diet and mixed the juice of this succulent plant into the queen ant's food. Sure enough, the queen ant's physical condition improved immediately, and the hatching probability of the eggs returned to normal. The juice of this succulent plant contained a special nutrient that could provide the essential nutrients for the reproduction of the black ant queen. After this lesson, Peter no longer dared to make any adjustments to the queen ant's genes. If the queen ant really died due to his genetic tinkering, Peter would surely be featured in the next - edition textbooks as a new cautionary tale passed down through generations. Because a demigod brought about the extinction of his core believers by his own reckless actions, and then he could be "worshipped" by future students. During those three months of agonizing suffering, in addition to working frantically, Peter even had hallucinations when he was lost in thought. A group of middle - school students surrounded his tombstone with small red flags. A tour guide was speaking eloquently, "Everyone, please look over here. This is the first person in human history who caused the extinction of his core believers by his own foolish actions. Everyone must learn from this lesson, study hard, and never follow in his footsteps and become the second such person in history." Recalling this unbearable experience again, Peter shuddered and brought his thoughts back to carefully observe the queen ant's condition. "Very good, very good. You're in good health. Remember to rest well every day and keep it up." Peter transmitted this thought to the queen ant, accompanied by an encouraging emotion. The queen ant, who was feasting, received his message. The antennae on her head, which had been shaking non - stop, now shook even more vigorously. After checking on the queen ant, Peter inspected the conditions of several breeding areas and planting areas, including the succulent - plant breeding area five kilometers away. This was an area covering one square kilometer. All other plants within this range had been uprooted, leaving only the succulent - plant variety. Peter named this plant "Succulent Tree". One tree was planted every ten meters to ensure that their canopies could fully absorb sunlight. Underground, there was also a special earthworm - type insect - race unit that could grow up to half a meter long. It had no combat capabilities, and its main function was to loosen the soil and consume all organisms harmful to the roots. The number of big aphids here was strictly controlled to ensure they wouldn't have a significant impact on the growth of these succulent plants. All the excreta produced by the nearby insect - race units were collected and then concentrated on this land to increase soil fertility. The big aphids in this farm were one of the main food sources for the queen ant. In addition, Peter had built three more similar big - aphid farms in other directions. After inspecting this area, Peter went to several other aphid farms. Except for these four succulent - plant farms, all the other aphid farms were more or less the same. Some were just larger in area and planted different plants. The plants planted in these farms were a type of large tree carefully selected by Peter. He named it "Big - Leaf Tree". It could easily grow to a height of twenty - five meters, with lush branches and leaves. The leaves were very large, thick, and rich in juice. It was the most suitable plant for breeding aphids that he had found in the Divine Domain. After inspecting the farms, Peter's spiritual body immediately moved on to the planting area. What was planted here was also a type of tree about seventeen or eighteen meters high. It looked no different from ordinary trees on the outside. However, the special feature of this big tree was that as long as a small cut was made on its branches, a large amount of tree sap with a very high sugar content would flow out. The same was true for its leaves and fruits. Peter named it "Sweet - Syrup Tree". This big tree was one of the main food sources for the insect swarm. Now, after numerous genetic adjustments and optimizations by Peter, the digestive system of the Insect Race had also been strengthened several times. Their diet was no longer limited to meat. They were truly omnivorous species. In extreme cases, they could even extract sufficient nutrients from the soil, but the growth efficiency would be extremely low, so it could only be a last - resort option under desperate circumstances. After inspecting several plantations and farms, Peter raised his hand and swiped open the screen to record the inspection results. "All the experimental plantations and farms are developing well. Observe for a while longer. If there are no problems, we can start to expand the scale." After finishing the record, Peter casually closed the light screen.