"The infection crisis is a great opportunity to gain experience points. I leveled up six times, from level 29 to level 35."

Zhao Ganwu smiled broadly and said, "Furthermore, all of his talents and skills have been enhanced to varying degrees."

"The special disaster is over, but it won't be so easy to level up quickly anymore." Su Bai narrowed his eyes and gazed into the distance.

"However, as long as we continue to expand outwards, our pace of becoming stronger will not stop."

Immediately afterwards.

Su Bai moved his feet and stood in front of the hatchery.

The recruitment numbers for springtails, hydralisks, and cockroaches were set at 885,479, 495,145, and 694,934 respectively.

[Soul - 88,547,900?]

[Soul - 148,543,500?]

[Soul - 347,467,000?]

The hatchery seemed to come alive, with the biomass inside constantly churning.

The purple skeleton on the front is almost completely cracked.

Swarms of springtails, hydralisks, and cockroaches rushed out of the dam like a flood.

Half an hour later.

The fractured skeleton came back together.

Su Bai looked around.

Within the territory, and on the surrounding creep-covered ground, swarms of insect soldiers were densely packed, creating a rather spectacular sight.

"Recruit the Queen Mushroom!"

[Soul - 60 million]

A huge crack appeared in the top of the hatchery's skeleton, pointing towards the sky.

Large insectoid creatures flew out of it rapidly.

They are about twelve meters tall and five meters long, covered with dark brown carapaces that look smooth.

Twenty minutes later.

The skeleton is assembled; recruitment is over.

The newly recruited 60,000 Queen Insects floated neatly in mid-air, encircling the edge of the territory.

They have two rows of compound eyes on their heads, and eight lower limbs hanging down naturally.

If viewed from a distance towards Su Bai's territory, these king insects resemble giant, floating balloons.

Those who didn't know better might exclaim in surprise: This lord must be a girl! She's so romantic, hanging balloons and decorating her territory even in the Land of Redemption.

"Now, with 60,000 Overlords, we have more than enough to supply 6 million Zerg soldiers!" Kerrigan looked up at the Overlords in the sky, a hint of joy in her eyes.

Abathur exclaimed excitedly, "The poor springtails will finally stop starving!"

The food problem for the insect swarm has been solved.

Furthermore, thanks to its complex nervous system, the Queen is able to receive, analyze, and process the Lord's commands and will.

This facilitates command, enabling the ever-growing swarms to maintain coordination in battle and inflict greater damage on the enemy.

"The exploding bugs have been almost completely destroyed. This powerful weapon cannot be lost!"

Without hesitation, Su Bai quickly issued the order.

300,000 springtails were mutated into explosive insects.

[Soul - 150 million?]

The gene sequence within the springtail begins to mutate.

One by one, bursting cocoons appeared within the territory and on the creep surrounding the territory.

Five minutes later.

The cocoon ruptures.

300,000 exploding insects, each topped with a green acid sac, appeared one after another.

"The Destroyer is incredibly powerful!"

"As a heavy, mobile siege creature, it is equally indispensable for launching long-range artillery strikes against the enemy!"

"This time, we have enough souls to recruit freely!"

Su Bai issued another order.

198,200 cockroaches, mutated destroyers.

[Soul - 198.2 million?]

The gene sequence inside the cockroach begins to mutate.

Biomass surged wildly, transforming into large cocoons that encased the insect.

Five minutes later.

The large cocoon ruptured.

One by one, five-meter-tall destroyers, moving on six legs, crawled out from within.

The spiral-shaped jets on its back emitted a bright yellow light, making them quite dazzling.

The recruitment process has now concluded.

There are still over seven million souls left.

The total cost of souls reached over 990 million.

Such an extravagant recruitment is truly exhilarating.

Of course, you can't spend it all at once.

You always have to keep some for a rainy day.

“The swarm has finally grown in size!” Kerrigan looked around, her eyes gleaming.

Dehaka said gruffly, "From now on, I'll have to be more careful when I walk. Jumping bugs are scurrying around everywhere, so I don't accidentally step on one of them."

The springtails are nearly a meter tall.

Dehaka, on the other hand, is nearly ten meters tall.

Indeed, the fleas were scurrying around his feet when they got excited.

The swarm now numbers over two million.

Their numbers surged rapidly, and the territory simply could not accommodate them.

Therefore, they surround their territory and inhabit the ground covered with the surrounding fungal carpet.

Su Bai stood still, looking around.

Within my field of vision, I was filled with a dense swarm of insect soldiers.

In an instant, a sense of relief appeared on his face, and a deep sense of security rose from the bottom of his heart.

"Currently, I command a total of 600,000 springtails, 500,000 hydralisks, and 500,000 cockroaches."

"Plus 300,000 exploding bugs and 200,000 destroyers!"

"Previously, the swarm's numbers hadn't even exceeded 100,000!"

"Now, it has already exceeded two million!"

"It's all thanks to the infection crisis; otherwise, how could my swarm have expanded so rapidly?"

Su Bai's lips curled up into a smile.

At this moment, if you look down from high above, you will see that the swarms of insects in the desolate wilderness resemble a black torrent, surging and churning wildly.

"You've only been a lord for less than a month, yet you already command such a massive army! If other lords saw this, they'd probably be so shocked their eyes would pop out."

Zhao Ganwu looked around, a shocked expression on his face.

At the same time, he was also filled with emotion.

Originally, Lone Wolf became Su Bai's subordinate to repay the debt of saving his life.

But now it seems that only by following Su Bai can one have a bright future and unlimited possibilities.

It's a million times better than staying in the Lone Wolf Alliance.

"You deserve the most credit for the rapid increase in the number of my insect swarms and the dramatic changes they have undergone in such a short time!"

Su Bai stepped forward and patted Zhao Ganwu on the shoulder: "So, I must thank you properly."

“When you walk on the land of redemption, you must be like Guan Yu, putting righteousness first. You saved my life, so whatever I do for you is only right,” Zhao Ganwu said with a carefree smile.

Looking at the man in front of him who idolized Guan Yu, Su Bai suddenly felt that when it comes to loyalty and righteousness, it has to be a man!

Then, just as he was about to say something more...

Suddenly, a golden spot of light appeared in the sky above the territory.

The light spot was extremely dazzling, and with lightning speed, it expanded and exploded, creating ripples in the air.

"Space is fluctuating!"

Su Bai raised his head, his eyes slightly narrowed.

The next instant.

A Protoss mothership, 100 meters long, flew over.

The ship's hull is disc-shaped, and its golden exterior is adorned with complex and mysterious ancient runes.

"This is the mothership—the Purifier! The Protoss, they're here!" Kerrigan looked up, her two sharp, piercing eyes flashing out.

"Is this the newly emerged alien race?" Zhao Ganwu frowned slightly. "They don't seem to have good intentions. I'm afraid another great battle is about to break out."

The Protoss mothership Purifier hovered above the territory, slowly rotating without making a sound.

“The power plant of this ship does not appear to be an engine in the traditional sense,” Su Bai said quickly.

Kerrigan looked at Su Bai, a look of reminiscence in her eyes: "Thousands of years ago, the Protoss mothership led a massive Protoss fleet deep into the dark universe to launch a campaign against alien races."

"Later, when the war ended, the Protoss, considering themselves the most powerful race in the universe, sealed away all of these giant motherships."

"I never expected to see this ancient ship, which has been sealed away for many years, reappear in the world today."

Su Bai asked, "Did this Purifier appear out of thin air because of some kind of teleportation ability?"

“Each mothership has a psionic crystal containing a large amount of psionic energy. With this energy, the mothership can tear through space, warp forward, and even distort time.”

Kerrigan had barely finished speaking.

The Purifier seemed to transform into a small sun, radiating dazzling light in all directions.

The light gathered together.

One after another, silver crystal towers rapidly condensed and took shape within the glowing orb.

These buildings are about five meters high and are suspended ten meters above the ground, radiating a pale silver energy field to the surrounding area.

"Templars, draw your light blades!"

A clear, cool female voice resounded throughout the entire world.

Within the energy field, the bodies of the Protoss warriors rapidly took shape.