After growing up, the two new queen ants began to eat continuously to replenish the energy consumed by their growth.

However, their intelligence was not as high as Zhao Zian had imagined; the two new queen ants were only slightly smarter than ordinary ants.

Compared to the first queen ant that could communicate simply with Zhao Zi'an, it was obviously blown to bits.

Perhaps it was because the first queen ant used the Seed of Faith?

But it doesn't matter, so what if they're not smart? As long as they can produce ants, that's fine.

However, on the other hand, speaking of ants...

The old queen ant has the talent of rapid reproduction, so these two new ones are probably just ordinary queen ants.

If it takes ten or twenty days for a baby ant to grow up, that's too slow, isn't it?

Although this is indeed how ants have always lived in nature.

However, after experiencing the benefits of this talent for rapid reproduction, they can no longer stand the feeling of ants growing slowly.

Zhao Zian had an idea and immediately asked the two new queen ants if they had the talent of hatching quickly.

However, these two new queen ants were completely clueless and could only convey meaningless emotions such as respect and joy to Zhao Zian.

The old ant queen is much more worry-free; she can answer any question Zhao Zian has.

“...My descendants...and I...procreate...and inherit..."

...

After asking a few more questions, the queen ant also relayed some information, which Zhao Zian found quite difficult to understand, since the ant's intelligence had only recently been developed and it was not yet able to communicate fluently.

However, it does manage to convey its general meaning.

Zhao Zian understood, and the gist of it was that the new queen ant had inherited some of its talents.

The white substance that it initially fed to the new queen ants was for the purpose of reproduction.

This talent for rapid hatching has also been passed down to the new queen ant.

Moreover, genes that resist acid and corrosion, such as those acquired from eating slimy worms, were also passed down to the past.

Furthermore, if new genes are acquired or new evolutionary forms emerge, queen ants can pass on these genetic materials to each other.

The tech trees of queen ants are interconnected, so newly produced queen ants do not need to be leveled up again.

Zhao Zian observed for a while longer.

The ability to hatch quickly is an innate talent of the queen ant.

The acid-resistant armor is an ability gained by devouring slimy worms.

The acid-resistant armor is entirely inherited.

However, the rapid hatching process was not fully demonstrated in the new queen ant.

It is a weakened version.

Normally, a queen ant can turn an egg into an adult ant in half an hour.

After the new queen ant is born, the eggs grow at a rate that is about five times slower.

It generally takes about two and a half hours for an insect egg to grow into an adult ant.

In other words, it requires one Kun hour.

It was two times slower.

?

Of course, this speed is already quite impressive, and Zhao Zi'an is very satisfied.

Dragons and phoenixes can take hundreds or even thousands of years to hatch...

However, these two queen ants went through a process from birth to becoming qualified queen ants.

In total, nearly 1,000 units of food were consumed.

This number includes the food that the old queen ant ate frantically to produce the two ants.

One consumes approximately 500 units of food.

However, it's acceptable, since in any game, building a new production barracks or headquarters generally consumes a lot of resources.

Time passed quickly.

The insect corpses produced from the battle with the horned beetles are constantly being consumed by the three queen ants, along with other food such as slimy worms and bamboo shoots, which are continuously sent deep into the ant nest.

Ants constantly patrolled around the ant nest, and two specialized ants guarded the entrance, like two guardian deities.

A somber atmosphere pervaded the entire ant colony and the surrounding area.

There wasn't a single living thing around; even the rotten leaves of the trees had been almost completely eaten.

Zhao Zian originally envisioned sustainable development, hoping to minimize the loss of bamboo shoots and other similar foods, allowing them to continue growing and providing a certain amount of food each day.

However, the pressure on the horned beetles was too great; when they went to investigate, nearly ten thousand of them emerged near the nest.

Who knows how many were sent out and never returned, or are hiding under the lair?

Twenty thousand? Thirty thousand?

The pressure is too much.

With such a powerful neighbor, no one can sleep soundly.

Zhao Zian ordered that all edible food be uprooted.

Even rotten tree leaves, which have little nutritional value, are brought back directly.

They even brought back tree bark to eat.

Some birds have poor digestion, and their droppings contain undigested fruit.

Zhao Zian ordered them to be brought back immediately. When pushed to the limit, even "Oli Gei" (a popular Chinese food snack) is acceptable!

They are more bandit-like than bandits, more locust-like than locusts.

The ants that go out to scout are also constantly searching for information.

The horned beetles at their base camp have also gradually begun to explore outwards.

The defeat of one battle cannot completely defeat them.

They restored their former order and continued to explore the outside world.

Furthermore, the horned beetles would never cede territory or pay reparations in the face of an invading force.

For insects, suffering a loss will definitely lead them to retaliate.

If you really can't win, then run away.

The various pheromones left by Zhao Zian to disrupt them had some effect, but it didn't last long.

The Horned Beetle's exploration team gradually sensed the presence of the invaders.

Zhao Zi'an couldn't possibly let his ants hide all the information.

With so many ants living in this area, they are easily detected.

So the horned beetle's scouting party, after sensing the ants' presence, immediately relayed the message back to their nest.

The communication between horned beetles is not as fast and convenient as that between ants.

The ants can be directly controlled through Zhao Zian. With the god's perspective activated, information can be transmitted at any time.

However, the other insects communicated through pheromones. In the huge horned beetle nest, the pheromones were chaotic and complex. It took them quite a while to organize their horned beetle army.

The massive army of horned beetles began to assemble in front of the horned beetle headquarters.

Judging by the quantity, there are more than 20,000.

This can basically be considered the strongest wave of the entire race.

Only a small number of hornworms were left to guard their nest.

Many of these horned beetles are no smaller than soldier ants; these beetles are their combat personnel.

The scouting troops ahead constantly sensed enemy activity, while a large force of over 20,000 men slowly advanced towards the ants.