"Zi'an's faith power is noticeably stronger now than it was at the beginning," said Shushu.

Zhao Zian nodded; he had many questions he wanted to ask Shushu.

"I felt a little dizzy just now, what happened? Then I suddenly felt better, was it you helping me, Mouse?" Zhao Zian asked.

"Well, Zian, you don't have much mental energy right now. Looking at or even responding to believers will consume your mental energy. Moreover, the distance between the two worlds is too far. If it were close, it would be fine, but the farther the distance, the more energy will be consumed."

"But Zian, don't worry too much. The power of faith will continuously enhance the strength of the gods. Zian is still very weak now, but when he becomes stronger in the future, these consumptions will be nothing... Just now, the rat transferred some of its spiritual power to Zian, so Zian was able to wake up immediately!"

After saying these words, the mouse proudly tossed its little head, looking incredibly cute.

Zhao Zian patted the mouse's head and said with a smile, "Hehe, as expected of the mouse, I knew from the beginning that you were extraordinary. Your spatial teleportation is excellent, your mental strength is strong, and the things you collect are all rare treasures... You are definitely a hero of the spatial mouse family..."

"Haha... Hahaha, it's not as good as you say, Zian... Hahaha, if Zian ever feels dizzy from exhausting too much mental energy, just go find Shushu!"

The mouse was so flattered that it patted its chest and promised that it would never let Zhao Zian run out of mental energy again...

My tired body became energetic again after being praised.

"Oh, right, the little ants seem to have changed a bit after arriving in the other world. I don't know if it counts as evolution, but they've all gotten bigger, and they've received more faith power from them," Zhao Zian said.

"Oh? Zian, could you tell me more?" Shushu asked, somewhat puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zian recounted in detail the events that occurred after the mouse fell into a coma, and the ants convulsed and grew larger.

After listening, the mouse pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

"This must be evolution. The ants originally lived in a low-spiritual-energy world, but suddenly entered a high-spiritual-energy world. The dense spiritual energy impacted the ants' bodies. After all, the essence of spiritual energy is also energy, and too much energy will lead to evolution..."

"However, some lucky creatures awaken some talents while evolving. Zian, do any of your followers have awakened talents?" the mouse asked.

"Uh... I don't know either. How do I tell if someone has awakened a talent? Will there be any changes?"

Zhao Zian scratched his head and said.

"That's true. Most talents don't change much; they only become apparent when used."

The mouse laughed, easing the awkwardness.

Zhao Zian expressed his understanding, saying that Shushu had basically explained all his questions, and now it was up to him to develop the ant tribe.

Soon, the enhanced ants completed the expansion of their nest.

The queen ant immediately dragged her huge tail into the anthill.

A small group of worker ants continued to refine the details of the nest, while the majority went out to forage for food.

After undergoing evolution, all the ants were in a state of hunger, since evolution consumed a lot of energy.

Some ants dragged rotten leaves from the ground back to their nest because they were so hungry that they had no choice but to eat the leaves to stave off hunger.

The ants that went out to find food ate a little bit, but the leaves didn't have much nutrition and could only sustain them to the minimum.

Zhao Zian was a little helpless. How could they arrive without food? But they were new to this strange world, where could they find nutritious food?

Believe it or not, there really is.

Zhao Zian focused his attention on the half of the ant that had died during the initial spatial teleportation.

similar?

No.

It's meat.

...

It tastes like chicken, is crunchy, and has five times the protein of beef.

The ant tribe finally got their first full meal, and they all became energetic and lively.

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Of course, finding a source of food is still of paramount importance.

Zhao Zian first had most of the ants collect the surrounding leaves, and only sent a few worker ants out to explore.

After all, a new map has just been opened, so we definitely need to explore it first, otherwise we'll be wiped out if we encounter any danger.

Eight ants were sent to explore, going north, south, west, east, southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest together.

Zhao Zian didn't know the exact location either, as the sun wasn't visible here.

But the whole sky was bright, and I didn't know what the source of the light was.

However, just consider the area directly in front of the nest's exit as east; it's only for the convenience of controlling the followers, so there's no need to be too particular about the details.

Soon the ants from the west, northwest, and southwest all returned, because there was a river not far away, and the ants had nothing else to discover.

Ants have been found in other directions.

While exploring the map, they discovered a different kind of insect.

The insects were less than a centimeter in size, with larger ones measuring eight or nine millimeters and smaller ones six or seven millimeters.

The vast majority are about six or seven millimeters in size, while the few that are eight or nine millimeters in size may be soldier ants that specialize in fighting within their species.

They are on average a bit larger than black ants, and have a large horn on their heads. When I found them, they were all using their horns to nudge a plant.

The plant looked like a bamboo shoot, with a pointed head and a wide body, but its outer shell was a single piece, unlike bamboo shoots which have layers.

The insects with horns on their heads kept poking at the bamboo shoot with their horns, and some of the insects that had already poked through it stretched their mouthparts toward the hole.

A green liquid slowly oozed from the hole. This liquid was very viscous, and after a short while, it almost solidified.

The horned insect then collects all the solidified fluid, and then moves on to the next insect to continue collecting from the wound.

After a few times, the wound will basically stop oozing fluid, and then other insects will open another opening next to it to continue collecting the fluid.

Zhao Zian observed this scene through the divine perspective of the ants beside him, though perhaps because the power of faith was not strong enough.

The god's perspective is actually a bit blurry, like someone who is nearsighted.

The perspective of the queen ant is clearer, perhaps because she has gained sentience and received more faith, making the connection between the deity and the believer stronger.

In short, Zhao Zian asked the ants to get closer so he could see them more clearly, but they might have gotten too close and the insects noticed him.

These insects have a short temper; several large ones rushed up, trying to beat up the black ants.

However, the ant was fast enough that after chasing it for a distance, it was out of the enemy's aggro range and the pursuit stopped.

Zhao Zian wasn't too angry when he saw this; on the contrary, he was quite excited because he had obtained information about an edible plant.

Zhao Zian didn't know what these things were called, so he simply named them himself.

Zhao Zian named this plant "bamboo shoot" because it looked so similar to bamboo shoots, while the horned insect was simply named "horned insect."

The main focus is on vividness and imagery.

The little ant continued its exploration, heading east. Along the way, it encountered many scattered horned beetles. Under Zhao Zian's control, the little ant darted left and right, constantly avoiding the horned beetles' aggro range.

As a result, they suddenly encountered a large group of horn beetles. Not far away, there seemed to be a small, raised mound of earth, somewhat resembling an ant nest, which should be the horn beetle's nest.

These horned beetles show no mercy when they discover other insects entering their territory.

Several insects immediately surrounded it, leaving the little ant nowhere to hide.

Zhao Zian was also a little helpless; his luck had run out.

The main reason is that the god's perspective is too blurry, like someone with nearsightedness, unable to see clearly at great distances. And this little insect is not big either; the horned insect seems to blend into the environment from a distance.

Hopefully, as the power of faith grows stronger in the future, we'll be able to see further...

Since there's no way to avoid it, Zhao Zian simply ordered the little ant to go up and fight the horned beetle.

Let's see how powerful ordinary black ant worker ants are.

Then, under Zhao Zian's watchful eye, the little ant was grabbed by one leg by several horned beetles, and then two more horned beetles came and used their mouthparts to bite the worker ant's legs and the junction of its head and body.

However, the ants have evolved, and these weak points have been thickened. The biting of the horned beetle did not cause much damage, so they changed their attack method and frantically used their large horns to split the worker ants in two.

The little ant just died.

The only damage it caused was biting off the leg of the first horned beetle that rushed up with its mouthparts.

At this moment, Zhao Zian did not feel sorrow for the death of the believer.

It's alright, worker ants aren't worth much, and we didn't expect them to survive anyway when we went out to explore.

To be honest, it's already very worthwhile to have uncovered such important information.

This horned beetle looks a bit bigger than a regular worker ant, but its average fighting ability is actually just so-so, about evenly matched with the worker ants.

They may be stronger, and they have a horn as a weapon, but worker ants are still more effective at tearing and biting.

After all, worker ants have evolved, and their mouthparts are sharper.

However, this is only a rather one-sided judgment by Zhao Zian; one can't learn much from just one ant.

We can test them out later. The main problem is whether the Horned Beetles have developed specialized combat units. Ordinary Horned Beetles are not a concern.

...

Hmph... There's plenty of time. One of my workplaces has been ravaged by your wickedness. Once I'm settled, I'll definitely ask you for some tape someday!