If you're not feeling well, take a break. It's not good to keep bothering people, especially since they've already helped you so much. I feel a little embarrassed to keep asking for their help.

Zhao Zian thought to himself.

After all, people here generally value appearances. If someone is very hospitable and says they'll often come to their house for meals, that's fine once or twice, but are they really going to go every day?

Be decent, be decent.

I'm not that familiar with the other person's mouse yet...

However, that was about enough. Before his mental energy was exhausted, Zhao Zian killed a total of eight worms, including the first one that was killed.

This much food is enough for the ant colony to eat for a long time. Now that they have food, they should develop their colony. He has already given the order for the queen ant to produce more ants.

As the last white worm was decomposed, the ant army triumphantly returned to their nest.

The burrows originally used specifically for storing food were no longer sufficient, so the worker ants expanded them considerably to accommodate all the food.

There were not only white worms, but also bamboo shoot juice and some rotten leaves...

Zhao Zian closed his eyes, rubbed his temples, sat down at his doorstep for a short rest, and then reopened his divine perspective.

He saw the storerooms filled to the brim from his vantage point and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

With food at home, there's no need to panic.

Only after solving the problem of basic needs like food and clothing can one think about anything else. If one cannot even solve the problem of basic needs like food and clothing, then what is the point of thinking about anything else?

Afterwards, he glanced around casually, feeling a bit bored without any fights, and then turned his attention to the queen ant, since she was the most intelligent believer in the ant race and his first believer.

Let me see if the queen ant listens to me and lays more ant eggs. In a while, I'm planning to go and fight the horn beetle next door.

Zhao Zian thought to himself.

However, when he shifted his focus to the queen ant, he was immediately dumbfounded.

?

Not a guy, oh wait, I mean a girl.

What's with all these extra little ants in this anthill?

The entire ant colony has only been in this other world for a short time, right? And the order for you to produce ants was only just given.

You said there were a few ant eggs, I can understand that, but where did all those baby ants come from? Are you oviparous or viviparous?

Zhao Zian was greatly shocked, but he examined it carefully for a while longer.

At this time, many worker ants continuously fed the queen ant to her mouth, and the queen ant also ate continuously, her stomach was like a bottomless pit.

At this moment, the queen ant's rear end, like a pea shooter, frantically sprays out ant eggs.

Drop drop drop... Several ant eggs popped out like tiny cannonballs, and then the ant larvae would emerge from the eggs at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The queen ant's nest is full of food. As soon as the ant larvae emerge, they immediately begin to frantically eat the food. They then grow at a visible speed before entering the pupal stage. After entering the pupal stage, they emerge from the pupa at a visible speed and frantically eat again until they grow to the size of a normal-sized worker ant, and finally become a true worker ant.

?

?

?

Zhao Zian was even more bewildered. Although he didn't know much about ants, this growth rate was too fast! It was definitely abnormal!

This process lasted for about half an hour, and Zhao Zian watched for a full half hour. He didn't know how he got through those half hour. He was so shocked by this abstract scene that he was a little dumbfounded. Coupled with the consumption of his mental energy, he was in a daze.

However, Zhao Zian had a strong heart inherited from his ancestors, and he quickly accepted this situation.

Perhaps the spiritual energy concentration is higher in another world?

Or perhaps, after evolution, ants hatch faster?

Evolution... Oh, right, evolution!

I remember the mouse mentioned before that evolution might come with some special talents, right...?

Could this rapid hatching be a special talent of the ant tribe?

Strange... Looks like I'm actually quite lucky.

But since they've already awakened their talents, why can't they awaken something like infinite devouring or a hundredfold amplification?

That's how it was written when I read novels before. If it's just about hatching quickly, it doesn't seem like it's anything special...

Zhao Zian stroked his chin, considering what would happen next.

Oh well, whatever. It's good to have a talent. Anyway, he's not picky. After all, not everyone can be an overachiever.

He's always been content with what he has.

Squeak...

A sound of wood rubbing and pressing against each other rang out from behind Zhao Zian.

The large wooden door of the house was opened, and Zhao Zian's grandfather came out.

"How's the chicken watching? Did it escape?"

Grandpa's voice came from beside me.

Zhao Zian stood up from the stool and twisted his body. He placed the mouse beside him, blocking his grandfather's view, so his grandfather did not see the mouse in his hand.

"Wow, you don't believe your good grandson? Grandpa, I've kept a close eye on these chickens, and I even picked out a few worms from the ground to eat. They'll definitely lay a couple more eggs tomorrow!" Zhao Zian said exaggeratedly.

At this moment, Grandpa was amused by Zhao Zian and didn't pay much attention to the mouse he was holding.

"Alright, alright, let's move the chickens to the coop. What do you want to eat tonight, Xiao An?" Grandpa said with a smile.

"Have some ribs, or anything else is fine too. I'm fine with just a little bit," Zhao Zian said, stretching.

At this moment, Grandpa also laughed and scolded, "You brat, you like to eat meat so much, but you don't seem to have gained any weight. You're still so skinny. People think you can't get enough to eat at home."

"I need to grow taller first, then gain weight... Ugh, I'm going back to my room, it's too hot."

Zhao Zian changed the subject immediately, intending to go back to his room to rest. The midday sun was too scorching, and he couldn't stand it anymore. Coupled with the depletion of his mental energy, he felt like he was about to suffer from heatstroke.

He also plans to learn more about ants, since he has already decided to become a believer in ants, he definitely needs to understand them.

"Don't forget to herd the chickens into the coop!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zian, who had already entered the house, turned back and chased the chickens back. After a chase, the chickens successfully entered the chicken shed.

"Don't keep the air conditioner on all the time, you'll get air conditioning sickness!"

"knew."

...

Back in his room and with the air conditioning on, Zhao Zian felt completely revitalized, and his previously depleted mental energy seemed to have recovered somewhat.

He placed two napkins on the desk and then put the hamster in his hand on the napkins.

The mouse, still half asleep, rolled over comfortably as the air conditioner blew on it.

With a single roll, it moved out of the napkin's reach, and Zhao Zian then pulled its body back onto the napkin.

Sitting at his desk, Zhao Zian stretched his neck and then opened his laptop.

After turning on the computer, I opened the long-forgotten CAD charting software and Excel spreadsheet.

First, I roughly sketched out the terrain around the ant nest that the little ants had explored using CAD. This will make it easier to remember and may come in handy when we fight with the horn beetles.

He never forgot the grudge against the two worker ants killed by the horn beetle.

Then, the information about some of the organisms was entered into an Excel spreadsheet.

In addition to the initial types discovered, another white fleshy worm has been added.

However, the name "white flesh worm" was too casual, so Zhao Zian simply named them "slime flesh worms".