Chapter 167 A "Guest" from Another Region

As she said, Rong Yi shattered the body of the sixth-tier adult insect, and then took out the white insect eggs that were nearing the end of their incubation process from the storage compartment.

After Wei Yanqing finished drawing the map, she was so tired that she temporarily put away the insect eggs, intending to continue hatching them the next night. However, this took several days.

The worms hatched quickly, and Wei Yanqing went closer to see what they looked like.

Compared to the ferocious and terrifying carnivore, the flesh worm looks plump and chubby, making one wonder if its few claws can support its overly fat body.

Newly hatched worms have heads that look like black sesame seeds on white clouds, and bodies that are white and translucent, with even the jelly-like flesh visible under the outer skin.

“It will grow very fast if it eats this. Move the blanket out and put it on the ground.” In Rong Yi’s hand were broken pieces of the adult insect.

Wei Yanqing laid down the blanket as she instructed. The worms, which had been peeking around, seemed to have smelled something and began to move closer to Rong Yi's position.

Rong Yi scattered pieces of adult worms in front of the flesh worms, just like scattering chicken feed. "Now it's time to watch the amazing moment."

Wei Yanqing watched as the flesh worm grew larger with each bite it took. It continued to eat bite after bite until it finished a handful of pieces, eventually reaching the size of a medium-sized dog.

He looked at Rong Yi with surprise, "You've grown really fast, like you've pressed the fast-forward button."

They change almost every blink of an eye.

Rong Yi handed over another handful of fragments, saying, "This is the energy of a sixth-tier adult insect. If it were something like broken wood or soil, it would take three days to harvest. This only takes a few minutes."

Wei Yanqing also noticed that the position of the flesh worm's head looked quite strange. At least the heads of other insects were level with their bodies, but the flesh worm's head was like an inverted kettle, always touching the ground. "Is it okay for its head to be like this?"

Rong Yi waved his hand dismissively, "That's how it looks. Because its body is too fat, if its head weren't this long, it wouldn't be able to reach the food scattered on the ground. The ferocious insects throw food on the ground for them, so it evolved like this."

Wei Yanqing nodded knowingly.

In just two or three minutes, after being fed three handfuls of food, the worms had grown to the size of calves.

Once their heads are removed, their bodies will remain still and they will not struggle, simply because flesh worms do not have pain receptors.

Rong Yi: "If you keep their outer skins, they are very useful for making everyday items, such as clothes, water bags, and umbrellas, and they can also be used in medicine."

The meat worm was like a whole piece of meat in a bag; Wei Yanqing could easily obtain the entire outer skin without any effort.

The meat chunks were snow-white and elastic, with no blood whatsoever.

"Do you remember the best way to eat this?"

Wei Yanqing had never seen this kind of insect before and did not know how to eat it.

Rong Yi frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Frying, grilling, or stir-frying are all fine. Don't be fooled by how firm this meat looks; it's actually quite chewy."

With this answer, Wei Yanqing knew what to do.

The meat itself was of exceptional quality, and combined with Wei Yanqing's superb cooking skills, the aroma from the mobile cabin wafted far and wide.

As the dishes were laid out on the table, Rong Yi began to search his mind for what meat worms actually tasted like.

When the last dish was placed on the table, Wei Yanqing clapped his hands and said, "Eat."

Rong Yi first picked up a piece of shredded meat stir-fried with vegetables. After being stir-fried over high heat, the shredded meat retained its juices and did not become dry.

She raised an eyebrow and nodded. "It's delicious and very nutritious."

With her being the first to taste the dishes, Wei Yanqing felt reassured and started eating.

Indeed, as Rong Yi said, the meat is very nutritious, comparable to energy stones. It is truly worthy of being a special marching ration cultivated by the Ferocious Insect Clan, with both quality and taste under strict control.

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Rong Yi suspected that the hatched worm had a fifth-order energy content. The two ate most of it along with their staple food and were full. They put the rest away as dry food for the road.

After finishing their meal, the two continued towards the border town of the neighboring country.

Without accurate navigation, they could only look at the map and grope their way forward.

There are many ferocious insects nearby, and you have to fight them every few steps until you get close to the town.

Upon arriving here, the number of ferocious insects decreased, as if they had all gone to provide support on the border.

Like the villages we'd seen before, the buildings here were completely destroyed, the roads were ravaged by the claws of the ferocious insects, and everywhere we looked was a scene of ruins.

It's hard to imagine anyone surviving in such an environment.

Rong Yi approached the buildings and discovered that the foundations of each building had been dug up. The marks were made by ferocious insects, indicating that someone had been hiding underground, but all of them had been dug up.

"It's only been a few days, and it seems there aren't many people left in this country." Rong Yi remembered that this neighboring country had a population of forty to fifty million.

Wei Yanqing looked around. "There are people here."

Rong Yi didn't react at first, and after two seconds he asked, "?"

"Where?" It's a miracle that anyone could survive in this situation.

Wei Yanqing led her to a house with its roof torn off. Compared to other houses, this house looked like it was only missing a roof.

"Let's dig together."

The house had a basement, but the entrance to the basement was damaged and buried because cement fell from the roof.

The two used props to dig an opening in the underground passage. It was pitch black from the outside, but there was indeed a space large enough for a person to fit inside.

"Is anyone there? We're here to help."

Originally, no one made a sound when the tunnel was dug, but upon hearing this, rustling sounds came from inside.

A girl's weak voice said, "Someone's there."

Rong Yi went down without hesitation, carrying a lighting tool in his hand, and Wei Yanqing followed closely behind.

Actually, there was a strong smell of decay in the basement, but the two of them didn't notice it because they were wearing masks.

The place was small, and when the light illuminated the area, Rong Yi could see the girl who had pushed away the things on her body, and the even smaller girl she was protecting.

Upon seeing that it was indeed a person, the older girl quickly shook the shoulders of the child in her arms, "Little sister, someone has come to help us."

The drowsy little girl opened her eyes and instinctively hid in her older sister's arms when she saw the two of them. But remembering that they were people and not those scary insects, she helped push the things away and stood up.

Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing then realized that what they had pushed aside was the outer shell of a ferocious insect, still covered in flesh and blood.

The two of them had some of the ferocious insect's blood on them, and they looked extremely disheveled.

Rong Yi noticed that the two were speaking the same language and, realizing that they were in the border area, asked, "Are you from here, or from that large country next door?"

The older sister replied, "We are from the Xia Kingdom. We came here with our father, who works here."

The Xia Kingdom had just had a long holiday, a full eight days, and the two girls' father brought them here to have some fun. Unexpectedly, the ferocious insects came into the picture.

Rong Yi guessed that their father might be gone, otherwise why would he let the two children hide like this?

Where did you find these shells?

The gnats didn't dig here, probably because these shells blocked the two girls' scent; otherwise, they would have been dug out and eaten too.

The older girl replied in a clear, bright voice, "It was Dad who covered us. He went out to find the other uncles and said he would come back for us."

(End of this chapter)