The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen-Chapter 164 - 78 Iron Blood’s Little Scheme (3k)

South of White Poplar Mountain, Eternal Life Giant Banyan

"Master, we’ll head back first."

Bai Yi reappeared in the tree hole with the three, and after they got used to the Insect Swarm Network in the territory for a while, Bai Fa took the initiative to speak.

Nodding to show he understood, he watched the three leave the tree hole. Only then did Bai Yi’s deliberately stern face relax, as he sprawled onto the bed.

"Finally back..."

Bai Yi let out a sigh of relief. Due to his class change to Forest Elf, his body had become significantly younger, and when he returned to his own small courtyard in Zhuchen, the way those maids looked at him like a child made Bai Yi incredibly annoyed.

Although Bai Yi knew they probably didn’t actually think that way, after all, his fearsome reputation was well known in Zhuchen, it was possible that they were actually scared of him, but Bai Yi couldn’t help feeling that way.

In the end, this resulted in him unconsciously keeping a stern face in front of others, and these past few days in the dungeon, to maintain the demeanor of an Insect Swarm Queen, had been quite stifling.

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Aside from the full stock of Crystal Rice in the headgear, during these six days, Bai Yi had spent most of the time researching several types of Parasites.

Now, the strongest External Attachment Type Parasite had been advanced by her to a 4th tier Gold Level, no, it should now be referred to as Biological Armor.

This was the final name she decided on for its future widespread promotion.

Parasites of the External Attachment Type are called Biological Armor, while those of the amplifying type are uniformly referred to as Bionic Golden Core.

After all, if it were directly called a Parasite, others would definitely be reluctant to use it. Changing it to Biological Armor suddenly makes it seem acceptable and upscaled.

Currently, the strongest 4th tier Gold Level Biological Armor is no longer limited to the original two types but has more models that focus on different aspects.

For example, the pure attribute-adding Strength Type, which can grant the Host significant enhancements in strength and agility, while also granting decent defensive power.

Additionally, there are various Superpower Type models, which offer more superpower types or functions under the premise of ensuring certain physical attribute amplifications, such as optical invisibility and self-repair.

The Bionic Golden Core, currently at the highest level of research, is at 4th tier Blue Level. Due to its individual size, it has always been impossible to endow it with more superpowers or functions.

It can only continue to try to achieve better results in one direction through Mutation, and the only breakthrough was the successful stacking of effects that accelerate Magic Power recovery with additional Magic Power effects.

This is also why it is not as good as Biological Armor, hence its final rating is much lower.

In terms of effects, the now Bionic Golden Core can provide an additional Magic Power recovery of one point every 20 seconds and an additional 3000 Magic Power points, almost a replica of her own.

And this lone 4th tier Blue Parasite is currently inside Bai Yi, providing her with almost double the Magic Power recovery and Magic Power limit.

For older generations of Biological Equipment, Bai Yi did not phase them out directly but planned to offer them as different levels of weapon equipment.

After all, Bai Yi intended to sell them as merchandise. She couldn’t possibly sell the best models directly; there must be at least one generational difference in quality, with the best naturally reserved for her own people.

However, matters of selling would need more thorough planning. She’ll first wait for the data from this round of distributed Biological Equipment to be collected and then improve upon them based on any issues identified.

Her own tests were limited to experimental conditions after all. To find out what really needed to be improved, they would have to withstand real battles and daily environment tests.

Apart from spreading many among the dungeon world’s natives, she had also deliberately given a lot as rewards to that Lord who entered her world.

The dual detection of natives and Lords helps make the test results as comprehensive as possible. Just waiting for next week to go in and collect the test data.

As for that Lord, it could be quicker. If she calculated correctly, that Lord should also be near the time to leave the dungeon. Her Fei Wen had overheard similar bits and pieces of conversations.

Unfortunately, it seems that Lord is quite cautious. She did not force a memory read, only skimming some surface thoughts through the Swarm Network, not knowing the identity of that Lord or even if he was from White Poplar City.

But if he really was a Lord from within White Poplar City, once he leaves the dungeon, the Biological Armor on him and his subordinates should connect to the Swarm Network that now completely covers White Poplar City.

She will eventually have the opportunity to know the identity of that Lord.

Lying in bed for a while, Bai Yi got up again. Having been away from her territory for a couple of days, she wasn’t sure if anything significant had happened on the channel.

And the resources she brought back from the dungeon had to be transferred to the Free Market. This time leaving the dungeon, she obtained an additional hundred thousand units of carrying capacity, which seemed to be the privilege one got every time they entered and exited, bringing out a lot of things.

Bai Yi took off her headgear, entrusted the Crystal Rice to the giant banyan for conversion into more condensed and easily carried Magic Power Crystals.

This time, Bai Yi had the headgear specially modified in the dungeon world by Yin Hai to suit her current body better, and the same was done to her Chimera cane, changing its style to fit Bai Yi’s image.

The items brought out with permissions this time were also sealed as cards, including various light industrial machinery that had not been taken away last time due to carrying space and priority concerns.

And this time, Bai Yi also took out a few vehicles to assist Eternal Life City with transporting large items, but the fuel needed some modification to switch to Crystal Core Fuel Rods.

In this regard, Nong Er, who now had chosen the name Bai Gong in the dungeon world, already had an idea, just waiting to be put into practice once back.

Originally, Bai Yi had also considered relocating Zhuchen’s grand library but realizing that the territory lacked the space to store those books, she had to temporarily let that plan go.

Before leaving, she instructed Zhuchen to make copies of the books, intending to take a portion with her next time.

She handed the card to an Erosion Worm, temporarily enlisting it as a courier to deliver the item to Shang Ji. Once he made arrangements, she sent him a reminder through the Swarm Network.

However, Bai Yi did not expect to receive a reply to her message so soon.

"Master, you’ve finally returned. Last night, something big happened on the channel; only the Master can make a decision on this matter."

Shang Ji then shared everything that happened last night through the Swarm Network directly into Bai Yi’s mind.

"Iron Blood has invited all the Lords to meet together? They want all the Lords to talk?"

"What are they preparing to stir up now?"

After a cursory glance at Shang Ji’s summary, Bai Yi realized the gravity of the situation and hastily began to read more carefully.

According to the memories shared by Shang Ji, in the early hours of last night, Iron Blood unexpectedly sent out an invitation, calling on all Lords to gather on the shores of White Poplar Lake to discuss the Cycle Challenge.

The most crucial agenda was to put an end to the recent chaos and prevent the continuation of conflicts between Lords.

The moment the proposal was put forth, well-known Lords on the leaderboard immediately responded, seemingly as if it were all pre-arranged, but among these Lords, neither Jun Lin nor Corpse King, who are familiar to Bai Yi, were notified by Iron Blood.

However, as representatives began to express their support, many Low-level Lords also voiced their backing, agreeing to support the convening of the meeting.

As the only voice in the chaos speaking out for those lower-level Lords affected, Iron Blood’s prestige soared higher than that of Bai Yi, who had revealed her name after ascending to Level 4 just a few days before.

Along with the chat log from the channel, there was also a piece of intelligence that came from the eavesdropping Fei Wen—a fragment of a monologue that was without context.

"It’s a Level 4 territory, I have some confidence, but now...

It seems I have to change my attitude towards Fan Mao..."

And this piece of voice was specially marked with a name by Shang Ji—Iron Blood.

It appeared that the deployed Fei Wen had finally reaped some results, marking the first time a leaderboard Lord’s precise location was locked in, but...

His territory is at White Poplar Lake?

Although it’s only by the lakeside, it still falls under the sphere of influence of the Beast King.

Unless his strength is sufficient to silence the Beast King, it seems unlikely his territory has any appeal for the Beast King. It’s most probable that there is some agreement between them.

Possibly even a subordinate relationship...

After confirming this information, Bai Yi’s first thought was whether Iron Blood had some specific ulterior motive.

Like the initial company striving to gain fame, did he want to compete for the position of the leading Lord of White Poplar City?

Or perhaps, he wanted to seize the opportunity to gather the 10,000 Admirers necessary for ascending to Level 4...

But no matter what, since he was willing to step up to put an end to the chaos, Bai Yi was still willing to support him.

"However, it seems he also knows that if the meeting were held within his territory, absolutely no one would dare to come due to the Intimidation of the Beast King. Thus, he decided to hold the meeting in an abandoned town, with the meeting time set for noon tomorrow.

For now, nothing unusual can be detected; it appears as if the meeting’s sole intention is to summon all Lords to end the war.

As such, there’s no reason for me to abstain from attending."

Of course, even though Bai Yi is willing to attend, it doesn’t mean she’ll naively go in person.

Be it the Insect Swarm, Tree-men, or any of the many Hero Units within her territory, all can serve as vessels for her consciousness.

She wouldn’t deliberately risk herself, even though she already possesses the power of a Level 5, and she has Ju that can teleport her at any moment.

However, it might be feasible to bring a few other Hero Units to make a show of force, such as bringing along Ju...

Although Ju has always been more like a pet to Bai Yi, it is undeniably a Beast King!

Even its panel full of question marks to others could prove its strength!

Moreover, having Ju there could also allow for a quick retreat, minimizing losses. If Ju is not willing, it’s also possible to use the Space Gate on her own headpiece; it would just require setting coordinates in advance, but that’s not a problem either.

"Maybe, I can create a unique vessel for my virtual presence, so that in future situations requiring my presence, I can use this vessel instead of going out personally!"

With this idea, Bai Yi couldn’t help but start fantasizing about her own vessel, feeling quite determined in her mind.

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