The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen-Chapter 174 - 88: Joy Plus... Two?

The matter goes back to two hours ago, when the "Firecracker" Lord took out his little toy, Shang Ji was indeed surprised.

But immediately afterwards, he admired the Lord’s courage and quickly took measures, directly serving him with the Swarm Network, starting close surveillance.

The Lord indeed took full precautions, even preparing an additional safety measure within his territory. If he did not report back in time, a timer within the territory would instantly detonate another Hot Nuclear Firecracker.

The level of power was enough to cover the entire White Poplar City area, truly achieving intimidation.

However, he overlooked the fact that this is no ordinary world.

After the meeting ended, when he left the crowd and was alone, Shang Ji pulled in all the Rank 5 beings currently in the territory.

He "welcomed" the Lord mid-way with the highest standards and had a "friendly" exchange, eventually making him "voluntarily" swallow a Facehugger, becoming part of the Swarm.

Your Firecracker is pretty good, but now you’re mine!

As long as the opponent is transformed into one of their own, the threat naturally disappears.

This time also verified Bai Yi’s idea; the Lord controlled by the Facehugger was not declared "dead" by the panel.

This means, as far as the panel is concerned, he is still a Lord, just under a negative status called "Parasite", still able to retain his original Lord identity.

Bai Yi could even rely on ordering the Facehugger to indirectly control his panel and command his troops.

But Bai Yi wasn’t interested in these, rather, he wanted to know how he got that Firecracker.

It’s something that definitely shouldn’t be dug out.

After extracting the relevant memories, Bai Yi had to admire his luck. freēnovelkiss.com

All this originated from his Lord Talent, named Lucky Wheel.

As the name implies, it’s about drawing one item from a bunch of random ones, but only once a day and the items are also randomly refreshed.

After reaching Rank 2, he could even specify a category of items to add a reward to the wheel, but the drawing probability also changes based on the item’s rarity, and it can only draw items currently existing in this world.

For example, he could not possibly draw an Immortal Cultivation Technique or a Spiritual Artifact from this mutation-evolution-dominated world, but he could have a chance to draw this technologically unique "Spiritual Artifact."

He had drawn this environmentally friendly Hot Nuclear Children’s Toy a while ago, just never having the chance to bring it out.

Even the chaos in recent days miraculously did not affect him, thanks to the complex terrain around his territory.

Although this also meant no opportunity to earn points, it spared him the threat of being attacked, naturally there was no need to bring out the Firecracker.

Thus, after Iron Blood called for a meeting, he realized his chance had come, beginning to plot how to use this Firecracker to seek more benefits for himself, aiming for an opportunity to rise.

After he presented the Firecracker, he did not gain enough benefits but instead attracted Shang Ji...

In a way, he indeed got what he wished for, securing a space for rising, with such an unexpected extra persona and very decent Lord Talent, Bai Yi really planned to invest a bit in him to make him stronger.

Though the cost was that he even gave up his own self...

You can say it’s an opportunity to rise!

As for his two Hot Nuclear Firecrackers that could get people’s blood boiling, naturally he chose to help him keep them.

On the other hand, after leaving the meeting place, Anonymous wasn’t so lucky.

As someone surrounded by three Parasites of higher Ranks than himself, he had long been marinated, no extra moves necessary, directly transforming both him and his main forces into Bai Yi’s loyal guards.

There was even an unexpected gain, capturing another Zero in his territory who had offended her, though Zero really had it rough under Anonymous.

Initially, she wanted to defect and repeat her old tricks to kill Anonymous and roll up resources again.

But she did not expect that Anonymous, relying on his Lord Talent, directly saw through her, strictly monitored her, giving her no chance at all.

Forced to completely transform into an independent player, became a hero within Anonymous’s territory, also not escaping the fate of Parasitism, becoming a member of the Swarm.

Initially just intending to obtain one persona, Bai Yi directly got a buy one get one free deal, even being given an extra gift, suddenly putting together three, just one short of a full set.

Having the precedent with the wheel, Bai Yi first checked the Lord Talents of Anonymous and Zero.

The former belongs to an enhanced version of the panel tips, able to forcibly read out the real information of items, especially items like Soldier Upgrade Cards, dungeon tickets, and other props, more detailed than the normal panel tips.

It can even forcefully see some information about higher-tier items.

And Zero’s is much more complex, able to cast actual effects like Charming and persuasive talk, unknowingly hypnotizing people eventually bringing them under control, which can effectively apply a negative buff to enemies.

Through Zero’s memories, Bai Yi finally understood what exactly happened during the first week, knowing she was the true mastermind behind everything.

"Well, you actually thought of defecting directly to my side?

Hmph, consider your wish fulfilled...

So good at scheming, just that Shang Ji seems a bit too busy now, then just directly hand it over to Shang Ji to handle, go and act as his assistant.

"It serves both as a way to lighten Shang Ji’s burden and as a means for her revenge, letting her experience the initiation of 007!"

Bai Yi isn’t worried that this Zero will cause any more trouble.

Even though she is good at the Spiritual side, and also proficient in hypnosis and mind control, her talent, suppressed deliberately to Rank 2 by Anonymous, is nowhere near strong enough to confront a Rank 4 Facehugger.

Moreover, her ability to sow discord is utterly ineffective within the collective consciousness of the Swarm Network; everyone is united as one, who could she possibly try to turn?

Furthermore, with the vast Swarm Network as support, Zero’s spiritual power is but a drop of muddy water. No matter how inherently strong her abilities, her overall strength is still too weak, quickly purified and turned into a loyal member of the Swarm.

As for Anonymous, Bai Yi plans to use him as her channel for selling Biological Armor and Bionic Golden Core, distinguishing him from "Fan Mao" who self-identifies with the Plant Series—after all, these two are far from being close to the Plant Series.

For the materials in exchange, Bai Yi intends to have him purchase architectural blueprints and various construction materials, to replenish some basic resources for the territory.

Construction in Eternal Life City has recently completely gotten on track, and the resources needed are increasingly high, especially since Bai Gong recently proposed a flood control embankment plan.

The flood control embankment, stretching over ten kilometers, although mostly filled with earth internally and largely reliant on plants for support, still requires significant amounts of stones and cement.

That is, according to calculations by Bai Xi, also known as Nong San, who notes that after the snow melts, the water level of the Red River will rise rapidly, possibly even leading to a flood.

To protect the farmland along the river, as well as the newly constructed Eternal Life City, this plan was set in motion.

However, these details are things Bai Yi plans to hand over to Shang Ji, simply and straightforwardly throwing the control of the three alter-egos to him.

"Tsk, didn’t expect that in wanting to test the Parasite, it would still end up in my hands.

Well, since that’s the case, might as well just launch a public test."

Storing the freshly transformed rice seeds in the Free Market, preparing for tomorrow’s sale.

Bai Yi originally planned to return to the tree hollow to try using her newly advanced Pharmacist abilities to study potions, but she realized she received a private message.

From Landon I, with whom she had a delightful conversation today.

"Ah, was it the collaboration he mentioned today?"

Having had a delightful conversation with Landon today, Bai Yi certainly remembered their collaboration.

Using magical power crystals, which cost her only time and are produced daily, to obtain 50 different kinds of Magic Creatures is definitely a profitable business.

And exchanging magic knowledge was an unexpected pleasant surprise. Landon, starting from magic, was much stronger than those she figured out herself.

With the supplement of basic knowledge, she could now begin developing her Magic Side.

"Now that my gene entry reserves are also considered sufficient, the vast amount of Magic Power Value previously needed for fusion into humans can also be mostly assembled.

Should I find some time for a transformation for Bai Sheng and the others?"

With new thoughts filling her just slightly freed-up schedule, Bai Yi was about to throw the specific collaboration details to Shang Ji as well, but suddenly she was captured by a new message sent by Landon.

"He prepared a gift for me, wanting to exchange for better crops?"

If it were just so, of course, it wouldn’t interest Bai Yi, but what followed was the corresponding reward.

Landon I: "I can settle the payment with my Lord Talent, transforming low-tier materials into various known high-tier items, even able to turn out various special props!"

Seeing this message, Bai Yi instantly figured out many things, understanding why Landon I could carve out a magical territory in this world.

She also understood why he had been committed to purchasing basic materials.

So, he’s been relying on this Talent to synthesize resources!

Then why does he still want to trade with me for high-density magic power crystals?

Couldn’t he just synthesize them himself?

But Bai Yi quickly guessed a possibility; these high-density magic power crystals likely required massive expenditure for him, and were very expensive to swap—even these crystals themselves were probably among the materials used for swapping!

Seeing that Bai Yi hadn’t replied for a long time, Landon seemed a bit anxious and sent another picture, documenting all the materials he had exchanged so far and their corresponding required prices.

Just a glance made Bai Yi’s eyes widen as she scanned the names listed.

Aside from some normally obtainable items like high-tier Crystal Cores, there were even some game props Bai Yi hadn’t seen before!

Such as a Cooling Refresh Card that can immediately grant instance entry time, and even a Special Dungeon Voucher that allows entry to a specific dungeon world based on certain criteria!

Bai Yi felt her horizons broaden, astonished that there were so many game props she hadn’t encountered before.

She carefully reviewed the exchange price list from top to bottom again, understanding why Landon is only proposing this now; revealing such personal trade secrets might have been heavily considered before he brought up this deal.

However, these items indeed captured her interest, not only the Magic Creatures he owned but also those unfamiliar game props, prompting her to seriously consider the feasibility of this transaction.

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