Law of the Swarm

Chapter 22 Queen

In the end, System rejected the Grasshopper Queen because of his longevity.

Although the Queen still couldn't understand System's thoughts in the end, she had obviously accepted System's point of view.

Throughout the afternoon, System communicated with the female grasshopper, asking her about some of her experiences, and also told her about his waking up.

When it was almost dark, the huge female grasshopper, like a queen, flew away.

She is very determined to explore the vast world.

In one afternoon, through communicating with the Grasshopper Queen, System obtained a lot of information, including the key information about the third molt.

Although there were many words that the Grasshopper Queen couldn't utter, and the communication between them was very laborious, System still learned that the lifespan of the Grasshopper Queen's third molt had indeed been improved.

The queen said that when the leaves of the tree fall and grow again, she will die three times, which means that the queen has three years to live.

However, the Grasshopper Queen herself is not very clear about how she completed three molts in just one summer.

She seldom eats meat like System, and basically only eats plants.

System speculated that the grasshopper queen must have eaten some special plant, just like that special lizard meat, which caused the substantial growth and special changes in the grasshopper queen's body.

It's a pity that the area where the Grasshopper Queen grew up was far away from here. It was said that it would take a month to fly here, so System had no choice but to give up.

After all, it takes too long, and flying continuously in the sky is undoubtedly very dangerous, it might as well be safer for him to snatch the ants' food.

When the sun was about to set and shortly before the Grasshopper Queen left, System asked a question he was very concerned about.

The Grasshopper Queen knew that her lifespan was three years, and that System's lifespan was short, so why did she choose to travel with System for two months, and then choose to mate?
You must know that even after the third molt, the grasshopper will die quickly after laying eggs.

The grasshopper queen gave a simple and direct answer: "I like you, wisdom."

The Grasshopper Queen's confession was very direct, and System was a little caught off guard. Being said by a big grasshopper, the soul from a human made him feel very awkward.

But his blood kept trembling, and his body seemed to secrete some kind of special hormone, which made him feel joy and excitement.

Fortunately, System's rationality finally suppressed his body's instincts, and he still wanted to live longer than to reproduce.

The Grasshopper Queen finally chose to leave when it was dark, and sent a final message to System before leaving.

"I, come back and find you."

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"Will you come back to me?"

System looked at the direction where the Grasshopper Queen was flying away, and subconsciously used the spiritual information, only to find that the spiritual channel had been closed because of the Grasshopper Queen's departure.

Although there was the awkward emotion of an insect instinctively wanting to mate, meeting the Grasshopper Queen still made System very happy.

At least there is another person in this world who can communicate with him, so that he will not be so lonely.

And through the Grasshopper Queen, he also learned that the third molt can indeed increase his lifespan. Maybe three years is still a short time, but it is more than ten times longer than two months.

Shaking his dizzy head, without rest for a day and a night, System became very mentally exhausted, he needed to let his head rest for a while.

After a few jumps, System secreted some [corrosion slime] near the tree hole, and he returned to the nest to rest.

System entered the sleep state as usual to summarize and think about the next plan.

The news that the third molt can prolong life undoubtedly gave System a shot in the arm. Compared to relying on the old druid, System still believed in his own kind and himself.

As time goes by, the muddy forest gradually dries up after the heavy rain, and the meat food that the ants search for gradually decreases, while some food such as grass seeds gradually increases.

Although it will not be a problem in the next three or two days, after a few days, the efficiency of snatching ants to obtain meat will drop a lot.

System knew that he had to make preparations in advance, looking for more food sources and more different kinds of insects.

As long as he survived these ten days, it would be easy for him to upgrade his [Degeneration and Growth] to the full level.

After getting the third chance to molt, without the restriction of needing a variety of food, he can catch ants as much as he likes, or return to the tree full of chrysalis to rapidly increase his level.

After the heavy rain, the forest gradually revived. Not only did the number of mosquitoes increase, System often encountered some sporadic other insects recently, and the chirping of crickets at night also became more.

However, hunting these new insects would not help System much. After all, the efficiency is too low. There are only a few kinds of prey that are easy to prey on.

If he wants to get more kinds of food, he can only continue to explore further areas.

Only by exploring farther will we get more opportunities.

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The next day, System inspected the ants near the ant nest as usual, and then snatched food from the worker ants.

After trying to throw stones from a high place and provoking a [-]cm toad failed, System began to explore farther away.

The landforms in all directions in the forest are similar, with all kinds of trees, vines, weeds, and fallen leaves and rotten branches soaked in rainwater.

Because of the humid environment, there are many more mushrooms in the forest, and a few appear every one meter.

System himself didn't dare to try these potentially poisonous foods, but there were ants carrying mushrooms back to the ant nest before him, and System also tried to eat this kind of food several times in the past few days.

Through the analysis of the derived abilities [Information Input] and [Information Read], System has analyzed seven kinds of mushrooms that he can eat from the pieces carried by the ants.

Most of these mushrooms taste much better than the leaves of the plant, but not as good as the meat.

It has a mild yogurt flavor and is a good meal without the meat.

System, who jumped off a huge white mushroom and continued to explore, found a strange plant in the forest.

This plant has a special plant organ like a water bottle, which is reddish brown, and there is a leaf above the water bottle that seems to be a cover.

If System's previous life memory is good, then this plant should be similar to the pitcher plant in the rainforest in his previous life.

The mouth of the bottle is smooth, and there are special digestive juices in the bottle, and the cap on the bottle can secrete a scent that attracts bugs, and it can also keep out the rain.

This is a typical semi-carnivorous plant.

Because of the torrential rain a few days ago, the pitcher plant bottle was already filled with water, so it was almost impossible to catch any unlucky insects.

Sith tried to bite the bottle with his fangs, and found that it was extremely strong, and his [Corrosive Slime] had no effect on the bottle. It should be that this kind of plant that can secrete digestive juice is resistant to corrosive liquid.

System tried to drink the stagnant water in the pitcher plant, and found that it could promote his [corroding mucus]. However, the digestive juice of the pitcher plant had been diluted by the rain, so it had very limited effect on him.

And just when System was about to leave, his tentacles suddenly felt a strange aura...

(End of this chapter)