Law of the Swarm

Chapter 28 Locusts Transit

After more than ten days, the appearance of the Grasshopper Queen has not changed at all, it still has the withered yellow appearance before, and the pair of antennae are still slender.

"Is it... a cricket?"

The Grasshopper Queen stared at the food that System was chewing, sending out her unique mental waves.

After more than ten days, System discovered that the Grasshopper Queen's language control was much more proficient.

Although he couldn't reach his level, System heard many changes in tone from the Queen's words.

It seems that the Grasshopper Queen should have been practicing this spiritual message these days, otherwise such great progress would not have been possible.

"Yes, would you like some?"

System stopped eating, as if he was an old friend who had been with him for many years, he naturally handed the food to the Grasshopper Queen.

"No, I don't like to eat...meat, this kind of food."

The Grasshopper Queen sent a mental message to System to refuse, and at the same time bit off a leaf not far away with her fangs, and put it in her mouth to chew.

"These days, is that special breath coming from you?"

The communication with the Grasshopper Queen did not require any politeness, System directly asked his question.

"Yes, it was... I sent it." The Grasshopper Queen shook her tentacles and continued to send the message to System: "You, you really didn't... come."

System stared at the Grasshopper Queen for a while and said, "You know, I won't go."

The Grasshopper Queen touched System's tentacles with the tentacles on her head, and she said again with a unique and gentle mental wave: "I know...you won't come, so, I'm coming back...to find you."

"I miss you……"

The grasshopper queen's spiritual message contained countless thoughts, and System didn't know how to respond to this feeling.

There is no way, Tem can only use human wisdom to change the subject: "Do you still want to explore the world? Like those pictures in the blood?"

"Yes, I'm going with them." The Grasshopper Queen looked at the sky above her head and replied to System.

"They? Are there many grasshoppers going with you?"

"Um……"

The Grasshopper Queen continued to look up at the sky above her head, she stared at a cloud in the gap in the dense forest and asked System: "You know, is that... what?"

Insect compound eyes can't see too far away, but looking at the white mass in the sky, System knows what the Grasshopper Queen is referring to.

System replied, "That's a cloud, a form of water."

The Grasshopper Queen showed a somewhat regretful expression. She stared at the sky above her head and said, "I can't fly...not that high, but I can fly farther."

The Grasshopper Queen lowered her raised head and continued to say to System: "I...have a name, you know, what is a name...?"

System showed a puzzled look and said, "Name? Did you name yourself? My name should be System."

The Grasshopper Queen replied: "Sith... Tem, Kun, my name is... the name given to me by... Shadow."

System asked: "Shadow? Who is that?"

"A bug."

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Not long after the conversation with the Grasshopper Queen, a 5 cm green grasshopper landed not far from System and the Grasshopper Queen with the sound of the unique flapping of its wings.

Not long after, another grasshopper flew over, then two, three, a dozen, hundreds...

More and more grasshoppers gathered towards him and the Grasshopper Queen. Ten minutes later, thousands of various grasshoppers had gathered around him.

And the scale of these grasshoppers is still expanding.

The peaceful forest became noisy, and the grasshoppers flapped their wings and flew from time to time, some jumped to the nearby grass to eat plants, and some flew to the treetops to bask in the sun.

Because of the arrival of the grasshoppers, a large number of ants emerged from the nearby ant nests, and the ants attacked the surrounding grasshoppers, trying to catch and eat the grasshoppers that disturbed their peace.

However, grasshoppers are not food for ants from birth, especially for adult grasshoppers. As long as they jump lightly, the siege of ants will fall short.

……

Countless grasshoppers kept gathering around him and the Grasshopper Queen. System couldn't figure out how many grasshoppers had arrived, but there were at least tens of thousands of them.

There was an open space of nearly half a meter around the Grasshopper Queen. Except for System, there were no other grasshoppers in the open space.

System speculates that this is very likely a reflection of the class status of the grasshoppers, and the grasshopper that molts for the third time will naturally become the leader of the group.

The size of the grasshoppers was still expanding, and the gathered locusts even blocked the sun in the sky, making the forest where System was a bit darker.

Looking at the scene of grasshoppers covering the sky, System thought of a natural disaster in his previous life—the plague of locusts.

When locusts cross the border, not a single blade of grass grows.

System did not experience locust plagues in his previous life, but he had watched locust plagues in some documentaries.

Even though it was a documentary, System could not help being shocked when he saw the scene of the locust plague for the first time.

The locusts that cover the sky and the sun will eat everything green during their flight.

Although the locusts in front of System were smaller in size, they were essentially similar to a locust plague. The plants in the forest were being eaten away by the locusts at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The gathered grasshoppers were generally small in size, ranging from 3 cm to 8 cm. System also saw a lot of his fellow green-tailed grasshoppers among the grasshoppers.

The arrival of these densely packed locusts did not bring any discomfort to System, but instead made him feel some closeness.

The grasshoppers gathered happily together, exuding a strange aura among each other, which made System's body very excited.

He even had an urge to fly in the air with the grasshoppers.

"Really...won't you go together?" The Grasshopper Queen seemed to feel System's excitement, and she looked at System and sent another spiritual message.

After a brief hesitation, System refused again: "Well, I won't go."

There seems to be a long sigh coming from the Grasshopper Queen's spiritual message...

……

The carnival of the grasshoppers is still going on, they are jumping and giving off a very happy breath, and at the same time, many grasshoppers are looking for mates and mating.

Because of his large size among grasshoppers, System also attracted many female grasshoppers, but as long as he hid near the grasshopper queen, these female grasshoppers would no longer pester him.

There are still a small number of grasshoppers that choose to mate. Most of the grasshoppers just dance randomly in the air, seeming to be playing with their own kind.

A few birds flew into the locusts at the right time. They caught the locusts and ate them, but there were too many locusts. After the birds preyed on a certain number of locusts, they disappeared.

By noon, there were already millions of grasshoppers gathered.

The gathering of grasshoppers no longer increased, and the carnival of the grasshoppers also reached its climax at this moment!
With her at the center, the Grasshopper Queen once again emitted a strange wave of breath, and System's blood seemed to be slightly boiling.

wow——

wow——

Millions of locusts jumped and spread their wings above the dense forest at the same time. In an instant, the bright sun at noon was blocked by the torrent of grasshoppers, and the forest below became pitch black.

Countless grasshoppers started flying in one direction.

The Grasshopper Queen looked at System for a long time, and after finally touching System's tentacles with her tentacles, she also spread her wings and began to fly along with the torrent of grasshoppers.

And System also spread his wings at this time, and followed behind the queen.

"Would you... come with me?"

The Grasshopper Queen once again sent out a spiritual message, which was full of the emotions she expected.

"No, I just want to send you off. After leaving this time, I don't know if I can see you again..."

(End of this chapter)