Law of the Swarm

Chapter 41 [Perception]

Recalling the vague memories of that time, System clicked on the database in the [Tools menu].

He wanted to check the image of the white world, and the unknown voice he heard, which was the voice of the world.

But System searched carefully several times, but there was no record of the sounds of the world.

Just like the image transmitted to him by the Grasshopper Queen, the sound of the world is a very vague thing

However, although he still doesn't know anything about the sounds of the world, there are some inexplicable information in his mind——

When all things reach the limit, they will be bestowed by the world and transform into magical life; and when the magical life reaches the limit, they will transcend the mundane and become extraordinary existences...

This piece of information is a statement compiled by System based on his own understanding, and it probably means this.

The extra information in the mind does not exist in the form of language, but in the form of a mixture of musical notes and spiritual information, which is distant and mysterious, like listening to music.

System felt that this piece of information was incomplete, as if a lot of things were still missing, and there seemed to be higher forms of life above the extraordinary.

He himself is supposed to exist somewhere between the mortal and the magical, but the message doesn't explain much more.

Although it is mentioned in the information that the existence bestowed by the world will transform into a magical life, there is no clear explanation on how to transform and what will become after the transformation.

System could only feel that the special energy dissociated in the air became clearer, and it was easier to absorb this dissociated energy.

"Maybe becoming a magical life can continue to prolong life, just like dragons, vampires, elves in the game world, but unfortunately, I still know too little about this world."

But in any case, System can be considered to have found the way forward, and his next step is to strive to become a magical life.

……

Gently fiddling with his slender antennae, System looked around, and suddenly found that the soldier ant Shava, who was tortured and disabled by the rats, was not here.

System lightly shook the tentacles, and in the dark, he felt that the soldier ant Shava seemed to be alive, and his life was not in danger.

This kind of insidious induction is not System's random guess, but a special ability that seems to have just escaped the mud that fell from the cave.

Just as Kun obtained the strange ability of [Mind Teleportation] through the sound of the world, System obtained a very strange ability-[Perception] through the sound of the world.

And from the talent [Perception], System obtained several powerful derived abilities, [Eye of System], [Intuition], [Enhanced Hearing], [Enhanced Smell].

He was able to dodge the mud falling from the cave and feel that Shava was alive before, relying on his new derived ability [Intuition].

……

[Perception] (11/26): The unique talent endowed to System by an unknown force.Can have a deeper understanding of things.System's unique ability.

[Eye of System] (17/30): Integrated by [Perception], [Numerical Code], [Insect Adaptability], [Molting Growth], [Enhanced Vision], [Keep Vision], [Dark Vision] special ability.Visual acuity has been greatly improved.System's unique ability.

[Intuition] (12/21): Derivative abilities obtained from [Perception], [Insect Adaptability], [Insect Intuition].It has the unique ability to detect changes in things without controlling it with its own will.

[Enhanced Hearing] (11/15): A derivative ability obtained from [Perception].Hearing is strengthened.

[Strengthen the sense of smell] (11/16): A derivative ability obtained from [Perception].The sense of smell is enhanced.

……

When he just woke up after the third transformation, System hadn't noticed it yet.

It was only now that System realized that perhaps because of [System's Eye], the cave that was still somewhat dark to him before seemed like daylight.

His eyesight is incomparably fresh, he can see the dust particles in the air clearly, and even has a weak perspective ability, he can see the white blood flowing in the body of ant larvae.

System shook the slender tentacles on his head and carefully felt his body. He found that many of his abilities had grown to varying degrees compared to before molting.

System opened the [Tools menu] to carefully check the changes in his body after the third molt.

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Race: Green-tailed grasshopper (evolved body)
title:-
Name: System

Stage: Metamorphosis

Rating: 12/15
Lifespan: 1622 days

Vitality: 85%
Experience: 8%
Special Energy: 52%
特殊天赋：【数值代码】（5/5）、【蜕化生长】（13/13）、【昆虫适应力】（16/21）、【数据存储】（3/5）、【心灵传输】（8/22）、【数据编译】（3/5）、【感知】（11/26）。

衍生能力：[工具菜单]（5/12）、[西斯特姆之眼]（15/30）、[直觉]（12/21）、[断肢再生]（8/13）、[变色伪装]（8/11）、[酸性抗性]（5/7）、[火焰抗性]（5/7）、[耐饿体质]（8/13）、[腐蚀粘液]（12/16）、[精神连接]（8/13）、[强化听觉]（11/15）、[强化嗅觉]（11/16）。

Combat power evaluation: 3.6
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Observing the information in the [Tools Menu], System found that the lifespan he had been very concerned about had indeed increased, and it was more than a year longer than the Queen's three-year lifespan. It seemed that each grasshopper underwent its third molt to gain The improvements are not the same.

It was more obvious than the second molting. After the third molting, System not only further improved his physical fitness, but his various abilities also grew to varying degrees.

System looked at the dozen or so ant larvae around him, and activated [Spiritual Connection] to connect mentally with the ant larvae.

The ant larvae conveyed emotions of joy and peace of mind, and at the same time a feeling of great hunger.

If the time recorded in the [Tools Menu] is correct, then his molt lasted for two full days.

System gently comforted the ant larvae with his spirit, then picked off all the shimmering mushrooms in the cave with his tentacles, and fed these mushrooms to the ant larvae.

Because of the newly acquired ability [System's Eye], even if there is no light, he is as bright as day in the dark, and these mushrooms are no longer needed.

As for the ant larvae and worker ants who are like blind people, they don't need such a weak light source.

And just as System was feeding the mushrooms to the ant larvae, System suddenly used [Mind Transmission] and [Spiritual Connection] to feel some unusual weak emotions.

System shook the tentacles, and looked around carefully with his eyes.

It wasn't long before he discovered what it was that emanated that faint emotion.

It was the shimmering mushrooms that produced the faint emotions, and the fungus that formed them gave off a faint, distressed emotion as they died, as the mushrooms were swallowed by the ant larvae.

The third transformation made System's [Teleportation] (6/22) upgraded to [Teleportation] (8/22).

Because of the increase in the talent level, apart from communicating with plants and insects, this ability obviously has a new communication partner—fungus.

If the ability of [Mind Teleportation] continues to improve, it will definitely be able to communicate with more species.

……

After transporting more than a dozen ant larvae to the nearby granary room full of food, System found that the passageway built before was a bit narrow for his current body. It seems that Shava's ant construction team will The passage to the overwintering nest has been expanded.

System jumped out of the temporary lair several times in a row...

(End of this chapter)