Laws of the Insect Hive

In the end, System rejected the Grasshopper Queen on the grounds of longevity.

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

All afternoon, System had been communicating with the female grasshopper, asking about some of her experiences, and also telling her some things about his awakening.

As it was getting dark, the huge female grasshopper, like a queen, flew away.

She is very determined to explore the vast world.

In one afternoon, through the communication with the grasshopper queen, System obtained a lot of information, among which was the key information of the third molting.

Although there were many words that the Grasshopper Queen could not say, and the communication between them was laborious, System still learned that the Grasshopper Queen had indeed improved her lifespan after the third molting.

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

However, the grasshopper queen herself is not very clear about how she completed three moltings in just one summer.

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

System speculated that the grasshopper queen should have eaten some special plant, just like the special lizard meat, causing the grasshopper queen's body to grow significantly and special changes.

It was 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 to give up.

After all, it takes too long, and flying continuously in the sky is undoubtedly very dangerous. It is not as safe for him to snatch ants for food.

Shortly before the sun was about to go down and the grasshopper queen left, System asked a question he cared about.

The Grasshopper Queen knew that her lifespan was three years, and she also knew that System's lifespan was short, so why would she choose to travel with System for two months, and then choose to mate?

It should be known that even after the third molting, the grasshopper will die quickly after laying eggs.

The answer given by the grasshopper queen is simple and straightforward: "Like, wisdom, you."

The grasshopper queen's confession was very direct, and System was a little caught off guard. He felt very awkward when a big grasshopper said such a thing. The human soul made him feel very awkward.

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

Fortunately, System's sanity finally suppressed the instinct of the body. Compared with breeding offspring, he still wanted to live longer by himself.

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

"I, come back, find you."

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"Will you come back to me?"

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

Although there is an awkward feeling that insects instinctively want to mate, System is very happy to meet the grasshopper queen.

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

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

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

After a few jumps, System secreted some [Corrosive Slime] near the tree hole, and he returned to the lair to rest.

System went into sleep state as usual, summarizing daily and thinking about the next plan.

Hearing the news that the third molting can prolong his 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 went on, the muddy forest gradually dried up after the rainstorm, and the ants searched for less meat and more food, such as grass seeds.

Although the next three or two days will not be a problem, after a few days, the efficiency of robbing ants for meat will drop a lot.

System knew that he had to prepare early and find more food sources, more different kinds of insects.

As long as he has survived these ten days, it will be easy for his [Metamorphosis Growth] to reach the full level.

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

After the rainstorm, the forest gradually regained its vitality. Not only was there an increase in similar mosquitoes, but System had often encountered some sporadic other insects recently, and the chirping of crickets had also become more frequent at night.

However, hunting these newly emerged insects is not very helpful to System. After all, the efficiency is too low. There are only a few types of prey that are easy to prey. If you eat too much, you will lose the effect of improving [Metamorphosis Growth].

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

Only by exploring further, will we get more opportunities.

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The next day, System inspected the ants near the ant colony as usual, and then grabbed the food of the worker ants.

After trying unsuccessfully to provoke a twenty-centimeter toad by throwing stones from a height, System began to explore further afield.

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 rain.

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

System himself did not dare to try these potentially highly poisonous foods, but some ants carried the mushrooms back to the ant nest before him, and System tried to eat this kind of food several times in the past few days.

Through the analysis of the derived abilities [Information Entry] and [Information Reading], System has analyzed seven types of mushrooms that he can eat from the fragments carried by the ants.

Most of these mushrooms taste much better than the leaves of the plant, but less so than meat.

It has a light yogurt taste and is a good meal without meat.

Jumping off a huge white mushroom and continuing to explore, System 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 on the top of the water bottle that seems to be a lid.

If System's past life memory was good, then this plant should be a plant similar to the pitcher plant in the rain forest in the previous life.

The mouth of the bottle is smooth, the bottle has special digestive juice, and the lid on the bottle can secrete a scent that attracts insects and can also block the rain.

This is a typical semi-carnivorous plant.

Because of the heavy rain a few days ago, the pitcher plant bottle was already filled with water, and it is estimated that it is almost impossible to catch any unlucky bugs.

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

System tried to drink a sip of the water in the pitcher plant and found that it had a boosting effect on his [corrosive mucus], but the pitcher plant's digestive juices had been diluted by the rain, so it had very limited effect on him.

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