Daily News: Insect Girls' Heavy Dependence

"Sally, open your mouth!"

Richard wanted to obtain the venom of the Silver Demon Worm.

The thousand-fold transformed insect burrowed underground.

The venom of the silver worm is highly poisonous to humans, but it is an aphrodisiac for the worm.

If a metaphor could be used, the Silver Demon Insect would be the white moonlight of the insect world. Almost no insect can resist its allure.

The clear, drooling venom flowed into the ground.

Aphrodisiac pheromones, detectable only by insects, began to fill the air.

The mushroom-like insects in the forest began to swell, their tentacles twisting and knotting.

The mushroom cap sprayed out streams of spores frantically, then quickly softened and shrank...

Even the Papal Knight, Govi, was affected by the pheromones, her chest heaving violently.

Buzzing~ Buzzing~ Buzzing~ Buzzing...

The chirping of the myriad insects in the air grew increasingly chaotic and disordered.

She could no longer resist and burst out of the ground at a tricky angle, burrowing into Sally's body.

This sudden scene left everyone dumbfounded.

One insect was bad enough for Sally, and now she's been parasitized by another one...

Sally was in a panic: She had stolen the insect the young master had his eye on, how could this happen!?

Richard was speechless for a moment.

That insect, even in its first-order juvenile stage, possessed the strength of a second-order adult stage; I've definitely taken a liking to it.

Before Richard and Goldie could react, he came up with a way to extract the Thousand-Refined Transformation Insect.

Sally's silver hair was growing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Even the girl's body has become more mature.

The innocent-looking girl suddenly acquired a cool and aloof demeanor...

"You've fused with the Thousand Refined Transformation Insect? And you've even progressed from a first-order juvenile to a second-order adult form?"

This was the first time Gowei had ever seen someone fuse with insects so smoothly and quickly.

She reminisced about her past.

The painful experience of fusing earth demon worms and crystal worms into amethyst worms...

That feeling of being torn apart all over, followed by a period of mental breakdown.

Govi couldn't help but complain about the unfairness of the goddess.

Richard wasn't too sad about losing the Thousand-Refined Insect.

He was more curious about the characteristics of insects.

"Is this the Silver Demon Insect's innate talent as a rare fusion material? Or is it the unique characteristic of that Thousand-Refined Myriad Transformation Insect? Or perhaps both?"

Govi didn't answer; she was lost in painful memories, her whole body trembling.

After being parasitized by insects, people will more or less exhibit some mental abnormalities, and occasionally there will be abnormal reactions that lead to decay.

Richard knew that Goldie was broken.

He looked directly at Sally.

"Sally? Have you noticed anything unusual?"

"Young Master! Call me Queen!"

The maid spoke coldly.

Richard: "???"

Was she truly possessed by the Queen?

After Sally started talking nonsense, she broke down just like Govi... nothing she did worked...

Oh my god, my lovely Sally! How did she end up like this?

Fortunately, Govi ​​quickly snapped out of her reverie and began to explain.

"Don't worry, this is normal. People who fuse with insects often talk nonsense like this. Her mind is still intact; it's the insects influencing her. All you need to do is..."

Richard listened to her advice and shouted in a commanding tone, like a young master.

"Sally!"

"Ah? Young Master... I didn't mean to say that..."

"It's back to normal now? What's the working principle behind this?"

Richard looked at Goldie with a puzzled expression.

Govi did not reply verbally, but instead used a knife to cut open the back of her neck, so deep that the bone was visible.

"Take a look inside yourself."

Richard did as instructed.

Govy's spine was covered with purple ganglia...

"Implanting worms grants access to their abilities. However, it creates a neural connection between the worm and the human, making the human susceptible to the worm's thoughts. For example, my Amethyst Worm keeps subtly suggesting that I eat Sally..."

"Because insects are territorial, a person can usually only have one insect implanted. Any insects implanted later will devour and fuse with it. This can easily lead to mental abnormalities and breakdowns..."

After listening to Ge Wei's explanation.

Richard understood the maid's strange behavior over the past few days.

"Sally's unusual behavior...?"

"The Silver Demon Worm made her want to sleep with you... As for her calling herself a queen, that Thousand Refined Transformation Worm must be what you call a queen-level being."

Richard neither agreed nor disagreed with Goldie's words.

That insect, even in its first-order juvenile stage, possessed the strength of a second-order adult stage; it truly deserves to be called a queen.

Sally simply stated:

"Young Master... but there are only the voices of two insects inside me. They haven't merged... and they don't have the ability to transform..."

Richard pondered for a moment before speaking.

"The Silver Demon Insect and the Thousand-Refined Transformation Insect should coexist. This is because the Thousand-Refined Transformation Insect needs to hibernate, and the Silver Demon Insect is suppressed by the hypnotic drug. That's why they haven't fused..."

Goldie also agreed with Richard's statement.

No wonder Sally seemed so relaxed; otherwise, I truly felt my Dao heart would shatter.

My previous statement about the fusion of insects was just a deduction based on experience, and it's normal that I was wrong.

"I never knew you had such a talent for insect research. Forget being a pioneer. How about I recommend you to the Knight Academy as a research professor?"

Richard smiled but did not answer Goldie's suggestion...

After everyone finished cleaning up the battlefield,

They dug up all the mushroom worms in the mushroom forest.

However, they are all tool and construction insects such as coral mushroom worms, rubber worm fungi, earth-listening wood ear worms, and weather forecast mushrooms.

We did not encounter any more combat-type bugs.

Continue on the journey to Stormwind.

The team was originally 20 kilometers away from Stormwind.

Because the insect-beast attack went astray, the personnel losses were heavy.

However, the harvest of these mushroom worms can be considered a blessing in disguise.

As for what Gove mentioned, Stormwind City has recently been barring Trailblazers from entering.

Richard believed that the Duke would definitely be interested in his batch of mushroom worms.

They won't turn down business that comes to their door.

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[Daily Intelligence System: One hundred kilometers west of Stormwind City... there exists an essence of insect fluid that can accelerate insect growth. Enough to cultivate a fully evolved fourth-tier insect within two months...]

[Daily Intelligence System: The Duke of the North, Lord of Stormwind, died unexpectedly seven days ago. His daughter needs her husband to succeed her to the title...]

After two days of route adjustments,

Richard's team finally reached their destination.

On the snow-covered land.

Ahead lies a vast freshwater lake.

Stormwind, a fortified city, is built on a large island in the middle of a lake.

The island is connected to the mainland by only one arched bridge.

No wonder this city can stand tall in the snowy northern plains ravaged by insects and beasts.

This end of the arched bridge connects to the land.

There were many intercepted pioneers and the camps they had set up.

Just as Gove had said, Stormwind City refused to allow the pioneers to enter.

Richard's arrival attracted the attention of other Trail Blazers teams...

A blond-haired man with a mouthful of yellow teeth.

They blocked Richard's way.

"Hey friend! You can't get into Stormwind, you'll have to camp here. I'm the seller of this campsite, how about I rent it to you for 1000 Dio coins a day?"

Richard frowned:

"Get out of the way. Did the Duke of the North authorize you to collect rent here?"

A thousand Dio coins could buy an insect egg with the potential to reach second-tier growth stage. Does he take me for some kind of scoundrel?

Richard naturally wouldn't rent a campsite; he was already heading into the city and didn't have time to deal with this kind of extortion.

But the blond-haired man wouldn't let it go.

"I already told you you can't get in. Three days ago, the Duke of the North ordered me to sell rental camps here. Do you understand?"

He invoked the title of Duke of the North.

Richard immediately found it amusing.

I know the Duke of the North died seven days ago, and this blond guy is trying to fool me.

"You're saying it was the Duke of the North who gave permission? When did he say that? When did he allow you to occupy the territory right outside his city gates?"