Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 104 Departure

Shennongjia, in the Queen Mother's Nest.

Qin Mu has taken control of the Queen's Nest, which means he can also use the nest to hatch Zerg units.

As he was about to enter space, Qin Mu needed to make some preparations.

This world-class queen hive can easily hatch ordinary planetary and constant-level Zerg units, and even constant-level level nine units can be hatched with ease.

However, at higher levels, such as cosmic-level Zerg units, they can only hatch specific types of Zerg such as Flame Tank, Shadow Blade, and Mantis Hunter from the mother hive. Furthermore, Domain Lords and Realm Lords require a certain understanding of the laws and mastery of special breeding methods.

These three Zerg body types are not suited for bodyguarding; they are too large a target and consume too much energy.

Even if the insect swarm has now multiplied throughout the solar system to the point of reaching tens of billions, its resource consumption is still unsustainable.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Qin Mu planned to use this Queen's Nest to hatch some level nine Zerg warriors to serve as bodyguards for entering the universe.

A level nine Zerg warrior is a very low-level Zerg to this hive; it can be hatched as long as resources are sufficient, without any conditions.

These bodyguards might not be needed, but if anything unexpected happens, Qin Mu needs a force that can provide backup.

On Qiulong Star, our destination in this journey into space, we can be protected within cities, but not outside of them.

In case of danger, it doesn't matter if I die, since I can be resurrected in the Mother Nest. But Hong, Thor, and Jia Yi don't have the ability to be resurrected.

"We don't need to hatch too many, just ten. Hatching level nine Zerg warriors is already a stretch for the current Zerg swarm; we need to accumulate resources first."

Among the many Zerg warriors, Qin Mu chose a Zerg warrior whose appearance closely resembled a human.

These insectoid warriors are called Fire-Eyed Insects. They are only three meters tall and look like ordinary humans, with three eyes on their heads.

The Fire-Eyed Insect has extremely powerful sensory abilities and can shoot a scorching ray attack from its eyes. It also has good melee combat skills, making it a very suitable bodyguard.

"With three Silver Streamers in the open and ten Fire-Eyed Insects protecting us in the shadows, there shouldn't be any problems."

Qin Mu thought to himself.

Besides bodyguards, you also need enough money to enter space!

Luo Feng had Babata to arrange everything, but he didn't have that.

Earth's currency is meaningless in the universe, but Earth does have its own universe-specific currency.

On Earth and in Martian bases, there are relics, many of which contain remnants of cosmic currencies.

Especially in the steel base underground on Mars, after thoroughly searching and taking control of the entire city, China found many valuable items.

Although millions of years have passed and ordinary paper money has been damaged, many powerful figures in the base have a habit of building treasure vaults, and some of these vaults contain a number of well-preserved currencies.

Like Hong and Thor, they explored many ruins on Earth and collected many valuable items from them.

Hong was also quite knowledgeable; he knew how precious the Sky-Piercing Shuttle was.

Hong Du has a collection of telekinetic weapons like the Sky Shuttle, and he even gave it to Luo Feng. Could this be his only collection?

The original five great powers were the same, each with their own hidden treasures.

Now that the entire Earth is unified, all these things have been put into use, and everything that can be sold has been brought out.

After collecting all the currencies, you have 2031 Qianwu coins, 3200 million Black Dragon coins, and less than a million Blue Silver coins available.

This is mainly because these currencies were collected from various ruins and are usually kept in secret chambers and treasure vaults, where valuable items are hidden.

Almost everything else was damaged over time.

Besides currency, there are also some precious items that can be exchanged, valued at over 50 billion Black Dragon Coins based on information obtained from Babata.

Among these treasures, there are more than one psychic weapon, such as a second-tier psychic weapon shaped like an axe from the original American treasury.

But this is all the assets available on Earth. Except for some things that cannot be sold, all the good stuff has been brought out, emptying the entire family's coffers.

In addition to these treasures, Qin Mu also prepared a batch of 100,000 plant spirits for sale.

Plant spirits are considered valuable treasures in the universe, and many forces acquire them in large quantities. Furthermore, different plant spirits possess unique effects, and their prices are considerable.

If all the spirits of plants were sold, they could fetch several billion Black Dragon Coins.

If sales are good, it can be done as a long-term business.

On the contrary, Qin Mu was not in a hurry to sell the bloodline evolution potion. This thing was too valuable, and the Virtual Universe Company would not allow its sale. He needed to find a suitable opportunity to consider it later.

Upon entering space, the United Government has integrated all its resources in an effort to make a good start for its first appearance in space.

Of course, this money is not meant to be spent entirely; it's just for preparation.

"Bodyguards and funds are all prepared. The United Government will handle everything else; I don't need to worry about it. Now, focus on your cultivation and improve your strength!"

Qin Mu took a deep breath and began a three-month-long period of secluded cultivation.

During this training, Qin Mu focused his main efforts on "Heart of the Swarm," "Primitive Insect Codex," and the inheritance of Meteorite Star.

The swarm is his foundation, his most important element.

The Meteorite Star Inheritance can enhance the strength of his human form.

With his powerful consciousness as the overlord of the swarm, all of these can be carried out simultaneously without any conflict.

A portion of its consciousness immersed itself in the swarm, descending upon the only golden-horned behemoth among the Zerg.

After continuously devouring metal, the golden-horned behemoth grew very quickly, becoming several times larger than when it was born.

The reason it was able to grow so fast was that in recent days, it had been devouring B8-grade metal Xuan Iron Essence harvested from the Mars base, and even the rarer C8-grade Xuan Iron Mother.

In the Martian base, millions of worker insects are already mining minerals for it, serving as food for its evolution.

Not only on Mars, but throughout the entire solar system, swarms of insects are everywhere. Most of these insects are worker insects, constantly mining for minerals.

With the support of the entire swarm, the Golden Horned Beast grew at an extraordinary rate.

brush!

The Xuan Tie Jing placed in front of the Golden Horned Beast disappeared.

The metallic continent was surrounded by a large amount of golden mist, and the sky above was also filled with golden mist.

In the metal continent, a massive golden-horned beast covered in black scales was absorbing energy with all its might.

"Hoo hoo~~"

A pile of black iron essence seemed to vaporize into a dense golden mist, its volume slowly shrinking, while the surrounding golden mist grew thicker and thicker.

"Rumble~~~"

The metallic continent trembled.

A vast expanse of golden mist enveloped the entire continent, enveloping the entire metallic landmass. The golden mist rapidly solidified, becoming part of the continent and causing it to grow larger and larger.

As the metal continent grew larger, wisps of golden mist merged into the Golden Horned Beast's body, causing its size to increase rapidly.

With full absorption, the metal continent quickly exceeded five kilometers in length, width, and height, a space sufficient for a large number of Zerg units to survive.

"Ordinary creatures cannot survive on the metal continent, but it is not difficult for the Zerg."

Controlling the Golden Horned Beast, Qin Mu sensed everything within its body, while the mother nest continuously and deeply analyzed the Golden Horned Beast's genes.

"The Golden Horned Beast's body structure is very different from that of ordinary creatures, making it suitable for space travel, and it is the embodiment of the Law of Gold by nature."

By studying the genetic structure and markings on the Golden Horned Beast, I've also made rapid progress in comprehending the laws of metal. Perhaps it won't be long before I'm able to grasp the domain of metal!

While Qin Mu was studying the Golden Horned Beast, there was also a great commotion on Earth.

A large number of the world's top talents were gathered together. After extremely rigorous selection, batches of people were eliminated, leaving only the most outstanding fifty people.

These fifty people first consumed the essence of herbs and trees to raise their strength to the level of War God.

Then, after consuming Muya Crystal, he raised his strength to the planetary level and began secret training.

Hong and Thor entered a state of complete seclusion, disregarding everything else and focusing all their efforts on cultivating with the help of the Wood Crystal, resulting in an astonishing increase in their strength.

The same is true for Jia Yi. Originally only at the second level of the planetary level, he was promoted to the third level of the planetary level during the war. After inheriting the legacy and acquiring the Mu Ya Crystal, his strength continued to increase.

While they were focusing on their cultivation, the Second World outside became increasingly popular, and consciousness-sensing helmets gradually became widespread.

At the same time, the United Government announced that the remains of an alien spaceship had been discovered on Earth, and that the technology found therein had been used to successfully build a spaceship to explore Mars.

Under the deliberate control of the United Government, the existence of some relics has been gradually revealed, announcing to humanity that we are not alone in the universe.

This has put the entire Earth in a state of flux.

In such an environment, the insect swarm continues to expand throughout the solar system, its numbers exceeding hundreds of billions.

When the insect swarm surpassed 100 billion, Qin Mu's strength underwent a transformation, and he stepped into the level one mental master of the Hengxing realm.

Ten days before the agreed departure time.

"We've accumulated enough planetary-level mother nests, so let's evolve! Let's evolve into a static-level mother nest!"

Inside the Queen Mother's Nest, Qin Mu issued commands to the insect swarm.

These past few days, he hasn't left the Queen Mother's Nest, but has been focusing on his cultivation here.

In terms of safety, there is hardly anything safer on the entire planet than here.

A Zerg hive of the World Lord level is difficult for even ordinary Immortals to breach.

Three days later, the first star-level mother hive of the swarm appeared, capable of hatching large numbers of star-level 1 Zerg warriors.

During the transformation of the mother nest, Qin Mu's strength also increased dramatically based on the feedback from the swarm, reaching the first level of the Hengxing Martial Artist level and the third level of the Hengxing Mentalist level!

The appointed day for departure finally arrived!

Qin Mu, Hong, Lei Shen, and Jia Yi boarded the Black Dragon Mountain X81 spaceship immediately.

On January 1, 2058, the Heilongshan X81 spacecraft took off and headed into the distant universe.

Entering the universe

(End of this chapter)