LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 5 Spawning
Soon, he planted more than two hundred buds into the newly dug ground.
It was getting dark, and he couldn't go home to rest yet. Instead, he picked up a load of water and started watering them one by one.
At the beginning, because the watering skills were only entry-level, the efficiency was low.
He simply spent 9.9 labor points to upgrade his watering skill from beginner to proficient.
When I tried watering the planted bracts again, the efficiency was more than doubled. And because it can achieve a more precise amount of watering, it also saves a lot of water, saving him the trouble of carrying water back and forth.
After watering the 210 planted corns, the moon has risen into the sky.
He was full of anticipation, waiting for these corns to sprout and grow vigorously.
The harvest period of corn is about three to five months, depending on the variety and planting level.
With proper management of water and fertilizer, the seedlings will grow quickly and the harvest period will naturally be shortened a lot.
On the contrary, if the planting technology is poor, the seedlings will be half dead after they grow, and the harvest may be lost.
He can now use labor points to quickly improve his planting skills, and his water and fertilizer management level has been greatly improved. It would be great if the harvest period could be shortened to three months.
At that time, the grain stored in the family was just finished, and new grain could be harvested immediately.
This way you won't go hungry.
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The days went by like this day after day.
He goes to the mountains every day to see the female termites.
After it builds its nest, it lies dormant in the cave and is preparing to lay eggs.
Its energy will decrease by about 2 points every day.
Maybe it chose a very special nesting location and has been living in peace.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
Qin Niu worked hard in the fields every day. On average, he dug three ridges of land a day and planted about 200 corn plants.
Labor points are also increasing at a constant rate.
After a busy day, you can earn about 30 labor points.
He saved it all and didn't squander it randomly.
The proficiency in these four planting skills of sowing, watering, loosening and weeding is also growing.
On the fourth day, my proficiency in soil scarification and weeding improved almost at the same time.
From proficiency to a slight success.
This also greatly improved his soil turning efficiency again.
It is now possible to turn over five ridges of soil a day, and the excavated soil is more scientific and reasonable, well-proportioned, and can keep the soil soft and breathable to the greatest extent.
While his work efficiency improved, he also gained more understanding of saving energy.
On the seventh day, he had dug up an acre of land and planted corn on it.
In the early morning, after getting up, he habitually checked the properties of female termites.
Female milk termite (queen)
Level: Level 2 Isoptera, upgrade experience 100/1000
Lifespan: 4.2 years
Energy: 131
Skills: The first level of reproduction is 0.05/10, the first level of suspended animation is 1/10
Talent: Moderate intelligence
After reading it, Qin Niu was shocked.
Why did he suddenly lose so much energy?
Its normal energy consumption in a day is 2 points. The next morning, he remembered that the female termites had finished building the nest and there were 168 points left.
Six days have passed, and normal energy consumption should be around 12 o'clock.
There should be 156 points left.
An extra 25 points of precious energy were suddenly consumed overnight. Did something unexpected happen?
Also, how did it transform from a breeding ant to a queen ant overnight?
Moreover, its level has also been upgraded from a first-level isopteran insect to a second-level isopteran insect, and its upgrade experience has increased by 25 points.
what on earth is it?
He had already raised two termites, so he had some experience. After thinking about it for a while, he came up with the possibility that the female termites had already laid eggs.
But he remembered that the first two termites consumed much more energy to lay eggs!
This one only consumed a total of 25 energy points, and one egg consumed 5 energy points. Doesn't that mean it only laid five eggs?
The impatient Qin Niu decided to go to the mountains to take a look immediately.
Taking a small medicine hoe and a hatchet, I went directly into the mountain.
Since it was early in the morning, there was no guarantee that there would still be some wild animals wandering around that had not returned to their nests.
They are usually weak, small carnivorous beasts, such as lone wolves, wild cats, etc.
Because their hunting ability is much lower than that of strong beasts, their hunting success rate is much lower, and they do not dare to compete with other beasts. So the probability of going hungry is very high.
Driven by hunger, even if it is dawn, they will still wander around the outer areas of the mountain forest, hoping to be lucky enough to encounter prey.
Qin Niu's entry into the mountains was relatively smooth. After all, he took a familiar route and did not encounter any ferocious beasts.
When he came to the termite's nest, he was relieved that its cave was not destroyed.
Peek inside through the small hole on the outside of the cave.
It sensed its master's aura and waved its two tentacles hard.
Termites have eyes, just behind their tentacles, but they have extremely poor vision because they live in darkness for a long time.
Many worker ants don't even have eyes or can't see.
Qin Niu saw five white ant eggs in the shallow cave.
The newly-minted queen ant holds an ant egg with her front legs and spits out crystal saliva evenly covering the surface of the ant egg.
It's incubating ant eggs.
This saliva can protect the ant eggs from being infected by external bacteria and viruses, and can also moisturize, nourish and keep the ant eggs warm.
The first batch only laid five ant eggs. This is too few!
No one is perfect, not even the queen ant.
The larger ones lay more eggs in the first batch, but they are brainless and can easily die due to various stupid behaviors.
This petite termite possesses extremely rare medium intelligence. It not only acts cautiously, but also carefully calculates the energy in its body.
But the number of eggs laid is pitiful.
You know, hatched worker ants can easily die when they go out to forage.
Definitely the more the better.
Even if 90% of the worker ants die, there will still be 10% of the worker ants that can find food and come back to feed the queen.
There were only five in total, and they were all wiped out casually.
Qin Niu was full of worries about its future.
After all, he is the owner of this queen ant now. If it fails, it means that Qin Niu's one tael of silver and all his hard work are gone.
The initial journey to becoming a insect master is extremely difficult.
The path he chose was more difficult and more likely to fail than ordinary insect masters.
However, everything has two sides. A high threshold also means high gold content and strong competitiveness.
No matter what, Qin Niu was very happy to see it successfully lay ant eggs.
It is said that a dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix, and a mouse's son can make holes.
In addition to her petite size, this queen ant is excellent in all aspects. I believe the children she gives birth to will not be any worse.
Although there were only five worker ants in the first batch, were all of them elite soldiers?
An elite soldier can equal one to ten.
Five elite worker ants are equivalent to fifty ordinary worker ants produced by other queens.
So this is still worth looking forward to, don’t be too pessimistic.
He now finally understands that the best time to capture the queen is after her wedding flight and before she lays eggs.
As long as the female termite lays her first egg after the nuptial flight, she will immediately be promoted to a second-level insect.
Level two insects are many times more difficult to capture.
A low-level contract talisman is definitely not enough.
Qin Niu only used a low-level contract talisman to subdue a second-level insect, which was already very profitable.
Many insect masters may need to spend countless energy, financial resources, and time in order to promote first-level insects to second-level insects. And it may not be successful.
Breeding ants can automatically advance, which just shows that ants have huge potential for upgrading.
Termites are more than 100 million years older than ants, and they are certainly much more advanced than ants.
This is also the reason why Qin Niu chose termites instead of ants as pets.
After checking on the queen, he returned down the mountain along the same path.
Not far away, I felt a faint light on my back, as if I was being stared at by something.
Oops, I'm afraid I'm being targeted by a wild beast in the mountains. If it's the tiger, the king of beasts, I'm afraid today will be unlucky.
His current cultivation level is 18/100 of the first level of a mortal.
After working in the fields day and night for seven days, plus eating the meat and corn given by Wang Wanyan, his cultivation level increased by one point.
Cultivation is a more expensive thing than beast control.
Since ancient times, there has been a saying that the poor in culture and the rich in military affairs.
Even the most superficial practice must ensure that there is meat for every meal.
Qin Niu's current cultivation level is considered very rubbish. The cultivation level of an ordinary strong adult man is basically around 30/100 of the first level of a mortal. If there is no cultivation method, their cultivation will continue to decline as they get older.
He is not very old now, and due to malnutrition, his combat effectiveness is much lower than that of a strong adult man.
Even the most ordinary wild wolf can kill him.
The feeling of light on his back became stronger, and his eyelids couldn't stop beating wildly.
There was a rustling sound from the firewood behind him. It was very slight, but it was like a death knell being tolled.