Chapter 470 - 230: Setting up Defenses, Harvest, Multi-Emperor Attack

Chapter 470: Chapter 230: Setting up Defenses, Harvest, Multi-Emperor Attack

The group rested in small clusters, lying in the shade of trees on a sparsely vegetated slope. They chewed on grass stalks to ward off their exhaustion.

Fortunately, an hour later, from their vantage point on the slope, they saw the Swarm below the main peak of White Grass Mountain begin to retreat in droves back into its cave, holing up inside.

Before long, a woman in a long white dress emerged from the main cave entrance, seated atop a six-meter Giant Red Beetle.

Lin Feng immediately led his squad forward to meet her.

Seeing the Reproductive Armor Mecha approach, Ling Yi stood up.

"I’ve already taken control of the main Hive."

"The Yunxia Ridge Mother Empress stationed a quarter of her Swarm here. It’s about ten thousand Black Spine Zergs, over a hundred Tier Two Tiger Spine Zergs, and twenty to thirty thousand Red-Armored Beetles."

"Under my command, they’ve begun harvesting all nearby trees to continue stockpiling Biomass Energy for the Hatching Nest."

"The only downside is that I don’t have the authority to hatch the Low-tier Zerg Race, so I can’t produce new ones. This means the Swarm will only shrink over time."

"Ultimately, all of their Life Energy will be absorbed by the Hatching Nest, turning it into a logistical reserve for us here."

Lin Feng nodded silently and followed Ling Yi into the Wormhole. Two hundred meters underground, they entered the main Hive’s Hatching Nest for Tier Two Zerg Eggs.

Unlike the Hatching Nest found underground north of the river, this one couldn’t be expanded as easily. The geology in the North was hard and dry, with scarce groundwater, preventing the kind of reckless excavation possible in Jiangnan.

This Hatching Nest was only a little over five hundred meters wide. The fleshy, glowing Pyramid used for hatching took up nearly half the Hive Space, making the area feel crowded.

Ling Yi stood beside Lin Feng, and as he watched, they took stock of the Zerg Eggs.

There were only four hundred and twenty in total. Half of them were already fully developed, leaving two hundred and ten. If they split the remainder, they would each get one hundred and five.

’That’s not very many.’

Ling Yi explained:

"The North isn’t like the South. Natural resources here are scarce, and the population is concentrated in a few large cities, so it naturally can’t support the same production. Besides, this is the normal output of Tier Two Zerg Eggs for a Tier Three Early-stage Mother Empress. Any more would interfere with her own development."

"The Hatching Nest north of the river had so many because the Hai City Mother Empress moved her hatching operations there. She used its water and biological resources to rapidly increase her numbers of Tier Two Tiger Spine Zergs."

Lin Feng nodded. He didn’t doubt the truth of Ling Yi’s explanation, because this Hatching Meat Tower was much smaller than the one north of the river, and it only had about five hundred slots for Zerg Eggs in total.

"Since I’m leaving the Swarm here to you, I’ll take the fully matured Zerg Eggs."

Inside the two hundred and ten fully formed Zerg Eggs, the Tiger Spine Zerg larvae had already absorbed all the Organic Nutrient Liquid, meaning no useful resources could be extracted from them.

The best course of action was to have Liu Yueqi and her team kill the larvae inside to rapidly increase their strength.

Lin Feng and his subordinates had done the same thing at the Hatching Nest underground north of the river, which was how they had quickly produced eight Awakeners at Tier Two Late Stage Perfection.

Now, these two hundred and ten mature Zerg Eggs would quickly produce a batch of top-tier Lv 29 Tier Two powerhouses.

Lin Feng then called over Liu Yueqi and the others.

There were thirteen of them in total.

Other than Liu Yueqi, the remaining twelve had already reached the Tier Two Late Stage. They only needed the Life Energy from a dozen or so more Tier Two Zergs to achieve Tier Two Late Stage Perfection.

So the Tier Two Zerg Eggs were just enough, with a few to spare. These could be rewarded to the most outstanding captains among the two hundred Warriors.

After they had finished, Lin Feng took out his share of one hundred and five Tier Two Zerg Eggs and gave them to Liu Yi, Shen Jie, and the others.

According to Ling Yi, after being exposed to the Divine Realm’s radiation, their bodies had undergone significant mutation. As a result, their Life Force was severely depleted, and they needed to absorb the pure Life Energy from the Tier Two Zerg Eggs to repair their damaged potential.

This would not only speed up their State recovery but also reduce the after-effects of the radiation-induced mutations.

For example, the spiritual contamination affecting their consciousness.

Though it was something you couldn’t see or touch, it was far more lethal than any physical mutation, especially for commanders like Liu Yi who had not yet mastered Realm Power.

After the Divine Realm’s Energy invaded their bodies, it would leave a profound, nightmarish shadow on their psyches.

In the future, when they attempted their Realm Trial or tried to form their own Mental Realm, this would manifest as twisted conscious entities within their Spirit World—a terrifying prospect.

That was why they now needed the Life Energy from the Tier Two Zerg Eggs for repair and purification.

As an added benefit, this allowed Lin Feng to absorb the Organic Nutrient Liquid from the Tier Two Zerg Eggs to replenish his own stamina.

It also served to replenish the stamina of his Warriors.

While Ling Yi was making fine-tuned adjustments to the Reproductive Armor Mechas that had entered the Hatching Nest...

A golden light flashed in her eyes as she received a report from the front lines. Her expression turned grave as she looked over at Lin Feng, who was resting on the ground.

"They’re coming. Three Tier Three Early-stage Mother Empresses, plus the Tier Three Mid-stage Mother Empress that guards the southern approach to the Capital!"

"She’s ranked thirty-eighth globally! Her power is immense!"

Just then, Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes. A powerful aura emanated from his body.

[Synchronized Upgrade Complete!]

[Lin Feng, Lv. 31/39]

[Life Value...]