Civilized Zerg Lord

Chapter 53: Stinging Insect Hatching
Under Gu Hao's careful cultivation, the first generation of stinging insects finally showed signs of completing the first phase of evolution.

In a corner of the breeding area, the eggs began to tremble, and cracks spread on the egg shells.

Over time, the cracks grow larger and the color on the egg shell begins to fade.

That is a sign that life is about to be born, a signal that new life is coming.

The surrounding Gu witches held their breaths, their eyes fixed on the eggs, looking forward to the arrival of new life.

Finally, an insect egg broke open, and a small life emerged from it.

It struggled and crawled outwards hard, as if announcing its arrival to the world.

The body was wet, but under the light, it looked so novel.

Then, the second and third eggs began to burst, and more lives were born from them.

Their arrival makes the entire insect breeding area full of life and vitality.

...After several months of growth, these stinging insects are about one meter long and their bodies are dark brown.

The surface is covered with a hard shell, like a piece of exquisite armor.

Its head is small and pointed, and its two eyes are shining with green light, making it look cunning and alert.

The stinging insect's tail is its most eye-catching feature.

It is a thick tail, and the tail spines can rotate 360 ​​degrees without any dead ends.

The tail thorn flashed with cold light, like a sharp sword, ready to strike a fatal blow at any time.

The design of the tail spine is very unique. It can not only rotate, but also telescope for easy movement. The tail spine can be extended when needed.

This makes the stinging insect extremely flexible in combat and can easily hit the enemy's vital points.

Moreover, the surface of the tail sting is also covered with a layer of venom. Once stung, the enemy will immediately fall into pain and paralysis.

The emergence of stinging insects undoubtedly added a powerful force to Gu Hao's insect swarm.

The first batch of stinging insects numbered about twenty, and Gu Hao brought them to an open space to test their attack capabilities.

Gu Hao placed several thick wooden boards and light iron sheets on the ground as targets for the stinging insects.

Gu Hao issued the order, and the stinging insects immediately took action.

Their tails began to spin, and then suddenly a sharp tail spine popped out.

The tail spike flew out at an astonishing speed and instantly passed through the wooden plank 50 meters away.

A hole immediately appeared in the wooden board, and sawdust scattered around, as if it had been penetrated by a bullet.

Then, Gu Hao pointed at the light iron sheet ten meters away.

The stinging insects attacked again, their stingers flying out at a faster speed and easily penetrating the iron sheet.

A hole appeared in the iron sheet, and iron filings scattered around, as if it had been pierced by a sharp sword.

Then, Gu Hao asked the stinging insects to attack a target 100 meters away.

Although the flight trajectory of the tail spines was affected by the wind, due to the large number of stinging insects, a rain of arrows formed, and some of the tail spines still hit the target.

The tail stinger of the stinging insect is like a needle. Without the arrow's tail feathers to stabilize the airflow, once it flies far, it is easily affected by the wind and changes its trajectory.

However, even so, their attack power is still very powerful.

Twenty stinging insects can now store an average of about seven tail spines in their tails. There will be some deviations in the number of each one, but it is enough for use.

These tail spines are their weapons, their defense, and their life.

It is winter now, but Gu Hao has no intention of waiting until next year to expand the scale of the stinging insects.

Once winter is over, there are bound to be many places that need bug swarms.Because the combat effectiveness of Gu Hao's insect swarm was severely reduced in winter, small insects such as corpse poison insects could no longer survive in the ice and snow.

Even giant insects like the Bone Centipede cannot stay outside for long periods of time.

Therefore, the situation in the ninth region basically changes suddenly in winter.

The Zhuri tribe began to move frequently, but Gu Hao could only defend the Guman tribe within a fifty-mile radius.

Gu Hao brought the Stinging Insect to the underground world of Gu Man City.

This underground space has been dug very deep by digging insects.

Passages extend in all directions, like a complex network, connecting various underground spaces.

These passages are spacious and strong, like underground avenues, and can accommodate the passage of a large number of insect swarms.

In the underground space, the light of evolved fireflies illuminates every corner.

They are like stars underground, dotted on the top of the passage, bringing a glimmer of light to this dark world.

Under their illumination, the walls of the passage looked moist and smooth, like polished jade.

The underground space is very large, enough to accommodate a large number of insect swarms.

These spaces are like underground halls, spacious and bright.

Under the illumination of fireflies, the walls of the space shimmered with faint light, as if they were inlaid with gems.

As Gu Hao goes deeper, the temperature of the underground space becomes higher and higher, gradually reaching a temperature suitable for insect reproduction.

This is the result of Gu Hao's careful design. He took advantage of the temperature difference between the ground and underground spaces and specially opened some heating channels.

The openings of these passages are located in the heating rooms of Guman City. The heated air will be poured into the ground through these passages, making the underground temperature very warm.

These channels are like underground heating pipes, delivering warm air to every underground space.

The design of these channels is very clever. They can not only regulate the temperature of the underground space, but also provide fresh air to the underground space.

In this way, the underground space can become an ideal place for insect colonies to breed, even in winter.

This is Gu Hao's wisdom and his strategy against winter.

Gu Hao knew that just having a suitable temperature was not enough for the insects to reproduce in winter. There was still a lot he needed to do.

Insects are different from humans. Humans are in a state of reproduction all year round, but insects need to wait until a specific time before they secrete sexual pheromones to increase their desire to reproduce.

Although this is a primitive era, it is not difficult for Gu Hao to extract some simple hormones.

Gu Hao had already prepared the necessary hormones and was just waiting for the right time.

Gu Hao took out a bottle containing hormones, opened the cap, and gently poured out some hormones.

These hormones are like a special perfume, emitting a special smell that only insects can smell.

The smell may not be noticeable to humans, but to bugs, it's a strong signal.

Gu Hao applied hormones to the stinging insects and then placed them in the underground space.

Under the influence of hormones, the stinging insects begin to become active.

Their bodies began to tremble, as if they were expecting something.

Then, the stinging insects began to reproduce.

Their bodies begin to emit a special glow, which is a signal for them to reproduce.

Under this light, the underground space becomes brighter.

(End of this chapter)