New Zerg Unit

One day later, after the Evolutionary Cavity consumed over a hundred energy points, a complete life structure blueprint appeared in the Hive Mother.

"The gene analysis of the Tiger Mastiff is finally complete! The gene progress for evolving into a Level 2 Hive Mother has reached 6%."

A smile spread across Qin Mu's face. He could now hatch Zerg units other than Worker Bugs.

"Consuming 15 energy points, in twenty minutes, I can hatch a Tiger Mastiff with the combat power of an Intermediate Beast Soldier."

That's right, Intermediate Beast Soldier level!

He sensed the remaining energy in the Hive Mother, 3124 energy points.

"Leave 1000 energy points for backup, and use the rest to hatch Tiger Mastiffs at full capacity!"

Under Qin Mu's command, five larvae surrounding the Hive Mother immediately began to mutate, transforming into cocoons, their internal genetic information mutating towards the Tiger Mastiff.

Twenty minutes later, five exceptionally strong Tiger Mastiffs broke out of their shells.

Qin Mu walked forward and looked at the Tiger Mastiffs, whose shoulder height was nearly 1.5 meters, a satisfied smile on his face.

"Go! Fight for the Swarm!"

The five Tiger Mastiffs immediately ran out, and under the Hive Mother's guidance, they headed towards a battlefield.

While the Hive Mother was analyzing the Tiger Mastiff's genes, to accommodate the Swarm's ever-expanding territory, it had successively hatched dozens more Worker Bugs, bringing the total to 126 Worker Bugs.

A small portion of them defended the Hive Mother, while the majority, under the Hive Mother's command, hunted down any stray monsters from the Villa District and expanded the Swarm's control range deeper into the wilderness.

A Shadow Cat moved nimbly through the ruins, outmaneuvering several Worker Bugs that were far less agile than it.

Just as it was feeling smug, a powerful Tiger Mastiff charged forward. With a series of leaps, it easily scaled the wall and clamped its jaws onto the Shadow Cat.

"As expected, when it comes to combat, Worker Bugs are still a bit lacking."

Qin Mu said this, but the corners of his mouth curved into a smile. The Tiger Mastiff's combat power had not disappointed him.

"I need to start considering the issue of the Swarm establishing a branch base. This location is too close to the military camp, and there aren't enough monsters."

In Qin Mu's original plan, hatching the Hive Mother here was just a stepping stone. He just hadn't expected to awaken, greatly increasing the Swarm's development speed.

He took out a tablet computer, manipulated it, and brought up a map, continuously zooming in and out.

"Within a close vicinity to me, there are three county towns: County Town 0201, County Town 0202, and County Town 0203."

Qin Mu prioritized County Town 0203 because its geographical location was relatively remote, with fewer Warriors, and it was closer to City 023, the former Suzhou.

With the Swarm based in County Town 0203, once it grew stronger, it would expand towards City 023.

There were a large number of monsters there, enough for the Swarm to hunt and grow.

More importantly, there was a vast lake there – Taihu Lake. Taihu Lake contained countless aquatic monsters.

Taihu Lake was a branch of the Yangtze River system. Taihu Lake's water flowed into the Yangtze River through over 70 rivers and ports from the north and east, connecting with the Yangtze River.

In Qin Mu's plan, once the Swarm developed to City 023, it would begin cultivating aquatic Zerg.

Once the aquatic Zerg reached a certain level of strength, they could travel along the rivers into the Yangtze River, flowing downstream into the ocean.

The ocean was the true monster paradise, filled with countless sea monsters for the Swarm to devour, analyze, and evolve!

That was where the Swarm's true battlefield on Earth lay.

On land, it was similar. Once established in City 023, they would advance towards City 003, the former Shanghai, with the ultimate destination still being the ocean.

Among the three county towns, Qin Mu was not considering County Town 0201 for the time being, as it was the first county town Luo Feng went to after becoming a Warrior.

Until his strength reached a certain level, Qin Mu did not intend to interact with Luo Feng, because interacting with the protagonist often meant trouble!

If possible, Qin Mu still wanted to develop peacefully, ideally for the Swarm to reach the point of sweeping across the globe's monsters before venturing out.

The core of the Swarm's growth was strengthening the Hive Mother. The current Level 1 Hive Mother could hatch Zerg units up to the Advanced Beast Soldier level at most.

For the Hive Mother to be promoted to a Level 2 Hive Mother, the most crucial aspect was for the gene progress of the Level 1 Hive Mother to reach 100%.

After analyzing an Intermediate Beast Soldier level Tiger Mastiff, the progress had already reached 6%. At this rate, it would take about half a month to reach 100%.

"Today is already July 23rd, and time is becoming a bit tight."

Qin Mu took a deep breath. It would take two to three days to travel from the Villa District to County Town 0203.

Initially, Qin Mu had only planned to establish the Hive Mother in the Villa District, secure a foothold, and then return to the base city to participate in the Warrior practical assessment. After obtaining the official Warrior title, he would then consider advancing to the county town.

Because after obtaining the Warrior title, he could join major factions and acquire guidance techniques, various cultivation secret methods, and equipment.

This was very important for Qin Mu, who had no Zerg heritage.

However, plans could not keep up with changes, and staying in the Villa District was just a waste of time.

"I will focus on hatching Tiger Mastiffs today. By tonight, we will head directly to County Town 0203 to establish a Hive Mother. With our strength, there shouldn't be much danger on the way."

Qin Mu mused.

"To be safe, I'll send out a few Tiger Mastiff squads to scout first, and the main force will depart at night! By night, the number of Tiger Mastiffs should exceed 150.

150 Tiger Mastiffs with Intermediate Beast Soldier strength, plus my Intermediate General level Mental Master ability, will be sufficient.

By the time we reach County Town 0203, the Iron-Haired Wild Boar and Shadow Cat will also have been analyzed. At that point, there will be three types of units that can be hatched. With this strength, the new Hive Mother will barely be able to establish a stable foothold in the county town."

Qin Mu carefully calculated the Swarm's combat power and the timeline.

"There are 8 days left until the Warrior practical combat assessment. Subtracting six days for travel, that leaves two days in County Town 0203, which is enough time."

After setting the development strategy, the Swarm immediately began to act.

A squad composed of ten Tiger Mastiffs began to explore and advance towards City 0203.

The Tiger Mastiffs were very fast. In a short amount of time, they left the Villa District and entered the wilderness.

Along the way, they encountered some monsters, but none posed a threat. They were all either beginner or intermediate Beast Soldier level.

It wasn't until the Tiger Mastiffs had traveled for dozens of miles that the monsters in the Wilderness Zone became more numerous, and their strength clearly increased. They frequently encountered monsters at the advanced Beast Soldier level.

Adhering to the principle of not causing trouble, this team of Tiger Mastiffs did not engage in combat with the monsters on the road. Instead, they avoided them from a distance, recording information about the various monsters encountered along the way.

Half an hour later, the second Tiger Mastiff squad departed.

After successively dispatching three exploration squads, Qin Mu began accumulating forces, preparing to move the main group.

The reason for continuously sending out reconnaissance units was simple: there were too many uncertainties in the wilderness. If they encountered a powerful monster, they could discover it in advance and avoid a complete wipeout in one go.

After arranging matters for the Swarm, Qin Mu did not rest. Instead, he took the opportunity to train his movement techniques, spear techniques, and his mental power.

As more Zerg were constantly hatched, Qin Mu grew stronger every moment, and he needed to master his abilities as quickly as possible.

Before the Larva Nest awakened, Qin Mu had undergone practical combat. His spear and movement techniques had improved significantly, but after awakening, his strength surged, causing Qin Mu's control over his body to revert to square one.

"Hoo—"

Qin Mu picked up his long spear and swung it freely, his movements gradually becoming more fluid.

"After awakening, my talent and comprehension have improved greatly. Problems that I couldn't find before are now obvious at a glance."

Qin Mu's face was filled with joy. The spear moved like a dragon, one move flowing into the next, continuously and without interruption.

"No, this move is wrong! The spear is an inch too high!"

"No, for this move, I was just using brute force before. I should be using skill instead."

"..."

The more he practiced, the more Qin Mu felt that his spear techniques and movement techniques were far from adequate, with too many flaws.

Every practice session allowed him to discover new issues.

Especially when Qin Mu connected his consciousness to the Hive Mother and used its powerful computational ability to practice his spear and movement techniques.

A new world opened up to him.