Building the Group

When he received the ant queen's warning, he quickly turned toward the black ant that had just crawled out, carefully sizing it up.

But a few seconds later, Zeng Mo received another warning.

[Danger! Danger! The host's actions have angered the Ant Queen of the Ant Tribe. The pet Black Ant has been captured by the Ant Queen. Host, flee immediately, or you will suffer the Ant Queen's wrath. You'll be doomed, and the consequences will be unimaginable.]

"Damn!"

"What a nerve! It actually dared to capture my black ant."

"Does it think it can turn me into a breeding tool?"

Zeng Mo was furious. He glared at the ant queen with a cold look.

He took a deep breath, bent down slightly, and faced the dirt mound where the queen had emerged. Then he let out a mighty breath.

That breath was like a hurricane sweeping across the ground.

Countless ants—who knew how many days and nights they'd spent digging their way out of the ground—were blown up into the air and scattered in every direction.

The blast sent a swarm of ants flying.

The ants were in disarray. Some of them and their eggs were tossed around as the workers scurried wildly, like bees in a hive that had been knocked over.

Before long, they regained their order and quickly carried the exposed eggs back into the deep tunnels.

Zeng Mo wasn't satisfied. He blew the ants away once more, checked to make sure the queen had been knocked over, and blew again. Once he was sure she was still lying there, he blew one more time.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully blown the ant queen away. You have gained an urgent mission: blow the queen away. Your Survival Points have increased by 1. Congratulations!]

"Huh? I got Survival Points?"

Zeng Mo was stunned. He quickly named the new ant, which had just been added to his pets, Black Ant Two, then gave it an order.

"Black Ant Two, go and fulfill your big brother Black Ant's mission. Go tell the Ant Queen that I'm going to capture her. Tell her that she's going to be my pet. Bring her a message: if she willingly submits to me, believes in me, and serves me, I'll forgive her for her offense. I'll even give her more delicious food than she can eat. Otherwise, she'll feel the wrath of God."

Black Ant Two received the order and hurried over to the queen's territory to deliver Zeng Mo's message.

In less than a second, Zeng Mo saw Black Ant Two fall into a panic. The dozen or so ants around it seemed to go mad, relentlessly chasing after it. They quickly surrounded it, then grabbed and chewed at it, rolling it into a little black ball.

[Danger! Danger! The host's actions have angered the Ant Queen of the Ant Tribe. The pet Black Ant Two has been captured by the Ant Queen. Host, flee immediately! Host, flee immediately, or you will suffer the Ant Queen's wrath. You'll be doomed, and the consequences will be unimaginable.]

"Damn, looks like I've run into trouble."

"Don't mistake the old man's patience for weakness."

Zeng Mo rolled up his sleeves and looked at the dozen or so ants, which seemed particularly strong. He started blowing at them, then smacked the ground.

In the blink of an eye, a group of ordinary workers, along with an elite male soldier ant, became his pets.

"From now on, you'll be my new Black Ant. You'll be my Black Ant Two, and you'll be Black Ant Three..."

Zeng Mo quickly named the newly acquired pets and gave the ants their missions and orders.

"Black Ant, go lie in wait. Take my female soldiers with you and keep watch. When the queen comes out, catch her and bring her to me. Then I'll give you plenty of beautiful female ants to play with."

Zeng Mo calmly named the male ants. He now had Black Ant, Black Ant Two, and Black Ant Three. He also gave them three potential abilities, using up the last of his sixty points of faith.

Black Ant received Zeng Mo's order and another potential ability. In the blink of an eye, it seemed to have been injected with fresh blood, growing nearly twice as large.

Its antennae began to move. Larger than all the other worker ants, it led more than a dozen strong female ants and quickly headed toward the queen's tunnel.

Less than ten seconds later, Zeng Mo let out another breath. All the ants seemed to explode into motion, rushing toward the deep tunnels.

At the same time, one urgent warning after another sounded in his ears.

[Danger! Danger! The host's actions have angered the Ant Queen of the Ant Tribe. The pet Black Ant Four has been captured by the Ant Queen. Host, flee immediately! Host, flee immediately, or you will suffer the Ant Queen's wrath. You'll be doomed, and the consequences will be unimaginable.]

[Danger! Danger! The host's actions have angered the Ant Queen of the Ant Tribe. The pet Black Ant Five has been captured by the Ant Queen. Host, flee immediately! Host, flee immediately, or you will suffer the Ant Queen's wrath. You'll be doomed, and the consequences will be unimaginable.]

[Danger...]

[Danger! Danger! The host's actions have angered the Ant Queen of the Ant Tribe. The pet Black Ant Fifteen has been captured by the Ant Queen. Host, flee immediately! Host, flee immediately, or you will suffer the Ant Queen's wrath. You'll be doomed, and the consequences will be unimaginable.]

Hearing the urgent warnings in his ears, Zeng Mo, who couldn't tell how many ants were swarming around in the tunnels, felt his scalp go numb. He looked as though he were fighting a siege, and his heart filled with anxiety.

After all, at this moment, aside from the three ants that had gained potential abilities, all the other black ants had been killed.

And with his faith completely exhausted, if Black Ant couldn't capture the queen and bring her out, then his plan to win over the queen would fail.

In the end, he might have to wait until tomorrow, when the wild wolves came to hunt, to gather another batch of believers. Then he could try again.

Suddenly,

At the mouth of a passage, a black sphere was pushed out.

Zeng Mo's eyes lit up.

It was the black ant. Using its enormous mandibles, it had pushed a black ball nearly as large as itself out of the passage, which was as wide as a bamboo pole.

In front of it was another black ball, slightly larger than the ones around it. Black Ant Two and Black Ant Three, both of which had gained potential abilities, were pushing along a tender white belly, long and narrow, with a huge white ant that had a black head.

It was the queen.

"Hahaha!"

Zeng Mo laughed.

Little thing, you finally brought it out for me.

Then he picked up a large piece of honeycomb from nearby and put it at the mouth of the passage. He had Black Ant, Black Ant Two, and Black Ant Three climb onto the honeycomb, then gave them another order.

"Tell the queen to submit to me. There's more than enough food to eat, and a warm, comfortable cave for her to live in. Otherwise, I'll slap her to death."

Black Ant received Zeng Mo's order. Its antennae moved, and it opened its enormous mandibles. As it moved its legs, the queen's huge body began to glow with a faint light that drifted toward Zeng Mo.

``` [The host has used his wisdom and courage to subdue the Ant Queen, the leader of the Ant Tribe. Though she was initially reluctant to submit, she has decided to follow you and learn from you. You have gained 1,000 Survival Points and 1 believer.]