Chapter 9 - Chapter 9 Extraordinary Level

Plantations and farms were projects that Peter had started to work on in recent years. As the number of the Insect Race continued to grow, the demand for food was also increasing day by day. So Peter began to try to create a recyclable ecological chain. The purpose of this simple ecological chain was to support the growing number of the Insect Race, and of course, the less the intermediate loss, the better. That's why there was the current plantation and farm model. The cycle of the farm consisted of three links. Plants absorbed nutrients from the earth and grew branches and leaves. Aphids grew by sucking the sap of plants. The insect swarm consumed aphids as food, and the excrement after digestion served as fertilizer to provide nutrients for plants. The cycle of the plantation was even shorter, with only two links. Recently, hares and mice in the Divine Domain were on the verge of extinction. Except for several no - hunting zones separately demarcated by Peter at the edge of the Divine Domain, there were only a handful of mammalian animals that could be found on the ten - thousand - square - kilometer land of the entire Divine Domain. Even though he had already started to make efforts to plan for the future development of the Divine Domain, without the expansion of the Divine Domain's area, the number of the Insect Race would one day reach the limit that the Divine Domain could bear. All that Peter was doing now was just trying to raise this limit value as much as possible. All he could do was to try his best to enhance the strength of the insect swarm so that he could have sufficient self - protection ability when leaving the protection period. If he was really unlucky and encountered an invader with dragon - type believers just after leaving the protection period, he could only admit defeat. Despite the huge number of the current insect swarm, as ordinary species, all the combat units of the Insect Race had absolute limitations. Facing a top - tier transcendent species like a dragon, even a young dragon, the current insect swarm couldn't even break the dragon's skin. No matter how large the number was, it would just be a matter of a single dragon's breath. If one breath wasn't enough, another one would do. Anyway, either the damage dealt to the dragon was zero or it couldn't even hit the dragon, while the dragon could cause excessive damage with just a casual slap. Dragon - type core believers were almost the kind of believers that every demigod prayed to awaken when opening up their Divine Domain. They were transcendent from birth, could reach the elite level when they became adults, could reach the hero level with a little training and cultivation, and had the hope of reaching the lord level if a large amount of resources were used for accumulation and cultivation. They were simply the ticket to becoming a god. Taking the ordinary magic - type humanoid race believers as a comparison, from infancy to adulthood, they were all at the ordinary level. Just learning magic and becoming a magic apprentice was the transcendent level, and their strength was on a par with a newly - hatched young dragon. Being able to skillfully use low - and mid - level magic and become a qualified magician was to reach the elite level, and they could hold their own against a young adult dragon for a few rounds. Only when they could skillfully use high - level magic and various spell - casting techniques could they be considered a great magician and reach the hero level. Only then did they have the capital to confront an adult dragon. When they could use- level large - scale magic and had rich combat experience with the combat power to single - handedly destroy a city, they could be considered to have reached the lord level. As for the archmage above that, that was already a super unit that could confront the dragon emperor head - on. Recalling the content learned in class in his memory, various scenes flashed through Peter's mind, such as the behemoth being knocked to the ground by a dwarf wielding a giant axe, and the dragon being hammered while being hung up by an orc swinging a totem pole. Those were only possible after igniting the divine fire, through long - term cultivation and a long time, when the believers grew into super units. As for the demigod period, it was just something to think about. Without sufficient foundation, what could be used to cultivate believers? So during the demigod period, it relied more on the talent of the awakened believers. Believers with good talent, although everyone had the same upper limit, had a higher lower limit and more advantages in the early stage. Think about why Peter's predecessor was so desperate. Wasn't it because of the ant - type believers? When he was conscientiously commanding the ant - type believers to fight against the mice, the newly - born dragon cubs of others could tear tigers and leopards apart and soar through the sky, and a single dragon's breath could turn an ant kingdom into a raging inferno. "Indeed, it was very desperate. Fortunately, due to my time - travel, the Divine Domain has mutated. Otherwise, the path to becoming a god really couldn't be walked." Putting aside the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Peter continued to immerse himself in his daily work. Time passed quickly. Another ten years in the world of the gods had passed in the blink of an eye. At this time, Peter was floating in the air, looking down at the Divine Domain that had changed greatly. Now, a large number of areas in the Divine Domain had been reasonably planned. All of them were planted with Big - Leaf Trees and Sweet - Syrup Trees. And according to the size and growth of each tree, there were varying numbers of big aphids breeding on them. In the gaps between the trees on the ground, there was also a kind of two - meter - high wild grass growing very luxuriantly. This was also a plant that Peter had newly found in the Divine Domain. This wild grass had characteristics such as a short growth cycle, tenacious vitality, and amazing reproductive ability. It was also one of the main food sources of the Insect Race now. This kind of grass was like leeks. Once cut, it could grow back in a short time. So he directly named it "Leek". During these ten years, his whimsical zergling plan still hadn't achieved any results and had been temporarily terminated a few years ago. The reason was that the species genes in his current Divine Domain simply couldn't support the realization of the plan. Before he obtained more powerful foreign genes, all the research could only be stored as technical reserves and sealed indefinitely. After ten years of development, the number of the insect swarm had skyrocketed to nearly ten million. The original four main military branches had also undergone several upgrades. There were no changes in appearance and function. Mainly, the internal organs and various functional systems were enhanced, making them faster, more agile, with stronger strength and more advanced various body - function systems. But relatively, the energy consumption also increased. This led to a significant increase in the food demand of the insect swarm. Coupled with such a huge number, it was a devastating blow to the original ecological balance in the Divine Domain. As Peter continued to plan the Divine Domain, a large number of species and plants gradually became extinct in the Divine Domain. Except for the original several succulent - tree farms, all the other land had been transplanted by the insect swarm with Big - Leaf Trees, Sweet - Syrup Trees, Leeks and other cash crops, and a large number of aphids had been bred. However, as the main food producers of the insect swarm, both Big - Leaf Trees and Sweet - Syrup Trees required a certain growth cycle, which made the food acquisition of the insect swarm become strained. With the current ten - thousand - square - kilometer area of Peter's Divine Domain, even if all of it was planted with Big - Leaf Trees and Sweet - Syrup Trees, the number could only reach about several million. On average, each tree needed to supply varying numbers of insect - race units according to its growth situation, plus the planted Leeks.