Gamers Are Fierce

After the Bug Nest unit entered the Star Gate, the Divine Power Connection was instantly severed,

Li Ang watched the flying soldier bugs disappear from sight, waiting quietly in place for five minutes.

Five minutes later, the flying soldier bugs collectively flew out from the Star Gate and returned to the real world, relaying the information they gathered to Li Ang through the reestablished Divine Power Connection.

"The planet's diameter is larger, with a slightly slower rotation, gravity is 1.063 times that of Earth's, the air is toxic to humans and denser, orbiting a gas giant similar to Jupiter."

"On the surface of the gas giant, there is a huge tropical cyclone like an eye. Besides the planet opened by the Star Gate, the gas giant has at least three other planets, two of which show white clouds and blue oceans, but it is not yet confirmed whether life or civilization exists."

"The magnetic field of the planet where the Star Gate is located is extremely strong, and it is uncertain whether this is a feature of the planet itself, a regional trait, or influenced by the gas giant."

"The location of the Star Gate is above an island, more than 700 meters above sea level. Scout soldier bugs observed flying creatures in the sky resembling flat manta rays with thin biological carapaces and wingspans of seven meters, with blimp-like gas bladders under their bodies. There are small-sized, group-living marine creatures on the ocean surface, no traces of man-made structures on the island's beach, nor complex waste indicative of civilization..."

Li Ang quickly filtered and selected useful information in his mind. After brief contemplation, he dispatched more flying soldier bugs to enter the Star Gate to scout the island.

Half an hour later, 152 scout soldier bugs successfully returned, with 29 casualties,

The detection results showed,

The entire island covers an area of about 1,300 square kilometers, with three peaks, the highest reaching 700 meters in elevation,

The island's surface is covered with towering plants resembling tropical trees, the coastline is long and winding, with no signs of civilization,

However, it is inhabited by a variety of dangerous creatures,

Including but not limited to slender canid creatures over two meters long with paddle-like tails and carapace-covered bodies living in groups;

Spiders the size of basins lurking under the treetops, weaving webs at the ends of their six limb segments, actively hunting prey;

Banyan-like plants that can detect the movement trajectories of living creatures, using fruits to spray toxic gases to kill them, accumulating fertilizer for the soil beneath;

The forest on the island is fraught with danger, with wondrous and highly perilous creatures residing there. Even a level 10 player trying to cross the island on foot faces a significant probability of death.

The greater the danger, the more it proves the immense value of the planet's biological gene pool.

Li Ang contemplated briefly before decisively diving into the sea and heading to the Pitch Black Trench.

Following extensive construction, the Bug Nest has grown enormously vast. For concealment, the brain worm ordered the worker bugs to dissolve and carve open the trench walls, embedding the Bug Nest within.

The Bug Nest is not a single entity but is divided into different parts,

To facilitate the mass production of soldier bugs suited for surface combat, a portion of the Bug Nest is completely isolated from seawater through several isolation doors and pressurization/depressurization chambers, filled with oxygen internally.

Li Ang passed through the isolation doors, the vines on his body instantly absorbing the seawater, leaving not even a grain of salt behind.

The brain worms in the Bug Nest, already aware of the creator's arrival through the Divine Power Connection, pre-emptively manipulated their bodies to wait by the hatchery pool.

"Begin."

Li Ang instructed lightly, and the brain worms bowed simultaneously, then stood up, their bodies emitting waves of Spiritual Energy.

The green hatchery pool bubbled with countless bubbles, the unhatched eggs receiving orders to adjust the body structure of soldier bugs within,

While the hatched soldier bugs entered womb-like chambers in the bio-factory for tuning and organ replacement.

The entire Bug Nest operated in an orderly and full-motion mode,

Ten hours later, the first batch of soldier bug armies adapted to the planet's surface environment was fully equipped.

Standing on the edge of the hatchery pool, Li Ang stretched his palms outward,

The Star Gate emerged from his palms, driven by Li Ang's will, gradually extending and expanding.

"Go."

At Li Ang's command, the large flying soldier bugs equipped with gas bladders and wings, like transport helicopters, grasped the land units and flew into the Star Gate;

Fortress-level soldier bugs resembling airships also carried small Bug Nest bases, a mass of worker bugs, and Fungal Mat Seeds, entering the Star Gate.

The mighty Bug Nest army descended like dense black raindrops in the alien world's sky,

The denser atmosphere of the alien planet made flying easier.

Floating airships approached the coastline, descending slowly under the protection of soldier bugs. Their sides extended leg-like hydraulic limbs to support the airship's weight.

After completing the landing,

The armor plates below the airship clapped open sideways, and a gantry crane mounted within the airship fortress gently lowered the platform carrying the small Bug Nest base.

Thud.

The platform touched the sandy beach,

The pyramid-shaped small Bug Nest base, its four surfaces blooming like flower petals, spread open with the assistance of the crane hook, slowly laying on the ground to reveal the hidden bio-factory within.

A vast number of worker bugs immediately sprang into action, planting Fungal Mat Seeds, laying the Mycelium Carpet, constructing spore chimneys, collecting biomass, and activating the bio-factory.

Bugs of various levels explored from sea, land, and air, scanning the surroundings,

collecting biological samples, searching for signs of civilization, measuring planetary data,

and even having specially evolved worker bugs, comparable to astronomical telescopes, observing the stars and charting star maps.

The brain worms had long simulated and rehearsed the plan for Bug Nest colony expansion countless times,

making the entire process smooth and efficient.

Once the Bug Nest was laid and running smoothly, Li Ang gradually reduced the size of the Star Gate, drinking bottle after bottle of Magic Potion to restore Spiritual Power.

When the diameter of the Star Gate exceeded ten meters, the Spirit Energy Value required to maintain it would rise sharply,

Moreover, whether throwing dead things into the Star Gate or transporting living beings, it would consume Li Ang's Spiritual Power,

The higher the Mysterious Degree of dead things and the stronger the essence of living beings, the more Spiritual Power would be consumed—it was somewhat like paying a toll.

This tolling mechanism was effective even in the realm of items and players in the killing ground game,

Li Ang extended a finger into the Star Gate, instantly consuming almost half of a Divine Power Slot,

If he took out the Origin of Life, Mirage Dragon Red Mane Coat, or Shining Dice of Destiny from the backpack,

the Divine Power consumption would decrease slightly—extraordinary items could not be smuggled into the Star Gate in a backpack without paying the passage fee.

Ordinary people entering the Star Gate needed only to pay the Spirit Energy equivalent of an ordinary person,

Players entering the Star Gate had to pay the energy contained in their bodies, equating to all the supernatural items carried with them.

Transporting an entire Bug Nest base, even a small one, drained Li Ang's Spirit Energy Value and Divine Power, forcing him to drink potion after potion,

spending nearly half a day to transport the remaining Bug Nest units in batches.

Frequent short-term consumption of Magic Potions led to temporary resistance, reducing recovery effects,

transporting the small Bug Nest base this way was manageable. However, if the Bug Nest base over there developed, with soldier bug numbers reaching millions,

gaining passage for Bug Nest troops through the Star Gate would...

consume an astronomical amount of Spirit Energy Value.

In other words, even if the Bug Nest base covered the entire land of the alien planet,

The amount of Bug Clan Li Ang could transport back was limited by his own Spirit Energy cap.

Still, it was already strong enough...