Chapter 52: Branch Bases
This was an oversight Luo Wen hadn’t anticipated, a blind spot in his thinking.
Beyond his lack of familiarity with male ants, there was another factor: the Brood Nest had always produced eggs without needing external involvement.
Perhaps the Brood Nest instinctively knew that if it required such a process, Luo Wen might have eliminated it long before it reached its current size.
With the issue identified, Luo Wen extracted genetic fragments from the male ants. The Brood Nest soon began producing eggs for a few male ants.
In time, the Queens successfully laid eggs.
However, the hatchlings were ordinary, unmodified ants—free of any advanced biological features.
Fortunately, these creatures still obeyed Luo Wen’s commands.
Apart from their pheromone-based identification system, they also inherited the dual friend-or-foe recognition system characteristic of Brood Nest creations.
Yet, this outcome fell far short of Luo Wen’s expectations.