I Am The Swarm

Luo Wen casually tossed a small black beetle into his mouth, followed by the others, ensuring he fully absorbed their genetic traits.

Having acquired what he needed, Luo Wen wasted no time returning to the Brood Nest.

Of the 500 new-generation Queen Ants ordered, 200 had already been produced. Luo Wen promptly integrated the newly acquired genetic fragments into the remaining Queens’ genetic database, securing a foundation for his aquatic unit production base.

As time passed, the 200 matured Queen Ants were transported to the front lines, where they were needed to manage a massive Big-headed Ant nest.

The original Big-headed Ant Queen and surviving Worker Ants, after demonstrating their utility, were consumed. The plantation, left untended, desperately needed new caretakers.

Three hundred older Queen Ants stationed near the area were reassigned throughout the Big-headed Ant territory, as the region was fraught with peril, bordered by over a dozen Red Ant nests.

Previously, the Swarm’s forces had been dangerously thin, making a large-scale Red Ant invasion difficult to repel. However, the Swarm’s strength across its 3,000 bases ensured that troop replenishment could be accomplished swiftly.

With forces in the region now exceeding 2 million, any Red Ant incursions, unless united on a massive scale, would be suicidal.

With the new Queens in place, Swarm cultivators were rapidly hatched and gradually assumed control of the plantation. Despite their efforts, labor shortages persisted, given the plantation’s size—large enough to sustain seven million Big-headed Ants—and the delicate nature of the fungal crops.