Chapter 162: A Stepping Stone
The Burrower Ants were tasked with heavy labor, so their external skeletons had to be retained. Fortunately, on the moon, the Fungal Carpet was growing even faster than the insects, already covering a vast area.
The lunar base currently had an abundance of resources. Raising some larger insects wouldn’t be a burden.
As time passed, various models of Burrower Ants emerged from their cocoons. Once their exoskeletons hardened underground, they quickly began their intensive work.
Since insect eggs and larvae lacked magnetic field generators, they had to be shielded from radiation deep underground during their early growth stages.
The initial production of Burrower Ants was aimed at this goal. With their increased size, their work became much more efficient. Over three months, five simple, large underground bases had been roughly excavated. The subsequent finishing work would wait until more small Burrower Ants and Worker Drones were available to refine them gradually.
During this time, the number of Brood Queens increased to ten, with two stationed in each base, working tirelessly to replenish the workforce.
The lunar base gradually entered a stable development phase. As its supply systems and production units became more complete, its growth would only accelerate.
Thus, it was time to prepare for the next phase of plans.
Conquering a small moon was certainly not the swarm’s ultimate goal. If that were the case, Luo Wen might as well remain on the Genesis Planet and become a planetary lord.