At the entrance of the farm.
Zhou Qi parked the car inside.
He moved out several boxes and told Zhou Haidong that he wanted to raise Centipedes.
Zhou Haidong was quite open-minded and didn't say much, only advising him not to get bitten.
Fortunately, there was an abandoned greenhouse at the farm, which was previously used for piglet rearing.
Now that a specialized piglet rearing room had been built at home, the greenhouse was vacant.
Zhou Qi picked up the glass breeding box with both hands; the box was nearly a meter long, and he strenuously moved it into the greenhouse.
The greenhouse was very large, built according to the requirements of one mu of land (666 square meters).
Zhou Qi looked at the entire greenhouse, thinking about how to lay it out and what Materials he needed to buy.
He jotted them down one by one, then went outside and moved the other two glass boxes containing Annam Giant Centipedes and Bullet Ants.
Zhou Qi found a pair of pliers and used them to clamp the head of the Annam Giant Centipede.
The lower part of the Centipede's body constantly writhed, its trunk as long as a chopstick and as thick as a thumb, sending a chill down Zhou Qi's spine.
Zhou Qi tentatively extended his finger, not daring to touch it directly but keeping a distance.
He glanced at his remaining Evolution Points, which had accumulated to over 1100 points by the afternoon.
He silently chanted "Strengthen."
"Ding! Consuming 10 Evolution Points, Annam Giant Centipede has evolved into a First-Tier Annam Giant Centipede. Congratulations, Host, on obtaining Elementary intimacy with the First-Tier Annam Giant Centipede."
Zhou Qi suddenly felt a surge of strength in the hand holding the pliers. Although it wasn't very strong, he was still startled.
The Annam Giant Centipede, strengthened to First-Tier, grew another tier in size, reaching approximately 25 centimeters in length, and its outer shell became even darker in color.
Zhou Qi slightly eased the grip on the pliers and continued to strengthen it.
"Ding! Consuming 20 Evolution Points, Annam Giant Centipede has evolved into a Second-Tier Annam Giant Centipede. Congratulations, Host, on obtaining Advanced intimacy with the Second-Tier Annam Giant Centipede."
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"Ding! Consuming 160 Evolution Points, Annam Giant Centipede has evolved into a Fifth-Tier Annam Giant Centipede. Congratulations, Host, on obtaining unwavering loyalty from the Fifth-Tier Annam Giant Centipede."
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on successfully strengthening a Fifth-Tier Annam Giant Centipede and being promoted to a First-Tier Apostle. You have gained the talents: Multi-legged Sprint, Poison Fang Pierce, Solid Armor, Elementary Environmental Adaptation, and Centipede Summoning."
The strengthening was complete. Although the Level 2 Evolution Space could strengthen life forms up to Level 10.
However, Zhou Qi did not continue to strengthen it.
This was because the Annam Giant Centipede, strengthened to Fifth-Tier, had already reached about 40 centimeters in length and was as thick as a baby's arm!
If he continued to strengthen it, he didn't know how big it would become, making it difficult to conceal.
Zhou Qi opened the Familiar panel.
Apostle: Fifth-Tier Centipede
Rank: Elementary Lifeform
Species: Annam Giant Centipede
Gene: Intermediate Centipede Gene
Life Essence: Carbon-based Lifeform
Talents:
Two-star Talent:
Multi-legged Sprint: (Movement speed greatly increased, can fly close to the ground)
Poison Fang Pierce: (Poison fang penetration level and venom toxicity greatly increased)
One-star Talent:
Solid Armor: (Outer shell defense capability increased fivefold)
Elementary Environmental Adaptation: (Ability to adapt to various environments increased fivefold)
Centipede Summoning: (Can summon 100 Centipedes to fight for it)
Life Strength: 4.5.
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"It's powerful! This Life Strength can completely be considered combat power; it's more than enough to easily defeat a dozen ordinary people."
Zhou Qi's eyes lit up. He even wanted to tie the Fifth-Tier Annam Centipede (hereinafter referred to as Fifth-Tier Annam Centipede) to his waist and use it as a belt.
A "hiss hiss" sound rang out as the Fifth-Tier Annam Centipede crawled onto the Red Head Centipede's breeding box.
Its dark compound eyes stared at the Red Head Centipede larvae inside the glass box, exuding a dangerous aura.
The Red Head Centipede larvae inside the glass box seemed to sense the Fifth-Tier Annam Centipede, and one by one, they began to scurry around restlessly.
Zhou Qi quickly put the Fifth-Tier Annam Centipede back into the glass box. If the Fifth-Tier Annam Centipede scared these larvae to death, it would be a huge joke.
Immediately, Zhou Qi came over to the Bullet Ant.
Bullet Ants are well-known in the insect world for their extremely strong individual combat ability.
The Bullet Ant's sting is rated as Level 4, or even 4+, on the Schmidt Sting Pain Index.
One should know that even a hornet sting is only Level 2 to 3 on the Schmidt Sting Pain Index.
Zhou Qi specifically brought a leather glove and held one hand with pliers.
He extended the other hand, wearing the leather glove, and began to strengthen it.
"Ding! Consuming 2 Evolution Points, Bullet Ant has evolved into a First-Tier Bullet Ant. Congratulations, Host, on obtaining Elementary intimacy with the First-Tier Bullet Ant."
The First-Tier Bullet Ant's body slightly expanded, becoming a size larger than before.
Without waiting for any reaction from the First-Tier Bullet Ant, he began the second strengthening.
"Ding! Consuming 4 Evolution Points, Bullet Ant has evolved into a Second-Tier Bullet Ant. Congratulations, Host, on obtaining Intermediate intimacy with the Second-Tier Bullet Ant."
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"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on successfully strengthening a Fifth-Tier Bullet Ant and being promoted to a First-Tier Apostle. You have gained the talents: Armor Piercing, Ant Strength, Venom Enhancement, Solid Armor, and Ant Summoning."
The Bullet Ant's strengthening was complete, and its body fluctuated, becoming as large as an adult's thumb, with huge fore-mandibles covered in exaggerated bristles, making one's hair stand on end.
Its abdomen was held high, and the sting at the tip gleamed with a metallic luster.
Zhou Qi opened the Familiar panel as usual.
Apostle: Fifth-Tier Ants
Rank: Elementary Lifeform
Species: Bullet Ant
Gene: Intermediate Ant Gene
Life Essence: Carbon-based Lifeform
Talents:
Three-star Talent:
Armor Piercing: (The penetration ability of the sting at the tail end is greatly enhanced, and it can be fired like a bullet. The distance is proportional to the Bullet Ant's size. The sting can recover over time or be replenished through feeding.)
Two-star Talent:
Ant Strength: (Strength is increased tenfold on the original basis)
Venom Enhancement: (Tail sting venom is greatly enhanced, increasing its effect on invading neural function)
One-star Talent:
Solid Armor: (Outer shell defense capability increased fivefold)
Ant Summoning: (Can summon 1000 Ants to fight for it)
Life Strength: 3.0.
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Can it really have a Life Strength of 3.0?
Zhou Qi looked at the introduction on the light screen, unable to believe it.
After all, no matter how much it was strengthened, the Bullet Ant's flaws were still very obvious. Its size was a behemoth among Ants.
But compared to humans, it was still too insignificant.
Zhou Qi thought about it, and the key might still be in the Fifth-Tier Bullet Ant's three-star talent, Armor Piercing.
He immediately gave the command for the Fifth-Tier Bullet Ant to aim at a wooden board not far ahead and release Armor Piercing.
The Bullet Ant aimed at the target, its abdomen raised high.
"Whoosh!" was the sound of the sting rapidly cutting through the air.
Zhou Qi walked forward to examine it. The one-centimeter-thick solid board had been penetrated nearly halfway by the sting!
At the pointed end, there was still sparse green venom splattered all over the board.
Now Zhou Qi no longer questioned whether the Bullet Ant had a Life Strength of 3 points.
After all, who would compare a normal person to a gun?