The second day of the apocalypse was about to end soon. Thinking back, before he was reborn, he seemed to have just broken through Mortal Body Rank-2 at this point, right?
In the past, although Ling Yichen stood at the top of the human race, at the beginning of the apocalypse, his development was not as smooth as others thought. At that time, he almost harmed himself because of pity.
"I should find an opportunity to activate the control center of the Mother Nest."
The Mother Nest of the Insect Race had an existence similar to artificial intelligence, which was the control center. Under his authority, it could help him deal with many matters. It was equivalent to the spirit of the system.
According to the Beginner's Manual, if he activated the control center, he could unlock some of the system's functions. It would be very beneficial to him.
However, if he wanted to activate the control center, he needed a blood sacrifice.
The blood sacrifice could be a sacrifice of any creature, including humans.
Ling Yichen had yet to figure out how to complete this blood sacrifice. The blood sacrifice could be completed outside or in the Insect Nest Demiplane. This was not a big problem.
What should he do next?
Ling Yichen thought about the historical happenings in his mind.
At this time, the military should be organizing the safety zones in various cities.
No one knew that such a disaster would descend, so they naturally did not prepare any disaster supplies. Now, they were also very busy.
The scale of the blood sacrifice might not be too big, but the quality or quantity had to be up to standard.
If the quality was not good, he would have to use quantity to make up for it. If the quantity was not enough, he had to ensure the quality of the offerings.
Moreover, the zombies in the apocalypse could not be sacrificed, which meant that the most common zombies could not be considered by Ling Yichen.
Should he… sacrifice a group of humans?
Ling Yichen had been the leader of the human race for many years. When considering problems, he always prioritized the overall situation. It was impossible for him to delay the overall situation for a small group of people. He had made many choices to sacrifice a small number of people.
It was not like what was described in movies and literature. It was too unwise not to abandon anyone.
Sometimes, being wise was also a form of cold-bloodedness.
Ling Yichen stood on the balcony and looked at the surrounding buildings. He was not very clear about the exact time when the Hellhound crawled out of the spatial rift. He only knew that the Hellhound's realm was quite high. As soon as it appeared, it was at Mortal Body Rank-5. Later on, it broke through to Mortal Body Rank-7. At that time, Ling Yichen formed an alliance with a group of Awakened ones to kill it.
At that time, the battle situation was extremely tragic. Many Awakened ones died. There were a total of 391 people in the Alliance, but 169 died. It was also because of this that the Hellhound was known as one of the Three Vicious Beasts of Jinling.
This time, Ling Yichen did not plan to join forces with too many people. This was because in the bloody battle at that time, many people had held back. They were all thinking of letting others contribute more and conserving as much stamina as possible. Even if the situation was not good, they could quickly retreat, which resulted in an increased degree of sacrifice.
Even in the face of disaster, most people would only think of themselves. This was understandable and there was nothing to say about it.
However, many of the Awakened ones who had sacrificed themselves were those who had chosen to hold back. This was because none of them, including Ling Yichen, had used their full strength.
Perhaps their sacrifices would be reduced by at least half if everyone used their full strength.
If they could help each other, they could sacrifice less.
What a ridiculous story.
Shaking his head, Ling Yichen no longer recalled his past experiences.
He would use the Hellhound as the main sacrifice for this blood sacrifice. With those "bait" as supplements, it should be enough.
The main reason why so many people died back then was because the difference in levels was too great. The Alliance's highest cultivation level was only at Mortal Body Rank-5, but they had to face the Hellhound, who was already at Mortal Body Rank-7 at that time. One could imagine how overwhelming it was.
If it wasn't for the fact that they couldn't continue to ignore it, that Hellhound would probably be even more difficult to deal with.
Ling Yichen thought about it and decided to continue producing insects. Time was limited and he needed to take care of the present.
At the moment, all the creatures' levels were very low. It was a good opportunity to level up these insects, whose initial level was only at Mortal Body Rank-1, so that they could break through as soon as possible.
When the time came, he might not be able to break through to Mortal Body Rank-5 against the Hellhound. At that time, he would still have to rely on the insects under him.
Then, Ling Yichen brought up the specific information about the Single-Tailed Scorpion.
[Military Unit]: Single-Tailed Scorpion
[Level]: Mortal Body Rank-1
[Attribute]: Poison
[Skills]: Paralyzing Poison, Tail Swing
[Characteristics]: Warrior, Weakening
Evaluation: A melee insect that doesn't move too fast. Its Paralyzing Poison skill can weaken the enemy's combat strength.
[Consumption]: One larva requires 100 units of organic matter
An insect with a certain toxin and the Poison attribute sounded rather terrifying, but Ling Yichen did not produce the Single-Tailed Scorpion immediately because the Paralyzing Poison skill of the Single Tail Scorpion could not pose a threat to zombies.
Zombies were very common monsters. They had the ability to resist poison, which meant that the Single-Tailed Scorpion's main method had lost its effect.
Now that he had to prepare a plan to deal with the Hellhound, he naturally had to consider the Single-Tailed Scorpion that had the Paralyzing Poison skill.
"Consumes 10 larvae and 1,000 units of organic matter to produce 10 Single-Tailed Scorpions."
He produced ten of them in one go as one or two of them weren't enough. It was normal to lose members in battle. If their levels couldn't compare to the Hellhound, he would use their numbers to pile them up against the Hellhound.
Soon, the ten larvae evolved into Single-Tailed Scorpions.
The Single-Tailed Scorpion was entirely black, and its body was not too big. Excluding its tail, it was about 40 centimeters long. Even if one had never been clamped by its huge chelicerae, one would feel that it was very powerful at a glance.
Ling Yichen wanted to call the ten Worker Bees over, but he felt that it was troublesome, so he simply produced ten more Worker Bees and let them fly down with the Single-Tailed Scorpions.
If the walls were rougher, the Single-Tailed Scorpions could also climb walls. However, the walls here were not too rough. Their grip on the ground was not that strong either.
Under the guidance of the Worker Bees, the Single-Tailed Scorpions also joined the Insect Race team.
Ling Yichen turned on his phone. He had forgotten many details of his youth and needed to find some information on the Internet.
When he opened the search engine, the first thing on the list was that the country was already sending troops to clear out safety zones. At that time, the entire country could search for the safety zone closest to them on the Internet.
If Ling Yichen remembered correctly, the country was also planning how to restore all aspects of production capacity. Although most of the countries in the world had yet to show any signs of difficulty, Ling Yichen knew that the interruption of various production lines caused the supply to decrease. It was impossible to replenish the inventory.