Chapter 1 Journey's Start

The woman remained panicked, nervously watching the mud houses behind her, afraid of some sudden change.

But Lin Mo was calm. Long Ye was busy driving away insects, and the Empress was lying down drinking juice. A crystalline barrier flickered around them, blocking the biohazard-like stench.

"Hey, relax, it's safe. You'll find out what your job is soon enough, I guarantee you'll enjoy it."

In the moonlight, the girl's blood-red eyes reflected the starry sky.

"Thank you," the woman said, inexplicably trusting Lin Mo's words.

"Hehe, you're welcome."

Soon, Sun Hongzhi arrived with the convoy, kicking up dust as they rushed in. Forty people came, everyone from the combat squad except for the training personnel staying behind at the temporary base.

"Empress."

"You're here, good work. Lock up all the Kaka. Go and bring them over. Oh, and take this woman too. She can have a first-line supervisor position."

"Yes."

The woman was initially scared by the sudden arrival of the convoy, but her heart settled once she recognized the familiar faces.

"Gula gula!"

"Quiet!"

*Smack!*

"Alala, Xili Gulula!"

*Smack!*

"Gugu gu!"

*Smack—smack smack!*

"..."

As expected of those who had undergone a night of training, the training personnel had grasped the essence. They subdued the natives with a few simple movements, truly excellent.

Lin Mo couldn't help but give them a thumbs up.

However, was just a plantation good enough? It seemed the Ziran (Nature) Zai Zai were already able to neutralize the soil, re-synthesizing it into modified soil with normal soil functions. But that wasn't cotton. Could they handle the work?

This was still a major issue.

Lin Mo wanted to experience the joy of being a big capitalist instead of just plundering, this crude way of acquiring biological energy. Right now, putting on the matching clothes felt like cosplay. The essence wasn't there; his temperament couldn't keep up.

"Uh, Empress, during the Ziran Zai Zai's modification process, there are still several 'fruits' that require testing to confirm, so we haven't given them to you to eat."

"Oh? There's such a thing?"

A complete production chain seemed to be forming in Lin Mo's mind!

First, sell a batch at a low price to see if anything happens to the survivors who eat them, and then we'll talk.

"Ah-leh!" Lin Mo was shocked when he saw the images the Kaka sent back. What the hell were those things? Were they even fruits? Anyone would think they were biological weapons!

They looked like moving slugs, with colorful, vivid colors and small, toad-like bumps.

That wasn't all. Why was the juice so thick and white, like yogurt?

This... was a little dirty.

But thinking about it, he wasn't going to eat them himself? So what was he afraid of? Anyway, they weren't his people. If they died from eating them, they died. It wasn't like he was forcing them to buy them! Hmm, the temperament seemed to suddenly match.

No matter what, he would let the Ziran Zai Zai start planting first!

All the research from days ago could now be used for civilian purposes, like the Kengdao (Tunneling) Chong Zai Zai modified into a water pump that the Empress had used once.

And the Bao Wen (Explosive Mosquito) reservoir opening technology.

Now they could all be put to use.

"Hum hum, not bad, sunshine~rainbow♪♪♪..."

Humming a little tune, Lin Mo felt full of motivation. Although it felt like going to great lengths for a small gain, he just wanted to try out the farming tools that were all the rage back then to see if they were really that good.

Back with Sun Hongzhi, the Empress was stunned.

Capable! So capable!

His subordinates were really amazing!

Those neat and orderly movements were truly worthy of the race known for being the strongest farming tools.

The Ziran Chong Zai Zai waved to their Empress.

The black soil under their feet was the ground that had been modified. Compared to the unmodified areas, it just lacked the fishy and stinky smell.

Chocolate-bean-sized seeds were planted.

Lin Mo subconsciously thought of the things he had seen in another world, those things that grew hundreds of meters tall.

"Empress, don't worry, these won't grow that tall. According to our experiments, they'll only be about one meter two."

"Oh, that's not bad. About the same height as cotton. They should do well."

"However, Empress, the manpower here is still a bit lacking..."

"Understood, easy to solve. They're all free, it's simple."

After confirming the value, the next step was the Zai Zai Legion going to war. However, using the Zai Zai would be a bit difficult. Killing was easy, but capturing them alive would be a bit difficult for the bugs.

After all, if it were humans, it would be fine. If they were slaves, they were slaves. They wouldn't die if they couldn't run away.

But if it were these huge monsters, they would only die if they were caught!

Not good. It would be a waste of time and resources to develop a new unit just for this.

Suddenly, Lin Mo's eyes lit up. Why not use the fruit to trade? One head for a box of fruit was a good deal. Plus, he could sell the full set of hunting tools. What a great idea!

Huh? What was that red thing that flew past his neck, and what was that faintly visible streetlight?

So, the Zai Zai Legion, which had been stationed around the area, began to move again.

At this time, within the Dragon Kingdom, the Zai Zai had split the land in the middle, forming a wide passage. However, Lin Mo's move this time was not to expand the territory, but to find some mouths to feed.

"Roar!"

The sleeping Qianfu Zhe (Lurker) Zai Zai awakened. Lin Mo's base here was not afraid of the survivors' attacks. With the Yan Chong (Overseer) Zai Zai monitoring and the Jun Tan (Creep) Zai Zai covering every corner, unless the enemy could fly and avoid the Ci She (Hydralisk) Zai Zai's firepower network.

The main task of the mobile Wuran Zhe (Contaminator) Zai Zai, after all, was to find agents. They needed to gather these people together, which would make controlling them easier.

"Lin Qi! Where are you going!"

"Brother Wang, don't worry, I'm just going to take a look. Those monsters haven't moved in a long time, it's fine."

"You kid! Come back quickly! It's dangerous over there!"

In the wasteland environment, that oasis was particularly obvious. The Zai Zai were very well-behaved, not even devouring the corpses that were half-exposed. Half corpses were everywhere.

Although it was a pity, this was the Empress's order.

"Haha, it's okay, Brother Wang, look at this! There's loot, we've struck it rich, a Tier 5 crystal core!"