In Lu Tiangang's eyes, Qin Shilei's large eagle was flying rapidly towards the granary, carrying the ant queen. Behind them was a terrifying army of ants.
"Quick, quick, get on the plane."
Several people rushed towards the helicopter.
"Brother Lu, you've finished collecting the grain so quickly?"
Qin Shilei jumped in front of them before they could board the helicopter.
"Brother Qin, let us get on the plane first." Lu Tiangang, seeing the ant army already entering the granary base, was extremely anxious.
"Oh, don't rush."
Qin Shilei suddenly realized that the other party didn't know he had subdued the ant queen.
He turned to the ant queen, who had just been dropped by Xiao Qiang, and said, "Go, let your subordinates stay outside for now."
The ant queen nodded, turned, and crawled towards its subordinates.
"You subdued the ant queen?" Lu Tiangang was full of surprise and envy.
"Haha, it was just luck," Qin Shilei said with a smile.
"Can your pet ant queen still control those ants?" Lu Tiangang asked, swallowing and sounding incredulous.
"She can, but there are too many ants, and they can't be stored in the pet space. It's a real headache," Qin Shilei said with a troubled expression.
"........."
Lu Tiangang and the others complained fiercely in their hearts.
"Can you stop showing off?"
"Since it's a headache, let me bear this pain."
"He's already outrageously strong, and now he's got a pet that leads countless subordinates. Are others supposed to live?"
Qin Shilei had no intention of showing off; he was indeed troubled by this swarm of ants.
He continued, "Let's talk later. I'll go collect the grain first."
Lu Tiangang nodded, "We'll head back to Crane Mountain District first. See you later."
On the helicopter.
"Commander, do you think Qin Shilei will let his ants block us when we come again later?"
"Probably not. He specifically told those ants to stay outside the base just now."
"Qin Shilei is truly righteous. He solved the ant problem without occupying the place."
"Commander, do you think Qin Shilei also has a large-capacity space ring?"
"Yes, in that異空間 in the valley, I saw him use a space ring to store a few Thunder Beasts. He must have gotten a large-capacity space ring from a treasure chest."
"Alas, his eagle is no slower than a helicopter. Half of the grain in the granary will probably be taken away by him."
"Don't be greedy. Let's move faster and try to transport more grain."
While Lu Tiangang and his men were calculating how many trips it would take to transport all the grain, Qin Shilei had already finished loading the grain from the first granary and was preparing to move to the second.
By the time Lu Tiangang and his group returned to the granary base, Qin Shilei was already at the last granary.
"This Qin Shilei is indeed a practical person. His ants are still staying outside the base," Li Feng praised Qin Shilei again.
"Indeed," the others chimed in.
However, when they stepped into the warehouse again, they were stunned.
"Where's the grain?" Lu Tiangang quickly searched the warehouse but couldn't find a single grain.
He even crawled to the entrance of an ant hole and peered inside, but saw nothing but burn marks, no grain.
"Let's go, quickly check the other two warehouses."
Lu Tiangang suppressed his shock and rushed to the other two warehouses.
The second warehouse was also empty, not even a mouse would bother to visit.
He turned and ran towards the third warehouse.
"You're back, take whatever you want, don't be polite," Qin Shilei greeted them warmly.
This warehouse still had half its grain, but the quantity was constantly decreasing.
"Brother Qin, how big is your space ring?" Lu Tiangang couldn't help but ask the question in his heart.
"Just a little bit bigger than yours," Qin Shilei replied with a smile, his hands not stopping.
"This 'little bit' is outrageously large."
Lu Tiangang paused, then turned and ordered his subordinates, "What are you standing around for? Hurry up and collect the grain!"
If they dawdled any longer, the other party would have taken all the grain in the warehouse.
Qin Shilei did not speed up his collection.
After all, they were from the military, and it wasn't easy for them to make the trip.
Let them fill their space rings again.
Yes, Qin Shilei felt he was quite magnanimous.
Of course, his magnanimity was also greatly influenced by the tens of thousands of tons of capacity in the Fujian Granary.
As Lu Tiangang and his men left the granary base dejectedly in their helicopter, Qin Shilei had also finished collecting all the grain.
He walked briskly to the ant queen.
However, looking at the endless expanse of ants before him, he began to worry.
He shifted his gaze back to the ant queen.
[Refresh Attributes?]
[Refresh.]
Hole Digger (Blue): The ant queen's ability to dig holes is increased by 50%.
Rapid Reproduction (Green): With sufficient food and energy, the ant queen's reproductive ability doubles.
He hadn't even found a solution for this massive ant colony, and now they were going to breed more? Did he want to conquer the blue planet with ants?
Child of the Earth (Red): When the ant queen stands on the earth, all her attributes are increased by 50%, and her earth-element abilities are enhanced by 30%.
Qin Shilei's eyes lit up, and he unhesitatingly chose the "Child of the Earth" attribute for the ant queen.
The ant queen, originally of ordinary strength, had greatly increased in power after fixing this attribute, already possessing strength beyond that of a typical Black Iron Level 4.
Since the ant queen was Black Iron realm, her attributes could be refreshed again.
[Refresh Attributes?]
[Refresh.]
Double Defense (Green): The ant queen's physical and elemental defense power is doubled.
Formation Expert (Green): The ant queen, as if having studied the Thirty-Six Stratagems, can command her ant subordinates more flexibly.
...Weren't ant swarms supposed to just swarm forward?
Mutation (Red): The ant queen herself and her offspring have a greater chance of mutating again.
Another Red attribute. Qin Shilei didn't care if it was a good or bad attribute; he chose the higher-level Red attribute.
After refreshing and fixing the ant queen's attributes, Qin Shilei pondered for a moment and then had the ant queen command her subordinates to return to the ant nests below the granary.
The ant queen also temporarily returned inside.
Her loyalty was currently 89 points, so she wouldn't betray him.
After clearing the zombies in Nanzhuang City, he would relocate the ant colony.
With the grain issue resolved, Qin Shilei rode Xiao Qiang back to An Qian and the others.
That evening, two military representatives came to visit.
"Hello, Mr. Qin. I am Liu Xiu from the command center, and this is Yao Yanyan. Please forgive us for disturbing you so late," Liu Xiu said politely.
Liu Xiu was a man in his thirties. Yao Yanyan was in her early twenties, youthful and beautiful, with a fiery figure, dressed in a camouflage uniform, exuding an aura of conquest.