Originally, Bai Yi was just thinking that it wouldn't hurt to ask, but she hadn't expected an actual surprise.
However, Bai Yi was well aware of the value of intelligence. Although with her current role as a "creditor," if she directly asked for it, Landon I would likely give it to her. But it might be challenging to cooperate in the future.
Fan Mao: "What do I need to give?"
Landon I, "I don't know much either, how about a day's debt?"
Fan Mao: "Deal!"
After several minutes, Landon I sent over a piece of information that seemed copied from somewhere.
After removing most of the praise and embellishments, Bai Yi tried to summarize the remaining part.
That [Longevity] was indeed a divine being, a real existence, who wielded the authority of life and could grant the power of eternal life to followers.
Because of this, He also gained many followers. These people, who sought but could not find eternal life, formed the [Eternal Life Association] and called themselves the [Eternal Life Knights].
Most of those who received His recognition left the organization, calling themselves [Eternal Life Priests], walking the world, spreading the beauty of life and the joy of harvest.
Aside from that, there was another group truly favored by [Longevity], who called themselves [Suffering Doctors], walking the earth and saving one shattered life after another.
"So it seems, the [Suffering Doctors] are actually a group of good people?
But what's with that Undead Mage?"
Bai Yi continued to inquire about the Undead Mage, but Landon I didn't know either; rather, he was very interested in it.
He guessed that Bai Yi might have encountered a related wild monster and expressed that if Bai Yi managed to obtain something from the Magic Side again, he could purchase it.
Bai Yi remained noncommittal, neither directly confirming nor denying it, but she felt a bit uneasy inside.
*She had already prepared to reveal something when she decided to inquire about the intelligence.*
*This was also something Bai Yi realized only just now.*
*She could have stayed hidden in her territory, not interacting with the outside world at all.*
*But the price was that, like today, when she lacked tools and resources, she would have to solve it on her own. Furthermore, because of her usual seemingly harmless and prosperous demeanor, she might become the target of envy.*
*This scenario was all too familiar to Bai Yi, like a closed-off country!*
*Realizing her mistake, Bai Yi quickly adjusted her strategy.*
*In front of some familiar and powerful lords, she would showcase a certain level of strength, ensuring they wouldn't underestimate her or see her as a threat.*
Thus, Bai Yi planned to set up a new persona for herself, that of a defense-oriented lord specializing in plant units.
*On the surface, she seemed like a Luck King who stumbled into fortune, but digging deeper revealed she was a tough nut to crack.*
That would likely avoid most troubles.
As for those lords who still didn't understand and wanted to provoke her?
I, Little White Clothes, am not a mere eel!
Not getting the intelligence on the Undead Mage from Landon I, Bai Yi turned to open Jun Lin's private message.
The same lord she'd collaborated with before, Jun Lin felt much more mysterious to Bai Yi, always giving her the impression that he seemed to understand her very well.
However, from what she could tell, Jun Lin hadn't shown any ill intentions toward her, so Bai Yi temporarily regarded him as a friend.
She sent a message and waited for quite a while without receiving a reply.
Bai Yi didn't continue to wait idly. She called over a Giant Bee and a Beetle, preparing to enhance her soldier units.
First was the Beetles, which suffered significant losses and only seven remained.
Bai Yi did not intend to recruit them back immediately; she had just discovered while fusing genes into Zhan Yi and Zhan Er.
This kind of upgrade could actually be recognized by the game and, with a certain amount of resources, directly upgrade the corresponding Barracks!
So Bai Yi planned to upgrade the Beetles first, and then modify the Barracks all at once.
Bai Yi had already acquired quite a few gene entries these past two days.
She obtained four from wild monsters yesterday: Sensitive Smell, Heavy Fat, Oviparous, and Iron Feather.
Of these entries, only Heavy Fat and Iron Feather had an impact on combat, but currently, there was no one under Bai Yi who could use them.
As for the Infinite Multiplication obtained from the Endless Moss, Bai Yi had already witnessed it, but unfortunately, it required a lot of Magic Power Value to fuse into the two insect types.
The Giant Bee needed 450, while the Beetle needed a whopping 700.
The Giant Bee had some chance, but the Beetle was really not feasible.
What surprised Bai Yi was that this entry was actually very compatible with the Corrosive Earthworm, requiring only 200 Magic Power Value to successfully fuse.
"What a pity, what I need now is combat power, so the earthworm will have to wait." she thought.
Among the two remaining entries from the Endless Moss, Bai Yi extracted Secrete Acid as well, once again squeezing out her newly restored Magic Power.
The rest consisted of the group consciousness and neurotoxin extracted from the swarm of bees, combined with the regeneration, corrosive mucus, and carrion eater obtained from the earthworm.
Unfortunately, the regeneration efficiency was too slow, and although it only needed 400 Magic Power Value for fusion, it could only serve as a backup option for the time being, and carrion eater didn't increase combat ability, so Bai Yi disregarded it.
Thus, the entries that could be added to the Beetle had already been selected.
Group Consciousness, Neurotoxin, Corrosive Mucus, Secrete Acid.
The former needed 300 Magic Power Value, while the latter three entries required 200, 350, and 250, respectively.
All were within Bai Yi's tolerance range.
And because the Giant Bee was already powerful, both Corrosive Mucus and Secrete Acid were just additions, with the major focus being on Infinite Multiplication.
*Fusing the core entry of one Golden unit into another Golden unit, it was hard to imagine how powerful it could ultimately become.*
As for the farm women...
*Honestly, Bai Yi hadn't thought of any way to strengthen them. After all, she couldn't possibly make them secrete poisonous mucus, could she?*
*Even if she did manage to fuse these genes, where would it secrete from?*
*Would it just be saliva?* she wondered.
Bai Yi couldn't help but imagine the farm women under her command, who were as strong as robust men, each spitting venom at enemies they encountered. No, wait, it was saliva.
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"That's too bizarre..."
Bai Yi vigorously shook her head, trying to get rid of the uncanny sense of déjà vu from her mind, then opened the control panel for the swarm of bees.
To complete the fusion with Infinite Multiplication, 450 Magic Power Value was needed. Her current limit was only 360, leaving a gap of 90 Magic Power Value.
If she solely used tree fruit to fill this gap, even if she fed the giant banyan enough Blood Flesh every day and got two fruits a day, it would still take five full days to gather enough.
But five days later would be the last day the wild monster existed, which was too tight on time.
Aside from tree fruits, the only stable method to increase the maximum Magic Power Value was simply leveling up.
Since the swarm of bees' group consciousness had reached the 2nd stage, the swarm panel added more functions.
Canceling all today's missions, Bai Yi divided the swarm into teams of 20 bees and activated Free Hunting mode.
She was particularly careful to avoid the north occupied by the Undead, directing the swarm to the more familiar south, toward the river.
After arranging the swarm's tasks, Bai Yi finally had some leisure time.
*Genetic Fusion couldn't be rushed; based on her daily recovery of Magic Power, it would take a minimum of two days to complete the fusion.*
In the afternoon, Bai Yi took a rare nap.
By evening, under sufficient nourishment, the two injured soldiers had mostly recovered, with their wounds almost fully healed.
*Although Bai Yi knew her soldiers likely didn't need this sense of belonging, she still took the opportunity to hold a small bonfire party for the two to celebrate.*
Given the simple conditions, Bai Yi couldn't provide much in terms of good food. Honey-marinated roasted meat and a watermelon as a garnish made the farm women laugh with joy.
Although their movements around the bonfire were very clumsy, their smiles were sincere.
*Bai Yi couldn't help but wonder what state these farm women were in before being recruited.*
*Were they souls created out of nowhere by the game?*
*Or were they spirits of the deceased placed into new bodies?* she pondered.
*Bai Yi suddenly felt very curious about this issue.*
However, just as she was about to inquire, a message suddenly popped up on the panel.
......
[Longevity]: There will always be people who seek immortality. They follow the footsteps of Longevity, praying for just a glimpse from God, unaware that the eternity in His hands has its own weight...