End of the World: My Items Can Be Upgraded Infinitely.

Chapter 153 Global Situation, Lin Feng’s “Artistic Conception”

After hearing Lin Feng's suggestion, Long Yi's eyes turned white and he fell into a daze. He woke up after a moment:
"Yes, the queen mother on the north bank of the river is only ranked over 200, and her strength has not yet reached the initial perfection of the third stage."

"As long as it is not a life-and-death crisis, it will not rashly use the divine realm to release, and the attack of pure artistic conception cannot threaten you who are attacking from a distance for the time being."

Lin Feng nodded:
"Would you like to join us? Your abilities and knowledge of the hive can help us wipe out a large number of tiger spine insects."

"Also, were you just connecting to the information communication network between high-level mother queens?"

The scorpion nodded slightly:
"Let's go together. But let's make it clear in advance that if you find any second-level insect eggs, you have to give me half of them to offset the 150 eggs I still owe you."

Lin Feng hesitated for a while, looked at the fleet that had left the camp, and agreed.

In the end, he didn't lose anything anyway.

The expression on his face was delighted, and he continued:
"That's right. All high-level queen mothers are the highest commanders of the Zerg tribe, except for the fourth-level universe insect king. They were once called clan leaders and divine messengers. We share the spiritual realm left by the insect kings of all generations, so we can communicate and exchange information in that spiritual world with our own consciousness."

"As the Zerg were transformed into war machines, the spiritual world also saw a real-time ranking of the Queen Mother's strength, as well as intelligence on wars in various places."

"It naturally also includes cooperation, alliances and the like."

“The ranking order of the top 100 is relatively stable, but the rankings after that change every day.”

Lin Feng immediately became interested. After arranging for Li Ran to select the newly born first-order awakener, he continued to ask:
"No. 76 from Haicheng has already entered the middle stage of the third stage, but is still ranked in the lower middle of the top . How strong will the top or top in the Queen Mother Ranking be?!"

Ling Yi shook his head and said with emotion:
"No. 76 is no longer ranked 76th now. At the beginning, it had just entered the middle stage of the third stage, so it was normal for it to be in the top . Later, after encountering your underground raid, the second-stage Zerg under its command suffered heavy losses, and its overall strength almost fell out of the top ."

"As for now, after cooperating with the Queen Mother of the North City, it has successfully risen to the sixty-third place, and its strength has greatly increased, so I came here to remind you to be careful."

"Of course, the alliance also has a price. In the future, the biological resources of Taihu Lake will be subject to the constraints of the covenant, and it will not be able to enjoy them alone."

"And the top fifty queen mothers have already been promoted to the middle stage of the third stage. The top ten have even reached the perfection of the middle stage of the third stage. The number of low-level Zergs under their command is close to one million, and the number of second-level Zergs has exceeded ten thousand..."

"It can easily sweep through a city with a population of tens of millions and engulf tens of thousands of human awakeners."

After hearing Long Yi's description, Lin Feng swallowed his saliva. Fortunately, the Queen Mother of Haicheng was not that perverted, otherwise even the Land Cruiser would be in trouble.

There were tens of thousands of second-order Zergs, including thousands of tiger-spine insects charging into battle, tank fire beetles acting as shields, pulse war scorpions launching long-range attacks, and finally wind-wing insects conducting air raids.

Form a joint three-dimensional attack by sea and land.

Even if Lin Feng upgraded the Land Cruiser to level 29 and formed a fleet of nearly a hundred tanks, it would be difficult to deal with tens of thousands of second-level Zergs attacking at the same time.

What's more, they will not fight alone. There are millions of first-level Zergs behind them, responsible for restraining and attracting firepower.

Without personal strength above level three and equipment, it is difficult to challenge the Queen Mother in the middle stage of level three.

It seems that the further you upgrade, the bigger the gap will be, even in the junior, intermediate and late stages of the same level.

Seeing Lin Feng's worried look, Long Yi stepped forward, patted his shoulder, and said a few words of comfort:
"Don't worry, there is no Queen Mother in the top ten in the Federation right now."

"They were born in two places in America, where natural biological resources are very rich. Especially in South America, there are already several mid-stage third-order perfect queen mothers. In the future, a war will break out between them, and the winner..."

"She will most likely become the first late-stage third-order queen mother on Blue Star, ruling the entire continent."

"As for here, currently only the tropical region in South Asia has produced a Level 3 mid-stage perfect being."

"I heard that the population there is dense, but there is almost no resistance, so it can be ranked third. On paper, its strength is very strong, but because there is only one third-stage mid-perfect queen mother nearby, it cannot quickly plunder the power of other queen mothers. There is no need to worry about it going north for the time being."

"And your Federation is the most stubborn country among all the humans on the Blue Planet. After more than a month, only one-fifth of the territory has been occupied. You can be considered the tallest among the short ones."

After hearing Long Yi's detailed introduction, Lin Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the queen in the Federation developed so fast, then the time left for his own development would be even less.

Having said that, this may not be the case after the battle to defend the capital is over.

The resources gathered there will definitely give birth to a queen mother ranked in the top ten once the war is defeated.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng no longer hesitated:

"Okay, let's go as soon as possible!"

Li Ran acted quickly and immediately gathered two hundred newly born first-level awakeners and five hundred combat soldiers as assistance.

This operation is likely to involve in-depth fighting in the underground insect nest, so the second-level legion where Shen Jie is located will also officially shoulder their mission.

When Long saw Shen Jie, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.

After everyone got on the jeeps and troop-carrying trucks, twenty troop-carrying vehicles set off northward in a mighty procession.

Lin Feng was driving one of the jeeps, and only Ling Yi was sitting in the passenger seat. She looked through the rearview mirror and saw Shen Jie in the car behind her:
"I saw the captain of your legion. Wasn't the genetic fusion going well? Apart from some Zerg genes invading his appearance, his mental state was completely fine."

Lin Feng shrugged, Shen Jie was just an example:
"He awakened naturally and is able to absorb and assimilate the genes of other organisms. This is different from those synthesized artificially. I have used his cells to develop a transformation technology that has minimal side effects on the body."

“But mentally, it’s hard to make a breakthrough.”

Lingyi nodded as a matter of course:

"Spirit is related to the realm of artistic conception. Even for cosmic races, it is difficult to master this aspect of technology. It is the basis for the existence of cosmic life at the fourth level and above."

"Wait, you seem to have mastered it?"

Lin Feng frowned slightly and turned his head to look at Long Yi:

"Are you talking about the one that removes the genetic seal? I obtained that in the Zerg spiritual world."

A trace of shock flashed across Long's face, but he quickly hid it and asked in surprise:

"So you also experienced that memory yourself?"

Lin Feng was concentrating on driving, he just hummed, and then explained:
"I killed the parasitic mother under your command and obtained its spiritual energy. When I entered the peak of the late second stage, my spiritual power broke through to the third stage ahead of time, and then I accidentally entered the spiritual world of the Zerg."

"Perhaps it is what you call the inheritance of artistic conception."

"Back then, the high-level scientists of the Zerg used advanced genetic technology to hide the truth that had been concealed in the past in the inheritance of artistic conception..."

"and many more……"

Speaking of this, Lin Feng suddenly realized something...

And Ling Yi, who was standing by, seemed to have confirmed some key information, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised:

"Yes, it seems that you have already mastered the artistic conception. All you have left is to accept its body."

"If you are willing to inject Zerg genes and become a gene warrior, you can directly obtain the Zerg inheritance realm and have the ability to kill the third-stage early queen."

"After all, even in the Divine Realm, you and the Queen Mother can come and go freely..."

Lin Feng fell into deep thought. It sounded like the genetic radiation skill was upgraded to a higher level.

It only needs a suitable carrier to integrate it and make it concrete, turning it from a skill that requires a certain price to activate into a spiritual instinct.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng then asked:

"These gene fusions, the quick-growing hybrids produced, must have many defects, right?" Long Yi hummed, without hiding anything:

"Of course. Otherwise, naturally occurring life in the universe wouldn't be so scarce."

"From a material perspective, advancing to the fourth level requires not only a very strong mental will, but also more than half of the genetic inventory of the tribe, so as to condense a perfect genetic sequence, allowing the body to carry higher and stronger power, and autonomously absorb or release various forms of energy."

"And the hybrids don't have the luxury of long-term natural evolution. Whether it's the genetic richness of the race or the number of people in the group, it's not enough to support them becoming a complete cosmic life form. Even if they advance to the fourth level, they'll still be weaker in physical combat."

"As for the spiritual aspect, let alone the spiritual aspect."

"If it's just upward compatibility, for example, primitive humans merged with advanced Zerg and only inherited the Zerg's artistic conception, then it's still okay. But if there are two inherited artistic conceptions, it's easy to lose self-awareness and degenerate into lower animals."

"For example, if we take the dragon race and merge their genes with the insect race, it will be 10,000 times more complicated than human-insect hybridization, and it will be difficult to obtain stable fourth-order cosmic life."

“However, some of the divine realms in the universe where the gods gather will specialize in producing these fourth-level or even fifth-level beast slaves for the sale of large clans or the enjoyment of the descendants of gods.”

"So what we are doing now is, in a sense, just like pioneering and training troops. It is still far from the level of colonial invasion. To be considered an invasion, the chosen opponents must be, at least like the Zerg, descendants of gods who once had gods as ancestors."

Hearing Long's calm explanation, which was tinged with a hint of pride, Lin Feng couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

This is the most desperate thing in the world.

The Zerg have never taken humans seriously.

A race on a planet that cannot even completely rule its own galaxy cannot even enter the cosmic arena.

Lin Feng sighed, and his original intention to try was quickly extinguished. He turned to consider another possibility:
"That's fine. But the abilities I've awakened are replication and synthesis. After experiencing the Zerg spiritual world, I can use this memory implantation for a short period of time. But the cost is the same as when you activate the Domain Advent, it will permanently consume your own level of power..."

"If I use this ability on the Zerg Queen in the underground hive, can I make her lose consciousness for a short time and then kill her?"

Ling Yi lowered his head and thought for a moment:

"Of course you can, but in fact, this kind of memory activation is related to the target's mental attributes. The stronger the mental power, the shorter the duration of the influence."

"Based on the third stage, the Zerg below this stage can be stunned for several minutes, and above this stage, it will be quickly shortened to more than ten seconds. For the third-stage middle-stage queen, it may be less than one second, and in the later stage, there is almost no impact."

"Because the difference in spiritual power between the two of you is too great, their artistic conception can instantly affect your mental state."

"And as you said, the cost of using it is much greater than the artistic conception that one has fully mastered."

"After using it multiple times, do you still have enough strength to kill a fully-conditioned queen?"

"It just sits there and doesn't move, and you can't kill it in just a few seconds."

"The Queen Mother has a strong vitality. Unless she uses nuclear bombs, it is difficult to kill her in one blow with her own strength."

Lin Feng nodded regretfully on the surface, but he was secretly delighted in his heart.

He can store more than just a few times. Lin Feng, who possesses three pieces of bound equipment, can store more than ten times of genetic radiation upgrade energy.

As the twenty troop carriers drove into Changcheng and into the urban area, Long Yi looked at the dinosaur elements everywhere in the city and asked curiously:
"Is this the dragon ruins that you humans dug up?"

Lin Feng shook his head:
"No, it's just a theme park. But there seem to be some fossils on display. Do you want to collect them?"

Lingyi thought for a while and nodded:
"If there are preserved ancient genes, such as those of creatures sealed in amber, they will be more or less contaminated. This will be of great benefit to the cultivation of dragons and can shorten the formation time."

"Any race will evolve different genes over time. The gene pool is a dynamic concept. In order to adapt to the evolution of the environment, the population will absorb new genes or discard old fragments, thus forming new species with completely different appearance characteristics in the future."

"For example, you humans and the small rodents from the dinosaur era are not the same species at all..."

"But now let's go to Dajianghebei first, and we'll talk about this matter when we pass by on our way back."

Lin Feng nodded. He was now anxious to find a second-level Zerg to complete the upgrade of the Tiger-tooth Chainsaw Sword. Resurrecting the Dragon Clan was only a backup plan.

After passing through Changcheng, everyone arrived at the cross-river bridge.

The remains of yesterday's biological furnace explosion are still thrilling and daunting when viewed from the bridge.

A quarter of the pier sank directly into the river, and half of the pier was torn into pieces, directly changing the topography of the river and forming a huge backwater bay in the north.

More than one hundred of the two hundred awakeners had participated in the battle yesterday, so at this moment, under the command of Shen Jie, they deployed their troops very skillfully and entered their combat positions.

Every two awakened ones, armed with shotguns, lead five enhanced human warriors to form the most basic unit.

One hundred teams formed a triangle formation and headed towards the urban area from the main highway.

Lin Feng took out the tiger-tooth chainsaw sword from the back seat of the car, led the second-level legion team, and walked in the middle of the team.

While he was using telepathy, Long Yi, who was following him, spoke directly:

"There are no second-level tiger spine insects in the city. This queen hid them. It is estimated that 76 from Haicheng warned it."

"But there are a lot of low-level black-spine insects and blue-winged insects hiding, scattered around the left and right edges of the city. They should be trying to ambush you in advance."

Lin Feng frowned slightly. What Long Yi said was exactly the same as what he sensed. However, it was also expected that the other party, as the incarnation of the Queen Mother, would know everything about the Zerg.

So he turned and asked:
"Can you find the underground entrance of the Zerg?"

"Perhaps those tiger-backed worms are hiding even deeper."

Although Jiangbian is just a county town, its area is as large as the entire urban area. It would probably take half a day to check it with manpower.

And telepathy cannot detect terrain conditions.

We can only hope that Longyi can find some clues.

And the other party did not disappoint everyone:

After Lin Feng finished asking, Longyi raised his head and sniffed the air, then quickly gave the answer:

"On the main road in front, there is a cave with a strong pheromone smell. It should be one of the Zerg's ventilation channels, directly connected to the underground Zerg nest."

Lin Feng nodded and asked everyone to be on guard, maintain their position, and be ready to fight at any time.

As soon as the order was passed to each group...

There was a intensive sound of artillery fire from behind the long line of people!

A huge swarm of black and yellow insects rushed towards the crowd from between the buildings.

There are thousands of black-backed worms.

Launching a fearless charge!
At the same time, a large number of insects emerged from the front, left and right directions, with hundreds and thousands of them crowding the streets.

Shen Jie shouted to prevent anyone from shooting randomly:
"Keep the formation and hold steady! Don't panic!"

Lin Feng saw a hotel building beside the highway, and immediately ordered everyone to fight and retreat inside, using the walls of the building for cover.

We must first hold off this wave of attacks before we can lead the second-level legion deep into the Zerg nest.

(End of this chapter)