Chapter 22: Queen (Part 2)

　　Sistem finally rejected the Grasshopper Queen for life span.
　　 Although the queen could not understand Systrom's thoughts in the end, she had obviously accepted Systrom's views.
　　 Throughout the afternoon, Systrom was communicating with the female grasshopper, asking her about some of her experiences, and also telling her some things after her awakening.
　　 When it was getting dark, the giant female grasshopper like a queen flew away.
　　 She is very firm in the idea of ​​exploring the vast world.
　　 One afternoon, through communicating with the Grasshopper Queen, Systrom received a lot of information, including the key information for the third degeneration.
　　 Although there are many words that the grasshopper queen cannot say, and the communication between them is very laborious, Sisterm still learned that the grasshopper queen has indeed improved her life after the third decay.
　　The queen said that when the leaves of the tree fell and then re-growth, repeating this three times, she would die, which means that the queen's life span is three years.
　　 However, the Queen Grasshopper herself is not very clear about how she has completed three degenerations in just one summer.
　　 She rarely eats meat like Sisterm, and basically only eats plants.
　　Sistem speculated that the grasshopper queen should have eaten some special plant, just like that special lizard meat, causing the grasshopper queen's body to grow substantially and special changes.
　　 It is a pity that the area where the Grasshopper Queen grew up is far away from here. It is said that it will take a month to fly here, and Sistrom had to give up.
　　 After all, it takes too long, and flying continuously in the sky is undoubtedly very dangerous. It is not as safe as for him to food from ants.
　　 Shortly before the sun was about to set, Queen Grasshopper left, Systrom asked a question that he cared very much about.
　　 The Queen Grasshopper knows that she has a lifespan of three years, and she also knows that Systrom's lifespan is very short, so why did she choose to travel with Systrom for two months and then choose to mate?
　　 Know that even after the third molting, the grasshopper will die quickly after laying eggs.
　　 The answer given by Queen Grasshopper is simple and direct: "Like, wisdom, you."
　　 The grasshopper queen's confession was very straightforward, and Systrom was a little caught off guard. When a big grasshopper said such words, the human soul made him feel very awkward.
　　 But his blood kept trembling, and his body seemed to be secreting a special hormone, which made him feel joy and excitement.
　　 Fortunately, Sisterm's sanity finally suppressed the body's instincts. Compared to breeding offspring, he still wanted to live longer by himself.
　　 The grasshopper queen finally chose to leave when it was dark, and sent the final message to Systrom before leaving.
　　 "I, come back and find you."
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　　 "Will you come back to find me?"
　　Sisterm looked at the direction where the Grasshopper Queen was flying away, and subconsciously used a spiritual message, but found that the spiritual channel had been closed because of the departure of the Grasshopper Queen.
　　Although there is an awkward feeling that insects instinctively want to mate, it is still very happy to meet the grasshopper queen.
　　 At least in this world there is another kind of person who can communicate with him, so that he will not be so lonely.
　　 And through the Grasshopper Queen, he also learned that the third metamorphosis can indeed increase his lifespan. Perhaps three years is still very short, but it is more than ten times more than two months.
　　 shook his dizzy head, without rest for a day and night, Systrom's spirit became very exhausted, and he needed to let his head rest for a while.
　　 After a few jumps, Systrom secreted some [corrosive slime] near the tree hole, and he returned to the lair to rest.
　　Sisterm went to sleep as usual to summarize and think about the next plan.
　　Getting the news that the third degeneration can extend life, undoubtedly gave Sisterm a shot of a heart attack. Compared to relying on the old druid, Sisterm still believed in his kind and himself more.
　　 As time goes by, the muddy forest gradually becomes dry after the heavy rain, the meat food that the ants search for gradually decreases, and some food similar to grass seeds gradually increases.
　　 Although the next three or two days will not be a problem, after a few days, the efficiency of snatching ants to obtain meat will drop a lot.
　　Sisterm knew that he had to prepare early, looking for more food sources, more different kinds of insects.
　　 As long as he has survived these ten days, his [Degenerate Growth] will be easy to reach the full level.
　　 got the third chance to degenerate. Without the restriction of needing a variety of foods, he can catch ants as much as he wants, or return to the tree full of chrysalis to raise his level quickly.
　　 After the heavy rain, the forest gradually returned to life. Not only did the number of mosquitoes increase, but Sisterm often encountered some sporadic other insects recently, and the crickets' calls at night became more frequent.
　　 But hunting these newly emerged insects is not very helpful to Systrom. After all, the efficiency is too poor. There are only a few prey that are easy to prey. If you eat too much, you will lose the effect of promoting [degeneration].
　　 If he wants to get more kinds of food, he can only continue to explore further areas.
　　Only by exploring further, will we get more opportunities.
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　　 The next day, Sisterm patrolled the ants near the ant nest as usual, and then snatched food from the workers.
　　 After trying to throw stones from a high place and provoking a toad measuring 20 centimeters long and failing, Systrom began to explore further.
　　The landforms in all directions in the forest are similar, with a variety of trees, vines, weeds, and fallen leaves and branches that have been soaked in rain.
　　Because of the humid environment, there are many more mushrooms in the forest. Basically, a few will appear every one meter away.
Systrom himself did not dare to try these potentially toxic foods. However, some ants carried mushrooms back to the ant colony before him. In the past few days, Systrom also tried to eat several times. This kind of food.
　　 Through the analysis of the derived abilities [Information Entry] and [Information Reading], Systrom has analyzed seven kinds of mushrooms for him to eat from the fragments carried by the ant.
　　 The taste of most of these mushrooms is much better than that of plant leaves, but slightly worse than meat.
　　 has a faint yogurt taste, if there is no meat, it is considered a good food.
　　 jumped off a huge white mushroom, and as he continued to explore, Systrom found a strange plant in the forest.
　　 This plant has a special plant organ like a water bottle, which is reddish brown, and there is a leaf on the top of the water bottle that seems to be the lid.
　　 If Sisterm has a good memory in his previous life, then this plant should be a plant similar to the Nepenthes in the rain forest in the previous life.
　　The mouth of the bottle is smooth, the bottle contains a special digestive juice, and the cap on the bottle secretes a fragrance that attracts insects, and it also blocks rain.
　　 This is a typical semi-carnivorous plant.
　　 Because of the heavy rain a few days ago, the pitcher plant bottle was filled with water. It is estimated that it is basically impossible to catch any unlucky bugs.
　　 Sith tried to bite the bottle with his chewing teeth, and found that it was very strong, and his [corrosive mucus] had no effect on the bottle. It should be that the plant that secretes digestive juices is resistant to corrosive liquids.
　　Sisterm tried to take a sip of the stagnant water in the Nepenthes, and found that it promoted his [corrosive mucus], but the digestive juice of the Nepenthes had been diluted by rainwater, which had very limited effect on him.
　　 And just as Sisterm was about to leave, his tentacles suddenly felt a strange breath...