Chapter 50: Spider
Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Spider
"I choose exploration!"
Zhu Ge chose what seemed to be a good option.
In terms of production, the legacy left by the previous Mouse Queen was currently quite vast.
Countless Worker Rats scurried through the tunnels, engaging in productive labor, finding endless supplies of food and water.
So there was no shortage of producers.
There was no shortage of fighters at the moment, either. The Mouse Queen could only be decided through duels, and in the past few simulations, no external dangers had appeared.
Therefore, explorers were the best choice for now.
[Your first generation of descendants is born. Eighty-six Worker Rat explorers all travel to the borders of your Underground Kingdom to explore new worlds, spreading your pheromones throughout the entire Underworld.]
[You have discovered the Rat Kingdom!]
[You have discovered the Redwood Swamp!]
[You have discovered the Greed Red Fire Ant Empire!]
[You have discovered the Earth Boar tribe cluster!]
[You have discovered the Long-Haired Rabbit tribe cluster!]
...
A series of notification boxes flashed by, representing the new worlds your explorer Worker Rats had discovered for you.
"The original Underground Kingdom was too small..."
A realization dawned on Zhu Ge.
’It’s similar to the human world.’
’Before discovering other groups, many tend towards infighting.’
’But what happens when external factors appear?’
[Faced with these various biological groups, your choice is—]
[1. Initiate pheromonal contact and understanding.]
[2. Attack all creatures indiscriminately.]
[3. Ignore them and bypass all their tunnels.]
Without a doubt, he should choose contact and understanding.
Attacking all creatures indiscriminately would most likely lead to being attacked indiscriminately by all creatures.
Ignoring them was also not an option. If he didn’t proactively learn about them, he would just be passively learned about by them.
"I choose one, proactive understanding!"
[You discovered the friendliness of some creatures and the aggression of others. You ultimately coexist peacefully with some and go to war with others.]
[You birth large numbers of fighters and producers. The entire Underworld becomes filled with opposition, alliances, conflict, slaughter, and harmony.]
[Thus, you have reached the sole unique choice for this theme. Please decide carefully. An incorrect choice will not grant the unique trait.]
[1. Adapt to circumstances. All actions strive to maximize the immediate interests of the Mole Kingdom.]
[2. Plan for a hundred generations. Make long-term plans for the Mole Kingdom’s century-long development.]
[3. Go all out. Eradicate all hostile creatures in the Underworld. Wherever your pheromones reach becomes territory of the Mole Kingdom.]
’It’s here!’
Zhu Ge’s Heart Spirit trembled.
’The unique choice has appeared again!’
Out of ten simulations, he had already used six. This was the seventh, with three remaining.
But he knew that replicating such a choice would be extremely difficult.
This success wasn’t due to how clever or wise his analysis was, but rather to luck.
It was thanks to the previous Mouse Queen’s old age and her going easy on him, as well as a little bit of experience from his previous simulations.
The next three attempts would most likely not reach the same level as this one.
For example, if he failed to obtain the unique trait this time, the mole in the next simulation would likely be a descendant of the current Mouse Queen.
This current Mouse Queen was young and powerful. It would be very difficult for him to overthrow her.
Thinking of this, Zhu Ge carefully re-examined the three choices, identifying several keywords.
The first was "adapt to circumstances" and "maximize interests."
The second was "plan for a hundred generations" and "long-term planning."
The third was "militarism" and "draining the pond to catch the fish."
After careful consideration, Zhu Ge thought of his past life, and then of his current one.
Even someone as powerful as a Second Realm Fungus God couldn’t just devour a village at will; they had to proceed slowly and methodically.
Moles were not the strongest creatures in the Underworld to begin with. The right choice was already obvious.
"I choose two, the long-term plan!"
Zhu Ge, quite nervous, chose the path he had decided on in his heart.
[You have soothed the impatience of the entire Mole Kingdom, birthing fifty-five Princess Moles to assist you. You have laid out strategies for the Mole Kingdom for the next nine hundred and twenty-eight generations of moles, totaling one hundred years.]
[Fifty-one years after your death, the system of one Mouse Queen and multiple Princess Moles has been passed down. Moles of all clans have united tightly, sweeping through the entire Underworld.]
[Your foresight and planning inspired and guided all moles. Any creature that was once stronger than you has been defeated by your strategies. In the end, the entire Underworld still thrives, but only you remain to rule as kings. You have obtained the unique trait: Spider.]
[This Pro/Con Simulation has ended.]
’It’s over?’
Zhu Ge breathed a sigh of relief.
’Excellent, I succeeded!’
’I got the unique trait "Spider"!’
[Traits obtained in this Pro/Con Simulation: Survival of the Fittest, Learning, Pheromones, New Queen, Spider.]
[If you enter the next simulation, the traits from this session can be carried over.]
Without a doubt, he was definitely going to start the next one. He still had three chances; it would be a waste not to use them.
However, when he saw the effect of the Spider trait, he couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment.
[Spider: Swallows obscure the sun; dragon-pythons lock the great river. The sun is my urn, the great river my bait. Once you step into my web, who can escape?]
’So domineering!’
’Swallows that can obscure the sun, dragon-pythons that can lock rivers... how powerful must such beings be?’
’And yet the sun and the great river that lure them are merely bait.’
’The bait of the "Spider"!’
’The "Spider" weaves a Heaven and Earth Net, capable of hunting even the sun-obscuring swallows and the river-locking dragon-pythons!’
"It’s so strong..."
Zhu Ge opened his eyes, got up, and looked at the moonlight outside the window, his heart full of anticipation.
He was very much looking forward to using this trait.
However, he didn’t dare to use it just yet.
After all, he only had fourteen years of life left. If he used it recklessly, it was possible his lifespan would be completely drained.
’However...’
’Does this description mean that after equipping this trait, I can use certain methods to hunt down enemies who are several times stronger than me...?’
Zhu Ge thought of the Raincoat Fisherman.
The Raincoat Fisherman was far too strong for him.
Besides, he didn’t want to go with the Raincoat Fisherman right now. Who knew if the Raincoat Fisherman would treat him as cannon fodder or some kind of experiment?
So, if "Spider" could give him the power to kill enemies far above his level, he would really have to equip it and give it a try.
’I’ll hold back for now. I can’t be reckless.’
Zhu Ge took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, then prepared to lie down and go to sleep.
The past few days had been too draining. Now, he could sleep for a long time each day, recovering his depleted energy.
However, just as his head touched the pillow, a startled cry came from nearby, but it was silenced in an instant.
Zhu Ge’s eyes snapped open.
"Sui Niang?!"
He immediately got up, and upon leaving his room, he saw Yu the Scholar, who had also just come out.
Duan Lei and Ji Fuhui were already asleep at this hour. Only a Cultivator like Yu the Scholar would be alert enough to hear that cry.
Yu the Scholar and Zhu Ge exchanged a look, and then both of them ran toward the house where Sui Niang and Xianxian lived.
’That Raincoat Fisherman...’ Fury began to smolder in Zhu Ge’s eyes.