Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 1015: Chapter 926: The Terrifying Queen 22

On the first day Lan Shuangshuang dumped the insects outside the safe zone, both the people responsible for registration and the soldiers guarding the entrance to the safe zone were dumbfounded, watching the towering mountain of insects in front of them with jaws nearly dropping to the ground.

The officer guarding the entrance to the safe zone also looked a bit bemused at the insect mountain. Before he could ask any questions, Lan Shuangshuang said directly: ”Inform the captain of the special operations team, Pan Ziping, that a person named Lan Shuangshuang is sending these insects to him, and he should store them as military reserves.” Lan Shuangshuang was not at all worried that the military did not know the insects were edible.

One should say that the military was the first to discover the insects were edible, and the first to start collecting insects as reserve food. Likewise, the military’s speed in killing the insects was the fastest, yet every harvest was barely comparable to the number of insects Lan Shuangshuang provided. And that was the result of hundreds of people!

Lan Shuangshuang did not care about the officer’s thoughts, and after unloading the insects, she left the safe zone to continue her insect-killing spree, leaving behind a group of excited soldiers who promptly categorized and stored the insects in the warehouse.

Since that day, every night, Lan Shuangshuang would drop off the edible insects she killed during the day at the entrance of the Safe Base.

Over time, those guarding the door became accustomed to Lan Shuangshuang delivering a mountain of insects daily as reserve food. Although these insects were ferocious, their meat was truly excellent for frying, boiling, roasting, and stewing, each having its unique texture and flavor with incredible taste, without the strange taste of the local native insects. Even those who typically disliked eating insects loved them.

Only Lan Shuangshuang held them in low regard, while for others, this was meat better than pork, beef, or lamb. To accommodate the insects she sent, a special plot of land was cleared at the safe base entrance to serve as the designated spot for Lan Shuangshuang to place the insects each time. After each delivery, all the soldiers would salute to thank Lan Shuangshuang.

The population in the safe zone was immense, and even with reserve food, in the midst of construction and lacking land for large-scale planting, the food pressure was still significant. Food had to be carefully allocated daily to ensure no waste. Now, with the insects sent by Lan Shuangshuang, the safe zone’s food pressure was significantly alleviated.

In the past two days, the safe zone discovered two new species of insects. This emergence of new insect types held little importance to Lan Shuangshuang; they were all the same in the killing process. What caught her attention was that these two types of insects, like the Clawed Worm’s claws, were premium gourmet delicacies. One taste made Lan Shuangshuang unforgettable.

One of the two types was a snow-white meatworm, with a massive size of five to six meters long and a thickness like a water tank. It posed no threat, acting purely as a pest, indiscriminately eating plants of all flavors.

However, this worm had a voracious appetite, able to devour an entire tree with a trunk as thick as a bowl in a day, truly consuming every part, including the tiniest roots buried in the soil. The destruction to plants was terrifying.

Initially, because this worm didn’t attack humans, the troops hunting outside the safe zone paid little attention. Once they realized the worm’s threat, everyone was stunned—the entire planet would be eaten away if left unchecked. The safe zone immediately deployed personnel to capture the worms entirely.

Though appearing docile with white, plump bodies and not biting people, the worms were far from easy handling once confronted. The seemingly transparent skin was incredibly tough—knife and gunproof. When attacked, the worm curled into a ball like a turtle retreating into its shell, leaving people bewildered on how to proceed.

Only Lan Shuangshuang had the capability to break through the worm’s skin bare-handed. Nevertheless, she could not solely focus on this worm. Killing these harmless worms was a waste of her combat prowess; her primary role was to slay those with high Attack Power to help relieve pressure on the safe zone.

Unable to rely solely on Lan Shuangshuang, ultimately everyone had to transport the entire worm back to the safe zone, using laser knives to carve the body open. Upon slicing the worm open, they discovered its flesh emanated a faint, alluring fragrance.

Moreover, the insect meat was crystal clear, appearing incredibly appetizing. Expert tests confirmed its edibility and lack of toxicity, prompting a feast of roasted plump white worm meat within the safe zone.

Once roasted, the worm meat released an attractive aroma, imbued with a faint fragrance—yet extraordinarily delicious without the greasy feeling associated with typical meat, simply indescribably delectable.

This large, white plump worm was all meat, with only the slim intestine running through the middle from head to tail being inedible, leaving a substantial amount of edible meat. If not for the worm’s insatiable appetite, making farming impractical, the safe zone would have been tempted to breed these worms as reserve food.

Besides the large plump white worm, there was another dark-colored worm. It wasn’t as large as the white worm, only reaching human height, another pure pest species that specifically devastated flowers.

The food consumption of this worm wasn’t significant due to tiny internal organs, a lack of movement, and minimal energy expenditure. However, the threat was no less than the white worm’s; eating all the flowers prevented plants from bearing fruit.

This worm’s population was larger than the white worm’s, equally easy to eliminate, although its hide was thick; its flesh was less extensive but equally delectable. The worm meat had a distinct chewiness, ready to be cooked into dishes after peeling the skin and gutting the worm, becoming more flavorful as one chewed, albeit causing jaw soreness.

After discovering that the meat of these two types of worms matched the exquisite taste of the Clawed Worm’s claws, Lan Shuangshuang adopted a strict no-misses policy when encountering them.

Both the large white worm and dark worm were weak, low-combat insects. Lan Shuangshuang captured them using Thousand Silk Entanglement to bind and fling them into her space. In her space, devoid of time and air, these insects perished instantly. Whenever she wished to eat, she could retrieve them, always in freshly deceased condition without spoilage.

Given Lan Shuangshuang’s combat prowess, she could capture an impressive quantity of insects daily in passing. If not for leaving some to benefit the safe zone, she could have monopolized these insect types entirely.

To accumulate more insects for reserves, Lan Shuangshuang specially expanded her space with power once more, refining it into a portable space bound to her soul.

After several refinements by Lan Shuangshuang, this exchanged space had become a Half-divine Artifact, capable of following Lan Shuangshuang across worlds, bound to her spirit.