Chapter 1917

The Zerg nest was successfully established. Its location was decent; there was a 60-meter clearing around the nest, which was a reserved development zone. Only after the nest expanded to a certain size would Su Xiao consider clearing more trees.

The surrounding trees now served as a natural shelter. Truth be told, many local factions could destroy this nest in its current state. Other Zerg factions posed little threat in the early stages. According to Baja's observations, there were only a few small-to-medium Zerg nests within a 20-kilometer radius. They were all busy strengthening themselves and would not easily invade.

The real threat came from the totem tribes that might appear in the vicinity. Most totem tribes obtained food through hunting. According to Su Xiao's understanding, among the five large tribes, only one obtained a portion of their food through farming. They were skilled in using fire. The tens of thousands of primitives Su Xiao had encountered earlier belonged to that tribe.

There were five large totem tribes in total. Apart from the fire-wielding "Sun Tribe," there was the "Yawa Tribe" skilled in using poison, the "Gaozhuo Tribe" skilled in witchcraft, the "Niemoyou Tribe" proficient in sacrifice, and the most brutal "Hasaluo Tribe," which possessed a high-risk talent called Predation.

The Yawa Tribe was relatively conservative and would not easily leave the rainforest they inhabited.

The Gaozhuo Tribe was a group of primitive charlatans. If they hadn't received "divine guidance," they were fine, but once they received some kind of "omen" or "sign," they became a group of fanatical primitives.

The Sun Tribe was relatively friendly and skilled in farming and metal forging. The other four tribes would trade for metal weapons from them. They advocated for all things to walk the earth equally, with only the sun being noble. As for the night, they generally didn't dare to go out unless provoked.

The Niemoyou Tribe had the fewest members and frequently brought in evil gods. To date, they worshipped dozens of deities.

As for the final Hasaluo Tribe, to them, all living things other than their own kin were food. Therefore, this tribe was filled with blood and slaughter. Their physiques were the most robust, and their combat power was the strongest. After devouring a certain creature, they could obtain a portion of that creature's abilities. There were many restrictions, such as being able to possess only one ability at a time; the next predation would replace the previous one. Although there were many abilities they could not prey upon, this talent was already quite monstrous, and their combat power was self-evident.

Su Xiao chose to establish the nest closest to the Sun Tribe. Further away was the Hasaluo Tribe, followed by the Yawa. As for the Gaozhuo and Niemoyou tribes, they were far from the nest and should pose no threat.

Although the Sun Tribe wasn't exactly friendly, compared to the other four totem tribes, they were the most peaceful. As long as one didn't trespass into their territory, the possibility of conflict was low.

Currently, the nest and Jila were both at Tier 1. As Jila evolved, the nest would also evolve; the two were interdependent.

The nest consumed animal flesh to obtain biological energy, while cultivating combat Zerg and the like required consuming biological energy. When the biological energy stored in the nest reached the 2000-point cap, Jila could promote.

Whether to mass-produce combat Zerg or prioritize Jila's tier promotion depended on the situation. The prey that Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baja could catch was limited. Their combat power was indeed far stronger than low-level combat Zerg, but as development progressed, the prey they obtained would be a drop in the bucket. They still had to rely on the Zerg army to hunt.

The nest was currently penniless, and Jila herself only had 20 points of biological energy left. She needed these to maintain her own survival. Therefore, start-up capital was urgently needed.

While waiting for the nest to be established, Su Xiao had already scouted the forest with the Eye of the Apostle. This forest was about 90,000 square kilometers, roughly the size of a small province. It was sufficient for early development.

Su Xiao drew a rough map on the ground, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baja crouched around it.

"Xiang Bubu, you are responsible for this small area. Once this area is hunted clean, push toward the east. Amu, Baja, you are responsible for this area, then push toward the south."

Su Xiao assigned Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang to a team alone; the dog was quite clever. Amu and Baja were a team; Amu's adaptability wasn't strong, but with Baja, that guy who spouted nonsense, it would be fine. That bird was also quite clever.

"Leave it to us. However, I suggest mass-producing more combat Zerg in the mid-stage. Relying only on the three of us, the prey we can get even if we break our legs is limited."

Baja clearly had the foresight of a bird-headed military strategist.

"Correct, but the initial biological energy cannot be wasted."

"Understood."

Baja flew onto Amu's shoulder and soon disappeared into the forest. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang also went off to hunt.

The heavy rain gradually thinned, and a golden-red sunset emerged from the horizon.

Su Xiao suddenly realized he had nothing to do. With nothing better to do, he tried to control a Mantis-Armor with his mental power. He was Jila's summoner, and Jila had absolute control over the Mantis-Armor.

Su Xiao issued an order, and a Mantis-Armor ran to his front. The control was successful, but he also discovered one thing: the number of Zerg he could control was limited; he could control at most a few dozen at a time.

Professionalism is key; when it came to controlling Zerg, it was better to go through Jila. If she evolved to the third stage, the level of a Zerg Queen, she could control tens of thousands of Zerg simultaneously.

Su Xiao gave the Mantis-Armor a standby order. The first batch of prey hadn't arrived yet, so this Mantis-Armor could only serve as a stool.

Taking out his tablet, Su Xiao sat on the back of the Mantis-Armor and became engrossed in a game. As for Jila, she was a super homebody who refused to come out of the nest, claiming it was the mother's responsibility.

While Su Xiao enjoyed the gentle breeze and the warm sunset in the forest, a different scene was unfolding in the Sun Tribe, dozens of kilometers away.

On a desolate Gobi desert, a fierce wind raged. Even though it was already 5:00 PM, the heat here was still stifling.

"Incinerate."

With a boom, flames rose, and several Zerg covered in shells, baring fangs and brandishing claws, were burned to ash.

Yakulo's outer armor on his torso popped open, and white steam rose from his vicinity due to the high temperature within his body.

"That should be about it."

Yakulo looked at the towering totem in the distance. As an outsider, he needed to pass a test to enter the Sun Tribe.

Meanwhile, at the Hasaluo Tribe.

A bonfire roared, and a group of primitives wearing bone-stick skirts and tooth chains around their necks were dancing around the fire.

"Banala!"

A primitive came to the fire, picked up half a skull, and filled it with dark red blood.

This primitive was at least three meters tall. He was covered in flabby muscle, a perfect combination of fat and strength.

The primitive grabbed a handful of charcoal ash and sprinkled it into the blood in the skull. He carried the skull to a woman in front of the fire. The woman was facing the bonfire, and in the reflection of the flames, her features were somewhat obscured.

"Friend, drink."

The burly primitive's hand reached out, rude and unrefusable.

The woman took the half-skull and drank the blood inside in one gulp. She felt as if a fire were burning in her stomach.

"Banala!"

The burly primitive laughed, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth. That face full of flab was quite ferocious.

"Banala."

The woman smiled and nodded. Her originally white teeth were stained red by the blood. The smell of blood in her mouth made her eyes glow red. Clearly, this was someone who didn't blink when killing. As a leader-level figure of the Samsara Paradise faction and the leader of the Symbiosis Alliance, this was within reason.

Hundreds of primitives around the bonfire cheered; they had a new member today.

To join the Sun Tribe, the Death Paradise faction was locked in a bitter battle with a medium-sized Zerg faction, while the Holy Light Paradise faction chose to defect to the Yawa Tribe and was also undergoing tests.

The Samsara Paradise faction had set their sights on the Hasaluo Tribe, and some contractors had already successfully joined.

As for the Apocalypse Paradise faction, they were very busy; over 80% of their contractors were sweating profusely at a mine.

Other contractors were either busy fighting or undergoing tests, making for a bustling scene. As for Su Xiao in the forest, he was sitting on a Mantis-Armor with his legs crossed, engrossed in his game. He wouldn't show himself easily, but when he did, it would mean the Three Paradise Alliance was in for trouble.