NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 72: Mayfly Evolution – Creep
The starships Xu Luo needed were different from the common ones in the market; he required custom-made ones.
Although the price would increase several times, raising the cost, he felt it was worth it.
Sacrificing the starships' powerful attack capabilities, his requirements were actually very simple.
Increase the transport space of the starships so that one could carry many units.
Then, the starships themselves needed to be sturdy enough to withstand attacks, void turbulence, or even Divine Calamities without breaking easily. If a starship shattered, the units on board would essentially be doomed.
The final requirement was that the starships must be fast.
This way, whether attacking others or fleeing and relocating, he could leave opponents in the dust.
On the battlefield, powerful mobility was extremely important.
Just like cavalry in ancient times.
Xu Luo didn't want to be a war maniac but rather become an alien race "protector"!
This was a vague idea he had, not yet realizable.
Anyway, his starships were just about to be built, so there was no rush.
After leaving the Divine Realm's main city, Xu Luo quickly arranged for the Zerg to recuperate.
It was just a matter of thought; he didn't need to worry about the specifics.
As for the devastated Divine Realm, he had no intention of repairing it.
Fallen trees would be collected by the Mayflies, and as for the rest, what was still alive would continue to grow naturally.
For a moment, he found himself with nothing to do.
He had already perfectly submitted the test papers Zhong Tianyue had given out, and now he just needed to wait for them to be graded to see what score he'd get.
These weren't things he could control, so there was no need to worry about them.
Having completed one stage of his goals, Xu Luo focused more on his Divine Realm's situation.
Now, he began to increase the number of Zerg without restraint.
So what if they ate a lot? If evolution points weren't enough, increase the number of Mayflies. Let them gnaw freely on such a vast Divine Realm, and if that wasn't enough, he'd buy more terrain and resource cards.
In short, the more, the better.
This time, he had truly learned a hard lesson.
The previous counter-invasion had also given him a wake-up call.
Although he had won in the end, if he hadn't asked Zhong Tianyue for help, he would have been in danger.
One couldn't always rely on others for help; what one could truly depend on was one's own strength.
The more Zerg there were, although they ate more, they could also provide more faith power. This time, he had gained some talent abilities that could be merged into them, further strengthening their power.
Continuing to strengthen like this, Xu Luo believed that the Zerg would become a royal race in the future!
The Mayflies had decomposed countless unit corpses, including Silver-tier Lord-level creatures.
So they obtained a large number of evolution points.
Given that the butterfly units' combat power was actually not weak, Xu Luo also prepared to increase the number of butterfly units.
Butterfly Fairy (Silver Tier 4 Elite): Possesses weak healing ability and strong hallucinatory power.
Evolution: 400 evolution points, 400 faith power, consumption: 5/day.
Compared to other Zerg units, butterfly units consumed very little and were easy to feed.
In addition to the previous 3,000 Butterfly Fairies, he increased the number by 7,000 more, making it 10,000 in total, consuming 2.8 million evolution points and 2.8 million faith power.
Although compared to units of the same level, Butterfly Fairies were weak in both attack and defense, unlike them, these were battlefield terrors, especially fierce against lower-tier units.
As for the faith power they could provide, it was similar to general Zerg, with each providing 14 points per day, neither too high nor too low.
As for normal creatures, the faith power provided by Silver-tier fanatics was comparatively disheartening.
Butterfly General (Silver Tier 9 Elite): Possesses strong leadership ability, can command subordinate soldiers in battle, bringing out +50% combat power. Also has powerful close combat ability.
Evolution: 800 evolution points, 800 faith power. Consumption: 10/day.
This was the commander among butterfly units, able to command lower-tier units in battle. Because although evolution points were sufficient at this time, faith power was running low, so Xu Luo didn't evolve too many, only 1,000.
Soul Butterfly (Gold Tier 2 Elite): Possesses soul-stealing ability, can use various soul attacks.
Evolution: 2,000 evolution points, 2,000 faith power! Consumption: 50/day.
This was Xu Luo's first Gold-tier unit. Although it only had soul attack abilities and was very fragile itself, soul attacks were a powerful weapon against any intelligent creature, especially effective on the battlefield.
These creatures provided an enormous amount of faith power, much more than any other unit.
Xu Luo evolved 1,000 of them.
Then, with the remaining faith power running low, he could only wait for a while, accumulate some more, and then evolve one Butterfly Queen.
Butterfly Queen (Silver Tier 9 Lord): Majestic Lord, comes with a Lord's aura, can enhance subordinate units' combat power, personally proficient in dream magic.
Evolution: 20,000,000 evolution points, 20,000,000 faith power. Consumption: 100/day!
The evolution cost was enormous, but its effect was also immense. At the same time, the daily consumption was very small.
The same Silver Tier 9 Queen Mother required 10,000 evolution points to consume, although the Queen Mother needed to lay eggs, the gap was still huge.
As for the final Gold-tier Monarch, it couldn't be evolved for now, as both evolution points and faith power were insufficient.
Some Earth Dragon Zerg remained after the previous battle, but since there was no need for combat at the moment, Xu Luo didn't plan to increase their numbers.
This not only saved on synthesis costs but also reduced some feeding pressure while obtaining more faith power. Why not do it?
For Xu Luo, he was now in great need of faith power, not only for unit evolution but more importantly, there was still a sky-high order waiting for him externally.
Forming a "guardian" legion wasn't something that could be achieved just by saying it.
If he wants to form a "Protective Umbrella" consisting of the alien races in the region as he envisioned, the fleet's scale couldn't be small. Otherwise, when faced with a joint attack like this time, being beaten and fleeing in disarray, how could one talk about "protection"?
Additionally, the diversity of units needed to be increased. Fortunately, after this great battle, he had collected over 100 gene templates, so the Overlord system opened up another Zerg unit, enriching the options. At the same time, a further form of the Mayflies also appeared.
[Mayflies have accumulated over 10 billion evolution points from collection, and over 100 million Mayflies have died. Unlocked Mayfly advanced form - Creep!]
