Chapter 783 Single Bug

Next, Joan counted 11 earth-digging insect eggs from the jar and placed them in a pile in the center of the floor of the experimental site.

Joan raised his wand and released the "Giant Worm Technique" at the eggs piled up into a hill.

The honey-colored amber ball shot a beam of red light, illuminating eleven eggs.

The result was just as Joan expected, as long as one "giant insect technique" was used, multiple eggs of the same kind could evolve at the same time.

After the short but violent incubation process ended, nine mature diggers appeared on the floor.

Five green and four brown, a total of nine ten-foot-long fat giant worms, entangled in a pile, made Qiao An get goosebumps.

These giant worms, as soon as they matured, couldn't wait to show off their digging skills. They all lay on the floor and buried themselves in digging.

One operation is as fierce as a tiger, but it is of no use.

The floor was also covered with a transparent force field shield. Although the diggers were naturally good at digging holes, their sharp jaws couldn't damage the force field shield at all.

Qiao An barely restrained his disgust, let out mental fluctuations, drove the nine diggers to the corner, and made room for him, the master.

The burrowers were unable to dig out the burrow, their morale was greatly frustrated, and their mood was generally low.

However, they are insect-shaped magical beasts after all, and their intelligence level is slightly higher than other insect-like creatures.

He obediently obeyed his master's orders, crawled to the corner of the wall, and curled up into a pile.

Joan walked to the center of the empty field, squatted down and carefully observed the ground, and found two unhatched eggs.

How is this going?

Joan frowned secretly.

Judging from the spell configuration of the "Giant Worm Technique", theoretically, up to 11 eggs can be hatched into adults at the same time.

These two eggs, why didn't they move?

Joan initially suspected that the magic power of the "giant insect technique" was insufficient.

However, he immediately dismissed the idea.

Just like a mathematical formula, spell configurations can't lie, they can do whatever they want, and they won't be discounted for no reason.

Qiao An put her hands on her knees, squatted and observed the two disobedient eggs for a long time, and gradually realized something.

He took out the "perspective hand mirror" to observe the physiological activities inside the chrysalis.

Sure enough, the outside of the pupa was intact, but the inside was withered.

The two larvae in the pupa had already died long before they were blessed by the "Giant Worm Technique", no wonder they couldn't hatch.

Qiao An sighed regretfully, picked up the dry eggs, and slowly stood up.

At this time, a strange sound of insects came from his ears, which aroused his curiosity.

Turning his head to look at the corner, Joan raised his eyebrows in surprise.

That group of diggers have just matured and are in their "adolescence".

Originally, they wanted to vent their excess energy by digging holes.

However, the hateful floor cannot be dug through at all.

The master forbade them to fight, so they huddled in the corner and had nothing to do, so they simply paired up the male and female, and collectively started the great cause of inheriting the family.

There are nine diggers, four females and five males.

Each of the four females chooses a male mate, and in the end only one male is left, without a mate...

Qiao An didn't understand why it was the only one that failed to get the attention of the opposite sex and became a single bug.

Is it because the body is not strong enough, the complexion is not beautiful enough, or is it not handsome enough by the standards of worms?

After all, Joan is not a burrower, and cannot understand the mate selection criteria of a female burrower.

In fact, he doesn't even understand the criteria for choosing a mate of the opposite sex!

That single worm, alone in shape, squeaks and whines, and can only watch the other worms burn firewood, looking very pitiful.

Qiao An felt the mentality of the single worm who was about to collapse, and couldn't bear it, so he comforted him with telepathy.

"Eleven minutes, whether it's long or not, you will all turn back into bug eggs after that. The experience at this moment will not leave the slightest trace in your memory, and no bug will remember your predicament at this moment."

"Eleven minutes, it's not too short, you have to prepare first, maybe which male can finish the job faster, you still have a chance to come on the bench."

Joan didn't know how effective her consolation would be. Maybe the single person's mood would be better?

In just ten minutes, Joan was unable to conduct in-depth research on the psychological activities of the diggers.

When the time ran out and the magic power was exhausted, the nine diggers degenerated into eggs one after another.

Joann used the "perspective hand mirror" to check the eggs one by one, and confirmed that all nine eggs were alive.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, put the eggs back into the metal can, tightened the lid, and added the "secret lock".

The results of the experiment basically met Joan's expectations.

The only shortcoming is probably the single worm, who didn't have the opportunity to wait for the substitute rotation in the end, which is really a bit sad.

Joan pulled out the chair, sat down in front of the laboratory table, propped his chin with one hand, and fell into long-term thinking.

A series of experiments around the "Giant Insect Technique" were considered to be smooth, and there was only one link that made him feel unsatisfied.

To perform the "Giant Insect Art", it is necessary to prepare corresponding insects as the recipients in advance.

Usually it doesn't matter, if you use the "Giant Insect Technique" in battle, do you need to temporarily capture the applicable insects?

Not only is this cumbersome, it's also impractical.

Especially in indoor environments, it can be difficult to find the desired insects.

Without the subject, the "Giant Worm Wand" would not be able to exert its power.

In order to enhance the practicality of this wand, Joan must prepare the subject in advance.

Catching some insects to take with you?

This is not a good idea.

It is not difficult to catch insects, the difficulty is how to store them for a long time and keep them alive.

Joan doesn't want to spend too much energy raising bugs!

If you don't want to keep bugs, there is another compromise, which is to use eggs instead of insects.

The results of the experiment just now showed that the "giant insect technique" is also effective on insect eggs.

Compared with adult insects that crawl around restlessly, eggs are obviously easier to store and carry.

However, Joan felt that it was not convenient enough.

It is troublesome enough to temporarily open the sealed jar during the battle and take the eggs.

The bigger disadvantage is that Joan currently only has three or four eggs, which limits the practicality of the "giant insect technique".

Collecting or buying more types of eggs is a feasible way, but it is still very troublesome.

Joan is too lazy to spend time catching insects or collecting insect eggs. Is there a way to summon a group of insects out of thin air as the recipients of the "giant insect technique"?

If this idea can be realized, all troubles will be solved.

There is no need to catch insects, and there is no need to collect and store insect eggs. When you need to use the "giant insect technique", you can temporarily summon the specified type of insects.

As a mage, Joan is always used to seeking breakthroughs from the level of "magic" when solving difficult problems.

This time is no exception.