Chapter 672: The Legion of a Million World Lords

Which method should be used to breed the warrior bugs?

Black-clothed Luo Feng smiled slightly. In fact, after listening to Empress Irena’s detailed explanation of the three types of warrior bugs, he had naturally made a decision in his heart.

“I cultivated the ‘Ten Thousand Hearts Soul Control Secret Method’ to control a bug empress, precisely to possess an army of bug warriors!” Luo Feng thought to himself. “The bug race is most famous for its ‘swarm tactics,’ not elite tactics! Perhaps I can breed a few King-level warrior bugs, but most of my resources should still be used for mass production of regular bug warriors.”

Breeding one King-level bug could allow for the creation of a hundred ordinary bugs.

Even if the strength is formidable…

In a group battle, 100 King-level warrior bugs versus 10,000 regular warrior bugs, without a doubt, the 10,000 regular warriors would win!

And in one-on-one duels, perhaps a single King-level warrior bug could defeat many other bugs.

But in group battles…

It’s all about numbers!

“Mainly use the second, standard breeding method,” Luo Feng instructed.

“Yes, Master,” Empress Irena replied softly.

“Tell me the resource costs required to breed Shadow Fang bugs, Tiger Beetle bugs, and Hunter Mantis bugs,” Luo Feng said.

No matter what, he needed to understand the basic costs.

“Breeding warrior bugs consumes resources, and there are several methods, but the mainstream ones are three,” Empress Irena smiled. “The first is the simplest and most direct method—using cosmic crystals. Cosmic crystals are condensed world power, and world power can form any substance, so consuming cosmic crystals can completely create any desired type of warrior bug! However, cosmic crystals have many uses, so using them… the cost is extremely high.”

“The second method is to gather large amounts of metal alloy debris, some blood from strong beings or beasts, and some gel-like substances such as scales, skin, tendons, etc. With these raw materials in large quantities, warrior bugs can also be bred. Because many cheap raw materials can be selected, the cost will be much lower.”

“The third method is to gather large amounts of bug corpses. These bug corpses can be directly reused to create large numbers of warrior bugs.”

Empress Irena smiled. “Undoubtedly, the first method is the most expensive, the second is cheaper, and the third’s cost… depends on the price you pay to acquire the bug corpses. From what I know, in the 1008 Cosmic Nations of Humanity, some people purchase bug corpses as collectibles, which makes the cost extremely high. If you directly obtain countless bug corpses from battlefield zones, the cost might be much lower. As for exactly how much it will cost… it all depends on your ability, Master.”

Luo Feng nodded.

He understood now. The first method was the simplest.

Providing cosmic crystals, with an endless supply of energy, could produce infinite numbers of warrior bugs. The simplest method also meant the most expensive.

“Tell me the cost,” Luo Feng asked. “If using cosmic crystals, how much money would it take to breed a peak Boundary-level Shadow Fang bug, a Tiger Beetle bug, and a Hunter Mantis bug?”

“A peak Boundary-level Shadow Fang bug requires cosmic crystals worth about 10 primordial units,” Empress Irena said. “A peak Boundary-level Tiger Beetle bug requires 25 primordial units, and a Hunter Mantis bug requires 50 primordial units. These are fairly accurate figures. If you want to create a King-level warrior… it would cost a hundred times more!”

Luo Feng inhaled sharply.

Good heavens.

To create a King-level Hunter Mantis (at peak Boundary-level), it would cost 5000 primordial units! Enough to bankrupt even an immortal monarch.

“The bug hive really isn’t something ordinary people can afford. Just purchasing a single Boundary-level bug hive costs millions of primordial units at auction! And the secret methods to control the hive… are equally astronomically expensive. Even if you have the money, unless you’re a core member of a superpower, you wouldn’t even find a place to buy it,” Luo Feng sighed inwardly.

The initial investment alone would be nearly millions of primordial units!

And then breeding large numbers of warrior bugs…

Without some serious resources, you simply couldn’t afford it!

“A King-level Hunter Mantis? One costs 5000 primordial units. Although it’s extremely powerful, many human Boundary-level experts can’t match it. But the cost is too high,” Luo Feng thought. “Whether to create one or not… I’ll decide later.”

“Create the cheapest Shadow Fang bugs, at 10 primordial units each. Ten thousand of them would cost 1,000,000 primordial units.”

“Too expensive!”

Luo Feng shook his head inwardly.

He still had only over 2 million primordial units left in his bank account—his teacher’s inheritance. He had been constantly spending but not earning! Once this wealth was nearly exhausted, he wouldn’t be able to play anymore.

“My original plan was to create a ‘Million Boundary-level Army.’ Once a million Boundary-level warriors emerged, they could wreak havoc everywhere… Even immortal monarchs who don’t possess instantaneous movement or time-stopping abilities wouldn’t be able to harm me,” Luo Feng thought.

Immortal monarchs also had varying levels—high, medium, and low.

Assuming he truly created a million Boundary-level army, he would indeed have a powerful hidden card, with a deterrent force not inferior to that of an immortal monarch!

“Irena,” Luo Feng called out.

“Master,” Empress Irena’s sapphire-blue eyes gazed tenderly at Luo Feng.

“Use metal alloy debris, blood, gelatinous substances… and bug corpses to create warrior bugs. Record all the approximate resource data needed for this method on this smart computer. Do you know how to use a smart computer?” Luo Feng looked at Irena, and with a wave of his hand, a smart computer appeared in his palm.

“Master, I already have a smart computer,” Empress Irena smiled. “Please wait a moment, Master. I will immediately provide you with the detailed resource data required to breed warrior bugs.”

…

In Yangzhou City, at the Luo family’s ancestral home.

Luo Feng was sitting on a bamboo chair, with a teapot and several teacups on the side table.

“Creating a million Boundary-level army is truly no easy task,” Luo Feng muttered to himself, having just stepped out of the meditation room. He sat here in deep thought. “Babata, how is your research on the network going?”

“Still researching. Because there are so many different ways to purchase raw materials, each with different prices, and the raw materials we need to buy are measured in volumes equivalent to entire stars… Because the quantity is so immense, even a slight difference in unit price can lead to a massive difference in total cost. I must find the best discount,” Babata said. “And there are so many material sellers in the universe. Give me some time—about six hours, and I should be able to figure it out.”

“Alright,” Luo Feng nodded.

Babata, as an artificial intelligence, was definitely better at such calculations than he was.

“Brother!” a delighted voice called out.

Luo Feng looked up, and from the corridor, his younger brother Luo Hua approached with a joyful expression.

“Brother, weren’t you in retreat? You came out so quickly?” Luo Hua walked over, waved his hand, and a chair from afar floated over and landed beside Luo Feng. Luo Hua sat down and poured himself a cup of tea, smiling as he asked, “This retreat only lasted less than a day, not like your usual style. I thought it would take ten or a hundred years.”

Luo Feng smiled.

This time, he went to subdue the bug empress, not to cultivate, so of course it was fast.

“Oh, by the way, Brother, I need to report to you about the financial investments,” Luo Hua smiled, looking at Luo Feng.

“Oh?” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.

Back when he didn’t have much wealth, because of his brother’s exceptional financial investment talent, Luo Feng decided that each time he gained some wealth, he would give part of it to his brother for investment. One reason was to give his brother a big stage to showcase his talents, and the other was the possibility of gaining massive returns.

However…

As Luo Hua controlled more and more wealth, achieving high returns became increasingly difficult.

Over two hundred years ago, when he returned to Earth, Luo Feng had just inherited his teacher’s fortune. After returning home and talking with his brother, he gave his brother a small portion—500,000 primordial units—for investment! This 500,000 primordial units… Luo Feng could afford to lose, after all, it was for his own younger brother.

At that time, Luo Hua had said, “Brother, with 500,000 primordial units, the scale of assets I can control will immediately jump two levels. I’ll already qualify to invest in the ‘Cosmic Human Development Financial Market.'”

The Cosmic Human Development Financial Market was the highest-level financial market in the entire 1008 Cosmic Nations of Humanity. To participate in this financial market, the minimum capital requirement was 100,000 primordial units! Therefore, those who could participate… were either powerful factions or beings with formidable strength.

In fact, this top financial market was originally intended to attract massive financial wealth to promote the war efforts of the race! It was also used to hire immortal groups to explore cosmic secret realms and so on! There were many business activities. However, since it was a financial market, it naturally gave rise to various complex trading methods. The most talented individuals in investment within the entire human race gathered in this market, controlling terrifying amounts of wealth.

Perhaps some immortal monarchs with good connections might even entrust all their wealth to a certain genius for management.

But this market…

Was also a market full of turbulent waves and lurking sharks. Even the entire fortune of an immortal monarch would be considered small fry in this top human financial market. Therefore, the entry barrier was extremely high, and ordinary immortals couldn’t even qualify to enter this financial market.

A minimum requirement of 100,000 primordial units was quite normal!

For Luo Hua, this top human financial market held incredible allure. Because of the massive amounts of capital involved in this market, even a 10% or 20% loss could mean a huge amount of money.

Powerful beings were devoured!

Talented individuals were devoured!

Only true sharks and supreme geniuses could make profits.

Luo Hua had long yearned to enter this top financial market. If a financial investor hadn’t entered this top market… it meant they hadn’t truly entered the industry.

“Brother, the last time you returned to Earth, you gave me 500,000 primordial units to operate,” Luo Hua said with a grin. “Although I had secretly simulated operations many times, only when I actually invested real money did I truly feel the terror.”

“Terror?” Luo Feng was taken aback.

“Mm.”

Luo Hua nodded. “Because I was cautious and careful, even though I used 500,000 primordial units to apply for an investment account, I initially only invested 10,000 primordial units. At first, I made a small profit, so I increased my investment to 50,000 primordial units. But then I started suffering continuous losses… Because I was confident, I kept increasing my investment!”