Chapter 82

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Chapter 82: So, Little Tear’s Answer Is!

Among the 300 eggs laid this time: 80 Weak Ants, 80 Worker Ants, 60 Military Ants, 33 Acid Ants, 22 Iron Armored Ants, 20 Earth Digging Ants, and 5 Stealth Ants.

Hmm, starting with the Iron Armored Ants and Acid Ants…

None of the 22 Iron Armored Ant eggs have A Qualification, but 10 possess B Qualification! Could these be considered ten Little Tear equivalents?

The remaining Iron Armored Ant eggs are all C Qualification.

Next, the Acid Ants.

Ah! An A Qualification is here!

Will she be as remarkable as Red Pupil? Not that Little Tear isn’t impressive!

The Acid Ant Eggs also include 10 B Qualifications, with the rest being C Qualification.

Now for the Military Ants.

Huh…

This is…

This is—!

Ah! Another A Qualification! An A Qualification Military Ant! So there’s more than one A Qualification egg?

This feels like pulling two SSR cards in a ten-draw from a card-drawing game…

Is this allowed? Can I really be this lucky?

Yes! No longer cursed with misfortune!

Wait—can Military Ants even have A Qualification? Their previous maximum was only C Qualification.

Perhaps the remaining Military Ants might also…

No, the rest are all C and D Qualifications… Not a single B among them.

As for Weak Ants and Worker Ants…

D Qualifications dominate these groups, though a few C Qualifications exist. Nothing particularly noteworthy otherwise.

So, this batch’s "card draw" results are settled!

Out of 300 draws: two SSRs and twenty-five SRs. Hmm… by that metric, maybe this isn’t extraordinary luck?

Whatever! I’m claiming this as a victory!

…

*"Mom, it seems we’ll soon have many more sisters who can speak."*

*"Mhm."*

Since Red Pupil and Little Tear can speak, shouldn’t A and B Qualifications also possess speech capabilities?

Wait—this batch includes 27 A and B Qualification eggs. Does that mean… twenty-seven more daughters calling me "Mom"?

Lin Yu shuddered involuntarily.

Such a… peculiar sensation…

But thinking about it carefully, it doesn’t seem too bad? Hehe, having many lovely daughters calling me mom and all…

Hmm, wait a moment, I just thought of an even bigger problem.

And that is—names!

Since they can talk, we need to give them names for easier communication.

27 names… it feels so troublesome, and more daughters with B Qualification will probably appear later.

Naming is hard, and remembering names is also difficult…

Ah, right, I don’t have to worry about this alone anymore.

"Do you want to name your sisters?"

"Name them? I think that should be decided by Mom."

That’s true, usually parents choose the names.

But—

"I want to hear your thoughts."

"Um…"

Red Pupil lowered her head in thought, but after a while didn’t reply.

Hmph, getting a headache now, aren’t you? You know how hard it was for me to name you all back then?

"Does Little Tear have any ideas?"

Ah, this feels like being questioned by a teacher in class.

Now then, Little Tear’s answer is!

"N-no, Mommy, boo hoo…"

Hmph! Useless students who cry when they can’t answer questions should be expelled!

Alright alright, Mommy still loves you.

Pat pat…

"Wah…"

The comforting didn’t seem effective.

Then came a soft thump sound.

Apparently irritated by the interrupted thinking process, Red Pupil lifted her foreleg and bonked Little Tear’s head.

"Stop crying."

"Wah! Sister’s bullying me…"

"Stop crying."

"Oh…"

After Little Tear quieted down, Red Pupil looked at Lin Yu.

"How about using Mom’s surname?"

Hmm… I see. Use Lin as the family name followed by given names.

That might make them easier to remember.

But what specific names should we choose?

Lin One, Lin Two, Lin Three…? Hmm, feels too casual—like code numbers.

But ultimately names are just identifiers anyway. Approved!

But there’s a problem… If we name all ant species this way… Lin Yi would be Acid Ant, Lin Er would be Iron Armored Ant, Lin San would be Military Ant—this kind of situation would happen.

That actually sounds harder to distinguish.

Hmm… Let’s use their species names as surnames and add numbers instead.

Starting with Stealth Ants.

Following this naming method: Stealth One, Stealth Two, Stealth Three…

Oh! Simple and clear!

What? Not pleasant-sounding?

You don’t get to choose—Mommy’s word is law!

Then there are 10 B Qualification Acid Ants and 10 B Qualification Iron Armored Ants.

If we follow the Stealth One/Two numbering system… For Acid Ants:

Acid One, Acid Two, Acid Three?

Goodness, this sounds even worse than Stealth One and Stealth Two.

But approved!

Same principle applies.

Earth Digging Ants are Stubborn One, Stubborn Two, Stubborn Three…

Iron Armored Ants are Iron One, Iron Two, Iron Three…

Military Ants are Military One, Military Two, Military Three…

Weak Ants and Worker Ants haven’t produced any individuals with B Qualification or above yet, so they’ll be temporarily excluded.

This arrangement stands for now. We can revise it later if better names come to mind.

However, these naming conventions only apply to B Qualification Ants. With only two A Qualification Ants, we can give them proper names.

After further discussion, Lin Yu and Red Pupil finalized their names:

The A Qualification Acid Ant was named Lvzi, while the A Qualification Military Ant became Army Lady.

…

Following the naming process, they awaited the eggs’ hatching.

During this period, two additional batches of eggs were laid, though these took less time than the initial batch.

The two rounds of egg-laying spanned just over five hours in total.

No golden magic circles appeared this time, but instead of the prior "blue skies and white clouds," a purple magic circle manifested.

These two batches yielded 500 eggs. While none possessed A Qualification, some had B Qualification.

The B Qualification Ants matched the first batch’s results: 10 Acid Ants, 10 Iron Armored Ants, and 5 Stealth Ants.

Within those five hours, the first Weak Ants and Worker Ants hatched. After consuming their eggshells, Lin Yu instructed Little Tear to lead them to the castle’s first floor to feed on meat and grow.

Most monster carcasses gathered from the battlefield were heaped in large rooms on the castle’s first floor, while fresher specimens occupied another basement-level warehouse.

Little Tear grudgingly escorted the tiny ants from the room.

The Military Ants hatched next, requiring 7 to 8 hours—enough time for Lin Yu to complete three production cycles.

Lin Yu observed that the A Qualification Military Ant Egg didn’t hatch simultaneously with the others.

The newly emerged Military Ant was likewise taken away by Little Tear…

Next came the C Qualification Acid Ants and Iron Armored Ants.

By nightfall, due to hatching time variations, both A Qualification Acid Ant Eggs and Military Ant Eggs hatched alongside twenty B Qualification Acid Ant Eggs and Iron Armored Ant Eggs.

Upon emerging, the variously sized ants immediately fixed their gazes on the white ant.

Lin Yu shuddered under dozens of scrutinizing eyes.

*"Mommy…"*

*"Mommy…"*

*"Mommy…"*

*Wow—a swarm of ants calling me Mommy!*

*My mind’s so noisy! And their stares—stop focusing on me!*

*Ahhh! They’re approaching!*

*Stay back!*

*Even if they’re my daughters, they’re strangers! I can’t handle this many unfamiliar ants! It took over a month just to grow somewhat close to Red Pupil and Little Tear!*

*So—*

"Little Tear! Take them downstairs."

*Ants—drag them away… to feast!*

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