First point: the reproductive capacity of the Insect-men is extremely high. As long as food permits, they can reproduce again within sixty days, giving birth to at least four to five larvae each time. A single pair of adult Insect-men can produce over twenty larvae in a year. Furthermore, the larvae reach initial maturity in just two months, meaning they can already breed and mate. Calculated this way, the reproductive capacity of these Insect-men is ten to even a hundred times that of humans!
This was the first terrifying aspect. The second terrifying aspect was that they were not beasts—at least, not mere beasts. Hao Qi had secretly observed these Insect-men and found that they already knew how to make fire and craft simple tools. Moreover, under Hao Qi's observation, he noticed they could synthesize and summarize experiences, continuously inventing new tools. Although their current level of civilization would be flattering to even call it Neolithic, their rate of progress was so terrifyingly fast that they kept evolving right before Hao Qi's eyes. Such a pace was shockingly exaggerated.
Insect-men… This was the name Hao Qi gave them. It could be said that Hao Qi already saw the emergence of a dominant lifeform destined to replace humans in the future. From every perspective, what Hao Qi should do was exterminate them right here, killing every single Insect-men to eliminate all future trouble… but…
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