Fu Qingjun assessed the situation.

The territory he occupied wasn't large, totaling only a few dozen buildings.

In other words, it was only the size of a medium-sized Doomsday Shelter.

At a glance, the population under his jurisdiction had returned to tens of billions, but all were ant-sized...

As a human looking down from above, even he couldn't help but marvel at the intricacy of the buildings.

Block-sized houses and high-rises stood on the earth, delicately on bluestone-paved streets, with pen-thick watchtowers inserted high on the city walls.

Pedestrians came and went.

What an extraordinary kingdom!

Fu Qingjun sighed in admiration, "It's a pity my brain capacity is limited; otherwise, my shelter could expand even further."

"Boss, one BBQ, please." Fu Qingjun said in front of a huge grill on the street.

"Sure thing."

The human owner cheerfully handed over a skewer of grilled vegetables.

Fu Qingjun walked while eating; human species, mechanical species, angel species, fallen species... four categories subdivided the entire world.

The fall of Demon Lord Grace seemed to have no impact.

For the common folk, it was too far out of reach.

Existing for a thousand centuries, for such vast beings, their short lifespan made worrying about such matters unnecessary.

Soon, Fu Qingjun entered the Mercenary Guild, looking at the posted notices in the hall.

Various mercenary clearance tasks of different levels came into sight, densely packed.

The tasks were categorized by difficulty into Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold...

"Clearing seven Undying Giant Beasts south of the city, anyone joining? Our Silver-level seven-member mercenary team needs a witch specializing in Mental Shock!" A male Knight shouted.

"I'll join!"

A witch in a red robe, holding a staff, stepped forward; she seemed very inexperienced.

"Can you handle it?"

A tall, robust male Knight holding a giant axe couldn't help but question her.

"I'm very capable, although I just graduated from the Academy." The witch declared proudly.

"Then come along."

...

Through these years, though society was still matriarchal,

the social status of male Knights improved significantly; Knights were allowed to marry the witches they liked.

However, to maintain the purity of bloodlines, most offspring were bred by a few top pure-blood Ant Queen powerhouses, ensuring the next generation of civilization on a large scale.

Most witches and Knights didn't have wide reproductive rights and naturally lived as individuals in the era.

Fu Qingjun squinted his eyes and said to the Angel Miss at the Mercenary Guild window with a smile, "Recently, the movements of the magical creatures are getting bigger, attacking life everywhere."

"That's to be expected."

She granted a knowledgeable smile, charming and attractive, drawing the attention of many young Knights in the hall, though their expressions were a bit worried, "Recently, beast disasters have become more frequent, and punitive tasks have increased tenfold."

"That's indeed the case." Fu Qingjun replied nonchalantly.

In the apocalypse, as time passed, the number of those insects and mutated animals increased.

His shelter was having a hard time, and it's likely similarly difficult for others.

Although his explosive breeding speed wasn't slower than those cockroaches, everyone was a natural disaster... but he had a maximum capacity limit.

He could only occupy one neighborhood, while they had infinite expanses on this broad land.

On the ground, it seemed like a rampant return to primeval forests.

"I want to take a beginner's mission, Slime." At this moment, a young witch nearby said.

"Here, take the seventy-eighth airship to 'Shanar Prairie,' where there's a large concentration of slime nests."

The supervisor handed her a wanted notice and routinely cautioned, "Although Slime is a beginner's task, proceed with caution."

Slime?

Fu Qingjun was stunned.

Does our Earth have such beginner magical creatures?

At this point, Fu Qingjun looked at the illustration on the bounty notice:

It genuinely was a transparent, round creature.

Only knee-high to a normal human, looking very cute and innocent, with a roly-poly transparent body and several transparent tentacles below.

Fu Qingjun felt a sense of familiarity, thinking to himself:

Mites!

He became a bit dazed.

Even creatures like mites had started to get infected in recent days?

"Are these slimes quite numerous now?" Fu Qingjun asked.

After all, with mites, if unhygienic, a bed could have millions, reproducing faster than cockroaches could compare.

"Yes, very numerous."

The Miss at the window said, "Although they're weak, a powerful witch using witchcraft could kill hundreds or thousands with one strike, but their numbers are too large, and after every clearance, another batch would appear.. so we hire newcomers for the clearance, allowing practice."

Fu Qingjun nodded.

The threat of these slimes was indeed frightening.

"There are many types, like forest slimes, man-eating slimes, parasitic slimes, and their sizes vary." The girl chuckled.

The various types of mites were indeed numerous, spread across nature.

"These magical beasts are too annoying, living everywhere and invading towns." Fu Qingjun shook his head after hearing, looking at the more terrifying mosquito magical beasts, fly magical beasts; the flying species were even more troublesome.

Upon learning the situation, he didn't have optimistic feelings.

In just one month, even the mites on Earth had started mutating.

It seemed that apart from actual microorganisms, all kinds of small insects were undergoing metamorphosis.

Fu Qingjun bid farewell to the friendly Angel Miss, walking down the street, pondering continuously in his heart, sensing he understood enough, it was also time to meet Liana.

Boom!

Suddenly, on the towering city walls of the Wizard Academy City, a giant human face gradually emerged, overlooking the entire city below.

"Ah!"

Some freshmen screamed, looking at that huge terrifying human face.

The face, covering the sky and sun, pierced through countless mists and skies, exuding an immeasurable aura of pressure, causing all beings on the ground to tremble in fear.

"What is that!?"

Countless people gazed at the sky.

At this moment, the Mercenary Guild lady ran out, saying, "Don't panic, it's a prehistoric world-class mythical presence, here to witness our freshman ceremony!"

Everyone was astonished, looking up.

Upon careful perception, they realized such a towering giant height was actually in a crouched position, gazing down at the entire city.

Click!

Click!

She held a boxy phone, photographing the entire city.

Tap, tap, tap!

And she was frantically typing on the phone, appearing well-practiced in posting personal updates.

Soon, she spoke, "Witches from this generation may come to my garden for a trial, and if passed, they may become my disciples."

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