With William's divine sense scanning, he easily found their traces in the divine realm. These insects were gathered in clusters of tens to hundreds on the branches and leaves of various plants, feeding on the plant sap, and laying numerous eggs. The larvae grew quickly.

They existed purely by sheer numbers and had become prey to all the other species in William's divine realm.

"Isn't this just a giant version of aphids?" William thought as he observed the dense masses of these aphids, recalling information about aphids from his previous life.

They were known for their extremely rapid reproduction. In a year, they could produce 30 generations, living off plant sap and secreting sugary honeydew, establishing a harmonious symbiotic relationship with ants.

Although William didn’t know how much this species shared traits with aphids, based on their appearance and rapid reproduction on a vegetarian diet, they were a perfect template for livestock farming.

It seemed that the food problem he had worried about before wouldn't hinder the development of the insect swarm in the short term. Perhaps once he had some free time, he could conduct a detailed investigation into these large aphid-like insects.

William immediately made a note of this idea on the light screen that appeared before him.

For now, he decided to try out genetic adjustments, utilizing the divine characteristic of his soul’s transmigration.

His divine sense entered the queen ant's body, and within moments, several species' genes had already been stored in her. William quickly chose the simplest one. It seemed to be the gene of a locust—a herbivorous insect with wings, capable of flying, and possessing powerful hind legs for jumping.

As William focused on the locust gene, he activated the genetic adjustment feature, and his faith power began to consume at a rate of 10 points per second.

The once chaotic locust genes quickly became clear in William's mind. The genes aligned in a specific order before his eyes.

Upon closer observation, William saw that the gene count for the locust species exceeded 30,000. He selected one and continued to dive deeper into the gene to analyze its role and function.

When he began to analyze the individual gene, the faith power consumption suddenly tripled, reaching 30 points per second.

Undeterred, William continued the analysis. After five minutes, the analysis was complete. The function of this gene was to control the locust's green color.

Although this gene controlled color, it couldn’t function alone. Many other genes were needed to work together, such as genes for skin control, metabolic regulation, and pigment production. To fully transplant the advantages of a species into his followers, William would need to analyze the entire species' genetic makeup.

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In just five minutes, William consumed nearly 10,000 points of faith power to analyze this one gene. With the current consumption rate, each gene took five minutes to analyze. There were over 30,000 genes in total. To fully analyze the entire locust's genetic structure, it would require more than 270 million points of faith power. William would have to work non-stop for ten days straight.

"Ugh..." William took a deep breath, his face forced into a calm expression. He immediately moved on to the other species' genes, only to find that the results were getting worse.

The genes of mammals generally ranged from 80,000 to 100,000, and the analysis consumption was two to three times higher than that of insects.

Other insects also had gene counts ranging from 30,000 to 70,000, and the locust gene was the smallest, with the least amount of gene content and the lowest consumption.

The issue of faith power consumption would eventually be solved as the swarm expanded, but for now, analyzing genes was something William would have to do himself.

"Damn... I died from overworking in my past life, and now I have to do it all over again? This divine position is too damn difficult!" William said in despair, staring at the increasing number of species' genes in the queen ant's body. His mouth twitched uncontrollably as he sensed the maliciousness of the world.

"God, what did I do wrong?" William could feel the queen ant's emotions through the faith connection, and her anxious thoughts.

William quickly calmed his mind. He had been so focused on the growing number of genes inside the queen ant that his emotions had affected her through his divine sense.

"Don’t worry, you’ve done nothing wrong. Keep developing the swarm, you’re doing great." He sent a reassuring message to the queen ant, along with a calming emotional signal.

As soon as William sent this, the queen's mood shifted from anxiety to joy, and she resumed waving her two antennae.

Realizing that he would likely become a super overworked employee with no rest, working 24/7, William really wasn’t in the mood to act like a god anymore. After all, his followers were already devout; whether or not they had reverence didn’t matter much. It would be much easier to have a more casual relationship with them.

He planned to spend all his time in the divine realm, except for basic life needs, and right now, the only intelligent being in his insect swarm was the queen ant, whose intelligence was on par with a human child at best.

Trying to play games of divine grace, divine punishment, and maintaining mystery with her was truly beyond his ability. After all, things that felt normal and logical to those with formal education in this world made William, a soul from another world, feel awkward and out of place.

Since analyzing genes was such a lengthy process and consumed so much faith power, William decided to put it aside for now and focus on increasing the number of ants in the swarm.

At present, the ant swarm was still small, and its range of activity was limited to a radius of about three kilometers around the nest. As carnivorous insects, their diet consisted mainly of small mammals within this range, in addition to the large aphid-like creatures William had seen before.

William observed a group of worker ants preparing to hunt a nest of mice. First, one worker ant discovered a mouse burrow and began circling the entrance, collecting nearby pheromones.

After analyzing the pheromones and scent, it confirmed the presence of mice in the burrow. The worker ant did not rush in immediately but began to circle the area widely, marking the ground with pheromones.

After a while, a second worker ant, guided by the pheromones left behind, arrived and followed the trail to join the first. The two worker ants met and exchanged information through a touch of their antennae.