Apocalypse: I Am the Insect Swarm's Overlord

An apocalypse story with a difference. The main plot is still about leading the insect race to wage war, gradually conquering the world and eventually advancing into new realms of the universe. It isn’t just a straightforward steamroll. There are also rural-life elements and several romantic storylines. The pacing gets smoother after chapter thirty. Although it’s set in the apocalypse, the protagonist does have romantic storylines. He isn’t a bleeding heart, and it’s not a harem story. (The kind where he tosses them aside afterward probably doesn’t count as a harem, right?) Finally, let me say this again: this is not a brainless power fantasy! It’s not an elementary-school essay! The author has been reading web novels for over a decade and understands how you feel! There’s logic to the story. The author couldn’t write nonsense even if they tried.