Me, an Ant, After Being Struck by Lightning

Name: Me, an Ant, After Being Struck by Lightning
Author: Stubborn Stone of the Yellow River

我，蚂蚁，被雷劈之后

by Stubborn Stone of the Yellow River (黄河顽石)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 264k Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban High-Concept
Updated: 2d ago
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

A bolt of lightning split open the life of a worker ant.

It didn't die. When it woke up, there was something strange in its mind. It was like a panel, or maybe an instinct. It would prompt, "Intelligence +1," but never told it how to use it.

It didn't know it was called an "ant." It only knew the sun was called "sky" and its kind were called "ants." It couldn't speak human language, but it could negotiate with its companions through pheromones: "The sugar cube is too big. Two ants can carry it, but one can't." The others moved aside. It was the first time in the history of the colony that anyone had used negotiation instead of fighting.

Starting with carrying a single grain of sugar, it slowly figured out the rules of this world: working hard alone wasn't enough; you had to work smart. Helping the whole colony was worth more than helping yourself. Coming up with new ideas was worth more than repeating old ones.

It used grass stems to pry up stones, dug traps with sand, and tricked predators into killing one another with pheromones. A mantis, a centipede, and a nest of rival ants all fell for its schemes.

But it soon discovered that another set of rules was hidden beneath this planet. Humans called it the Dao. The Heavenly Dao was formless, yet present everywhere. Breaking the natural order brought punishment, and to grow stronger, you first had to learn how to clean up after yourself.

The weakest worker ant was determined to climb from the bottom of the nest to the top of the blades of grass, using the cleverest means possible.

What to Expect

- A fresh perspective: A grain of sugar is a mountain, and a puddle of urine is a flash flood. See the world anew through an ant's eyes.

- High-stakes mind games: No brute force, just strategy. Every victory is a complete triumph of wits.

- The System isn't all-powerful: It offers only vague hints. The protagonist has to level up through trial and error, learning from each mistake.

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