Chapter 509: Kings of Two Races
Anno woke up as those people approached.
She sat up from the Dark Light Queen's embrace, rubbed her eyes, and thought about the figure in her dream.
Seeing that she had slept less than usual today, Anguang brought her a glass of water and fed it to her. Seeing her sitting blankly, he stroked her frizzy hair and asked, "Anunu, what are you thinking about?"
Anno described the dream and the dim light she had just experienced.
"Your Majesty, are they like us?"
Anno's consciousness network is currently closed, making it impossible for him to obtain information from the Zerg's vast consciousness network.
The people in my dream had insect patterns similar to theirs, but those patterns were either blood-red or jet black, and their shapes were also more strangely eerie.
Most of them were shirtless, wearing some rather crude but brightly colored ornaments, unlike people living in this era, or perhaps they had not yet reached the same level of technology.
After hearing what she said, An Guang placed his hand on her cheek and touched her forehead to hers, wanting to see her dream, but he only saw darkness.
After a long while, the dark light released Anunu, but she still did not see the dream Anunu had described.
Something has established a private link with her, which outsiders cannot see.
Darklight patted Anunu's head and told her about the Shadow Zerg and some of the ancient stories of the split between the two races.
“What we, the Light and Shadow Zerg, want is a unified consciousness to build the current Zerg social system. Even though the Zerg hierarchy is clear, only the Overlords and high-ranking members have strong consciousness and emotions. Our consciousness network is especially important because it can pass on knowledge and civilization from generation to generation. But the Shadow Zerg do not want such a consciousness network that can connect everyone’s consciousness. They want to concentrate their power on the highest-ranking members of the royal family.”
"Royal family?"
This was the first time Anno had heard the term "royalty" in the Zerg social model.
Each generation of Zerg has at most two overlords: the queen and the king. The two highest-ranking Zerg are not entitled to the title of "royal".
Darklight nodded and said, "The hierarchy of the Zerg has been established since the beginning of the Zerg consciousness. Whether it is the Light and Shadow Zerg or the Shadow Zerg, the hierarchy is based on ability and consciousness. The hierarchy of our Light and Shadow Zerg has not changed much, but after the Shadow Zerg split off from us, they cut off their consciousness network and formed their own independent consciousness, but their consciousness is not completely independent."
Anno didn't quite understand, and Darklight continued, "Higher Zerg have always possessed powerful abilities and physiques, but they also make up a very small minority of the Zerg. Out of billions of Zerg, there are at most two Overlords in each era, and at most a dozen or so of the highest-ranking servants, and several thousand of the second-ranking servants. This proportion is less than one in a million among the Zerg, even for the Shadow Zerg."
"The Shadow Zerg, however, require individual consciousness to be independent under this hierarchical system, severing the links in the consciousness network and separating themselves from other Zerg without communicating with each other's consciousness. But higher-level Zerg can still connect with the consciousness of lower-level Zerg, while the consciousness of the highest-level Zerg is not spied on by lower-level Zerg."
The dim light stroked Anno's soft, long hair, and said gently, "Do you understand what this means?"
Anno shook her head. She couldn't understand what would happen if the whole was broken down into individuals according to the Zerg's social structure. Individual Zerg individuals separated from the group for too long could not survive for long, and they would also die quickly if they lost their Queen and close relatives. This was for the sake of the changing of the times and the succession of new life.
The Queen of Dark Light didn't rush to give her an answer, but instead looked at her and let her think about it herself.
Anno thought for a moment and said, "If they all possessed individual consciousness, then the Zerg would evolve into the same races as others, such as the Tianyun or Beihe star systems. However, the Zerg's genetic form and ideology would not be able to truly be like them. Her Majesty the Queen just said that higher-level Zerg can still spy on the consciousness of lower-level Zerg. Given the scarcity of higher-level Zerg, this hierarchical system would likely make the abilities of higher-level Zerg seem like gods."
Anno's eyes were full of admiration and satisfaction. "You and Anunu are right. They have indeed developed independent individual consciousness, and the lower Zerg have also developed richer emotions and more autonomous consciousness. This was indeed a very successful evolutionary direction in the early days. However, in this way, it is no longer a true Zerg society. The reason why Zerg are Zerg is because the collective and the individual cannot be distinguished. The loyalty and faith of any Zerg member to the Zerg are engraved in their genes. Once separated, the Zerg consciousness dissipates."
"The Shadow Zerg and the Light Zerg, whose consciousnesses have split into two races, have fought several major wars. Although they can invade our consciousness to steal our information and cause damage to us, their consciousnesses of the same and lower levels cannot connect with those of the higher levels, making them internally loose. The worship of the higher-level Zerg by the lower-level Zerg is not enough to win the war."
"It's not wrong for them to want individual consciousness. In many subsequent eras, we, the Light and Shadow Zerg, have also sought a better direction for evolution and learned some lessons from the Shadow Zerg. We are not entirely opposed to their individual consciousness. The Zerg of today, even with individual independent consciousness, still maintain the connection of the consciousness network. This is our Zerg's greatest treasure trove. It allows us to remember every lesson of the past and pass on the most important knowledge."
After listening to An Guang's explanation, An Nuo had a basic understanding of the Shadow Zerg. Thinking about her mother's recent busyness, she asked, "Has Mom been busy with matters concerning the Shadow Zerg lately?"
The Dark Light Queen nodded and said, "Don't worry. Since the Shadow Insects split off, they have had some minor clashes with us from time to time. However, they have always been very cautious. Even though there are records of them being captured in the past, their consciousness is independent, so we cannot obtain much information about them. Therefore, we do not know how their civilization has developed."
Anno, thinking about how busy her mother was and how she had to run back and forth every day, said to Anguang, "Your Majesty, I want to go back to be with my mother and help her."
Darklight was naturally reluctant to part with Anno, but she feared that if she kept her any longer, Sevier would probably turn against her again.
So when Sevier learned that Anunu wanted to come back, she happily went to bring her back from the temple, fearing that if she was too slow, her mother would not give her back.
After Sevier took Anunu away, Darklight walked to the depths of the temple and said to the innermost pale golden energy ball, "Ancestor Dis, don't hide it. I know it was you who let Anunu enter the dream."
After Darklight finished speaking, a murmur rippled through the temple, the sound of the ancestors conversing in hushed tones.
Now they are just a mass of energy consciousness, like the Darklight, unable to leave the temple, unable to do anything else; their role is that of the Zerg's memory and faith.
Of course, he was also Anunu's playmate during his time at the temple.
“Ancestor Dis, I know you were once the king of two races, and it’s normal for you to show some favoritism towards the Shadow Insects, but at this time, isn’t it a bit inappropriate for you to show favoritism?”
Darklight's tone was very cold, and coupled with her years of ruthless experience, even her respectful tone sounded somewhat stern. The other ancestors, especially those with gentler personalities, were so intimidated that they dared not speak.
The ancestors in their temple who were usually more active were somewhat afraid of this youngest member of the temple. When Dark Light first entered the temple, several ancestors who were also cold and serious and had experienced battles were very pleased and respectful of Dark Light.
Throughout the Zerg era, many famous Overlords have emerged, but few have pulled the Zerg out of their lowest point like Darklight did, and laid a solid foundation for their future generations.
From birth to death, she was like a steel knife that never rusted or wore out. She never had a moment of dejection, always sharp and fearsome to her enemies. She will undoubtedly become a shining star in the history of the Zerg.
The ancestors condensed into energy forms, hiding behind some statues and peering into the dim light.
"What did Ancestor Dis do? Little Dark Light seems angry."
"It's been a long time since I've seen Darklight angry. The last time was when Anunu was stolen."
"It seems that the ancestor Dis opened Anunu's consciousness, allowing the Shadow Clan to connect."
The other ancestors were all very surprised to hear this, especially the insectoid ancestors who had survived the split between the two races. The Shadow Clan was now their enemy, so wasn't Ancestor Dis doing this to help the enemy? Although she was the last ancestor before the split between the two races, she was now in the temple of their Light and Shadow Insect Clan, which meant that she should be on the side of the Light and Shadow Insect Clan.
Darklight waited for a long time, but the energy ball in front of him did not move. The other ancestors were discussing quietly, and some even gathered around.
“Ancestor Dis, if you are unwilling to come out, then I will have to find a way to move your statue out of the temple.”
The temple is flanked by towering statues of various ancestors, but not every ancestor has one. Only those who made special contributions to the Zerg or represent special significance have statues erected for them.
For the queen beetle, this is a symbol of honor and meaning in her life.
Darklight added, "I don't think we need to move out. We might as well just smash it up."
Upon hearing that she wanted to smash the statue, the ancestors were shocked. "You little tyrant, how dare you smash the ancestral statue?"
Darklight glanced at them and said, "Even if I don't smash it, Sevier will. You know her. If you mess with Anunu, she'll fight me to the death, even if it's me."
After she finished speaking, the other ancestors fell silent and turned to persuade Ancestor Dis to come out. There was nothing they could do; the mother and daughter had terrible tempers, and if they didn't speak up for them, they might even smash their statues. They wanted their own statues and didn't want to rely on the other ancestors'.
Under the siege of his ancestors, Dis was forced to have no choice but to condense an energy entity from the statue.
As soon as she came out, An Guang threw a long knife out of his hand.
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