On the other side.
Inside the Flo Literature Publishing House, the negotiations between old Flo and the head of Aurora Life are still ongoing.
The atmosphere in the office had dropped to freezing point.
The cigar that old Flo had in his mouth was frozen at the moment it burned out completely; the flame had long since died down.
There wasn't even a whisper in the thousand-square-meter office.
At this moment, old Flo's long antennae were fully erect, and his heart was filled with rage.
The insectoid insect's antennae serve a function of detection and perception, but keeping them constantly erect is a waste of the female's attention and energy. Therefore, the antennae are usually hidden in the hair.
The Zerg only raise their antennae fully when entering combat, maximizing their detection and sensing capabilities.
The Flo family has always had genetic problems. The males have always been high-ranking males, with genetic grades ranging from A to B.
However, the females in the Flo family only have gene levels of c and F.
But at this moment, even though Old Flo's gene level was only C, he could still sense the unusual nature of the entire building.
Under the probes of his combat-ready antennae, Old Flo discovered that there wasn't a sound, not even a footstep, within the hundred-story office building of the Flo Literary Society.
Are there not a single Zerg member in the building, including his secretariat working on the floor below him, walking around on the ground?
"Pfft!"
A suppressed laugh rang out.
The person in charge of Aurora Life, seeing Old Flo's dazed expression, couldn't help but burst into laughter and mock him:
"You old, blind fool! What, are you only just realizing it now? We've got all the female insects in the entire building under our control!"
How useless are the Zerg to have an old geezer like you managing us? Even more useless than described in the letter!
"How utterly overconfident! The Zerg can't even see us, so what ability do they have to detect our movements?"
The arrogant attitude of the person in charge of Aurora Life stood in stark contrast to that of old Flo.
Upon hearing these words, old Flo swayed involuntarily, and ash fell onto his crisp trousers. The next second, a black, charred scar appeared on his leg.
The cigarette ash felt like a mountain, pressing down on him and making it hard for him to breathe.
At this moment, old Flo finally admitted that he had lost his gamble.
Old Flo took the cigarette butt off with his right hand and slowly pressed it onto the solid wood desk, grinding it down. After doing this, his whole body seemed to hunch over, showing signs of aging.
With a deep voice accompanied by sobs, old Flo sighed:
"I lost this bet."
The head of Aurora Life sneered:
"Good to know! If you obey, I can tolerate you continuing to contact the outside world to keep the army at bay. If you disobey, your fate will be the same as those employees downstairs."
The old man slightly raised his head and asked in a hoarse voice:
"When did your invasion begin?"
The head of Aurora Life arrogantly stated:
"The plan began the moment I first sat down in this office."
Upon hearing this, old Flo could no longer contain himself. He stood up agitatedly and angrily rebuked:
"Why? We've maintained contact for 1500 years! Why are you treating us like this now that you've just arrived in Zerg!"
Is this 1500-year-old friendship all fake?
We agreed to face and solve problems together!
Our Flo family, in order to maintain contact with you, has passed down its family precepts for generations, continuing for 1500 years.
"Do you really think what you're doing is fair to our ancestors?!"
The Flo family has existed for thousands of years, and all its members live in constant fear, lest their secret of colluding with the enemy be discovered.
Only they themselves can understand the precariousness of their lives.
Since 1500, in the eyes of the Flo family patriarch, the aurora life has no longer been simply seen as a foreign race.
In the eyes of the Flo family patriarch, the aurora beings had become one with the Flo family. They were the most steadfast partners, and this trust had made their friendship endure for 15 centuries.
Old Flo's out-of-control expression made the head of Aurora Life burst into laughter again:
"You're not just naive, you're just stupid! You think invading the Zerg was just my idea? Hahaha!"
This is the shared wish of my ancestors!
Do you know how difficult it is to find an intelligent species? Do you know how long it would take for Aurora Life to travel across the universe to the Zerg star system without any technological support?
It will take 1500 years! It is your communication, your continuous sending of messages, that makes us increasingly angry and increasingly greedy!
A race without form, existing only in consciousness, is destined to lose its home planet and drift in space without any support.
But they also possess thought and civilization; they know they are a homeless, wandering race, destined to drift in space.
Just then, they received a communication signal from the spaceship adrift in space.
They were initially curious, but as the communication deepened, the Aurora Life learned about the Zerg's technology, culture, and all the resources they enjoyed.
When the Aurora Lifeforms learned that the Zerg had occupied countless planets and conquered vast star systems, they were filled with nothing but rage.
Why? Why can't they have these?
As the Zerg lamented how pitiful their race was, the malice of the Aurora Life expanded infinitely.
Then, driven by desire, they embarked on a great migration that lasted 1,500 years.
From the perspective of the Aurora Life, the Zerg are simply making a fuss over nothing.
While the aurora life forms roam the universe following the light emitted by stars, the Zerg are enjoying life.
Each communication sent out was a furious roar from the aurora life.
On the sofa, the person in charge of negotiations from Aurora Life said in a malicious tone:
"The Zerg's days are numbered. It would be better to keep your bodies so that the Aurora Lifeforms can move more easily."
Sometimes, this is how species are replaced in the universe.
If you want resources, if you want development, it's a matter of life or death. The Zerg, having evolved to this point, must understand this principle, right?
As you said, it is difficult for two races to produce offspring and merge.
Therefore, the only way to achieve integration is through either invasion or assimilation.
At this point, the person in charge of Aurora Life paused, then sneered:
"Okay, I've told you so much today, take your time to digest it."
Actually, I don't need to explain it to you so clearly.
After all, knowing this means your life is over.
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at this time.
Roderick and Han Ling, along with Marshal Ruda, had arrived at the main interrogation room of the Third Protective Legion on the capital planet.
The interrogation rooms, resembling cubicles, were lined up one after another, and the corridor was separated by a thick wire mesh.
On the steel mesh, the occasional crackling sound of electric current hitting dust could be heard. The high-voltage isolation mesh firmly imprisoned the prisoners inside.
The group stood in front of the three interrogation rooms, observing the three female insects sitting inside through the isolation netting.
The three female insects stared blankly at the void in front of them, a smile playing on their lips.
Marshal Ruda explained:
"The first interrogation room is for Sophie. The second and third interrogation rooms hold interrogators named Holmes and Watson."
After the last incident involving male insects, Holmes and Watson left the Class C planet because of their promotions.
They were promoted to positions in the interrogation department of the capital planet.
Unfortunately, this is what happened during their first interrogation after their promotion.
It was because I trusted them that I didn't doubt their interrogation abilities.
Han Ling personally participated in the male insect incident and even met with the "Your Highness" who bewitched the male insects.
"I remember those two." Hanlin nodded, and then chatted with Marshal Lu Da about the specifics of the three female insects.
After understanding the situation clearly, Han Ling cautiously said:
"You all step back and stay away from me. Let me take a look at them and see how they are doing."
Actually, Han Ling felt a little uneasy at that moment.
Since he landed on the capital planet, his mental energy has been rapidly spreading outwards, and he has begun to investigate the activities of the aurora life.
But strangely, he found nothing unusual. There was absolutely no trace of the aurora life form within the mental dimension.
When Han Ling saw Sophie, Holmes, and Watson, he became even more convinced of this:
Aurora life forms are neither creatures with high combat strength nor creatures with high mental strength; they should possess another set of abilities.
After the analysis led to this conclusion, Han Ling was completely numb. Now he could only bite the bullet and go for it, since he was already here.
Han Ling closed his eyes and sank into the mental dimension.
In the spiritual dimension, in a vast, gray universe, Han Ling's spiritual body was chaotically entangled, like a huge black monster with ever-expanding tentacles.
The tentacles spread along the empty streets until they enveloped the entire capital planet. Compared to the capital planet, Han Ling's spiritual body was no smaller in size.
These mental tendrils were like Han Ling's eyes. He focused his attention on Roderick and then found the mental tendrils of Sophis and the other two.
Han Ling extended a black tentacle, and with a "poof," the mental energy tentacle instantly exploded, transforming into tens of thousands of mental energy threads, densely surrounding the weak mental energy threads of Sophis and the other two.
Han Ling observed and compared the mental energy strands of these three individuals with those of Marshal Lu Da. What were the differences?
Half an hour passed.
Under Han Ling's meticulous observation and inch-by-inch examination, he finally discovered that the spiritual tendrils of these three individuals were indeed somewhat abnormal compared to Marshal Lu Da.
In the mental dimension, the mental energy of all Zerg is displayed in black.
Although the Zerg's spiritual power is weak and somewhat grayish, upon closer inspection, it is pure black.
However, a streak of light would occasionally flash through the mental energy strands of Sophis and the other two.
It even looks a bit like polished obsidian!
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