Chapter 564: Zerg Reproduction

Very quickly, two chubby Brain Bug projections appeared before Ye Nan.

"Are these Brain Bugs?" Hancock, the Flash, and Superman Clark gathered around, looking at the two Brain Bugs with great curiosity.

In their memories, there were recollections regarding Brain Bugs, but their appearance remained vague. Seeing them suddenly, they naturally found them quite novel.

"They're just like oversized slugs, hmm, without any inexplicable liquid." Hancock reached out to touch the heads of the two Brain Bugs, but the liquid that flowed out of the Brain Bug Has scared Hancock, making him jump. "They really are just slugs..."

"Master, we meet again." The two Brain Bugs wept in unison. If they weren't just phantom projections, they likely would have pounced on him directly.

They now knew how good their Master was. When their Master was around, who would dare use them for experiments? But as soon as their Master was gone, those scientists bared their fangs and stabbed them fiercely, causing them inexplicable pain.

As for their Master's true body, he had long since entered a state of heavenly bliss and ignored the two of them entirely. Now that they saw their Master's avatar, how could they not come to hug his leg?

"Master, those hateful guys actually used that thing to stab Has. It hurts so much." Brain Bug Has rolled around on the ground.

"That's right, that's right, they even used electric drills to bore into Akira, making Akira bleed. Akira is so miserable." Brain Bug Akira cried out loudly to Ye Nan, "I beg you, Master, don't let them study me anymore..."

Looking at the two Brain Bugs that started crying as soon as they arrived, Ye Nan was truly left between laughter and tears. "You two, have you really suffered that much?"

"We have." The two Brain Bugs said in unison, looking at Ye Nan with eyes full of hope, their voices sobbing. "Master, we really don't want to be studied anymore. That feeling is simply worse than death, Master."

"That's right, Has just wants to be Master's pet, guarding the house and the door for Master every day. Has doesn't want to be an experimental specimen."

"Fine." Ye Nan agreed immediately. "The condition is that you two tell me what these things are." Ye Nan pointed to the images transmitted by the Intelligence Brain.

"What are you doing, Ye Nan?" Hancock watched Ye Nan talking to himself and finally couldn't hold back, asking the question.

"I am communicating with these two Brain Bugs. Oh, right, you probably can't hear them because these two Brain Bugs can only communicate via telepathy." Ye Nan slapped his forehead and said speechlessly, "I think you should go and develop your psychic powers; this kind of power is truly convenient. But before that, I must figure out the problem with these bugs."

"Intelligence Brain, replay the footage. Show it to the two Brain Bugs." After saying this, Ye Nan asked the two Brain Bugs, "Right, how did the contact with your Overmind, Harris, go last time?"

Upon hearing the name of the Overmind, the bodies of the two Brain Bugs trembled. Then, Brain Bug Akira looked at Ye Nan fawningly and said, "It was a success."

"A success? Has the Zerg Overmind Harris believed your words?" Ye Nan asked again, wanting to confirm.

Although Ye Nan felt that even if these two Brain Bugs were given ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare deceive him, it was better to confirm such matters. After all, it concerned Ye Nan's future strategy: whether to fight to the death with the Zerg Overmind Harris or to preserve strength through a tacit understanding.

"We have succeeded. We told the Overmind Harris the news just as you instructed." Brain Bug Akira answered with certainty, his words quite firm.

"Very good, go and look at the footage." Ye Nan waved his hand, signaling the two Brain Bugs to watch the footage played by the Intelligence Brain. "If you complete this mission excellently, I can promise you that no more scientists will come to study you."

In reality, the research value of the Brain Bugs had been almost completely squeezed dry. The reason scientists still studied them was purely to make use of waste. If Ye Nan gave the order, those scientists wouldn't object, as they had plenty of other experimental specimens to study and wouldn't miss two Brain Bugs.

However, Ye Nan also understood that to make these two Brain Bugs obedient, they had to be disciplined from time to time. As for how to discipline them, it was nothing more than a carrot and a stick.

The two Brain Bugs followed Ye Nan's instructions and watched the footage. After only a moment, both Brain Bugs wailed at the same time, "Why is it a Space Bug?"

"Space Bug? What is a Space Bug?" Ye Nan asked curiously.

"The Space Bug is a special type of bug captured by the Overmind. They exist in subspace and love to devour space. After the Overmind obtained these bugs, he bred them in large numbers to open black holes and transport his Zerg army." Brain Bug Akira said, "Master, look, are there some peculiar glowing points inside the black hole?"

Ye Nan heard this and leaned in, watching carefully. Upon looking, he really did see the glowing points. Calling them glowing points wasn't quite appropriate; it was just that in the lightless black hole, the sudden appearance of light made one feel it was glowing and shining.

In fact, the Space Bugs had always existed, but because they were naturally black, Ye Nan hadn't noticed them. Now, prompted by Brain Bug Akira, he immediately discovered the difference: the black of the Space Bug was a black with color, possessing its own hue, while the black hole had no light at all, absorbing all light, which was why it appeared black to the eye, meaning nothing could be seen clearly.

"Is this black hole for transporting troops? It doesn't look like it. It only let one bug come through. Right, there are also many spores." Ye Nan said again.

"Spores? Where are the spores?" Brain Bug Akira shrieked. Just then, the footage turned to the moment the bug shattered and spores flew about. "It's a Queen Bug, it really is a Queen Bug! Is the Zerg Overmind Harris planning to turn this world into Zerg territory?"

Turning into Zerg territory had two meanings. The first was to occupy the planet, treating it as their own arsenal, making the planet completely fall into Zerg territory. The second was naturally to devour the entire planet through ferns, making the planet disappear from the universe. As for what happened after devouring, Brain Bug Akira didn't know either.

As Brain Bugs, as the command class of the Zerg, their power came from the Overmind, much like officials in ancient times. They were not necessarily stronger than the soldiers who specialized in combat, but the power derived from imperial authority ensured they could command the soldiers.

Of course, soldiers might rebel, but bugs had no intelligence; they wouldn't have rebellious emotions. Even if the Brain Bugs ordered them to commit suicide, they would do so without hesitation.

Of course, this was on the premise that the power in their hands remained. In fact, ever since they defected to Ye Nan, their power was gone; that is, the Zerg Overmind had dismissed them, and they had been kicked out.

"Although I am not very clear about what changes occur after the world is digested by ferns, I know what they are doing." Brain Bug Akira said.

As Brain Bugs, there were many things they didn't know, but they knew more things. For instance, in this current situation, they knew it clearly.

For the sake of a beautiful tomorrow, it decided to say everything it knew.

"In reality, these spores are the foundation of the bugs. Through large-scale airdrops of spores, these spores are spread across the globe, then evolve into bugs, occupy this planet, and then reproduce."

"Occupy this planet? And then reproduce?" Ye Nan was stunned. Didn't the bugs occupy the planet to digest it? Why were they occupying it to reproduce?

"Yes, reproduce." Brain Bug Akira said affirmatively.

"In fact, the Zerg's troop sources come in two ways. One is to manufacture bugs through bases, but this method requires consuming a large amount of energy to create sub-bases. Not only that, but from the moment a bug begins to evolve, it constantly requires energy."

"However, what is dropped in this method is definitely not just spores, but also other things, such as nests, ferns, and bases."

"And this behavior of large-scale spore dropping is the second method."

Brain Bug Akira paused here, observing Ye Nan's expression, and then continued: "The second method is to let these bugs reproduce naturally."

"In fact, the Zerg themselves possess reproductive functions. The combination of male and female bugs can produce a large number of eggs. These eggs will hatch into larvae. Although the survival rate of this type of bug is quite low, by reproducing bugs on planet after planet, the total number adds up to be quite considerable."

"The most valuable thing is that these bugs do not need bases as support, nor do they need the existence of ferns. They can naturally reproduce a Zerg society, evolving completely from the lowest-level food to the most advanced predators."

"So that's it. So the Zerg Overmind Harris has been using this planet as a rear base." Ye Nan suddenly realized.

Although the Zerg were different from humans and didn't rely on resources as heavily as humans did, it didn't mean they didn't need to consume resources. To maintain the massive number of bugs used for war, creating a rear base was not an unacceptable thing.

"However, should I destroy the Zerg Overmind Harris's plan?"

In an instant, Ye Nan fell into deep thought. As an enemy, destroying an enemy's logistics seemed very normal, but doing so would expose himself, which made Ye Nan need to consider it.

Moreover, even if he destroyed the Zerg's plan on this planet, for the vast number of planets controlled by the Zerg, it was only a drop in the bucket and would not shake the Zerg's foundation at all.

"Forget it, for such matters, let's take it one step at a time. Plans never change as fast as reality." (To be continued.) ===== CHAPTER 565 =====