341: Elite

The universe is a real piece of work.

But there aren't many fools in the universe.

Don't think you're the only smart one while everyone else is an idiot.

Since Flesh and Blood Power can change one's physique, naturally, people would try to sneak in by transforming into Zerg.

Except...

The Zerg are so disgusting.

Using spirit net information for positioning.

The Broodmother's local area network was already active; whoever connected to the fake spirit net had their coordinates exposed.

In this way, the Broodmother could perform targeted eliminations of those who had evolved into Zerg.

What was completely unexpected...

Was that among this group, there was actually an Ascension Six.

And a wealthy one at that.

Holy crap.

What is a rich person like you doing in the North Star Sector?

Adventuring!

Chaos in the North Star Sector only attracts broke losers looking to plunder wealth.

Rich people wouldn't come here.

What if they get targeted?

The spirit net is a rich person's protective talisman; a single nuclear weapon strike would make your scalp tingle, and eighteen generations of your ancestors would be investigated.

You dare to make a move?

Watch out, or your entire clan will be wiped out.

Therefore...

Under normal circumstances, beings capable of topping up to Advanced membership in the spirit net do not exist in the North Star Sector.

Fen Tian led Ye Su.

They easily bypassed the fake spirit net screening— "That's too underhanded..."

Ye Su was speechless.

He had been thinking of sending a message to Lu Yiyi to ask about the situation.

Her Star Spirit Clan Ordinal Position wasn't fake.

Given enough time, she would naturally discover the situation in the North Star Sector.

He hadn't expected it to be a trap.

"Forget about that,"

Fen Tian said.

"Do you feel it? It's like the Flesh and Blood Power has changed."

After he spoke...

Ye Su felt a violent, chaotic Flesh and Blood Power constantly surging over.

This kind of Flesh and Blood Power caused his body to feel extreme repulsion.

Fen Tian and Ye Su had no choice but to find a way to resist.

For instance, by evolving excretory organs connected to their digestive systems—to expel it.

And what was completely unexpected...

Was that the expelled Flesh and Blood Power, under the pressure of the Broodmother's fleshy walls, actually condensed into black pearls!

Thus—a logical little cycle was born.

"Flesh and Blood Power nourishes the Zerg, the Zerg's physical strength increases, and the chaotic, waste Flesh and Blood Power is rejected, processed by the Zerg into black pearls."

"The black pearls are sent out, drawing countless people into this system, and then—"

Ye Su said.

Fen Tian picked up the thread;

"And then those people become a flesh field, the Zerg collect the Flesh and Blood Power and return to the Hive, the Flesh and Blood Power nourishes and strengthens the Zerg, and the waste Flesh and Blood Power turns into black pearls—"

A small ecological cycle.

Complete!

Planting, growing, harvesting, seeding, sprouting, planting—round and round it goes, a continuous cycle.

In this process...

The Flesh and Blood Power received by the Zerg would become stronger and more comprehensive.

The flesh field Lu Feng and the others had established in that city was simply incomparable to this Zerg flesh field; it was like children playing house.

But now, they had a real headache.

If this was the source of the black pearls, where was the true origin?

It was impossible for the first black pearl to have been born out of thin air.

"There must be other branches and paths,"

Ye Su said;

"This kind of cycle can only pull the whole to a certain level in the end."

"To truly move upward, a real transformation is still missing."

"But what if the transformation is that of the Broodmother?" Fen Tian said;

"If it's the Broodmother's transformation, then we won't be able to come into contact with it at all."

"We can't exactly transform into a Broodmother."

As soon as those words were spoken...

The two of them fell silent.

Transform into a Broodmother...

Uh...

Give birth to countless children?

Hmm?

They were losing their moral fiber more and more!

Both of them shook their heads almost simultaneously.

Currently, they had become Zerg because of the Flesh and Blood Power.

If they transformed into a Broodmother to reproduce, they couldn't actually give birth to Zerg—so that path wouldn't work.

"Among the Zerg, there should be powerful individuals as well,"

Ye Su thought to himself.

"Theoretically yes, but it depends on whether the Broodmother chooses to nurture them."

"Those elite-level Zerg consume more of the Broodmother's nutrients."

"And given the current situation—"

Fen Tian nodded.

In the current situation, if the Broodmother herself wasn't transforming, then she indeed needed elite-level Zerg to complete the great task of transformation.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly,

Ye Su looked at a Zerg nearby.

At this moment, it was shaking violently, its carapace constantly expanding, and new flesh was hardening...

It was growing!

"Hmm? The Broodmother really decided to nurture elite Zerg!"

Fen Tian's face lit up with joy.

"Quick, quick, quick, remember what it looks like; we'll replicate it directly, and then we'll get permissions from the Broodmother's side."

"Alright!"

It was very logical.

The Broodmother poured in a large amount of nutrient solution.

This caused many Zerg at the threshold to undergo elitization.

This elitization was random.

Once you elitized, the Broodmother would naturally connect you to new pheromone permissions, and thus you became an elite Zerg.

It couldn't be that the Broodmother hand-picked you and then gave you nutrients to become an elite.

With ten billion Zerg in a Hive, the Broodmother couldn't be bothered to choose.

"Wow... it's getting so big."

Ye Su thought to himself.

It really did look cool.

Ordinary Zerg were like oversized cockroaches, though not as flat.

But elite Zerg began to look humanoid.

However, they were more ferocious, with joints, armor, and so on all being weapons of war.

"Don't just stare, hurry up and transform!"

"OK."

With a reference, Ye Su and Fen Tian began to evolve their flesh.

After the Broodmother's wave of replenishment, the Flesh and Blood Power within their bodies became even stronger.

Evolving their physiques also became simpler.

Their bodies were expanding.

Furthermore, more muscle bundles became more logically arranged.

Their overall forms shifted more towards that of combat machines.

Ye Su's transformation was particularly fast.

Soon.

The Broodmother's pheromone permissions arrived.

Sure enough, an old hand is an old hand; an elder in the house is a treasure indeed.

Fen Tian really could anticipate this Zerg system.

Pheromone connection established, permissions obtained.

Ye Su could even feel a sense of care from the Broodmother.

It was like the feeling of an old mother patting your head— "I'm done, how about you?"

Ye Su asked.

"You got the Broodmother's permissions?"

"Yeah!"

"Good, I'm almost there."

And then...

Fen Tian's form was complete.

Ye Su's face darkened.

You motherfucker!

So you were waiting for me.

Wait...

You're an Ascension Six, stronger than the Broodmother, was that really necessary?

You old geezer!

In an instant...

Fen Tian went from being a 'treasure of an elder' to an 'old geezer'!

Afterward...

The two of them successfully obtained elite permissions within the Hive.

And the greatest use of these elite permissions lay in— "Move, move, move. Can't you see your master is here?"

Ye Su swam arrogantly through the interior of the Hive.

Seeing ordinary Zerg blocking the way, he would slap them aside, followed by a string of insults.

He was extremely practiced.

The bug's eyes widened, and it let out a brief, angry hiss.

It couldn't afford to offend him—so it slunk away dejectedly.

Fen Tian followed behind in silence.

'This guy really looks the part, no matter what he plays.'

'Now, he looks more like an elite Zerg than the actual elite Zerg!'

'In the Broodmother's perception, elite Zerg patrol the Hive's interior; maintaining order is their duty.'

'This guy... he won't end up being chosen as an elite captain, will he?'