"Now I understand why you said Nest Bees suited Romantina."
Dugu Bo looked at the swarming tide of insects outside the cave, moving in groups as if they never paused for even a moment, and pondered, "The ruler of this Swarm Kingdom is the so-called Hive Mind—or rather, the Swarm Consciousness, isn't it?"
Within the Swarm Kingdom, no individual insect possessed thoughts or consciousness. Yet when the entire collective operated, it gave them the impression that some existence behind the swarm was directing their orderly actions.
Wasn't that precisely the Swarm Consciousness?
Nest Bees had a queen bee.
The swarm also had a Mother Bug.
Compared like this, the swarm and Nest Bees were practically identical in form. The only difference was that the insects within the swarm came in all manner of appearances, making them seem unlike members of the same species.
"Yes."
Zhou Qing nodded with certainty. "At first, I didn't dare be sure. The individual insects in the Swarm Kingdom were simply too enormous, and no matter how one looked at them, they seemed to possess basic independent consciousness. But after speaking with Taros and Tais, as well as conducting preliminary observations while traveling through this area earlier, I found that the swarm may indeed possess a Swarm Consciousness similar to the Hive Mind of Nest Bees."
"Judging by the Swarm Kingdom's mode of operation alone, if the entire Swarm Kingdom were a Soul Beast, then its Soul Ring would be far more suitable for Romantina than that of a Nest Bee."
Romantina sighed. "Too bad it isn't."
"Even if it were, we wouldn't have any way to kill every swarm creature in the Swarm Kingdom."
Zhou Qing shrugged. He had never imagined having Romantina treat the entire Swarm Kingdom as her fourth Soul Ring. He had