"Did you choose the second option?"
There was a trace of surprise in Taros's voice.
Compared to Tais, who was directly controlled by the Brain Bug, Taros, who was controlled indirectly, had a far more expressive face.
"Very well, the test begins!"
Taros's expression turned solemn as she asked, "Please answer this: how long is the lifespan of me, created by the Swarm's emergency mechanism?"
"This is the test?"
Dugu Bo truly began to question his life.
A test that only required answering one question?
That was far too arbitrary!
"But this question is difficult to answer." Rabbit Girl pondered for a moment, then asked Taros, "Is there any hint?"
"No." Taros smiled faintly and even gave a playful wink, as though she truly possessed a child's innocence and mischief.
"Zhou Qing, how long do you think a Brain Bug lives?" Romantina asked.
"I think the key isn't how long it lives. It might simply want to find a topic to chat with us."
Zhou Qing turned to look at the enormous Brain Bug, which rose and fell as it emitted a faint yellow glow, and openly voiced his guess. "We haven't actively violated the Swarm's rules. We only killed part of the Swarm because it attacked first, leaving us with no choice. And it truly has no intention of punishing us.
Based on that,
even if we choose one of the options it gave us, we can simply ignore it afterward.
Am I right?"
As the only Sentient Creature currently capable of understanding part of my thoughts, you are indeed very intelligent.
After receiving the Brain Bug's confirmation, everyone realized that it truly feared loneliness. Yet as an independent embodiment of the Swarm Consciousness, it would not forcibly keep them behind to ease its solitude. It was quite contradictory.