Indeed, after fusing with two Leviathan Nests, Shali could not only produce Swarm warships more efficiently, with lower costs and less environmental impact—which was, of course, why she had dared to leave behind the giant insect warship that had accompanied her for nearly a year and been her very first, then secretly develop a base on the New Continent. She could also mass-produce various types of puppet bugs.
However, puppets that could control cats, dogs, snakes, rats, and insects were one level; those that could control giant beasts were another; and those capable of controlling intelligent beings were another level still.
As for Dr. Warren, a man who was well educated, had served in the military, gone bankrupt, and managed to work as an informant while still being treated as an honored guest by a marauder warlord, he was naturally the sort who excelled in both brains and brawn. He was no ordinary intelligent being. He called for a heavy punch... no, a very important puppet bug.
By now, she had unlocked the production technology for the second-tier, A-grade puppet bug. That was what she had used on Dr. Warren. It could completely control its host without affecting the host's knowledge, thoughts, or memories, and it was as difficult to detect as an ordinary parasite.
With a unit like this, Shali could plant high-level spies in civilized society.
She had originally hoped that Dr. Warren, the first Swarm spy she had developed herself, would last a while longer. After all, a senior crewman who had secured a position aboard the Sea God was already one of the Alliance's elite. If she could find the right target and possess that sanctimonious Nedia dragonkin captain, that would be even better.
But who could have expected Dr. Warren to blow up just like