The Observatory
The Theistic Sect founded by Morgan had loose doctrines, with almost no binding teachings other than requiring secrecy. Moreover, as long as one believed in God, drew near to God, and had faith in God during one's lifetime, one might find God's Kingdom after death and be reborn there.
Many Rat-folk initially thought this was a hoax, but over the years, there have been Rat-folk who had died, who have returned to Rat-folk society after changing their appearance or simply getting a body that looks almost the same as when they were alive, only much younger.
Moreover, these people showed no abnormalities, were logical and clear-headed, maintained the same values as when they were alive, and remained devoted to their former careers, showing absolutely no signs of being controlled or brainwashed.
Thus, the "Theistic Sect," which Morgan had previously had to painstakingly recruit, became something the Rat-folk flocked to. The "Theistic Sect" also became an open secret within certain circles.
Later, people from all walks of life, and even many members of the royal family and nobles, tried to join, but they either had scientific research experience, management experience, or combat command experience.
Otherwise, the chances of finding the Kingdom of God are extremely slim.
This situation has significantly reduced the chances of spoiled brats appearing among the Rat-folk. Most people with access to information will choose a profession to specialize in in order to increase their chances of finding the Kingdom of God and be reborn after death or even achieve immortality.
Even Empress Kerrigan, despite having received affinity injections in her early years, still indulges in military command in her spare time, often playing simulated combat games with army administrators, in addition to her administrative duties.
Although the "Theistic Sect" has always appeared to be non-confrontational, as time has passed, more and more Rat-folk have died, and more and more have Rat-folk.
They were either still-living teachers or officers of the Rat-folk, members of the royal family, or patriarchs or elders of various noble families.
These creatures have been modified by the Swarm Network, so the influence of the "Theistic Sect" has infiltrated every aspect of every field without us even realizing it.
Although some "enlightened" Rat-folk have seen this, they have continued to call for action and issue warnings.
The returning Rat-folk are behaving themselves because Rowan needs a stable Rat-folk civilization to continuously train his workforce. Even if Rowan were to lose his mind and issue some inappropriate orders, these Rat-folk would carry them out without hesitation.
Therefore, the concerns of these "enlightened people" are actually reasonable. Unfortunately, given the prevailing trend, they are powerless to change anything, and in the end, most of them end up finding it surprisingly appealing.
Guided by some unknown factor, the Rat-folk civilization has always exhibited a clear preference for scientific research since its inception. Entertainment activities are extremely scarce, and newborn Rat-folk take pride in becoming researchers.
Given the population size of the Rat-folk, the number of researchers is enormous.
Years ago, Queen Kerrigan readily accepted Morgan's proposal to cut funding for rocket-related technology research and development, while increasing investment in other areas of technology.
The allocation of imperial resources has led to a large number of Rat-folk students dedicating themselves to the previously weak field of science and technology. Over the years, a number of outstanding researchers have emerged, and scientific research results have continued to emerge.
Under Rowan's direction, the massive Rat-folk power group secretly began to operate, and various policies and measures were promulgated. Technologies such as computers and radar observation were given importance and developed rapidly.
However, the research on astronomical observations is controlled by the "insiders" of the Swarm; otherwise, if outsiders saw two moons in the sky constantly throwing embroidered balls at each other, they would be terrified.
The Rat-folk's latest refracting telescope technology has advantages such as better image quality and a larger field of view than reflecting telescopes. However, because they need to observe space, the telescope needs to be very large. Given the Rat-folk's industrial capabilities, manufacturing a large refracting telescope is much more difficult than manufacturing a reflecting telescope, and the large lens is also very heavy and inconvenient to operate.
Rowan, however, did not have these concerns. He was no longer the little bug that could only passively use foreign gene fragments.
By rearranging and recombining cells at the cellular level, Rowan created a new insect for observation. Unlike the previous Eagle-Eye Bug, this new insect is enormous because it requires a large refracting telescope.
The new insect looks like a giant toad, standing up to thirty meters tall, but its head is replaced by a giant cylindrical telescope containing "lenses" made of various lens cells, transparent scales, cartilage, and other materials.
Its other organs are concentrated in its chest and abdomen. It has no mouth and can only obtain nutrients by connecting to the Creep. Its limbs are very thick and contain a large number of plant cells to support its huge body. Furthermore, an anti-gravity magnetic field module has been added beneath it.
Even so, it can only operate on the surface of the moon. If it were on the Origin Star, the gravity, which is several times greater than that of the moon, would crush it.
It has no offensive modules and is a purely support bug whose mission is to observe the surrounding celestial bodies in real time and to issue warnings when unidentified flying objects or celestial bodies are detected.
Because of its shape, Rowan named it the Giant Eye Bug.
The Swarm gradually created more than a dozen Giant Eye Bug on the two moons. In order to receive their messages in time, Rowan also arranged for a Blade to liaise with them.
He also established an observation center on the moon.
Over the years, as more and more Rat-folk intelligences have come to the Swarm Network to assimilate, not all of them choose to return to the Rat-folk world. Many Rat-folk are engrossed in research have not chosen to return to the Rat-folk world, so the Swarm has established many secret laboratories, where many of their own have gathered.
However, in some technological fields, due to a late start and a small number of "insiders," it is inconvenient to hire outsiders for some experiments. In such cases, Rowan would forcibly assign them work locations.
For example, at the observation center on the Red Moon, Rowan ordered more than 80 percent of his "own people" in the relevant fields to work there.
To accommodate members of the Rat-folk society who needed a legitimate identity as a cover, Rowan developed a unique way of clocking in and out.
First, on Origin Star, they will be given a job in a Swarm laboratory. Every day, they only need to go to the designated location in the laboratory and lie down in the prepared Creep chamber.
With a "whoosh," their consciousness would transfer to their space-based bodies at the lunar observation center. After get off work, they would return via the same route.
However, the proportion of Rat-folk choosing this way of working will decrease, and only recently deceased Rat-folk will still have some attachment to the society they lived in. As time goes by, this attachment will gradually fade until it disappears.