The Plan

"So, what other information were you hiding?" Morgan asked.

Having just awakened, and with the implanted memories still somewhat chaotic, Regi frowned and pondered for a while before saying, "There were indeed some things being concealed, but the most crucial details are truly unclear."

Morgan nodded knowingly. "I expected this. Fortunately, we still have plenty of time. We'll deal with whatever comes our way. Even if the Riken Race have found some powerful backers, our Swarm is not to be trifled with. At that time, we may need your body to make an appearance and help your former kin recognize the greatness of the Overlord."

"Ha, I'm honored for them."

Regi then joined the Blade system. He was also an elite member of the Riken Race and had received a systematic education. Together with Kamas, who had arrived earlier, he brought a new wave of consciousness to the Blade. The friction between the knowledge of the two civilizations will surely spark even more brilliant ideas.

The Riken Race fleet arrived faster than expected, and its size far exceeded expectations, which made the Swarm realize that the external assistance they had received was also much, much greater than they had imagined.

This prevents the Swarm from revealing itself until the reason is known.

However, the Swarm also has its own advantages. Rowan's original form was an extraordinary species from another world, and then he forged his own path in this universe, giving him some unique abilities and a more bizarre life form.

Another advantage of the Swarm is that it does not reveal its true strength or weakness.

The Riken Race applied the same principles to other civilizations based on their own development of civilization and technology. Because they found no traces of large-scale artificial creations and scientific experiments in the space of Proxima Star System, they looked down on the "native" civilization of Proxima Star System.

Taking advantage of this, the Swarm devised a series of plans.

First, they ambushed the soldiers who were out on patrol. Although a slight mishap led to the attack being discovered ahead of schedule, it was only a little earlier than the next routine report, and it was insignificant to the overall plan of the Swarm.

Then, over the next seven days, these attacked soldiers were transformed into Intellect, and their bodies, exactly the same as their previous ones, were prepared during this time.

The Riken soldiers, transformed into Intellect, provided the Swarm with some intelligence, but this intelligence did not reveal the reasons behind the rapid advancements in Riken technology.

Even if such information exists, its reliability is questionable. It's estimated that even among the many captains of the Riken Race Expedition Fleet, only a few know the true situation.

Fortunately, the Swarm never expected to obtain that information so easily from the beginning.

However, the Swarm received another piece of information. The faction within the Riken Race Expedition Fleet was well-known to ordinary soldiers, and those who initially established fortified bases on the ground were among the best of the best.

The highest-ranking officers in these bases are often concurrently held by certain ship captains, who are highly likely to know the true reason behind the technological explosion of the Riken Race.

This largely aligns with the Swarm's previous assumptions, so the next phase of the plan can begin.

During the period of Intellect, the Swarm was not idle. Without revealing any unconventional methods, they held off the Riken Race for seven days.

The Swarm had many plans for this rehearsal, but after discussion, the Blade believed that the Riken Race would choose a more prudent approach to explore the suddenly appearing "mysterious race."

Because they are five light-years away from their Mother Planet, and suspect that a civilization is hidden on T855, they have no reason to waste manpower and resources on a wild race.

For them, the Zerg were merely a stumbling block in their modification of the T853; troublesome, but not a threat to their main force still in orbit.

In comparison, the T855 civilization, capable of attacking Cat Ear Spaceship in space, poses a greater threat.

As expected, the Riken Race ultimately chose to dig Crypt to find a way to deal with the Zerg.

After discovering this, the Swarm demonstrated its low intelligence and harmlessness by launching daily "hunting" operations at the cost of sacrificing a large number of cannon fodder.

Then, very smoothly, thanks to the Swarm's superb "acting," seven days passed quickly.

Seven days have passed, and with the Intellect in place, it's time to find a reasonable way to send them back.

Therefore, around each attacked base, a large Crypt was transformed into Granary and even given an aged finish, because details determine success or failure.

Even though the script was written, the protagonist was still digging at a leisurely pace. At their current rate, it would take many more days to reach the Granary.

With each passing day, the number of "prisoners" in the Granary needs to be reduced reasonably; otherwise, it would be highly suspicious that they are still "alive" after so much time has passed.

Details determine success or failure. The opponent is a civilization, and any mistake, no matter how minor, could lead to total defeat. The Swarm will never allow this to happen.

But at the speed of the Riken Race, by the time they dug up the Granary, almost all the "captives" would be dead.

So the Swarm "risked" launching a "desperate counterattack," using the corpses of hundreds of thousands of insects to mislead the Riken Race's judgment, leading them to quickly find what they thought was the reason for the insect counterattack and "successfully" discover the "spies" who had not yet been eaten.

These "spies'" original bodies had long since disappeared due to the Creep process; their new bodies were specially produced by the Mother Nest based on their genes.

The Mother Nest's skills in this area are absolutely trustworthy; the new bodies are exactly the same as their original bodies, and no matter how the Riken Race examine them, they will not find any abnormalities.

Therefore, these "spies" successfully infiltrated the base.

With an inside contact, the rest of the plan can proceed smoothly.

Because the patrol teams around each base had been attacked by the Swarm, the Swarm now had a good understanding of the situation at each base after they transformed into Intellect.

The base infiltrated by the inside agent was called the Chloe Base, and its supreme commander Chloe, was the youngest captain in the Rickon Expedition Fleet. At the same time, she was able to occupy one of the only dozen or so ground bases.

What does this mean?

It goes without saying.

But for the Swarm, she represents an excellent target. Even if they cannot obtain the information by capturing her, transforming her into Intellect and infiltrating her into the Riken Race would greatly benefit the Swarm's future operations.

However, Chloe was in a heavily fortified base with spaceships that allowed her to move around at any time.

The Swarm has not yet revealed any flying units, and even if it did, given the physical strength of wild creatures, it would be difficult for them to pose a threat to the Riken Race airships.

Therefore, figuring out how to capture Chloe within reasonable limits is a very difficult problem.

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