Summary Meeting

This view has many supporters.

The first place where the Swarm unit was discovered was planet five in the T85 Star System, a barren planet without an atmosphere. According to the Riken Race's own evolutionary theory, that planet simply did not have the conditions to support life.

But not only did life appear there, it was also a civilization with a very high level of technology.

However, there is still debate within the Riken Race about whether the Swarm is a civilization. They still don't White Grub actually is.

Regardless of what the Swarm is, they all possess the ability to travel across galaxies. Although the Rikens have not yet cracked the Swarm's Gene Lock, it is certain that none of those Octopus Monsters, regardless of size, have any controllers.

This is also the main reason why Ricken and his contemporaries still don't understand what the Swarm actually is. It's also the main reason given by Ricken who support the first theory.

Because if those Octopus Monsters are not some kind of Biological Weapon, but rather members of the Zerg, then the Zerg are not the bio-technology-driven civilization previously theorized.

Following this line of thought, and considering their fearless performance and coordinated attacks, they are likely some kind of species with a swarm mentality.

If we analyze it this way, the Swarm can survive in the space environment from birth, so they may have already expanded into the surrounding star systems. Laze Planet has long harbored a large number of Zerg units and has been developing for a long time.

However, while many Riken support this claim, even more oppose it. This is because, although this explanation can to some extent account for why the Zerg have so many combat units on Laze Planet, there are many aspects that are difficult to reconcile with the argument.

Firstly, could a naturally evolved organism truly develop Electromagnetic Cannon cannons or plasma thrusters? However, proponents of the first theory explain that while the Zerg are a race with some kind of collective consciousness, they didn't say they couldn't develop technology. Perhaps what they're currently displaying is the result of the Zerg continuously modifying themselves. But if that's the case, it circles back to the topic of biological civilization.

Secondly, the Creep, or purple patches, is inexplicable. These things are clearly not individual Swarm, but putting aside what they are, the Electromagnetic Cannon on those Octopus Monsters are also present on the purple patches, which is very strange.

Even proponents of the first explanation struggled to explain this, eventually circling back to biotechnology.

Finally, if the Zerg had already established a presence on Laze Planet, why didn't they activate it during the first defense of Laze Planet? Why did they waste a large number of troops? This cannot be explained, and it cannot even be explained by referring to biotechnology.

Thus, amidst various rebuttals, a second version of the story emerged.

That is, the Zerg are a civilization with highly advanced biotechnology. The specific appearance of their people is unknown, and those Octopus Monsters are some kind of Biological Weapon. Similarly, those purple patches are also some kind of Biological Weapon.

Furthermore, based on the same technology tree, they share some functions or characteristics. Although their structures cannot be analyzed, they do have some similarities in terms of external features.

Furthermore, they can transform into each other at certain times. This explains why Electromagnetic Cannon can exist on these devices.

If we continue this line of thinking and analyze it further, since they can be converted into each other, can they also be converted into other Zerg units? For example, could a certain combat unit, the Factory, be converted into another?

This explains why the Swarm paid such a high price, even sacrificing an entire force, to land on Laze Planet during the first battle for the Laze Planet.

Because they needed to send the troop production buildings up there. After more than ten years of development, those troop production buildings produced a large number of combat units. This can be proven by the fact that during the final attack on the underground nuclear power plant, the surveillance footage revealed a large number of small Octopus Monster.

"In this light, the second explanation is indeed much more plausible than the first."

"Hmph! Until we discover their individual intelligent life forms, I will still stick to the first theory."

Why can't it be a combination of the two statements?

"You mean they used technology to transform themselves into that kind of thing? What meaning does survival have for them as individuals then?"

"You're not Zerg, how do you know it's meaningless? Don't apply your narrow-minded values to other intelligent races!"

"What? Did you receive some benefits from the Zerg? Why are you in such a hurry? This is a war of civilizations! A war of races! There's no such thing as surrender!"

"You're talking nonsense!"

"That's indeed strange. Logically, with such advanced technology, the Zerg should be able to communicate. It was wrong of us to invade their system first, but why did we start the war without any diplomatic procedures?" a staff officer named Ricken asked in bewilderment.

The two sides have been at war for decades, yet they have never communicated at all. As a result, they don't even know whether the Zerg members are Octopus Monster or something else entirely.

This left many of the Riken Race's experts without a place to use their skills.

Between species, even the smallest, seemingly insignificant detail can be used to deduce a great deal of information. For example, creatures with eyes at the front of their heads are generally predators. This is because creatures with eyes at the front have a stronger sense of space and distance, allowing them to better locate the distance to their prey. Such creatures are more aggressive and invasive, and are mostly carnivorous, or at the very least omnivorous.

Conversely, creatures with eyes on the sides of their heads have a wider field of vision, enabling them to detect dangers around them and avoid them early. These creatures are generally at the bottom of the food chain, have a more docile temperament, and are mostly herbivores.

Although these rudimentary methods of analysis and identification are no longer very effective when civilizations develop to the point of intelligence, intelligent races, having evolved from lower-level beasts, are bound to retain some inherent characteristics that influence their development.

Not to mention, a great deal of information can be analyzed from external characteristics such as height, build, head size, muscle distribution, and bone structure.

However, these disciplines are useless because the exact appearance of the Zerg members is still unknown. If the Octopus Monster is an individual member of the Zerg, then the race's aggressiveness and invasiveness are far too great.

Because their parts are either weapons or auxiliary components that serve weapons, and because of their appearance as combat weapons, Dolrichen is convinced that these Octopus Monsters are just Biological Weapon of the Zerg, not members of their race.

"Perhaps we haven't found the right way to communicate? They must be able to communicate."

"I also think this war is inexplicable. Do we have any deep-seated hatred for them? Why did things develop to this point?"

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