Escape

It's almost certain that the Swarm will clash with the Epoch Clan in the future. It's crucial to understand the enemy beforehand, even if it's just a little bit. Especially since these emotionless programs usually calculate and choose the optimal solution when dealing with matters.

In response to this situation, we can test their behavioral habits through certain operations. For example, in the event of an emergency, how many troops will they deploy, what will their composition be, and what will be their support range? These things may not always be useful, but in some situations, they might have a surprising effect.

The Storage Sac dropped by the Swarm contain thousands of reconnaissance Flying Bug, advanced units equipped with closed internal circulation systems. Their ability to circulate without external air allows them to adapt to the internal environments of almost any planet, making them the ideal choice for collecting data when the Swarm invades unfamiliar worlds.

In fact, Rowan had already obtained data on the living environment of the Duoqi Race a long time ago. With his talent, as long as he obtained the genetic sequence of any creature on the planet, he could deduce the planet's biological circulatory system and atmospheric composition.

Rowan has already obtained survival data on dozens of races in the Star Sea Alliance. These races all have one thing in common: one of their members has been to the Riken Star System.

Rowan was fully capable of creating adaptive, localized versions of the reconnaissance Flying Bug deployed on Duoqi Planet, which would drastically reduce manufacturing costs.

However, Rowan has not obtained samples from all races, and in future landing operations, there may be situations where no native samples are available. Now that there is an opportunity, he will simulate an operation to test the reliability of the advanced reconnaissance Flying Bug.

Along with the scout Flying Bug, several Overseer were also thrown. Due to their small size, the scout Flying Bug do not have dedicated reconnaissance radar, so they require external support.

The planet's near orbit was already occupied by the Swarm, and the Overseer could provide information support to the reconnaissance Flying Bug below. But since this is a tactical exercise in an unfamiliar environment, it's natural to go all out.

The Overseer not only possesses an advanced cloaking system, but also integrates multiple information detection and interception systems. When the Storage Sac falls behind, they break open the Storage Sac and disperse into the air, establishing a satellite system at a certain altitude.

Soon, through detection, thousands of suspicious locations around the world were marked. Upon receiving the information, the reconnaissance Flying Bug immediately rushed to their assigned locations to conduct further searches.

During this time, the Swarm dropped several more Storage Sac to increase the number of scout Flying Bug. Meanwhile, the artificial intelligence relentlessly dispatched teams to investigate. This time, their tactics were slightly different; the Duoqi People were on standby in the airship, while the All-Terrain Robot were simply dropped to the scene.

This time, however, they were not attacked. The crash site was just a pool of genetically decomposed fluid, offering no intelligence value whatsoever. The contents inside were long gone.

This action by the Swarm sparked another round of speculation, with the focus ultimately returning to the Duoqi People within the first Assault Squad. Elena even allocated some of her computing power to search through ten years of video footage of those team members, hoping to uncover something.

While they were still filled with suspicion and guessing the Swarm's intentions, scout Flying Bug had already appeared outside their base.

The bases storing the Quantum Communication Device are all located deep underground, with the surface structures serving other purposes and acting as camouflage. However, with the Duoqi Race having already withdrawn, the massive energy consumption here is difficult to conceal. Such locations are as dazzling as beacons in the darkness in the Overseer's vision.

The structure of the reconnaissance Flying Bug is different from that of any Duoqi Planet. Upon careful observation, one can discover that they differ from native organisms.

At this moment, their figures lingering outside the building were inevitably captured by the hidden surveillance. If they were Sentry of the Duoqi Race, they might have overlooked these insects, after all, they couldn't be entomologists and wouldn't be able to tell whether insects with such appearances existed on their own planet.

But now all the monitoring is connected by the Epoch Clan AI, whose data control is all-encompassing and without omission. Any living being that appears in front of the monitoring will be automatically compared with the database.

At this moment, a species that was not included in the database appeared, immediately alerting the artificial intelligence. An alarm sounded, interrupting the audience's argument.

On the large screen in the network conference room, the images of Flying Bug captured by the external monitoring system were displayed from all angles.

"Insects? Damn! Artificial intelligence is unreliable after all. After so many years of environmental remediation on Duoqi Planet, there are countless species. We can't just issue an alarm because they appear around the base. That would crash our alarm system."

"Are you stupid? Have you forgotten what we're fighting?"

"Could it be the Zerg? Do they even have such small combat units?"

"That's ridiculous. They just focus on biological methods, they're not wild beasts. Does that mean all of us who focus on mechanical methods are giant ships and cannons?"

While the audience was arguing, Elena had already connected to the Epoch Clan's database and made relevant comparisons. Soon, a piece of information was displayed.

"The biological structure bears a striking resemblance to a type of creature the Riken Race discovered on Proxima Centauri. Proxima Centauri? Isn't that the Zerg's stronghold? These really are Zerg units."

"Judging from its appearance, this should be a reconnaissance unit. What are they looking for?"

"What are they looking for?"

"Ha, is that even a guess? They appeared above the base, what do you think they're looking for?"

Suddenly, everyone realized. "Watch out!"

"Wait a minute, we're not even there, why are we so nervous?" Upon hearing this, everyone realized it was a false alarm.

"The Zerg must know this too, so what are they doing here? Even if this place is destroyed, it won't make much of a difference."

"Elena, analyze the information we have."

The cold, mechanical voice, silent for only a few seconds, then rang out. "Based on the Zerg's recent activities in the Duoqi Star System, analysis suggests they are conducting some kind of experiment. This experiment requires a relatively pristine ecological environment and a high degree of secrecy. Therefore, they are searching for Quantum Communication Device to sever our connection with Duoqi Planet. This prediction has an accuracy rate of 79.9%."

"Beep beep beep~ Risk avoidance principle activated, risk avoidance conditions met, Elena is preparing to escape from the Duoqi Planet Network, escape complete." After finishing its analysis, the artificial intelligence suddenly sounded an alarm and then completed a series of operations on its own. The screen paused for a moment before returning to normal.