An Unexpected Turn

At first, Rowan's attention was focused on Cecil, trying to find out why the inducement, which he thought had been a great success, had turned out this way.

But as he calmed down, he realized that this place was unusual.

However, he still had a few questions. First, Cecil's situation was one of them. Second, why would this Biological Laboratory have an elder who was clearly a member of the Foundation-Inheritance Faction guarding it?

It's not that I have any prejudice against the Foundation-Inheritance Faction, but they are the ones who are most inclined towards artificial intelligence and the mechanical route, and this faction is most likely to produce those who follow the Machine Cult.

If Saide is secretly a member of the Machine Cult, inherently incompatible with the biological technology path, he would have the highest authority here. If he wanted to cause any destruction, he could do so with ease.

Therefore, according to normal logic, the chief elder here should at least be from the West-Exchange Faction, or at the very least, from the relatively neutral Loyalty-Praise Faction.

However, judging from Saide's extensive use of artificial intelligence and Mechanical Servant, he probably wants to show that he has a clear conscience. After all, there are only a few elders, and while they may not know each other inside and out, they do know some of each other's reputations. Instead of hiding it, it's better to expose it like this and accept questioning and supervision.

Rowan still couldn't understand why, even if Saide had a clear conscience, the West-Exchange Faction would let someone like him, a proponent of the Foundation-Inheritance Faction, come here.

Therefore, Saide must have secured this position through his own efforts or the influence of his backers. If Saide didn't do something, why would he bother coming here to cause trouble? Wouldn't it be better to stay far away and avoid creating problems for himself?

This matter is somewhat contradictory, and Rowan couldn't figure it out. He secretly instructed his "own people" hidden in the Star Sea Alliance to pay a little attention to this matter and see what really happened back then.

However, this matter cannot be rushed. Most of Rowan's "own people" are concentrated at the front line, along with a few foreign races that bordered the Swarm. He hasn't infiltrated too many of the advanced civilizations in the Alliance, especially the Epoch Clan.

This isn't because he lacks ability, but rather a matter of time. The Swarm has only developed for a few years in total, less than a thousand years. It doesn't even compare to the history of the Epoch Clan and the Inner-Ring Civilizations, let alone the Mid-Ring Civilizations or even some of the older Outer-Ring Civilizations. His current achievements are already a testament to his formidable abilities.

Finally, what puzzled him greatly was that several days had passed since the Biological Armor appeared and moved, yet he had not gleaned any information from it.

Although he was initially very certain that the Epoch Clan would not, and had no reason to, target a Biological Armor that had not yet been activated, the events of the past few days had made him somewhat unsure.

They say curiosity killed the cat. Rowan originally thought he had transcended such low-level interests and become an immortal who could calmly and unhurriedly deal with everything.

Compared to before, he has grown a lot. You have to understand that, putting aside the time when he played in the mud with the ants on Origin Star, Rowan has never gone into hibernation since he awakened and the Swarm has developed to its current state.

Therefore, Rowan has truly experienced nearly a thousand years, and in such a long period of time, he has surpassed everyone in the Star Sea Alliance.

Of course, this refers to waking hours. Some members of the Star Sea Alliance are hanging on by a thread, in a dormant state, gambling on the future. People like Humins, who were born five thousand years ago, are just the lowest of the low.

However, when it comes to this kind of fake age propped up by hibernation, Rowan is in no way inferior. He slept for hundreds of millions of years, and when has he ever gone out to brag about it? If we're really comparing this, even the entire history of the Epoch Clan wouldn't amount to a fraction of his age.

But now he realized that he had really overestimated himself. Although he kept recalling when he was still a tiny insect, when he was just born, as fragile as if there were no adjectives to describe him, he experienced his first flight out of curiosity. From then on, he was separated from the tool White Grub, broke away from the comfortable and decadent life, and was later attacked by the Earth-Yellow Ant.

Although he later led his army to wipe out the Earth-Yellow Ant, that was a long time later. The creature that bit him back then was probably long dead by then. Thinking about it now, it's quite a regret. Ahem, I digress...

Even though he kept recalling the various tragic experiences caused by his excessive curiosity, he still couldn't stop his ever-growing curiosity when the problem actually arose.

Unfortunately, although Saide looked big and burly, he was a seasoned homebody and showed no intention of going out. Even if Rowan wanted to do something, he couldn't find an opportunity to do so.

The Biological Armor moves quite frequently, suggesting that Saide enjoys observing Biological Armor, taking it out of the shadow marker in the Castle almost every day and putting it back a few hours later.

Time passed day by day, and the Castle had several days when the windows were opened for ventilation, but because the house was so quiet, the Echolocation System found nothing even after the Castle were open all day.

This is really strange. Doesn't Saide need to speak? Even if he's alone, he still needs to give instructions to his Mechanical Servant. If even the slightest sound were to escape, the Echolocation System wouldn't be in this state.

Moreover, he wouldn't stoop so low as to create another explosion. If the first explosion was a coincidence, then a second one at the same location couldn't be considered a coincidence. Furthermore, this would inevitably attract the attention of the artificial intelligence system, increasing the risk of exposure.

Moreover, instead of creating a second explosion, Rowan might as well just build up troops and launch a direct assault on the Castle. Since he's going to be exposed anyway, he might as well be more direct.

Even Echolocation System yielded no results, and Optical Observation was equally fruitless. Whether it was mid-range Flying Bug, birds in the sky, or distant Tree Eye, they stared through every window all day without finding any trace of Saide.

If it weren't for the Ultra-small Warship representing Elder Epoch Clan's vehicle, still quietly docked on the Landing Pad, Rowan would have almost suspected that Saide had used some high-tech means to escape while he wasn't looking.

However, Rowan was, after all, the head of a clan, and he couldn't possibly expend all his energy on this. As time passed, and with other things distracting him, Rowan's once restless curiosity gradually subsided.

Perhaps sensing a drop in their popularity with Rowan, the Biological Armor Rowan underwent another change.