I Am the Swarm
Chapter 623

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This "defect" of the Biological Armor actually has little impact, because Saide and his team have gone in the wrong direction. The Zerg's Gene Lock is not truly based on biotechnology, so even if they observe for ten thousand years, they won't be able to see anything.

For Rowan, the actions of Saide and his group weren't necessarily a bad thing. It gave him ample time to conduct counter-surveillance and also provided cover for conserving some energy for the Biological Armor.

The fused tentacles continued to extend outward along the extremely fine gaps, completely ignoring the Nano-robot on both sides. Rowan didn't know if Saide and his team had conducted similar experiments before, but judging from the Nano-robot's targeted manipulation of biological membranes, they probably had.

If the Biological Armor is in a disconnected state, although it won't be breached by such clumsy methods, it will only follow the established procedures, so Saide and his team must have the relevant data.

Therefore, given the unclear situation, Rowan's approach this time is quite different from before. Originally, Rowan's plan was for the Fusion Tentacle to directly target the host's neck and head, but now he has no choice but to proceed step by step and slowly cover them up.

Although this will take a little time, it's a safer approach.

As the spreading tentacles advance, the surrounding Nano-robot undergo subtle changes. These changes are primarily reflected in the biowall covering them, which mimics the host's biomes.

The information in the biowall is constantly changing, manifesting in subtle external changes, and it continuously tries to access the genetic information of the host's various tissues in the hope of deceiving the Biological Armor's recognition system and being absorbed by the spreading tentacles.

This allowed Rowan to finally confirm that Saide and his team were indeed conducting some kind of experiment. However, there was still no audio feedback from the Biological Armor.

Since there was no feedback from the outside world, Rowan's only option was to search for it within the host's body himself.

As time passed, the genetic information of the Nano-robot that had gathered and spread their tentacles had changed hundreds of times, and the integration process was more than 30% complete.

Rowan now regrets not paying more attention to the after-sales service of the Biological Armor. If he had made timely upgrades and modifications, he wouldn't be in such a predicament now.

The original design for the Biological Armor was that it simply needed to be attached to any part of the host's body and then activated. Once activated, the Biological Armor would fuse with the attached part, revealing a piece of relatively hard, slightly raised, scale-like soft skin.

The design of this soft leather is very user-friendly and pays great attention to user experience. It can generate a pattern according to the user's wishes and can also change the color.

If the host possesses design talent, then this Soft Scale will become incredibly cool, featuring gradient colors, contrasting colors, natural themes, minimalist styles, and so on. Once the design is complete, it will present an effect similar to relief sculpture, resembling a work of art.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't have the talent in this area. The host can ask others to help design it. And those who can obtain Biological Armor are usually big shots who are rich and powerful, so finding a designer is not difficult.

Therefore, the hosts of Biological Armor usually choose a conspicuous location to fuse with the Biological Armor. This not only allows them to better display this Soft Scale artwork, but also lets them subtly show it off.

There are only a few prominent spots: shoulders, upper arms, and neck. These areas are usually exposed even when clothed, allowing for better display.

These areas are very close to the neck and head. Even if some hosts are more discreet, they usually fuse the Biological Armor to their chest or back, which are too far from the neck and head.

Therefore, Rowan had never paid attention to this matter, nor could he foresee what he would encounter in the future, so he never thought of imposing any restrictions on it.

But now Rowan has some regrets. He doesn't know what results or conclusions Saide and his team achieved in their last experiment, or perhaps it was just a simple experiment with different positions.

They actually placed the fusion site on the soles of the host's feet... This not only prevents the display of the Soft Scale artwork, but also causes the legs to become uneven after fusion. Even if you want to increase height, this is not the way to do it.

This means that the Fusion Tentacle will likely have to wait until the fusion process is nearing completion before they can spread to the host's brainstem, further prolonging the waiting time for Rowan.

Of course, given that the Biological Armor has not received any audio signals so far, the experimental subject has no right to speak. Even if it did speak, without a medium for transmission, others would not hear it.

Moreover, Rowan has basically confirmed that although this host is a Pot Spirit Race, he is not Cecil. This is because the experimental methods they use extend the experimental time to the limit. During this process, in order to stay awake, the host cannot enter hibernation by reducing physical activity, and can only maintain life through some special means.

This is a rather cruel thing, and it's unlikely that Cecil, as one of the most noble elders of the Epoch Clan, would do such a thing.

As time continued to pass, the number of Nano-robot biomimetic walls surrounding the Biological Armor had reached nearly a thousand, with each type numbering in the millions, and some even exceeding ten million.

This situation made Rowan frown slightly. Even though the Nano-robot were very small, there were simply too many of them. Even if each type numbered in the millions, their total number had already exceeded one billion.

Although the total mass of these Nano-robot is still only a drop in the ocean compared to the host itself, this only represents the number surrounding the Biological Armor. How many Nano-robot exist outside of them remains unknown.

If the number of Nano-robot exceeds a certain level, the host's bodily functions may be affected, or even life may be endangered.

This was not good news for Rowan. Although Rowan didn't care about the life of the test subject, if the test subject died prematurely, then according to the setting, the Biological Armor that shared life and death with it would also die.

If Rowan doesn't want to expose anything, then by then, this exploration will end, and the intelligence leads will be cut off again.

However, in doing so, they exposed the secrets of the Swarm. Once the Star Sea Alliance discovers that the Biological Armor contains a hidden door, the seller can remotely control it through the hidden door.

Therefore, all the foreign races who obtained and integrated the Biological Armor will likely be affected. Keep in mind that these people are basically "one of us," and if they attract attention because of this, it would be a huge loss for them.

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