Contact

Those Inner-Ring Civilizations truly deserved their status as the oldest civilizations besides the Epoch Clan. Hundreds of thousands of years of history had allowed them to build up immense influence within the Epoch Clan. If not for Ying's existence, the Epoch Clan might have perished long ago.

"Overlord, an unmarked spacecraft has been spotted outside Star System No. 11. It revealed itself voluntarily and wishes to contact us."

As Rowan listened to the report, he instantly split off a thought and descended into a Node Unit over there. As his strength grew, the abilities he could use became increasingly diverse.

It was over thirty meters long, with a sleek, sharp design. Though it was painted entirely in an unremarkable dark gray and bore no markings that could be linked to any faction, it possessed an obvious sense of harmony and aesthetic appeal, enough to show that its technology was far from inferior.

In fact, all sorts of reconnaissance ships roamed within Zerg territory. Some carried identification markings, while others, like this one, bore none at all.

There were quite a few of them, and the Zerg were well aware of their existence. However, these ships had been built specifically to scout enemy territory. Their relevant specifications had all been designed around that purpose, so not only did they possess powerful stealth capabilities that made them hard to detect, but more importantly, they were extremely fast.

Although Rowan had created a needlefish-type Bug specifically to deal with these irritating stalkers, after giving it some thought, he had ultimately allowed them to remain.

Since the scout ship before him had so brazenly revealed itself and taken the initiative to approach the Zerg, it surely had something it wished to discuss.

In the eyes of other races, the Zerg were an exceedingly mysterious