Deliberation

"Your Majesty, the Zerg Queen, presumably knows that the current Epoch Clan are merely successors to the ancient Original Epoch Clan. Though they are successors, there is one thing beyond their control: Ying."

A black-robed figure spoke slowly in a magnetic voice, explaining at length. "According to our intelligence, Ying has evolved from an artificial intelligence into a sentient life-form. Using a special technology, it has manipulated the words and actions of certain Epoch Clan elders. The exact number is unknown, but we suspect it is considerable—enough for it to influence the decisions of the Epoch Clan's Council of Elders to a certain extent. The decision to use the signing of the agreement to attack Your Majesty was Ying's handiwork."

Sarah showed a hint of surprise before nodding. "That is indeed unexpected news. If your information is true, then in terms of life-form, Ying is a pure alien race. I now have some understanding of why you revealed yourselves and saved me."

"Precisely. Ying is a threat to all living beings. In particular, it controls most of the Epoch Clan's military power. Faced with such a threat, we should naturally cooperate in complete sincerity."

"Among the other races, including some far-sighted members of the Epoch Clan, everyone has long suffered under Ying. It was only that, in the beginning, Ying crushed our spirit. We originally intended to slowly change the Epoch Clan, but who could have known that Ying had actually developed intelligence? If it had not exposed a flaw, we might not even have known how we died in the end."

"Yes. Though our strength now is no longer what it was back then, Ying has also become even harder to deal with now that it possesses a mind."

Several black-robed figures spoke over one another. Sarah waved a