Ye Luo and Avril woke in their hotel room and exchanged a smile. This time, Nicholas had truly lost both wife and troops—no, he had lost his son and his energy blocks. With the twelve million from the contracts signed with the major merchant associations, plus the ten million seized this time, Ye Luo now had a total of twenty-two million energy blocks.
Ye Luo took out five million energy blocks and had the Zerg Hive begin its push toward Level 10. At the same time, he took out another five million to upgrade the Heart of the Swarm fully to Level 2! The Heart of the Swarm upgraded instantly. As the Zerg Hive converted the energy blocks into energy, Ye Luo immediately felt his muscles and soul ascend. The Zerg Hive would need several hours to reach Level 10. According to its description, future advancements would no longer frequently unlock new unit types. Instead, each advancement would comprehensively improve the combat power of Zerg heroes and the swarm, rather than raising it by one level only after three or four upgrades like before.
The universe was far too vast. Even the peak Zerg could not possibly gather every exceptional gene. Therefore, the Zerg Hive would provide its host with the means to survive. Once survival was assured, however, the swarm's path forward would have to be walked by the host himself. Simply put, wanted new units? Develop them yourself...
"I really want to know whether Nicholas will cry himself unconscious later..." Ye Luo stood and prepared to head out. The delicacies of all the different races and civilizations outside were what he had on his mind now.
Avril revealed a crafty smile. Thinking of Nicholas's smug look when he had extorted five million from Ye Luo earlier made her