As soon as Zhang Fan returned to the Insect Race Starfield, he began an intensive effort to hatch {Emperor} vessels. The numbers of {Overlord Beasts} and {Super Six-Eyes} were also growing at an astonishing rate.
Zhang Fan went alone to the temple on Second Earth, where Buffett was holding a human baby boy.
Buffett brought the baby over for Zhang Fan to see, but Zhang Fan took a step back, glancing at the spikes covering his body and his blade-like hands.
"Better keep him away from me..."
"Overlord..." Buffett changed the subject. "Have you come back to study magic this time?"
Zhang Fan took out a Krami Pearl and tossed it to Buffett. "What can this thing be used for?"
Buffett exclaimed, "A Krami Pearl? Overlord, how did you get this?"
"You recognize it?"
"Of course. It contains the power of a star. A single pearl like this could supply a technologically advanced planet with energy for a hundred years."
"How could our Insect Race use it?"
Buffett pondered for a long while. "The bodies of the Insect Race cannot withstand such immense power. We Atlan People can build a conversion device to channel the stellar power within it into miniature pearls. Once weakened, that power could provide {Matriarchs} and other members of the Insect Race with tremendous energy."
"Then I'll leave it to you, Lord Buffett!"
"You have already shown us immense kindness by taking us in and protecting us, Overlord. There is no need to be so polite." Buffett looked curiously at the pearl and asked, "Where did you get it, Overlord?"
"At the Interstellar Competition Auction. Princess Domina hired our Insect Race to wipe out a star system for her and gave us a thousand of them."
Zhang Fan spoke casually, but Buffett's jaw nearly dropped to the floor.
After collecting himself, he said, "Overlord, Princess Domina's status in the Northern Universe is second only to the Northern Realm Great Emperor. Though the Krami People are small, their mental power is extraordinarily strong. They can control almost any creature with weak mental power."
Buffett looked puzzled. "Why would she hire the Insect Race to wipe out a star system for her? It should be effortless for her, yet she offered the enormous price of a thousand Krami Pearls?"
"I found that strange too. Princess Domina said she had important matters to attend to, and that the star system was located where the Western Universe and Southern Universe meet."
Buffett exclaimed, "Overlord, she couldn't mean the Nine Clouds Star System, could she?"
"Yes. How did you know, Lord Buffett?"
Buffett shook his head. "The Sumera Star People of the Nine Clouds Star System won't be easy to deal with. They wield pure elemental power. In terms of magical power, they are the ancestors of us Atari People."
Zhang Fan suddenly recalled that Princess Domina seemed to dislike magic. "Is there bad blood between you Atari People and Domina?"
"Bad blood... She's the reason we were hunted down until only this handful of us remained."
Zhang Fan found it very strange. Buffett's tone was calm, without the slightest trace of hatred or any intention of using his power to seek revenge.
"Why did she hunt you down? Don't you want revenge?"
"She wanted to learn magic, but her body made that impossible. Whatever she cannot obtain, she wants to destroy. She hunted us simply because she wanted to destroy us. The Nine Clouds Star System probably refused her too."
Zhang Fan laughed. "What a strange woman. Hahaha, interesting." He stared at Buffett. "But you're even more interesting, Lord Buffett. Are you waiting for me to offer to avenge you?"
Buffett hurriedly waved his hands. "No, no, no. There are already very few of our people left. We're more than satisfied to live on Second Earth under your protection, Overlord. Revenge would only bring greater disaster."
Although Zhang Fan could not quite accept Buffett's thinking, everyone had their own aspirations. He also needed Buffett to help educate humanity. Without strength, what hope was there of revenge? It would only lead to their own destruction.
"I respect your wishes. You can live here without worry. I've cleared out the surrounding area and notified the Thunderflame Star System. Hu Baili will send the Lilvara People to assist you, and the Li'erwala Insect Tribe's army will guard the perimeter."
After speaking, Zhang Fan gazed into the distance at the human baby boy in the arms of a Yate maid and asked gently, "Have you... given him a name?"
"He has no official name yet. Naturally, his name should be chosen by you, Overlord."
Zhang Fan turned to leave, his deep voice echoing through the temple. "His name will be... Pangu!"
In the Insect Race Starfield surrounding Second Earth, five thousand {Emperor} vessels were ready, and hundreds of billions of insects of various kinds had boarded, awaiting departure.
Over those three months, Zhang Fan had used Noya as a template to hatch eleven {War Generals}, each with different abilities. He called them and Noya the {Twelve Beast God Generals}.
The {Matriarchs} had also been strengthened. By incorporating Yate magical genes and then the power of miniature Krami Pearls, they had gained not only greater individual magical abilities, but also greatly improved overall combat and command capabilities.
As the main aerial combat force of the Insect Race's legions, the {Super Six-Eyes} had reached the terrifying number of a hundred billion.
The {Venom Bees}, which served as wingmen to the {Super Six-Eyes}, had reached ten times their number.
The ground-assault Insect Race units—{cheetahs}, {Thunder Elephants}, {Overlord Beasts}, {Giant Scarabs}, and {Qi Mantises}—along with the aerial {Six-Eyes}, were even more numerous.
An unprecedentedly powerful Insect Race army stood ready to depart. At a single command from Zhang Fan, they would travel to the distant Nine Clouds Star System to carry out a merciless extermination.
{Matriarch} Shusha spoke to Zhang Fan as he admired his enormous army. "Overlord, Princess Domina has arrived."
Twenty {Emperor} vessels slowly approached the Insect Race Starfield...
Zhang Fan welcomed her in person. Riding a {Golden Parasitic Tick}, Princess Domina raced over and climbed onto his body.
"Overlord, where's my body?"
{Matriarch} Shusha pointed to a giant black insect egg behind her. "This body has been hatched according to your requirements, Princess."
"Let me see, let me see." Unable to wait, Domina directed her {Golden Parasitic Tick} to climb onto the giant egg.
Zhang Fan was about to speak when {Matriarch} Lilium said, "Overlord, we've detected Moon Ape Clan warships. They're harassing our sixth planet."
Noya flew into a rage. "Those damned monkeys! I'll wipe them out."
Princess Domina looked displeased. "What a buzzkill... I'll take care of them for you!"
Princess Domina closed her eyes, and an {Emperor} vessel began moving toward the sixth planet. Before it had gone far, however, hundreds of diamond-shaped Moon Ape warships flew toward it.
{Matriarch} Duolaner glanced at Zhang Fan, and he signaled her not to act rashly.
A short distance in front of the {Emperor}, the hundreds of diamond-shaped Moon Ape warships actually began slaughtering one another. In the blink of an eye, the last surviving Moon Ape warship slowly drifted against its will into the {Emperor}'s enormous eagle-like beak.
Princess Domina opened her eyes and smiled at Zhang Fan. "Shall we continue? That white monkey is rather good-looking. I'll keep him as a pet!"
Now Zhang Fan had seen it for himself. He could only control the Insect Race, yet Domina could actually control every living creature... Then the Insect Race...
Seeing that Zhang Fan had not answered her, Domina smiled. "Rest assured, Overlord. Your consciousness is very powerful, and I have no interest in becoming the Insect Race's enemy. As long as you don't get any ideas about me, we Kelami will always be friends of the Insect Race."
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