"Because of this ability, our species has the same underlying genes, but the appearance is very different." In order to make it easier for Zhang Han to understand, the old man spilled the tea on his hand, and every drop of tea turned into the appearance of the Zerg unit.
"With its diverse characteristics, our race has an increasing advantage in competition, and slowly dominates the entire planet. We begin to build civilizations, use tools, and conflicts and civil wars also break out."
"We have learned a lot from the history of these early civilizations." The old man seemed to miss those days very much.
"One day, a giant of light descended from the sky. They were very powerful. To us at the time, they were gods, beings that far exceeded our level of civilization and understanding."
"The race of the giants of light proposed a deal to us. He said that they are at war with some evil races. And we are a race with very good talents. As long as we help them in the war, they will help us optimize our genes and sublimate our civilization."
A mocking smile appeared on the old man's face, "How can a young race like ours withstand such a temptation? I couldn't even overcome gravity at the time, so we agreed."
"The giants of light have collected many creatures for us Consume. Our race has also evolved into more branches, and Consume's abilities are getting stronger and stronger."
At this time, the floating insect units had more shapes, hundreds or even thousands of them, and they continued to increase. Only then did Zhang Han realize that the appearance of these bugs had basically been seen in Laplace's Meat Mountain consciousness... He had some terrible conjectures in his mind.
"Our useless branches were destroyed, and the useful ones were cloned and thrown into the hell-like battlefield. Just like now, our race has experienced too many wars and deaths when we were young."
"There was a time when I thought that as a scientific researcher, I could explore all the secrets of the universe and calculate the orbit of every particle. As it turned out, that was simply impossible.
Just like I still don't know how many branches our race has developed, how many died on the battlefield, and how many died in the laboratory."
"We have been used as tools, our race has suffered, we have been controlled, we are slaves..." Laplace's voice trembled when he talked about the emotional part.
"It's not that the great Zerg didn't wake up and resist, it's that there have always been, but they were all suppressed until - I was born." At this moment, Zhang Han felt that the temperament of the old man sitting on the chair had changed. It was the kind of self-centered and manipulative temperament.
"My birth was almost inevitable because the giants of light wanted to control the growing size of our clan and better use tools like ours. At that time, I no longer knew how long our history was and how long the war had been going on..."
"I was trapped in a strict laboratory when I was born, with sound security and well-trained guards. They also arranged a nurturer for me to brainwash me. I really didn't feel that I was Zerg at the beginning, and I felt that it was natural for me to serve the Giant of Light."
"Under my command, more and more Zergs died... Suddenly one day, I was still sleeping, and a pain from the depths of my soul woke me up. I don't know how many Zergs this pain came from... I still remember that moment. I was in so much pain that I wanted to cry, but I had no eyes and couldn't shed tears."
Laplace was silent for a long time, seeming to recall the pain in his memory.
"At that moment, I realized that the thoughts of all intelligent life in the universe will have an impact on a strange field in the universe. This sounds very idealistic. There is no Shroud in the ordinary galaxy."
"Let me put it another way, it is easy to understand from the perspective of quantum mechanics. A quantum in a superposition state can go forward, backward, live or die, and the states are superposed. But as long as there is observation, the target quantum will only collapse into one state. Even the civilization of the giant of light is troubled by how to define the perspective of 'observation'."
"And the ubiquitous field in this universe, the field that can be affected by intelligent life, is the observer's perspective, which is the cornerstone of the future Swarm Network."
"This kind of field is very subtle and subtle, and exists in every aspect of the universe. So quantum mechanics is not metaphysics, but the medium that affects quantum collapse has not been found. Overmind, do you know how many Swarm units need to die to cause such a big change in this field and make me feel Swarm's pain for the first time?"
The old man looked at Zhang Han seriously. Zhang Han, who heard the origin of Swarm for the first time, was stunned. He shook his head numbly.
"Later, after I woke up from pain, I invented Swarm Network based on the field of observer's perspective. Then I used Swarm Network to unite Zerg. Not only Zerg but also many races used by the Giant of Light. Their war is too large, involving dozens of galaxies... It's not enough for Zerg to be used as cannon fodder."
Laplace's mood slowly calmed down, "Later, after I killed the Giant of Light, I calculated using the energy of burning five suns. It's about ten thousand deaths a day, and a total of millions of years. Only such a huge consciousness and so much pain can I feel the existence of this field in the universe."
Ignoring Zhang Han who was shocked by the number, Laplace continued to tell his story.
"Together with those exploited races, we absorbed the technology of the Giant of Light, and chaos followed. Some races want to become new Giants of Light, and there are quite a few Zerg who have this idea."
"A new war began again. By the end of this war, more than a dozen more galaxies had been destroyed in the war. Then I thought, since I invented Swarm Network for the survival of civilization, why didn't I go further?"
"I changed the permission system of the network. I integrated the race that stands with Zerg into our genes. We are no longer a 'race', but a 'group'. If we want to evolve to a higher level, we must make the group wider. In order to be organized and orderly, I also set up Overmind and ordinary nodes."
"In the later time, Swarm became larger and larger, and Swarm Network became more and more perfect, until now."
"All this is the beginning of Swarm..." Laplace finished the tea in his cup and looked at Zhang Han seriously, "Swarm has never been exclusive. The group will only get bigger and bigger. As long as it can be accommodated, it is part of Swarm. Didn't you also promote some outstanding foreign nodes? This is in line with Swarm's philosophy."
"It was an accident that you became Overmind, but isn't an accident unreasonable? The Overmind competition is not over yet. I believe you will grow stronger again and bring more changes to Swarm."
"If I say it, I can't help you get rid of your confusion and communicate more with the ideological trends in Swarm Network. Swarm Network never takes the initiative to stifle independent thinking. Swarm Network was established for unity. That was also my original intention... It was unity that saved Zerg at that time."