Terrifying Truth (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Zhe C??)

(A bonus chapter for the second chapter of the guild leader "Zhe c??", making it three chapters today)

"Shadow...Base."

Mu Fan pondered the word, lost in thought.

Clearly, Black was thinking much further ahead than him at this moment: a complete industrial base, hidden in the shadows under the cover of the military.

While the military believed the base was under their control, Black had already quietly taken it over.

All of this has only one purpose—to acquire the resources to venture into interstellar space in the future.

"Even though this planet is small, it is still quite large relative to the base. The area that the Federation has explored here is less than one-thousandth of the total area. And the characteristics of this base mean that the military cannot send a large number of personnel to be stationed here. At most, they can only block and strictly control the space passage. So this leaves me with room to maneuver."

"Given time, I can quietly expand SCV production and establish additional bases in more remote and secluded forests, thus truly escaping human notice."

The screen projected onto the Tactical Hand Plate showed a rotating planet, a three-dimensional view of 131st Asteroid, with the A1 Area occupying a negligible area.

The image flashed, and the black figure reappeared on the screen.

"In the battles to come, you will not be able to rely on yourself alone."

"Mu Fan, this place will become your true trump card!"

Hei's voice finally fell silent.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

Mu Fan didn't say anything, but his heart was pounding with excitement.

Throughout the days that Hei accompanied him on his journey, this intelligent life form never forgot Mu Fan's dream, silently laying out all of this, with the sole purpose of giving him a true foothold in this world.

However, the scene Mu Fan imagined at this moment was completely different from what Hei Xiang actually wanted to express.

Little did he know what the base meant by a supercomputer from a parallel universe!

The productivity that the industrial system completely taken over by the Black can create will shock his vision when it finally appears!

Mu Fan looked at the metal sphere that was silently staring back at him. "Black, thank you."

"We prosper together, and we suffer together."

Hei used a rather philosophical statement.

"You just said you had something to discuss with me, now you can say it."

Oh, I almost forgot.

Mu Fan slapped his forehead and said, "Judging from your tone before, it seemed like you were quite familiar with the Zerg Race?"

"It's more than just familiarity; that old Fighter even better than the Zerg Race themselves. Why are you suddenly bringing up the Zerg? Is something the matter?"

"Do the Zerg Race, for example, desert during battles, such as when they are guards?"

"Impossible." As soon as Mu Fan finished speaking, Hei immediately denied it without the slightest hesitation.

"Aside from basic combat intelligence, the Zerg Race lack other forms of intelligence. All their actions are controlled by higher-level Brain Bug, and the highest-level controllers of these Brain Bug are the Lords."

Mu Fan was taken aback. "They don't possess the ability to think?"

"Not available!"

Black's answer was absolutely certain.

Mu Fan knew that although Hei could be unreliable at times, when it spoke in a formal tone, it meant it wasn't lying. And if its answer was decisive and without hesitation, it meant it was absolutely correct!

Sensing the surprise in Mu Fan's voice, Hei continued, "You can think of it this way: for the Zerg Race, what you see as a Insect Swarm can actually be viewed as a single entity, sharing a common brain. Each swarm of combat-type Zerg has a leader-type Brain Bug that controls it, and these Brain Bug are then controlled by lords. Above the lords are Overmind, and above the Overmind are the Zerg Race Queen. This top-down control relationship generally involves orders being issued layer by layer. However, in critical moments, higher-ranking Zerg can directly control lower-ranking Zerg. For example, a lord can directly control the actions of the beetles, but they generally don't have the inclination to do so."

Black's explanation even surpassed the Zeg information provided by the Federation Military, but Mu Fan didn't notice at the time that Black seemed to be explaining too much information.

Mu Fan muttered to himself, "Does that mean... that guard didn't break free on its own, but was controlled by a higher-level Brain Bug?"

"What did you say?"

Mu Fan recounted what he had seen: the guards fleeing and the encounter with the Spraying Tiger Bug snipers on the way.

After a brief silence of about a second, Black decisively stated, "You encountered the vanguard of the Insect Swarm. That temporary outpost was a decoy structure used for cover. Did you see the creep on the ground?"

"Mycelial mat?"

"Also called Zerg Moss, literally, it is a kind of biologically active flesh moss unique to the Zerg Race. That is the ground where they truly live! At the same time, Tunnel Bug must use creep to officially establish their race's portal. Without creep, the so-called Zerg Race stronghold is a joke. Without creep, these worms would not have any self-healing ability at all."

These words alarmed Mu Fan. If Hei's analysis was correct, then the Zerg Race he had faced before was not the real army, but a deceptive vanguard Reconnaissance Unit.

And the guard who escaped...

"That escaped guard must have gone to connect with the sentinel. You probably haven't seen the sentinel. There must be a sentinel near where that guard was eliminated by friendly forces. That's the Zerg Race's early warning unit, and also an information relay carrier."

Hei's tone remained calm and methodical, but Mu Fan felt as if a terrifyingly vast world was slowly unfolding before him. "Within a five-kilometer radius of the guards, there must be Brain Bug, a fat worm that is not large in size but has a very bloated parasite."

"So, the final result is that since the vanguard reconnaissance force has already reached a scale of more than 200 units and does not need to be replenished with creep, it means that the size of this wormhole is already at least ten times the size predicted by the Federation Military. Your forces would be about twenty times larger... um."

This number would be suffocating if anyone else heard it.

The military's estimated number is known only to high-ranking officers, but the actual scale is likely more than ten times that, which would be an astronomical figure.

However, Mu Fan did not show any fear on his face after hearing this. Instead, he asked seriously, "Hei, why did you tell me in such detail?"

At this moment, the black figure in the image finally revealed an electronic smiley face. "First, of course, it's because you asked me. Second, it's because you will inevitably have to deal with these Zegs. The Corruptors are their high-level floating units, and the Corruptor Core is an essential material for creating the Battle Armor Dragon Rider, serving as the energy carrier for that armor."

Hei revealed some more information about the armor, Mu Fan narrowed his eyes, only now realizing what was happening.

According to Hei, the energy source for this small suit of armor is not a mechanical product, but a biological core?

"At the same time, that old Fighter said that killing Zeg as soon as possible will only benefit you. Do you want to know how to advance in Dark Breath? Hahaha, the most fundamental thing is to kill Zeg."

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(P. S.: Sorry, I was in terrible shape yesterday. I was out all day and didn't get home until 8 pm. After dinner, I started writing but fell asleep within 30 minutes. My family woke me up in the middle of the night, and when I opened my eyes again, it was already daytime. This is the first time in the past two months that I've slept more than 7 hours... I'm full of energy today, and the plot is definitely packed with content. The remaining two chapters will be posted later.)