Colonial Suit

Shadows, like the dark side of the universe, quietly enveloped the spaceship. Everyone within was silent.

Huge, immense, unbelievably huge.

To be precise, even 'huge' couldn't describe this creation. Ordinary planets were nothing more than grains of sand in the universe, insignificant. But this behemoth was exaggerated to the point of being dozens of stars in size, a presence that would be bursting even in a star system. From the spaceship's perspective, only a part of its 'body' was visible, yet even that was astonishingly large. The reddish-brown surface was covered with thick tendons and blood vessels, wriggling and contracting like a living thing, while countless massive holes dotted the surface, with swarms of Versaik Void Worms flying in and out.

It was like a beehive, magnified countless times.

The Sasha Clan, a Tier-1 Star Nest.

Dicexiat.

Black Abyss Pulse.

Inside the spaceship, Sapos quietly looked up, his eyes revealing a dazed and fascinated expression.

"How magnificent, how spectacular. No matter how many times I see it, it moves me. This is the pinnacle of biological civilization, a great, beyond great existence. It is us, the pride of the Sasha Clan."

"Can you imagine?" He turned his head, saying to Li'er, "Such an existence is only a sub-unit of the Star Nest Project. When all the sub-units are completed, they can combine into a life that transcends ordinary concepts. A true life that can sink into the abyss! The ancient Crodir once did it, but now, we can do it too!"

"In today's universe, only we, only we can do it. The Boca Clan can't, no one can!"

When he said these words, Sapos was so high-spirited, proud, and confident. Yes, he had reason to be proud, because of the growth of civilization. Starting from the power system of the Cosmic Warriors, the degree of penetration into anti-space meant power and dignity. Whether a Cosmic Warrior was powerful or not was clearly visible from the number of anti-space layers he could enter. The stronger he was, the deeper he penetrated. The same was true for civilizations.

As the universe developed to its current state, technology and power were inextricably linked. The first thing technological achievements were used for was not peace or benefiting humanity, but exploration and hegemony. The so-called peace and rules were just things politicians used to fool people; the real essence was naked violence.

Since the Great Chaos Era, the competition between the Sasha Clan and the Boca Clan had lasted for ten thousand years. Now they finally saw the dawn of surpassing their opponents, so how could they not be excited? How could they not be proud? Sinking into the abyss… that was a legend!

Sapos thought excitedly, but he didn't know that at this moment, Li'er had a different feeling in her heart.

"Power is not determined by volume."

"The organization of cells is loose, and the degree of modularity is insufficient. The tissue connection is disordered, and the energy transmission system is severely interfered with."

"The specific structure still needs to be analyzed after contamination, but it currently appears to be a substandard product. It cannot be used as a mother queen carrier. If forced parasitism is required, then large-scale adjustments must be made in the later stage. It is estimated that more than 53% of the tissue will be consumed."

"The Sasha Clan is really a bunch of useless trash. After so many years, they still can't master the Crodir's biotechnology. Even manufacturing a mother nest carrier is so low-level. How much value can there be in using volume to accommodate power? If it really sinks into the abyss, can its efficiency, energy circulation system, and tissue regeneration system meet the standards?"

Li'er roughly estimated and shook her head secretly in her heart.

Impossible.

As the only 'entity' that had truly entered the abyss, Li'er knew how terrifying that area was. A blank with no energy and no rules. Just that layer of 'nothingness' similar to a shield was enough to destroy this mother nest, let alone the real abyss. It wasn't that it wasn't strong enough, but that its circulation hadn't reached that level. Without external energy replenishment and constant self-consumption, whether an individual could survive in 'nothingness' was a test of itself.

Whether it was physical tissue, energy, or the rule system, it all had to be self-sufficient!

Obviously, this mother nest that Sapos showed her had not reached that level. Even if its volume expanded a hundred times, it wouldn't work, because excessive volume was a burden in itself, meaning greater consumption and more complex management, making it appear bloated and useless.

Sapos was too naive.

But at this time, Li'er certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to interrupt him, but let him be proud. Until the spaceship gradually approached the huge mother nest and was sucked into one of the holes.

Speaking of which, these holes all over the surface of the mother nest were similar to pores, serving as channels for entry and exit and energy interaction. The pipelines within were dense, like capillaries, extending deep into the mother nest. But Li'er was very familiar with them. Even without Sapos's explanation, she could feel the approximate uses of the pipelines from their fluctuations.

The spaceship advanced slowly in the pipeline. At this time, the enormity of the mother nest was even more evident. Sapos also explained to Li'er at the right time.

"Dicexiat has some combat functions, so these pipelines have been specially designed to expand and contract. When it expands to its limit, it can even accommodate a Death Star for the entry and exit of the sub-fleet."

Li'er nodded and said nothing.

The mother nest itself was a war base, and accommodating the sub-fleet was only a basic function, but the Sasha Clan's scale was larger. Using Death Stars as sub-fleets, it was believed that their construction of the mother nest was not just for a war, but more likely to use it as a carrier for civilization. Once the Great Destruction came, they could use it to escape into the abyss, thereby escaping the calamity.

But… the abyss…

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Li'er sighed secretly, separated a wisp of thought, and wanted to check the cell viability of the mother nest.

But just as she came into contact with the mother nest, suddenly, the mother nest trembled violently, and a large number of holes opened on the pipe wall, from which a massive number of void worms poured out. They waved their high-energy tentacles and wrapped around the spaceship, making threatening hissing sounds. Even a fool could see their hostility.

Sapos's face changed suddenly, and he turned his head sharply and said.

"What did you do?"

"Just wanted to 'contact' it." Li'er replied indifferently. Slowly withdrawing her thoughts. The vigilance of the mother nest was beyond her imagination. It seemed that the Sasha Clan was deliberately preventing her, which was normal. Since Sapos knew her bloodline, how could he not take precautions? They were also afraid that Li'er would do something…

Hearing Li'er's answer, Sapos's face turned gloomy, and he said word by word.

"I hope you know the importance of this place to us. Any 'contact' without permission is illegal. This time it may just be a joke, but next time, I don't want to see it."

"I know." Li'er shrugged and answered easily.

Next time?

Will you know? (To be continued…)