I Am the Swarm

So far, over the past decade or so, the swarm has launched a total of more than 30,000 Taikoo-class ones.

The number seems huge, but the efficiency is not high when it is broken down for more than ten years. This is because the electromagnetic giant orbits with the stars, and only half of the time, the Rickon galaxy is in their emission field of view.

After twenty years, they will arrive at the outer edge of the Rikon Galaxy one after another, and gather there.

Because the Taikoo class does not need to contribute its own power and when the energy is silent, the external stealth system will work. With the observation technology of the Riken tribe, it is extremely difficult to find them.

However, by observing the situation in the Proxima Centauri galaxy, the Rickon family still found new spots on the stars, which they speculated were caused by occlusion by unknown objects.

Even if I don't know what this thing is for, I think it was made by the swarm, and since the swarm can produce such a big guy, it is enough to prove that the swarm is powerful.

Although the fluctuation when the electromagnetic giant gathers energy is not as obvious as the fusion reaction, it is also covered by the energy of the star because it is close to the star. So much so that the Rickens didn't know that the swarm had dispatched troops.

But the two sides are now at war, and the strength shown by the opponent has made all the Riken people who know about it heavy in their hearts.

They could only speed up the construction of defensive facilities to achieve comfort in their hearts, but they took the right step by mistake.

But who knows if this is what the swarm expected?

Time flies, and twenty years later, the vanguard of the swarm has reached the outskirts of the Rickon galaxy and assembled in the void.

Because when approaching the rendezvous point, the ancient space octopus needs to gradually slow down its own speed, which inevitably produces some energy fluctuations. In addition, the location was not far from the Riken galaxy at that time, and the Riken tribe had installed a large number of observation instruments in the meteorite circle outside the galaxy, so the movement of the swarm had been noticed by the Riken tribe.

This can be seen from their gradual dispersal of defensive forces to concentrate in front of the swarm assembly point.

Of course, the swarm also has a more direct way, such as learning from the intelligent body.

Over the years, many things have happened to the Rickon tribe.

First of all, His Excellency Speaker Antonio broke the traditions and laws of the Ricon tribe. He should have been re-elected for three terms more than 20 years ago, and he still holds the position of Speaker. The reason is that it is not appropriate to change the leadership team during the war .

This reason has won the support of most people, and whether there is trickery in it is not what Rowan cares about.

Another relatively big event is the life-extending potion.

There are too many people who know about this matter, and the millions of officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force who returned at the beginning basically knew about it. Although Antonio issued a gag order, the effect was not satisfactory.

Afterwards, the laboratory for researching life-prolonging medicines was invaded by armed forces, and some finished products, materials and experimental data were lost.

Later, after time fermented, more and more Liken people knew about this matter, and it slowly radiated to the ordinary people.

For this reason, several rounds of large-scale protest marches broke out, and even under the instigation of interested people, they developed in the direction of riots. Fortunately, it was the stage of military control at this time, and the parade was quickly subsided.

Due to the special circumstances at the time, the speaker had no choice but to deliver a speech to the nation, disclosing matters related to life-prolonging pharmaceuticals. It also explained that potion materials can be planted, and everyone has the opportunity to use potions.

Of course, in view of the limited materials and production time, the personnel who use the medicine will definitely be prioritized, and front-line officers, soldiers and scientific research personnel will enjoy this benefit first.

As soon as this policy came out, although it was still opposed by some people, fortunately, most of the Liken people still agreed with this distribution plan.

This also triggered a round of enthusiasm for joining the army, because the price is clearly marked in the army, and military merits are exchanged for medicine. Although the risk is very high, it is easier to go than the path of scientific research personnel.

Over the years, Kloss has not been idle. Together with Claire, she has almost changed her immediate family members.

But don't underestimate the relatives of the sisters. Their grandfather is a senior member of parliament with real power. Even if Antonio saw him in private, he would call himself a junior. Grandpa is a lieutenant general in the army. Although he is relegated to the second line, he is very influential.

Her father is also a high-ranking military officer, a senior colonel, and her mother is a strong businesswoman.

The relationship between the two sisters takes everything from the military, political, and business circles, and it is a proper template for the protagonist.

Under the secret management of their family, the underground power of the Zerg Swarm on Riken's home planet has developed rapidly, and hundreds of intelligent bodies have been transformed.

This is because it must disappear for seven days during the transformation, even if there is a substitute, there will inevitably be omissions.

Coupled with the strict screening by the insect swarm, the transformed personnel are all elites from all walks of life, and each personnel has to formulate a special plan when transforming, otherwise the number of transformed people will definitely be more.

But expensive and fine are not expensive, and the energy that these hundreds of people can exert is astonishing, but it's not the time to use them, and they usually just pass on some news.

Therefore, the decrees of the Riken tribe are almost transparent in the eyes of the swarm.

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As more and more Primordials of the swarm arrived at the rendezvous point outside the Riken system, the deployment of the Riken tribe also changed.

They began to transfer all the movable deployments of the meteorite belt to the galaxy.

The scope of this "all" is astonishingly large.

Rowan once saw through the eyeworm's perspective that they used warships to drag some asteroids with a diameter of ten kilometers back, and there were base fortresses built by the Riken tribe on them.

The swarm did not stop their movements, which made the Riken tribe who had been trembling and tense feel a little strange, but this was a good thing, and they did not intend to go deeper to avoid provoking the swarm.

Two years later, there was nothing left of the facilities of the Rickens in the meteorite belt except for many observation devices staring at the swarm.

Through the news from the intelligent body, Rowan knew that the plan of the Rickon tribe was to rely on the planets to disperse the troops of the swarm. Then set up steel defense lines on Liwen and Liwu stars to slowly wear down the vitality of the swarm.

It seems that the Liken tribe wants to fight a protracted war.

Rowan somewhat disagrees with this.

When it comes to war potential, the Rickens are no match for the Swarm.

For the Riken tribe, where each member is an independent intelligent individual, not all members have the awareness to desperately resist foreign races.

The Ricken tribe has been militaristic for decades, and most of the wealth created by civilization has been invested in war preparations. Members maintain a minimum living quota, and things like entertainment are almost non-existent.

It's okay to keep this situation for a year or two, and everyone can understand it in a life-and-death crisis. But the war has never been fought, and the threat has never come, which makes some members of the hedonism a little impatient.

Even if the army of the swarm has already arrived outside the galaxy, once this emotion appears, it is difficult to extinguish it. A few years ago, because of the life-prolonging potion, there was almost a riot because of these people.

In addition, how much wealth the Liken tribe spends in the army every year must have a clear vote. The plan can only be implemented after the consent of the majority of people, and the extra manpower and material resources are staggering.

And this is only a small part of the manifestation. The cumbersome procedures pervade all aspects, so I won't go into detail one by one.

On the other hand, on the side of the swarm, it was all Rowan's words. Rowan said that if there is a war, there will be no voices of opposition. All resources will start to be tilted according to Rowan's will, and all swarm units will implement it without complaint or regret, without any delay.

Moreover, the Zerg Swarm has already mastered the resources of the two galaxies. If the Rickens want to compete with the Zerg Swarm for consumption and war potential, Rowan can only hehe.