Volume 3 Chapter 217: Betrayal of Followers
"Is the legendary nest of the Insect King located ahead? Do you think we'll have a chance to meet the Insect King, Asari?" A man in luxurious clothes standing in front of the porthole was staring at the stable galaxy of three stars in the distance that was getting closer and closer, his eyes full of spirit.
"I know you admire the Insect Emperor very much, but Mr. Lil, under normal circumstances, the envoy team will not be received by the Insect Emperor. Instead, they will be received by members of the joint meeting authorized by His Majesty the Insect Emperor." The man called Asari stood behind Lil and explained to him.
It is obvious that Lil's status is higher than Asari's, but when it comes to the professionalism of communicating with the Zerg, Asari is more proficient.
So if nothing unexpected happens, this Mr. Lil was most likely parachuted in from above.
"That's really a pity." Lil's expression was somewhat regretful, like a little fan who couldn't see his idol.
However, he soon calmed down and got down to business.
Even if you are parachuted in from above, you still have to pass the business test.
After all, what we are going to do this time is very important.
"How was today's routine inspection? Is there any problem with that thing?" Lil asked with a serious expression.
"No problem, everything is fine." Asari nodded in confirmation.
"Very good, but according to the regulations, I still have to confirm it again in person." Lil nodded to Asari, emphasizing the regulations.
The meaning is very simple. It’s not that I don’t trust you, but this is the rule and I must abide by it.
After all, Lil also knew that he was parachuted in, so he should give more respect to the people in front of him so that he can carry out his work better.
"Of course, I'll take you there." Asari said seriously.
So the two of them walked towards the interior of the spaceship together without any followers.
This is a special passage, and it is also the only passage leading to the core of the spacecraft. No other crew members will appear here.
Even so, Lil still verified his identity several times along the way before he entered the core of the spacecraft and saw the item that was properly stored there.
After carefully checking and confirming that everything was correct, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief and left the core of the spacecraft.
They are about to arrive at the Insect King's Nest, and there must not be any mistake with this thing, otherwise both of them will surely die.
No matter what background Lier had, it was useless in this matter because the thing they were escorting was so important.
It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the core of their entire race's cooperation with the Zerg.
"According to the Zerg, the experiment is about to be completed. The plan has finally reached the final step, but we don't know what the result will be." Perhaps because he was feeling a little more relaxed, Asari couldn't help but blurt out.
"Don't worry, it will succeed. I believe that the great Insect King is no worse than humans." Lier said with full confidence in the Insect King.
"That's right, His Majesty the Insect King is omnipotent. He will definitely be able to do it." Asari then realized that he had just said the wrong thing and quickly made amends.
While the two were discussing the Insect King and the great plan, they did not notice that in the starry sky, there was someone observing their spaceship on a small spaceship that had deliberately hidden its figure.
"Are they really human followers? It doesn't look like they were captured by the Zerg. It seems more like they are being escorted by the Zerg. They seem to have a good relationship with the Zerg. Do they know what the Zerg have done?" Nanzhu pointed at the thousand-meter-long spaceship in the distance with an angrily look.
"Calm down. Even if their ancestors were really followers of humans, after so many years, their generation can only be considered descendants of human followers at most. So there is no need to react so strongly." Compared to several people, Lin Xu was the calmest one.
"That won't work either. And if that's the case, then the elves we met in the previous galaxy wouldn't be considered followers of humans, but just descendants of followers?" Nanzhu said he couldn't accept it.
"As long as they haven't lost their own glory, I will still recognize them as followers of mankind. As for those who have already lost their glory, they can be considered descendants at most. I will not recognize their identity as followers." Lin Xu said with a smile.
Indeed, whether they are human followers or merely descendants of followers depends solely on whether Lin Xu, the human being, recognizes their identity as followers.
When Lin Xu denies it, they are merely descendants of his followers.
"However, there is an interesting thing on this spaceship," Lin Xu said immediately.
"What is that?" Nanzhu was puzzled.
Even Arisa widened her eyes, because if Lin Xu found something interesting, it must be very interesting, and she liked interesting things.
"It's a high-dimensional object, but I don't know if it was left behind by humans back then." Lin Xu said.
"High-dimensional items? They transported high-dimensional items to the Insect King's nest? What do they want to do?" In an instant, Nanzhu had already imagined eight hundred scenarios in his mind.
"Didn't they say that the Zerg's experiment is about to be completed? Could it be that the descendants of these human followers transporting high-dimensional objects here are related to the experiment to be completed?" Lu Yao guessed.
"They can't really want to study the secret of human dimensional upgrading, right? But, relying solely on a bunch of fake humans and a high-dimensional object, they want to study dimensional upgrading? How is this possible?" Arisa felt that this possibility was too ridiculous, like a child building a rocket and then going straight to the moon.
"Let's go and take a look, and maybe we can find some new clues. If this group really cooperates with the Zerg, they must know something." Lin Xu made a decision.
So everyone took action immediately.
In fact, it was very simple. Lin Xu waved his hand and put the Skylark into his personal space. Then he took Miss Qiu, Mu Xiyue, Nanzhu, Lu Yao and Arisa, a total of six people, directly into the universe and opened a space channel at will.
Then the six people stepped in and directly entered the kilometer-long spaceship.
It can be said to be outrageously simple, but for several people it is a basic operation.
There are a large number of areas inside the spacecraft that require identity authentication, as well as a large number of surveillance cameras.
Once it is discovered that the few people are not members of the spacecraft, the alarm will be sounded in minutes.
However, as several people entered the spacecraft, a large number of nanorobots also swarmed into the spacecraft. In the blink of an eye, they had modified some alarm devices and surveillance cameras at the locations where several people were.
So they sneaked in silently and no one noticed.
Then the nanorobots began to spread and invade the core control room of the spacecraft, while Lin Xu and others began to move around inside the spacecraft.
From time to time, there were staff members on the spacecraft passing through the corridor. Seeing Lin Xu and his group looking left and right, they all found it a bit strange.
But no one doubted that they had just sneaked in.
Are you kidding? We are in space here, and the spacecraft has complex security systems. If someone really tried to sneak in, they would have been discovered long ago.
At most, everyone felt that a few of them looked unfamiliar and had never seen them before, but there were thousands of passengers on the spacecraft, and it was impossible to know everyone.
So they just looked at each other a few more times and then went back to their own business.
Lin Xu and his companions strolled around inside the spacecraft. Through the various facilities inside the spacecraft and the nanorobots' reading of the database, they quickly figured out the general origins of this civilization.
This civilization calls itself the Dhaka people and is said to have an ancient history and splendid civilization.
But the specific history is not recorded in the spacecraft's database.
The database also does not record the origin of the suspected human follower badge on the spacecraft.
It just records that the history of the Dhaka people is much older than that of "human beings".
Of course, the "humans" mentioned here obviously refer to the fake humans, the humans created by the Zerg.
The records show that when "human beings" first emerged, the Dhaka people provided humans with a lot of help, and even now the Dhaka people are still humans' right-hand men.
Assist humans in fighting against the Zerg in the starry sky.
However, those "humans" who served as experimental subjects obviously did not know that their allies, the Dakar people, were actually secretly collaborators of the Zerg.
They even cooperated with the Zerg and used "humans" as experimental subjects.
"Why do I suddenly feel that these humans are a bit pitiful?" Nanzhu suddenly felt a little sympathy for the "humans" created by the Zerg in this galaxy.
"Yes, so the Zerg deserve to die." A cold light flashed in Mu Xiyue's eyes, and a sword light flashed in her palm, as if she was about to chop someone.
"Hey, if you have any temper, go vent it on the Zerg. Don't scare me." Nanzhu quickly hid behind Lin Xu, as if she was afraid that Mu Xiyue would not be able to control herself and take her anger out on her.
Unexpectedly, Arisa's eyes lit up.
"Why don't we have a fight? I'm bored." Arisa said eagerly.
"Okay, both of you be quiet, we're here." Lin Xu stopped the sparring between the two.
Several people have come all the way to the core of the Proxima spacecraft, but unfortunately, there is no way to move forward.
"We can't get in. Do you want to find another way?" Nanzhu looked at Lin Xu.
"No need, just open it directly." Lin Xu said casually.
So Mu Xiyue, whose palm was always filled with sword light, seemed to have suddenly found an outlet for her emotions, and the sword in her hand directly blasted towards the wall in front of her.
Even Arisa, who also wanted to take action, was a step slower than her.
Arisa was so angry that she jumped up and down.
With a loud bang, a big hole was opened in the wall.
Mu Xiyue's force was restrained, so the rest of the spacecraft's structure was not damaged. It only made a big hole in the thick alloy wall.
Then a few people entered and there was another wall in front of them. This time, Arisa was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and she took the initiative to open the wall.
What followed was a competition between Mu Xiyue and Arisa.
Walls were blasted open one after another, and they soon arrived at the core area of the spacecraft, where high-dimensional objects were stored.
At this time, under the continuous demolition of several people, even with the help of nanorobots to modify the program, the matter was still exposed.
"Strange, why is the spaceship vibrating a little?" Lil was sitting opposite Asari and drinking an ancient drink unique to the Dhaka people.
Lil suddenly discovered that ripples were constantly appearing on the surface of the drink in the cup.
Asari also found it strange, so he turned on the smart terminal on his wrist and used the intelligent brain inside the spacecraft to perform a self-inspection of the spacecraft.
The self-inspection showed that everything was normal, but Asari still found the problem based on his years of experience.
"No, something's happening, we've been invaded." Asari stood up instantly with a dark face.
"Invasion? How is that possible?" Lil's first reaction was disbelief, because this area is very close to the Insect Queen's Nest, how could it be invaded here?
"Mr. Lier, I will lead the guards and personally check all key areas. For your safety, please come with me." Asari said solemnly.
"Okay." Lil nodded immediately. Although he felt it was impossible, he would not joke about his own life.
In any case, it is always safest to stay under the protection of the guards.
Just like that, when the guards on the spaceship were divided into several teams and began to check the key areas one by one, Lin Xu and his companions had already arrived in front of the box containing high-dimensional items.
Just looking at that high-dimensional object, Lin Xu felt speechless.
It wasn't just Lin Xu, even Nanzhu, Mu Xiyue and Lu Yao were equally speechless.
Because everyone is familiar with that high-dimensional item, and Lu Yao used to use it very frequently.
Especially during the years when she stayed at home and played games, Lu Yao was extremely familiar with this thing.
That's a game controller.
This is the one Lu Yao often uses.
"Is this yours?" Nanzhu also recognized it, so she asked Lu Yao curiously.
"How could it be mine? Mine is still at home. It's just the same model." Lu Yao waved her hands immediately.
"So, the high-dimensional object they transported so carefully is actually just a game controller? Then what's the use of this thing?" Nanzhu said, walked over and took the game controller, swinging it back and forth.
Sadly, the gamepad was unresponsive.
"Hey, hey, hey, can you say something? You are a high-dimensional object, so you can talk, right?" Nanzhu spoke to the handle.
Unfortunately, the handle remained silent.
"Not everything that becomes a high-dimensional object will become an individual with thoughts and intelligence." Arisa on the side couldn't bear to watch it anymore and said with a sigh.
"Hey? So they can all talk, right? Then what's the use of this thing?" Nanzhu said as he fiddled with the buttons on the game controller, but nothing happened.
It wasn't until Lin Xu took the game controller that a funny expression appeared on his face.
"Lord Lin Xu, what are you laughing at?" Nanzhu asked curiously.
"Did you see it? This controller seemed to be just an ordinary game controller before, and there are traces of wear and tear on it." Lin Xu pointed out.
"Really? Has this controller really been used to play games before?" Nanzhu's eyes widened.
"Why not? Game controllers are originally used for playing games. Maybe it's because they have been used too much and for too long by humans, so after humans upgraded their dimensions, they also became high-dimensional objects." Lin Xu observed the game controller and finally came to the conclusion.
"If that's the case, then I've been played by Lord Lin Xu for a long time. Why haven't I become a higher-dimensional being? This is unscientific." Nanzhu said with a puzzled look on his face.
So Lin Xu, who had just been observing the game controller with interest, suddenly froze in expression.
"As an existence recognized by humans, the clan itself possesses high-dimensional characteristics and is no different from high-dimensional objects. How else do you want to change?" Arisa complained nonchalantly.
Nanzhu wanted to say something, but Mu Xiyue, whose face was flushed red, stared at him so intently that he ended up saying nothing .
So everyone's attention finally returned to the game controller.
"Does this controller have any special capabilities?" Lu Yao asked Lin Xu.
"Maybe there is some special method of use that needs further study." Lin Xu observed the handle from a high-dimensional perspective , but could not figure out the function of the handle for the time being.
Before they could figure out the handle, they heard dense footsteps coming from the direction from which they had broken through the large holes.
That was after they discovered that the core area of the spacecraft, where high-dimensional items were stored, had been invaded. Asari and Lil, whose faces turned pale with fear, rushed over with their guards.
As soon as the two came in, they saw six people gathered together studying the handle.
Suddenly, a guard consisting of hundreds of soldiers in power armor raised their thick gun barrels and pointed them at several people.
"Put down what you're holding, you damn bastards." Asari, whose face turned red with anger, raised the pistol in his hand and pointed it at Lin Xu who was holding the handle.
His action was like a signal. Hundreds of soldiers wearing power armor began to charge the muzzles of their guns, as if they would open fire in the next second as long as Lin Xu did not put down the things in his hands.
At this time, it was Lil who was frightened.
"No, stop, don't shoot." Lil hurriedly stopped the soldiers.
After all, high-dimensional items are so precious, even though he knew that such attacks could basically not destroy high-dimensional items.
But he still didn't dare to try.
Because if the high-dimensional object is damaged even a little bit, the consequences will be something he cannot bear.
Lil's cry instantly brought Asari back to his senses, and he hurried to stop the soldiers.
"Stop, put the gun down, and don't shoot."
Just like that, the power armor soldiers finally put down their guns.
Asari and Lil, with grim expressions on their faces, looked at Lin Xu and others in the center of the room, who had no fear in their eyes. If eyes could kill, Lin Xu would have been killed hundreds of times by now.
"Who are you? Who sent you?"
"I advise you to surrender. The outside of this spaceship is full of Zerg. You can't escape."
