[Player Pei Guang has taken control of this planet and named it Aiur. The Swarm has occupied Aiur.]
[The overwhelming presence of the Swarm did not incite fear among the people of Aiur. Instead, they called out to their one true sovereign—Pei Guang!]
[Player Pei Guang now rules over all humans on this planet. Humans and the Swarm have begun to coexist peacefully and evolve together.]
It took Pei Guang three years to successfully unify the entire planet. Now, staring at the system log, he was contemplating his next steps.
"Using this planet as a foundation, I'll start taking over the entire star system, then expand bit by bit to the surrounding ones. Honestly, this joint human-Swarm development thing is really promising."
This wasn't just idle talk. Sure, the Swarm was strong on its own, but in many games, combining the Swarm with human capabilities often resulted in even greater power.
The Swarm's genetic technology fed back into human development, while humans, with their intelligence, created higher-tier technology that in turn benefited the Swarm—a perfect synergy!
Not to mention, in most of the games Pei Guang had played, you could only develop down one tech tree unless you were cheating. But now? He could develop two or even three paths at the same time.
His interest was instantly maxed out.
Since he planned to develop alongside humanity, Pei Guang chose a special gene route for the Swarm. In the short term, it offered no improvements: actually, it consumed a huge amount of resources for seemingly no gain.
But Pei Guang had a long-term vision. In this world, sentient life forms were still the mainstream. And while civilizations could tolerate odd appearances, the cuter something was, the more easily it was accepted.
[Pei Guang conducted a higher-quality gene selection process in the hatchery. None of the Swarm knew why they were adding useless and resource-wasting genes, but Pei Guang was their supreme sovereign. For their supreme sovereign, they would do anything. They were willing to do anything.]
[The newly-born Swarm integrated the latest genes. They will become cuter—but beneath their adorable exterior lies terrifying power waiting for their enemies.]
[Humans are fond of the new, cute Swarm. However, some believe ferocity is what the Swarm should represent. The first ideological clash between "Cute" and "Fierce" has erupted.]
[You personally mediated this odd conflict. In your view, you want both cute and fierce; they're not mutually exclusive.]
Faced with this strange disagreement among humans, Pei Guang simply chuckled. Based on the needs of those living in his territory, he adjusted production to maintain a balance—creating Swarm units in both fierce and cute variants according to demand.
On the Swarm side, development was unhindered due to their traits—they could reproduce asexually. But considering the human side, Pei Guang had each type of Swarm develop a separate evolutionary branch: one evolving toward human form.
And to meet the desires of his people, Pei Guang even implemented true universal matchmaking. Regardless of wealth or status, anyone could apply for a wife or husband under Pei Guang's system—limited to one slot per person.
[The Swarm has opened a new path of evolution. More larvae now have the potential to grow into humans.]
These wives and husbands were all evolved from insectoid genes, but their appearances fully conformed to human aesthetics. If someone had a particular fetish, it was even possible to retain some decorative organs.
As for whether married life was harmonious? It was extremely harmonious—because no one could overpower the Zergs. And no one could evolve into exactly what their partner desired the way the Zergs could.
With abundant food and material satisfaction, human thought in this world began to advance. Everyone viewed Pei Guang as the sole god of this world, treating his words as absolute truth.
[The offspring of humans and Zergs are primarily human in genetic makeup, with secondary Insectoid genes. These offspring will possess more intelligent minds, stronger bodies, and absolute loyalty to Pei Guang.]
With genetic optimization, both human and Zerg lifespans were extended to a certain degree, with the average lifespan reaching 130 years.
[Under Pei Guang's command, the Zergs have become enforcers.]
All governmental departments were replaced entirely by Pei Guang's Zergs. These Zergs, selectively cultivated by Pei Guang, possessed human thoughts and morals. Using law as their foundation and ethics as their support, they carried out public affairs based on the most fundamental human values and needs.
However, the Zergs controlled the judiciary, law enforcement, and the military: yes, these were all managed by Zergs. Their emotions had been evolved at Pei Guang's request, and the only purpose of those emotions was one: for the Supreme.
They could understand human emotions and make judgments based on human morals and ideals, but they would never grow to hate humans—because the command Pei Guang gave them was:
"Maintain human order. Uphold social morality."
As a result, Pei Guang's Zergs didn't carry out orders rigidly like machines. Instead, they constantly adapted their actions based on societal circumstances to meet the needs of co-development between humans and Zergs.
As for governance, it was entirely handled by humans, while the Zergs managed a complex administrative review system. Pei Guang's Zergs were absolutely loyal, and under such loyalty, corruption and embezzlement didn't exist, resulting in a relatively fair level of governance across the world.
Furthermore, most people working in administrative institutions carried Insectoid genes. They were more intelligent and capable of making better political decisions that aligned with Pei Guang's expectations.
Pei Guang also knew his own limits when it came to politics. As a player, his job was to put forth requirements; as long as the NPCs could carry them out, that was enough. As for resource issues, the player figured them out. Labor and land problems? Also handled by the player.
The whole world was developing rapidly. Based on the information provided in the system logs and his own ideas, Pei Guang constantly adjusted the direction of Insectoid evolution.
Strictly speaking, Pei Guang could have allowed the Zergs to achieve interstellar travel in ten years, but considering long-term development, he took thirty years to achieve that capability.
[Player Pei Guang has built the first Leviathan. The Leviathan contains all the fundamental Insectoid infrastructure and most of humanity's base technologies. The Leviathan will lead the humans and Zergs of Aiur to conquer this star system.]
The planet Pei Guang named Aiur continued to develop. Though it took thirty years to break through the atmosphere, at the moment they left the planet, Pei Guang's forces began expanding at a terrifying speed.
[Through the Leviathan, Pei Guang's forces have occupied the entire star system. The Aiur system now belongs to Pei Guang.]
[The second Leviathan has been completed. The Leviathans can reproduce to give birth to smaller Leviathans. Their numbers are increasing.]
With Pei Guang's command and his resource-conversion trait, high-tier Insectoid units were increasing rapidly. In fact, whether building or reproducing a Leviathan, the resources required were nearly the same—but reproduction allowed for trait inheritance and saved a large amount of time, transforming acquired resources at maximum efficiency.
And that wasn't even the scariest part!
The terrifying part was that under Pei Guang's direction, the Zergs weren't blindly assimilating: they understood sustainable development. They even began constructing Dyson Spheres using the energy of stars.
Humans, following Pei Guang's requests, came up with wildly creative Dyson Sphere designs, while the Zergs evolved and proliferated, turning themselves into part of the Dyson Spheres, providing endless resources for both Zergs and humans.
With these resources, the Zergs expanded even faster. The humans of the planet Aiur also continued to thrive and reproduce. And during this process, Pei Guang's player trait was activated once again.
[Player Pei Guang has gained a passive skill: basic units within your faction can evolve into elite units through continuous combat, learning, and exploration. Elite units can further evolve into hero units. The offspring of elite units have a small chance to be elite, and the offspring of hero units are guaranteed to be elite with a small chance of being heroes. Elite and hero units will lose all bonuses if they leave the player's faction.]
["A single general's fame is built on the bones of thousands." Underling Kevin has evolved into an elite unit during a battle against the Antimatter Legion.]
[Kevin killed a Doomsday Beast in battle and has evolved into a hero unit.]
[Ally Jing Yuan's faction has received this buff.]
[Ally Bronya's faction has received this buff.]
Yes, in-game, Pei Guang obtained an exclusive passive skill, and at this moment, it fully applied to his real-world faction as well.
Whether it was the warriors already locked in battle with the returning Antimatter Legion on Earth, the Silvermane Guards and mechs of Belobog, or the Cloud Knights aboard the Xianzhou Luofu—every one of them could feel the blessing of this new power.