Chapter 1646 - 633: The Brief Life of Long Guci

Chapter 1646: Chapter 633: The Brief Life of Long Guci

This was a counter-espionage tactic Ren Zhong learned from the Empire Intelligence Bureau under Duke Wenle.

There was no trick, and it was exceedingly simple.

The backbone of the Red Blade Army’s reliance lay in the features of the Sublimated system.

Under genetic control, the Reproductive Subunits almost had no possibility of betrayal.

Indeed, Hmm Wei Wu didn’t betray the Sublimated ones; instead, it acted as a spy by the enemy’s side.

As a spy, it had to transmit information, and the details provided to Hundred Emperors by Hmm Wei Wu were indeed genuine.

However, with its capabilities, it couldn’t know the real strength of the Red Blade Army now, so it only agreed with Hundred Emperors to assist with positioning when needed, which made sense.

Anyway, Hmm Wei Wu had already exhausted all its efforts.

Ren Zhong appeared entirely clueless, still treating Hmm Wei Wu the same as before, finding ways to extend its life, even expanding the Dome Prison’s space again, and imparting some beginner knowledge to the Ronsulars.

In the past, Hmm Wei Wu couldn’t understand this knowledge, but now it had built a stone house.

This stone house wasn’t for Hmm Wei Wu to live in but to create a relatively enclosed, shady space. Concentrating insect eggs here resulted in a higher hatching rate. Subsequently, the population growth rate of Ronsulars increased significantly.

Hmm Wei Wu also led its people to start reclaiming wasteland, planting some edible plants.

Although the Red Blade Science Academy provided for daily necessities, the inwardly rebellious Hmm Wei Wu clearly didn’t fully accept its role as a pet, always wanting to have control over productivity itself.

Time passed by, and twenty years went by.

On the surface, everything seemed normal within the Seventh Star Cluster.

The stubborn resistance of the Sublimated remnants had ceased thoroughly ten years ago.

The intelligent species within the Seventh Star Cluster had undergone complete replacement.

The tide of the Sublimated ones receded, and the Red Blade Clan took over power.

Such changes meant big events to the Red Blade Clan, but for the Star System of the Seventh Star Cluster, as old as the universe, it wasn’t significant at all.

Yet, beneath the calm, a storm was secretly brewing.

Silently, dozens of gaseous planets in the Seventh Star Cluster disappeared out of thin air.

A fleet consisting of fifty trillion soldiers had just finished gathering online, departing from multiple planets within the Seventh Star Cluster, converging from all directions toward one point to greet a guest from afar.

After the brief bustle upon this fleet’s departure subsided, the Seventh Star Cluster returned to its tranquility, with no significant changes compared to before.

Except, Hmm Wei Wu grew increasingly uneasy.

Not long ago, it received the summons from Hundred Emperors, again completed its transmission, reporting its situation.

Actually, this intelligence hadn’t changed much in twenty years. Ren Zhong still stayed on the Third Planet, except his visits to the Dome Prison became less frequent, with no known whereabouts.

Moreover, Hmm Wei Wu reported that it found some changes in the stellar radiation situation of the Third Planet, a decrease in radiation rate, perhaps due to the Red Blade Army’s enhanced technological level.

Hundred Emperors didn’t pay attention to Hmm Wei Wu’s subsequent meaningless complaints, only relaying to Long Guci, "Everything remains the same, that Empire Marquis is still on the target planet."

Long Guci began to accelerate.

Long Guci began to boost production capacity.

Long Guci began charging.

Long Guci launched a swarm of Floating Jump Worms.

Long Guci pressed forward relentlessly.

The Floating Jump Swarms performed a folded jump at intervals in three-dimensional space, and their combined flight speed reached twice the speed of light.

Long Guci suddenly perished, dismembered into pieces, with even ovaries 80% intact being swept away.

...

The battle process was mundane, hardly worth mentioning.

Firstly, despite initiating the highest-grade disguise and concealment technology, the Red Blade Army preemptively didn’t even need detection scans to guess Long Guci’s and its followers’ route of advance.

Given the need to reach the Seventh Star Cluster in the shortest time, only one direct route was nearest.

Secondly, eager to make achievements and confident in its skill and strength, Long Guci maintained a nearly one-month distance from the first-rate Mother Empresses behind it.

Again, the ambushed Red Blade Army, lying in wait nearby, matched the planned route, using the newly powered-up new background information flow detector to pinpoint Long Guci’s location accurately.

Furthermore, when Long Guci reached the ambush site, it was completely surrounded by dozens of gaseous planets suddenly emerging from Fold Jump Subspace Channels. These planets were then ignited, turning into dozens of concurrently exploding miniature-scale supernovae.

Long Guci tried to resist, but the information flow it sent was subject to strong interference, turning its Reproductive Subunits army into mere decorations briefly.

It also tried to create interference to cut off the assaulting army’s communications but ended up welcoming it with open arms again, to no avail.

Ultimately, it perished in desolation, its massive ovary extracted and enveloped with a Space Membrane Shield, taken away entirely.

As for the pre-launched Floating Jump Swarms, they became a new example satisfying Yang Misi’s curiosity.

...

"Hmm Wei Wu, you’ve never left the Pegasus Star System, have you?"

"Yes."

"I have good news for you. You’re about to witness the vastness of the universe."

"Uh? What do you mean? Are you going to escape?" Hmm Wei Wu exclaimed in a surprised tone.

Ren Zhong smiled and said, "Yes. The Seventh Star Cluster has been drained, and staying here is meaningless."

"Don’t joke! You’ve only been here for thirty-two years! Not even the stellar resources, let alone planetary ones, could possibly be fully developed!"

Ren Zhong replied, "No worries, I plan to take all the planets with me and find a quieter place to digest them slowly."

Hmm Wei Wu hesitated, "This... But..."

"These past two years, you’ve seemed to be downcast often, not sure whether you’re worried about us being annihilated, feeling guilt, or worrying about implicating your people. Anyway, you are convinced that once the first-rate Mother Empress arrives, I will inevitably die. Right?"

Hmm Wei Wu widened its... all right, its compound eyes were always large.

It even stammered a bit.

After a long time, it shouted in anger and shame, "Demon! It’s not what I think, but the first-rate Mother Empress is inherently the greatest existence in this universe..."

"Just now, with the help of your intelligence, my subordinates successfully killed a first-rate Mother Empress. Its name seems to be Long Guci, a helper recruited by your creator Hundred Emperors. It was quite powerful, but unfortunately, before we put much effort, it had already fallen. It brought us quite a lot of resources. Oh, by the way, later, you can take a look out the window. Once the planetary engines start operating, you and your people can witness some unprecedentedly grand scenes, perhaps inspiring you to continue evolving. Someday I’ll show you Long Guci’s ovaries, and maybe you’ll have a sense of home then. Keep it up."

Ren Zhong patted Hmm Wei Wu’s back armor and walked away, quite satisfied.

This intelligence officer was truly useful.