Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 1184: Chapter 641: How Does Corruption Happen?_2

Even for Gu Hang, holding the Alliance’s war report, he had to compare it with the war report provided by his system after each war to confirm some data.

Gu Hang didn’t find the report submitted by Salius to be particularly reliable.

Combined with the information Gu Hang obtained from Waluk, he pieced together what was likely a solid fact.

There was definitely a significant issue with the insectoid queen larva the Iron Armor Battle Group acquired back then.

After it was handed over to Waluk for research, indeed, some initial results were achieved. The increasingly mature queen seemed to be controlled by the equipment developed by Waluk and could, as hoped by Iron Armor and the Alfonso Sect, help humans control the insect swarm, forming a chain where humans control the queen, and the queen controls the swarm.

From that point onwards, Iron Armor gained unprecedented development. They could use the threat of the insect swarm to garner massive resource support from the Empire, while comfortably establishing their own independent kingdom within the Princess Star Domain, and across various locations within the Spiderweb Domain.

If anyone disobeyed or wasn’t compliant, they would unleash the insect swarm.

The insect swarm’s cooperation was naturally due to their control.

The same went for the Central Empire.

Holy Terra doesn’t believe in the threat posed by the swarm? Then let us show you.

Once convinced, the necessary resource allocations were made, allowing Iron Armor to step in—not even needing to fight desperately, merely using the queen to redirect the swarm.

At this stage, both Iron Armor and Alfonso felt everything was under their control.

They didn’t plan to expand the swarm to its limits, nor did they revere the swarm. From Iron Armor’s perspective, the Void Insect Species was simply a tool, a biological weapon. Alfonso regarded it as a source of immense technological progress, gaining precious biological materials by studying the swarm’s structure and breeding them; acquiring new technological inspirations from the swarm’s organizational methods; and advancing research significantly in areas like biochemical machines and spiritual-energy machines by studying the swarm’s ultimate individuals, whether powerful Insect Nest Tyrants or Brain Bug Tyrants.

Some of the biotechnologies developed by Waluk even leaked externally.

Members of the Mechanical Sect always tend to modify their own bodies. A typical sect considers mechanics as beauty, binary information as noble evolution, and flesh as insignificant. However, some sects skilled in genetic and biochemical modification veer towards mutation.

The original Alfonso Sect was a more typical mechanical sect, but the widely spread high-level biotechnologies intrigued many people, leading them to create biological and mechanical body structures using cultivated insect race materials to modify their bodies.

The sect also developed some injections that significantly enhance physical fitness and mental focus, granting incredible strength almost without side effects. These precious injections became a type of combat drug used internally by the Iron Armor Battle Group.

Until this point, everything seemed fine.

But in Gu Hang’s ears, it left him feeling somewhat chilled.

Using insect race bodies, gene segments, and constructing materials to modify themselves… using insect race genes to create injections to strengthen their bodies…

My God!

If you aren’t corrupted, who is?

Hearing this, Gu Hang wasn’t surprised at all by the subsequent complete loss of control.

But in truth, no one knows when exactly things went out of control.

It’s not like one day, suddenly, the queen broke free of control and started reverse-controlling everyone.

Gu Hang speculated it was more like a silent and gradual process.

Utilizing the swarm to pressure the Empire was always disgraceful, kept highly confidential within Iron Armor and Alfonso, accessible to only a few. And it was precisely these top power layers that were the first to be corrupted.

Their perception of the queen transformed from being merely a tool, a biological weapon, treated with caution and vigilance, to respect, seeing its usefulness, with the queen always being gentle and controllable, then to worship, considering the power of the Void Swarm as tremendous, finally leading to complete control, calling that queen ’Princess’.

Naturally, with a Princess, there should be something higher.

Waluk termed it ’Supreme Mother’.

He repeatedly claimed that the Supreme Mother is about to descend upon this universe, devouring everything and taking away all living beings. Everyone who worships the Supreme Mother will be part of her, obtaining immortality, everyone becomes an ascending deity, never fading. Those who do not worship the Supreme Mother are the base pests, destined only to be devoured, digested, and ultimately erased from existence in this universe.

All this information was extracted by Gu Hang from Waluk.

The extraction process was quite challenging.

Initially, Gu Hang intended to use spiritual energy to directly scour this Great Sage’s mind, but he failed.

As a Great Sage, Waluk’s body modification was immensely high. Generally speaking, the Mechanical Sect is lenient towards body modifications, the baseline being not to modify one’s brain, only allowed to attach chips inside. Of course, secretly crossing the line might not be uncommon, but if discovered, it surely becomes a big issue. However, as long as one’s brain’s contents aren’t exposed too overtly, who’s going to perform a brain surgery check?

Who would dare check a Great Sage?

Waluk’s brain had long changed form, having applied the biological technology derived from the swarm to his own brain.

The dissected form was completely unlike a human brain’s shape.

Moreover, he—or rather ’it’—could no longer be found with a distinct soul. Its original projection in Subspace resembled a cloud, a black hole, a part extracted from Subspace, unlike a normal creature with its soul tethered to a material basis.

Different biological structures, lacking a soul, made it impossible for Gu Hang to piece together the facts entirely from his memory.

Thankfully, the guy had been gradually growing crazy since his capture. Though communicating was somewhat difficult, often speaking incoherently and confusing at times, the best part was one could still converse with him, asking questions, and he would always respond from bizarre angles.

The aforementioned pieces of information were painstakingly pieced together through these difficult inquiries and bits of madness.

There will undoubtedly be many areas inconsistent with the reality. However, all in all, the credibility should be fairly high.

During Gu Hang’s last exchange with Galaraldo, he shared these acquired pieces of information with his political ally on Holy Terra, expressing concerns.

The two discussed and made a decision.

First, a ship would come from Holy Terra. An elite team from the Legal Department and Military Affairs Department would come to take away Great Sage Waluk. The Mars Church expressed great interest in him, while the High Lords of Holy Terra were keenly interested in publicly trying and punishing such a major traitor.

A living Waluk can fetch a high price. In this rebellion, his value might be second only to Humphrey Paolo, the major traitor.

Additionally, Galaraldo also took Gu Hang’s warning seriously.

However, he subtly mentioned that he couldn’t control the actions on the North Line and West Line. The authority of the two commanders was the greatest. He could only repack these intel and inform them.