A Colossus rushes in at the start

Chapter 14 This mastermind is unorthodox

"The Overlord will not betray the Hive."

Why would the Overlord lead the swarm to destruction?

If Lu Shang's previous disruption of the mainframe's division of labor was considered heretical, then his current remarks can be said to be a complete denial of the inherent social structure of the swarm tradition.

Moreover, Lu Shang said that the Overlord was the root cause of the 430,000-year stagnation in the development of the bee colony, but in their colony memory, the Overlord did everything in his power to allow the colony to continue to develop.

Thankfully, Lu Shang is the swarm's mastermind; if this were in human society, he would probably be tied up in a square and burned to death.

Lu Shang nodded and said, "The ruler is chosen by the hive. A ruler that can be recognized by the entire massive hive must, at least in thought, truly want to guide the hive towards greater strength."

"However, the master is a living being, and it cannot be omniscient. Individual living beings cannot do things beyond cognition."

The commotion in the swarm network subsided, but they couldn't understand what Lu Shang was saying.

"I don't understand," one of the bees said.

Lu Shang continued, "Then let me take the 430,000-year stagnation period as an example. Didn't the ruler during that period want the swarm to develop?"

"Of course it wants to, it's even so eager that it's willing to make the entire Babel swarm bow down to the Void God in exchange for spiritual power."

"The Overlord himself is well aware that the development of civilization is like rowing against the current; if you don't move forward, you fall behind. A swarm that stagnates will one day be wiped out by a sudden destruction."

What Lu Shang said aligns with the bee colony's memory of its history.

Lu Shang continued, "However, it has no idea how the bee colony should continue to develop. After the molecular biological gene path has come to an end, it can no longer find a way for the Babel Tower bee colony to continue to develop and grow. The final result is that the bee colony can only anxiously stand still on the molecular biological gene development path, and its development stagnates."

Through this example, the bee colony understood the meaning of Lu Shang's statement that "individual organisms cannot do things beyond cognition."

One individual bee asked, "If we can't even trust the ruler, then who can we trust?"

"Trust me." Lu Shang pointed to himself, then to all the worker bees under the granite platform, adding, "But ultimately, it's about trusting every individual bee in the colony."

While it is said that one can think about complex problems, the complexity depends on the specific complexity. The mastermind's brain does not mean that it can easily understand no matter how complex the matter is.

"I can't understand it."

Lu Shang explained: "The emergence of a master or brain in a bee colony is essentially the concentration of the colony's superior strengths, allowing these individuals to direct the colony to make the optimal choices."

"But the consequence of this is that the entire Babel bee colony's perception is limited to the perception of the dominant individual. In the dominant perception, the colony only has one path: developing molecular biological genes. As a result, the entire colony can only develop molecular biological genes, and no other individual will try to find other development paths for the colony."

"Therefore, the swarm should not rely on a master or any central authority. There has never been a savior. The swarm can only rely on the countless individuals within the swarm itself, both now and in the future."

The individual bees looked at each other, then asked Lu Shang, "So, who should be in command?"

"It's the same as before. The choice of the commander is made by all the individuals in the swarm. What we want to break is the fixed relationship between the master and the brain in the swarm. We want the swarm itself to be the 'master,' rather than choosing a particular individual as the 'master,'" Lu Shang explained to the swarm members.

"How can we resolve endless disagreements?" one individual asked.

Lu Shang replied, "Disagreements can be resolved through communication. As long as it's all for the development of the hive, we will eventually reach the same goal, and we can even develop more new ideas through discussion."

"These new ideas may not seem to have any effect in the short term, but they can play an extremely important role in the future development of bee colonies."

……

"Please, let me pass!"

"I sold everything I owned to save up enough money to come here! I just want to survive!"

The Dias, a four-eyed being, pleaded desperately with the two aliens in protective suits before him, displaying the utmost humility of his civilization.

This Dias person escaped from Hatt. Ever since the Battle of the Bogu Nebula ended, the residents of Hatt, who were in the war zone, have been haunted by fear that has never dissipated even after the battle was over.

The infection by bee spores further fueled their panic. Even though their hospital check-ups on Hatt showed nothing seriously wrong, they believed the hospital was acting on orders from the government to deliberately say such things to appease them.

Moreover, they were also afraid that the imperial high command might suddenly send a fleet over one day to launch a cataclysmic attack on Hater.

Due to a combination of factors, a large number of powerful and capable Dias people on Hatt left Hatt and fled to the planets of all the members of the Star River Alliance.

"Unfortunately, individuals infected with bee colony spores, whether human or animal, need to undergo isolation and testing; this is the regulation."

The alien in the protective suit spoke, while his companion, also wearing a protective suit, reassured him in a gentler tone.

"Don't be nervous. The isolation and testing will not affect your physical or mental health. It just needs to determine the infectivity of the bee colony spores on you."

"Although the vast majority of people who are currently being tested are not infectious, if a few special cases emerge, it can become extremely dangerous. We need to be responsible for the right to life of other healthy people. If you cannot cooperate, we will have no choice but to send you back to your place of origin."

The Diaz man knew that causing trouble would not do him any good, and his emotions were quickly calmed down after he heard the other party say that if he did not cooperate, he would be sent back to Hat.

Inside the checkpoint's cubicle, there was a transparent wall that served as both a scanner and a monitor, displaying various physical data of the Diaz people.

"This is really strange. Why would the Babel bee swarm do this? I just don't understand it..."

An alien resembling an octopus muttered to itself, constantly swiping its tentacles across the data on the screen.

An alien with a pair of membranous wings on its back was standing outside the door. It overheard this and asked its companions in surprise.

"Delan, what problem did they find?"

Delan pointed to the Diaz people's body data with his tentacles and said, "Look, the brains of these infected people have been infected by the spores of the Babel bee swarm."

The membrane behind its companion twitched, and it countered, "You mean... these infected people are likely under the control of the Babel bee swarm?"

Delan waved his tentacles. "No, we had considered this problem before and conducted many tests on the brains of the infected individuals. All of them showed that the infected part only controls the body's endocrine system and cannot reach the level of controlling the infected person's thoughts or affecting their cognition. According to the previous infection standards, these infected individuals do not even qualify as mild infections."

"If the Babel bee swarm can be controlled, it will at most affect the emotions of those infected through their endocrine system."

Hearing this explanation, his companion was even more puzzled: "Then what were you wondering about just now?"

Delan explained, "What I find strange is that these parts infected by the spores spontaneously regulate their endocrine system, making the infected person's body healthier and healthier."

"Well……"

His companion stared wide-eyed, momentarily finding it all quite absurd.

According to Delan's examination results, the quality of these infected Diaz people is even better than that of the uninfected Diaz people!

Aren't the Babel bee swarms notorious for their bloodthirstiness and brutality?

How did you start helping other races improve their health?

On the other side, Lu Shang's lips curled slightly upward as he murmured, "Of course you can't understand. If you could, how would I have spread out my intelligence network?"

(End of this chapter)