I Am The Swarm-Chapter 765: Contact

The inner-circle civilizations, indeed, were among the oldest apart from the Ji race. Hundreds of thousands of years of history allowed them to establish significant influence within the Ji race. Without the existence of Lumina, the Ji race might have perished long ago.

“Overlord, an unmarked spaceship was discovered outside the 11th star system. It has appeared voluntarily, hoping to contact us.”

Upon hearing the report, Luo Wen instantly directed a thought to a node unit nearby. As his power grew stronger, his abilities became more diverse.

About thirty meters long with a sleek, sharp design, although entirely painted in unremarkable black-gray, and without any identifying marks on its hull, its coordinated and aesthetically pleasing appearance indicated high technological content.

In fact, within the Swarm’s territory, various reconnaissance ships roamed. Some carried identity markers, while others, like this one, had none.

Their numbers were not small, and the Swarm was well aware of their presence. However, these ships were designed for reconnaissance in enemy territories, so they were not only equipped with powerful stealth capabilities that made them hard to detect but also extremely fast.

Although Luo Wen had created a needlefish-type bug specifically to deal with these pesky trackers, he later decided to leave them be.

This reconnaissance ship now blatantly revealing itself and approaching the Swarm likely had something to discuss.

In the eyes of the Confederation races, the Swarm was an extremely mysterious and exclusive species. When the Swarm was still part of the Confederation, contacting them was possible either by personally delivering messages to their planets or through the few quantum communication devices left by the Ji race.

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However, as relations soured, those quantum communication devices had long been dismantled and studied by the Swarm. Thus, the only way to contact the Swarm actively remained.

Regarding the identity and intentions of this unmarked spaceship, Luo Wen could roughly guess. The resistance forces had saved Sarah. Although they suspected her grievous injuries, they couldn’t be entirely sure.

The Swarm Empress was rescued, and the Swarm must acknowledge their favor. However, if the Swarm Empress died in their hands due to severe injuries, the Swarm’s gratitude could turn into enmity.

Yet, they faced the same situation as the Ji race: unable to dissect the Swarm Empress, they couldn’t find a way to heal her.

But unlike the Ji race, who couldn’t seek help from the Swarm, they could. On the surface, they shared a common enemy with the Swarm.

Soon, two humanoid beings emerged from the spaceship. Though clad in full-body protective suits obscuring their faces, Luo Wen recognized them instantly as part of the Yasufit race, members of an inner-circle civilization.

These two appeared somewhat apprehensive. After the Confederation’s propaganda, the Swarm wasn’t known for its good temper. During wartime, suddenly appearing outside an enemy planet could be interpreted as provocation, potentially leading to their demise there.

Their spaceship was fast, but the Swarm had elongated fish beasts that, though rarely seen, boasted fierce combat records and were the most dreaded things for scouts. If the Swarm suddenly attacked during their approach, escape would be nearly impossible.

Fortunately, the Swarm didn’t seem like the easily angered monsters depicted in propaganda. They showed no aggressive reaction to the approach and instead led them to land on the planet.

After disembarking, the two Yasufit individuals felt somewhat awkward as they were surrounded by numerous non-humanoid forms. They had heard of the Swarm’s unique structure and knew that intelligent humanoid Swarm creatures were very cautious about leaving their home planet.

After waiting a short while and seeing no change in the situation, they had no choice but to attempt shouting their purpose in the Confederation’s common language.

As Luo Wen guessed, their visit was to declare that they had saved Sarah and to seek a method to heal her.

Just as the Yasufit individuals repeated their message for the second time, a spider combat bug surrounding them suddenly stepped forward. Its blade-like limbs effortlessly carved traces on the mottled, hard ground.

A moment later, looking at the words before them, the two Yasufit exchanged glances, nodded, and seeing that the Swarm didn’t intend to keep them for dinner, they took the initiative to bid farewell.

There was no need for them to report back. The reconnaissance ship was covered with surveillance cameras, and the ones selected for this task were top-notch. The exchange wasn’t far from the reconnaissance ship, so the ship’s built-in quantum communication device had already transmitted real-time video information to the rear.

The mysterious organization was very cautious; upon receiving the relevant data, they immediately cut off the communication link, and the reconnaissance ship directly destroyed the valuable quantum communication equipment.

Using the quantum communication network within the Swarm’s territory was an extremely risky move. Not all reconnaissance ships were qualified to be equipped with a quantum communication device. Firstly, it was indeed precious, and secondly, it was large and heavy, adding a significant burden to the reconnaissance ships. Therefore, typically, every hundred ships shared one communication node.

This resulted in a situation where, despite the numerous reconnaissance ships in the Swarm’s territory, the number of communication nodes was limited. These communication nodes did not all belong to the Ji race, but if the Ji race—or rather, Lumina—wished, all communication information would be under its scrutiny.

Contacting the Swarm was an important matter that should have been handled with greater caution. According to their original plan, after contacting the Swarm, the reconnaissance ship should have flown all the way back, using the most primitive methods to hand over such crucial information.

However, the interference from the stellar explosion shockwave between the Swarm’s territory and the Confederation meant that the reconnaissance ship would need to take a large detour to return safely, significantly increasing travel time. The extended journey would also increase variables, leading to unforeseen incidents.

Moreover, judging by the Swarm Empress’s condition, her injuries were indeed severe. While the mysterious force could afford to wait, the injured couldn’t. Thus, they had no choice but to risk using the communication node.