Chapter 872: Chapter 255: An Wuping (Part 2)

Although the pursuit of thrills is interesting, death is truly a terrifying matter.

The danger level of dimension infection absolutely ranks as the second most terrifying experience Chen Ming has encountered.

The first was when Chen Ming almost got killed by a single shot from Dusk’s Speed Particle Spear at the Pirate Space Station’s space arm.

So even if Chen Ming has thoughts in that direction now, he won’t do anything personally.

However, if he entirely delegates this matter to others for investigation, the efficiency, time, and level of danger, as well as whether the information will be relayed back in time, are all uncertainties.

He must involve himself in an indirect way.

His choice is reduced to one.

An artificial body.

Previously, it was clearly stated by the president that bodies marked by dimension infection are those that have experienced dimension infection events.

This body determines the positioning of another dimension and establishes a connection with it, rather than an artificial body with similar or different genes.

Therefore, from a practical standpoint, as long as Chen Ming’s true body isn’t running around, even an artificial body in the Fourteenth Legion can get involved.

But this matter is related to Zuo Jing.

Chen Ming knows that even though Zuo Jing wants nothing more than to get rid of him, he won’t actively seek trouble without an opportunity, especially after losing a Psychic.

So the involvement of an artificial body might backfire.

Moreover, the artificial body is currently also subject to the restrictions of the Fourteenth Legion’s rules, unable to wander freely, and still needs to bide time in the Fourteenth Legion.

Thus, both the true body and the artificial body are restricted in a certain way.

But Chen Ming has another option.

A while ago, he just created and sent another artificial body that is a hybrid of the Insect Race’s special operations unit, An Wuping, into the Empire’s territory.

An Wuping can also be considered one of his proxies.

Possessing the genes and flesh of the Insect Queen replica and the ferocious creature hidden beneath the flesh.

With Chen Ming quietly supporting from behind, such a being can independently participate in this matter.

An Wuping conveniently appears everywhere within the Empire and can be considered a part of Chen Ming’s long-term plan.

Speaking of An Wuping, Chen Ming suddenly thought of something.

An Wuping is a product of combining an artificial body made by the Insect Queen and a special operations unit of the Insect Race.

The process of creating the artificial body seems to have a certain similarity with the cloning process.

Moreover, there’s essentially no difference between the artificial body and a manufactured clone.

Yet, the cloning process leads to dimension infection, whereas the process of making an artificial body by the Insect Queen has never led to such incidents.

Chen Ming had overlooked this point until now when he suddenly realized it, and immediately glanced at the Insect Queen.

He then suddenly realized that it’s not just the process of manufacturing artificial bodies; even the Insect Queen’s current process of nurturing new Insect Race individuals has some issues.

Chen Ming recalls that the Insect Queen used to first lay eggs when breeding new Insect Race individuals.

After the eggs hatched into larvae, the Insect Queen would imbue a weaker part of her hive consciousness into the larvae, which would develop with the larvae and consequently expand the entire population.

And before the eggs hatch, there should be no regular Insect Race consciousness present, and even for some time after hatching, the larvae should merely be a pure Insect Race body.

Why hasn’t the existence from another dimension targeted the Insect Queen?

This question just surfaced in Chen Ming’s mind.

After devouring Chen Ming’s gathered Spiritual Energy Origin, the Insect Queen, now completely linked spiritually with Chen Ming, suddenly sent a wave of consciousness, explaining the reason to him.

The Insect Queen fills the eggs with her consciousness before they hatch, not withdrawing it until the new Insect Race consciousness familiarizes with the larvae, adapting to the larvae’s body.

Thus, there is never a moment when an Insect Race individual’s body lacks consciousness.

When Chen Ming inquired further about the reason with the Insect Queen,

the answer surprised him but, on further thought, it made sense.

It was instinct. Instinct told the Insect Queen she needed to do this.

Chen Ming continued to ask the Insect Queen if there was any memory related to this instinct.

The Insect Queen decisively conveyed a sense of denial.

This was indeed intriguing.

During the process of an egg hatching into a larva, considering environmental conditions without looking at dimension infection, it’s completely unnecessary for the Insect Queen’s consciousness to remain within the egg and larva for protection.

Yet instinct drove the Insect Queen to do so, making its implications intriguingly poignant for Chen Ming.

Even now.

After evolving by consuming Spiritual Fungi, the Insect Queen’s reproductive method has shifted from solely oviparous to include various fungi reproductive methods.

And aligning with changes in reproductive methods, the larva hatching pool of biological architecture technology has almost matured, allowing for automated larva hatching.

But even in these circumstances, as the biological architecture hatches new Insect Race larvae, the Insect Queen still controls the biological architecture with her consciousness and instills part of it into these eggs and larvae.

Ensuring that throughout the entire process, there is no gap in consciousness in the individuals nurtured by the Insect Queen.