Overlord: Rise of the Zerg

Nichols did not agree with Jimenez's view, but he accepted it due to the influence of the rules.

He still believes that his plan is the most feasible and the only way to break the situation at present, instead of wasting time in begging for mercy from others.

Of course, due to the rules, he did not execute his plan privately after the vote. Although he proposed this seemingly extreme idea, Nichols himself was not a deviant.

On the contrary, he should be regarded as a relatively pure and outstanding scholar, otherwise he would not have been chosen to come here as one of the last hopes of civilization.

The matter should have been concluded from this, and everything was implemented according to plan. Until one day, another companion established contact with him in private.

He is Ariat, the octopus biologist and sociologist who deduces the purpose of the Zerg from their behavioral patterns.

Compared to Nichols, Ariat has no qualifications to compare with the former in the purely biological field. The areas he is proficient in are mostly in the study of biological behavior and social relationships, and he can often infer the behavioral logic of living things from subtle details.

Therefore, his ability to colonize a planet where civilization may exist is as important as Nichols's biological research.

"Jimenez is wrong. We are probably on the wrong path now, wasting our precious time!" Ariat did not exchange greetings with Nichols and stated his intention straight to the point. .

"For the continuation of civilization, we have to do something."

Nichols had no reaction to the other party's directness. In the civilized culture of the octopus people, being more direct in communication is a sign of seriousness and importance.

"Then why don't you put forward your point of view for everyone to discuss together before the vote?" Nichols asked.

"It's useless, maybe you may not feel anything, but nowadays on spaceships, the pursuit of safety has long been a common phenomenon.

Along the way, we have experienced too many difficulties. Deep down in their hearts, many of our companions are unwilling to make trouble. They would rather endure some humiliation and want to settle down quickly. "

"I can't accuse their idea of ​​being absolutely wrong, because if this road can be opened, this is indeed the safest plan. It may be ignored by others, but with our background, sooner or later we will dominate this place again."

"But deep down, I know very well that this matter is not as easy as they think. You also know that I have done some research on the behavioral logic of living things. Now I give you my opinion. Of course, it is only It’s my own opinion and I don’t represent anyone else.”

"These bugs...will never coexist with us!"

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The atmosphere fell silent, and neither party said anything more.

It wasn't until a few minutes later that Nichols asked his question again.

"It's the same question, why didn't you raise it before the vote? Everyone trusts you and is willing to believe your conclusion."

"I said, it's useless. This is not a question of trust. They are not stupid. From what I can think of, many times they are not ignorant.

But they still chose to support Jimenez, because this has nothing to do with reason, but only with people's hearts.

They will not give up until the last moment, and once your plan is implemented, they, or we, will have no way out. "

Ariat's tone was calm, as if he had thought through a lot of things.

"Then...what's your reason for coming to me?"

"I want to work with you to execute your plan."

"In private."

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Although the Zerg were still frustrated and retreated from the Octopus' latest attack, Zero did not feel frustrated at all.

Seeing the Zerg units becoming stronger and smoother little by little through Sass's improvements, Zero still felt a sense of accomplishment.

This is the charm of evolution, especially for the fast-changing Zerg. When one's own progress is clearly laid out in front of one's eyes from generation to generation, the feeling is indescribable.

War is indeed a catalyst for science. In the past two hundred years, due to the lack of decent opponents, Zero has not felt that the insect swarm is as prosperous as it is now for a long time.

This is not to say that they have been standing still for so long, but it is really rare to show their progress in a short period of time as intuitively as now.

Zero's purpose is to capture as many of these octopus elites as possible, but this becomes difficult to do after the octopus men have taken strict precautions and no longer go out.

However, he didn't force it either. The knowledge Sass gained previously would take some time to digest.

Speaking of the octopus people, after their previous attempts to contact the Zerg were frustrated, they still did not give up, and they were quite reluctant to let go. Ling Quan pretended not to know, and was still thinking about plans to improve the Zerg themselves with Sass.

However, what he didn't know was that a plant killer that had been initially propagated and carefully cultivated in the laboratory was quietly released from the outpost by several supporters of Ariat and Nichols.

Their size is extremely small, even smaller than ordinary cells, and completely invisible to the naked eye.

When it was released into the ocean, those marine plants immediately suffered a devastating blow and began to die in patches.

However, at this stage, compared to such a vast planet surface, this change was insignificant and did not attract any attention at all.

Arriat and Nichols' plan unfolded quietly, with the help of their few supporters.

They firmly believed that only this plan could save the ethnic group, and stubbornly took the entire ethnic group in a completely different direction in their own way.

Their plan was very successful. Not only did they hide it from the conservatives represented by Jimenez, but even Zero failed to react at the beginning.

When the algae worms on the ocean began to die on a large scale, things seemed to have become irreversible. The scale of these creatures had become climate change. At this moment, even the octopus man who released them with his own hands had no trace of his actions. means of containment.

In other words, they will definitely cause devastating damage to the original ecological environment of the entire planet!

And all this was inevitably exposed to the eyes of all octopus people, including James Ness.

Kill first and report later, acting privately. If it was in the heyday of civilization and caused such serious consequences without authorization, he would definitely face the most severe trial. But at this moment when the fire of civilization is in turmoil, it is obviously impossible to strictly implement this.

As Ariat expected, with the support of their supporters, they were not severely punished for this, at least they would not be deprived of their right to survive.

Things are irreversible, so make mistakes. Although this plan is extreme, it may not be a clear path. The matter has come to this, and what they need to do is to do their best to promote this matter and steer its development in the direction that is most beneficial to them as much as possible.