I Am The Swarm

Chapter 156: The Internal Ecosystem Chamber

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“Overlord, don’t you think our latest masterpiece is stunning?” Morgan asked, his tone full of self-admiration.

Luo Wen, observing the rocket remotely through Morgan’s perspective, replied via the Swarm Network: “Stunning? I’m speechless.”

“Your praise is most gratifying, Overlord.”

“That wasn’t praise, you fool. Can’t you tell I’m being sarcastic?”

“Perhaps it’s a limitation of consciousness communication; I cannot detect tone.”

Luo Wen briefly considered “retraining” the rat folk scientist before turning his attention back to the rocket.

Admittedly, the design left him astonished. The rat folk had devised a novel approach, strapping 36 secondary thrusters onto a single rocket. As a self-proclaimed intellectual, Luo Wen couldn’t help but criticize the design’s absurdity. The drag in the atmosphere alone would be monumental, and directional control seemed nearly impossible.

Regret bubbled within him—he had entrusted his body to this mission.

Yes, this was the vessel that would carry Luo Wen to the moon. It represented the pinnacle of rat folk ingenuity, resembling nothing more than a giant stick bound with over thirty grenades.

This was the rat folk’s first serious attempt to land on the moon. Even Empress Kerrigan had arrived at the command center to personally oversee the launch ceremony.

“Can this contraption really fly?” Luo Wen asked, skeptical.

“Rest assured, Overlord,” Morgan replied confidently. “We are highly experienced with strapped booster rockets. While the drag is indeed significant within the atmosphere, it becomes irrelevant once we breach it. Our calculations confirm that 36 secondary thrusters can definitely propel the rocket’s core to the moon.”

“Fine. Your verbosity convinces me.” Luo Wen felt a sliver of relief after Morgan’s detailed explanation.

Luo Wen’s body, secured under the guise of a “volunteer organism,” had been placed in a transparent box filled with observation instruments and loaded onto the rocket. Accompanying him were other equipment and an all-terrain rover.

Shortly afterward, Morgan confirmed via intercom, “Overlord, the special organism has been secured on the rocket.”

Luo Wen nodded, then remembered this was consciousness communication and replied, “Understood.”

The connection between Luo Wen’s main body and the Brood Nest remained his closely guarded secret. Even the most loyal and network-integrated rat folk had no access to this information.

It wasn’t a matter of mistrust but of caution. Luo Wen had long believed he wasn’t the universe’s only exceptional being. Who knew what other peculiar abilities might exist?

Better safe than sorry—paranoia was the ultimate survival skill.