Snow Velvet Spider King: "I've also thought about it, and it's very possible. This is a concern for many Insects: when entering the Outworld, will we be sent to battlefields? To rob other civilizations?"
Dragon Cypress: "Yes, I've considered this issue for a long time, which is why I've always insisted on enhancing our combat power."
Snow Velvet Spider King suggested, "Combat power is secondary. The key is scouting ability and the ability to escape and preserve one's life."
Dragon Cypress nodded his tentacles in agreement.
This was a heavy topic. Contact with unknown alien civilizations brought a sliver of anticipation, but far more apprehension and worry. Moreover, most Insects harbored a deep-seated repulsion to the act of robbery.
Snow Velvet Spider King changed the topic, lifting a claw to point at the forest on South Mountain, and asked, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, have your cultivated Silver Cypress Trees developed new mutant strains?"
Dragon Cypress: "Yes."
