"Please give name, Master."
In front of Ben, a humanoid insect knelt.
Its body looked almost human.
It had two arms, two legs, and five fingers on each hand.
But its face was clearly insect-like.
Large compound eyes covered most of its face.
Chitin plates curved over its skull in strange, hard lines.
It reminded Ben of a certain alien race from Mars in one of his favorite mangas from his past life.
He rubbed his chin and thought for a moment.
"Hmm… a name… how about Supervisor One?"
The Krell visibly stiffened.
"I-If you say so… Master." Its tone sounded obedient, but something about it felt off.
Ben narrowed his eyes.
He felt a faint pushback through the hive mind.
Rejection.
It did not like the name.
He clicked his tongue. 'So human-level intelligence means they also have emotions.
Great.
That is going to be annoying.'
Emotions were one of the biggest causes of rebellion.
Ben had seen that pattern before.
In history.
In war.
Even in his past life.
