*[Promising Future Chat Group]*
Wangshu: "That's roughly how things happened."
Asta: "Absolutely! Absolutely! Do not suggest killing Shuhu. That's very stupid!"
Jingliu: "..."
Asta: "Adding a sentence: Madam Herta said this."
Jingliu: "Why would I propose such a stupid suggestion?"
A dignified Propagation Emanator unable to kill a mere Abundance Emanator, Shuhu? Wouldn't that be blatantly telling the Huoshi Swarm King that there is something wrong with Wangshu himself?
Besides, besides! Is Shuhu some character that is difficult to deal with?
Perhaps in the past, yes, but who is she now? Propagation Jingliu!
It is no exaggeration to say that if the plan goes smoothly, even if he only borrows her power, Wangshu could solo kill Shuhu.
Wangshu: "Wait, wait a minute, why are you considering the trade? Have you thought about one thing? I actually can't lay eggs... This trade has had no possibility of completion from the very start."
Asta: "..."
Jingliu: "..."
Asta: "Madam Herta... Okay, what follows is what I want to say myself."
Asta: "Little Wangshu, you can go play on the side. Don't get involved in adult matters."
Who ever thought about actually settling the account?
Trading with a Swarm King? Helping a Swarm King perfect herself? Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
This is a Propagation Swarm King, a character who has been on the entire universe's kill-on-sight list since the Swarm Disaster back then. Scam her for a bit, then find a way to contact all parties and just kill her.
Help the other party perfect themselves, and then fight another Swarm Disaster? Seriously, don't. One Swarm Disaster already created an evil god like Nanook; everyone can't withstand such torment again.
Wangshu came back to his senses. Huoshi was unhurried; with her hands clasped behind her back, she stood slim and graceful, as if she were still admiring the street view.
"How was the communication?"
"Aren't you surprised that I need to consider it?"
After all, if he were the real Swarm Imperator, he should have agreed to this kind of trade immediately.
Huoshi gently shook her head, actively adjusting her position to let her hair glow with a soft luster under the setting sun. "I said it before, you are not the Swarm Imperator. The Swarm Imperator is already dead. And even if the Swarm Imperator came back to life, I think His requirement would also be for you to eat me to complete yourself."
Her tone was as calm as if she were describing a law of nature. "Everything about the Swarm is for the sake of continuation. If the Swarm Imperator truly still has a part surviving, the Swarm Kings would offer up everything without hesitation..."
She then paused for a moment, the tip of her foot tapping the ground lightly, and inexplicably repeated: "Without hesitation."
"From the moment of birth, everyone has lived this way. It is understandable. But the Swarm Imperator is dead, and you, who can merge with the Swarm Imperator's remains... are definitely not weak."
Huoshi spoke frankly, shying away from nothing. "Therefore, I can completely avoid risk by making a trade. Why should I take a risk?"
If it were other Swarm Kings, they might have gambled—gambled that Wangshu's own state was unstable, gambled that he might have just merged and there was an opportunity to exploit.
But she was the Huoshi Swarm King, a Swarm King who could shed her claws, fangs, and carapace for survival, who had continuously learned human emotions for thousands of years, and who had truly evolved a survival wisdom beyond mere racial continuation.
"Let's talk again when buying Shouzhua pancakes tomorrow..."
Wangshu roughly understood the current situation. He rubbed his forehead with one hand, while the other still clutched that card wrapped in moonlight; this could at least bring him some sense of security.
"Alright."
Huoshi pressed her hands together in front of her chest, striking a slightly cute human pose, a look of sincere anticipation on her face. "I will keep looking forward to tomorrow's delicious food~"
She did not pester him further. After speaking, she turned around decisively, leaving Wangshu with a slender back figure that gradually merged into the evening crowd.
Actually, she also wanted to gamble. The Propagation aura on Wangshu was sometimes intense and sometimes faint.
But... there was no need. After all, everyone was just trying to survive. Wangshu had even taken up a job like setting up a stall.
She sucked on her fingertip. "How could anyone not have a trump card?"
Just like herself, a person who wanted to live on, a 'person' who, in order to survive, could even actively shed her claws, fangs, and carapace during the disaster back then, revealing her most vulnerable side.
A guy like Wangshu, who clearly had the strength to merge with the Propagation remains—even if there might be some minor problems at present—but could set up a stall on the street to integrate into the Xianzhou for the sake of survival... if really forced into a life-and-death crisis, no one could be sure what kind of power he might erupt with.
Huoshi's steps became gradually lighter. Right, everyone was the same; there was absolutely no need to take risks.
She thought that once Wangshu finished understanding the Huoshi lineage of the Swarm, he would definitely be willing to proceed with this trade.
Wangshu gazed at the distant figure under the evening sunset, feeling somewhat emotional. As expected of the Huoshi Swarm King; she was indeed endearing. Then... he opened the group chat.
*[Promising Future Chat Group]*
Wangshu: "Then, next question. How do I contact the higher-ups of the IPC and the Xianzhou? I've coaxed her away for now."
Jingliu: "No rush. Scam some things first; consider it an advance on your reward for eliminating a scourge for the people."
Asta: "Indeed. Such a significant contribution cannot just be exchanged for cold drafts by the IPC."
Wangshu: "I suddenly discovered that you all have such black hearts."
Asta: "...?"
Jingliu: "Little brother, is your brain broken? Speaking of which, I still haven't asked. Which remote star system did you come from before transmigration? Why would you pity a member of the Swarm?"
The greatest destruction caused by the Swarm Disaster back then lay in... the irreversibility of the damage to planets. Even the home planet of the Destruction Aeon Nanook, the Diamond Adlivun, withered completely because it was on the marching route of the Swarm Disaster.
Once the destruction caused by the Propagation Swarm reaches a certain level, it enters a state of withering that is difficult to treat. This is clearly recorded; it is a destruction of the planet and the essence of life.
The disasters caused by the Swarm are innumerable. Even if countless planets survived, the best course of action for this universe was... to be humanely destroyed.
Jingliu: "Even the most harmless Pacifist Swarm King, who chose a very extreme method of survival as a producer, has always been monitored and guarded by the IPC..."
Asta: "Actually, the IPC hasn't been able to find any trace of the Pacifist Swarm King in that star sector for hundreds of years."
Asta: "But there's no need to worry now. In Star Calendar Year 6299, everything is still normal."
Wangshu: "Alright, I understand. Then, assuming I want to ask for an advance on the reward, what request would be appropriate to make of her? Big shots, is there anything you want?"
Jingliu: "That depends on you. After all, it is your contribution."
Asta: "Let's discuss it slowly. Madam Herta says she also has quite a few good things on hand and can swap for this trade."
The things of a Swarm King made Herta more curious.
Jingliu: "Do you have work right now?"
Wangshu: "In another half hour, I'm going to pick Little Jingliu up from school."
Jingliu: "..."
The group fell silent for a while. After all, this matter was too plain.
Jingliu: "Go prepare to pick up the student first."
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