What's wrong with being a little arrogant in the apocalypse just to support my wife?

Lu Yize reasonably suspected that Jiang Yue's father had close ties with the Zerg from the very beginning, or that he, like Fan Jian, might have had his body taken over by the Zerg.

It's possible he was much earlier than Fan Jian. Back when Jiang Yue went missing, his father didn't seem too anxious, which might mean he wasn't a real person by then.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Yize understood why Jiang Yue's father was so calm and unconcerned about her turning into a zombie, even though he knew his daughter might still be alive. Only Jiang Yue's mother cared.

Lu Yize had a guess in his heart, but he couldn't confirm it. He didn't tell Jiang Yue about these uncertain things, but he sent the message to Chen Mingzhang in private. Although he was not returning to the Donggu base now, he definitely still had connections there.

After informing Chen Mingzhang about this matter, I entrusted him with the task of investigating.

"Cultivate and stabilize your superpower." Lu Yize did not continue the previous topic, but instead asked Jiang Yue to consolidate her superpower level.

Both of them had only recently advanced in their abilities, and Lu Yize could clearly sense that Jiang Yue's powers were still somewhat restless.

Lu Yize stretched out his right hand, and the flowing supernatural power lay quietly in his palm. His supernatural power after this advancement was probably influenced by the black crystal, and was much more docile than after his previous advancement.

Like a tamed superpower, obediently used by him, the black crystal is more like a concentrated version of a crystal core or superpower core, and its absorption effect is far better than absorbing superpowers from the air on its own.

Of course, it's highly likely that the supernatural energy in the air, like the unrefined black crystal, contains some impurities, resulting in a slower absorption efficiency.

If the crystal nucleus directly absorbs the supernatural energy in the air, it will most likely absorb the impurities along with it, forming a layer of mist that surrounds the crystal nucleus.

It's no wonder that Xie Hongyang and Jiang Yue, despite their growing superpowers, didn't maintain the same level of mental clarity as humans; they were likely affected by these impurities.

Jiang Yue's lucidity is likely temporary. She retains her past memories and knows that she was once human, but as the fog in the crystal core of her mind continues to increase, her zombie instincts will overwhelm her reason.

Fortunately, Lu Yize knows how to remove the impurities and mist outside the crystal core for her, so the chances of Jiang Yue losing control are extremely low.

While Jiang Yue, Lu Yize, and others were making the most of their time to advance their superpowers, the Interstellar Federation had already reached a conclusion.

They were prepared to divide up the black crystals and to devour that ancient, undeveloped interplanet. Those tiny, backward creatures would be their newest slaves or pets.

The leaders of the major races dispatched their most elite troops, their eyes gleaming with undisguised greed as they gazed at the virtual, backward planet.

Noah and Cecil stood behind the Insect Emperor. Noah looked up at the planet where they had been hiding for ten years, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes.

It's a pity. If only the Zerg had discovered it, the worst outcome would have been that they would have been slowly devoured. But now, Noah glanced at the expressions on the faces of the other races.

It seems this poor planet is doomed to destruction, just like... countless other backward planets they once discovered to have civilizations, which they then burned, killed, plundered, and toyed with.

They kill them until they become rare species, then sell them at auction houses for high prices—a routine so familiar it's numbingly obvious to insects.

What disgusted Noah even more was that they used the guise of saving these backward, weak creatures that preyed on and attacked each other to commit real atrocities.

The fact that several races had joined forces could not be kept secret from the federal public, so negative news about Earth was everywhere on the StarNet recently.

Their backward and barbaric behavior elicited gasps of astonishment from the inhabitants of other races who considered themselves superior civilized beings.

"My God, how can there be such backward and primitive creatures? They actually use each other's ability cores/crystal cores as raw materials for advancement. It's too cruel."

"Don't those crystal core creatures know how to deal with the impurities inside their crystal cores? Their mutated faces are really ugly, no different from the beasts in the breeding farm."

"The primitive creatures on these planets are still using firearms to fight each other. It's so primitive. They don't even know how to use their powers after they've awakened. It's really pathetic."

"The Federation has issued a statement! Unable to bear seeing them continue to kill each other, it has decided to send elites to provide assistance and to 're-educate' those barbaric and vicious natives."

"The Federation should keep them under control and be careful when they go there, lest they get infected with some ancient viruses, which would be very troublesome to deal with."

"It's one thing for us Zerg to be so kind, but are the other races really this kind? They even try to educate others. Why don't they change their greedy ways and just loiter around our Zerg planet all day long?"

"My brother is in the army. I heard that the reason why the leaders of various planets are so concerned about this backward planet is because they discovered a large amount of pure natural black crystals on it!"

Upon hearing this, even the insects on the Federation Star Network who had previously maintained a calm demeanor began to stir with excitement.

"Black crystals!! Really?! How many have been discovered? I wonder when they will be available for auction. I've been saving star coins for twenty years, and I want to acquire some black crystals as soon as possible to successfully advance to the seventh rank."

"A sixth-tier expert suddenly appeared upstairs, but to advance to the seventh tier, you need at least five grams of black crystals, which is conservatively estimated to be several billion. Sigh... I feel like even if I reach the sixth tier, I don't have enough star coins to buy black crystals to advance."

"You're wrong. Even if you have star coins, you can't buy black crystals now. Black crystals are all controlled by powerful families. How many commoners have you seen who can get black crystals on their own? They all have to side with various forces."

"What a load of crap! All the resources are concentrated in the hands of those powerful families, and we common insects can't even climb up. It's truly despicable."

"I really hope that the planet we went to this time can bring back more black crystals so that we ordinary insects can also have black crystals."

"Those backward creatures are really lucky to be able to live in an environment with a lot of black crystals. As long as they control the discharge of impurities, their environment for advancement is actually much better than ours."

"Yes, otherwise how could they advance so quickly? Apart from the fact that they devour each other's crystal cores and ability cores, a large part of the reason is that the ability concentration on the planet they live on is high!"

After gradually realizing this, they suddenly developed a strong determination to conquer that backward planet.

"I really hope we can take over that planet soon so we can also go there and absorb some superpowers. I think I'll finally break through the bottleneck that's been stuck on for decades."