Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

Qianxing—a secret base of the Interstellar Intelligence Bureau.

"Sir, so far we have discovered a total of three of these meteorites."

“On the surface of the meteorite, we detected genetic material belonging to the Badaf worm race.”

"Based on the final comparison—we discovered that these meteorites should have come from the Insect Island!"

"Moreover, it should be that insect island that we recently destroyed in outer space, which was preparing to invade Qianxing."

A researcher in a white coat reported the latest findings of the investigation to Chen Guyan, the head of the Interstellar Intelligence Agency.

"what?"

"You mean these three meteorite fragments could very well be the insect island that was recently destroyed by the Imperial Starfleet?"

"Yes!"

"How is that possible?" Chen Guyan frowned and said, "That insect island is still very far from the Qianxing mainland."

"It was blasted into pieces by us before it even had a chance to enter the Qianxing Starfield."

"How could fragments of that insect island have landed on Qianxing from such a distant distance?"

"And it landed so quickly?"

"Wormhole jump or interstellar coordinate jump!"

The technician in charge of following up on the matter explained to Chen Guyan: "All indications suggest that these three meteorites that broke off from the insect island were thrown directly to Qianxing through the wormhole!"

“Through simulation analysis, the most likely scenario is that the insect island that carried the Badaf insectoid expeditionary force activated a wormhole jump before we destroyed it.”

"However, they were destroyed before they could jump."

"However, the wormhole had already opened by then, and the three meteorites entered the wormhole during the explosion and eventually landed on Qianxing."

"According to previous data, these insect islands, which are specifically responsible for transporting the Badaf insectoid expeditionary force to other planets, are capable of wormhole jumping."

"However, the Badaf insectoids' insect islands need to be within a certain distance of the target planet before they can perform wormhole jumps."

"In this respect, the wormhole jumping technology mastered by the Badaf Zerg is far behind ours."

"However, the landing of these three meteorites on Qianxing also exposed a problem..."

"That is—based on the information we had before, the Badaf insectoids' island should take at least another two to three months to fly."

"Only then can we initiate a wormhole jump to directly enter the Qianxing Starfield."

"Then, the insect islands that appear in the Qianxing Starfield will establish coordinate teleportation points."

"Once the Zerg's coordinate teleportation points are established, the subsequent Zerg army can be teleported to the Qianxing Starfield in a very short time."

"However, it is clearly outside the range where the wormhole jump will start."

"This insect island has activated wormhole jump!"

"Although they ultimately could not avoid being destroyed."

"However, three meteorites that broke off from the insect island landed on the Qian Star through the wormhole."

"This is enough to show that the Badaf insectoid islands must have a much more powerful wormhole teleportation capability than before."

"In other words—it was as early as when the Badaf insectoids sent their expeditionary force to attack Qianxing."

"The Badaf insectoids should have already completed their new round of evolution."

"The appearance of these three meteorites once again proves our previous speculation that the interstellar expedition was destroyed on the main star of Badav."

"The Badaf Zerg are indeed not what they used to be."

"They have completed another evolution!"

"In addition, through analysis of the Badaf worm gene tissue extracted from these three meteorites, we found..."

"Their genetic organization has indeed changed."

"Previously, the Empire had collected some research data on the genetic map of the Badaf insectoid race.

"The Zerg genetic data we've collected dates back at least 100,000 years!"

"It's not surprising that a race like the Badaf Zerg, which has a high capacity for self-evolution, could complete a new round of evolution over such a long period of time."

"Through comparison, it was found that the Zerg genes extracted from these three meteorites are indeed very different from those in the data."

"This must be the result of evolution."

"In addition, we also discovered a Zerg gene that was not recorded in the database at all."

"No Zerg genes recorded at all?" Chen Guyan frowned, immediately realizing something: "You mean............"

"Could this be a new type of Zerg that we've never encountered before?"

"That's exactly what I mean!" The technician nodded. "Through careful analysis and research, we believe this should be a new member of the Bardav Zerg."

"The division of labor among the various species of the Badaf insectoids is actually very clear."

"For example, the most numerous armored jaw bugs have always served as the main infantry force in the Badaf Zerg."

"Since there is no data to refer to, we still have no way of knowing what role this new Zerg member plays in the Badaf Zerg."

"However, there are only two possibilities now."

"First, this newly discovered Zerg member is a new species that has evolved from the Badaf Zerg over the past 100,000 years."

"Secondly, this new member of the Zerg has actually existed for a long time, but it has been too well hidden to be discovered."

"So no records were left."

"However, after discussion and analysis, we believe that the first possibility is more likely."

The technician in charge of reporting the situation displayed relevant analytical data on the screen as he spoke.

"Because even the most mysterious insect demons among the Badaf insect race, we can at least learn a lot of rumors about them from relevant information."

"And they knew of the existence of the Insect Demon."

"Although, until now, no civilized planet has ever seen the true face of the insect demon."

"However, we at least know that there are insect demons among the Badaf insectoids."

"Therefore, we believe—if this new type of Zerg that we have just discovered already existed."

"No matter how well they were hidden, there should have been some record of them leaving no trace..."

"Therefore, this new type of Zerg is most likely the most recent evolution in the last 100,000 years."

That makes sense...

As Chen Guyan looked at the relevant research data, he nodded with deep agreement and said, "It seems that during this 100,000-year gap period, the Badaf insectoid race must have completed a leapfrog, comprehensive evolution!"

"Old-fashioned Zerg like the Ironjaw Bug probably don't have much room for further evolution."

"Developing entirely new Zerg species is undoubtedly the best choice..."

"The Badaf insectoids are very adept at self-evolution."

"God knows—how many new species the Badaf Zerg have spawned in this latest evolution!"

"Now it seems............."

"The magnetic storm in space that wiped out the entire 300 million-strong interstellar expeditionary force was very likely caused by a new species of the Badaf Zerg..."

"After all, among the Badaf insectoids we know of, they absolutely do not have the ability to create a magnetic field storm in space!"

"This discovery has played a very important role in advancing our understanding of the Badaf worm family."

"At least we can be fairly certain that the Badaf Zerg have spawned new subspecies!"

At this point, Chen Guyan's expression grew increasingly serious: "Those who could be sent to invade Qianxing..."

"I guess they're not some really powerful character."

"Combined with the disastrous defeat of the interstellar expeditionary force, the Badaf Zerg must have even more powerful new members."

"You should know that when the Badaf insectoids set their sights on Qianxing, they only regarded it as a low-level civilization planet."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent a small insect island over."

"In other words, the Zerg force that was sent to invade Qianxing was just a poorly equipped one."

"Following this line of thought—the new Zerg species we just discovered is most likely not a high-level being."

"However, there must be new, high-level Zerg on the current main planet of Badaf that we are unaware of!"

"Otherwise, the interstellar expeditionary force would never have suffered such a crushing defeat..."

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"Sir, in addition to the problems mentioned above, we have discovered an even more serious issue..."

The technician in charge of reporting the situation pulled up the relevant research data on the screen: "Besides these three meteorites falling on Qianxing..."

"We have discovered—it cannot be ruled out that some of the Badaf insectoid larvae also entered Qianxing..."

"What!?"

"Badaf insectoid larvae? They landed on Qianxing?" Chen Guyan was startled upon hearing this!

"Sir, we cannot make a final confirmation yet."

"At present, we only suspect that this possibility exists..."

As he spoke, the technician pointed to the analysis data on the screen and explained to Chen Guyan, "Because we found the Badaf Zerg genetic tissue on these three meteorites, we suspect that a considerable portion of it is Zerg larvae."

"These Zerg larvae are hidden deep inside these meteorites."

"Moreover, these insect eggs hidden deep inside the meteorite are the new type of insect species we have discovered."

"Therefore, we suspect that this new type of Zerg larvae are attached to the rocky interior of the Zerg Island!"

"Through analysis, we cannot rule out the possibility that some surviving eggs may have scattered across the surface of Qianxing after the fall..."

"However, we have immediately sealed off and investigated the locations where these three meteorites were found."

"The area within a thousand miles centered on the three meteorite impact sites has been included in the cordon and investigation zone."

"We haven't found any scattered insect eggs yet..."

"Search and investigate carefully, leaving no corner unchecked!"

Chen Guyan said with a gloomy expression, "Can the eggs of the Badaf insect race successfully hatch in the environment of Qianxing?"

"The Badaf insectoids are a species with extremely strong adaptability."

The technicians then provided an explanation: "Theoretically speaking—not only on Qianqian Star itself, but also on meteorites and planets floating in outer space, the eggs of the Badaf insect race can be hatched."

"Furthermore, the Badaf insectoids only need three to five hours to grow from hatching to full maturity..."

"It can be simply understood as—the Badaf insectoid race does not have a juvenile stage."

"They can become combat-ready within hours of hatching."

"This is also one of the characteristics that the Badaf insectoids are most proud of..."

"How much time has passed since these three meteorites were discovered?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Guyan's heart sank.

"Thirteen hours and thirty-six minutes." The technician checked the time and gave a very precise answer.

"That means it's been almost fourteen hours."

"No! It should be even longer!" Chen Guyan immediately corrected, "From the time we discover the meteorite's impact point to when our people arrive at the scene and retrieve it, that also takes time..."

"Based on this calculation, the three meteorites should have landed on Qianxing approximately sixteen hours ago."

"Sixteen hours..." Chen Guyan's expression grew increasingly gloomy: "It takes three to five hours for a larva to grow into a fully formed larva."

"If there really are living larvae of the Badaf insectoids scattered on Qianxing."

"So, at this time..."

Chen Guyan asked with lingering fear, "Haven't those Badaf insectoids already reached their complete form?"

"So far, our search teams have not found any trace of the Badaf Zerg activity on Qianxing."

The subordinate in charge of the search reported to Chen Guyan, "We have notified the military to assist in the search and investigation."

"If there really are fully evolved versions of the Badaf insectoids active on Qianxing, we will definitely discover them immediately."

"If no trace has been found yet, I think the outcome shouldn't be too bad."

“We only suspect there is such a risk,” a technician added. “It’s not necessarily true that any Badaf larvae have been scattered.”

"Although the eggs of the Badaf insectoids are very resilient, the meteorites that fell on Qianxing were burned by the high temperature."

"Theoretically, it should have already exceeded the survival limit of the Badaf insectoid larvae."

"The measures we are taking now are merely to minimize the low-probability risk..."