Fang Zhou, why do people say I am a succubus?

"Draco, your life is young, but your knowledge is quite ancient. Who are you?" The group of shapeshifters spoke in a stuttering manner.

"Teacher Daibian, Lord Kelsey of Rhodes Island once said, 'I know everything.'"

"That lord has indeed lived a long life," the Shapeshifter nodded. "I met her once during the King of Kings' expedition. She is indeed qualified to speak so."

"Then you just need to treat me as a similar person, even though I am very young." Chen Zhou leaned on the railing of the cabin and spoke vaguely.

The shapeshifter nodded, not asking about the matter. Instead, he was interested in the macroscopic topic of life raised by Chen Zhou.

"Honestly, your soul is mysterious and powerful, like those monarchs recorded in history books, which makes me instinctively refuse to imitate you. But the fire of ambition in your eyes is not concealed at all, exactly the same as that of the other little Draco in the command center."

Chen stared at the shapeshifter and smiled slightly. "Just as blood is the currency of the soul, sacrifice is the foundation of the empire. Ambition and power shaped Draco."

After saying this, he asked, "What about you, Shapeshifter? You have passed through the mists of time and witnessed the ashes of history. What shaped you? Who are you?"

"Nonsense, we are a group of shapeshifters, one of the oldest members of the Sarkaz royal court." The shapeshifter said without hesitation.

"Then here's the problem."

"What's the problem?"

Chen Zhou smiled and said, "This has to start from the evolution of Terran civilization at its inception. There has always been a problem plaguing you."

The shapeshifter was increasingly bewildered, yet also intrigued. "Are you asking a philosophical question? It just so happens that we know a thing or two about it. Go ahead."

"Since you are a respected philosopher, let me ask you: Who are you?"

"We are a group of shapeshifters," he repeated.

"It seems you don't know who you are? Shapeshifter Cluster? No, it's just a name, a codename. You can be called Shapeshifter Cluster, your clone can be called Shapeshifter Cluster, even I can change my name to Shapeshifter Cluster, everyone can. After removing all the codenames, honors, titles and other miscellaneous things.

You, this separate individual, who are you?"

The shapeshifter gazed down at the tiny scene below, lost in thought.

Chen Zhou smiled, using his smile to stimulate the transformer's confusion.

"I heard you used to be a philosophy teacher. It seems you've been imitating others, pondering the philosophical questions of other races, but neglecting your own."

"We have been wandering, observing, and reflecting on the rise and fall of others' history. This is indeed right. Because we share a common consciousness."

"But I'm asking you about the meaning of this clone. Tell me who you are, not you."

"Me? I'm an individual in the Shapeshifter colony..." the Shapeshifter muttered.

A ray of light seemed to flash across his head, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye, making it impossible to catch it.

"Your true self is a group of shapeshifters, but your ego is this clone. For example, when I use the pronoun 'we' in conversation, your pronoun is also 'we'. Does this mean that Chen Zhou and the shapeshifters are distinct, yet also one?"

"Such a thing is impossible and meaningless," the shapeshifter retorted.

Chen Zhou spoke very quickly, like Xuanzang reciting a sutra: "Then let's ask a few meaningful questions. Where do we come from and where do we go after death? Why were we born on Terra? Are there higher-dimensional beings above us? Are we shadows cast by higher-dimensional beings? Is there an observer watching us? Lying in bed, watching our conversation..."

"Stop, stop reading!"

The questioning sounded like a loud bell, causing the shapeshifter's brain to ring. He tilted his head, as if expressing the anger of the collective consciousness: "You, you are really chaotic."

Then he twisted his hands to cover his head, his brain trembling in despair: "Strange, this is wrong! Wrong! So wrong! Why am I angry? Am I a little thing like Hai Si who relies on instinct?"

On the other side, the old logistics area.

Logos looked stunned. In front of him, the group of Transformers who had just been talking so enthusiastically suddenly covered their heads and started shaking them as if to spread out their brains.

At the same time, the shapeshifters in front of Amiya, the shapeshifters of the Military Committee, the shapeshifters of Victoria, the shapeshifters of Iberia... the shapeshifters of the entire Terra all shook their heads frantically.

This scene is comparable to Hai Si looking up at the starry sky at the same time.

On the deck of the Gastriel battleship, Chen Zhou took the opportunity to increase his firepower:

"Is there a necessary connection between the clone and the collective? Are you a clone of the collective? Or are you an individual who can connect to the shapeshifter network? Does the collective life have an end? Does the clone have a certain duration? Is a dead clone considered alive or dead? Are the questions I'm raising at this moment the same as the ones you just mentioned?"

The shapeshifter clone before him completely collapsed.

Suddenly, another group of shapeshifters appeared out of nowhere, shaking their heads and shouting, "Draco, you're shaking the collective consciousness. I'm going to kill you!"

But Chen Zhou's voice was louder than his. Holding the collapsed Transformer, he shouted, "Who wants to kill me? And who did I kill?"

The collapsed shapeshifter was stunned for a moment, then slowly looked up, his confusion mixed with a hint of realization: "Is it me who wants to kill me? I killed myself?"

"Correct answer!" Draco's tone showed full appreciation.

With a thought, he caught the clone who was shouting that he wanted to kill Chen Zhou, and then met his expectant eyes.

That look… the shapeshifters felt a chill in their hearts.

"Please, Transformer." Chen Zhou handed the Transformer cluster to the Collapse Transformer.

Hiss!

Without much hesitation, the collapsed shapeshifter pulled with his hand, and there was a sound of bones cracking. His compatriot's arm was obviously a little longer. He heard his compatriot scream in pain and was thrown to the ground suddenly. The collapsed shapeshifter stepped heavily on the other person and directly crushed him to pieces.

No one knew his weaknesses better than him, so he easily killed the opponent.

Since the birth of shapeshifters, the first case of shapeshifters killing shapeshifters has occurred!

Shapeshifters everywhere immediately sensed this sudden change.

But this is not the end, the shapeshifters on Logos' side also made the decision to "experience death".

Within a day, Chen Zhou caused a shapeshifter to rebel, and Logos persuaded an entire tribe to experience rebirth from death.

"I think I'll be able to get the answer to the question 'Who am I' next time."

After a long pause, the rebellious shapeshifter said to Chen Zhou, "I have become a variable in the collective, but even so, it is within our tolerance."

What a strange race. They accept traitors but don't accept people who divide the collective.

So, this group is actually quite relaxed, but its collective consciousness makes up for this part?

"Goodbye then. I hope that next time I see you, you will have a name of your own." Chen Zhou said goodbye to him.

"I will." The shapeshifter nodded.

The two talked for a while longer.

Suddenly, the strong wind seemed to carry the sound of a bone whistle, and faintly the sound of a death knell could be heard.

"The dirge has begun, the bone whistle has wailed."

"I am here to bear witness to the Sarkaz, the Shapeshifter, and his swarm."

"From destruction comes new life."

Under the joint witness of Chen Zhou and Logos, the figures of the Transformers cluster gradually dissipated like smoke.

……

The Shard.

When Tracy, the King of Sharp Comments, saw this, his expression showed a subtle contempt.

"The shapeshifter is dead."

Absolver Quesatushita stepped forward to offer comfort, "Don't worry, His Excellency the Shapeshifter has only suffered a minor setback. He'll soon..."

"No, I mean that all the shapeshifters are dead, and the oldest royal court collapsed today."

As a being recognized by the Black Crown, Tracy could naturally detect the changes in the shapeshifter. "Hmm, very interesting. How should I describe it? A split?"

"Or... three separate courts?"

Not long after, a group of shapeshifters, whose strength was only one-third of their original strength, walked into the Shard and came to the Tracy brothers and sisters.

Tracy was very interested in him now and asked, "Tell me, what happened to you before? You were actually divided into three groups?"

The Shapeshifter Cluster did not hide anything and relayed to the two princes what Logos and Chen Zhou had said word for word.

"One destroys your collective consciousness, and the other lures you into experiencing death." Tracy was a little nervous.

"Are you laughing, Tracy?" The shapeshifter cluster looked up.

"I'm sorry, Shapeshifter, I'm not mocking you." Tracy pursed his lips. "Nezrei is fond of conquest, Dukarei enjoys toying with people's hearts, and you, a Shapeshifter of the most ancient royal court, are searching for the meaning of life, and yet you are defeated by philosophical questions..."

"You understand it very well, don't you? Ordinary weapons can hardly kill us completely, unless we actively seek death."

Theresa was curious about other things. "Mr. Shapeshifter, I'd like to know what Chen Zhou said to you last."

"He invited us to join him and he said his vision was that all differences would be unified and all ethnic groups would be integrated."

Theresa was numb.

Isn’t this the slogan that Babel Tower shouted to Kazdel before?

As the leader of the Sky Kingdom, you should change the lyrics a little bit.

Why do you like copying me so much?

Now my slogan has become [Drown up with tears and bury suffering with suffering], why don’t you copy me?

The Tracys are also a little numb.

He looked at the little shapeshifter, who was so weak that the Blood Demon Lord could kill him with a single slap, and shook his head speechlessly.

The strategic value has been repeatedly weakened.

"By the way, Chen Zhou obtained the Breath of the Kings last night, and he appeared on the Iron Duke's warship again today?"

As Tracys opened his mouth, everyone in the hall of the Shard turned solemn and the guards fell silent.

It seems that this ally is planning to end the cooperation?

"Tracy," the Shapeshifters said directly, "Chen Zhou said he was forced to become our enemy. But his previous promise remains valid. The Sky Kingdom will always welcome the Sarkaz. In fact, when the citizens were relocated yesterday, many young Sarkaz, tired of war, defected to the Sky Kingdom."

On the steps, the young regent looked relieved, but soon regained his determination.

"Those who don't understand peace and those who don't understand war have different values," Tracy said. "I respect their choices, but the Sky Kingdom can only serve as a refuge, not a home for the Sarkaz."

"of course."

The Blood Demon Lord came from the corner, holding a shaking red wine glass, his eyes half open and smiling elegantly.

"No matter how gentle a creature like the Sarkaz may be, it undoubtedly harbors a savage nature that excites the sight of blood. Blood and battle are what make up the Sarkaz. These weaklings cannot escape."

"There's no need to be too harsh on them." Theresa smiled gently.

"Now that you are here, does it mean that the ceremony is ready?" Tracy's voice echoed in the hall.

Most of the guards stood at attention, but the Blood Demon Lord, who had publicly killed a demon king, showed no fear at all and spoke lazily:

"Yes, the blessing ceremony can be started at any time, and the ancient blood echoing in the Sarkaz's body will respond to my blessing. Tracys, I hope to hand Chen Zhou over to me and my army. Such an arrogant little Draco must be strangled to death by my own hands." The Blood Demon Lord stared at the blood-red wine in the glass.

"Okay." Tracy nodded. "Then the Duke's coalition forces will be handed over to the Scavengers."

……

Sky Kingdom, Tower Jiezhen Office.

Chen Zhou was looking down at the battle plan drawn up by Wellington when the communicator on the desk, which was pressed on top of various reports, suddenly rang.

"Moses Moses?"

"Huh? Wrong number? Is it a Dongguo person?" A familiar voice came from the other end of the communicator.

"Doctor?" Chen Zhou put down the document, quite surprised.

"That's right." Amiya breathed a sigh of relief, and then the doctor asked, "Chen Zhou, did you capture Ascalon?"

Chen Zhou was almost stunned, then his tone darkened: "Did Inès tell you?"

In the Sunset Hotel in the old logistics area, upon hearing this, Inès, who was standing next to the doctor, felt her heart tighten and she secretly watched the expressions of others.

Fortunately, no one thought that Chen Zhou and I had that kind of relationship.

Then Chen Zhou's voice continued to be heard:

"Don't worry, Ascalon was only put under house arrest for following me in the shadows. It's nothing serious. If you want to redeem him, you must obey my orders from now on..."

Hiding in the shadows and stalking?!

For some reason, Inès felt inexplicably angry when she heard this.

Chapter 69: Kaister, you are in trouble!

Who in my family understands that Ascalon, who plays with smoke, has also become a dog in both open and covert ways!

This was clearly my trick to spy on Chen Zhou, but she copied it exactly. Look at her intention!