"Something that smells good?" Zhao Chen was astonished.

I'm not some kind of gourmet delicacy, so how could I smell good...?

Zhao Chen suddenly thought of something.

He looked at him, who was practically drooling: "Little bug, when we met and spent time together before..."

You don't feel that way, right?

Insect Princess shook her head.

"So that means you're only starting to feel this way now." Zhao Chen's eyes lit up.

Mushihime nodded.

If there's any major change between who I am now and who I was before, there's only one possibility.

That means they were injected with the T6 Super Soldier Serum.

At this moment, Zhao Chen also noticed the complex and conflicted expression in Chong Ji's eyes.

"Little Bug, what are you thinking about?" Zhao Chen asked.

Mushihime looked like a child who had done something wrong, too afraid to speak.

"It's alright, Little Bug, just say whatever you want."

Your brother won't blame you.

The Insect Princess hesitated for a moment, then said cautiously, "I...I don't know why."

I wanted to take a bite of my brother, because...it felt...it felt like my brother...tasted delicious...

I'm sorry, brother...

This is absolutely not what Xiaochong wanted to do; Xiaochong would never hurt her brother!

Mushihime seems like a child reflecting on their mistakes.

Zhao Chen was not angry at all because of the 'terrifying' idea of ​​the Insect Princess.

Instead, he was thinking about how to verify his conjecture.

The reason why Mushihime is behaving so strangely must be due to something within herself.

Let's do an experiment then.

Zhao Chen drew a golden dagger from his waist; it was a weapon he always carried with him.

He slid his forearm along his arm while simultaneously controlling the speed at which his body recovered.

If he doesn't control it, this wound will heal in just a few seconds.

Fresh blood flowed out.

But Zhao Chen noticed that his blood, which should have been bright red, seemed to contain faint golden particles.

"Gurgle." At this moment, the previously calm Insect Princess suddenly became like a shark that had smelled blood.

Staring at the blood on Zhao Chen's wrist, he kept swallowing.

But she was still struggling with her thoughts, even afraid of slapping herself in the face, and wanted to get off Zhao Chen.

In her mind, she would never allow herself to harm her brother by becoming a chef.

"It's alright, you can lick the little bug," Zhao Chen said.

"No, I can't hurt my brother!"

"The little bug is a good bug, not a bad bug." Bug Princess shook her head firmly.

Zhao Chen smiled and brought his wrist to the insect princess's mouth: "It's alright, this is my permission."

Because I need to verify some things, just think of it as your brother's order; you're simply carrying out one of his tasks.

"Mission...orders..."

The little bug is very obedient. Since this is her brother's order... then the little bug..." The bug princess couldn't hold back any longer and pounced on Zhao Chen's wrist.

But she was not blinded by desire. Afraid of hurting Zhao Chen, she carefully licked the flowing blood with her tongue.

I licked it for about ten minutes.

Suddenly, Mushihime let out a burp, looking like she was drunk, and swayed and dozed off.

In the end, Zhao Chen caught her in time, preventing her from falling to the ground.

"Is she... drunk?" Zhao Chen looked at Insect Princess with a puzzled expression.

Given the current state of the Insect Princess, he had no idea what the results of his experiment would be; he could only wait for her to wake up on her own.

Zhao Chen then carried the Insect Princess and began to wander around this world.

Several hours passed.

The Insect Princess finally woke up. She opened her sleepy eyes and looked at Zhao Chen in front of her.

He then fully woke up and immediately sat up straight: "How did I fall asleep!"

How are you feeling right now?

"Do you feel anything special?" Zhao Chen asked.

"A special feeling?" Insect Princess was stunned for a moment before realizing that she had licked her brother's blood earlier.

She began to carefully observe her own situation.

Soon, she exclaimed in surprise, "My Zerg factor has become stronger!"

"Zerg factor?" Zhao Chen was somewhat puzzled by this term.

“Zerg factor... it’s... it’s...” The Insect Princess seemed unsure how to explain, and suddenly stammered.

After a long pause, she finally said, "This is something very important to us Zerg rulers."

This relates to the quality of the Zerg motherships and Zerg units that we control and cultivate.

For example, a low-level Zerg factor might only be able to produce a T4 Zerg Mothership, while a high-level Zerg factor could produce a T5 Zerg Mothership.

At the same time, more Zerg factors mean that the speed of cultivating Zerg motherships can be greatly increased!

Zhao Chen realized what was happening.

This "Zerg Factor" is essentially the productivity of the Zerg Princess.

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In other words, one's own blood can enhance the Insect Princess's productivity talent?

"So, how much do you expect your abilities to have improved compared to before?" Zhao Chen asked.

The Insect Princess counted on her fingers for a moment, then held up three fingers: "It's improved by at least 30%!"

30%!

It looks like very little.

But it's clear to anyone with eyes to see.

If a starship factory can increase productivity by 30% out of thin air and also improve the quality of the starships produced.

This is practically crossing a chasm.

"That little bug, can you still drink it?" Zhao Chen pointed to the spot on his wrist where the wound was no longer visible, but there were still dried bloodstains there.

This time, the Insect Princess didn't have the same strong desire as before. She shook her head and touched her belly: "It's full, I can't take any more."

It seems that it's impossible to endlessly make the Insect Princess drink his blood in order to enhance her ability to train the Insect fleet.

"Then I'll try to save some for you later."

"Drink some when you feel like it," Zhao Chen said.

"Really?" Insect Princess looked at Zhao Chen with surprise, as if she had received some incredible gift.

Zhao Chen patted Insect Princess's head: "In order to defeat Order, your power is also very important, little Insect."

The Insect Princess nodded emphatically, waving her little fists like a warrior, and said firmly, "Little Insect will become very strong and will protect my brothers and sisters."

In the past, the little insect couldn't protect its mother, its grandmother, or anyone else.

But from now on, Little Bug will absolutely not allow anyone to bully you!

Especially that big bad guy, Order.

The little insects will chew them up!

As she spoke, the Insect Princess even made a gesture of opening her blood-red maw.

After taking another look at the Zerg planet, Zhao Chen took his leave.

Before leaving, Zhao Chen specially filled several empty bottles with his own blood and, to prevent them from spoiling, placed them in a storage container before handing them over to Insect Princess.

This amount of blood was easily recovered by Zhao Chen.

Meanwhile, Insect Princess had an expression of great delight as she held the storage containers in her hands and waved repeatedly at the shuttle that Zhao Chen had flown away.

Zhao Chen returned to the Dragon Emperor.

He looked at the scars on his arm that had disappeared.

Zhao Chen's arrangements this time may have backfired, as he has nurtured a potential threat.

After all, the Insect Princess is an insect race member, and no one knows what the future holds.

But now Zhao Chen has no choice but to improve his strength in a short period of time in order to counter any potential threats from the Order.

The Insect Princess's abilities, and the insectoid fleet she breeds, are undoubtedly the most suitable.

It's impossible to do anything without taking any risks.

Zhao Chen chose to believe in Insect Princess, at least for now.

The Dragon Emperor and the Imperial Guard fleet headed toward the stargate and left the star system.

After that, Zhao Chen arrived at the Gaia Gate.

The mechanical royal court has been mostly demolished.

Because a large amount of goods needed to be transported before, and the Gaia Gate only opens once every month.

Therefore, the high command of the Machine Race simply dismantled the Mechanical Royal Court that covered the Gaia Gate, allowing more Machine Race interstellar warships to enter the Gaia Gate and increasing passage efficiency.

It's already the end of January.

"Why are you here?" A figure of light appeared on the bridge of the Zhao Chenlong Imperial Ship.

"Not welcome?" Zhao Chen joked.

"How could we not welcome them?"

We're old friends now, aren't we?

"At least that's what I think." The little girl blinked and looked at Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen chuckled and shook his head: "Old friend?"

An old friend whose name I don't even know.

The little girl pouted and glared at Zhao Chen: "Why are you carbon-based life forms so concerned about names? It's just a code name."

"Well, as you said, we might not see each other for several years."

When I remember you in the future, I won't even know your name.

What should I say when I mention you, my old friend, to others?

"That old lady from the Machine Race who's lived for tens of thousands of years?" Zhao Chen couldn't help but chuckle.

"You're the old lady!" the little girl glared at Zhao Chen.

Suddenly, she fell silent.

She raised her hand, and a photo was projected in front of Zhao Chen's eyes.

The photo shows several people wearing some kind of research gown.

In the middle was a little girl, exactly like the little girl in front of Zhao Chen, beaming with a happy smile.

The only difference might be their eyes.

The little girl in the photo has bright, clear, and innocent eyes.

The little girl in front of me had bright eyes, but they were filled with too much tension.

Tens of thousands of years is enough time for even a mechanical life form to accumulate a lot of emotions once it gains consciousness.

"This is the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Gaia Empire."

I was developed and built by them.

The little girl in the middle is the little princess of the Gaia Empire, and also the youngest top scientist in the Gaia Empire at that time.

Especially in the fields of artificial intelligence and mechanical life, she is arguably second to none.

She...created me!

According to you, she is my mother.

So I got used to using her image. The little girl raised her hand and reached out towards the girl in the light and shadow, but it quickly passed right through her.

"If you insist that I have a name."

"Then call me Mina."

Zhao Chen frowned. He looked at the little girl and extended his hand: "It's nice to meet you, Mili."

My name is Zhao Chen.

Rice grains?

"She is herself, she is not you, and you are not her."

Mina is her name.

You are not her substitute name either.

She's more like your mother or sister.

So I think the name "Mi Li" suits you better. Zhao Chen maintained his handshake and smiled at the little girl.

The little girl paused for a moment, her eyes glistening with tears. She reached out her hand as if to shake hands with Zhao Chen in mid-air.

At the same time, she said coquettishly, "Rice grain? What a strange name."

But since you insisted on getting it for me, I'll be merciful and use it.

My name is Mili, nice to meet you.

Five years.

If you don't come back within five years.

"I'll come pick you up." Zhao Chen stared at Mi Li and said very seriously.

Give him five years, and he is confident that he can grow his Dragon Empire to a level that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Order.

By then, there will be no need for this little girl to continue fighting silently in the pitch-black space.

Mili's lips trembled slightly, and she looked away as if she was trying to hold back something.

"You...you...I don't want you to answer."

I'm not going to bother with you anymore; you've been saying all sorts of weird things today.

You should go back quickly; your empire still has many things for you to handle.

"He's an emperor, yet he still doesn't act properly." Mi Li put her hands on her hips and glared at Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen smiled slightly.

After that, Mi Li disappeared, and Zhao Chen returned to the Xiaolong Galaxy with his fleet.

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Early February of the year 3037 in the Galactic Calendar.

Zhao Chen and other senior officers of the Xiaolong Empire fleet, who were able to spare the time, gathered at the T5 Star River No. 1 Industrial Base in the Xiaolong system.

The massive gate, which had been closed for months, slowly opened.

One of the massive hulls was revealed.

If someone observes closely, they will also find that the outline of this Galaxy One industrial base is completely different from when the Pluto entered the port.

It's at least several times bigger!

The only explanation is that the space required for construction increased as the internal interstellar warships were being modified.

"This...this must be at least four or five hundred kilometers long, right?" Xue Xiaoxiao swallowed hard beside her. If it really was that big...

That perfectly matches her definition of a 'giant ship'.

To date, the record for the largest known interstellar warship in the universe still belongs to the T5 Hades-class interstellar dreadnought, with an astonishing hull spanning over 100 kilometers!

But now, this powerful and mysterious interstellar warship is about to break this record.

"Fortunately, the Galaxy Industrial Base is a movable structure."

"If it were any other construction factory, it probably wouldn't be able to handle this construction task at all," Lilith remarked admiringly from the side.

Everyone was eagerly awaiting the unveiling of this giant ship.

The gate was fully opened.

A black and red bow paint scheme appeared before everyone.

The most conspicuous thing was the 'Abyss Cannon', whose terrifying pressure was beyond description.

Those who don't know might mistake this for the entrance to a flight deck.

"We've finally waited for this moment." Zhao Chen also took a deep breath. Although he had known its data information for a long time, it was all just dead text.

Nothing is as amazing as having a giant interstellar ship placed in front of you.

The T6 Rakshasa Hades-class interstellar dreadnought will make its debut!

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