Colonial Suit

The enormous eye had pupils that resembled churning clouds. As it opened, a vast, yet chaotic, sense descended upon the massive chamber, sweeping through it like a storm.

Napolito stood silently amidst the tempest, his white robe billowing around him.

"Your child is too violent," Sabos remarked, gazing at the giant eye with a hint of emotion. "It hasn't learned to restrain itself after all this time. I suspect its brain is filled only with brutality and chaos. It's strange how you managed to make it run this brood offspring in an orderly fashion."

"Forceful restraint. Nothing more," Napolito replied, his face devoid of expression. "The best language to communicate with a beast is the whip. Although my darling has a volatile personality, fortunately, its intelligence isn't lacking. It knows when to be obedient and when to be unruly."

"Oh ho..." Sabos whistled. "Sounds promising."

His expression was relaxed, but both knew that although violence and chaos were unsuitable for a Cerebrate, this sensory form represented power. A power so terrifying that even Black Hole-level entities would be wary! In fact, the Starhive Project was comprehensive from the start, its targets were not only cosmic warfare but also any harsh environment, civilization sustenance, development, and all known individuals.

In other words, it was a terrifying creation that could contend with cosmic warriors! A true breakthrough from traditional war machines.

This was merely a single brood offspring, yet the energy it condensed had already reached the Black Hole level. What would happen when all the offspring combined? Although the Starhive couldn't utilize rules, what did that matter? An energy body so thick as to be unsolvable *was* the rule… Sabos knew this clearly, which was why he was so moved.

Of course, he knew even more clearly how many bio-energy pools were needed to condense such terrifying energy, and what kind of monstrous control was required to manage these bio-energy pools. Napolito's Cerebrate was good, and its development had reached its limit today. But in reality, the Starhive would continue to develop, endlessly.

With enough control, the theoretical Starhive could expand almost infinitely.

"Let your darling begin," Sabos said softly, reminding him as this thought occurred. "No matter how beautiful the future may be, we are currently in dire straits. Without this core, any subsequent plans are impossible. The flesh blocks in the first to eighth dimensional spaces will also become mere decorations."

"Mm." Napolito remained silent, nodding. He began to operate.

At this point, the control light screen was unnecessary. His senses were already connected to the Cerebrate, allowing him to issue commands directly. In a sense, the Cerebrate was his child. He could, of course, be selfish. The advantage of doing so was that he would have supreme authority. The disadvantage was that some of the Cerebrate's feelings would affect him.

The chamber trembled as the giant eye suddenly expanded, while its pupil shrank, eventually becoming the size of a baseball. A red ray shot out from the pupil, landing on the modulation pod in the center. Visibly, Lier's body trembled, and a look of pain appeared on her face.

A silent thought echoed in the minds of both Napolito and Sabos simultaneously.

"Mental circuit connection in progress, 1%...2%..."

"Emotional circuit connection in progress, rejected..."

"Memory area connection in progress, rejected..."

"Muscle control area connection in progress, rejected..."

"Muscle adjustment area connection in progress, rejected..."

"...Rejected..."

"...Rejected..."

As more and more rejections appeared, Sabos's face grew increasingly gloomy, and he finally couldn't help but say to Napolito, "Are you sure this is useful? If your darling can't even do the most basic connection, how will we proceed to the next step?"

"Personal emotions are secrets that any creature will resist," Napolito replied, his expression unchanged. "That's not important. What's important is the part we need."

His gaze shifted in the air, landing on the last few options on the light screen. That was his target, the fortress that must be conquered.

The Cerebrate's connection was still proceeding slowly, constantly issuing rejection notices, and the rejected options turned red one by one. Finally, under the gaze of the two, they entered the area they cared about. The red light of the Cerebrate suddenly dimmed, and Lier's expression suddenly calmed.

"Overall calculation area, connecting. 1%...2%..."

"Management and control area, connecting. 1%...2%..."

"Evolution regulation section, connecting, 1%...2%..."

"...Connecting..."

"...Connecting..."

Huff, Sabos and Napolito simultaneously exhaled a long breath, their faces much improved.

Finally, they saw hope...

Although it was only the most basic connection, the success itself indicated that the plan was going smoothly. At this time, the Cerebrate was like a subordinate of Lier's, beginning to enter her control range, just like the ancient Krodir auxiliary brain model. The Cerebrate's information would also be shared with Lier through these channels, and receive calculation and control bonuses.

Lier was indeed worthy of the ancient Starhive bloodline, simply being able to complete all this.

Of course, for the two great strategists, this was only the beginning.

What they hoped to obtain was not an assistant, but Lier's bloodline, or rather, the ancient Starhive core.

The initial connection was just a channel. Although the functional bonuses it brought were amazing, the important thing was the channel itself. Only through this channel could the two obtain more and desire more.

In the chamber, Napolito's eyes flashed, and he saw the eye representing the Cerebrate begin to shrink, gradually becoming only a small ball, and the pupil was almost invisible. But the red light it emitted became incredibly condensed, almost like a substance. And Lier's reaction also became violent, her face showing a look of struggle.

Virtual personality, input!!

At the instant this channel was established, the Cerebrate finally revealed its ferocity!! On the wall directly opposite Lier in the chamber, a giant face suddenly appeared, screaming madly at Lier. The face was full of ferocity and hunger, as if it wanted to devour Lier alive. At the same time, the Cerebrate's senses became unprecedentedly chaotic, and an aura of violence and chaos filled every inch of space!

Napolito also laughed, laughed wildly, raised his hands, and his hair and beard flew in the storm.

"Invade, occupy! This is the new you, the real you!"

"From now on, you will no longer be a Cerebrate with only a code name. You will have a beautiful name. What do you think of Maria? It is an ancient glory, and now, this glory will also belong to you."

"My child, you will become the greatest existence in the universe, just like that legend," Napolito shouted loudly, laughing, tears flowing involuntarily. Watching Lier's expression gradually calm in the modulation pod, his tears flowed more and more… his mouth just kept muttering.

"Maria..."

"My child."

"You will succeed, and I will definitely succeed too, right?"

"That's right, my father," a voice suddenly interrupted his muttering, saying coldly and ruthlessly. "But my name is Lilith."(To be continued...)