The scene before Lin Huang changed drastically as soon as the voice in the air was heard.
The ruined city beneath his feet disappeared completely while the Virtual Eyes and hives above his head were gone too.
What replaced them was a vast starry sky.
Lin Huang hovered in the air helplessly. What relieved him was that the Destructive Divine Mammoth and the other six God Figurine's Combat Souls were still around.
To be honest, Lin Huang was shocked to be in the starry sky for the first time.
He had never left Earth before he transmigrated. Apart from seeing what outer space looked like in movies and dramas, he had never experienced space exploration. In reality, apart from professional astronauts, nobody on Earth had the ability to explore outer space. Ever since he transmigrated, he had never left the continent of the gravel world throughout the three years. He had never explored outer space either.
Lin Huang soon snapped back to his senses after the momentary shock. He recalled that he was still in the assessment.
"What will the assessment be about this time?"
Lin Huang looked around with doubts in his heart.
Apart from a few planets of different sizes not far away and stars of different brightness far away, he did not see anything else in the entire sky.
The entire starry sky was quiet and peaceful.
However, the more it was so, the more Lin Huang felt that something was off.
Just when he was going to ask, a planet not far away flew 'slowly' toward where he was. (The "not far" here is based on the distance between the various planets in space as a standard of comparison. For example, the average distance between the Earth and the Moon is 384,400 kilometers. "
Since there were no stars and it was far away, all Lin Huang saw was a gigantic shadow approaching where he was.
Lin Huang only saw what the gigantic 'planet' looked like when it was getting closer. He was completely shocked.
Lin Huang could not estimate the size of the 'planet' without any reference. However, he had a feeling that it would definitely not be smaller than Earth.
However, such a 'planet' was actually a gigantic hive of worms.
Lin Huang could even see densely packed holes on the surface of the hive. He found it hard to imagine how many bug beasts could be contained in such a massive hive.
Around this huge hive were two smaller hives that were like satellites, floating on both sides of the huge hive. Lin Huang estimated that it should be about the size of the moon.
"I didn't expect to see a galactic hive in such a trial …" The stone tablet's voice came slowly all of a sudden.
"Galactic hive?" This was the first time Lin Huang had heard of this term.
"A galactic hive is a giant hive that can move between galaxies," the stone tablet explained, "Take this one in front of you for example."
"Apart from being large and being able to move between galaxies, what's the difference between it and a normal hive?" Lin Huang asked.
"Ordinary worm nests are mostly made up of a single Insect Queen, which then builds the nest with its own offspring. Therefore, the structure of the bug beasts in the hive is relatively monotonous. Although there's a division of labor in the hive, and the bug beasts that do that have a different biological structure, they're essentially the same monster.
"However, a galactic hive is different. The construction of a galactic hive requires at least five different bug beasts. They'll have to work together precisely to form a complete ecological chain. That's why the galactic hive can travel in space for thousands or even tens of thousands of years without any supplies.
"Each galactic hive is a giant mobile war fortress. They even have military teams that come up with battle strategies and Bug Tribe generals who are good at leading troops. Even the troops from different tribes will cooperate with each other instead of fighting blindly. "
"Different tribes will be squeezed into a hive? Won't there be a fight? " Lin Huang asked, feeling rather puzzled. "Moreover, the rulers of tribes like the Insect Queen and the Insect Queen have a rather strong sense of territory. Will they allow the rulers of other tribes to stay in the same hive?"
"Fights are unavoidable, but they're allowed as long as the intensity is kept to a certain level. After all, most Bug Tribe members are brutal beings. They also need to vent when there's no war.
"As for the sense of territory that you mentioned, the rulers of the tribes definitely have it. However, the rulers of these Bug Tribes are smarter than you think. Not only are their intelligence not lower than ordinary humans, but they might even be slightly higher. They know the benefits that cooperation can bring, and they also know the necessity of cooperation. Therefore, their sense of territory will naturally be put aside. Moreover, the galactic hives are abnormally huge. Compared to before, their territories have not shrunk. Instead, they've expanded. It's just that the other tribes are closer to them. "
"What's up with the two smaller hives next to them? Are they galactic hives too? "Lin Huang turned to look at the two small hives the size of the moon.
"Those are subsidiary hives. The galactic hives are constantly growing in all kinds of battles, and they'll fight each other too. Tribes that are recognized by their strength can join the main hive and obtain a place in the main hive. Those that aren't recognized will be enslaved. The enslaved tribes can't join the main hive. They can only live in the subsidiary hives.
"Each time there's a battle, the tribes in the subsidiary hives will be the vanguard. They'll be sent out to test the opponent's strength. To put it simply, they're cannon fodder."
"There's a social class?!" Lin Huang thought it was unbelievable.
"Of course, the social class in the Bug Tribe is very clear, and the social class is very solidified. Almost all of their identities are permanently determined at birth. Some of them are born as a Bug Queen, some are born as a Bug Queen, some are born as warriors, and some are born as handymen … "
"It's even crueler than the human world …" Lin Huang could not help but exclaim, "At least, humans can make up for their inborn shortcomings through learning and hard work. They can change their situation and destiny. However, the Bug Tribe's inborn physiological structure and the inborn intelligence difference of different classes can hardly be reversed through hard work. "
The stone tablet smiled and did not continue the topic of social class. Instead, it proceeded to speak.
Instead, it proceeded to speak, "The galactic hive is the ultimate form of a hive. Even if such a hive is the lowest level-I, there'll be at least a virtual god-level powerhouse guarding it. Usually, the bigger the size, the more tribes, and the more subsidiary hives they have, the more powerful the entire hive's ability will be.
"Judging from the size of the galactic hive in front of you, it's just an ordinary level-I hive. The most powerful bug beast guarding it won't be more than Virtual God rank-9. "
The communication between Lin Huang and the stone tablet seemed to have taken a lot of time, but in reality, it only took a split second.
As soon as his communication with the stone tablet ended, the gigantic hive stopped not far away from Lin Huang. Two subsidiary hives the size of the moon moved to the front slowly, blocking between Lin Huang and the gigantic hive.
Under Lin Huang's calm gaze, a massive bug army rushed out of the two subsidiary hives.
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