Hearing such words and then looking at the girl's pure and innocent face, Wei Ya suddenly frowned. She looked at the hydralisk standing nearby with a slight tremble.
“So, in the near future, will you also turn into a creature with that kind of appearance, Princess?”
Xia Jin: “...”
What on earth?
“How could that be? It's just an integration into the race. I'll slightly modify your internal structure to make you an immortal being, but your appearance will remain exactly the same as before. Look at me—aren't I just as cute as I've always been?” Xia Jin pointed at her own face.
“That's good, that's good. But this is wonderful! Has Her Highness finally realized her own cuteness? Mwah!”
Before Xia Jin could react, Wei Ya had already planted a kiss on her small face.
“So cute.”
“Ugh...”
Feeling herself being hugged, Xia Jin was somewhat speechless.
But it was actually quite nice.
The maid who had served her for many years was back, and she was just as beautiful as ever.
Since she was still young, it was indeed time to turn her into a Zerg.
...
By this time, the Swarm's cleanup of the palace was nearing its end.
Those who survived were those who had little to do with Gor. There might be some imperial informants among the survivors, but under the strict surveillance of the Swarm, they basically had no chance of sending any intelligence back.
Most importantly, starting tonight, the majority of high-ranking officials within the kingdom, from top to bottom, would begin undergoing Zerg-ification modification.
The people at the bottom were not actually being considered for modification. Instead, they would be placed into a free-range mode according to Brain Bug No. 1's ideas.
The plan was to find ways to develop methods that would allow them to level up quickly. Once someone reached Tier 8 or higher, if they could not provide benefits to the Zerg, they would simply become nutrients.
Of course, as the overall strength of the Swarm grew, this standard would eventually be raised to Tier 9 or Tier 10.
Governance on a granular level was essentially a broad free-range policy.
However, the insects would also select certain regions to conduct social experiments.
The purpose of these experiments was, on one hand, to see if the rate at which humans increased their strength would be affected by different environments.
Naturally, everything was for the sake of research.
A more significant factor was that weak creatures provided too little energy. If they weren't allowed to grow a bit, they would hardly be worth the effort of picking out of one's teeth.
Because they possessed absolute power, the Zerg's methods of ruling this world were very straightforward.
For example, if a policy were enacted banning the consumption of noodles.
Once implemented, anyone who dared to violate it by eating noodles in private would be executed. There would be no such thing as showing mercy or the idea that the law cannot punish the masses.
The result of this was an extremely stable society.
However, there were still those who would resist.
In particular, after an order was issued stating “No forming organizations, no cultivating subordinates,” some people couldn't help themselves and wanted to defy the command.
They were formerly bandits or nobles; how could they not establish a stronghold and gather a group of followers?
Consequently, these people were killed one by one until the blood flowed like a river. It wasn't until not a single person who dared to establish an organization remained that the survivors finally became completely obedient.
It was only then that many people realized that the rule of the Zerg was indeed absolute.
With the disappearance of organizations, ordinary people basically had no way to form any large-scale resistance. Ultimately, social order stabilized within a very short period.
...
Xia Jin was fairly satisfied after reviewing the situation across all controlled areas.
With the battle for the capital over, tens of thousands of insects began moving out to take over the regions that had not yet been occupied.
Controlling the entire kingdom and deploying personnel modified by the Zerg would take about two days.
In the meantime, Xia Jin brought the head maid to the nearest Hive.
“This is the place. It's time for your modification.”
Hearing this, Wei Ya looked up in shock, only to see the terrifying Hive extending its ghastly giant hands.
“T-This... Princess... I won't be...”
“That's right. It won't be too uncomfortable. Just go in with peace of mind.”
Wei Ya wore an aggrieved expression.
But in the end, out of trust, she closed her eyes and stepped forward to face the nightmarish monster, allowing herself to be grabbed and pulled inside by the Hive.
Half an hour later, the maid stood beside Xia Jin, completely unharmed.
She had already been single-mindedly devoted to the Princess, but now that she was modified, her mind was entirely filled with thoughts of Her Highness.
“Princess... no, Lady Queen, are you tired? Let me massage your legs for you.”
Sitting on a rock and lifting her calves, Xia Jin watched as the beautiful maid reached out and began massaging her.
“Not bad, not bad. You're much more pure than the little magic monster princess,” Xia Jin remarked with satisfaction.
Wei Ya suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.
“Actually...”
She stole a glance at the Princess's pure, white silk-clad legs and swallowed hard, but in the end, the words remained unsaid.
Xia Jin watched her expression and gradually narrowed her eyes.
Hmph. My dear maid, do you really think I don't know what you're thinking now that you've been integrated into the Swarm network?
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