I Am The Swarm

Once again, to the Rikens’ surprise, the Swarm had no additional demands beyond the two initial conditions. Measures like disarmament, parliamentary control, or technological restrictions were entirely absent.

The Rikens couldn’t help but think: if they had known it would be this easy, why did they even bother fighting? They could have shaken hands and called it a day much earlier.

Meanwhile, Luo Wen remarked that for “production bases,” the Swarm always offered generous treatment. After a few cycles, the Rikens would inevitably become the second Ratfolk Civilization.

All their middle and upper management would be replaced by Intelligent Entities, and the average Riken citizen would only see a harmonious coexistence between the two species.

Because the Swarm’s demands were so incredibly minimal and “reasonable,” the subsequent meeting essentially turned into a celebration—a celebration of the beginning of a friendship between the two civilizations.

This was also why Hamis and his two companions felt relaxed enough to joke around in a corner. With the heavy burdens lifted from their shoulders, they could finally enjoy themselves.

The “celebratory” meeting lasted several hours. The broad strokes had been decided, and the finer details were left to specialists to handle. Afterward, the Rikens began transferring war prisoners—specifically the Daqi people who had fled to the Rikens’ Twin Star Defensive Zone, much to the Rikens’ chagrin.

The Rikens found themselves caught in a dilemma, they couldn’t afford to provoke the Swarm, but the Daqi people weren’t exactly easy to deal with either. Both were forces beyond the Rikens’ capacity to handle.

During the previous battles, even before the fighting had ended, the Rikens had offered the Daqi their best hospitality—providing food and drink, despite the environmental differences between the two species, which meant the Daqi couldn’t consume the offerings.