I Am The Swarm

Luo Wen’s curiosity had always been intense, a trait that had often gotten him into trouble in the past. With the Ji’s installation of quantum communication systems, keeping up with the gossip and news from various civilizations had become one of his favorite pastimes.

Naturally, he had noticed the Riken’s recent public statements.

However, Luo Wen didn’t take them seriously. To be honest, without his approval, the Koya Alliance’s plan wouldn’t have gotten off the ground in the first place.

Thanks to years of development and the Riken’s universal vaccination program, at least 200 million Riken individuals were now disguised intelligent entities under Luo Wen’s control, occupying 80% of the Riken’s military, political, and commercial leadership. They secretly controlled every facet of the Riken’s society.

And that wasn’t all. At least 50% of the Riken population had undergone physical modifications, allowing Luo Wen to forcibly extract their spiritual entities from their bodies at any time. In essence, the rise or fall of the Riken rested entirely in Luo Wen’s hands.

With such capabilities, Luo Wen considered the theoretical possibility of dominating the entire Confederation by spreading Longevity Serum universally. However, his calculations showed that even under optimal conditions, this process would take at least 10,000 years to complete—assuming there was no resistance from any civilizations.

By that time, the Swarm might already possess the sheer military power to overwhelm the Confederation directly. Surely, the mastermind wouldn’t allow the Swarm that much time to grow.

When the Koya Alliance first approached the Riken, Luo Wen had known about it. Initially, he dismissed it as a minor attempt to sow discord and decided to let events unfold, curious to see what tricks they would play.

But as the Koya Alliance’s plans became increasingly elaborate, Luo Wen sensed something was amiss. Could this be the long-awaited next step in the hidden manipulator’s strategy?