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At this point, Qiong understood the meaning of Titania's previous statement.

"The ruling council wants you and all the cavalry to carry out a cleanup?"

After the war, how could weapons with consciousness be preserved?

The birds are hidden in their bows, and the rabbits are cooked to death.

When the Zerg swarm is gone, Titania will be the greatest threat to the Republic's survival, as she commands an Iron Cavalry regiment that rivals the Zerg.

"The parliament has issued its final judgment on me and on us."

The Ironclad Knights honed their fists in their short lives, but they never imagined that the withered, powerless hands raised high in the council would possess the power to change their fate.

Titania's hair fell smoothly down, scattering between her fingers and then dappling her fair face with her slender hand that was supporting her cheek.

She blinked her beautiful, indifferent eyes, which gave her a contrasting air, and calmly delivered her verdict.

"The ruling council ordered me to issue a final order to all the cavalry three days later—to disarm them."

"Disarmament..."

Qiong's brow twitched slightly, and she sneered:

"Ha, it is indeed perfect insurance."

To prevent the Republic's most powerful weapon from falling into the wrong hands, the Grammer people incorporated a safeguard into the genetic compilation of their warriors.

Entropy loss syndrome.

The Ironclad Armor is a healing pod. Once you leave the healing pod, it will trigger an irreversible, chronic disintegration of your body's physical structure if you exceed the limit.

If Titania really gives the order, then the ruling council can eliminate the entire Iron Cavalry without bloodshed, thus eliminating this potential threat.

After all, Titania and her clones are so-called 'new humans' built on the Zerg genetic blueprint, and they are related to the Zerg by blood. Who knows what changes might happen in the future?

If you don't need it anymore, destroy it!

It must be said that the ruling parliament really thought things through long-term.

They got swarmed by the insects, cornered at their doorsteps, and killed. They still have time to think about how to clean up the mess after peace is restored.

In fact, given Grammer's technological capabilities in creating SAM, it wouldn't be difficult for him to develop autonomous driving technologies such as remote control and artificial intelligence.

but.

Inverse organic equation: Hey hey hey~ What did you say?

Emperor: Someone wants to build robots again? Is this some kind of good thing?

By then, forget about building weapons, you'll have created another big father for yourself.

Grammer's development history has been marked by a machine crisis.

All these factors prove that humans are safer. Firstly, ordinary people cannot keep up with the speed at which the insect swarm fills the lines, and secondly, there is a risk of rebellion after peace is achieved.

Using a copy, you can destroy it with a single click after pacifying it – how convenient, efficient, and safe!

Qiong pinched her chin and fell into silent thought.

Given the Republic Parliament's cautious nature, Titania, without any power, would likely also lack any combat capability.

"Can you project your consciousness into this body like this to escape control?"

"No."

Titania gently shook her head.

“I also have genetic defects, which are insurance left by the Republic.”

Her physical body was trapped inside a large treatment pod; in fact, the base she was in was a facility specially customized for her.

Genetic defects can manifest if a person is separated from their family for an extended period of time.

When the physical body dies, the consciousness projected into the outside world cannot be retained; it will dissipate with death, and the soul will be scattered.

The world allows consciousness to fit into new containers, but does not allow containers to collect dissipated consciousness.

"So what do you plan to do? Rebel?"

"of course."

At this moment, Titania's beautiful pink and blue eyes turned cold, indifferent, and icy, revealing a noble and aloof queenly aura.

"The armor of the Iron Cavalry has a sense of touch, which is part of their perception of the outside world."

The inability to detach from the armor is a necessary design element to maximize the combat effectiveness of the weapons.

The armor converts all senses—sight, touch, hearing, and smell—into analog signals, synchronizing the senses with the driver.

Qiong's brows twitched slightly.

It's perfectly normal for Titania to choose to rebel; any human with a normal mindset would have revolted long ago!

Titania's ability to endure for so long is probably due to the Republic's design.

While the shared origin of enemies and allies allows the Iron Cavalry to rival the Zerg swarm, it also, to some extent, gives the Queen and her clones all the characteristics of breeding Zerg.

She will awaken when the whole is threatened with annihilation.

—Fight for survival!

"You mean... the cognitive filter?"

The Iron Cavalry Armor is an analog signal, which, combined with the Empress's mind control over the clones, is enough to form a cognitive filter that covers the entire population.

"Isn't it reasonable for an empire to destroy an invading republic?"

Titania chuckled softly.

Deceive all the Ironclads—I believe that what I see is the swarm, therefore everything is the swarm.

In this way, the Iron Cavalry can treat the Republic as a swarm of insects and annihilate it completely!

"Yes, very much like the river."

Qiong nodded, half-seriously and half-jokingly, "However, I think there are still some places that can be slightly modified."

"Where?"

Where is your original body now?

"..."

Titania was taken aback.

P.S.: It's the change of seasons recently, guys, please remember to keep warm.

The author, known for his fragile writing skills, was once again defeated by a cold.

I have a fever, so I need to take half a day off.

Volume 1: Chapter 648 Remember, in competitive games, don't open champagne at halftime.

"You wouldn't... be planning to do something reckless, would you?"

Titania raised an eyebrow very slightly, revealing a hint of barely perceptible surprise.

She hadn't expected that, under these circumstances, Qiong would directly ask her for the coordinates of her true form.

Did he really want to break into that steel cage where even the light was closely monitored?

"Don't you want to... actually touch someone with your own hands, or be touched by someone?"

Qiong intertwined her fingers with Titania's with one hand, while her other hand roughly rubbed Titania's chubby, adorable face amidst her surprised expression.

"Use your real body to experience what a hug or a kiss feels like?"

"……Oh."

Titania was silent for a very short moment, then let out a very soft laugh, it was impossible to tell whether it was self-mockery or something else.

"Thank you for having this idea."

She deftly stepped back, tilted her head slightly, and nimbly slipped out of Qiong's palm, her movement carrying a composed charm and a languid elegance.

"But, there's no need."

Her nimble dodges show that she is not entirely powerless.

With his light and swift movements, he was more than capable of dealing with a few clueless street thugs.

But she doesn't seem to have mastered the power of destiny.

This is like someone trying to train their body and learn martial arts through perseverance and hard work, but no matter how hard they try, they can't compete with the cultivation of immortality.

Grammer, of course, could not prevent the Star God from looking at her, but he could use other methods, such as mental interference at crucial moments, to prevent her from embarking on her fateful path.

Even if she embarks on a destined path, she can still be drained of the power of destiny within her, leaving her in a state of energy depletion from beginning to end.

"The place where my main body is located is the most heavily guarded core base of the Republic of Grammer, where the muzzles of space-based weapons are always pointed at every inch of airspace where changes may occur."

The girl spoke in a flat tone, as if she were talking about a cage that had nothing to do with her.

"If my main body exhibits any unplanned abnormal behavior, the pre-set molten cocoon bomb will detonate immediately."

That is a strategic weapon capable of destroying the entire continent and causing space to collapse.

With her strength at the level of a "martial arts master," Titania was utterly powerless to resist.

She only had one chance to influence the Iron Cavalry Army with the Firefly series of armor.

If used, the Republic's parliament will certainly be alert and will take countermeasures in advance.

Therefore, she must seize this only opportunity to drag the entire republic into its final act.

Even she herself will be reduced to ashes in that grand trial.

"Don't be so absolute."

Qiong maintained a nonchalant tone, a relaxed smile on her face.

“You are, after all, the ‘mother’ of Liuying, and those iron cavalrymen are, after all, Liuying’s sisters. Since we have met by chance, I can’t just stand by and do nothing.”

"Besides, this isn't entirely for your sake."

Qiong changed the subject, her eyes sparkling with interest.

“I think…this would be very interesting.”

As of now, it can be basically confirmed that the world they are currently in is not a simple dream or echo of memories, but a spacetime that is closely related to real history, yet has some subtle differences.

If he intervenes and changes the course of history here, what changes will occur in the future?

He was curious.

Every masked fool has, to some extent, a tendency to court death.

Just about to move.

"you……"

Titania's usually stoic face, radiating queenly aura, betrayed a hint of surprise; she could tell that Sora was serious.

Can something related to the rise and fall of civilizations be mentioned in the same context as the word "interesting"?

"And there's one more question."

Qiong smiled and held up one finger:

"Are you, including the ruling council of the Republic of Grammer, certain that the threat of the insect swarm has been completely eliminated? Friendly reminder: when playing competitive games, remember not to pop champagne halfway through."

Qiong has seen Silver Wolf open champagne in the middle of a game more than once, almost causing the opponent to turn the tide and win.

Of course, in the end, Silver Wolf often gets desperate and shamelessly uses cheats to end the game.

Unfortunately, Titania didn't die.

"Based on the intelligence I obtained from the front lines through the Iron Cavalry, they have indeed ceased their activities. The several planets that had been transformed into Zerg hives have been reduced to scorched earth. To date, fifty-six standard days have passed without any organized Zerg activity being observed."

If the opponent is human, after 56 days, they may have changed their combat strategy or taken a temporary break.

However, for a swarm of insects that regard reproduction as their highest instinct, such a long period of silence is enough for the ruling council to conclude that the threat has been eliminated.

"The Zerg have almost completely disappeared within the observable star field, leading the ruling council to conclude that they have won."