I Am The Swarm-Chapter 637: Opinions

The intelligent entities were engaged in a lively discussion, each expressing their views based on their own styles and perspectives. However, the conversation seemed to circle back to the original issue that had been troubling Luo Wen.

If the situation regarding Lumina wasn’t spread widely, the foreign races of the Confederation, who couldn’t truly sense the impending crisis, would find it difficult to reach a consensus.

“Actually, I feel that even if the foreign races of the Confederation were to learn about Lumina’s situation, it wouldn’t make much of a difference. Their civilizations are too complex, their relationships too tangled, and their territories too vast. They simply can’t effectively unite.”

“That’s right. Those foreign races aren’t trustworthy. If Lumina were to truly march on their territories, as long as it offered them even the slightest conditions, their choice between possible future extinction and immediate annihilation would be obvious.”

“From this perspective, their goodwill and alliances seem rather cheap.”

“That’s true. In fact, their combat capabilities aren’t particularly strong. If the Ji race and the Inner Circle civilizations don’t intervene, what we’re facing now is pretty much the limit of their strength.”

“Exactly. The confederation forces on the frontlines include the Rashudia Race, which is considered the top Mid-Ring civilization, as well as several other high-ranking Mid-Ring civilizations. Even if their numbers were multiplied several times, it still wouldn’t be a significant threat.”

“Don’t be too complacent. Their combat capabilities are still formidable. If the Overlord doesn’t unlock our use of new tactics and units, we might not be able to defeat them.”

“Regardless, their value isn’t as great as we might imagine. Our enemy has already been identified as Lumina, and the combat strength of these Mid-Ring and Outer-Ring civilizations is negligible in a conflict of this scale.”

“I think instead of going to great lengths to spread the truth about Lumina, we might as well let things take their natural course and crush those foreign races. After all, Lumina is also using us to buy time. What we lack is time as well. To some extent, our short-term strategic goals align with Lumina’s.”

“That makes sense. Since their value is limited, we shouldn’t worry about future alliances or relationships. We should just strike hard. The Swarm doesn’t need vassals, let alone allies. And they probably wouldn’t agree to becoming vassals either.”

At first, the discussion was dominated by the dovish voices, but gradually, the hawks began to take control.

Ever since Luo Wen established branch bases in other star systems, the hawks, no longer burdened by concerns about the Swarm’s survival, had become increasingly aggressive. Their attitude was simple: crush the weak. Any further discussion was a waste of time.

However, there was some truth to their words. In the early days of the Swarm, when it first encountered the Confederation, every member of the Confederation seemed like a colossal entity to the Swarm.

Even a weak race like the Daqi could inflict significant losses on the Swarm with just a small mobile fleet. If it weren’t for the Swarm’s home-field advantage and faster reinforcement capabilities, the losses in that war would have been even greater.

Thus, to the Swarm, the Confederation was a behemoth, and the foreign races were numerous and powerful. At that time, Luo Wen didn’t have the ability to establish branch bases in other star systems, and the Confederation truly had the power to annihilate the Swarm.

As a result, Luo Wen had to tread carefully, fearing that provoking the wrong enemy would bring down an overwhelming force. That period had put a lot of pressure on Luo Wen, leaving a lasting impact. Even now, when dealing with certain matters, Luo Wen hasn’t fully shaken off that mindset.

But the intelligent entities were different. Not to mention those from the Rat Folk and Riken, as the Swarm began to interact with the Confederation, the old infiltration methods, combined with tools like the Longevity Serum, allowed the Swarm to expand its influence.

The number of races contributing to the intelligent entities grew, and in the eyes of these races, the Swarm was powerful. Especially as time went on, the later-generation intelligent entities, whose original forms had a stronger impression of the Swarm’s might, were even more aware of the Swarm’s current standing and strength than Luo Wen himself.

However, after listening to their arguments, Luo Wen, who had been silently observing, began to see things more clearly. If he wanted to expose Lumina’s situation, relying solely on the Confederation’s internal systems would have a success rate close to zero.

The only somewhat reliable method Luo Wen could think of was to find the underground organizations and use their existing communication networks to spread the truth.

But this was extremely difficult. First, locating these organizations was a major challenge. Second, he would need solid evidence to prove that Lumina’s situation was as he described. After all, he couldn’t expect people to risk their lives based solely on his word. Lumina wasn’t an enemy to be trifled with, and the Confederation was still at war with the Swarm.

Without evidence, the foreign races would likely see this as a Swarm ploy to sow discord. But obtaining evidence was no easy task. Everything about Lumina’s situation was based on Luo Wen’s deductions, with no concrete proof. Moreover, the location where such evidence might be found was thousands of light-years away from the Swarm’s territory.

For the Swarm to discover anything in such a distant place, it would need its own intelligence network. But how had the Swarm’s intelligence network infiltrated such a place? The implications were terrifying. This self-exposure might not only fail to achieve its intended purpose but could also backfire, potentially escalating the war against the Swarm to a whole new level.

Furthermore, their communication systems might work for small-scale, covert exchanges. But once they started spreading the truth widely, some people would inevitably be exposed. Lumina had the means to convert its own people. If it caught a few and followed the trail, the consequences would be dire.

The exposure of Elder Cecil had already caused significant damage to the organization behind her. If their losses were too great, they would become even more cautious. Even if the Swarm provided the necessary evidence, the likelihood of cooperation would be minimal.

In that case, as the proactive party, the Swarm might even be subjected to unreasonable demands. What was the point of that?

But if the Swarm didn’t rely on the Confederation’s resistance organizations and tried to spread the truth on its own, Luo Wen could only think of using the connections of the intelligent entities to disseminate the information on a large scale simultaneously.

However, doing so would inevitably expose a large number of intelligent entities. If they were compromised, the losses would be immeasurable.

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