Hei Deng Xia Huo
Chapter 668 Majesty
Li Ang scratched his head, looking at Chichai's hopeful expression, "What's the thought process here?"
"To help you better control and manage the Zerg."
Chichai said matter-of-factly, "To gather divine power, you have to remove the Cerebrates' intelligence limit.
And if you remove the Cerebrates' intelligence limit, you'll worry that they'll become rebellious and cause great destruction.
So, you use this method to manage them."
Li Ang felt a slight ache in his nether regions, "...Is it effective?"
"Of course."
Chichai said with a clever look on her face, "Adoration is the furthest distance from understanding.
The Cerebrates are, after all, physiologically made with human brains.
If a method works on humans, there's no reason it shouldn't work on Cerebrates.
I've already thought it all out for you.
You are the Lord of Flesh and Swamps, and I am your Holy Emissary, Saint, Messenger, Leader walking in the world, holding multiple positions, helping you manage the Zerg clans.
The sanctuary is the swamp,
The holy relics are your nail clippings, fallen leg hairs, and head hairs,
The Holy Grail is the cup you use to drink water, or it could be..."
"Alright, alright, I get it,"
Li Ang felt a bit of a headache, waving his hand to interrupt Chichai's eloquent speech, "You mean, let all the Cerebrates fall into a state of frenzy to reduce the chance of betrayal?
That's still not safe enough."
"I haven't finished speaking yet."
Chichai rolled her eyes and continued, "Just having these isn't enough.
As the Holy Emissary, I must have all Cerebrates supervise each other, observing who is not loyal enough.
In the future, we will also set up an Inquisition, an Alien Tribunal,
Under the jurisdiction of several elite, powerful, and loyal Zerg unit forces,
Preparing for the situation where the Cerebrate group further expands in the future, to the point of being unmanageable.
You can also use divine power links to contact those most loyal Zerg units and perform miracles—but not too often. You must maintain the mystique of a god,
So that the Zerg dare not speculate, only dare to worship,
Let them think that your every word and deed, even picking your nose, has profound meaning.
As for the Cerebrates' betrayal problem...
Anyway, at this stage, the Zerg hasn't expanded to an intolerable degree. They're all active in the breeding tanks.
Each Cerebrate's authority is also very limited, unable to manage too many Zerg units.
We can completely experiment with it.
If it succeeds, it can solve the problem of divine power shortage,
And also allow you to free your hands to solve other problems under the premise that the Zerg develop on their own.
What do you think? Is it feasible?"
The light of wisdom flickered in Chichai's eyes, causing Li Ang to fall into deep thought.
This plan did sound somewhat feasible.
His time was very limited.
In addition to the daily routine of an ordinary student attending classes,
Every day, he had to study alchemy, improve the proficiency of Dead Object Reanimation, develop modification plans, cultivate Zerg units, and browse the forums.
Now he had also opened a Spotless Furnace, having to go online every once in a while to restock.
He was too busy to spare any time.
Letting the Zerg develop on their own was indeed a good thing.
What's more...
Li Ang glanced at Chichai, who had a look of anticipation on her face.
In fact, as his level and strength continued to increase,
Chichai, whose combat strength didn't fluctuate much, was actually finding it difficult to help much anymore.
She hadn't said anything for so long, maybe she was a little concerned about it in her heart?
Perhaps, hidden beneath that carefree, nonchalant exterior, was a sensitive and soft heart...
Thinking of this, Li Ang couldn't help but feel a little moved, nodding his head and saying,
"Okay, let's do as you say."
"Yay!"
Chichai made a victory sign, full of vitality, rubbing her hands together, looking like she really wasn't just playing around out of boredom.
Li Ang went down to the pet breeding tank with Chichai, took out the Leviathan Cerebrate, which looked like a dry, transparent plastic bag, and placed it in the pool.
The shriveled Leviathan beast immediately began to absorb water and expand, gradually returning to the ferocious appearance of a Zerg war machine,
However, due to the lack of plant vines and the metal framework of the vehicle, it looked a little droopy and slack.
The Leviathan Cerebrate slowly woke up. After seeing Li Ang's figure, it wanted to scream, but remembered its creator's previous reprimand, and closed its mouth.
Li Ang reached out and pressed on the Leviathan's shell, activated the biological template, added a skeleton and exoskeleton armor plates to the Leviathan, and instructed, "Go and summon the other Cerebrates over."
"Yes."
The Leviathan moved its centipede-like legs and ran into the jungle in a hurry.
Li Ang brought out nine Cerebrates from Sheng Nanwang's dream, and then used the brains of pigs, cattle, and other livestock to make twenty-one more.
Most of the Cerebrates, like the Leviathan, parasitized in the cranial cavities of other Zerg units.
There was also a small part that still existed in snail form, moving relatively slowly.
They simply lay on the Leviathan's back carapace and were carried by the latter back to the pool in the center of the breeding tank.
Li Ang had all the Cerebrates, including the Leviathan, immersed in the pool, and also put his hand into the pool and began to modify them.
Several hours later, all the Cerebrates' intelligence restrictions were lifted.
Now their memory, observation, imagination, thinking, judgment, abstract thinking, expression of ideas, language, learning, and other abilities were no less inferior than those of ordinary humans.
They were able to skillfully use knowledge and experience to solve problems,
And like normal people, they possessed imagination and creativity.
Just like the creation myths of all human civilizations, the newborn race was full of unreasoning worship for their creator, Li Ang.
They imitated the Leviathan Cerebrate, prostrating themselves around the pool, surrounding it in a circle, offering their loyalty and love to their creator.
Li Ang could easily feel the chaotic, primitive, yet pure and single power of faith emanating from these Cerebrates through divine power fluctuations.
"Slightly lower than ordinary humans,"
Li Ang looked at the worms below and said softly, "Still within acceptable range."
"Not bad, their minds are simple, and they can continuously provide the power of faith. This makes them much stronger than mortals."
Chichai, who had already changed into a white robe, nodded and said, "Ahem, introduce me. Just follow the *Saint Chichai Apocalypse*."
Now that she had decided to do something, she might as well do it well. The young lady Chichai, who spent all day eating, drinking, and having fun, was finally going to do something serious. For a moment, she was even a little nervous.
Li Ang didn't have any mental burden. He stepped forward, pointed at young lady Chichai, and said in a low voice with divine power fluctuations,
"This is my most trusted and most loyal messenger, my incarnation on earth, the embodiment of my will. You can call her Saint or Saint Chichai."
All the Cerebrates raised their bodies, barely intelligent, and kowtowed to Chichai, with utmost devotion, "Saint Chichai."
The Cerebrates were still blank slates. They believed whatever their creator said.
"Hmm."
Young lady Chichai, wearing a white robe and a crown, looked down at the newborn Cerebrates, nodded lightly with full majesty, took out that piece of paper, and said in a deep voice, "Repeat after me, *Saint Chichai Apocalypse*, 1:1..."