I Am The Swarm

Chapter 160: The Second Brood Nest

Out of responsibility for the Swarm’s future development—and admittedly, a bit for his own safety—Luo Wen had long been re

Once the new Brood Nest completed incubation, it conducted a self-diagnostic before detaching from Luo Wen’s body and interfacing with the Fungal Carpet to begin producing space-adapted Swarm units.

These units required specialized components for surviving in space, making them significantly more complex and costly to produce. For example, magnetic field generators necessitated metal resources, driving up their production cost to many times that of their terrestrial counterparts.

Despite their expense, the emergence of these space-adapted units marked the Swarm’s expansion beyond its homeworld. The harsh conditions of outer space would no longer confine the Swarm.

To distinguish them, Luo Wen named the original Brood Nest on Genesis Planet the Genesis Brood Nest, while the newly created one on the yellow moon was christened the Yellow Moon Brood Nest, reflecting their respective birthplaces.

After the Yellow Moon Brood Nest came online, the Genesis Brood Nest initiated its reawakening sequence. The amber encasing it began to dissolve as pre-prepared nutrients flowed from the Fungal Carpet. The Brood Nest’s desiccated body swelled like an inflating balloon, regaining its full form within an hour.

Reawakened, the Genesis Brood Nest seamlessly integrated with the Yellow Moon Brood Nest. Luo Wen noted that the Swarm Network seemed to grow stronger as a result.