Swallowing the Stars: Level 1, One Talent, Invincible Chaos Origin

Chapter 178, The Horror of the Virtual Universe!
In the blink of an eye, a year had passed for Jiang Ming in the main control chamber of the 'Crimson Nest'.

Over the course of the year, Jiang Ming became increasingly adept at coordinating the Zerg battlefield.

"Humanity's virtual universe is terrifying."

Jiang Ming spoke from the heart. As a battlefield commander, Jiang Ming was probably one of the few people who understood the battlefield situation best.

When Jiang Ming first learned that the Lord of Bilong had assigned him this identity, he hesitated.

Under the watchful eyes of the Zerg, as the supreme commander, all his actions are exposed to the spotlight.

There is absolutely no room for leniency.

The Zerg are one of the six most powerful races in the universe.

Those who underestimate the Zerg may end up with nothing but dust on their corpses.

With the endorsement of the Lord of Bilong, Jiang Ming's identity as commander is unlikely to be exposed. However, if there is anything unusual about him as commander, it is very likely to arouse the suspicion of the insectoids and expose him.

For Jiang Ming, his own exposure might not be the most unbearable thing, but the loss of the Lord of Bilong, an undercover agent, was so great that it would make Jiang Ming's heart bleed.

Keep in mind that the Lord of the Azure Dragon is currently staying in the Zerg Queen's miniature universe. If he were exposed, he wouldn't be able to escape.

Therefore, if Jiang Ming ignores an opportunity that could severely damage the human race while carrying out his command, it would undoubtedly increase the risk of exposure.

However, after the Lord of Bilong explained things to Jiang Ming, Jiang Ming's concerns were dispelled.

Now that Jiang Ming has experienced it firsthand, he can better understand why the Lord of Bilong gave that explanation back then.

"The human race's virtual universe is indeed incredibly amazing."

The Blood Mist Venerable's cold voice echoed in the main control chamber, carrying a hint of barely concealed jealousy and solemnity.

"If it weren't for this virtual universe, how could the relatively weak individual strength of the human race possibly contend with our peak race?"

Their commander seemed to be able to see with his own eyes the movement of every one of our fleets and the assembly of every single force!

Jiang Ming's compound eyes flickered slightly. Beneath his cold exterior, deep within his consciousness, the words of the Blood Mist Venerable stirred up ripples.

He understood the terrifying role of the virtual universe in war better than any of the Zerg Venerables present.

His year-long experience as commander allowed him to see, from the Zerg's perspective, with unparalleled clarity how the virtual universe imbues the human legions with a soul.

The Zerg's 'Hive Will' algorithm is incredibly powerful, using massive amounts of data to extrapolate and provide the optimal solution.

But its 'eyes' are the Zerg unit detectors scattered across the battlefield, various reconnaissance methods, and the data streams fed back from the front lines.

This information needs time to be transmitted, summarized, and processed.

And what about the human race?

With the help of the virtual universe network, high-ranking Terran commanders can observe every detail of the battlefield in real time in an almost immersive way!
Not through cold data reports, but through the 'virtual universe synchronization' function of countless soldiers, detectors, and smart devices on the front lines.

Massive amounts of raw, unprocessed information are gathered into the virtual universe with near-zero latency, creating a 'virtual battlefield' that is extremely consistent with and synchronized with the real battlefield!
Human commanders can access this sandbox with their consciousness, overlooking the entire war zone from a god-like perspective, down to the level of damage to a warship's hull and hearing the tactical exchanges of a certain world lord's team.

The depth, breadth, and real-time nature of this information acquisition surpasses the 'summary' intelligence that the Zerg rely on algorithmic processing.

This provides an incredibly solid foundation for the human commanders' 'intuition' and 'on-the-spot decision-making'.

They are often able to detect subtle changes on the battlefield faster than algorithms, capturing 'opportunities' or 'crises' that data fails to fully reflect. For example, a Zerg algorithm might determine from energy readings that a Terran squad has been severely damaged and suggest ignoring it.

However, the human commander, through the 'real-time video' of the virtual universe, may have discovered that the squad was faking it, deliberately feigning weakness, and that the resolute glint in the captain's eyes foreshadowed a suicidal counterattack brewing.

Therefore, a precise support order will arrive ahead of schedule.

For example, a complex multi-pronged feint by the Zerg is, according to algorithmic calculations, sufficient to confuse the Terran for at least three standard times.

However, in a virtual sandbox, a human commander might be able to quickly see through a feint by observing the unnatural movement speed of a detachment or an unusual silence in communication in a certain area, combined with countless other subtle signs, and then strike directly at the real strategic objective.

The 'Hive Will' provides the 'optimal solution' based on probability and data, while the Terran 'Virtual Universe' can, to some extent, capture the 'luck of the battlefield' and make decisions that transcend algorithms and are almost divine.

Over the past year, Jiang Ming has seen countless theoretically perfect tactics among the options provided by the 'Mother's Will' that could inflict significant losses on the human race.

But when he tried to execute it, he always found that the humans reacted incredibly quickly, as if they had foreseen the future, and could always resolve the situation at the lowest cost, or even set traps for him.

This is not because every human commander has computing power surpassing the 'Hive Will', but because they possess the incredible weapon of war, the 'Virtual Universe,' which grants them near-perfect information symmetry!

It even created a global information advantage!
"Virtual universe."

Jiang Ming's icy thoughts slowly emanated, carrying a perfectly appropriate solemnity befitting his status.

"Indeed, they are a great enemy of our race."

Its existence has increased the resilience of the human legion by several levels.

Each of our successful raids often yields less result than the algorithm predicts.

It seems they always manage to exploit our weaknesses much faster.

Even in Venerable Ruijia's gentle thoughts, there was a hint of helplessness.

"Yes, especially since these four battlefields are within our territory, we should have an absolute advantage in terms of terrain and intelligence."

But the virtual universe largely negates this.

Their reinforcement, supply, and rotation efficiency is frighteningly high.

The virtual universe is not only a second world for communication, cultivation, and entertainment.

In tribal warfare, it is the most powerful nerve center, the most acute eyes, and the swiftest messenger!

It will unite the human forces scattered across the vast territory into one force, making them as easy to control as an extension of one's own arm!

"Virtual universe".

Jiang Ming silently repeated the name in his heart once more.

It is both the strongest shield and spear of humanity, but at this moment, it has also become the best tool for him, the infiltrator, to cover up and utilize.

The gears of war, manipulated by his dual identity, slowly turned in a more complex and covert manner.

Meanwhile, within the "Abyss of Calamity," the figure emerging from the pool of calamity power is silently accumulating more and more abyssal power.

(End of this chapter)