Zerg: After being rescued by the Major General, I pledged myself to him.

Planetary exploration cannot be accomplished in a day or two.

Planet 1347 is a relatively small planet with only one continent, and its main inhabited areas are also concentrated in one region.

After Sainz and his team finished their patrol of Blackwater Street, they found nothing, just as Lanze had predicted.

In the following days, they piloted their mechs, using equipment to scan other areas centered around Blackwater Street.

Lan Ze took Yan Mo to see it once.

The Zerg mechs are custom-made based on mental strength and are driven by mental strength. Yan Mo looked at the cool mechs and was eager to try them out, but unfortunately he did not have the mental strength of the female Zerg and could not pilot the mechs.

Star 1347 is a lifeless planet, its sky perpetually shrouded in mist.

Violence, robbery, and killing were rampant everywhere.

Lan Ze accompanied Yan Mo to many places.

Lanze's mental power is very strong. Most of the female insects on Star 1347 are low-level female insects. Sensing the danger posed by Lanze, even though they haven't seen a male insect for a long time, they dare not come up to provoke him.

Yan Mo lost interest in exploring after a few times, so he simply returned to the camp to wait for Sainz and the others to finish their inspection.

The chaos here is unsettling.

Yan Mo couldn't help but ask curiously, "Isn't this kind of planet also within the Zerg territory? Is the Zerg Federation just going to let it remain in chaos and desolation like this?"

Based on what Yan Mo has learned over this period of time, the Zerg should have highly advanced technology. If they wanted to terraform such an abandoned planet, it shouldn't be too difficult, right?

Lanze thought for a moment and replied, "Thousands of years ago, there was a massive radiation event in the universe. It was during that time that the energy of some planets in the star system conquered by the Zerg gradually dissipated."

Lan Ze pulled Yan Mo to the side of the camp and pointed to a withered old tree for Yan Mo to see.

"Star 1347 was originally a habitable planet suitable for survival. It didn't have many valuable mineral resources, but it could be self-sufficient through agriculture or by supplying food to other mineral-producing and military planets. However, after the massive radiation, its energy resources collapsed, and agriculture became increasingly difficult. The planet could no longer produce resources and gradually became a junk planet."

"The Zerg have many more junk planets like this, and the pollution from the massive radiation hasn't stopped. In the star systems conquered by the Zerg, these polluted planets are still constantly being created. If we were to transport resources from other planets to keep these resource-depleted planets running, the consumption would be too great and not worthwhile."

High radiation levels.

Yan Mo remembered that when he first learned about the Zerg through the StarNet, he seemed to have seen a record of this massive radiation in the Zerg history.

The number of male insects also decreased significantly after being exposed to large amounts of radiation, while the mental energy of female insects was also contaminated by the radiation, making them more prone to mental disturbances.

"But with more and more planets becoming polluted, if we don't address this, won't the Zerg have fewer and fewer planets to live on?"

Lanze shook his head and explained, "The universe is infinitely vast. Even with the Zerg's current technology, they still cannot explore the end of the universe. Every year, the Zerg are conquering interstellar space on the outskirts, and the speed at which they conquer other resource-rich planets is far faster than the speed at which they pollute them."

"Some interstellar astrophysicists speculate that the large radiation pollution zone is only within a certain range, and once we break out of the pollution zone, we will no longer have to suffer from pollution."

Yan Mo understood what Lan Ze meant.

The Zerg are a race skilled in conquest; they possess strong physiques and powerful mental strength.

If the astrophysicists' speculations are correct, given the Zerg's capabilities, they will eventually be able to break out of the contamination zone.

"But what if the entire universe were polluted?"

Yan Mo continued to press for answers.

Lanze seemed to have thought about this question as well, but he couldn't answer it or find a solution.

The pollution caused by radiation is a problem that the Zerg have yet to solve.

In recent years, the number of male insects has become scarce, and high-grade male insects are even rarer, partly due to pollution.

The only way the Zerg can solve the pollution problem now is through the pheromones of male Zerg, but male Zerg are becoming increasingly rare.

Perhaps one day, when the male insects become completely extinct, the female insects will also perish due to their mental turmoil.

When that day comes, the Zerg will also disappear from the universe.

Seeing that Lan Ze remained silent, Yan Mo knew that he had no answer either.

Yan Mo asked doubtfully, "Isn't there a way to solve the pollution problem?"

"The pollution actually has a greater impact on female insects than on male insects. When a female insect's mental energy is polluted, she is prone to mental disorder. Currently, only the male insect's pheromones can help female insects remove mental pollution."

Lan Ze paused, then blushed for a moment as if he had thought of something, and said in a barely perceptible whisper, "Some studies have shown that the more polluted a female insect is, the less likely it is to give birth to male offspring."

His voice was very low, but Yan Mo had excellent hearing and still heard him clearly.

Yan Mo was slightly taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "And what about you? Is your mental energy severely polluted?"

Upon hearing Yan Mo's question, Lan Ze's azure eyes dimmed for a moment. He pursed his lips, somewhat nervously saying, "My mental strength level is high, making me more susceptible to contamination than ordinary female insects."

Yan Mo asked this because he could sometimes sense that Lan Ze's mental energy was very chaotic, even more chaotic than the female insect with chaotic mental energy he had seen last time.

However, Lanze's mental strength was stronger than that of the female insect, and his mental domain was also wider. His level of contamination would be a fatal disaster for an ordinary female insect, but it was suppressed by Lanze's powerful mental strength.

However, this is ultimately a ticking time bomb. If Lanze's mental energy is not relieved for a long time, he will one day experience a mental energy outburst like that female insect.

Lan Ze felt uneasy as he watched Yan Mo remain silent after hearing his answer.

Lord Yanmo must really like male insect offspring, right?

No male insect dislikes its offspring, and Lord Yanmo should be no exception.

My mental energy is too polluted; I may not be able to reproduce male insects.

Lanze lowered his head, and his platinum hair seemed to lose its luster in an instant.

At that time, Lord Yanmo will probably have other female insects to help him breed male insects.

He would treat other female insects well, just as he would treat him.

Lan Ze felt waves of pain in his heart when he thought about Yan Mo being with other female insects in the future.

At that time, Yan Mo will probably forget about him, just like the male father. The female father only has him as his offspring. He inherited the female father's talent, and his mental strength may even be stronger than the female father's in the future.

From the moment Lanze was born, he never received any love from his father.

Not long after his birth, his male father married another female servant, who gave birth to a male offspring.

Since the birth of this male insect brother, life has become even more difficult for Lan Ze and General Lan Hechen.

Fortunately, Lu Min still needs Lan Hechen's influence in the Fourth Army to solidify the Lu family's position on the capital planet, allowing Lan Ze and his son to catch their breath.

Thinking of all this, Lan Ze couldn't help but cautiously ask, "Your Excellency, do you prefer male or female insect offspring?"

Yan Mo couldn't help but feel embarrassed upon hearing this, his ears felt a little hot. He liked anything born to Lan Ze, but since that hug a few days ago, he and Lan Ze hadn't made any further progress in their relationship. Would this answer be too abrupt?