Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan-Chapter 229 - 188: Pillbug People, Fallen Demigod

「Green Saturn, Northern Bangbang City.」

"We now bring you a world news flash. Under the guidance of the great Taven Deity and the benevolent and decisive leadership of the Taven Imperial Clan, our military successfully opened a space-time channel to the evil Alien Civilization earlier today."

"These malevolent alien lifeforms originally intended to invade our world. Fortunately, they were discovered by our four great Majesties, which has now allowed our Taven Civilization to seize the upper hand."

"Everyone, please look at the live footage. Thanks to the sincere cooperation between all the races of Taven, our Warriors have now assembled a force of over fifteen million in front of this reverse space channel."

"Although the evil Alien Civilization currently appears to be bombarding the space channel with superior firepower, many of our elite legions, led by our High Tier generals, have already broken through into their world. According to analysts from the Emperor Race, victory in this first campaign is likely just a matter of days."

"Of course, we must also highly commend the devotion of the Mantis Race. It is precisely because of their fearless and unyielding will on the battlefield that we were able to seize the initiative."

"..."

In the city, on a bustling commercial street, footage from the war was being broadcast.

However, the footage had clearly been edited.

Many of the gory scenes had been cut. In fact, it only mentioned the positive aspects, not a single word about any losses.

Perhaps this was the charm of journalism.

At this moment, a large number of Insect People had stopped beneath the large screen in this so-called Northern Bangbang City, watching the footage with rapt attention.

Most of them were the many-legged Pillbug People.

After all, the city was built in an area with the highest concentration of Pillbug People.

These Pillbug People were mostly about thirteen meters long, and when they raised their semi-humanoid heads, they stood over five meters tall.

And with an average of two hundred pairs of legs, the Pillbug People were a trypophobe’s worst nightmare.

As a result, the city was built on a colossal scale, with a distinctly alien architectural style.

"So what’s the deal with this evil Alien Civilization? What do they look like? The news didn’t say a thing. The suspense is killing me."

"Who cares what they look like? They’re definitely ugly. We’ll see them eventually, once we beat them."

"Beat them? Who knows when that’ll be. If you ask me, the Empire should ramp up conscription. That would speed up the war, wouldn’t it?"

"You’ve got it good and you’re still complaining. War is no joke. What’s so bad about having those Lower-class Races, the Mantis Race, act as cannon fodder? Not only do most of those Lower-class Races eat a lot, but their intelligence is also extremely low. If we don’t put them to use, isn’t the Empire just feeding them for free?"

"That’s true. In the early stages of the war, these Lower-class Races have to be the ones on the front lines. They have short lifespans and breed like crazy anyway. How could we not make use of such refuse? We can’t have our own mid-to-Upper-Class Races being used as cannon fodder, can we?"

"The Mantis Race, the Hive Race... according to a recent Imperial survey, the population of these Lower-class Insect People has surpassed four billion, right? Just the terrible lands in the Western region, a mere ten million square kilometers, can support that many of them. Honestly, it’s terrifying just to think about."

"What’s so surprising about that? In the Western region, those Lower-class Insect People can survive by eating dirt. And in those awful, slum-like lands, cannibalism is nothing new."

"Races with low intelligence and short lifespans are mostly primitive and violent by nature. To be honest, I don’t even know why the Empire considers these creatures ’Insect People’ at all."

"Alright, that’s enough. The founding of the Empire wasn’t decided by the Emperor Race alone. It was a joint decision made a thousand years ago by the four great Majesties of our great Insect Civilization. The Lower-class Insect People have their uses. For example, aren’t they being used on the Alien Battlefield right now?"

"Besides, without these Lower-class Insect People, how would our Upper-Class Races have such cheap labor and servants?"

"..."

The large crowd of Pillbug People gathered around Shang Xia were chattering amongst themselves.

And right now, surrounding these towering Insect People, were some of the so-called Lower-class Races of Insect People, carrying their shopping for them. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

It was clear that in this so-called Taven Civilization, the class system was incredibly strict.

The Lower Class toiled without complaint in terrible living conditions.

Meanwhile, the Upper Class lived what could truly be called a life.

One couldn’t say this system of class-based exploitation was entirely bad; after all, the Insect People had their own unique imperial circumstances.

However, just as these Insect People were filled with anticipation for the Empire’s supposedly great conquest, hoping it would annihilate the "evil" Phenomenon Civilization and allow them to reap greater rewards, a hidden Lince was looking down from high above the city, observing and listening to everything.

’Evil civilization?’

’Good triumphs over evil? This Insect Civilization actually uses the same old trick to proclaim the righteousness of its conquests to the general public?’

’How novel.’

As for the bugs in the city below, Lince had to admit, after a careful look, a scalp-tingling sensation still crept over him.

After all, this alien city felt like he’d fallen into a centipede’s nest.

The bugs were densely packed, swarming everywhere between the towering skyscrapers.

Some walked on the ground, some coiled and climbed up the outer walls of buildings, and still others flew ceaselessly through the sky.