It all makes sense now. The brain worm holds a high position within the insect tribe, acting as a "mobile command center" that can order all combat insects. The uprising of the Pluto insects was either due to the brain worm calling on them for protection or commanding them to occupy Pluto. Otherwise, those low-intelligence combat insects wouldn't mobilize for no reason.
Furthermore, when they landed on Pluto, the planet was still being bombarded by strategic nuclear bombs. But by the time they evacuated, the bombing had already stopped. This was probably because the Federation suspected the presence of a new insect species from the corpses in the mining area, so they stopped the large-scale bombing to gain a deeper understanding of this new species.
"A high-level insect with telepathic abilities that can compete with the peak of Karl's power must have at least hundreds of thousands of soul points, right?" Zhou Yuan held his chin, looking forward to it.
Whenever a new insect species appears, the Federation orders to capture a few for research. But now that a brain worm has appeared, he must be careful. A brain worm is not something that can be dealt with easily. In the original plot, Sergeant Simms of the New Recruit Camp captured a brain worm after a year. However, that brain worm was intentionally caught to make contact with the human high-level officials and brainwash them into helping the insect tribe. A truly powerful brain worm can use its mental explosion ability to instantly wipe out an entire team.
After some thought, Zhou Yuan opened his personal panel to check his gains. He planned to go to the mall to buy insurance to deal with the brain worm's telepathic abilities.
Host: Zhou Yuan
Identity: Federal Lieutenant, 18-year-old male enhanced-human
Attributes: Strength 4, Speed 3.5, Jumping 3.5, Agility 2.5, Endurance 3, Defense 3, Self-Recovery 4, Skill 1.5, Mental Function 5.5
Skills: Rapid Memory, Rapid Learning, Telepathy
Props: Micro Plasma Spark Device, Heavy Atomic Flying Wing Device, Unlimited Bullet saw...
Title: Berserker - Increase 1 Strength, 1 Speed, 1 Jump, 1 Self-Recovery
Soul Points:
"450,000?" Zhou Yuan exhaled, neither happy nor sad. He had earned around 280,000 soul points in the morning. His estimate was between 200,000 to 400,000, and although 280,000 was far from the upper limit of his estimate, it was still higher than the lower limit.
It was barely satisfactory, at least not a loss. After organizing his gains, Zhou Yuan entered the mall and began looking for items to deal with the brain worm.
"Intelligent unmanned aircraft? Too big....."
"Nano combat robots? Too expensive..."
"Oh my god? There are even Transformers?"
As he scrolled through the options, Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up as he found a cool item.
"Laser Bird-c: Military Transformers, excellent spy warriors and communications soldiers, with multiple camouflage forms that can transform into electronic devices such as laptops, televisions, printers, satellite phones, etc. Two precise micro-lasers combined with two micro-wing guns, coupled with high-speed flight capabilities, give it decent combat power."
"The price is 60,000 soul points..."
"Take it!" After a moment's hesitation, Zhou Yuanhua spent 60,000 soul points to buy the Laser Bird. It was a bit expensive considering its firepower wasn't strong enough to be effective in head-on combat like a set of grenade launchers. But it had high intelligence and was a living "steel-smart bird". If he encountered a brain worm and couldn't defeat it, Laser Bird would be his ally. Even if he didn't need it this time, he could always use it in the future. Moreover, Laser Bird could be carried around and serve as a multi-functional intelligent combat device.
"Guys, I'm going to the bathroom." After buying the C-type Laser Bird, Zhou Yuan and his teammates said goodbye and found the nearest bathroom.
"Click!" The Laser Bird, just taken out, looked like a cassette player. It shook and then transformed into a raptor form.
"Great master, Laser Bird is at your service." The Laser Bird landed on the toilet lid and saluted Zhou Yuan with its wings.
"You look good!" Zhou Yuan looked up and down and nodded in satisfaction before saying, "You can call me 'Sir' from now on."
"By the way, besides electronic devices, what else can you transform into?" he asked.
"Sir, I can transform into any object with a volume difference that is not too large while maintaining combat effectiveness."
"If I don't need to maintain combat effectiveness and only need basic walking ability, can you transform into military gear like a combat instrument or a combat helmet?" Zhou Yuan continued to ask.
"Yes, Sir."
"Considering the reduction of weight pressure surface, I don't recommend you carry me as a small electronic device."
"That's not your problem to worry about. Now I have a task for you!" Zhou Yuan said.
"Sir, Laser Bird is at your service."
Half an hour later, Zhou Yuan returned to the transport plane. Many teammates were sleeping in preparation for any emergency missions that might come up. Zhou Yuan quietly returned to his seat, opened the ammo box of the Big Pineapple, took out a magazine, and put his work tablet inside.
"Sir, Laser Bird is in position," the Laser Bird's voice sounded in his earphones.
Zhou Yuan smiled but didn't say anything. He just lightly patted the ammo box before quickly checking his achievements. He hadn't checked them for several days and had unlocked many of them.
"Good stuff!" He excitedly clenched his fist after receiving the soul points rewards and inspecting them. The best achievement was "Flash", which awarded him the "Powerful Insecticide" title.
"Powerful Insecticide": Increases the amount of soul points obtained from killing Arachnisis insects by 20% and increases speed by 3.
This was his knowledge of an "experience title", essential for monster hunting. He could equip this title when killing insects, allowing him to gain 20% more soul points. The speed increase of 3 was also useful when running.
Overall, that morning's trip was totally worth it!