64: Mission completed, big boss's gossip

After some thought, Lin Chen made a decision: accept.

However, the Insect Mother was actually not of much use to him, and as for being a protector, that was even less necessary.

As for the small head controlling the large head, that was a joke; compared to matters of desire, Lin Chen still preferred cultivation. The pleasure of cultivation progress was much more lasting than that.

He planned to send the Insect Mother back to Blue Star to protect his grandparents at home.

Once on Blue Star, the Insect Mother wouldn't be able to cause any trouble; she would simply be a henchman.

A God Ascension First Order Insect Mother, with a little resource allocation, could cultivate a small number of elite Zerg.

These elite Zerg could be used to conquer subterranean caverns, Star Gates, and dimensional fragments, expanding the family's sphere of influence and gradually increasing the family's foundation.

As for the research institute, the Insect Mother would still have to go there, but with Lin Chen's guarantee, the research wouldn't be too extreme; at least, there wouldn't be any extreme experiments. She would definitely suffer, but her life wouldn't be lost.

"I accept your surrender, but you still have to stay at the research institute for a period of time, otherwise I won't feel comfortable entrusting you to my family's use."

The Insect Mother's mood was now a mix of joy and worry.

Her life was saved, but she couldn't stay by Lin Chen's side, nor could she be of any help to him. So, her future was basically fixed within a certain range: serving Lin Chen's family as a slave until she died in battle.

However, this was also a good outcome. As long as she didn't court death and served Lin Chen's family well in the future, Lin Chen wouldn't take her life. At least she was still alive.

As long as there was life, there was a turning point; this was the philosophy she had always believed in.

The big shot saw Lin Chen make his choice and didn't comment. Heavenly talents had their own ideas, and whether they were right or wrong, these old guys would back them up.

A mere Insect Mother whose limit was Ascension to God couldn't cause any waves.

"Big shot, how do I handle this slave contract?"

"Student Lin Chen, your Alliance's ultimate treasure contains the most overbearing slave contract template. Just call it up and use it."

Following the big shot's guidance, Lin Chen called up a slave contract template from the old dengs book.

The actual content of this slave contract was extensive, totaling hundreds of thousands of words, with various restrictions that completely eliminated the risk of a slave's backlash from all angles.

Using his spiritual power to materialize the contract, Lin Chen first left his soul aura. The Insect Mother also didn't hesitate, engraving her true name and a wisp of her soul onto the slave contract.

The contract was established, dividing into three parts.

One part merged into the old dengs book, which served as the guarantor of the contract; one part merged into Lin Chen's body; and the last part merged into the Insect Mother's soul, transforming into chains that sealed everything of the Insect Mother.

In fact, even if the big shot hadn't come, Lin Chen, if he had wanted to, could have coerced the Insect Mother into submission with the Photon, a great killer weapon, in his hand.

However, Lin Chen had no such intention. If the big shot hadn't suggested it, and the Insect Mother hadn't requested to surrender, he would have definitely used the Photon to destroy the Insect Mother, and then gone about his business.

Subsequent matters had little to do with Lin Chen.

He went about his business, taking advantage of the ongoing mission to mine more and earn more academic credits.

The Insect Mother had already been subdued by him. Afterwards, under the big shot's guidance, the Insect Mother would devour all the Zerg in the Original Ore Insect Domain, sublimate herself, and enter the Ascension to God level.

In the future, the Original Ore Insect Domain would only have raw ore, with no other dangers, becoming a pure resource point.

A pure resource point naturally didn't require students to be conscripted for mining. Compared to human labor, the power of machines was more efficient, as students mostly served as guards, protecting the mining equipment.

Seven days passed in a flash.

When Lin Chen received the mission completion message from the academy, he knew that this money-picking operation was about to end.

In this mission, he, the academy, and the participating students all won.

He was the biggest winner. The most valuable Insect Mother in the Original Ore Insect Domain was subdued by him, and there was also a big shot helping to improve the Insect Mother's strength. He only contributed himself throughout the process.

Insect Domain gathering point.

Student teams arrived one after another via the storage devices issued by the academy, and everyone was very happy.

For the last seven days, the insects completely ignored them. As long as they didn't provoke the insects, the insects turned a blind eye to their mining activities.

Seven days of picking up money, anyone would be happy.

Within the gathering point, student teams departed one after another, and more mining equipment was transported out of the crack, spreading out in all directions with the gathering point as the core.

Lin Chen was not in a hurry to leave, but waited for the big shot to send his Gods Avatar back.

He didn't wait long. From the core of the Original Ore Insect Domain, a golden light soared, and through the contract's perception, he knew this was the Insect Mother sublimating, a sign of her entering the Ascension to God level.

The Insect Mother's sublimation speed was very fast. Her accumulation was already sufficient; if she saw the path ahead, breaking through to the Ascension to God level was a sure thing.

Another day passed.

The big shot returned to the gathering point with the completely humanized Insect Mother, arriving before Lin Chen.

At this moment, the Insect Mother had a very strong human aura.

Clearly, during the sublimation process, she completely abandoned her insect body and transformed into a human body. This had both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage was that she could better integrate into the Human Race.

The disadvantage was losing some of the Zerg's abilities.

There are gains and losses; a bug under the eaves has to bow its head.

"Student Lin Chen, put the Insect Mother into your Alliance's ultimate treasure, otherwise she cannot follow us through the crack."

Hearing the big shot's words, Lin Chen put the obedient Insect Mother into the old dengs book. Afterwards, the big shot's consciousness departed, and the Gods Avatar returned to normal.

"What happened?"

The Gods Avatar was very confused, but then, through the memory sharing of the Essence Clone and Qi Clone, he understood the current situation.

These were minor matters; being able to be played by the big shot was also a good thing.

With the mission over, the four of them didn't linger at the gathering point. They directly passed through the crack and returned to the Human Race Territory.

On the other side of the crack, the big shot was already waiting for their return.

"Student Lin Chen, this is Dr. Liu, from the Zerg Research Institute. Dr. Liu needs to take the Insect Mother by your side. She will conduct a test on your Insect Mother and also perform some relatively simple experiments, which might take a few years."

The big shot first introduced the identity of the intellectual woman in a white coat and glasses beside him to Lin Chen.

Dr. Liu nodded to Lin Chen, and Lin Chen, following suit, summoned the Insect Mother.

The moment the Insect Mother appeared, she immediately sensed who posed the greatest threat to her in the room. Her gaze towards Dr. Liu was filled with fear, as if facing a natural predator.

As a fellow God Ascension First Order, the Insect Mother felt that even ten of her couldn't defeat one Dr. Liu.

"Student Lin Chen, I'll take this Insect Mother for now. Thank you for your support of the Zerg Research Institute. This is a Heart of the Insect King, which can enhance your innate aptitude. Consider it compensation for my research using the Insect Mother."

Dr. Liu casually shrunk the Insect Mother and put her into her white coat pocket. Lin Chen was stunned by this move.

"Big shot, please feel free. Once you're done with your research, you can send the Insect Mother directly to the Feng City Lin Family in South Continent, Blue Star. My family will receive the Insect Mother."

"Okay, if you encounter any special Zerg again in the future, remember to notify me. The compensation is negotiable."

"Big shot, I understand."

Afterwards, Lin Chen and Dr. Liu added each other as virtual friends. Dr. Liu, having obtained fresh material, was eager to research and left first.

Everyone present didn't care about the Insect Mother's thoughts.

After Dr. Liu left, only Minister Wang and Lin Chen remained. Minister Wang stared at Lin Chen, his expression somewhat off.

"Big shot, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Uh, can you send me Dr. Liu's contact? A friend of mine has admired Dr. Liu for a long time and hopes to have some scientific research exchanges with her."

Minister Wang, the Deputy Minister of Logistics at the Sixth Academy, a God Ascension Eighth Order expert, over three thousand years old, now looked somewhat insincere.

"Big shot, that friend you're talking about wouldn't happen to be you, would it?"

"You can't slander me, it's really my friend."

"Really? I don't believe you."

"It's true. You're a child, don't be so curious. Children shouldn't meddle in adult affairs."

Lin Chen chuckled, everything unspoken.

"Big shot, add me as a friend first, then I'll send you Dr. Liu's contact."

Minister Wang immediately added Lin Chen as a friend, eagerly waiting for Lin Chen to send him Dr. Liu's friend identity card.

Lin Chen also stopped messing around and honestly sent the friend request to Minister Wang. As for whether Minister Wang could add her, he couldn't control that.

"Go do what you need to do, I still have things to be busy with."

Minister Wang said, then directly tore through space and left, leaving only Lin Chen (Copy Body) and Sanbao Clone standing under the starry sky, looking at each other.

"No, take me back to the academy too! This place is too far from the crack!"

Unfortunately, Lin Chen's shouts received no response. Minister Wang had clearly already left.

Lin Chen felt that Minister Wang did this on purpose, just to retaliate for his teasing earlier. If a big shot was so petty, then he felt relieved; in the future, when he became a big shot, he could also be this petty.

Having no other choice, Lin Chen could only take out a small battleship and fly towards the nearest crack Camp, and then return to the academy via the teleportation array in the crack Camp.