Kaka, assured and certain her position was secure, returned to work. The newly hatched zerg needed placement, with one thousand Levis remaining by the Empress’s side, and the rest temporarily stationed on the adjacent planet.

The white star, gently ringed with a pale blue halo, quietly released its light as the Leviathan hatchlings completed their landing.

The zerg hatchlings truly ate everything – rocks, dust, anything that was matter. Nothing was inedible to them.

Lin Mo’s idea was to devour one planet at a time, a stable approach. All the hatchlings would work on a single planet, ensuring a swift response to any encountered unknown civilizations.

This place would be temporarily designated A01, the second star system explored by the zerg.

The star’s temperature was significantly higher than the sun’s, which was beneficial as it allowed the creep zerg to gather more power.

The zerg had no intention of letting this planet go easily; they would devour it completely before leaving. After all, its core was a treasure, composed of pure metal and abundant resources.

However, providing life to this desolate planet must surely count as a great merit, right? Type "1" for merit and Lin Mo will split it with you. (ಡwಡ)

Besides the common barren planet, two other locations piqued Lin Mo’s interest: a black one and a gold one. There must be something amiss with them. Though the overseer zerg hadn’t detected anything, Lin Mo decided to develop these two planets last.

The creep zerg had been adjusted by Kaka for some time and could now adapt to this environment. Next was to amass troops for the Empress. After all, with such exponential upgrades, they would soon encounter new civilizations. They couldn’t expect every encounter to be with such low-level civilizations.

Therefore, thorough preparations were necessary.

Simultaneously, on Blue Star, construction continued. Under the influence of the meteorite fragment, Leviathan hatchlings were constantly being created and dispatched to occupy neighboring star systems, transforming them into forward operating bases.

With the Empress’s main body absent, the brood nest was the zerg’s highest priority for defense. The nest was simply too large to be protected by the Overlord Shield alone, so they relied on layers of defense to keep potential enemies at bay.

The current Leviathan hatchlings were still imperfect. Historically, Empress-class ships exceeded six thousand meters in length, whereas these were only five thousand meters.

Planet Rambla.

Lin Mo slipped off his shoes and stepped directly onto Little White’s back. It was warm and soft. Though Little White belonged to a fighting race, the sensation was undeniably pleasant. If he were to skin it…

It would certainly be very comfortable.

The Snow Wolf clan was in danger!

Poking and kneading, it was quite fun. The belly was soft, and the fur wasn’t prickly, offering a magical sensation akin to a kitten – but only on the belly.

Carelessly, his foot slipped and kicked the waist.

"Ouch! So hard.

Your fur isn't soft at all. We should make a blanket out of your bellies to step on."

! Human! Listen to what you're saying! Was I deliberately trying to poke you with my fur? I didn't even move! You stepped too hard on the stiff fur yourself! And now you're blaming me?! Threatening to kill my whole family?! Is there no justice in this world?!

"Woof! --"

To fully experience the soft fur of Little White's belly, Lin Mo naturally went barefoot, raising his foot to rub and knead Little White’s face.

"Look! It's all red! Hmph, I'll punish you by making you lick it clean."

Hawk had just selected his candidates and returned, only to see his Empress playing happily with a dog. Was she being too unreliable?

How would the Empress strengthen her soldiers?

Seeing this, a strange thought popped into his head. Could it be that soldiers who returned victorious got to be stepped on by the Empress? That was too perverted!

No! Why am I thinking this way? Impossible! Impossible! These little guys must have corrupted me!

But surely no pervert would like this.

He turned around. "To you…"

?! What are you doing! What's with the expectant looks? Are you even a little envious? Envious of that Little White?

"Ahem! In the presence of the Empress, maintain your dignity as knights! Hurry up! Put away those shameful expressions!"

"Ah, yes! Yes." Reluctantly.

"Oh, you're here."

Looking at the Empress smiling and waving, smiling like an angel, the selected knights felt it was worth it. Wasn't this a million times better than retirement?

Kneeling on one knee, "Good day, Your Majesty."

"Mm, it's fine, get up. You must be the soldiers Hawk selected."

"Yes, Empress."

"Hey, stop licking! Get out of here."

Kicked aside when the master no longer likes you – that’s the fate of a lapdog. ~(￣w￣)

"Good, now drag this dead dog away."

Human! Yes, that's right! Insult me! That's the look! Haha! Great! I truly am a noble Snow Wolf, even my preferences are so unique.

So classy!

Huh? What are you doing here? Don't tell me you're trying to steal my spot? How dare you!

What are you doing! Stop pulling me! Ahhh!

"Awoo! ┗|｀o′|┛ Awoo~~, woof, awoo~!!!"

Looking at Lin Mo, Human, what are you doing! Stop them! I'm being dragged away! No! Dog slaughter! Dog slaughter! Someone help! w(º̩̩́Дº̩̩̀щ)