"The leader inspects several tribes in rotation. According to one of the Insect-men, the leader is due to visit their tribe in about one to two months,"
"What about the other common Insect-men? If they find the tribe's Guardian has suddenly disappeared, won't they go report it to the leader?" Han Ning asked.
"Probably not. I'm still clarifying this point, but the gist is that the common Insect-men are very weak, just like ordinary humans. Their only roles in the tribe are to reproduce and raise the insect swarms. They're more like advanced livestock, confined to a specific area by their leader."
Han Ning frowned. "Then what's the point of the leader raising a bunch of useless people?"
"To cultivate insect swarms. They use the power of the swarms to collect those black worms we encountered and process them into that pungent liquid, which is then handed over to the leader."
Lena flipped through her papers and said:
