While Naturia was inside the cocoon, I ordered my zergs to bring me 10,000 humans from the capital. I selected the biggest specimens and those who smelled the worst—those would be my meals.
After all, you always save the best food for later, right? I do the same: the best ones will breed with each other to create higher-quality food for the future!
While the humans were being brought in and I fused them into Naturia's cocoon—along with copies of the enhancements I had added to myself—I decided to make her a fusion version of Rosia and myself.
It took me several days, but the transformation was happening gradually. I could feel Naturia's life evolving inside the cocoon made of flesh and silk! I watched her squirm, destroy herself, and rebuild anew!
As for the upgrades, that should be enough—for now. Anyway, I can always improve her again once I grow stronger myself. That goes for all zergs, whether they're my own creations like Rosia or Naturia, or their descendants.
But that's just a bonus for them. After all, my daughters can improve on their own—they grow stronger every time they eat. I only plan to upgrade them when I feel like it, or when they earn it through merit, war, conquest, or other accomplishments!
Once the sixth day had passed, we began to execute the plan. The parasitized had already spread rumors into the neighboring kingdoms.
The rumors? They said: "The queen and princess have been captured by monsters. The king has been eaten!"
Thanks to the spies and assassins from the kingdom of Regium Aeternum—combined with being half-zerg once the parasite is fully activated—they could easily spy on high-ranking individuals.
And I can confirm it, especially those perverted kings who wanted to take Rosia and Calista as concubines and do all the filthy things a pervert would want to do! Too bad they already belong to me!
I took the opportunity—or rather, Rosia did—to create Love Parasites and Crazy Parasites, which will be quite useful for the invasion once the plan is more refined.
Finally, on the evening of the sixth day, Naturia's egg opened. I smiled cruelly: a Knight-ranked zerg was born!
"Welcome, my dear!"
Naturia, newly born, with a green carapace as a humanoid zerg exoskeleton—the same green as her hair and eyes—knelt on one knee, one arm resting on her upright leg, her head bowed, and smiled at me softly.
"Thank you, my queen."
"Stand up and kiss me. That's an order!"
Naturia stood and approached, then crouched down. We kissed with tongue this time—now that we're both zerg, our mouths are compatible!
After savoring this woman, I smiled at her.
"Let's test your new ability…"
While glancing at her system panel. I skimmed over the additional stats to focus on her unique ability as a heroine.
[Lover of Nature]: Emits a passive aura that enhances the growth of nature (plants, animals, insects, humans, etc.). Theoretically limitless in area.
We need to test it to determine all its effects, such as the area of effect, how much training increases its range, or the effectiveness of the growth.
But there's still something I don't understand, something that appears not only on Naturia but also on Rosia and myself.
I asked the system in my thoughts, while touching Naturia, who moaned softly.
"System, why do some upgrades have levels, and others don't?"
[Simply because some skills, like Lover of Nature, are already at their maximum power. But how to use them—that's up to the user to train and discover.]
"I see. So my Authority of the Zerg Queen can't evolve anymore, but I still haven't learned all the ways to use it?"
[Correct.]
"Interesting… I should've asked that a long time ago! Damn it!"
[You should have, indeed…]
"I know! I know…"
Deciding the system was unfair—unilaterally on my side—I chose to move on to testing Naturia's ability.
"Let's check on Rosia's Elite egg! It takes too long to hatch on its own!"
"Yes!"
Naturia responded, panting from my teasing. We headed to Rosia's sanctum, and Naturia fully activated her Lover of Nature aura.
Suddenly, a claw burst out of the Elite egg! A zerg emerged! Incredible! My eyes widened in shock as I looked at Naturia!
But on top of that, I could feel my growth accelerating, along with that of the other zergs! We're becoming stronger! I've found a damn treasure!
I wonder… if… if I make love to her—now that we're both zerg and I've got a body far more than just a centipede—I could finally have some fun! I mean, conduct… skill experiments. Yes, experiments...
Anyway, now that I've seen this, I've got several plans. First, let Naturia train her skill. Second, start the show with the other kingdoms.
My plan is to let some Zerg Soldiers die at the hands of the incoming adventurer groups, while leaving Naturia as the final boss guarding a cage containing Rosia and Calista.
Naturia will kill everyone in the group except for a few who will escape and spread false information to their kingdoms—like "she can be killed, but only with more troops!"
Meanwhile, I'll secretly invade their lands with zergs and parasitized. But without attacking—yet. I want to strike when their defenses are at their weakest! Then, with the Elite Zerg, I'll take their kingdoms by storm!
But first…
"Naturia, into my bed! Now!"
Without waiting for her response, I brought her into my bed to make love to her! It's time to enjoy myself now that I have a proper body! I should think about fucking Rosia too...