[Insect Mother + no romance + nation-building + ensemble cast + fourth-dimension disaster + mastermind behind the scenes + summoning players + lighthearted]
After transmigrating into a dying insect mother and being bound to the ultimate mission, “Conquer the Stars,” art student Li Shu declares: “This has nothing to do with my major. Whoever wants this job can take it!”
Then she discovers that her home planet, Earth, can serve as a “network cable.” A sudden idea strikes: she launches the full-dive game Rise of the Zerg and tricks human players into becoming free worker ants!
“This game is 100% real! The zerg feel incredible!”
“For the hive! For the limited-edition title! Charge!”
The players grind themselves into a frenzy, mining and churning out troops like mad, completely unaware that they’re paid employees of the Mother Queen.
When the armies of the Interstellar Alliance bear down on them, sneering at this “barbaric planet,” countless players charge out with glowing eyes: “New expansion? I’ve got first kill covered!”
Seated on the hive’s throne, Li Shu makes a gentle announcement: “Dear players, kill enemy forces from the stars to redeem a limited-edition pair of wings. Available in limited quantities across the server!”
No one in the universe could have imagined that this interstellar catastrophe would begin with a crooked game designer and her “conscientious” game!
