The shortage of gene serum dealt a heavy blow to Mingmei's heart.

This was originally her reason for persuading the space pirates, but as she spoke, she herself began to feel uneasy and threatened.

Even if they manage to capture this starship and it has a huge capacity to carry many people, can these people without genetic modification really be exposed directly on an alien planet?

In the end, everything we did became a joke!

"The youngest one is right, we don't have that many potions."

Unaware of Mingmei's subtle change in expression, some of the space pirates still retained their rationality. The pirate leader, standing on the control panel, spoke up: "Go and capture those rebels to make an example of them. Don't kill those who have successfully converted indiscriminately."

"knew."

After reluctantly agreeing, the group took another long look in the bright direction.

After calming down, Mingmei looked back without fear or apprehension and said in a relaxed tone, "I wish you all the best, brothers."

After she finished speaking, she was met with a few cold snorts. Mingmei, however, didn't seem to care. She shrugged and then turned to look at the space pirate standing on the command platform. After thinking for a moment, she said calmly, "Big brother, how many potions do we have left? What if we run out of 1.2 million people to make them?"

"No, that won't happen. There's enough for these people. But even if there were more, it wouldn't be much more."

Her bright mood suddenly turned heavy as she spoke, but she maintained a cheerful expression, as if she had breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "That's good, that's enough. Sigh, every time we come out, we only bring this much, such a big starship, because we don't bring many potions and weapons."

As if speaking casually, Mingmei said, "I wonder if we'll encounter the Zerg in this remote corner..."

"Zerg?"

The others, whose attention had been drawn by Mingmei's words, couldn't help but look at the leader of the space pirates, whose expression seemed to be stunned by what Mingmei had said.

"Yes, the place we've come to is indeed quite remote. This place isn't within the territory of the Empire or the Federation, is it?"

Some of the space pirates also realized this.

If it doesn't belong to the Empire or the Federation, then it's not within the territory of interstellar humans. Who knows what might happen here?

"How can you be so unlucky? It's not like this is the first time you've run into a place like this, or that you've never encountered Zerg before. Look at you all, such cowards!"

Some space pirates, however, scoffed at the concerns raised by Mingmei.

"Besides, what are we afraid of? There are mechs and escape pods on the starship, so we're not going to die, right? Even if we encounter some Zerg, if they're alone, well, who knows who will eat whom!"

The Zerg are a treasure trove; if they weren't so ferocious most of the time, the space pirates would have dared to even target them.

If they encounter someone who is alone, they might rush in to try and kill them to make a quick buck.

It's hard to say who will run away first.

Mingmei seemed thoughtful as she listened to their words.

The historical records of Hualan Star don't seem to mention what happened after these space pirates.

It only states that the survivors on the pirate ship were discovered by the Imperial and Federation forces and eventually rescued.

Did those space pirates abandon them and leave first, or were they killed beforehand?

Mingmei couldn't help but look at the command platform, where the surveillance video had been switched to the slave quarters. At this time, apart from the ordinary NPCs, Lu Xiaoyao and the others had all left the slave quarters and their whereabouts were temporarily unknown.

However, seeing that the surveillance cameras had been damaged in several places, it was easy to pinpoint their hiding place as one of the few areas without surveillance cameras.

...

On the ancient blue planet,

Some players with bad luck are now feeling like they're just giving up and waiting to die.

"If none of you can go, why are you going to join the fun? What are you looking at?"

As a doctor, Ye Qing received several frostbite patients today, including a few unlucky players who were not selected.

"But we can't just sit here and wait for the Zerg to arrive and die, can we? Hiss—"

One of the players who was having medicine applied cried out in pain from Ye Qing's merciless touch. It took him a while to recover before he continued, "One million two hundred thousand! So many people! My god, the queue was packed, it took forever to move!"

"Hasn't moved for ages?"

Ye Qing was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, keenly sensing that something was amiss.

"Given the speed at which a starship can enter its cabin, how could it be so slow?"

Who knows?

Several players shook their heads in disappointment; they didn't know either.

"Otherwise, how do you think I got this frostbite? It's so cold outside, with so much snow, and there are very few places to wait that can shelter from the wind and snow. Many people are waiting outside, and it's been two days already, and the queue is still only half full!"

Even those who just joined in the fun got frostbite, not to mention those who actually lined up.

As they applied the medicine, they said, "What if a few people freeze to death while waiting in line, or someone can't take it and has to drop out? Wouldn't that give us a chance?"

"You really want to go up there?"

Ye Qing put away the medicine and poured several cups of cloudy hot water for them.

Several players took the hot water, glanced at the water in the cup, and couldn't help but lick their dry lips. A look of struggle flashed in their eyes, but they still closed their eyes and drank it down.

It was just a glass of water, but several people had the illusion that it was poison.

"What else can we do? If we don't go up, we're just waiting to die. If we go up... although the mortality rate is also very high, there's still a glimmer of hope, isn't there?"

Aside from Ye Qing, who had no interest in going up there, everyone else, even those who were eliminated, were still actively trying to find a way out.

...

On the starship,

"I don't know why I feel somewhat fortunate now."

Zhen Po, who was hiding in a blind spot of the surveillance cameras, suddenly had something to say.

Accompanying him were Lu Xiaoyao and several other NPCs who had just helped them in the slave quarters. Lu Xiaoyao only learned when they left the slave quarters that the higher-ups were not forced to surrender and were not exchanging the people for a temporary illusion of peace.

That's why Hu Yue and her group came into being.

The group looked at Zhen Po, wondering what he was thinking.

“I originally wanted to bring my parents with me, but thankfully they were screened out. Otherwise, I can’t even imagine them being affected by the failed genetic modification, or being dragged down by my own condition at this time…”

When Zhen Po and Lu Xiaoyao witnessed Wang Dian being blown up, the scene deeply shocked the detective as well.

If these were her parents in the game, Zhen Po didn't know if she would go insane for a short time and then die in her own mad riot.

"No, we will. If we seize this starship, everything will change."

Lu Xiaoyao patted the other person on the shoulder.

"Da da".

Suddenly, a sound that didn't belong to anyone present reached their ears.

Someone's coming!

The same thought flashed through everyone's minds, and all eyes turned to the corner where they were hiding...