Chapter 101

On the way to Base No. 1, Qi Heng leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes, thinking about what to do after arriving at Base No. 1.

You cannot use your real identity when going to Base No. 1. You need to choose one of the existing fake identities. The most suitable one is the "Doctor" who has already appeared in Base No. 2.

He tapped his index finger on his knee, thinking of his other identities.

Needless to say, the identity of 'Qi Heng' has only been used in front of Yan and Yan Ning. After Chu Xiu said this, he would not tell others that he is a 'doctor', so he does not have to worry about being discovered to have a fake identity.

The rest of the fake identities, including the 'doctor', were created through mental suggestion. Once they encountered someone with strong mental strength and immune to mental suggestion, this disguise would lose its effect.

This is a hidden danger and we must find a way to solve it.

At present, apart from his own identity, the main identities he used were "Doctor" and "Emissary of Ikal Civilization". "Doctor" was directed at Lei and others in Base No. 2, the unicorns 051 and 058, and the rescued female insects.

The identity of Ikar's messenger is used to face the one-horned man in Area 49. For ease of use, I need to merge this identity with the "doctor" later.

Thinking of this, Qi Heng's brain paused for a moment, and he suddenly remembered something...

His true identity 'Qi Heng' is actually a disguise. For example, in the eyes of other Zerg, he is a female Zerg... This is because the degree of fusion is too low. As long as he doesn't say it, no one will suspect that he is a male Zerg.

It can be concealed now, but when the degree of integration increases, it may not be concealed anymore.

The attraction that the Overmind carries is infinite to the Zerg. Even if the Zerg have never seen the Overmind, as long as they know of the Overmind's existence, they can easily recognize its identity driven by instinct.

...This is really not good news.

I asked A0 before, and before the second stage of fusion is complete, it is still possible to make the Tianjia Zerg ignore the fact that they are actually males. But once they enter the third stage, it is impossible to ignore it, unless there is something that can cover up the pheromones that belong to males.

"A0."

[Master, what are your instructions?] A0, multitasking, controlled the spaceship while keeping an eye on the Master, who was lost in thought, so he could respond immediately.

"Is there anything that can change one's appearance and achieve the effect of true disguise, rather than using mental suggestion to deceive the eyes like it is now?"

A0 answered within a second: [You can achieve this by changing your clothes and putting on makeup. If you want to go further, you can choose between technology and spiritual items.]

"Disguise and makeup are a bit troublesome, let me tell you about the latter two."

The Tianjia civilization once reached the peak level of sixth-level civilization. Even Qi Heng, a game player, could not list all the technological and spiritual items it produced, but he vaguely remembered seeing items with similar functions during the game.

【N Metal Mimic Mask. 】

[Can be manufactured with level 6 technology.]

[It's primarily composed of N-type liquid metal molecules, embedded in a microcomputer composed of hundreds of thousands of micro-nano components, connected to a terminal... Covering the entire body allows for disguise. Besides fabrication, its greatest function is to obtain information about others and then disguise them, with the maximum simulation reaching 100% accuracy replicating the disguised subject's fingerprints and irises...]

A transparent screen was projected in front of the view, and a video appeared on it.

In the video demonstration, a silver-white metal ball touches a human model, melts on the surface of the human model and spreads into a thin layer of liquid, forming a layer of camouflage on the human model in the blink of an eye.

【Silver Thousand Faces.】

[Spiritual item, core manufacturing materials: S-rank spiritual beast heart core, flesh worm essence...]

Compared with the N Metal Mimic Mask and the Thousand Faces, the former is easier to obtain. At worst, you can just open [Item Manufacturing] and spend a lot of money. As for the Thousand Faces, the flesh worms are easy to obtain. As for the S-level spiritual beasts... there are none on the entire Tianyun Star, so where can you find them?

Qi Heng: "Can N metal be manufactured at this stage?"

"Do you mean to use the [Item Manufacturing] subsystem to create N-metal? Based on calculations, using only system energy, a conservative estimate of 30,000 energy points would be required to create a Mimic Mask."

In addition to N metal, the mimicking mask also needs to be implanted with hundreds of thousands of micro-nano parts. You get what you pay for. Even a powerful system needs to abide by the law of conservation of energy.

"...Put the task of creating a mimic mask on hold, priority B."

【yes. 】

Qi Heng took out a blue-tailed butterfly from one of his coat pockets. It was different from the one he gave to Wen Renyu. The one on the back of this blue-tailed butterfly was the one that was used to carry the brain worm.

Now they are all dormant.

As long as he didn't wake them up, they wouldn't wake up early.

It is better to replace the No. 1 base with "own people" as soon as possible, so as to avoid

The aircraft was flying at a high altitude at a speed of 180 kilometers per hour. About three hours later, looking down from the aircraft, a gathering place could be seen on the ground not far away.

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Gathering place No. 1.

Zone 1.

An immature male insect came out of his home, avoided the noisy male father, and sneaked out of Area 1.

A mechanical butterfly was flying in front of the black-haired male insect who looked like a teenager, and he followed the butterfly forward.

After leaving Area 1, you can see the wilderness covered with vegetation.

If he hadn't followed the mechanical butterfly, it wouldn't have been so easy for him to get out...

Unlike females, males never have the opportunity to leave Zone 1. Aside from being restricted, no male will voluntarily leave their safe comfort zone and go outside.

Not to mention that he is still an underage male insect.

It has been five days since he met this butterfly. Under the guidance of the mechanical butterfly, he is no longer the same person he used to be.

He would risk leaving the gathering place because he trusted the mechanical butterfly.

"Why did you bring me here so suddenly without telling me?" The male insect stretched out his hand, letting the mechanical butterfly land in his palm. He said helplessly, "I can't be out for too long. It would be terrible if my father didn't see me while he was eating."

It was my first time running out of the gathering area, and I would be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous.

"Please don't worry. Silver Wing 2222 brought you here as instructed so that you can meet someone." The voice of the mechanical tablet sounded.

The male insect felt relieved after hearing this. He scratched his head and said, "Is the person you want me to see the same one as you?"

Standing in this position, he looked into the distance and could clearly see a tall white tower rising into the sky.

The male insect suddenly remembered that he had once asked the silver-winged butterfly about its origins, and muttered to himself, "That tower, is that where you came from?"

"You must be Rin."

A voice sounded behind him.

The male insect, Rin, was startled and turned around suddenly, taking several steps back.

who is he?

Is it a female insect?

Lin looked at the young man in front of him, feeling extremely panicked. He pretended to be calm and asked, "Who are you?"

Qi Heng, who had already arrived after dealing with the responsible persons in Base No. 1, smiled and said, "Gray Mist, codename 'Doctor'."

He was holding a semicircular metal device the size of half a palm in his hand. He had just used the light projected by this object to simulate the surrounding environment, so that the male insect that arrived later would not discover him.

The stuff was taken from Lei.

Just looking at the restriction that it cannot be moved after use, this thing is useless and can only be used at times like this.

Rin's eyes widened a little.

He knew about the "Gray Mist" from the silver-winged butterfly that followed him and whom he named Xiaoba.

"How do you know my name..." As she spoke, Lin suddenly understood: "Did Xiaoba tell you?"

"Xiao Ba? If you mean this silver-winged butterfly, then yes." Qi Heng smiled faintly and said to the male insect in front of him in a gentle tone: "I have read the information it sent back about you."

…Even if A0 said that he was talented, it couldn't erase the fact that Rin was now a complete minor.

"Yes, it's Xiaoba." Lin didn't feel threatened. Instead, she felt a sense of closeness when facing the black-haired Zerg in front of her, as if he were some elder.

Well, the gray fog was created by our own tribe, so the black-haired young man in front of us should be from the same tribe.

Is it a female? It doesn't look like a male.

He is so tall, taller than many female insects I have seen.

Lin raised her head slightly to look at him, and explained a little embarrassedly: "Its number is 2222. Four twos equal eight, so I named it this."

"Ah, is it okay if I call it that?"

"Once the ownership recognition process is complete, it's yours. You can give it any name you want."

Silver Wing 2222 is one of the subroutines spun off by A0. Due to limitations in its carrier, its computational capabilities are not as intelligent as those of its clones A0-01 and 02, but it is sufficient for Rin.

While they were talking, Qi Heng asked A0 to notify the person in charge of Base No. 1 to come over.

At the foot of a high tower in the distance, a message from a 'ghost' was received in a hovercraft.

The driver in the car did not dare to delay and immediately started the hover car and sped away in one direction.

"Thank you." Qi Heng's words made Lin laugh even more happily. He held the silver-winged butterfly and said, "Actually, I was a little afraid that you would take it away. After all, it appeared suddenly..."

It makes sense to appear and leave suddenly.

"No, as long as you make good use of it."

Lin hurriedly said, "I will."

"I know it has a learning program. I'm already learning it, and I'm making rapid progress. If you don't believe me, you can watch it."

Seeing Lin looking a little anxious, Qi Heng smiled and reassured her, "I know."

Lin's rapid learning progress surprised him when he learned about it. He had originally thought Wen Renyu was a fast learner, but who would have thought Lin's learning ability was even better than Wen Renyu's? How fast did he learn the basics? He could almost apply what he had learned to other situations.

This laid a solid foundation for further study.

...How many days have passed since he got the Silver-Winged Butterfly?

It's five days.

The speed at which he absorbed knowledge without mental power was on par with Wen Renyu. If this restriction were removed, his growth rate would probably be even more astonishing.

In addition, according to Silver Wing 2222's observations and Rin's feedback, Rin has successfully sensed and controlled his own mental power. It is conceivable that it will not take too long for him to use his mental power to devour the energy in the closed brain area and dissolve it from the inside.

Lin didn't notice that the 'doctor' in front of him was a little absent-minded. He remembered what the 'doctor' had said before, and said with sudden realization: "I almost forgot you said you had seen my information..."

I have read all the information, so it's not surprising that I know my learning progress. I just don't know whether my learning speed is fast or slow, and whether it can satisfy the "doctor".

"Do you think I'm doing well in my studies?" Lin asked expectantly.

Lin's age is equivalent to a high school graduate for humans, and Qi Heng sees her as no different from a child. Seeing that Lin seemed to be asking for a compliment, he nodded affirmatively and said, "You're learning very well and very quickly."

Lin was delighted and happy to be praised.

"I will work harder." Whether it's for those fellow tribesmen who are still kept in the dark, or to live up to Gray Mist's expectations of choosing me, only when I become stronger will I be qualified to apply to join.

Lin is very smart and after mastering his mental power, he can see many things more clearly.

From the tasks in Xiaoba's task list, it was clear that Xiaoba did not give them to him for free. However, the tasks were not mandatory. It was he who chose to keep Xiaoba to learn the knowledge and then... complete the tasks.

"You know the mission of Silver Wing 2222, right?" Qi Heng used a declarative sentence instead of a question.

"Yes, I know." Lin nodded in confusion, not understanding why he mentioned this?

Qi Heng said calmly, "You still have a chance to regret and give up those tasks."

"You can continue studying the course, and then unbind yourself from Xiaoba after you finish..."

Lin blinked, and after understanding what he meant, she interrupted him hastily: "No, I won't give up the mission. I have made up my mind to devote my whole life to the revival of Tianjia civilization—"

"You don't need to persuade me! I've thought it through clearly!"

"I know I'm still weak and can't help, but I think I can do those tasks!" Although it is still a bit difficult, it is better than going down the same old path as the male father and sleeping with the female insects to lay eggs.

You absolutely, absolutely must not live that kind of life, that kind of future is simply too horrible!!!

Qi Heng was stopped before he could finish his words. He had never expected that the underage male insect in front of him had such noble sentiments - he looked like a reserve social animal.

"...You really thought it through."

"Yes, I've thought it through!" Lin, who was still a little underage and had some baby fat on his face, said solemnly, "Please let me complete the task. I will definitely complete it perfectly and pass the assessment to join the organization."

Qi Heng seemed to hear the reminder sound of his subordinates getting +1 in his ear.

Wait, it’s not as if, it’s as if I really heard it.

[Congratulations, Master, on gaining a loyal subordinate. With Lin's talent, it won't be long before he can contribute to your plans. He's worth ten men.]

Qi Heng's mouth twitched slightly, and he couldn't help showing a hint of sympathy towards Lin.

Getting an A0 rating is not a good thing. After all, in the AI ​​concept, if you can't kill it, you should do it to death.

[He's still a minor.] This means that A0 should take it easy.

【Half a month later, he will be an adult.】

Qi Heng: It seems that Lin can't escape A0's clutches.

"I sense your determination. In order to help you complete the mission better, I've decided to introduce you to a helper."

Lin pursed her lips, her eyes shining, thinking that this meant she was recognized.

That's great.

Rin was a little curious about the person he was talking about and asked, "Who is it?"

"You'll see it in a while." Qi Heng looked in the direction of the tower: "I'll ask him to drive over and take us to a place."

"Where are you going?" Lin completely forgot what he had just said about going back early to avoid being discovered by his father. After seeing the female insect in front of him, he unconsciously became excited... just like when he met Xiao Ba that day.

The day he met Xiao Ba, the door to a new world opened before him.

Now, he had a premonition that the female insect before him would take him further into that world. It was time to plan more carefully how to complete the mission...

"Not afraid anymore?" Qi Heng glanced at him.

I could tell that Rin was a little afraid of me when she first saw me, but I didn't expect that her mood would completely change in just a short while.

"You won't hurt me, why should I be afraid?" Lin tilted her head and said playfully with the same expression and tone as her father, "I believe you."

"This is really..." Qi Heng didn't finish his words.

Although he knew that Lin's quick belief in him was related to the Silver Wing Butterfly's previous vaccination and was inseparable from the fact that he was the master, he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

It’s so deceptive…

Qi Heng was thinking, but he didn't expect Lin's next words to make him stunned.

"You have brought miracles to me and other fellow Zerg on this planet." Lin, who has common sense and knows the current situation of the Tianjia Zerg, said seriously.

"Miracle?"

"Me? How did you know that?" He raised his eyebrows, wanting to hear why Lin said that.

"Yes……"

Just as Rin was about to continue, he heard the person in front of him say to him, "Help has arrived."

Following the Doctor's gaze, he saw a hovercraft approaching, eventually stopping just as it was about to reach them.

The car window was rolled down, revealing the person sitting inside.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, sir." Sano, an Ikal with black hair and smoky gray eyes, who is also the head of Base No. 1, said.

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The author has something to say: I have finished the update, today's is the longest one this week_(:з」∠)_