Chapter 32

Qi Heng didn't stay long.

He estimated that he would not have time to come over in the next few days, so he arranged the food problem for the fat worm before leaving, and picked out two energy crystals for the fat worm to eat when it could no longer bear the hunger.

It wasn't that he wanted to abuse the child, it was just that the landlord had no extra food.

It is impossible to feed Fatty Worm now. All he can do is let Fatty Worm eat something to relieve the discomfort when he can't bear it any more.

...Once the expected tunnel is dug through, a steady stream of obsidian crystals will be excavated and transported in. By then, the fat worm will be able to eat as much as it wants.

Qi Heng came out of the bottom floor of the nursery, and when he looked up, he saw two crescent moons hanging in the sky.

It's getting dark.

Qi Heng rushed towards District 49 with a basket in his hand, but his mind was thinking about other things.

I don’t know if Mo Nan from the hunting team has shown up, and if Yan Ning has brought the things I asked her to bring.

Mo Nan from the previous hunting team came to him and asked if he was interested in joining. At that time, he had not yet planned to use his prey to exchange for a large amount of star stones with the female insects in Area 49. He just said that he needed some time to think about it.

Mo Nan said that he would give himself a day to think about it, and according to the schedule, he should come to see me today, but unfortunately, I have to take Blue Tailed Butterfly to the mining area today.

In this way, they would definitely not meet again, so Qi Heng could only ask Yan Ning to help him convey a message.

Hunting some ordinary prey, if the number is properly controlled, it will not attract any attention. At most, people will say that you are lucky.

But if he wanted to continue this "business" for a long time, he would have to attack the animals in the wilderness, even mutant beasts.

It's not surprising that a female insect is able to catch animals in the wilderness, but if she gets a big harvest every time and even goes deep into the wilderness without any harm and still returns with a full load, sooner or later her uniqueness will be exposed.

Qi Heng did not forget how big the mutant beasts were that the system had scanned. In addition, he was very curious about the birth of mutant beasts and wanted to catch a living one to dissect and analyze to see how it was different from ordinary animals.

He had already included the goal of attacking the mutant beasts in the plan, and was just waiting for the time to complete it.

To sum up, Qi Heng needs some scapegoats, or you could say, a shield to divert future inquiries away from himself.

Within the forty-nine district.

Before Qi Heng got close, he noticed something was wrong outside Yan Ning's house.

He remembered that the stone slab used to block the door was always leaning against the side, but now it was completely smashed to the ground.

Did something happen?

Thinking of this, Qi Heng quickened his pace.

inside the house.

Qi Heng walked to the door and looked inside. Seeing the messy environment in front of him, he asked Yan Ning who was sitting by the fire.

"What's going on?"

When Yan Ning heard his voice, she stood up and was about to say it was nothing, but was interrupted by a sentence.

"-What happened during the time I was away?" Qi Heng walked in and took a closer look.

Yan Ning's home was small and simple, but Yan Ning had always kept it clean and tidy. But now it was like a tornado had passed through, and nothing was intact.

Not only were the things in the house broken into pieces by the violence, but Yan Ning herself also looked extremely miserable. If she was not mistaken, Yan Ning's face was bruised and purple, probably because she had been beaten.

"Who did it?" Qi Heng's tone turned cold.

Yan Ning is usually kind to others and has never had any conflicts with other female insects. As for herself... she had only had an unpleasant experience with a male insect in the trading area recently. Could it be that the other party came to her so soon?

The bug cub was originally lying in Yan Ning's arms. At this time, it sniffed and looked at him with its red eyes, and couldn't help whimpering softly.

"Uncle, burp bad bug, beat the female father."

Qi Heng raised his hand and patted the bug cub's head, saying in a calm and soothing tone, "Don't worry, no one who makes a move will be able to escape."

It was clearly the same voice as usual, but at this moment it made people feel a chill in their hearts.

"Brother Qi, don't listen to Lele. He knows nothing." Yan Ning said this and continued stubbornly, "They are just a few female insects looking for trouble."

Qi Heng looked at the two, one big and one small, turned around and walked out to first prop up the stone slab to block the leaking door hole. If there were any questions, it would not be too late to ask later.

But he didn't expect that as soon as he lifted up the stone slab, he saw a figure running towards him in a hurry.

It’s Yuntian.

"Brother Qi, you are finally back. Let me tell you..." Yuntian saw that his face was full of surprise.

"It's cold outside, let's talk inside," he said.

"Oh, okay."

Qi Heng blocked the door and turned around to see Yuntian making the fire burn more vigorously.

On the other side, Yan Ning placed the insect cub on the edge of Yuntian and began to clean up the items that were thrown everywhere.

"Yuntian." He walked over.

"Brother Qi, what's the matter?"

"Do you know what happened? I just came back and Yan Ning didn't have time to tell me."

Hearing this, Yan Ning was packing up and wanted to stop him, but Yun Tian didn't get his friend's meaning at all. He angrily told the whole story in detail.

"Brother Qi, don't you know?!"

Yuntian angrily threw down the firewood stick in his hand and said, "It's Lek's group of female insects. They're here to collect protection money--!"

"They saw that you exchanged venison for a lot of star stones yesterday, so they came today to ask Aning to hand over half of them. When Aning refused to give them, they started fighting... That's it." Yuntian told everything he knew.

"Fortunately, Mo Nan is here, otherwise they would not leave so easily."

Qi Heng looked at Yan Ning: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect this to happen. You should tell them the truth."

All the star stones were taken away by him and are not with Yan Ning.

Yan Ning shook her head: "It's the fault of those female insects, it has nothing to do with you, Brother Qi."

"Besides, those are the Star Stones you exchanged for your prey. You shouldn't have given them to them in the first place. If you give them to them once, there will be another time..."

"Yan Ning is right." Yun Tian nodded heavily, but he was also a little worried: "But if we don't give it to them, they will keep harassing you."

"Let them come."

Qi Heng raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled: "I really want to see what else they can do. I'm not here today, and I'm sorry for causing trouble for you."

Protection money? Oh, he definitely won't pay it.

I worked so hard to catch prey, and I had already planned how to use each of the Star Stones I got in return. How could I not get them for free to the Zerg who wanted to get something for nothing?

The protection fee was collected from himself (the master) - if he was not the person involved, Qi Heng really wanted to praise them for being so great.

"Brother Qi, why do you say that? It's obviously us who have caused you a lot of trouble." Yan Ning hurriedly shook her head.

"I can't blame you, it's just bad luck."

Bad luck?

Qi Heng teased the insect cub that was flying towards his knees, thinking that he was indeed unlucky, otherwise why would it come to trouble him.

"Scared, huh?"

The bug boy nodded, opened his arms to him and whispered, "Hug."

Qi Heng picked up the baby insect and put it on his legs, letting it stick to him.

He discovered early on that he seemed to be more indulgent towards the cubs, and the cubs also liked to be close to him... Perhaps it was the breath of the dominant being at work, some of the cubs' instincts were stronger than those of adult Zerg.

The little bug felt the reassuring aura on him, and his frightened heart gradually calmed down.

"They hit you. Are your injuries serious?" Qi Heng said to Yan Ning.

"I'm fine. These are minor injuries. They will heal on their own in a few days."

The female insect has a strong self-healing ability. The blue and purple scars may look serious, but they will disappear within a few days.

"Yuntian, the Lek you mentioned, they dare to make such a fuss. Aren't they afraid that the patrol team will come to their door?" Qi Heng said casually.

I hate trouble, but I am not afraid of it.

He knew that this matter had little to do with Yan Ning. The female insect that came to his door was targeting him, and Yan Ning was beaten up completely for no reason.

Not to mention that the other party's target was himself, just the fact that they attacked Yan Ning and scared the insect cub was enough for him to remember them.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, as Yan Ning was the first person in this world to show him kindness and the insect cub he liked, he had long since classified them as his own people.

If one of your own is bullied, there is no reason not to fight back.

"Brother Qi, it's fine if you don't say anything. I get angry when you mention this."

Yuntian frowned and said, "Lek and his group of female insects are not afraid of the patrol team at all. I heard that they have connections with the insects in the patrol team. Even if we ask the patrol team to deal with something like this, they won't do anything."

Qi Heng understood.

It seems that this group of protection fee-collecting Zergs are in cahoots with the Zergs in the patrol team. That's right, otherwise how could they have the confidence to cause trouble.

For example, I was warned by the gray-clad female insect in the patrol team on my first day in District 49.

He was not surprised by this. Although District 49 maintained stability on the surface, there were all kinds of problems in private... There were good and bad people everywhere, and there were naturally good and bad Zergs among them. It's just that they shouldn't provoke him.

Qi Heng: "It has something to do with the patrol team, no wonder they are so arrogant."

"That's what they mean. No one can afford to offend them, so when they are threatened, they can only use star stones to exchange for safety."

"Otherwise, if the patrol gets involved, we'll be the ones to suffer."

Yuntian muttered, "I heard from my female father that Lek and the others will hand over some of the Star Stones they received to the bugs in the patrol team, so that they can get protection."

"My mother-in-law said that it's okay not to provoke Lek and the others. If they target you, it will be troublesome. Brother Qi, what are you going to do next? Otherwise, I will go back and ask my mother-in-law if she can help..."

"No need." He refused without thinking.

It's your own business, there's no need to involve others.

Qi Heng had other ideas.

"Yuntian, thank you for today."

"Don't say that. I didn't help much. It was mainly because Mo Nan scared them away." Yun Tian stood up and said, "I wanted to come and accompany An Ning. Now that you're back, Brother Qi, I'll go back first."

"My mother-in-law is still waiting for me at home. I'll be scolded if I go back too late."

Yan Ning sent Yuntian out.

Qi Heng put the sleeping bug cub in his arms on the bed next to him and said to Yan Ning, "He's asleep. You should rest first."

"We can pick these up tomorrow."

Most of the things are broken, so it’s better to throw them away and buy new ones.

Yan Ning nodded, pointed to the chipped stone pot and said, "I just cooked some food. Brother Qi, you haven't eaten yet, so have some."

"What about you?"

"We've eaten."

"By the way, Brother Qi, I have told Mo Nan everything you asked me to tell him. He said he would come to see you early tomorrow morning." After saying that, Yan Ning turned and went to the insect cub.

"Okay, I know."

Qi Heng noticed that his foot was limping a little, but he said nothing.

…

He simply ate a few mouthfuls of food, drank some water, and lay down, but his mind had no intention of resting at all.

The female insect Lek who was collecting protection fees came to my house because I had been too prominent in the past two days, especially yesterday when I had no intention of hiding it at all.

It doesn't matter. Even if there is no yesterday, there will be tomorrow. As long as you don't change your mind, it is inevitable that you will be noticed and come to you.

Having a connection with the patrol team means that they have a backer, so they can run rampant in this area. But seeing as they were scared away by Mo Nan, they shouldn't be difficult to get rid of.

I'll ask Mo Nan again tomorrow, maybe I can get some new information.

Qi Heng did not practice star power that night but chose to sleep. The mental energy consumed during the day had not yet fully recovered. He needed a good sleep to replenish his energy in order to deal with what was going to happen next.

The moment he fell asleep, he also fell into a magnificent dream.

So, it was ten thousand years ago again.

the next day.

Qi Heng woke up from his sleep. He did not open his eyes immediately but lay down with his eyes closed for two minutes before getting up.

At first, the dream made him unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, but now he can no longer do that.

He was already able to view everything in his dream as a movie, the only difference being that he was not only a spectator but also an actor—as if he was playing another self.

Because Mo Nan said he would come to see him, Qi Heng did not go out.

After breakfast, he moved a stool to sit at the door and taught the little bug how to speak and write.

There was no other way. In this world without mobile phones and other entertainment, he could only play with insects to pass the time.

"This word is pronounced 'le', the 'le' in 'lele'." Qi Heng picked up a branch and wrote on the soil.

The bug cub was very sensitive to its own name and looked at the marks on the ground with curiosity.

"Character?"

"It's words." Qi Heng said, pinching the insect cub's cheek.

"Want to learn?"

"Um!"

"Write after me..." He held the bug cub's hand and guided him.

The Zerg cubs are very smart. They may not understand the deep meaning, but they can still imitate.

Unfortunately, as far as he knew, the Zerg's writing had been 'lost'.

Text? What is writing? The female Zerg in the slums are illiterate. It's a blessing that the language can be passed down. Once something like writing is spread, how can it restrict the development of the Zerg race? It must be forbidden to spread.

When Mo Nan arrived, he saw the black-haired female insect holding the hand of the female insect cub and drawing randomly on the ground. He didn't know what she was drawing, but there was a certain pattern.

Qi Heng noticed someone approaching and casually erased the words on the ground. He stood up and said to the insect cub, "Go find your female father. I have something to say to this uncle."

The bug cub nodded obediently and trotted back into the house.

"I know everything about yesterday, thanks." He said with a gentle smile.

Mo Nan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "You're welcome. Since you agreed to join our hunting team, you're one with us. As companions, we should help each other."

"I know your name, but I don't think I've introduced myself yet."

"My name is Qi Heng."

"I'm very interested in the hunting team you mentioned. Can we talk about it in detail?"

"No problem, that's why I came here." Mo Nan patted his chest and asked him, "We didn't go out hunting today. Do you want to go back with me to meet the other companions?"

"Meeting?" Qi Heng thought for a moment and nodded, "Sure."

"There's just one thing I'm a little worried about."

Mo Nan was puzzled: "What?"

"Lek didn't get what he wanted yesterday, and he might come again today. I'm not too sure about leaving Yan Ning and Chongzi alone at home."

"Don't worry, Lek won't be here today."

"What do you mean?" Qi Heng thought to himself.

"I told him yesterday that you were going to join us and that we would meet again later... They wouldn't come to cause trouble at this time." Mo Nan didn't go into too much detail and touched the back of his head feeling a little embarrassed.

"I can't explain it clearly. Let the boss tell you later."

Qi Heng nodded and followed Mo Nan to meet the companion he mentioned.

Although Mo Nan did not explain it clearly, he roughly knew what was going on - there should be some kind of interest agreement between the hunting team and Lek.

The facts were just as Qi Heng had guessed.

He was taken by Mo Nan to the home of the captain of the hunting team, and learned from him that the hunting team would regularly pay star stones to Lek in exchange for Lek not harassing the members of the hunting team.

After the tall, handsome, and angular female insect finished her explanation, she carefully looked him up and down, finally looking at his outstanding face.

"You don't look like you can fight very well." The female insect's hair color was as bright and passionate as her name, and her words were full of provocation.

Mo Nan pulled the red-haired female insect's arm and said helplessly: "Yan, can't you say something nice?"

He offended the bug as soon as he opened his mouth, and the only reason he didn't get killed was because of his strong strength.

"I'm telling the truth." Yan crossed his arms and shrugged.

Mo Nan's mouth twitched, and he quickly said to him: "Qi Heng, our captain is straightforward and outspoken. He doesn't mean anything else."

"It's okay. I don't care."

Qi Heng met Yan's eyes after he finished speaking, smiled slightly and said, "Whether you can fight or not is not determined by appearance."

"Want to try it?"

This female insect should be about 1.8 meters tall, and doesn't look much shorter than me. This height is really rare among the female insects I have seen.

Yan said with some amusement: "Of course we need it. Even if you were recommended by Mo Nan, we still need to fight to see if you have the ability to join us."

"In that case, let's have a fight." Qi Heng looked around at the female insects standing around him and said calmly, "So you are my opponent?"

He also wanted to know how strong his body was now, how much it differed from the master in his dream, and whether the skills he learned in the dream could be used in reality.

Finally, I also want to see the current level of female Zerg. If they dare to hunt mutant beasts, then these female Zergs in front of me should be considered to be the strongest among the current Zerg.

We can use them as samples to collect information on the current combat level of female insects and improve the newly established database of the system.

——So arrogant.

The other female insects looked at the boss and then at the black-haired female insect, and were amazed.

Could this female insect be from outside? Otherwise, how could she dare to speak to Boss Yan like that? She must have never heard of Boss Yan's reputation and how terrifying he was when he fought.

"You want to fight me?"

Yan didn't expect that he would choose him. He was a little surprised and said, "It's been a long time since I met a female insect who took the initiative to fight with me. You are really brave."

"Qi Heng, you should change..." Mo Nan interrupted.

"Boss, he's not suitable."

Their weird behavior was too obvious, and Qi Heng was not blind and couldn't see it.

But since I also want to test my own strength, of course I will find the strongest one.

That's what he thought and said.

"It's just a test of strength. It doesn't matter who you choose, right?"

"How can this be the same!?" Mo Nan wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Yan before he could finish his words.

"Come on then!"

Yan rubbed his hands together and said, "I hope you won't cry and yell for me to stop later."

This sounds like a lot of complaints but I have no place to vent them.

Qi Heng was silent for a moment and said, "...Don't be so absolute. The outcome is still uncertain."

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The author has something to say: Why is it so slow and difficult to update 9,000 words a day! It’s only the fourth day and I can’t hold on any longer [burst into tears]

My head hurts from writing this, that’s all for today QAQ

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