Chapter 5 Will the King touch him?
the next day.
It's still that same mine.
The surrounding blood and severed limbs had been cleaned up at some point, leaving only the ever-present dark rock walls.
Those who are still alive continue their daily lives as before, using their spiritual power to strive to excavate the most beautiful Karo stones from Karo Star.
Ai Ying was one of them.
Compared to others, her mental strength had been well restored thanks to the bottle of repair fluid, making it appear much more robust.
However, that's only what it looks like.
After all, she had mastered the art of being lazy to a very high degree.
Ai Ying yawned lazily, and even had the mind to give Charlotte, who was chiseling stone beside her, a warm smile.
Charlotte looked at her cheerful expression, turned her head away with a hint of helplessness, and continued chiseling the stone, signaling to those around her to be more serious.
Seeing this, Ai Ying obediently turned around and continued to pretend to work.
After each appearance of the Zerg, there will be at least a four- or five-day interval before they reappear.
Furthermore, Charlotte said that the Zerg would not return to the place where their uprising occurred anytime soon, so they would be safe for the next few days.
With the addition of a friend to chat with, Ai Ying felt much more relaxed than before.
Listening to the incessant clanging and banging around her, she unconsciously began to drift off into her own thoughts:
I wonder how 'Xiaomi' is doing, whether it's been bullied by other Gu worms?
She's been gone for so long, do the Gu worms miss her even a little?
Are the ants and snakes around her house alright?
Speaking of insects... the Zerg are the only creatures with long tentacles she has ever seen in interstellar space.
I wonder if she'll be able to find true love after leaving Planet Carlo.
Tentacles!!!
When Ai Ying caught a glimpse of the tentacles protruding from the rocks out of the corner of her eye, she felt a sudden chill run down her spine.
Why are the Zerg back again?!
Didn't we agree that we'd only appear in a few days?!
Everything that happened yesterday has greatly increased Ai Ying's vigilance towards the Zerg.
The moment she saw the tentacles, she stopped thinking about anything else and only had the four words "work hard" left in her mind.
At the same time, the faint Gu technique carried by her spiritual power when she was thinking about the Gu worms just now also dissipated silently.
The wind stopped again.
Keo looked at the sky, his eyes turning bloodshot for a moment, but quickly regaining their docile and harmless appearance.
He carefully carried his half-cut insect pincers on his back.
Yesterday, it must have been because they weren't well-behaved enough.
That's why the wind didn't reappear.
Be good.
You have to be very well-behaved.
Keo obediently lay down, its antennae touching the ground.
Even if it only happens once a day,
Even if it only happens once a month, that would be fine.
Even if it only happens once a year, that would be fine.
He would wait patiently.
For the first time, he realized that waiting could bring such happiness to an insect.
The other insects around Keo also appeared to be well-behaved and sensible.
Even though every insect found the insects around them an eyesore, none of them moved their pincers, nor did any of them care about the humans chiseling the stone.
The wind that appeared again today seemed to have shackled all the insects with a shackle called expectation.
If they wait patiently, the wind will appear again.
Time passed slowly, but the Zerg remained as quiet as ever.
There was no sign of rioting.
Just as Villa was basking in the bliss of waiting, the Zerg communication network on his body suddenly lit up.
His eyes turned red uncontrollably, but he quickly calmed himself down.
He glanced at the windless sky, then carefully crawled away from the swarm of insects.
Hiss—
The moment the communication network was turned on, an overwhelming sense of oppression, chaos, and rage swept over them.
The suppression from the higher-level insectoid race caused Bilia's insectoid body to tremble involuntarily, and its exoskeleton to instantly lose temperature.
The cold shell, upon contact with the air, condensed into fine water droplets that clung tightly to the insect's body.
He lay trembling, water droplets condensing on his insect shell falling onto the rocks on the ground.
Under the absolute suppression of superiority, Villar didn't even have the strength to open his mouth; he could only crawl and wait for the judgment of the higher Zerg on the other side of the Zerg web.
The advanced Zerg, Amos, didn't care about Bilia's life or death at all.
He stared intently at the numerous rare gems piled up not far away.
These gems are clearly dazzling and extremely beautiful, treasures that countless species have never seen before.
But Amos's gaze toward them grew increasingly gloomy, and the aura around him became more and more volatile:
This gem is too ugly, this gem is too small, this gem isn't sparkly enough, this gem has mineral inclusions...
How could the king possibly like such inferior stones!
Amos's sanity was gradually replaced by madness until he saw the near-perfect gem in the corner.
The brilliant, deep blue color is just like the vast universe, and at the very center of the 'universe', starlight faintly twinkles.
It alone overshadowed the brilliance of all the gems.
This is the 'Blue Universe King Stone,' of which there is only one in the entire interstellar space.
Amos turned his head to look at the gem, as if he had thought of something, and the faint satisfaction in his eyes was instantly replaced by madness and disgust:
Lan Yu and Wang Shi?!
It doesn't even deserve to have 'King' in its name?!
There can only be one king in StarCraft!!
Only their supreme, invincible king!!!
All the other 'kings' deserve to die!!!
His dark gray hair rose menacingly, each strand seemingly possessing a life of its own, surging towards the blue gemstone not far away with an aura of destruction.
Strands of hair wrapped around the 'Blue Universe King Stone', quickly engulfing it completely, so that not a single ray of light could shine through.
Once the wriggling hair dispersed, not even a speck of gemstone powder remained.
That's not enough.
A crimson glint appeared in Aemos's eyes as he looked at the other gems as if they were trash.
waste!
Ugly trash!!
It's because of them that the king doesn't want to appear!
The twisted hair expanded wildly, filling the entire treasure vault. All the gems were destroyed, and even the surrounding solid walls could not withstand the pressure and developed countless cracks.
Sticky, riotous, disgusted, insane...
Countless negative emotions of the higher Zerg invaded Bilia's brain through the Zerg web.
Villa's spirit simply could not withstand this shock.
His pincers were firmly embedded in the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably. Only one thought remained in his mind:
He can't die!
He still needs to wait for the wind!
Even if he were to die, he would die in the wind.
The sound of the worm trembled:
"grown ups……"
"The king... will definitely appear."
"At that time, you will receive the king's favor."
Hearing the dying chirping of the insects coming from the insect web, Amos tilted his head, and the crimson in his eyes faded.
His flamboyant hair slowly fell down, revealing a face several times more refined than that of a low-level insectoid.
Beside his silver-gray vertical pupils, a few dark insect patterns meandered, adding to his dark and mysterious aura.
He lowered his head slightly, and a hint of contentment appeared in his wildly frenzied eyes.
yes.
Wang will definitely appear.
What a wonderful future, a future where a king exists.
He will receive... the king's favor.
Amos's vertical pupils suddenly contracted.
Can--
An invisible rope suddenly tightened around Villa, instantly creating several cracks on his insect shell.
Villa twisted the insect pincers, but the rope tightened with his movements.
His head drooped down little by little, and he no longer had the strength to struggle.
The worm-like markings on Amos's face deepened in color, making his eyes appear even more somber and chaotic.
"A mere insect dares to speculate on the king's preferences."
"Damn it."
The ropes binding Villa suddenly tightened, embedding themselves directly into his insect shell.
Perhaps the phrase "the king's favor" was too beautiful, because the rope ultimately failed to pierce his insect core and take his life.
Amos's silver-gray pupils still held a murderous intent:
"The king will definitely appear."
"Where is the calostone that can be offered to the king?"
Villa's will to live made him instinctively promise:
"I will definitely find the most beautiful calo stone."
"That legendary most beautiful gem in the galaxy."
"Presented to the King..."
The rope was finally loosened.
As Amos listened to the description of the Carlo Stone in the insect web, his chaotic mind finally found a place to settle. He carefully raised his hand, as if touching something.
He gazed at the sky and murmured something in his sleep:
"Carostone".
"The most beautiful gemstone."
When he presents the jewel to the king, will the king be pleased?
Will I... even glance at him?
Will you... touch him?
Amos's insect core throbbed violently, the insect patterns deepened to their extreme, and the insect web's connection had been severed at some point.
His long, dark gray hair was twisted into a long gray lock, and he carefully touched the top of his head.
His vertical pupils would contract once with each touch.
If it were the king touching him...
Amos's eyes were bloodshot, but his body was conversely docile.
He tilted his head and gently, with a fascination, rubbed against the long hair that was touching him.
His long, writhing hair filled the surrounding space, making his expression appear even more devout.
He stayed obediently amidst the sticky strands of hair.
Sharp, jet-black nails lay harmlessly pressed against the body, the head slightly lowered, the deep black markings of the insects hidden in the darkness.
Their obedience bordered on the bizarre.
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On the planet Carlo.
Villa's spirit was on the verge of collapse, and his insect body was covered in wounds.
His compound eyes were bloodshot:
"We need to find the Calostone..."
"No--"
"We have to wait for the wind!"
Villa's compound eyes flickered incessantly, finally managing to revert back to vertical pupils:
Don't go crazy.
He needs to behave.
We must patiently wait for the wind.
Villa dragged his cracked body and staggered toward the mine not far away.
A note from the author:
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To all my darlings who use nutrient solution, I'm giving out red envelopes today!
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