Chapter 7 These Zerg, it turns out, will soon be wiped out…
The moment Ai Ying saw the Zerg turn and leave, she quickly bent down and picked up all the nutrient and repair fluid that she had just shoved to her feet, stuffing them into her pocket.
She even had time to sweep two bottles further away to Charlotte's side.
The movements were so fluid that Charlotte didn't even have time to react.
For some reason, there was almost twice as much nutrient solution and repair fluid around them as in other places.
More and more people gathered in their direction.
Although no one on Carlo Star dares to act on their own, there are many ways to secretly seize resources.
The moment Charlotte picked up the repair fluid again, one hand gripped the other end of the fluid tightly.
Larry looked at the petite woman in front of him, his hand gripping her tightly without mercy, and spinning her around with malicious intent.
If the person on the other end doesn't let go, your wrist will be twisted and broken by the force.
On Planet Carlo, everyone knows the importance of the repair fluid.
This time, the Zerg just randomly threw out the repair fluid; they didn't intend to give it to anyone in particular.
Naturally, only the strong deserve to possess more.
Charlotte had already exhausted her strength while chiseling the stone. Even though she tried her best to fight for it, the repair fluid still slipped out of her hands little by little, and her wrists began to twist.
Just as the repair fluid was being snatched away, a dusty hand reached out, grabbed one side of the fluid, and yanked it hard.
The sudden increase in strength caused Larry's hand to loosen, and he was also shaken back two steps by the unexpected force.
After Ai Ying helped Charlotte grab the repair fluid, she didn't stop, but instead looked eagerly at Larry's other hand, which was clutching the nutrient solution:
If he can steal from others, then can't she...?
Just then, the electronic shackles on everyone's feet lit up, and the pricking pain forced everyone to quickly return to their own rock caves.
Ai Ying was pulled backward by the shackles, but her gaze lingered on the nutrient solution in Larry's hand.
Even after returning to the cave, she still blinked and looked towards the cave entrance.
That's a bottle of nutrient solution!
On the abandoned planet, she could only find a bottle of nutrient solution in the garbage dump every three or four days, and she would only be willing to drink a bottle of it every five or six days!
Life was a little better on Carlo Star, but it was still very tight. They drank one bottle of nutrient solution as if it were two, and they often went hungry.
Besides, she had been observing him for a long time and concluded that he was a habitual robber and didn't need the bottle of nutrient solution at all.
The more she thought about it, the more she regretted it: Why didn't she have been faster just now!
Charlotte noticed Ai Ying's gaze fixed on the cave entrance and assumed she was worried about the insectoids reappearing.
She raised her head and gently patted her back:
"The Zerg are relatively stable this time; at least they won't riot today."
"We are safe."
Listening to her words of comfort, Ai Ying finally managed to look away.
She turned to look at the person in front of her, seeing her exhausted appearance yet still trying to comfort her, and her usually bright eyes dimmed.
"Hopefully, we won't see those Zerg again while we're mining tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after that."
"This will give us time to recuperate."
Charlotte drank a bottle of restorative potion to recover her mental strength, and nodded in agreement upon hearing this:
"Yes, I hope so."
She glanced at the bottles of repair and nutrient solutions she had just obtained in the folded space, and frowned slightly, recalling the Zerg's unusual behavior.
"I don't know what's wrong with the Zerg."
"Such a 'generous gift' has never been given before."
In just a few words, Ai Ying had finished a bottle of nutrient solution.
Then, she took out a bottle of repair fluid and gulped it down.
Feeling her abundant spiritual energy, she let out a burp:
"Maybe their conscience has finally awakened."
She stretched and loosened her muscles:
"Or perhaps they've become smarter and understand the importance of sustainable development."
Seeing Charlotte's still furrowed brows, Ai Ying opened her mouth as if to comfort her, silently telling a lame joke:
"Could it be that their king has appeared?"
Charlotte watched her lips move, her eyes widening and becoming round.
She lowered her voice and said with a serious expression:
"That existence is taboo for both the Empire and the Zerg."
"You must never say those words again, no matter what!"
“The person who heard that was Charlotte.” Ai Ying smiled earnestly at her. “The time spent with Charlotte is the time that can be excluded from ‘whenever’.”
So it's okay.
Charlotte suddenly froze on the spot.
Looking into Ai Ying's focused and sincere gaze, she looked away, unsure of what to do.
As the daughter of a duke, she was taught from a young age to be noble and polite, and to keep her distance from everyone.
Her 'friends' were nothing more than a group of people who flattered her for their own benefit.
After her bloodline was switched by her biological father, and she became a 'fake' duke's daughter, those 'friends' couldn't wait to kick her while she was down.
Unexpectedly, on the most dangerous and hopeless planet, Carlo, she met her truest friend.
This can be considered a stroke of luck.
Charlotte snapped out of her daze, and before she could even speak, a bottle of repair fluid was shoved into her hand.
She looked up, her eyes filled with confusion as if she hadn't quite grasped what was happening.
Ai Ying tilted her head back, her face asking for praise:
"That person looked tall and strong, but I didn't expect him to be so weak."
"I just used a little force and snatched this bottle of repair fluid away!"
Seeing that Charlotte had no intention of accepting it, she put on a stern face:
"This was originally your repair fluid. I'll get angry if you don't accept it."
Charlotte said helplessly:
"Do you even know how important the repair fluid is on Planet Carlo?"
"The Zerg are not always as generous as they are today."
Seeing Ai Ying's stubborn expression that said, "I won't listen, I don't care, you have to accept it," Charlotte sighed.
"The humans who were escorted to Carlo were basically vicious criminals with countless lives on their hands."
"Even if they dare not act under the watchful eyes of the Zerg, they can still use some unorthodox methods to deal with others."
"Avoid conflict with them unless absolutely necessary."
Although Ai Ying was full of doubts, she still nodded obediently.
Charlotte guessed the question in her mind, and her explanation carried a hint of sarcasm:
"The Empire simply doesn't dare to confront the crazed Zerg."
"In order to please the Zerg, a group of useless humans were handed over to the Zerg to drive."
"What a lucrative idea! We don't even need to build a prison."
"What if all the useless people are sent away?" Ai Ying asked, puzzled. "The Zerg kill so frequently, isn't the Empire worried about running out of manpower?"
“The Zerg won’t live to see that time.” Charlotte looked down at the cold ground. “Three hundred years.”
"They cannot and will not last any longer."
Without the comfort of the Queen, the Zerg will surely perish.
If the uprisings of the lower-level Zerg are this frequent, the higher-level Zerg and Zerg overlords will only go even crazier.
Such a Zerg race can only last for a few more decades, which is already its limit.
All species in the interstellar space await the destruction of the Zerg.
Upon hearing Charlotte's explanation, a massive figure with tentacles flashed through Ai Ying's mind.
Are these Zerg so likely to perish so soon?
She shook her head, banishing the jumbled thoughts.
She leaned close to Charlotte, took her hand, and her eyes, reflected in the dim light of the cave's luminous stone, shone with a light that seemed to glow with hope.
"That will be soon!"
"We must persevere until that day!"
At this point, she tried to console the person in front of her with a bittersweet smile:
"It's only a few years, I'll use this time to hone my mind!"
"It can also help to train your mental strength."
Charlotte felt the warmth from the back of her hand and nodded slowly but firmly:
"good."
"We will definitely persevere until that day."
Her self-destructive and complacent mentality, which stemmed from being exploited by her biological father, has finally dissipated.
She must try her best to live.
She wanted to avenge her mother, to expose the man's hypocritical mask, and to take away his wealth, status, glory, and life.
Then……
Charlotte's gaze softened unconsciously as she looked at Ai Ying:
Give her everything she wants, so she won't be fooled by small favors.
Thinking of this, she frowned almost imperceptibly.
Seeing Ai Ying had retreated to a corner to rest, she suddenly spoke up:
"Ai Ying, after we leave here, you can't trust people so easily anymore, understand?"
"The people in the empire are dangerous and hypocritical."
She had only given her a single reminder at first, and Ai Ying had actually given her the precious repair fluid.
He helped her several times afterward.
What if she's a bad person?
What if her initial warning was motivated by self-interest?
Ai Ying opened her eyes in a daze:
"ah?"
Is she easily trusting of others?
Recalling the countless ambushes she had dodged on the abandoned planet, she blinked innocently:
Charlotte is the one who's easily fooled!
Carlo Star is so dangerous, why not just ignore everything?
She risked her life to warn her, helped her repeatedly, and now even warned her to be careful of the wickedness of people.
never mind.
After leaving Carlo Star, she should take good care of her.
But speaking of the future...
Ai Ying looked at the dimly lit cave and asked curiously:
"What are the planets outside of Carlo like?"
Charlotte recalled the decadent and scheming life of the empire, and lowered her eyes to hide all her thoughts.
She tried to speak casually about the technological products commonly found in interstellar space.
StarNet, quantum computer, starship, bionic robot, all-around testing instrument...
Seeing that Ai Ying listened with great interest even to topics that were common sense, Charlotte twitched her finger.
"The place where you used to live..."
What does it look like exactly?
She withdrew her next words, just about to change the subject that would evoke painful memories for Ai Ying, when she saw her raise her head, her voice clear and cheerful:
"The place where I used to live may look dilapidated."
"But there are several cute and pretty little grasses around here!"
"The grass is dark green on the outside, but the core inside is light yellow, and the center is round. It's so pretty!"
Parting the blades of grass, the very core resembled a fluffy, chubby bear hump, perfectly soothing her dejected mood when she couldn't see any insects in interstellar space.
She lay face down on the ground, her hands supporting her face:
"Take a look when you're in a bad mood, or when you're starving..."
"Just seeing them makes me happy."
Charlotte felt a growing pang of sadness as she watched Charlotte's exuberant expression over a wild grass she remembered.
Despite enduring so much pain amidst those desperate ruins, Ai Ying has grown into the optimistic and determined person she is today.
"After we leave Carlo Planet..."
Ai Ying smiled and replied:
“Then I must take you to see those beautiful little grasses!” Charlotte’s answer was exceptionally earnest:
"good."
*
On the starship.
A figure calmly watches the destroyed planet on the monitor.
Everything on the planet:
People, objects, piles of garbage, including the patch of deep green grass, were all destroyed by the sudden explosion.
After confirming the information, he respectfully reported to the person on the communicator:
“'Scrap Planet-231 was successfully destroyed.'”
'No living organisms have been confirmed to be alive.'
A voice, distorted with praise, came through the communicator:
"very good."
A note from the author:
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Bumblebees are so cute! Those who are interested can search for pictures online.
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