Chapter 239: Things I Want to Do
Tanwell and his men returned after Anno stayed at the front-line base for two days.
It turned out that their mother was not punishing them, but simply letting them follow other older, higher-ranking relatives to take over some insectoid affairs.
While the consciousness network can transmit knowledge, many things still require hands-on experience to accumulate; the mother is training them.
After they returned, they took turns staying by her side, while at other times they had to deal with Zerg affairs or manage the Legion.
A few days later, Augsis kept calling Anno, saying that he hadn't seen his Anunu for a long time and missed him very much.
Of course, this was said with Sevier in mind.
Anno also missed Augsis. After Tangting and the others were transformed, she decided to go back to the Zerg to see her father, who was guarding the palace alone.
However, with the interstellar war raging recently, if Anno wants to return, it would be best to open a portal to avoid any accidents.
Hibia is currently on the front lines and will need another day or two to return. Anno can only wait until he comes back before making any decisions.
Fortunately, Tang Ting and Bai Zhou have already converted.
When Anno went to see them, he saw Tang Ting and Luo Jin hugging each other.
Lokin's eyes glistened with tears, and his face showed the joy of regaining what he had lost.
On the other side of the square, Tuka happily rushed to Bai Zhou and jumped on him, "Little Bai, you're finally back!"
She hugged Bai Zhou tightly and rubbed against him, and Bai Zhou affectionately patted her head.
“I’ve always been here.”
Tao Tao and Ota hugged each other happily, but Ota pushed them away in disgust.
Tao Tao didn't mind. After hugging him, she ran towards Bai Zhou, hugged him tightly, and rubbed against him before hugging Tang Tingluojin.
Anuo watched Tao Tao Le running around, busy and having a great time, and couldn't help but laugh.
Tao Tao Le is truly a happy person, whether human or animal, who has no worries at all and is always happy.
She couldn't help but envy her mindset; being happy all the time was truly wonderful.
"Xiao Qi".
Karina suddenly appeared beside Anno, who turned to look at her, "Second Sister?"
"Are you really not going to consider converting me?"
Karina's ruby-like eyes looked at her, as cold and aloof as winter snow.
"My abilities are certainly no less than those of your family members."
Her tone was calm, yet every word was earnest.
Anuo thought for a moment and said, "Second sister, I think you must have something you like to do besides being by my side."
Tang Ting and the others transformed into the Zerg out of necessity. She felt that her second sister, being so outstanding, must have something she wanted to do.
Just like in the past, even when survival was difficult, she still had things she wanted to do.
She thought that once she settled down, she would become a mechanic and build better and faster vehicles.
She is now the Queen Insect, and she still has this dream.
Whether she had something to do or not, she would wander around the vehicle area of the base, studying the structure of various vehicles.
She didn't want her second sister's talent to be wasted on her; she didn't lack relatives.
"The thing I want to do..."
Karina carefully considered Anno's words. She looked down at Anno and gently patted her head. "I haven't thought about what I want to do yet. Since you don't want to change me, I'll think about what I want to do. But I'll say it again: if you want to change me, you can do it anytime."
Humans need a goal to live, and even robots are carrying out various instructions and tasks.
She is not yet an adult, and once the North River system settles down again, she will have to go back to complete the rest of her studies.
The social patterns of the Northern River system in the past were similar to those of Tianyun, and even if we follow Tianyun's learning system, there won't be much difference.
Attending military academy means eventually becoming a commander, just like my mother.
Then came her life, a life she could see the end of at a glance, a life that felt like completing a task.
Karina felt very calm as she thought about her uneventful life.
Actually, becoming Xiaoqi's companion doesn't make much difference; it's just that her goal has changed to Xiaoqi, at least she can be by Xiaoqi's side and see her often.
But Xiaoqi now hopes that she has something she wants to do.
The things you want to do are different from a life of completing tasks; those are dreams.
What is her dream?
Karina couldn't think of anything at the moment.
Anno sat on the side of the flight path outside the base, watching various aircraft and fighter jets take off and land, their flashing lights like twinkling stars in the night sky.
She glanced at Locke and the others in the distance, then took out a photograph from her pocket.
This was a photo Karina gave her in a parallel universe; it was a picture of Lockin after he won the flying competition.
Seeing Luo Jin's radiant smile, she couldn't help but smile too.
Even if the wolf mother no longer remembers her, it's enough that she can see her alive and well.
Anno waited at the base for three days before Hibia finally managed to come back.
"Is the fighting on the front lines very intense?" she asked Hibia.
Hibia: "The battle itself is alright, we can handle it. It's just that the enemy has used Bloodstone on the front lines."
"Bloodstone?"
Anno knew about this; it was a weapon from the Casa system that drained a person's life force. Even the strongest person would have their life force depleted in a very short time if attacked by a weapon made of bloodstone.
But didn't they already defeat and force the Casa system to surrender?
Furthermore, Bloodstone now has a countermeasure weapon made from Zerg ore.
Hibia said, "It's a modified bloodstone that's scattered throughout space and creates a gravitational field. Anything that enters this gravitational field, whether it's a spaceship or a starship, will be sucked in."
Anno asked, "Isn't there a solution?"
"Yes, there are some, but they are quite troublesome to deal with. We don't know which star system's people are using this kind of weapon."
The Casa system has surrendered; it has been verified that it was not them.
Countless races fought in interstellar wars, none of whom admitted to using this type of weapon.
At present, it has not been found which specific race or star system it is used by.
Being sucked into the Bloodstone's gravity field, there's no time to escape; the weapon will drain your life force.
Because of this weapon, various star systems began to be wary, and all suspected that it belonged to the other side.
Moreover, this weapon is becoming more and more common and frequently appears on interstellar battlefields. Now, because of this weapon, the warring parties have gradually stopped and are testing each other.
After Hibia opened the portal to send Anno back to the Zerg, he left in a hurry.
This time, only Mingxiao and Poponia went back with Anno; the other members of the family stayed with Sevier to train.
As soon as Anno returned to the palace, Augsis quickly came out to greet him.
"Anunu, my darling, you've finally come back to see your father!"
Augsis excitedly lifted Anno up and spun her around a few times before putting her down.
Anno gave him a warm hug. "Dad, Mom can't come back to see you with me. She's very busy right now."
Augustus patted her. "I know, Mom is busy."
Sevier was like that in the past, leading the Zerg army to protect their star system, often separated from them.
They cannot go to the battlefield together; at least one of them must remain on the main planet.
Augustine asked again, "Baby, is Mommy still angry with me?"
Anuo shook her head: "I think Mom isn't angry with you anymore."
Augustus's eyes lit up. "Really?"
As he spoke, he immediately turned on his personal terminal and sent a message to Sevier, which was successfully sent.
Sevier has indeed removed him from the blacklist.
Anno saw that Augsis was texting his mother and said, "Dad, you and Mom chat, I'm going to the Abyss."
Augustus laughed and said, "Alright, alright, go ahead..."
He quickly realized what was happening and looked up at Anuo, "Baby, what are you doing in the abyss?"
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