Mermaids (14)
Shi Jianxia didn't notice the little movement of the insect eggs, and even if she did, she wouldn't take it to heart.
She was already exhausted from raising hundreds of cubs at home, and she had no interest in raising one more insect or bee.
Sitting on the hovercraft, Ji Yang and the others focused their attention on the experimental tank in Shi Jianxia's arms, with curiosity, scrutiny, and confusion.
After all, in everyone's impression, the way the Zerg breed larvae is cruel and disgusting, and the queen is covered with tumors all over her body. Most people can't help but feel nauseous at the sight of it.
Apart from its rather ferocious head, the bee-faced man is generally very good-looking, with a perfect figure. It is completely different from the ordinary mother insect that breeds larvae, and this egg seems to be much smarter than ordinary larvae.
The label on the experimental tank also read "suspected" 3S-level Zerg.
It has the potential to be at level 3S even in its larval state. One can imagine how powerful it will be when it grows up. It will definitely be the second bee-faced man with the strength equivalent to that of a Sanctuary powerhouse.
Such a powerful enemy cannot be strangled in the cradle, but has to be sent back obediently. It makes me very depressed just thinking about it.
Ji Yang watched it swimming around in circles in the culture medium, occasionally nudging Shi Jianxia's palm. He said startlingly, "Qiuqiu just said it's been calling for its mother. You fed it a few drops of blood while it was weak. Could it be that it thinks of you as its mother?"
The thumb-sized amber insect egg emits a warm glow on its surface, which is sometimes deep and sometimes shallow, as if it can breathe. It is very beautiful. If people did not know in advance that it is an insect egg, most people would probably think it is some kind of rare gem.
Shi Jianxia was speechless. "Not really. We're not the same species."
She said with certainty, "It must be coveting my blood."
After she finished speaking, she bent her finger and tapped the experimental jar. The insect eggs that were being cultured and swaying around at night noticed the movement and moved closer. She then tapped in the opposite direction, and the eggs obediently moved closer.
Shi Jianxia was addicted to the game. He changed direction and tapped the experimental tank gently. The crisp knocking sound spread along the nutrient solution. The insect eggs swam over very obediently, like a newly born fish, full of curiosity about the unknown world.
Gongye Jiwang tried to hold back his laughter.
Su Xunyang frowned, "Don't bother it, or it will complain to the Bee-Faced Man. The consequences will be serious."
Shi Jianxia paused in tapping the experimental jar and withdrew his hand awkwardly.
The insect egg did not hear any subsequent sounds, and shook in the culture medium in confusion. It then slowly moved to the glass wall closer to Shi Jianxia and rolled softly.
Ji Yang glanced at Su Xunyang and said to Shi Jianxia, "I think it really likes playing hide-and-seek with you. If you build a good relationship with it, it might come in handy in the future."
Shi Jianxia: "...Use it as a blood cow?"
Ji Yang was silent.
Shi Jianxia only dripped three drops of blood to the insect egg, and it became full of energy again from its exhausted state. This shows how much her blood can nourish the insect egg. It is possible that she will be caught by the bee-faced man and used as a blood cow for the insect egg.
Ji Yang was in no mood to joke. After seriously considering the possibility of this guess, he said worriedly, "Otherwise, you'd better not go over there."
If Shi Jianxia really becomes the condition for the Bee-faced Man to leave this universe, things will be troublesome.
There is no way the Federation will hand her over, otherwise conflict will break out again.
Gongye Jiwang shook his head. "If the insect egg really wants the bee-faced man to take Xia Xia away, it doesn't matter whether she is present or not. The conditions have been put forward, and we have to choose between rejection and acceptance."
indeed.
Ji Yang suddenly felt that the situation was tricky.
It is currently in a dead end. The exhausted insect eggs have been saved. It knows that Shi Jianxia's blood is a great tonic, but they can't cover its mouth and prevent it from telling the bee-faced man about this.
Su Xunyang's eyebrows were almost tied into a knot. He was about to say that if the bee-faced man really dared to put forward such conditions, the worst that could happen was that he would fight it to the end. History since ancient times has shown that ceding land and paying compensation when one has the power to fight will not end well. Suddenly, he thought of something and snorted.
"Why not let it keep this little bug by your side? You can feed it until it's fat and plump, and then let the bee-faced man come and take a look at it from time to time."
Shi Jianxia: "..."
Ji Yang glared at him and said unhappily, "Stop giving me such bad advice."
Su Xunyang was unhappy. "What do you mean by a bad idea? Isn't my idea a good one? Cooperation is a win-win situation, mutually beneficial."
The Federation might even take this opportunity to research the 3S-level Zerg.
Gongye Jiwang blinked and said, "Marshal Su, it may not agree."
Maybe the two words I used are too conservative, and I will definitely not agree to it.
If you put yourself in their shoes, a normal person would not give his or her newborn child to be raised by an enemy, although it is not appropriate to describe the relationship between humans and bee-faced people as enemies.
Seeing that his proposal was refuted by two people in succession, Su Xunyang snorted coldly and looked at Shi Jianxia, trying to seek her approval.
Shi Jianxia said unceremoniously, "I can barely afford to feed my cubs at home, and you're asking me to feed this little bug with my blood? Forget it!"
Although a drop a day is not a big deal, who knows how much this little bug will eat when it grows up. When it is no longer as weak and vulnerable as it is now, should we plan to swallow it up in one bite?
Shi Jianxia would rather not keep a time bomb next to him and ask for trouble.
Su Xunyang's face darkened when his opinion was totally rejected. However, he understood that this was a bit of a disrespect to others, so he snorted and kept silent.
The insect egg probably had no idea what the four people were talking about. It swam around in the culture medium, seemingly wondering why its new godmother didn't play with it anymore.
Wen Qiuqiu did not go with them, but took No. 13 to meet up with Zhuang Mingyue.
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As the sky gradually brightened, the bee-faced man was already getting a little impatient. The six wings behind him vibrated a little faster than before. If it weren't for Pei Qin, whose fighting power was no weaker than his, he would have been forced to fight to relieve his inner anxiety.
On the ground, the military and the Zerg Investigation Office were quickly organizing the evacuation of the people, but they did not dare to make too much noise. They were all cautious and did not dare to breathe.
Fortunately, those Zerg were worse than them. They were always crawling and trembling. Even the devouring instinct engraved in their genes could not resist the absolute dominance of the higher Zerg.
Finally, when the bee-faced man clenched the giant sickle in his hand, a military hovercraft rushed over and stopped in the open space.
Pei Qin and the bee-faced man turned their heads at the same time to look at Shi Jianxia, who was the first to get off the hovercraft.
She had come out to communicate with the bee-faced man before, and the other party had already remembered her breath. When he saw the experimental jar in her hand and the amber insect eggs swimming inside, his dark yellow eyes lit up immediately and he couldn't wait to fly to the ground.
The dark purple lightning blocked its way first, carrying a strong warning.
The power radiated from the bee-faced man's body is too strong for ordinary people to resist. If they get close to it, they will be strangled by the dark energy. If it flies down now, everyone on the ground who has not evacuated will die.
Shi Jianxia was afraid that the bee-faced man would misunderstand and think that they were going to threaten him with his children, so he quickly opened the experimental jar.
The insect eggs that were still swimming happily were stunned for a moment, as if they had just sensed the breath of their mother, and slowly floated up from the culture medium. A pair of thin little wings grew out of the amber soft shell, and the wings vibrated gently as they flew out of the experimental tank.
Out of the natural resonance between mother and child, the insect egg subconsciously flew towards the bee-faced man, then suddenly stopped after flying a few meters away. In Shi Jianxia's extremely resistant eyes, it flew back to her and rubbed her cheek gently.
The surface of the insect eggs was not as sticky and disgusting as Shi Jianxia had imagined. Instead, it looked a bit like frosted Q/Q candy, soft and chewy.
Shi Jianxia almost stared at it rubbing back and forth on her cheek three times, and could clearly feel the cool breeze when the thin little wings vibrated.
If this little bug took the opportunity to grow teeth and bite her, sucking her blood and then leaving, she would have no way to deal with it.
Everyone watching this scene almost held their breath, fearing that Shi Jianxia would really be treated as a blood cow by the insect eggs.
Even the bee-faced man forgot to be angry. His dark yellow eyes stared blankly at the insect egg, as if he didn't understand why it was so close to a human.
When she sensed the joy emanating from the insect eggs, the tentacles on her head drooped down in sadness.
Fortunately, the insect eggs did not abandon their biological mother. They gently rubbed past Shi Jianxia Queen, as if saying goodbye to her, and flew back again. They landed comfortably and leisurely in her palm, rolling from side to side like a spoiled child, looking healthy and lively. It was completely impossible to tell that they had been locked in the experimental tank and almost died.
No one knew what kind of communication the mother and son had. The bee-faced man took a deep look at Shi Jianxia from high in the sky, turned around and flew into the insect vortex with the insect eggs in his hands. He left without saying anything. None of the messy things that Ji Yang had imagined happened at all.
The terrifying black worm vortex disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the originally distorted space returned to its original state. The large areas of worm vortexes on the land also seemed to be inspired by something, and began to rotate clockwise and gradually shrank and disappeared.
The light of the early sun shines on the earth, driving away the coldness of the night and bringing warm light.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the joy of surviving the disaster filled everyone's heart.
Shi Jianxia's legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Gongye Jiwang walked to her side and helped her up.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled at the same time.
Shi Jianxia looked at the experimental jar in his arms, thought for a moment, and put it back into the space bracelet.
The reactions of the insect eggs and the bee-faced man just now told her that this experimental jar could isolate the induction between them.
Come to think of it, the bee-faced man’s child was taken away. If it could find Tianchen Star, how could it not sense the insect eggs hidden somewhere?
It is only possible that the insect eggs are stored in something that is isolated from the smell, and it cannot find its specific location, so it will use indiscriminate attacks to force humans to hand it over.
Ji Yang and Su Xunyang had no time to rest at all. They immediately organized a series of post-disaster matters. The rumors spread by the red spider lily also needed to be dealt with immediately. They also needed to conduct a thorough search for the doctor's whereabouts and try to capture him as soon as possible.
Regarding the last point, Shi Jianxia didn't hold much hope.
The doctor's plot failed and he was seriously injured. Given his cautious nature, he would definitely find a safe place to hide.
Ji Yang can control Tianchen Star's interstellar port for a while, but not forever. As long as personnel begin to flow, his chance to leave Tianchen Star will come.
The plan to encircle and suppress Higanbana was forced to be advanced, and she broke free from the control of the Jade Card, but this was not a good thing for her, as her father was still under the control of the Doctor.
Perhaps the doctor had already anticipated that she would not cooperate with this operation, so he did not bring her father with him at all, just to use him as the last bargaining chip to give her a heavy blow at the most critical moment.
Now that things have come to this, time cannot be reversed. She can only take one step at a time and look for another opportunity to rescue her father.
Shi Jianxia sighed and was about to contact Buzhou Mountain to ask about the situation in the deep sea, but he got the news that the insect vortex over there had not disappeared, and the mermaids were still fighting with the insects that came out of it. He was stunned for a moment.
She didn't have time to think that since the bee-faced man took away the insect vortexes on land, why didn't he take away those in the deep sea as well? She hurriedly told Ji Yang the news.
Ji Yang immediately sent people to support, and at that time Xia Ye took Gongye Jiwang and rode the fastest Yinglong to the battle zone.
She left too few cubs in the deep sea, and there were too many worm vortexes, and a few of them could not swallow them all.
After finding an opportunity to swallow the insect vortex of the SS-level butterfly-faced man, Buzhou Mountain had no energy left to swallow more insect vortexes.
But it did not dare to return to "Shan Hai Jing" in such a tense situation, so it endured the strong feeling of fullness and continued to participate in the battle.
Fortunately, it has no stomach, so it can't spit out the worm after swallowing it, otherwise the place would be full of acid from its stomach.
The situation of the other sacred mountains was not much better. They were shaking and nearly hit our teammates several times.
When Shi Jianxia arrived, he quickly released all the hungry cubs in "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and let them quickly deal with the remaining insect vortexes.
Among the crowd of running figures, the chubby and white 朏朏 was the most conspicuous.
Since it was promoted to level 3S, not only has its speed of digesting insect crystals far exceeded that of other cubs, but today, when it devoured the insect vortex, its stomach was like a bottomless pit and it was never full. It was of great help when it participated in the battle on land.
The worm vortexes in the deep sea are not like those on land where one worm is swallowed and another is produced. After the cubs entered the deep sea, they cleared out all the worm vortexes in just over ten minutes.
Without the power of the insect vortex, the remaining insects are not to be feared and are no match for the powerful mermaids.
For safety reasons, after the battle, Shi Jianxia did not immediately take back all the mimics to the "Classic of Mountains and Seas". Instead, he sent water mimics headed by Gonggong to cooperate with the mermaids to search the entire deep sea to avoid any fish slipping through the net.
After doing all this, she was exhausted and finally lay on Yinglong's back and returned to land with Gongye Jiwang.
The two went to the Deep Blue Community, which was provided by the Association as a dormitory for people with special abilities.
This community has been jointly requisitioned by the Zerg Investigation Office and the military. Ji Yang and Su Xunyang's temporary offices are arranged here, and all orders for organizing post-disaster work on Tianchen Star are issued from here.
Ji Yang arranged Shi Jianxia and Gongye Jiwang to stay in the room next to his office, mainly because he was afraid that someone would take advantage of the situation and endanger Shi Jianxia's personal safety.
After this battle, the ability of "Classic of Mountains and Seas" to devour insect vortices was exposed to the eyes of all people in the federation through the live broadcasts arranged by Higanbana.
Shi Jianxia is no longer a slightly outstanding military cadet with a large number of second-level mimics, but the hope of mankind to expel the Zerg.
From now on, her every move will be watched by countless eyes, and her ability to communicate with the Zerg will be controversial.
Moreover, the top leaders of the Federation are all smart people. They know that there are not so many coincidences in the world. With just a little thought, they can guess that Rushou is a shield pushed forward by Shi Jianxia.
The subsequent impact of the Tianchenxing battle on her will be complex and full of crises.
Of course, these are things to worry about in the future. Shi Jianxia was so tired that he could hardly open his eyes. He hurriedly took a shower and fell asleep on the bed.
It was a whole day later when she woke up.
It was a really comfortable sleep. The morning sun shone into the room through the gaps in the curtains. Shi Jianxia stretched out on the bed and found a furry, heavy white ball curled up next to her. She looked down and saw that it was not the big fat cub of Xixi.
After the battlefield was cleaned up, almost all the cubs returned to "Classic of Mountains and Seas" with their round bellies to digest what they had gained from the battle. Only 朏朏 was like a normal cub. After arriving at the new home, it ran around here and there, and after she fell asleep, it quietly crawled into her bed and slept with her.
Shi Jianxia touched the fat cub's little head lovingly, and it rubbed her palm naturally. Such an intimate action made her unconsciously think of the insect eggs that flew to her and rubbed her cheek before leaving.
I don't know if he really treated her as his mother, or if he couldn't bear to part with such a big, high-quality, high-blooded cow.
Forget it, the little bug has returned to its own universe with its biological mother, and there is a high probability that we will not have the chance to meet again in the future.
Shi Jianxia thought of the mess at Tianchenxing and guessed that Ji Yang must be very short of manpower, so he got up from the bed, washed up simply, and left the room.
The dormitory that Ji Yang arranged for her had a large living room, but only two rooms.
The door of the next room was open, and the bedding on the bed was neatly folded. Shi Jianxia was wondering whether Panpan had returned to the deep sea to help the mermaids rebuild Xinghai City, when he suddenly smelled the rich and mellow aroma of bone soup coming from the kitchen.
She shrugged her nose and walked quickly towards the restaurant.
He didn't notice it when he woke up, but as soon as he smelled the aroma of the food, Shi Jianxia's stomach seemed to have triggered some mechanism and started to growl.
Gongye Jiwang heard footsteps and came out of the kitchen wearing an apron and carrying the boiled bone soup. He looked much better than yesterday, with color on his face, and he looked homely and gentle.
"Good morning!" Gongye Jiwang met Shi Jianxia's gaze and smiled.
Shi Jianxia suddenly felt relieved that all the bad things were over, and immediately replied with a smile: "Good morning!"
She helped pull out a chair. "Your injuries haven't healed yet, why are you going through all this trouble? Drinking nutrient solution can fill your stomach."
Gongye Jiwang placed the soup on the table and replied, "My mother says she'd be very happy if she could have a bowl of hot soup after a long day at work. When I lived with her, I always made soup for her when she came home late from work. I thought you would like it too."
Shi Jianxia suddenly became very curious about what kind of person his mother was. She was favored by both the young leader of the mermaid tribe and the federal marshal, but she was determined to live the life she wanted and did not become someone's mother or someone's wife because of them.
Gongye Jiwang seemed to see through her thoughts. After thinking carefully for a while, he said, "She is a very special person. I will take you to meet her in the future. I am sure you will have a lot in common."
Shi Jianxia responded with a "yes" and wondered if this counted as meeting the parents.
The two didn't talk too much about this topic. After finishing their breakfast quietly, the family robot was responsible for cleaning up the mess.
Gongye Jiwang said, "At nine o'clock, the President of the Era will broadcast a live broadcast to the entire Federation on the Federation Central Channel, explaining the reasons for the Zerg invasion, revealing the existence of the Red Spider Lily, and explaining the rumors it spread. Admiral Pei Qin asked me to take you there to see it, saying that the President may need your help."
Shi Jianxia glanced at the time. It was ten minutes to nine. She was still in her pajamas, so she said immediately, "I'll go change and come back."
Gongye Jiwang nodded.
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Five minutes later, the two walked into Ji Yang's office.
This room was much larger, with equipment already set up in the living room. One-third of the space was occupied by the federal dignitaries who had hurried over from the capital planet.
They were discussing something with their heads down, and when they heard the sound of the door opening, they subconsciously glanced over. When they found that it was Shi Jianxia, they stopped talking and looked at her with curiosity and scrutiny.
Now, the whole federation knows that this young girl saved the day when the Zerg invaded Tianchen Star. She also learned what the bee-faced man wanted to say, found his stolen child, and peacefully resolved the impending disaster.
During this entire day, Shi Jianxia's information was almost thoroughly checked, and there were many different opinions about her mimicry and ability to communicate with the Zerg.
But among the many different voices, the majority supported her and felt she was brave and fearless.
She was like a god that suddenly appeared and gained the support of a large number of people in a short period of time.
Ji Yang and Su Xunyang were in a much worse situation. During the live broadcast of the blooming of the red spider lilies, they were slandered and the people who did not know the specific situation were maliciously misled and raised great doubts about them.
Fortunately, the two men's previous political achievements and merits have established a good image among the people of the federation. Although the smear of the red spider lily has had a certain impact, it is not fatal.
With public opinion so loud now, it's inevitable that their political opponents will add fuel to the fire.
Shi Jianxia didn't care about the inquiring gazes and found a seat in a corner with Gongye Jiwang.
After seeing them, Ji Yang nodded slightly.
She hadn't slept for two days and two nights, and fatigue could be seen in her eyes. In order to appear better to the public, she put on light makeup.
As the time approached nine o'clock, the live camera was focused on Ji Yang.
The moment she faced the camera, all the fatigue in Ji Yang's eyes disappeared. She maintained her usual composure and took the lead in explaining the process of the insect plague on Tianchen Star.
The process was prepared in advance, and the content of her speech was also carefully considered. When the existence of the terrorist organization Higanbana was announced, the popularity of the live broadcast room reached its peak, and the discussion volume and related entries increased rapidly.
The last item was to clarify the slanderous words of Higanbana that she and Su Xunyang knew in advance that the Zerg would invade Tianchen Star, but they were trying to seize the Mermaid Pearl, the Sea God of the Mermaids. She issued a serious warning on this.
But before she finished her speech, the staff monitoring StarNet public opinion discovered that there was an external network intrusion, and a large number of videos and articles flowed into StarNet.
The person in the video, wearing a red spider lily mask and a black suit, stood behind a podium with a gentle smile on his lips. He questioned, "Head of the Era, do you dare to tell all the people who trust and love you that you really didn't know there was a possibility of casualties at the Tianchen Star Cinnamon Festival?"
The entire video only contained this one sentence, and there was no mention of Higanbana being a terrorist organization. However, Higanbana's bold move to openly confront the head of state pushed the public opinion of this live broadcast to a climax.
Most people only believe what they want to believe, and the doctor's words are extremely misleading.
As long as Ji Yang dares to admit it, her shaky position as head of state will be completely overthrown, and the structure of the Federal Parliament will be reshuffled.
But even if she didn't admit it, the doctor's action put her in the spotlight.
This was a shameless trap, and no matter how she answered, she would not be able to escape unscathed.
She can't wash herself clean.
Ji Yang looked coldly at the video that the staff cut in, knowing that he could not ignore the provocation of the red spider lily at this time, otherwise everything would be over.
Everyone in the living room was so nervous that they dared not breathe. Ji Yang's confidants were sweating profusely. Even Pei Qin, who always had a cold face and didn't like to talk, frowned.
At this time, no one could help her.
Ji Yang clenched her fists and was about to speak when a figure walked over and stood beside her in front of everyone's surprised gaze.
Shi Jianxia looked at the live camera and said indifferently, "Since you are questioning the leader on behalf of the people who died on Tianchen Star, why don't you take off the mask on your face? What's the matter? Are you ugly and can't face others?"
The young girl leaned forward slightly, supporting herself on the desk with one hand, her sharp eyes seeming to see through the live camera to the doctor on the other end who might be quietly watching the live broadcast in some dark corner.
She has sharp eyes and an unstoppable arrogance, she is passionate and arrogant!
This extremely provocative sentence instantly ignited the Star Network!
Shi Jianxia, who had been hotly discussed on Star Network for a whole day, appeared in front of everyone in such an unexpected way!
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