Mark and Ling Qiushui got married. The wedding of the Imperial Crown Prince and Princess was incredibly grand, and even the neighboring Star River Alliance sent people to offer their congratulations.
As Mark's former superior, Di Xiu also received an invitation, but he didn't go; he just had Mo Er send a gift.
I heard that the eldest prince got drunk and caused quite a ruckus, so the king locked him up in jail.
The little princess of the Star River Alliance, who had been living in the capital star of the Empire for so many years, also staged a wedding robbery, causing the king a great headache and leaving him helpless—however, after the wedding, the little princess was kidnapped and taken back by the Alliance.
The scene was quite lively at one point, but it ended smoothly in the end, and Ling Qiushui's fans on Xingwang also sent their best wishes for their love.
The interstellar world was peaceful and serene. The Empire and the Alliance no longer had the Zerg as their common enemy, and the space pirates were also behaving themselves. Thus, the two major powers began to clash, but it was just a minor skirmish and had little impact on the Imperial Cult.
Two more years passed, and Emperor Xiu seemed to sense something at night, vaguely feeling that something was about to happen.
What could possibly be wrong?
Is the approaching 300th anniversary related to the Queen Insect?
With the Zerg race on the verge of extinction, is the Zerg Queen about to be born ahead of schedule?
He woke 001 and asked, "One, how's it going at the front?"
"ah?"
"I need information about the Zerg over there."
The front line can hardly be called a front line anymore; it's more like a breeding ground. But Emperor Xiu is used to saying it that way and is too lazy to change it.
001 scratched his head, somewhat puzzled, but quickly brought up the satellite surveillance footage from that side. Even when zoomed in to the maximum, he couldn't see anything wrong.
An entire planet, teeming with Zerg by the trillion, with various Zerg species roaming beneath its satellites—a sight that could instantly trigger trypophobia in anyone with this phobia.
Di Xiu's expression turned slightly serious after he asked the screen to be turned up to its maximum.
001 asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Did you notice something?"
It's impossible to figure out the Zerg's conspiracy from just one shot; that would be too illogical.
"We're going to the front lines; the Queen of Insects might be about to be born."
"ah?"
Di Xiu hurriedly went out. Miss Octopus was playing a game while controlling Michelle's "diet". When she heard the noise and looked over, she had already disappeared.
"Where are you gallivanting off to in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
On the other side, 001 ignored 033's question and gestured towards the next room: "Aren't you going to call Wood?"
After a moment's thought, Di Xiu woke everyone up and they headed to the satellite base together. On the way, he also woke up all the members of the elite squad he had chosen. Once they were all together, they boarded the starship.
After a long journey, the starship arrived above the "Zerg breeding planet," causing a commotion among the Zerg, many of whom began to burrow underground.
Wood stared at the Zerg on the ground, frowning thoughtfully. He vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. His hands were also unconsciously gesturing something.
Mo'er asked疑惑地问道, "Boss, what are you doing bringing us to this breeding planet?"
"What did you see?"
The group looked at each other in bewilderment.
Mark had become the crown prince, and in theory, Emperor Xiu could no longer command him. However, he somehow got the news and came along on his own initiative.
He carefully studied the projected Zerg dynamics, then his expression changed slightly, revealing hesitation.
"mark."
Mark instinctively straightened up and bowed, seemingly oblivious to the strange looks from others.
"Tell me about it."
Mark felt a sudden tension, staring at the projection, and dropped a bombshell: "The Queen of Insects may have been born."
Everyone looked at him, their minds racing between what was possible and impossible, before gradually leaning towards the possibility.
The Zerg species below are distributed in an orderly manner, not in terms of species, but in terms of major categories of characteristics.
Among the elective courses at the Imperial Military Academy, there is a very obscure subject that teaches the characteristics of the Zerg. It is trivial and boring, classifying all known Zerg into different levels based on their attack, defense, speed, and toxicity, and finally adding a danger index.
Few students are willing to waste their precious time on this boring class. Mark took the course for some reason and, while he may not know everything about the Zerg, he is pretty much familiar with them.
Below, the Zerg, upon closer inspection, reveals that although they have many underground entrances, they are distributed radially from one central point. At first glance, it still appears as a chaotic and varied spectacle, but those closer to that point are mostly Zerg with hard shells and defensive characteristics, forming a circle of attack and a circle of defense.
In history books, the queen insect is always surrounded by a tight defense, both to protect her and to protect the larvae of the soldier insects she breeds.
"The advanced Zerg have not appeared. They may be near the Queen. Marshal, dealing with the Queen is urgent. We need to request support."
Given the number of Zerg on this planet, there are at least several million advanced Zerg. In a direct confrontation, even with Di Xiu's current physique, he would be exhausted to death, let alone others. Even if they were all top-notch mech pilots, they still wouldn't be able to handle so many Zerg.
but……
Why are you requesting support?
Mark was taken aback, as were Wood and the others, who were slightly anxious.
Di Xiu looked at Wood: "I don't know much about the past battles with the Zerg. When the Queen of the Zerg is born, should we prioritize killing her or capturing her?"
"The natural course is to kill."
Di Xiu frowned slightly, looking at Mark and Wood with disbelief: "So you're planning to protect the ingredients and eliminate the queen insects at specific points?"
Throughout the past, including the timeline, the Queen of the Zerg always spawns on planets that haven't been completely conquered, precisely to defend against interstellar missiles.
However... even if there are still inhabitants on the planet, some weapons, such as thermobaric weapons, can still be used. Find the location and strike the underground wormhole directly. Why go in alone? In the end, we'll still have to use weapons when we eliminate the worms.
Now it's even simpler. There's only one planet with a large number of Zerg, besides Ralph and the Star Alliance's test planet.
The only value of this planet right now is the Zerg on it. If we don't treat them as food but as enemies, they perfectly meet the criteria for using interstellar missiles, especially since the Zerg Queen was born here.
In the original timeline, this could be understood as a deliberate reduction in intelligence to highlight the protagonists' bravery and strength. But what's going on here?
Everyone looked bewildered, as if some kind of shackle had been completely broken in the void.
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