Chapter 131
The most obvious change brought by the harsh winter is the difference in weather and temperature.
Unlike the previous daytime temperature of around 20 degrees, the highest daytime temperature now will not exceed 10 degrees, and generally maintains between 4° and 9°.
The weather also changed from sunny to gloomy, and the gloomy sky made the perceived temperature drop by several degrees.
He didn't know if the star power was working better than he'd imagined, or if his own physique had become stronger after fusing with the Tianjia Zerg's 'body'. Although he had put on the jacket Yuntian had given him as a friendly gift, Qi Heng didn't feel particularly cold.
He walked forward with his hands in the pockets of his long gray windbreaker. He could see transparent ice crusts on the low shrubs. The sleet that fell in the early morning melted into streams as the temperature rose and flowed into the mud, forming small puddles in the low-lying areas.
It is early morning.
If you want to know the specific time, it’s just after six o’clock.
Layers of gray clouds covered the sky, indicating that not only would there be no sun today, but it would also rain.
[Light rain is expected in one hour...turning into moderate rain...] This is the real-time weather forecast from A0.
Qi Heng walked quickly and soon crossed the distance between the Dead Egg Pit and Area 49 and reached the entrance of Area 49.
You can see a lot of female insects at the entrance.
For them, as long as the daytime temperature is not too low to be unbearable, they will go to the mine to dig ore as usual, and store as much food as possible for the difficult days after the arrival of winter.
With his recognizable face, even though he hadn't been in Area 49 recently, his appearance now attracted the attention of many Zergs.
These female insects did not come forward to greet him because they were not familiar with him, but other female insects did not have this concern. They walked towards him the first time they saw Qi Heng.
"Qi Heng, I haven't seen you these past two days. I thought you went hunting in the wilderness."
"Didn't you catch any prey?" The female insect approached with a familiar tone.
Qi Heng remembered him, his name was Baiyu, and he was in the hunting team of Yan Organization.
After the hunting team lost Yan, Lan and a few other insects, they gradually stopped going deep into the wilderness to hunt the mutant beasts due to lack of manpower, and instead hunted some wild beasts in the wilderness.
The colder weather allows the meat of wild beasts to be stored longer, and their fur can be peeled off and used to keep warm, and these two points do not require mutant beasts.
With the strength of Baiyu and his men, it is more than enough to deal with ordinary wild beasts in the wilderness.
"Yeah, bad luck." Qi Heng smiled helplessly, and then said: "Winter is coming soon, so I decided to come back and prepare."
Baiyu nodded when he heard this and said to him, "If there's anything we can help you with, just tell me. You're welcome."
"yes."
"That's right." Several other female insects echoed.
"Don't be polite with us."
Qi Heng didn't refuse and said directly: "Don't worry, I won't be polite with you."
Yan and his men used the excuse that the hunting of mutant beasts was suspended during the severe winter and that they would instead hunt ordinary beasts. They would leave Area 49 before dawn every day and come back very late at night... The beasts they brought back every now and then were not actually caught by them. They were all caught by Chu Xiu's arrangement of the Swift Blade Insects and other tool insects.
In order to prevent other female insects in Area 49 from discovering that the wild beasts nearby had been hunted to a mere handful, these beasts were captured from the wilderness farther away.
Once those female insects who were "trapped in the mine and luckily survived and escaped" come back, Yan and the others won't have to run back and forth.
Qi Heng had a plan in mind. He wanted to let Yan reveal some information to Baiyu and the others, to see if he could bring them into the "Gray Mist" to work together for the revival and resurgence of Tianjia civilization.
Such a great cause is worth the struggle of all Zerg - no one can escape.
As he thought so, his gaze towards Baiyu softened a bit.
These are the future leeks, no, they are talents.
Qi Heng saw that it was almost time for Baiyu to leave, so he said first, "Looking at the time, it's time for you to leave. It's not too late to talk when you come back."
"You're right, I almost forgot."
"Then we'll leave first." After saying this, Baiyu called on several female insects around him to leave together.
Seeing this, Qi Heng turned around and entered Area 49.
He went to Yan Ning's home first.
What I said to Baiyu just now was not just a casual remark. I really need to prepare some things for the cold winter when I come back this time, otherwise it will be too late when Yan Ning comes back.
It is not difficult to prepare the things. As long as you have star stones, you can go to the trading area to exchange them.
The One-Horned People dared not disobey the orders issued from Base No. 2. Even a few who were cunning and unwilling to work were caught the moment the QW-1 system was put into trial operation.
At the same time, Qi Heng sent their numbers to Base No. 2, leaving only a message for Imper and the others to handle it.
They said they would see what they wanted, but after receiving this message, Imper and the others had no intention of letting up at all - just kidding, they knew how much the 'Doctor' cared about these fellow tribesmen and how much he valued the implementation of the plan.
These one-horned people dared to lag behind in this regard and were simply courting death. If the 'doctor' had not rejected Imper's suggestion by saying that there was a lack of capable people, Imper would have directly filed for their death.
...Anyway, the 'Doctor' has absolute power on Tianyun Star, so there's a 100% chance that Base No. 3 will approve this application.
Qi Heng raised his eyebrows when he saw Yinpo's suggestion. He didn't feel surprised, or rather, it was expected.
However, no matter how much it was rejected, it was necessary for Imper to issue a disciplinary notice to warn the other unicorns in Base No. 2 and Base No. 1, so that they would not fail to complete the assigned tasks honestly.
**
In front of Yan Ning's house.
Qi Heng moved the door panel blocking the way and walked in. He found a mining lamp from the corner and put a star stone fragment into it. Then the mining lamp lit up.
The cleanliness of the house was a surprise.
You know, ever since Yan Ning had an accident in the mine, he sent Yan Le to custody and he hasn't come back until now. He thought it would take some time to clean up, but he didn't expect that it looked like there was no need to clean up at all.
Someone has been here.
Not only did I clean up the house, but I also got a lot of things.
Qi Heng glanced at the dried grass and branches piled nearby for kindling, a considerable amount of blue cassava, and hard chunks of meat hung up to dry... basically all the necessities needed to survive the harsh winter.
He squatted down and picked up the black plastic-wrapped object from next to where the wooden branch was.
The black object, the size of a grapefruit, was out of place with the other objects around it. It was an industrial product... The system scan showed that its function was to burn, and one piece of it could burn for about a month.
"The help of Ikal civilization..." He sneered and put the flammable object back.
It seems that, just like in other aspects, in order to ensure that the number of Tianjia Zerg does not decrease too much under normal circumstances, the Ikar civilization gave a little "help" to the Tianjia Zerg in the gathering place during the winter.
The total number of Zerg in a settlement fluctuated around two million. The harsh winter weather would eliminate the "old, weak, sick, and disabled," leaving only the more robust Zerg. But two million Zerg couldn't possibly rely solely on natural resources for reproduction, even if the Tianjia Zerg could survive on tree bark.
Keeping them in captivity on Tianyun Star requires some technology to help them.
...For the Ikal civilization, there are worthless clothes, a small amount of common medicines, exchanges of industrial products needed for survival, increased production of blue cassava, furs that are specially recycled and exchanged for warmth... and the regular elimination of mutant beasts that pose the greatest threat to the gathering place, etc.
These are all things that the civilization that manages the Tianjia Zerg on Tianyun Star needs to do.
It has nothing to do with nice-sounding names like humanitarian aid. Simply because they don't do that, the total population of the Tianjia Zerg will drop sharply to a number that will make those who benefit heartbroken.
Qi Heng stood up. He probably knew who had been there.
I have only been in Area 49 for a short time, and there are not many Zerg people I have good relations with. As for Yan Ning... the only one who might do that is probably Yuntian.
…
Outside the nursery.
Qi Heng stood at the door and waited for a while. At about seven o'clock, the door inside opened.
Well, I didn’t recognize the female insect that came out of there. Maybe she was replaced by a new “tutor”.
After being in this world for a long time, he has now been able to ignore the pregnant man who would have surprised him at first.
There's nothing strange about it, it's normal.
Qi Heng walked up to him and said hello, then asked, "I'm a friend of Yan Ning's father's mother. I'm here to take him home."
The female insect looked at him and said with a smile, "You are the Uncle Qi that Yan Ning mentioned, right? You probably don't know me. I just changed shifts, and when I was handing over, I heard that you were busy and had been leaving the insect cubs here..."
There was no malicious tone, just a simple teasing.
Qi Heng didn't feel embarrassed at all. He said, "It's me."
"Wait a minute, I'll call him."
The female insect turned around and took two steps before calling out Yan Ning's name, saying, "Yan Ning, a bug is here to pick you up."
After a while, a figure trotted out of the house.
When Yan Ning heard the teacher calling her, she ran out happily. When she saw the bug appear in front of her, she couldn't help but hug his legs and act coquettishly.
"——Uncle Qi, you haven't come to see me for a long time. I miss you so much."
"I'm here to pick you up." Qi Heng rubbed Yan Ning's head and picked him up with his long arms.
I haven't seen him for a few days and I miss this little guy so much.
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